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1. 내 사촌이 잠깐 우리 집에 머물러 올 거야.

   My cousin is coming to stay with us for a short visit.

   내

   my

   사촌

   cousin

   잠깐

   for a short time

   우리

   our

   집

   home; house

   머물러

   stay

   올 거야

   will come

   More detail

   내 means “my” here. It is the possessive form of 나 (“I/me”), used before a noun: 내 사촌 = “my cousin.” In more formal or polite speech, 저의 or its contracted form 제 can be used instead, depending on the speaker’s relationship with the listener. 사촌 means “cousin.” The following 이 marks it as the subject: 사촌이 = “the cousin/my cousin [as the one doing the action].” Korean does not mark this noun for the cousin’s gender, so the form itself does not specify whether the cousin is male or female. 잠깐 means “for a short time” or “briefly.” It modifies the stay-and-coming situation here, indicating a short visit rather than a long stay. Example: 잠깐 기다려 주세요. — “Please wait a moment.” 우리 means “we/our.” Before a noun, it commonly has the possessive meaning “our”: 우리 집 = “our home.” In Korean, 우리 can also be used for a group the speaker identifies with, but here the fixed translation supports the possessive reading. 집 means “house” or “home.” In 우리 집, it refers to the home shared by the speaker and the relevant members of the speaker’s household. The phrase is not simply a general word for a building; in this sentence it is the place where the cousin will stay. 머물러 comes from 머무르다, “to stay” or “to remain.” The form 머물러 is used before 오다 in the construction -러 오다, which expresses coming in order to perform the preceding action: 머물러 오다 = “come to stay.” The 르 in the base form is part of the verb’s inflectional change here; 머물러 is not a separate base verb. 올 거야 is a colloquial future or intended-action form from 오다, “to come.” 올 is the form used before 것 in 올 거야, and 거야 is the conversational ending expressing that the action is expected or planned. Thus 머물러 올 거야 means “will come to stay,” rather than merely “will come.” A more polite version is 올 거예요. Together, 내 사촌이 identifies the speaker’s cousin as the subject, 잠깐 limits the duration, 우리 집에 identifies the destination, and 머물러 올 거야 says that the cousin will come in order to stay there. The complete meaning is: “My cousin is coming to stay with us for a short visit.”

2. 사촌이 오기 전에 빈방을 더 편안하게 만들어야겠어.

   We should make the spare room more comfortable before she arrives.

   사촌

   cousin

   오기 전에

   before arriving

   빈방

   spare room

   더

   more

   편안하게

   comfortably

   만들어야겠어

   should make

   More detail

   사촌 means “cousin” here. It is a noun and does not itself mark gender. In this context, the translation and surrounding context identify the cousin as the person who will arrive, and the translation uses “she.” 오기 전에 is the pattern V-기 전에, “before doing V.” The verb 오다 (“to come”) appears as 오기 before 전에: 오기 전에 = “before [she] arrives.” Korean leaves the subject unstated here; the context supplies the cousin as the person coming. Example: 자기 전에 이를 닦아요. — “I brush my teeth before going to bed.” 빈방 combines 빈 (“empty,” from 비다, “to be empty”) with 방 (“room”). In this sentence it means a room available for use, naturally “spare room.” 빈 modifies the noun 방; it is not the noun’s base form. 더 means “more” and raises the degree of the following description. It does not mean “again” in this sentence. Example: 물을 더 주세요. — “Please give me more water.” 편안하게 means “comfortably” and describes the result or manner of making the room. It comes from the descriptive verb 편안하다 (“to be comfortable”): 편안하다 → 편안하게, the adverbial form used before a verb such as 만들다. 만들어야겠어 uses the pattern V-아/어야겠다, expressing the speaker’s conclusion or intention that they should or need to do something. The base verb is 만들다 (“to make”); its stem 만들- combines with -어야겠어 to give 만들어야겠어. The form does not itself state who will do the action, so the subject is understood from context and the fixed translation as “we.” Example: 이제 출발해야겠어. — “We/I should leave now.” Together, 사촌이 오기 전에 sets the time condition, “before the cousin arrives.” 빈방을 더 편안하게 만들다 means “make the spare room more comfortable,” with 더 marking an increase in comfort. The ending 만들어야겠어 presents this as the speaker’s conclusion or intention: “We should make the spare room more comfortable before she arrives.”

3. 사촌이 노트북을 놓을 공간이 있도록 내가 책상을 치울게.

   Let me clear the desk so she has space for her laptop.

   사촌이

   cousin

   노트북을

   laptop

   놓을

   to place

   공간이

   space

   있도록

   so that there is

   내가

   I

   책상을

   desk

   치울게

   I’ll clear

   More detail

   사촌이 means “the cousin” here. 사촌 is a gender-neutral noun in Korean; the fixed translation identifies this cousin as “she,” but the Korean word itself does not mark gender. The subject marker 이 marks the cousin as the subject of the relative clause 사촌이 노트북을 놓을—the cousin is the one who will place the laptop. Example: 친구가 앉을 의자 means “a chair for a friend to sit on.” 노트북을 means “the laptop” as the object of 놓다, “to put/place.” The object marker 을 follows a noun ending in a consonant; after a vowel, 를 is used instead. Example: 책을 읽다 means “to read a book.” 놓을 is the form of 놓다 used before a noun: 놓다 → 놓을 공간, “space to put [something].” This is the attributive form with -(으)ㄹ, describing an action associated with the noun that follows. It is not the main verb of the sentence. Example: 앉을 자리 means “a seat to sit in.” 공간이 means “space” with the subject marker 이. In this sentence, 공간이 있도록 expresses that the space should exist or be available. 공간 is a noun meaning physical or abstract “space”; 자리 is another useful noun that can mean a place or seat, depending on context. 있도록 connects a desired condition with the action taken to produce it: 있다 “to exist/be present” + -도록, “so that.” Thus 공간이 있도록 means “so that there is space.” The -도록 pattern can also express purpose more generally. Example: 잘 들리도록 크게 말해 주세요. means “Please speak loudly so that it can be heard well.” 내가 means “I” with the subject marker 가. 나 is the informal first-person pronoun, and its subject form is 내가; this contrasts with topic-marked 나는, “as for me.” Here 내가 identifies the person who will clear the desk. Example: 내가 할게. means “I’ll do it.” 책상을 means “the desk” as the object of 치우다, “to clear away/tidy.” The object marker is 을 because 책상 ends in a consonant. 책상 can also mean a writing or work desk; the surrounding sentence makes clearing that desk the relevant action. 치울게 is from 치우다 “to clear away/tidy” plus -ㄹ게, a sentence ending used when the speaker commits to an action, often as a promise or offer to the listener. The form is 치우- + -ㄹ게 → 치울게; the stem ends in a vowel, so ㄹ is added, with the resulting spelling 치울게. The ending is informal and conversational here because there is no 요. It presents the speaker’s decision to do the action rather than merely stating a future fact. Example: 문을 닫을게. means “I’ll close the door.” Putting the parts together, 노트북을 놓을 공간 is “space for placing the laptop,” and 공간이 있도록 makes that the condition the speaker wants to create. 내가 책상을 치울게 says that the speaker will clear the desk to make that condition hold. The complete meaning is: “I’ll clear the desk so she has space for her laptop.”

4. 사촌이 쉽게 찾을 수 있는 곳에 인터넷 안내를 놓아 둬.

   Leave the internet instructions where she can find them easily.

   사촌이

   cousin

   쉽게

   easily

   찾을 수 있는

   can find

   곳에

   in the place

   인터넷

   internet

   안내

   instructions

   놓아 둬

   leave it there

   More detail

   사촌이 means “the cousin” here and is the subject of the following modifying clause. The fixed translation identifies this cousin as “she.” 사촌 is a noun meaning “cousin,” and -이 marks a subject after a consonant-ending noun. Example: 사촌이 와요. — “My cousin is coming.” 쉽게 describes how the finding is done: “easily.” It is the adverbial form of 쉽다 (“to be easy”). This adjective has the useful form chain 쉽다 → 쉬워요 (“is easy”) → 쉽게 (“easily”). Example: 이 단어를 쉽게 배워요. — “I learn this word easily.” 찾을 수 있는 means “that can find.” 찾다 means “to find,” and -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 expresses ability or possibility. Here, 찾을 is the future/ prospective form of 찾다 used before 수, while 있는 is the form of 있다 that modifies the following noun. Together, 쉽게 찾을 수 있는 means “that she can find easily,” and it modifies 곳. Example: 여기서 길을 찾을 수 있어요. — “You can find the way here.” 곳에 means “in the place” or “at the place.” 곳 is a noun meaning “place,” and the location particle -에 marks where something is put. In this sentence, the whole phrase 쉽게 찾을 수 있는 곳에 means “in a place where she can find it easily.” Example: 책을 조용한 곳에 두세요. — “Put the book in a quiet place.” 인터넷 means “internet.” It is a noun used here before 안내 to specify the subject of the instructions: internet-related instructions or information. Example: 인터넷으로 정보를 찾아요. — “I look for information on the internet.” 안내 means “guidance,” “information,” or “instructions.” Here it refers to the internet instructions mentioned in the fixed translation. It is a noun; Korean often leaves the object particle unspoken in a short imperative when the object is clear. 놓아 둬 means “leave it there after putting it down.” 놓다 means “to put/place,” while 두다 after another verb expresses keeping the result in place. 놓아 두다 is commonly shortened in speech to 놔 두다, and the informal command 놓아 둬 means “leave it there.” The form is directed to one listener and does not itself specify the object’s gender or number. Example: 문을 열어 둬. — “Leave the door open.” The sentence builds as 사촌이 [쉽게 찾을 수 있는 곳]에 [인터넷 안내] 놓아 둬: “Leave the internet instructions in a place where the cousin can find them easily.” The location phrase comes before the item being left, and 놓아 둬 presents the instruction to put the item there and keep it there.

5. 여분의 수건을 방에 놓을까, 아니면 수건장을 보여 줄까?

   Should we put extra towels in the room, or show her the cupboard?

   여분의

   extra; spare

   수건

   towel

   방에

   in the room

   놓을까

   shall we put?

   아니면

   or else

   수건장

   towel cupboard

   보여 줄까

   shall we show?

   More detail

   여분의 means “extra” or “spare” here. It is 여분 (“an extra amount; a spare”) plus the noun-modifying particle 의, so 여분의 + noun means “an extra/spare noun.” Example: 여분의 담요 = “an extra blanket.” 수건 means “towel.” It is a noun and can combine with other nouns: 수건장 later in the sentence means a cupboard for towels. Example: 수건을 가져와. = “Bring a towel.” 방에 means “in/to the room.” 방 is “room,” and -에 marks a location or destination. In this sentence, it presents the room as the place where the towels would be put. Example: 책을 방에 놓아. = “Put the book in the room.” 놓을까 comes from 놓다, “to put/place,” with -(으)ㄹ까, which forms a question about whether to do something, often translated “shall we …?” or “should we …?” The form 놓을까 is used because the verb stem 놓- takes -을까. The subject is not stated in the Korean wording; the fixed translation supports the shared “we” reading. Example: 여기에 둘까? = “Shall we put it here?” 아니면 means “or,” introducing the alternative in a choice between the two proposed actions. It commonly connects questions or clauses: 차를 마실까, 아니면 커피를 마실까? = “Shall we drink tea, or shall we drink coffee?” 수건장 means “towel cupboard” or “towel cabinet.” It is a compound noun made from 수건 (“towel”) and 장 (“cupboard/cabinet” in this compound). The observed noun refers to the storage unit, not to a towel itself. Example: 수건은 수건장에 있어. = “The towels are in the towel cupboard.” 보여 줄까 means “shall we show?” or “should we show?” 보여 is the form of 보이다 used before another verb, and 주다 adds the idea of doing the action for someone or presenting it to them. Together, 보여 주다 means “to show.” With -(으)ㄹ까, 보여 줄까 asks whether to show it. The object and recipient are understood from the sentence and context; the fixed translation identifies the recipient as her. Example: 손님에게 방을 보여 줄까? = “Shall we show the guest the room?” Together, 여분의 수건을 방에 놓을까 asks whether to put extra towels in the room: -을 on 수건 marks the towels as the object, and 놓을까 makes the proposal a question. 아니면 수건장을 보여 줄까 offers the alternative of showing her the towel cupboard. The whole utterance therefore means: “Should we put extra towels in the room, or show her the cupboard?”

6. 방에 넣어 둬. 그러면 손님이 더 사생활을 지킬 수 있어.

   Put them in the room. It gives guests more privacy.

   방

   room

   넣어 둬

   put and leave them there

   그러면

   then; in that case

   손님

   guests

   더

   more

   사생활

   privacy

   지킬

   protect; keep

   수 있어

   can

   More detail

   방 means “room” here. In the full phrase 방에, 에 marks the place where something is put or left: 방에 = “in the room.” Korean nouns do not normally mark singular versus plural, so 방 can mean “room” or “rooms” when context requires it. 넣어 둬 combines 넣다 (“to put/place”) with 두다 (“to leave/keep something in a resulting state”). 넣다 changes to 넣어 before 두다, and 둬 is the informal command form of 두다 in this construction. Thus 넣어 둬 asks someone to put the items there and leave them there. The object is omitted; the fixed translation identifies it as “them,” and the preceding context discusses extra towels. This is different from simply 넣어, which focuses on putting something in without explicitly adding the idea of leaving it there. 그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” It links the proposed action to its result. It is a useful connector for “If that is done, then …” without itself stating a separate condition. 손님 means “guest.” Korean does not require a plural ending on this noun. In this sentence, the fixed translation establishes the plural meaning “guests.” In 손님이, the particle 이 marks the subject; because 손님 ends in a consonant, 이 is the subject-marker form used here. 더 means “more” in this sentence. It marks a greater degree of privacy in the result. It is not itself a comparative adjective; it is an adverb used with the expression that follows. 사생활 means “privacy” or “private life.” In 사생활을, 을 marks it as the object of 지키다. Here, 사생활을 지키다 means to protect or preserve privacy. A useful related word is 개인적인 (“personal”), but 사생활 is the noun naming the privacy being protected here. 지킬 comes from the verb 지키다, “to protect” or “keep.” Before 수 있다, the form is 지킬: 지키다 → 지킬. In this context, 지키다 means maintaining or protecting privacy, not merely obeying a rule. The pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 expresses ability or possibility. Example: 읽을 수 있어 means “I/you can read,” with the subject understood from context. 수 있어 is the final part of the ability pattern: 수 is a dependent noun expressing a way or possibility, and 있어 means “exists/is available” in an informal style. Together with 지킬, 지킬 수 있어 means “can protect/keep.” The final form 있어 is informal, so the sentence has a casual conversational register. Putting the chunks together, 방에 넣어 둬 means “Put them in the room and leave them there.” 그러면 introduces the consequence, and 손님이 더 사생활을 지킬 수 있어 means “then guests can protect/preserve more privacy.” The whole utterance therefore means: “Put them in the room. It gives guests more privacy.”

7. 나는 모든 세부 사항을 다 설명하는 사람이 아니라 편안한 호스트가 되고 싶어.

   I want to be a relaxed host, not someone who explains every detail.

   나는

   As for me; I

   모든

   every; all

   세부 사항

   detail; details

   다

   all; completely

   설명하는

   explaining

   사람

   person; someone

   아니라

   not; rather than

   편안한

   relaxed; comfortable

   호스트

   host

   되고 싶어

   want to become; want to be

   More detail

   나는 marks the speaker as the topic: “as for me” or simply “I” here. 나 is the base pronoun, and 는 is the topic marker. The form does not identify any additional participant. 모든 세부 사항 means “every detail.” 모든 is a determiner meaning “every/all” and comes before the noun phrase it limits. 세부 사항 is the noun phrase “detail(s)”; its plural-like English translation does not require a separate plural ending here. Example: 모든 문을 닫았어요 means “I closed every door.” 다 is an adverb meaning “all” or “completely.” In this sentence it emphasizes complete coverage: the person explains all the details, not just some of them. Together, 모든 세부 사항을 다 means “every detail in full.” 을 marks 모든 세부 사항 as the object of the following action. 설명하는 comes from the verb 설명하다, “to explain.” The ending -는 makes a present-action modifier before a noun, so 설명하는 사람 means “a person who explains” or “someone explaining.” This is not the plain-form verb 설명해요; it is the form used to describe 사람. Example: 한국어를 설명하는 선생님 means “a teacher who explains Korean.” 사람 means “person” or, in this context, “someone.” Here it is the noun modified by 설명하는, so the phrase refers to someone whose role or action is explaining every detail. It is not the subject of the main desire clause. 아니라 is the connective form of 아니다, “to not be.” After the phrase 모든 세부 사항을 다 설명하는 사람, it creates a contrast of the form A가 아니라 B: “not A, but B.” The following 편안한 호스트 supplies the preferred alternative. 아니다 is different from 없다, which means “not exist” or “not have.” 편안한 comes from the adjective 편안하다, meaning “to be comfortable” or “to feel relaxed.” Its -ㄴ form modifies the noun 호스트, giving “a relaxed/comfortable host.” The adjective describes the host, not the preceding 사람. Example: 편안한 의자 means “a comfortable chair.” 호스트 is the noun “host.” In this sentence it is the role the speaker wants to become. The phrase 편안한 호스트 therefore means “a relaxed host.” 되고 싶어 combines 되다, “to become,” with -고 싶다, the pattern for wanting to do or become something. 되다 takes the form 되고 before 싶다, and 싶어 is the informal plain ending of 싶다 used in this sentence. Thus 호스트가 되고 싶어 means “want to become a host” or, naturally here, “want to be a host.” The particle 가 marks 호스트 as the complement of 되다. Example: 의사가 되고 싶어요 means “I want to become a doctor.” As a whole, 나는 sets the speaker as the topic. 모든 세부 사항을 다 설명하는 사람 is the option being rejected, and 편안한 호스트 is the preferred role. The contrast ... 아니라 ... plus 되고 싶어 produces: “I want to be a relaxed host, not someone who explains every detail.”

8. 짧은 메모면 충분해. 특히 열쇠와 조명, 아침 식사에 관한 내용은 말이야.

   A short note is enough, especially for keys, lights, and breakfast.

   짧은

   short

   메모

   note

   면 충분해

   is enough

   특히

   especially

   열쇠

   keys

   조명

   lights

   아침 식사

   breakfast

   에 관한 내용

   content about

   말이야

   you know

   More detail

   짧은 is the form of the Korean adjective 짧다 (“to be short”) used before a noun. Thus 짧은 메모 means “a short note.” Korean adjectives do not change here for masculine/feminine gender or singular/plural number. 메모 means “note” and is a noun. 메모면 combines it with -(이)면, the conditional or “if/as long as it is” pattern for nouns. Because 메모 ends in a vowel, the form is 메모면, without 이: 학생이면 means “if someone is a student,” whereas 메모면 means “if it is a note” or, in this sentence, “a note is sufficient.” 충분해 is the informal sentence-ending form of 충분하다, “to be sufficient/enough.” The chunk 면 충분해 therefore gives the reusable pattern “if/as long as ..., it is enough.” Example: 이 정도면 충분해. — “This much is enough.” 특히 is an adverb meaning “especially.” It highlights the following information rather than changing the basic meaning of the sentence. 열쇠 means “key” or “keys.” Korean nouns normally do not mark singular versus plural by changing their form, so 열쇠 can represent either one key or multiple keys when the context does not specify the number. Here the fixed translation supports the plural reading “keys.” The following 와 connects it with another noun: 열쇠와 조명 means “keys and lights.” 조명 means “lighting” or “lights,” with the intended meaning here being “lights.” It is a noun; its form does not change to mark plural number. Example: 조명이 밝아요. — “The lighting is bright.” 아침 식사 is the noun phrase “breakfast.” 아침 means “morning,” and 식사 means “meal,” but the complete phrase is the ordinary expression for the morning meal. Example: 아침 식사를 했어요. — “I had breakfast.” 에 관한 내용 means “content about” or “information concerning.” The pattern N에 관한 N places 에 관한 before the noun it describes: 여행에 관한 정보 means “information about travel.” In this sentence, 열쇠와 조명, 아침 식사 supplies the topics, and 에 관한 links those topics to 내용 (“content”): content concerning keys, lights, and breakfast. 말이야 is a conversational sentence-ending expression that adds emphasis or an explanatory “I mean”/“you know” tone. It does not introduce another topic or literal piece of information here. The ending 은 after 내용 marks that content as the topic, while 말이야 gives the utterance its informal, emphatic finish. Putting the parts together, 짧은 메모면 충분해 says that a short note is sufficient. 특히 열쇠와 조명, 아침 식사에 관한 내용은 specifies that the relevant content concerns keys, lights, and breakfast, and 말이야 adds conversational emphasis. The whole utterance means: “A short note is enough, especially for keys, lights, and breakfast.” The informal endings 충분해 and 말이야 suit conversation with a familiar listener.

9. 미리 준비해 두면 나중에 우리가 서두르지 않아도 될 거야.

   Preparing it ahead of time would keep us from rushing later.

   미리

   in advance

   준비해 두면

   if you prepare it and leave it ready

   나중에

   later

   우리가

   we

   서두르지 않아도 될 거야

   will not have to rush

   More detail

   미리 means “in advance” and places the preparation before the later situation. It is a useful time adverb: 미리 확인하다 means “check in advance.” 준비해 두면 combines 준비하다 (“to prepare”) with -아/어 두다 and -면. 준비해 두다 means to prepare something and leave it ready for later use; -면 makes the condition “if/when.” The object is understood in the sentence rather than stated as a separate Korean word. For example, 표를 미리 사 두면 편해요. means “If you buy the tickets in advance and have them ready, it is convenient.” 나중에 means “later,” referring to a later time than the preparation. It contrasts with 미리, which marks the earlier preparation. 우리가 is 우리 (“we/us”) with the subject marker -가. Here it explicitly marks “we” as the people who would otherwise need to rush. 우리 can refer to a group including the speaker; 우리가 marks that group as the subject of the following clause. 서두르지 않아도 될 거야 means “will not have to rush.” 서두르다 is the verb “to rush.” Its negative form here is 서두르지 않다, “not rush.” The pattern -아/어도 되다 normally means “may/can,” but in the negative combination -지 않아도 되다, it means “do not have to.” 될 거야 adds an informal expectation or prediction about the future: “will be.” Thus the sentence does not say that rushing will be impossible; it says that rushing will not be necessary. Together, 미리 준비해 두면 sets up the condition of having something prepared ahead of time. 나중에 우리가 서두르지 않아도 될 거야 gives the expected result: later, we will not need to rush. The whole utterance is therefore: “Preparing it ahead of time would keep us from rushing later.”

10. 그러면 방문을 너무 격식 있게 만들지 않으면서 사촌을 환영하는 마음을 전할 수 있어.

    That will make her feel welcome without making the visit too formal.

    그러면

    then; in that case

    방문

    visit

    너무

    too; overly

    격식 있게

    formally

    만들지 않으면서

    without making

    사촌

    cousin

    환영하는

    welcoming

    마음

    feeling; heart

    전할 수 있어

    can convey

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    그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” Here it links the preceding preparation plan to the result in this sentence. Example: 그러면 지금 시작하자. — “Then let’s start now.” 방문 is the noun “visit.” Here it is marked with 을 and is the thing described as being made too formal. Example: 방문을 준비했어요. — “I prepared for the visit.” 너무 means “too” or “overly.” It marks an excessive degree, rather than merely a high degree. Here it modifies 격식 있게. Example: 너무 늦게 자지 마세요. — “Don’t go to bed too late.” 격식 있게 means “formally” or “in a formal manner.” 격식 is a noun meaning “formality,” and -게 makes the expression adverbial, describing how something is done. Thus 너무 격식 있게 means “too formally.” Example: 옷을 격식 있게 입었어요. — “I dressed formally.” 만들지 않으면서 contains 만들다 (“to make”), the negative pattern -지 않다, and -으면서 (“while” or, in this context, “without”). The ending -으면서 attaches here to 않다, giving 않으면서; it does not attach directly to 만들다. The whole form means “without making [the visit] too formal.” Example: 부담을 주지 않으면서 부탁하고 싶어요. — “I want to ask without putting pressure on [someone].” 사촌 means “cousin.” This noun itself does not mark the cousin’s gender. In this fixed sentence, the translation identifies the cousin as “her,” but that information comes from the intended translation, not from the form 사촌 itself. 환영하는 comes from 환영하다, “to welcome.” The ending -는 makes the present-action verb modify the following noun, so 환영하는 마음 is a “welcoming feeling” or “feeling of welcome.” This differs from 환영받는, “being welcomed,” which describes the person receiving the welcome. Example: 손님을 환영하는 말을 준비했어요. — “I prepared words welcoming the guest.” 마음 can mean “heart,” “mind,” or “feeling.” In 환영하는 마음, it means the feeling or intention of welcoming someone. Example: 고마운 마음을 전했어요. — “I conveyed my gratitude.” 전할 수 있어 comes from 전하다, “to convey” or “deliver,” together with -(으)ㄹ 수 있다, a construction expressing ability or possibility. 전할 is the form before 수, and 있어 is the informal form of 있다. Example: 이 말을 전할 수 있어요. — “I can convey this message.” Putting the parts together, 그러면 introduces the result. 방문을 너무 격식 있게 만들지 않으면서 means “without making the visit too formal,” and 사촌을 환영하는 마음을 전할 수 있어 means “can convey a welcoming feeling to the cousin.” Together, with the fixed translation’s intended reading, the utterance means: “That will make her feel welcome without making the visit too formal.”