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Dialogue

온라인 상품 정보가 도움이 돼요.

on-LINE sang-POOM jung-BOH-ga doh-OO-mee dwae-YOH. The online listing is helpful.

하지만 배낭을 직접 사용해 보고 싶어요.

ha-JI-man bae-NANG-eul jik-JJUP sa-YONG-hae BOH-go SHEE-puh-YOH. But I want to try the backpack in person.

매장에서는 어깨끈과 지퍼와 소재를 자세히 확인할 수 있어요.

mae-JANG-e-suh-neun uh-KKAE-kkeun-gwa JEE-puh-wa soh-JAE-reul ja-SE-hee hwa-GIN-hal soo ee-SSUH-YOH. In the shop, you can check the straps, zipper, and material closely.

여러 리뷰에서 지퍼가 약하다고 해서 그 부분을 꼼꼼히 확인해 보고 싶어요.

YUH-ruh ree-BYOO-e-suh JEE-puh-ga ya-KA-da-go hae-suh guh BOON-eul kkom-KKOM-hee hwa-GIN-hae BOH-go SHEE-puh-YOH. Several reviews mention weak zippers, so I want to test that part carefully.

그럼 몇 번 열어 보세요.

guh-RUHM myut PPUHN yuh-ruh BOH-seh-YOH. Then try opening it a few times.

결정하기 전에 교환 정책을 물어보세요.

gyuhl-JUHNG-ha-gee juhn-eh gyoh-HWAN juhng-CHAE-geul moo-ruh-BOH-seh-YOH. Ask about the exchange policy before you decide.

여기 있는 제품이 더 튼튼하게 느껴지지만, 웹사이트에는 색상 선택지가 더 분명하게 나와요.

yuh-GEE een-neun je-POOM-ee duh teun-TEUN-ha-geh neu-KKYEH-ji-man, web-SAI-teu-eh-neun saek-SANG seon-TAEK-jji-ga duh boon-MYUNG-ha-geh na-WA-YOH. The one here feels stronger, though the website shows the color options more clearly.

선택지를 확인할 때는 웹사이트를 이용하세요.

seon-TAEK-jji-reul hwa-GIN-hal ttae-neun web-SAI-teu-reul ee-YONG-ha-seh-YOH. Use the website for the options.

품질은 매장에서 직접 판단하세요.

POOM-jil-eun mae-JANG-eh-suh jik-JJUP pan-DAN-ha-seh-YOH. Use the shop visit to judge the quality.

그러면 두 제품을 더 분명하게 비교할 수 있겠어요.

guh-RUH-myun doo je-POOM-eul duh boon-MYUNG-ha-geh bee-GYOH-hal soo eet-KKESS-uh-YOH. That gives me a clearer way to compare them.

믿을 만하게 느껴지고 원하는 스타일도 갖춘 제품을 고르세요.

MEE-deul MAN-ha-geh neu-KKYEH-ji-go WON-ha-neun seu-TA-il-do GAT-choon je-POOM-eul goh-REU-seh-YOH. Choose the one that feels reliable and still has the style you want.

Word by Word

온라인 온라인 means “online” here and describes the source of the 상품 정보. A common pattern is 온라인 상품 정보 for information about a product found online. You can use it when talking about online shopping or services.

상품 상품 means “product” here, as in the product information being discussed. 상품 commonly comes before words such as 정보 in 상품 정보. Use it when discussing an item offered for sale.

정보가 정보가 means “information” as the subject in 온라인 상품 정보가 도움이 돼요. The ending 가 marks 정보 as what is helpful in this sentence. A common pattern is 상품 정보가 도움이 되다, meaning that product information is helpful.

도움이 도움이 means “help” or “assistance” as the subject in 도움이 돼요. In the expression 도움이 되다, it describes something that is helpful or useful rather than naming an action by itself. Use this pattern when saying that advice, information, or a tool helps.

돼요 돼요 completes 도움이 돼요, meaning “is helpful” or “works” in this dialogue. It is the polite present form used to say that something serves a useful purpose. A common pattern is 이것이 도움이 돼요, “This is helpful.”

하지만 하지만 means “but” and introduces the speaker’s contrasting wish after acknowledging that online information is helpful. It commonly links two statements with opposing or different points. Use it when adding a qualification or contrast in a conversation.

배낭을 배낭을 means “the backpack” as the object of 사용해 보고 싶어요. The ending 을 marks 배낭 as what the speaker wants to try using. A common pattern is 물건을 사용해 보다, “to try using an item.”

직접 직접 means “personally” or “directly” here, emphasizing that the speaker wants to use the backpack in person. It contrasts with learning about the item only through an online listing. Use it when you personally check, do, or experience something.

사용해 사용해 means “use” in the phrase 사용해 보고 싶어요. Together with 보고, 사용해 보다 means “to try using” something, and 해 is the connective form linking the action to 보고. A common pattern is 제품을 사용해 보다, “to try using a product.”

보고 보고 contributes the meaning “try doing” in 사용해 보고 싶어요. It follows the action 사용해 and forms the pattern 사용해 보다, which presents an action as something to try. Use this construction before 싶어요 when expressing a wish to try an action.

싶어요 싶어요 means “want to” and expresses the speaker’s wish in 사용해 보고 싶어요. It follows the verb phrase 사용해 보고, so the whole phrase means “want to try using it.” Use it after an action when politely stating your own desire.

매장에서는 매장에서는 means “in the shop” or “at the shop” as the setting for checking the backpack. 는 marks the shop setting as the topic or point of comparison. A common pattern is 매장에서는 제품을 확인하다, “to check a product in the shop.”

어깨끈과 어깨끈과 means “the straps and” and names the first item in a list of backpack parts to check. 과 links 어깨끈 with the following items 지퍼와 and 소재를. Use this form when listing things together after a noun.

지퍼와 지퍼와 means “the zipper and” and continues the list of parts to inspect. 과 links 지퍼 to the next listed item 소재를. A common pattern is 지퍼와 소재를 확인하다, “to check the zipper and material.”

소재를 소재를 means “the material” as an object of 확인할 수 있어요. The ending 를 marks 소재 as what can be checked closely. Use 소재를 확인하다 when inspecting what a product is made from.

자세히 자세히 means “closely” or “in detail” and describes how the straps, zipper, and material can be checked. It adds careful attention to an action such as 확인하다. Use it with verbs when a thorough inspection or detailed explanation is intended.

확인할 확인할 means “to check” in the phrase 확인할 수 있어요. This form connects 확인하다 with 수 있어요 to express that checking is possible. A common pattern is 내용을 확인할 수 있어요, “You can check the contents.”

수 수 is the possibility element in 확인할 수 있어요, making the whole expression mean “can check” or “it is possible to check.” It appears with a verb form such as 확인할 and the expression 수 있다. Use the pattern 할 수 있어요 to say that someone can do something.

있어요 있어요 completes 확인할 수 있어요 and expresses that the possibility exists, so the phrase means “can check.” In this construction, it follows 수 rather than describing physical location. Use 수 있어요 after an action when saying that it is possible.

여러 여러 means “several” or “various” and modifies 리뷰 in 여러 리뷰에서. It indicates more than one review without giving an exact number. Use it directly before a plural group of people, objects, or sources.

리뷰에서 리뷰에서 means “in the reviews” or “according to the reviews” here, identifying where the information about weak zippers comes from. 에서 marks the source or setting of the statement. A common pattern is 리뷰에서 문제가 있다고 하다, “reviews say that there is a problem.”

지퍼가 지퍼가 means “the zipper” as the subject of the statement 지퍼가 약하다고 해서. The ending 가 marks the zipper as the thing described as weak. A common pattern is 지퍼가 약하다, “the zipper is weak.”

약하다고 약하다고 means “that it is weak” in the reported statement 지퍼가 약하다고 해서. It presents 약하다 as the content of what the reviews say. Use the pattern A다고 하다 or A다고 해서 when reporting or responding to a statement about a quality.

해서 해서 links the reported statement 지퍼가 약하다고 to the speaker’s reason for checking the part, giving the sense “because” or “since.” Here the complete connection 지퍼가 약하다고 해서 means “because the reviews say the zipper is weak.” Use 해서 after a reason when explaining why you do something.

그 그 means “that” and points back to the zipper-related part mentioned in the preceding statement. In 그 부분을, it helps identify a specific part already under discussion. Use it before a noun when referring to something known from the context.

부분을 부분을 means “the part” as the object of 꼼꼼히 확인해 보고 싶어요. The ending 을 marks the part being checked carefully. Here it refers to the zipper-related part, and a common pattern is 특정 부분을 확인하다, “to check a particular part.”

꼼꼼히 꼼꼼히 means “carefully” or “thoroughly” and describes the way the speaker wants to check that part. It suggests paying attention to details rather than making a quick inspection. Use it with actions such as 확인하다 when a careful check is needed.

그럼 그럼 means “then” or “in that case” and introduces B’s suggestion after hearing the concern about the zipper. It connects the preceding situation with the next action. Use it when responding to information and giving a resulting suggestion.

몇 몇 means “a few” in 몇 번 열어 보세요, where it leaves the exact number unspecified. It comes before the counting noun 번 to indicate an unspecified small number of times. Use 몇 with a counting unit when asking or referring to an unknown number.

번 번 is the counting unit for repetitions in 몇 번 열어 보세요, meaning “a few times.” It follows a number or 몇 to count how often an action occurs. A common pattern is 두 번 확인하다, “to check twice.”

열어 열어 means “open” in 열어 보세요. It is the connective form of 열다 before 보다, forming 열어 보다, “to try opening.” Use this pattern when suggesting that someone try an action.

보세요 보세요 completes 열어 보세요 and politely suggests trying the action, “Please try opening it.” With a preceding action form such as 열어, 보다 means to try doing that action. Use 아/어 보세요 to make a polite suggestion to try something.

결정하기 결정하기 means “deciding” in 결정하기 전에, which means “before deciding.” It turns 결정하다 into an action noun that can be followed by 전에. A common pattern is 하기 전에, “before doing something.”

전에 전에 means “before” in 결정하기 전에. It follows the action noun 결정하기 and places the question about the exchange policy before the decision. Use it after a noun or action noun to state what happens earlier.

교환 교환 means “exchange” here, as in the exchange policy for the product. It combines with 정책 in 교환 정책 to name the store’s rules for exchanges. Use it when discussing replacing a purchased item with another one.

정책을 정책을 means “the policy” as the object of 물어보세요 in 교환 정책을 물어보세요. The ending 을 marks the policy being asked about. A common pattern is 환불 정책을 물어보다, “to ask about the refund policy.”

물어보세요 물어보세요 means “please ask” in 교환 정책을 물어보세요. The verb 물어보다 is used for asking about or checking information, and the polite ending makes it a suggestion or request. Use it with the topic or information you want to ask about.

여기 여기 means “here” and identifies the product located at the current shop position in 여기 있는 제품. It points to a nearby place or item. Use it when referring to something near the speaker or listener.

있는 있는 means “that is here” in 여기 있는 제품, describing the product located here. It links 여기 to 제품 and identifies which product is meant. A common pattern is 책상 위에 있는 물건, “the item that is on the desk.”

제품이 제품이 means “the product” as the subject of 더 튼튼하게 느껴지지만. The ending 이 marks the product that feels stronger. A common pattern is 이 제품이 더 좋다, “this product is better.”

더 더 means “more” and marks a comparison in 더 튼튼하게 느껴지지만. It shows that the product here feels stronger than the other product being compared. Use 더 before an adjective or adverb when comparing two things.

튼튼하게 튼튼하게 means “strongly” or “sturdily” in 튼튼하게 느껴지다, describing the impression that the product feels durable. The form 튼튼하게 connects the quality 튼튼하다 to 느껴지다. Use it when describing how sturdy an object seems or feels.

느껴지지만 느껴지지만 means “feels or seems ..., but” and introduces a contrast with the website’s clearer display of color options. It combines the impression 느껴지다 with 하지만, so the sentence contrasts two kinds of information. Use this form when stating an impression before adding an opposing point.

웹사이트에는 웹사이트에는 means “on the website” as the place where the color options are shown more clearly. 는 marks the website as the topic or comparison point. A common pattern is 웹사이트에는 정보가 나와요, “the information is shown on the website.”

색상 색상 means “color” here and modifies 선택지 in 색상 선택지, meaning color options. It identifies what the available options are about. Use it when discussing the color of a product or the colors available for purchase.

선택지가 선택지가 means “the options” as the subject of 더 분명하게 나와요. The ending 가 marks the color options as what is displayed clearly. A common pattern is 선택지가 여러 개 있다, “there are several options.”

분명하게 분명하게 means “clearly” and describes how the color options appear on the website. It indicates that the available choices are easy to distinguish or understand. Use it with verbs such as 나와요 when information is displayed clearly.

나와요 나와요 means “is shown” or “appears” in 색상 선택지가 더 분명하게 나와요. Here it describes information being presented on the website, not someone physically coming out. Use it when options, details, or results appear in a display or document.

선택지를 선택지를 means “the options” as the object of 확인할 때는. The ending 를 marks the options that should be checked. A common pattern is 여러 선택지를 비교하다, “to compare several options.”

때는 때는 means “when” or “when it comes to the time” in 선택지를 확인할 때는 웹사이트를 이용하세요. It introduces the situation of checking the options, while 는 highlights that situation as the topic. Use the pattern V-(으)ㄹ 때 when describing when an action takes place.

웹사이트를 웹사이트를 means “the website” as the object of 이용하세요. The ending 를 marks the website as what the listener is advised to use. A common pattern is 웹사이트를 이용하다, “to use a website.”

이용하세요 이용하세요 means “please use” in 웹사이트를 이용하세요. It is a polite suggestion or instruction to make use of the website for checking options. Use it after a resource or service when recommending that someone use it.

품질은 품질은 means “as for the quality” in 품질은 매장에서 직접 판단하세요. The ending 은 sets quality as the topic and contrasts it with the options checked on the website. A common pattern is 제품의 품질을 확인하다, “to check a product’s quality.”

매장에서 매장에서 means “at the shop” and identifies where the listener should judge the quality. 에서 marks the place where the action 판단하다 occurs. Use it when describing an action carried out in a store.

판단하세요 판단하세요 means “please judge” or “please assess” in 품질은 매장에서 직접 판단하세요. It is a polite instruction to form an opinion about the quality through an in-store check. Use it when asking someone to assess a choice, condition, or quality.

그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case” and introduces the consequence of using the website for options and the shop for quality. It connects the advice with the speaker’s conclusion. Use it when drawing a result from the preceding situation or suggestion.

제품을 제품을 means “the products” as the object of 비교할 수 있겠어요 in 두 제품을 더 분명하게 비교할 수 있겠어요. The ending 을 marks what can be compared. A common pattern is 두 제품을 비교하다, “to compare two products.”

비교할 비교할 means “to compare” in 비교할 수 있겠어요. It connects 비교하다 with 수 있겠어요 to express that comparison will be possible. Use the pattern A와 B를 비교할 수 있다 when saying that two things can be compared.

있겠어요 있겠어요 completes 비교할 수 있겠어요 and expresses the speaker’s considered conclusion that comparison would be possible. In this construction, it follows 수 and gives the polite sense “I think I will be able to.” Use 수 있겠어요 when making a tentative or reflective assessment of possibility.

믿을 믿을 contributes “to trust” in the expression 믿을 만하게 느껴지고. Together with 만하게, it describes something that feels worthy of trust or reliable. Use 믿을 만하다 or 믿을 만한 제품 when describing a product or source that seems trustworthy.

만하게 만하게 forms the “worthy of” part of 믿을 만하게 느껴지고, so the whole phrase means that the product feels reliable. It follows 믿을 and connects this quality to 느껴지고. A common pattern is 믿을 만한 정보, “trustworthy information.”

느껴지고 느껴지고 means “feels and” in 믿을 만하게 느껴지고 원하는 스타일도 갖춘 제품. It links the impression of reliability with the second condition that the product has the desired style. Use it to connect one perceived quality with another description.

원하는 원하는 means “that you want” and modifies 스타일 in 원하는 스타일. It identifies the style desired by the listener. A common pattern is 원하는 제품, “the product you want.”

스타일도 스타일도 means “the style as well” in 원하는 스타일도 갖춘 제품. 도 adds the meaning “also” or “as well,” showing that the product should have the desired style in addition to feeling reliable. Use 도 after a noun when adding another requirement or feature.

갖춘 갖춘 means “having” or “equipped with” in 원하는 스타일도 갖춘 제품. It describes a product that possesses the desired style as one of its qualities. A common pattern is 필요한 기능을 갖춘 제품, “a product equipped with the necessary features.”

고르세요 고르세요 means “please choose” in the final recommendation. It is a polite instruction to select the product that meets the stated conditions. Use it when advising someone to select one item from several choices.

Grammar Points

-아/어 보다

배낭을 직접 사용해 보고 싶어요.

bae-NANG-eul jik-JJUP sa-YONG-hae BOH-go SHEE-puh-YOH.

I want to try using the backpack in person.

Attach -아/어 보다 to a verb to express trying an action or experiencing it.

-(으)ㄹ 수 있다

소재를 자세히 확인할 수 있어요.

soh-JAE-reul ja-SE-hee hwa-GIN-hal soo ee-SSUH-YOH.

You can check the material closely.

Attach -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 to express ability or possibility: “can” or “be able to.”

Korean Vocabulary

도움이 되다 phrase

doh-OO-mee dwae-DA to be helpful 도움이 돼요

The online listing is helpful.

매장 noun

mae-JANG shop; store 매장에서는

In the shop, you can check the straps, zipper, and material closely.

배낭 noun

bae-NANG backpack 배낭을

I want to try the backpack in person.

사용해 보다 phrase

sa-YONG-hae BOH-da to try using 사용해 보고 싶어요

I want to try the backpack in person.

소재 noun

soh-JAE material 소재를

In the shop, you can check the straps, zipper, and material closely.

어깨끈 noun

uh-KKAE-kkeun shoulder strap 어깨끈과

In the shop, you can check the straps, zipper, and material closely.

온라인 상품 정보 phrase

on-LINE sang-POOM jung-BOH online product information

The online listing is helpful.

자세히 adv

ja-SE-hee closely; in detail

In the shop, you can check the straps, zipper, and material closely.

지퍼 noun

JEE-puh zipper 지퍼와

In the shop, you can check the straps, zipper, and material closely.

직접 adv

jik-JJUP in person; directly

I want to try the backpack in person.

하지만 conj

ha-JI-man but

But I want to try the backpack in person.

확인하다 verb

hwa-GIN-ha-da to check; to confirm 확인할 수 있어요

In the shop, you can check the straps, zipper, and material closely.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

The online listing is helpful.

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온라인 상품 정보가 도움이 돼요.

But I want to try the backpack in person.

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하지만 배낭을 직접 사용해 보고 싶어요.

Then try opening it a few times.

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그럼 몇 번 열어 보세요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

shoulder strap

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어깨끈과

shop; store

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매장에서는

in person; directly

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직접

material

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소재를