Correct appointment paperwork | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: At a reception desk, a visitor asks staff to correct a misspelled family name and update contact preferences before an appointment..

EN → KO / Level: B1

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Dialogue

A

이 서류에 제 성이 잘못 적혀 있는 것을 확인했습니다.

ee suh-RYOO-eh jeh SUHNG-ee jal-MOT juh-KYUH inn-NUN guh-SUL hwa-GEEN-haet-SUM-nee-dah I noticed my family name is spelled incorrectly on this form.
B

예약 전에 서류를 수정해 드릴 수 있습니다.

yeh-YAK juhn-eh suh-RYOO-ruh soo-JUNG-hae duh-REEL soo eet-SUM-nee-dah I can correct the paperwork before your appointment.
A

기록에는 제가 예전에 선호했던 연락 방법도 나와 있습니다.

gee-ROH-geh-nun jeh-gah yeh-JUN-eh sun-HOH-haet-dun yuhl-lak bang-buhp-doh nah-WAH eet-SUM-nee-dah The record also shows my old preferred contact method.
B

신분증을 보여 주시면 지금 두 가지 내용을 모두 수정할 수 있습니다.

shin-boon-jung-ul boh-YUH joo-SHEE-myun jee-GUM doo gah-JEE nae-YONG-ul moh-doo soo-JUNG-hal soo eet-SUM-nee-dah I can update both details now if you show your identification.
A

여기 있습니다. 다음 방문을 위해 정보가 정확하기를 바랍니다.

yuh-GEE eet-SUM-nee-dah. dah-UM bang-MOON-ul weh-hae jung-BOH-gah juhng-HWAK-ha-gee-rul bah-RAM-nee-dah Here it is. I want the information to be accurate for future visits.
B

그러면 저희가 올바른 연락 방법으로 알림과 결과를 보내 드릴 수 있습니다.

guh-ruh-MYUN juh-hee-gah ohl-BAH-run yuhl-lak bang-buhp-uh-roh al-LEEM-gwah gyul-GWAH-rul boh-NAE duh-REEL soo eet-SUM-nee-dah That will help us send reminders and results by the correct contact method.
A

수정된 서류에 다시 서명해야 하나요?

soo-JUNG-dwen suh-RYOO-eh dah-SHEE suh-MYUNG-hae-yah hah-NAH-yoh Do I need to sign the corrected form again?
B

제가 수정한 후에 아래쪽에 서명해 주세요.

jeh-gah soo-JUNG-han hoo-eh ah-rae-JJOK-eh suh-MYUNG-hae joo-SEH-yoh Please sign at the bottom after I make the changes.
A

예약 전에 이 문제를 발견해서 다행입니다.

yeh-YAK juhn-eh ee moon-JEH-rul bal-GYUN-hae-suh dah-HAENG-im-nee-dah I am relieved we caught this before the appointment.
B

서명하시면 수정된 기록이 다음 방문을 위해 준비됩니다.

suh-MYUNG-ha-SHEE-myun soo-JUNG-dwen gee-ROH-gee dah-UM bang-MOON-ul weh-hae joon-BEE-dwem-nee-dah Once you sign, the updated record will be ready for future visits.

Word by Word

이 이 means “this” and points to the document being discussed in 이 서류. It is commonly placed directly before a noun to identify something near the speaker or already in focus.
서류에 서류에 means “on the document” here, identifying where the family name is written. 에 marks the document as the place or surface connected with 적혀 있는.
제 제 means “my” in this polite expression, as in 제 성, “my family name.” It is commonly placed before a noun to show the speaker’s possession.
성이 성이 means “the family name” as the subject of the statement, with 이 marking 성 as what is written incorrectly. 성 means “family name,” and a common pattern is 성이 맞다 when checking whether a family name is correct.
잘못 잘못 means “incorrectly” and describes how the family name is written in 잘못 적혀 있는. It commonly comes before an action or state to show that something was done incorrectly.
적혀 적혀 means “written” as part of the state 적혀 있는, describing what appears on the form. It is a form of 적히다 used before 있다 to describe something as being written or recorded.
있는 있는 indicates that the written state exists in 적혀 있는, meaning that the name is currently written that way on the form. It is the form of 있다 used before a noun or as part of a descriptive construction.
것을 것을 turns the preceding situation into the object of 확인했습니다: “the fact that it is written incorrectly.” It is commonly used in the pattern a clause + 것을 확인하다 when someone notices or confirms a fact.
확인했습니다 확인했습니다 means “I noticed” or “I confirmed” here, referring to checking the information on the form. It is the formal polite past form of 확인하다 and commonly takes an object marked with 을 or 를.
예약 예약 means “appointment” in 예약 전에, referring to the scheduled visit. It commonly combines with 전에 to express that something happens before an appointment.
전에 전에 means “before” and places the paperwork correction before the appointment in 예약 전에. It commonly follows a time or event noun in the pattern N 전에.
서류를 서류를 means “the paperwork” as the object being corrected, with 를 marking what is acted on. It commonly appears with actions such as 수정하다 when documents need changes.
수정해 수정해 means “correct” or “revise” in 수정해 드릴 수 있습니다, referring to changing the paperwork. It is the connective form of 수정하다 and is commonly followed by 드리다 when the action is offered as a service.
드릴 드릴 shows that the correction will be done for the visitor as a service in 수정해 드릴 수 있습니다. It is the form of 드리다 used before 수, within the ability pattern V-아/어 드릴 수 있다.
수 수 expresses possibility or ability in 수정해 드릴 수 있습니다, meaning that the staff can make the correction. It is used in the reusable pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다.
있습니다 있습니다 completes the formal polite expression of possibility in 수정해 드릴 수 있습니다, meaning “can” or “it is possible.” The same form appears in other formal statements such as 할 수 있습니다.
기록에는 기록에는 means “in the record” with the topic-marking form 는 added to 기록에. It sets the record as the place or topic where the old contact method appears.
제가 제가 means “I” as the subject of the past preference in 제가 예전에 선호했던. 가 marks the speaker as the person connected with that action or state.
예전에 예전에 means “formerly” or “in the past,” showing that the preference belonged to an earlier time. It commonly comes before a verb describing a past situation.
선호했던 선호했던 means “previously preferred” and modifies 연락 방법, identifying the method the speaker used to prefer. It is used before a noun when referring to a preference held in the past.
연락 연락 means “contact” in 연락 방법, referring to the way the organization communicates with the visitor. It commonly combines with 방법 to form “contact method.”
방법도 방법도 means “the method too” or “the method also,” adding the contact method as another item shown in the record. 도 commonly attaches to a noun to include it in addition to something already mentioned.
나와 나와 means “appears” or “is shown” in 나와 있습니다, describing information displayed in the record. It is the connective form used with 있다 to describe information that is shown or listed.
신분증을 신분증을 means “identification” as the object the visitor is asked to show, with 를 marking what is shown. It is used directly with 보여 주다 when presenting identification.
보여 보여 means “show” in 보여 주시면, referring to presenting the identification to the staff. It is commonly followed by 주다 when the action is done for another person or provided to them.
주시면 주시면 makes the request conditional and polite in 보여 주시면: “if you show or provide it.” It commonly appears in the pattern V-(으)시면 when a condition is stated respectfully.
지금 지금 means “now,” indicating that the staff can update the details immediately. It commonly comes before the action that is happening at the present time.
두 두 means “two” and specifies the number of details in 두 가지 내용을. It is placed before a counting expression such as 가지.
가지 가지 counts kinds or items in 두 가지 내용을, meaning “two details” or “two items.” It commonly follows a number and comes before the noun being counted.
내용을 내용을 means “the details” or “the information” as the object of the update, with 를 marking what will be changed. It commonly appears with 수정하다 when information or form contents need correction.
모두 모두 means “both” here because it refers to the two details, and it emphasizes that neither detail is left out. It commonly comes before the action that applies to all of the mentioned items.
수정할 수정할 means “to correct” or “to update” as the intended action in 내용을 모두 수정할 수 있습니다. It is the form of 수정하다 used before 수 in the pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다.
여기 여기 means “here” in 여기 있습니다, directing the listener’s attention to the identification being handed over. It commonly appears with 있습니다 when presenting or pointing out something nearby.
다음 다음 means “next” or “future” in 다음 방문, referring to visits that happen later. It commonly comes before a noun to identify the next occurrence or stage.
방문을 방문을 means “visits” as the object of 위해 in 다음 방문을 위해, referring to later visits. 방문 means “visit,” and 를 marks it as the event being prepared for.
위해 위해 means “for” or “for the purpose of” in 다음 방문을 위해, expressing the purpose of keeping the information accurate. It commonly follows a noun marked with 을 or 를 in the pattern N을 위해.
정보가 정보가 means “the information” as the subject of the desired state in 정보가 정확하기를 바랍니다. 가 marks the information as what should be accurate.
정확하기를 정확하기를 expresses the desired state “to be accurate” in 정확하기를 바랍니다. It is used before 바랍니다 in the pattern describing what the speaker hopes or wishes for.
바랍니다 바랍니다 means “hope” or “wish” in 정확하기를 바랍니다, expressing a polite desire for the information to be accurate. It commonly follows a clause ending in 기를 when stating a hope or wish.
그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case,” linking the corrected contact details to the staff’s ability to send reminders and results. It commonly introduces the consequence of the situation just described.
저희가 저희가 means “we” or “our staff” as the subject of sending the reminders and results. 저희 is commonly used for “we” in a service or business context, and 가 marks the staff as the subject.
올바른 올바른 means “correct” or “proper” and modifies 연락 방법, identifying the method that should be used. It is commonly placed before a noun to describe something as suitable or correct.
방법으로 방법으로 means “by the method” or “using the method,” showing the means by which the reminders and results are sent. 으로 commonly marks a method or means after a noun.
알림과 알림과 means “reminders and,” with 과 linking 알림 to 결과. It commonly connects two nouns in the pattern A와 B or A과 B, depending on the final sound of the first noun.
결과를 결과를 means “the results” as the object of 보내 드릴, with 를 marking what will be sent. It commonly appears in the pattern 결과를 보내다 when sending results.
보내 보내 means “send” in 보내 드릴 수 있습니다, referring to sending reminders and results to the visitor. It is the connective form of 보내다 and is commonly followed by 드리다 when the sending is presented as a service.
다시 다시 means “again,” indicating that the visitor may need to sign one more time on the corrected form. It commonly comes directly before the repeated action, as in 다시 서명하다.
서명해야 서명해야 expresses “need to sign” in 서명해야 하나요, asking about a necessary action. It comes from 서명하다 in the necessity pattern V-아/어야 하다.
하나요 하나요 completes the polite question 서명해야 하나요, asking whether the required action applies. In this construction, it turns the necessity expression into a question about what the speaker must do.
수정된 수정된 means “corrected” or “updated” and describes the form after the changes in 수정된 서류. It is placed before a noun to identify the version that has already been changed.
수정한 수정한 means “made changes to” or “corrected” in 제가 수정한 후에, referring to the changes made by the staff member. It modifies the following time expression and identifies the action completed before signing.
후에 후에 means “after” and places the signing after the staff member makes the changes. It commonly follows a completed action in the pattern V-(으)ㄴ 후에.
아래쪽에 아래쪽에 means “at the bottom,” identifying the location where the visitor should sign. 에 marks the place, and it commonly follows a location noun before an action such as 서명해 주세요.
서명해 서명해 means “sign” in 서명해 주세요, referring to adding a signature to the form. It is the connective form of 서명하다 and is commonly followed by 주세요 in a polite request.
주세요 주세요 makes 서명해 주세요 a polite request meaning “please sign.” It commonly follows a verb in the pattern V-아/어 주세요 when asking someone to do something.
문제를 문제를 means “the problem” as the object of 발견해서, with 를 marking what was found. It commonly appears with 발견하다 when identifying an issue.
발견해서 발견해서 means “having discovered” or “because we found” in 발견해서 다행입니다, giving the reason for feeling relieved. It is the connective form of 발견하다 and commonly links a preceding reason or event to a result or evaluation.
다행입니다 다행입니다 means “it is a relief” or “fortunately” in 발견해서 다행입니다, expressing relief that the problem was found in time. It is commonly used after describing a fortunate result.
서명하시면 서명하시면 means “once you sign” or “if you sign,” introducing the condition for the updated record to be ready. It uses the polite conditional form in the pattern V-(으)시면.
기록이 기록이 means “the record” as the subject of being ready in 기록이 ... 준비됩니다. 이 marks the record as the thing whose status changes.
준비됩니다 준비됩니다 means “will be ready” in this context, referring to the updated record becoming ready for future visits. It is the formal polite form used when something is prepared or becomes ready, and it commonly follows a noun marked with 이 or 가.

Grammar Points

-이/히/리/기- passive form: 적히다

성이 서류에 잘못 적혀 있습니다.

SUHNG-ee suh-RYOO-eh jal-MOT juh-KYUH eet-SUM-nee-dah

The family name is written incorrectly on the document.

적히다 is the passive form of 적다. It describes information being written or recorded, rather than someone writing it.

Korean Vocabulary

기록 noun
gee-ROHG record

기록에는

서류 noun
suh-RYOO document; paperwork

이 서류에

선호하다 verb
sun-HOH-hah-dah to prefer 선호했던

제가 예전에 선호했던 연락 방법

성 noun
SUHNG family name; surname

제 성이 잘못 적혀 있는 것을 확인했습니다.

수정하다 verb
soo-JUNG-hah-dah to correct; to revise 수정해

서류를 수정해 드릴 수 있습니다.

신분증 noun
shin-boon-jung identification; ID

신분증을 보여 주시면

연락 방법 phrase
yuhl-lak bang-buhp contact method

선호했던 연락 방법

예약 noun
yeh-YAK appointment; reservation

예약 전에

예전에 adv
yeh-JUN-eh formerly; in the past

제가 예전에 선호했던

잘못 adv
jal-MOT incorrectly; wrongly

잘못 적혀 있는

적히다 verb
juh-KEE-dah to be written; to be recorded 적혀

성이 잘못 적혀 있는

확인하다 verb
hwa-GEEN-hah-dah to check; to notice 확인했습니다

것을 확인했습니다

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Do I need to sign the corrected form again?

Show Answer수정된 서류에 다시 서명해야 하나요?

Please sign at the bottom after I make the changes.

Show Answer제가 수정한 후에 아래쪽에 서명해 주세요.

I am relieved we caught this before the appointment.

Show Answer예약 전에 이 문제를 발견해서 다행입니다.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to check; to notice

Show Answer확인했습니다

to prefer

Show Answer선호했던

to correct; to revise

Show Answer수정해

formerly; in the past

Show Answer예전에