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1. 내일 늦게 체크아웃해도 될까요?

   Could I request a late checkout tomorrow?

   내일

   tomorrow

   늦게

   late

   체크아웃해도 될까요?

   Could I check out?

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   내일 means “tomorrow,” the day after today. It is a time adverb and can be placed at the beginning of a sentence to set when an action is intended. Example: 내일 만나요. — “Let’s meet tomorrow.” 늦게 means “late” here, describing the timing of checking out. It is the adverbial form of 늦다 (“to be late” or “to be late in time”): 늦다 → 늦게. The adjective-like form 늦은 is used before a noun, as in 늦은 시간 (“a late time”), while 늦게 modifies an action. 체크아웃해도 될까요? is a polite permission question. 체크아웃하다 means “to check out”; in this sentence, 체크아웃해도 uses the pattern -아/어도 되다, meaning “it is okay to do …” or “may I do …?” The 해도 form comes from 하다 in this pattern. 될까요? is the polite question form of 되다 (“to be okay” or “to be allowed”), making the request gentle and suitable for asking permission. This construction asks whether the speaker is allowed to perform the action; it does not itself state that permission has been granted. Together, 내일 sets the time, 늦게 specifies that the checkout will be late, and 체크아웃해도 될까요? asks for permission. The full utterance therefore means, “Could I request a late checkout tomorrow?”

2. 가능한지 확인해 볼게요. 몇 시에 나가고 싶으세요?

   I can check availability. What time were you hoping to leave?

   가능한지

   whether it is possible

   확인해 볼게요

   I’ll check

   몇 시에

   at what time

   나가고 싶으세요

   would you like to leave

   More detail

   가능한지 comes from 가능하다, “to be possible.” The ending -ㄴ지 turns this descriptive form into an embedded question meaning “whether it is possible.” In this sentence, it is the thing being checked. Example: 가능한지 알아볼게요. — “I’ll find out whether it’s possible.” 확인해 볼게요 combines 확인하다 (“to check”) with -아/어 보다 (“to try doing” or “to see by doing”) and -ㄹ게요, which expresses the speaker’s willing intention or promise. 확인해 is the form of 확인하다 before the following auxiliary 보다; 볼게요 is 보다 plus -ㄹ게요. Here the combination naturally means “I’ll check.” Example: 시간을 확인해 볼게요. — “I’ll check the time.” 몇 시에 asks for a time. 몇 means “which/how many” in a question, 시 is the counter for clock hours, and -에 marks the time at which something happens. Together, the phrase means “at what time.” Example: 몇 시에 만나요? — “What time shall we meet?” 나가고 싶으세요 is built from 나가다 (“to go out” or “to leave”) and -고 싶다 (“to want to do”). In this context, 나가다 means “leave,” and 나가고 싶다 means “want to leave.” The ending -으세요 makes the question polite and respectful toward the listener: 나가고 싶으세요? — “Would you like to leave?” The desire construction uses the subject’s desired action; in a question addressed to the listener, that subject is understood to be the listener. Example: 언제 출발하고 싶으세요? — “When would you like to depart?” As a whole, 가능한지 확인해 볼게요 means “I’ll check whether it is possible,” and 몇 시에 나가고 싶으세요? asks for the listener’s desired departure time. Together, the utterance naturally means: “I can check availability. What time were you hoping to leave?”

3. 오후 두 시쯤 나가고 싶었어요.

   I was hoping to leave around two in the afternoon.

   오후

   afternoon

   두 시

   two o’clock

   쯤

   around; about

   나가고

   go out; leave

   싶었어요

   wanted to

   More detail

   오후 means “afternoon” and is used before a time expression: 오후 두 시 means “two in the afternoon.” The contrasting word is 오전, “morning.” 두 시 is “two o’clock.” 두 is the native Korean number used before a counter such as 시 for hours; compare 한 시 (“one o’clock”) and 세 시 (“three o’clock”). In this sentence, the time is made approximate by the following 쯤. 쯤 means “around” or “about” and usually follows a time, amount, or place expression: 세 시쯤 means “around three o’clock.” It makes the time approximate rather than exact. 나가고 comes from the verb 나가다, “to go out” or “to leave.” The ending -고 connects this verb to the following expression, producing the reusable pattern V-고 싶다, “want to V.” Here, 나가고 itself is not the complete desire expression; 싶었어요 completes it. 싶었어요 is the polite past form of 싶다 in the pattern V-고 싶다. With a verb before it, this pattern expresses wanting to do that action. The past form V-고 싶었어요 presents the desire as something held at that past time, so 나가고 싶었어요 means “I wanted to leave” or, naturally here, “I was hoping to leave.” It does not by itself say that the speaker actually left. Compare 나가고 싶어요 (“I want to leave”) with 나가고 싶었어요 (“I wanted to leave / I was hoping to leave”). Together, 오후 두 시쯤 means “around two in the afternoon,” and 나가고 싶었어요 means “I was hoping to leave.” The complete utterance is therefore: “I was hoping to leave around two in the afternoon.”

4. 죄송하지만 객실이 모두 예약되어 있어서 늦은 체크아웃은 이용할 수 없습니다.

   I'm sorry, late checkout isn't available because the rooms are fully booked.

   죄송하지만

   I’m sorry, but

   객실

   room; guest room

   모두

   all

   예약되어 있어서

   because they are booked

   늦은

   late

   체크아웃

   checkout

   이용할 수 없습니다

   cannot use; is unavailable

   More detail

   죄송하지만 is a polite apology followed by -지만, “but.” The apology applies to the refusal or limitation that follows. -지만 connects two clauses with a contrast, as in 비싸지만 좋아요 (“It is expensive, but it is good”). 객실 means a guest room or hotel room. It is a noun; 객실이 marks it as the subject of the following description. A useful related contrast is 방, the more general everyday word for “room”; 객실 is especially suitable for a lodging context. 모두 means “all” or “the whole relevant group.” Here it applies to the rooms: all the rooms are in the booked state. Its position is before 예약되어 있어서, the description it modifies in this sentence. 예약되어 있어서 says “because [they] are booked.” The base verb is 예약되다 (“to be reserved/booked”), and 예약되어 있다 presents the resulting state as existing. The ending -어서 connects that state to a reason: 예약되어 있다 + -어서 gives 예약되어 있어서, “because they are booked.” This presents the rooms as already unavailable because reservations fill them, rather than simply describing the act of making a reservation. 늦은 means “late” here and modifies the noun that follows. It is the modifier form of 늦다 (“to be late”): 늦다 → 늦은 before a noun. For example, 늦은 기차 means “a late train.” Here the form describes the checkout as occurring later than the usual or permitted checkout time; it does not mean that the checkout itself is a person or agent who is late. 체크아웃 is the borrowed noun “checkout.” In this sentence, 늦은 체크아웃 is the noun phrase “late checkout.” The topic particle 은 presents this service as the thing whose availability is being discussed. 이용할 수 없습니다 means “is not available” in this context. Its underlying pattern is 이용하다 (“to use” or “make use of”) + -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 (“can/cannot”) + the formal polite declarative ending -습니다. Here 없다 supplies the negative meaning, while -습니다 marks the formal polite style; -습니다 itself is not a negative ending. Thus, 이용할 수 없습니다 literally expresses that it is not possible to use the service. A reusable example is 이용할 수 없습니다 for “cannot be used” or “is unavailable,” depending on what the surrounding noun refers to. Together, 죄송하지만 introduces a polite refusal, 객실이 모두 예약되어 있어서 gives the reason “because all the rooms are booked,” and 늦은 체크아웃은 이용할 수 없습니다 states that late checkout cannot be used. The complete meaning is: “I’m sorry, but late checkout isn’t available because the rooms are fully booked.”

5. 객실에서 나온 후에 제 여행 가방을 맡길 수 있을까요?

   Could I store my suitcase after I leave the room?

   객실에서

   from the room

   나온

   leave

   후에

   after

   제

   my

   여행

   travel

   가방

   suitcase

   맡길

   store or leave

   수 있을까요?

   could ...?

   More detail

   객실에서 means “from the room.” 객실 is a formal word for a room, especially a hotel guest room, and -에서 marks the place from which an action or movement occurs here. It can also mark the place where an action happens, so its exact meaning comes from the verb and context. 나온 comes from 나오다, “to come out” or “to leave.” The form 나온 is the past attributive form, used before a noun such as 후 (“after”): 나오다 → 나온 후 (“after coming out/leaving”). The sentence’s translation identifies the implicit person leaving as the speaker. 후에 means “after.” 후 is a noun meaning “afterward” or “the time after,” and -에 marks the relevant time: 동사-(으)ㄴ 후에 means “after doing something.” Thus 나온 후에 means “after leaving.” 제 means “my.” It is the commonly used shortened form of 저의, with the humble first-person form 저 (“I”) plus the possessive marker. It marks the suitcase as belonging to the speaker. 여행 means “travel” or “a trip.” Here it modifies 가방, forming 여행 가방, a compound meaning “travel bag” or “suitcase.” As a noun modifier, 여행 does not take a separate adjective ending. 가방 means “bag.” In 여행 가방, it is the head noun, while 여행 specifies the bag’s type or purpose. The phrase 제 여행 가방 therefore means “my suitcase.” 맡길 comes from 맡기다, “to leave something in someone’s care” or “to entrust something.” It is the form used before 수 in the ability pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다: 맡기다 → 맡길 수 있다 (“can leave it”). Do not confuse 맡기다 (“entrust/leave something”) with 맡다 (“take responsibility for” or “be in charge of” something). 수 있을까요? is a polite tentative question pattern. -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 expresses possibility or ability, and -을까요? makes the question gentle and tentative. In this sentence, 맡길 수 있을까요? asks whether the speaker may or can leave the suitcase there; it is not simply a question about whether the suitcase exists. Together, 객실에서 나온 후에 sets the time as “after I leave the room.” 제 여행 가방을 identifies the object as “my suitcase”; the object marker -을 is attached to 가방. Finally, 맡길 수 있을까요? asks politely whether it can be left in someone’s care. The whole utterance means: “Could I store my suitcase after I leave the room?”

6. 프런트 데스크에 맡기시면 됩니다.

   You can leave it at the front desk.

   프런트 데스크

   front desk

   맡기시면 됩니다

   you can leave it

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   프런트 데스크 means “front desk.” 프런트 is a Korean loanword for “front,” and 데스크 is a loanword for “desk”; together, this is the usual location phrase for a hotel’s reception desk. The particle 에 marks the place where the item is left or entrusted. 맡기시면 됩니다 is built from 맡기다 (“to leave something with someone” or “to entrust something”), the honorific marker -시-, the conditional ending -면 (“if/when”), and 됩니다 from 되다 (“to be acceptable” or “to work”). The observed form is polite and respectful toward the listener. Literally, it has the structure “if you leave it, that is acceptable,” which is a common Korean way to say that someone may or can do something. 맡기다 is different from simply putting an object somewhere: it presents the object as being left in another person’s care. For example, 짐을 프런트에 맡겨요. means “I leave my luggage at the front desk.” In the fixed sentence, the item is omitted because it is understood from the situation; the translation identifies it as “it,” and the preceding context concerns storing a suitcase. The whole sentence combines the destination phrase 프런트 데스크에 (“at the front desk”) with the polite permission/possibility pattern 맡기시면 됩니다 (“you can leave it”). Thus, it means: “You can leave it at the front desk.”

7. 그럼 일반적으로 체크아웃하고 여행 가방을 맡길게요.

   In that case, I'll check out normally and store my suitcase.

   그럼

   in that case

   일반적으로

   normally

   체크아웃하고

   check out and

   여행 가방

   suitcase

   맡길게요

   I’ll leave it

   More detail

   그럼 is a connective meaning “in that case” or “then.” It links this decision to the situation already established. A reusable pattern is 그럼 + statement: “Then/in that case, …” 일반적으로 is an adverb meaning “normally” or “generally.” It describes the manner of checking out here. The related adjective 일반적이다 means “to be general/typical,” while 일반적으로 is the adverbial form used to modify an action or statement. 체크아웃하고 contains the borrowed verb 체크아웃하다, “to check out,” followed by -고. -고 connects this action to the next one, giving “check out and …”; it does not itself mark past tense. For example, 숙소를 체크아웃하고 공항에 갔어요 means “I checked out of the accommodation and went to the airport.” 여행 가방 is a noun compound meaning “travel bag” or “suitcase.” 여행 means “travel” and 가방 means “bag,” but together they name the luggage item. The space is part of the written form, so it is treated as a two-word compound rather than one fused word. 맡길게요 comes from 맡기다, “to entrust” or “leave something in someone’s care,” with -ㄹ게요. The form -ㄹ게요 expresses the speaker’s intention or commitment in a polite way: 맡길게요 means “I’ll leave it with you” or, in this sentence, “I’ll store it.” The object is understood from the preceding 여행 가방; the form itself does not identify a separate object. Compare 맡겨요, a present-tense/polite form meaning “I leave it” or “Please leave it,” depending on context; 맡길게요 specifically presents the speaker’s intended action. Together, 일반적으로 체크아웃하고 means “check out normally and,” while 여행 가방을 맡길게요 means “I’ll leave my suitcase in your care.” 을 marks 여행 가방 as the object of 맡길게요. With 그럼 at the beginning, the whole utterance means: “In that case, I’ll check out normally and store my suitcase.”

8. 돌아오실 때까지 데스크 뒤에 보관해 드리겠습니다.

   We'll keep it behind the desk until you return.

   돌아오실

   return

   때까지

   until

   데스크

   desk

   뒤에

   behind

   보관해 드리겠습니다

   will keep it for you

   More detail

   돌아오실 comes from 돌아오다, “to return” or “to come back.” The form contains the honorific marker -시-, used here for the person being addressed, plus the modifier ending -ㄹ before 때까지. In this sentence, it means “you return,” with respectful treatment of the addressee. A reusable pattern is 동사 어간 + -(으)실 때 for “when [someone respectfully] does …”; here -ㄹ combines with 때까지 to make “until ….” 때까지 means “until,” literally marking a time limit: 때 is “time/occasion,” and 까지 marks the endpoint. For example, 내일 아침까지 기다릴게요 means “I’ll wait until tomorrow morning.” 데스크 is a loanword meaning “desk,” especially a service or reception desk in this setting. It functions as a noun. 뒤에 means “behind/at the back of”; 뒤 is “back,” and the location particle -에 marks the place where something is located. For example, 가방은 의자 뒤에 있어요 means “The bag is behind the chair.” 보관해 드리겠습니다 is a polite service construction meaning “will keep it for you.” 보관하다 means “to store” or “to keep in safekeeping,” and its -해 form connects it to 드리다. Here 드리다 is the humble service-giving form of 주다, so -아/어 드리다 presents the action as something done for the other person. -겠습니다 adds a polite prospective commitment or intention: 보관해 드리겠습니다 is “I will keep it for you.” The object is omitted in Korean; with the supplied context and translation, it is the item being entrusted, namely the suitcase. Together, 돌아오실 때까지 sets the endpoint “until you return,” 데스크 뒤에 gives the storage location “behind the desk,” and 보관해 드리겠습니다 states the respectful service commitment. The whole utterance therefore means: “We’ll keep it behind the desk until you return.”

9. 여행 가방에 보관증이나 라벨이 필요한가요?

   Do I need a ticket or label for it?

   여행 가방

   travel bag

   보관증

   storage ticket

   이나

   or

   라벨

   label

   필요한가요?

   is it needed?

   More detail

   여행 가방 means “travel bag” here. It is a noun-noun combination: 여행 means “travel,” and 가방 means “bag.” Korean commonly places a noun before another noun to specify its type or purpose, as in 여행 가방. Example: 작은 가방 means “a small bag,” using an adjective instead of a noun modifier. 보관증 means “storage ticket” or “storage receipt.” It is a compound noun referring to a document or ticket connected with storing an item. The word 증 appears in useful nouns for documents or proof, such as 학생증 (“student ID”) and 영수증 (“receipt”), but these are separate vocabulary items rather than forms of 보관증. 이나 means “or” after a noun. It is the form used after a noun ending in a consonant; after a noun ending in a vowel, Korean normally uses 나. Thus 보관증이나 라벨 means “a storage ticket or a label.” The following item does not need to repeat the conjunction. 라벨 means “label.” This is a noun borrowed into Korean and is useful for an identifying label attached to an item. Example: 가방에 라벨을 붙이세요. means “Attach a label to the bag.” 필요한가요? asks whether something is needed or necessary. Its base adjective is 필요하다 (“to be necessary / needed”); in this question, it appears as 필요한가요?. The ending -ㄴ가요? forms a polite question about a state or fact. This form does not itself specify who needs the item; the context supplies that relationship. Compare 필요해요?, another polite way to ask “Is it needed?” Together, 여행 가방에 identifies the travel bag in relation to the question. Here 에 marks the item or place associated with what is being stored or handled, and the fixed translation identifies the intended referent as “it,” the bag. 보관증이나 라벨 supplies the alternatives being asked about, and 필요한가요? asks whether they are needed. The whole utterance therefore means: “Do I need a storage ticket or label for it?”

10. 맡기실 때 수하물 태그를 드리겠습니다.

    We'll give you a luggage tag when you drop it off.

    맡기실 때

    when you drop it off

    수하물

    luggage

    태그

    tag

    드리겠습니다

    will give you

    More detail

    맡기실 때 means “when you leave it/check it in.” The base verb is 맡기다, “to entrust, leave, or check in.” Here -시- is the honorific marker for the person being addressed, and -(으)ㄹ 때 means “when …”. The form is 맡기실 때: the stem 맡기- ends in a vowel, so the honorific form uses -시- and the following time ending is -ㄹ 때. The item being left is understood from the translation and context, without needing to be stated again. Example: 짐을 맡기실 때 여권을 보여 주세요. — “When you check in your luggage, please show your passport.” This reuses V-(으)실 때 for a respectful “when you …” clause. 수하물 is “luggage” or “baggage.” It is a noun used especially in travel and transport contexts. In this sentence it identifies what the tag is for; it is not the object being given. 태그 is the loanword “tag.” The noun can be combined with another noun to specify its type, as in 수하물 태그, “luggage tag.” 드리겠습니다 means “will give you” here. Its base verb is the humble 드리다, “to give” when the recipient is treated respectfully; the ordinary verb is 주다. -겠- presents a future intention or commitment, and -습니다 adds formal politeness. The speaker is the understood subject, while the recipient is the person addressed. Example: 영수증을 드리겠습니다. — “I will give you the receipt.” This shows the reusable pattern N을/를 드리겠습니다, meaning “I will give you N” in a formal service interaction. Putting the parts together, 맡기실 때 sets the time, 수하물 태그 names the item, and 드리겠습니다 states the speaker’s courteous commitment. The whole utterance means: “We’ll give you a luggage tag when you drop it off.”