Requesting a late checkout | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: At a hotel front desk, a guest asks for late checkout, then arranges suitcase storage when late checkout is unavailable..

EN → KO / Level: B1

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Dialogue

A

내일 늦게 체크아웃해도 될까요?

neh-IL neut-KKEH cheh-kuh-OWT-heh-doh dwel-KKAH-yoh? Could I request a late checkout tomorrow?
B

가능한지 확인해 볼게요. 몇 시에 나가고 싶으세요?

gah-NEUNG-hahn-jee hwah-GEEN-heh BOHL-KKEH-yoh. myut-SSEE-eh nah-gah-goh shee-puh-SEH-yoh? I can check availability. What time were you hoping to leave?
A

오후 두 시쯤 나가고 싶었어요.

oh-HOO doo SHEE-jjeum nah-gah-goh shee-PUHT-suh-yoh. I was hoping to leave around two in the afternoon.
B

죄송하지만 객실이 모두 예약되어 있어서 늦은 체크아웃은 이용할 수 없습니다.

jweh-SONG-hah-jee-MAHN gek-SSHEEL-ee moh-DOO yeh-YAHK-tweh-uh iss-uh-SUH neut-JEUN cheh-kuh-OWT-eun ee-yong-hahl soo UHM-seum-nee-dah. I'm sorry, late checkout isn't available because the rooms are fully booked.
A

객실에서 나온 후에 제 여행 가방을 맡길 수 있을까요?

gek-SSHEEL-eh-suh nah-ohn hoo-eh jeh yuh-HENG gah-BANG-eul maht-KKEEL soo iss-eul-KKAH-yoh? Could I store my suitcase after I leave the room?
B

프런트 데스크에 맡기시면 됩니다.

puh-RUN-tuh DEH-suh-kuh-eh maht-KKEE-shee-myun DWEM-nee-dah. You can leave it at the front desk.
A

그럼 일반적으로 체크아웃하고 여행 가방을 맡길게요.

guh-RUHM eel-bahn-juh-GUH-roh cheh-kuh-OWT-hah-goh yuh-HENG gah-BANG-eul maht-KKEEL-geh-yoh. In that case, I'll check out normally and store my suitcase.
B

돌아오실 때까지 데스크 뒤에 보관해 드리겠습니다.

doh-rah-oh-SHEEL ttae-KKAH-jee DEH-suh-kuh dwwee-eh boh-gwan-heh tuh-REE-geh-ssum-nee-dah. We'll keep it behind the desk until you return.
A

여행 가방에 보관증이나 라벨이 필요한가요?

yuh-HENG gah-BANG-eh boh-gwan-JJEUNG-ee-nah rah-BEL-ee pee-ryoh-hahn-gah-yoh? Do I need a ticket or label for it?
B

맡기실 때 수하물 태그를 드리겠습니다.

maht-KKEE-sheel ttae soo-hah-MOOL TAE-guhl tuh-REE-geh-ssum-nee-dah. We'll give you a luggage tag when you drop it off.

Word by Word

내일 '내일' means tomorrow here and sets the requested checkout day. It commonly comes before a time or event when specifying which day something will happen. Use it when telling hotel staff or another person about a plan for the next day.
늦게 '늦게' means late or at a later time here and modifies the checkout action. It describes doing something later than usual. Use it when making a request about timing.
체크아웃해도 '체크아웃해도' means checking out in a form used to ask whether the action is allowed. It connects the checkout action to the permission question completed by '될까요'. Use this type of form when asking if an action is okay.
될까요 '될까요' asks whether something would be okay or possible, completing the polite request about checkout. It seeks the listener's permission or approval. Use it in respectful questions when asking staff to allow an arrangement.
가능한지 '가능한지' means whether something is possible or available here. It turns that question into the matter the speaker will check. Use it when asking someone to confirm whether an option can be provided.
확인해 '확인해' means check or confirm here and introduces the action the staff member offers to perform. It connects the availability question with '볼게요'. Use it when saying that you will check information or a condition.
볼게요 '볼게요' means I'll check in this context rather than simply meaning see. It politely expresses the speaker's intention to handle the preceding check. Use it when taking responsibility for a small task for the listener.
'몇' asks for a number, and here it asks which time when combined with '시에'. It comes before something that is being counted or measured. Use it when asking for a specific time or amount.
시에 '시에' marks the clock time at which the guest wants to leave. In this question, it follows '몇' and means at what hour or time. Use it after a time expression when saying when an event occurs.
나가고 '나가고' means leave or go out here and connects that action to '싶으세요'. It describes leaving in the hotel context. Use this connecting form when one action is followed by another expression about a plan or desire.
싶으세요 '싶으세요' politely asks what the listener wants or hopes to do, here asking when the guest wants to leave. It is directed respectfully at the guest. Use it in service conversations when asking about a customer's preference.
오후 '오후' means afternoon and specifies the part of the day for '두 시쯤'. It comes before a clock time. Use it with a time when you need to clarify that it is after noon.
'두' means two in the form used before the time counter '시'. It identifies the requested hour. Use this number form before a counting word or time counter.
시쯤 '시쯤' means around the stated hour, combining the time unit with an approximate-time meaning. Here it makes '두' an approximate time rather than an exact one. Use it after a time expression when the exact time is not necessary.
싶었어요 '싶었어요' means wanted or hoped here and reports the guest's hoped-for departure time. The form presents the wish as something the speaker had in mind when making the request. Use it when explaining what you had hoped or intended.
죄송하지만 '죄송하지만' means I'm sorry, but and politely introduces disappointing information. Here it softens the refusal of the late checkout request. Use it before explaining a limitation or giving a negative answer to a guest.
객실이 '객실이' means the room or rooms as the subject of the reason clause. The marker '이' identifies the rooms as having the booking condition. Use this kind of subject-marked noun when explaining what has a particular state.
모두 '모두' means all here and refers to every room without exception. It gives the scope of the booking condition applied to '객실이'. Use it when making clear that an entire group is included.
예약되어 '예약되어' presents the rooms as reserved or booked and connects that condition to the reason that follows. It describes the booking status of the rooms. Use it when explaining that a room, seat, or other place has already been booked.
있어서 '있어서' means because the stated condition exists here and links the booked-room condition to the service's unavailability. It gives the reason for the following statement. Use it after a condition when explaining why something cannot be offered.
늦은 '늦은' means late and modifies the noun '체크아웃은'. It describes checkout at a later-than-usual time. Use this modifying form before a noun when describing a late timing or event.
체크아웃은 '체크아웃은' sets late checkout as the topic of the statement about availability. The marker '은' identifies the service currently being discussed. Use a topic-marked expression when stating information about a particular service or option.
이용할 '이용할' means use or access here and comes before '수' in the possibility expression. Together with the rest of that expression, it describes whether the late checkout service can be used. Use this position when discussing whether a service or facility is available for use.
'수' expresses possibility in the exact phrase '이용할 수 없습니다'. The whole phrase means that late checkout cannot be used, while '수' marks the possibility part of the expression. Use it after an action when saying whether that action is possible.
없습니다 '없습니다' means is not available here and completes the negative possibility expression. It states that the late checkout option cannot be provided. Use it in polite formal language when an option, service, or resource is unavailable.
객실에서 '객실에서' means from the room here and marks the room as the place from which the guest leaves. The marker '에서' identifies the location or starting point of the action. Use it after a place when describing an action that happens there or begins there.
나온 '나온' means having come out or left and modifies '후에'. It describes the completed departure before the suitcase is stored. Use it before a time expression when referring to what happens after an action has been completed.
후에 '후에' means after here and places suitcase storage after leaving the room. It follows the expression describing the earlier action. Use it after an action or event when setting the order of two activities.
'제' means my here and identifies the suitcase as belonging to the speaker. It is a polite possessive form used before a noun. Use it when respectfully referring to one of your own belongings.
여행 '여행' means travel or trip here and contributes the travel meaning to '여행 가방'. It identifies the type or purpose of the bag. Use it before a noun when connecting an item with travel.
가방을 '가방을' means the bag or suitcase as the object of '맡길'. The marker '을' identifies the item that the speaker wants to leave for storage. Use it after an object noun before the action performed on that object.
맡길 '맡길' means leave or entrust for storage here and comes before the possibility question. It describes what the guest wants permission to do with the suitcase. Use it when asking whether an item can be left with a person or service.
있을까요 '있을까요' asks whether something would be possible or allowed here, completing the question about leaving the suitcase. It is not asking whether the suitcase physically exists. Use it at the end of a respectful request about whether an arrangement can be made.
프런트 '프런트' refers to the front or reception area in '프런트 데스크'. Here it identifies the hotel's guest-service desk. Use it when referring to the reception point where hotel services are handled.
데스크에 '데스크에' means at or to the desk here and marks the place where the suitcase may be left. The marker '에' identifies the destination or location. Use it after a place noun when saying where something is placed or where someone goes.
맡기시면 '맡기시면' means if or when you leave it, using a polite conditional form directed at the guest. Here it introduces the condition for leaving the suitcase at the desk. Use it in respectful instructions when explaining what the customer should do.
됩니다 '됩니다' means is okay or will do here and tells the guest that leaving the suitcase at the desk is acceptable. It gives permission in polite service language. Use it after a condition when confirming that an arrangement is acceptable.
그럼 '그럼' means then or in that case and responds to the information just given. Here it introduces the guest's decision to use normal checkout and storage instead. Use it at the start of a reply when changing or confirming a plan based on what someone has said.
일반적으로 '일반적으로' means normally or in the usual way here and modifies the checkout plan. It signals that the guest will follow the standard procedure. Use it when referring to a usual process rather than a special arrangement.
체크아웃하고 '체크아웃하고' means check out and connects checkout with the following storage action. The connecting form shows that the two actions belong to the same plan. Use it when listing two actions performed by the same person.
맡길게요 '맡길게요' means I'll leave or store it here and expresses the guest's polite commitment. It confirms what the speaker will do after the staff member's instruction. Use it when agreeing to carry out an action as part of a shared arrangement.
돌아오실 '돌아오실' means return or come back in a respectful form referring to the guest. It modifies '때까지' and sets the endpoint for storage. Use it when speaking politely about a customer's future return.
때까지 '때까지' means until the time when the guest returns. It marks the endpoint of the staff's keeping the suitcase. Use it after an event or time expression when an action continues up to that point.
데스크 '데스크' means desk here and identifies the physical desk behind which the suitcase will be kept. It is used as a location reference in the storage arrangement. Use it when naming a service desk or another desk involved in an arrangement.
뒤에 '뒤에' means behind here and describes the suitcase's storage position relative to the desk. The marker '에' marks the location. Use it after a reference object when saying that something is positioned behind it.
보관해 '보관해' means store or keep here and introduces the staff's action of holding the suitcase. It connects that service action to '드리겠습니다'. Use it when describing temporary storage of an item.
드리겠습니다 '드리겠습니다' means will do or provide for you in a formal service commitment. Here it makes keeping the suitcase an action performed for the guest. Use it in service conversations when promising an action for a customer.
가방에 '가방에' identifies the suitcase as the item to which the storage ticket or label relates. The marker '에' marks the item involved in the question about what is needed. Use it after an item when asking whether something is needed for that item.
보관증이나 '보관증이나' means a storage ticket or and presents one possible item while leaving an alternative open. The ending '이나' connects the storage ticket with '라벨이' as alternatives in the question. Use it when asking whether one of two possible items or options is needed.
라벨이 '라벨이' means a label as the subject of the question about necessity. The marker '이' identifies the label as another possible required item, alongside '보관증이나'. Use this kind of subject-marked noun when asking whether a particular item is needed.
필요한가요 '필요한가요' means is it needed or required here. It asks whether a storage ticket or label is necessary for the suitcase arrangement. Use it when checking requirements at a hotel desk or another service counter.
맡기실 '맡기실' means when you leave or store it in a respectful form referring to the guest. It modifies '때' and identifies the moment when the tag will be given. Use it in polite instructions about a customer's action.
'때' means the time or occasion when here and completes the expression about dropping off the suitcase. It introduces the moment at which the staff will give the tag. Use it after an action expression when saying when another action occurs.
수하물 '수하물' means luggage or baggage here and identifies the item receiving the tag. It is a service-related term suitable for hotel, airport, or baggage-handling situations. Use it when referring to luggage in a formal service context.
태그를 '태그를' means the tag as the direct object of 'give'. The marker '를' identifies what the staff will hand to the guest when the luggage is dropped off. Use it after an item noun when that item is given, received, or handled.

Grammar Points

동사-아/어도 되다

늦게 체크아웃해도 될까요?

neut-KKEH cheh-kuh-OWT-heh-doh dwel-KKAH-yoh?

Would it be okay to check out late?

Use -아/어도 되다 to ask for or give permission to do something.

동사-(으)ㄴ/는지

늦게 체크아웃이 가능한지 확인해 볼게요.

neut-KKEH cheh-kuh-OWT-ee gah-NEUNG-hahn-jee hwah-GEEN-heh BOHL-KKEH-yoh.

I’ll check whether late checkout is possible.

Attach -(으)ㄴ지 to ask or state indirectly whether something is possible or true.

Korean Vocabulary

가능하다 adj
gah-NEUNG-hah-dah to be possible; to be available 가능한지

가능한지 확인해 볼게요.

객실 noun
gek-SSHEEL hotel room; guest room 객실이

객실이 모두 예약되어 있어서

나가다 verb
nah-GAH-dah to leave; to go out 나가고 싶으세요

몇 시에 나가고 싶으세요?

늦게 adv
neut-KKEH late; later

내일 늦게 체크아웃해도 될까요?

맡기다 verb
maht-KKEE-dah to leave something in someone's care; to store 맡길 수 있을까요

제 여행 가방을 맡길 수 있을까요?

몇 시 phrase
myut-SSEE what time 몇 시에

몇 시에 나가고 싶으세요?

모두 adv
moh-DOO all; entirely

객실이 모두 예약되어 있어서

여행 가방 noun
yuh-HENG gah-BANG suitcase; travel bag 여행 가방을

제 여행 가방을 맡길 수 있을까요?

예약되다 verb
yeh-YAHK-dweh-dah to be reserved; to be booked 예약되어 있어서

객실이 모두 예약되어 있어서

오후 noun
oh-HOO afternoon; p.m.

오후 두 시쯤 나가고 싶었어요.

체크아웃하다 verb
cheh-kuh-OWT-hah-dah to check out 체크아웃해도

내일 늦게 체크아웃해도 될까요?

확인하다 verb
hwah-GEEN-hah-dah to check; to confirm 확인해 볼게요

가능한지 확인해 볼게요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Could I request a late checkout tomorrow?

Show Answer내일 늦게 체크아웃해도 될까요?

I was hoping to leave around two in the afternoon.

Show Answer오후 두 시쯤 나가고 싶었어요.

You can leave it at the front desk.

Show Answer프런트 데스크에 맡기시면 됩니다.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to check out

Show Answer체크아웃해도

to be possible; to be available

Show Answer가능한지

afternoon; p.m.

Show Answer오후

hotel room; guest room

Show Answer객실이