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1. 이 업데이트 회의를 짧게 진행하고 안건을 하나씩 처리합시다.

   Let's keep this update meeting short and work through the agenda.

   이

   this

   업데이트

   update

   회의

   meeting

   짧게

   briefly; in a short way

   진행하고

   conduct and

   안건

   agenda item

   하나씩

   one by one

   처리합시다

   let’s handle it

   More detail

   이 means “this” here and identifies the update meeting as the one being referred to. Korean demonstratives distinguish proximity or discourse reference: 이 is “this,” while 그 and 저 can refer to “that” in different contexts. In this sentence, 이 modifies the following noun phrase 업데이트 회의. 업데이트 is a noun meaning “update.” It is a commonly used loanword in Korean and can refer to an update itself or, in a compound such as 업데이트 회의, a meeting about updates. Example: 업데이트 일정이 바뀌었습니다. — “The update schedule changed.” 회의 is the noun “meeting.” With the object marker in 업데이트 회의를, it is the thing being conducted. Example: 회의를 시작합니다. — “We are starting the meeting.” 짧게 is the adverbial form of 짧다, “to be short.” The form 짧게 describes how an action is carried out, so 회의를 짧게 진행하다 means to conduct the meeting briefly or keep it short. The adjective itself is 짧다; 짧게 is not the base form. Example: 설명을 짧게 해 주세요. — “Please keep the explanation brief.” 진행하고 comes from 진행하다, “to conduct, proceed with,” plus the connective ending -고. With 회의를 as its object, 진행하다 means “conduct or run a meeting.” Here -고 links this action to the following action: conduct the meeting briefly and then handle the agenda items. Example: 먼저 회의를 진행하고 결과를 정리합시다. — “Let’s conduct the meeting first and organize the results.” 안건 is a noun meaning an agenda item or topic for discussion. In 안건을 하나씩, the context presents the agenda items as units to be handled one at a time. Example: 다음 안건을 논의합시다. — “Let’s discuss the next agenda item.” 하나씩 expresses a distributive pattern: 하나 means “one,” and -씩 means “each” or “at a time.” Thus, it means “one by one,” rather than treating all the items together. Example: 문제를 하나씩 풀어 봅시다. — “Let’s solve the problems one by one.” 처리합시다 combines 처리하다, “to handle or process,” with -ㅂ시다, a polite proposal ending meaning “let’s ….” The understood subject is the speaker together with the listener or group, as reflected by “let’s.” With 안건을 as its object, 처리하다 means to deal with or work through an agenda item. Example: 이 문제를 처리합시다. — “Let’s handle this problem.” The sentence first marks 이 업데이트 회의 as the object of 진행하다, and 짧게 specifies that the meeting should be conducted briefly. 진행하고 then connects that action with 안건을 하나씩 처리합시다: the group should handle the agenda items one by one. Together, the utterance means, “Let’s keep this update meeting short and work through the agenda.”

2. 제가 디자인 작업의 진행 상황부터 말씀드리겠습니다.

   I can start with progress on the design task.

   제가

   I (subject)

   디자인

   design

   작업

   task; work

   진행 상황

   progress; current status

   부터

   starting with; from

   말씀드리겠습니다

   I will tell you; let me explain

   More detail

   제가 is the first-person subject form: 저 (“I,” in a humble/polite form) + 가, the subject marker. It identifies the speaker as the person who will explain. A reusable example is 제가 먼저 말씀드리겠습니다. — “I’ll speak first.” 디자인 means “design.” It is a noun used here to specify the type of 작업 that follows. 작업 means “work” or “task”; together, 디자인 작업 means “design work” or “the design task.” The following 의 links this phrase to 진행 상황, giving the relation “the progress of the design task.” 진행 상황 means “progress” or “current status.” 진행 concerns something moving forward or being carried out, while 상황 means a situation or state; the fixed expression commonly refers to how work is progressing. For example, 진행 상황을 확인했습니다. means “I checked the progress.” 부터 marks the starting point of an order or scope: “starting with” or “first, regarding.” Here it attaches to 디자인 작업의 진행 상황, so that topic is presented first rather than necessarily being the only topic. A reusable example is 이 문제부터 해결합시다. — “Let’s solve this problem first.” 말씀드리겠습니다 is a formal, polite form meaning “I will tell you” or “I will explain it to you.” The base expression 말씀드리다 is a humble expression for conveying something to another person; 말씀 is the honorific noun used for someone’s speech, and 드리다 presents the action humbly toward the listener. The ending -겠습니다 presents the speaker’s intention or a formal commitment, so this form has the effect “I will explain.” For example, 자세히 말씀드리겠습니다. means “I will explain in detail.” Putting the parts together, 제가 marks the speaker as the subject; 디자인 작업의 진행 상황 identifies the topic; 부터 says to begin with that topic; and 말씀드리겠습니다 gives a formal, humble statement of intention to explain it. The whole utterance therefore means, “I can start with progress on the design task,” with a formal meeting-style tone.

3. 그다음에는 일정에 영향을 줄 수 있는 문제가 있으면 말씀해 주세요.

   After that, please mention any blockers that could affect the timeline.

   그다음에는

   after that

   일정

   schedule; timeline

   영향을 줄 수 있는

   that could affect

   문제

   problem; blocker

   있으면

   if there is/are

   말씀해 주세요

   please mention

   More detail

   그다음에는 means “after that” here. 그다음 is a time expression meaning “then” or “after that,” and -에는 combines the topic marker -는 with the location/time particle -에. It sets the time frame: “as for what happens after that.” Example: 그다음에는 쉬어요. — “After that, I rest.” 일정 means a schedule or timeline. It is a noun, so it can be used with particles such as 일정이 when it is the subject or 일정에 when it is the destination or area affected. In this sentence, 일정에 means “to/on the schedule or timeline.” 영향을 줄 수 있는 is a modifier meaning “that could affect.” The noun 영향 means “influence” or “impact,” and 영향을 주다 is the reusable expression “to have an effect on” something. Here 줄 is the form of 주다 used before 수 있다; -을 수 있다 expresses possibility or ability, so 영향을 줄 수 있다 means “can/could have an effect.” The ending -는 turns the clause into a modifier before the noun 문제: 일정에 영향을 줄 수 있는 문제 means “a problem that could affect the timeline.” Example: 이 변경은 일정에 영향을 줄 수 있어요. — “This change could affect the schedule.” 문제 means “problem.” In this context, the fixed translation makes it a blocker: a problem that may interfere with the timeline. 문제 can also be used more generally for an issue or difficulty. Example: 문제가 있어요. — “There is a problem.” 있으면 means “if there is/are.” It comes from 있다, “to exist” or “to be present,” with the conditional ending -으면. The form does not itself specify a number; the surrounding noun phrase supplies what is present. Here 문제가 있으면 means “if there is a problem.” Example: 시간이 있으면 확인해 주세요. — “If you have time, please check it.” 말씀해 주세요 is a polite request meaning “please mention it” or “please let me know.” 말씀하다 is the honorific form related to “speak/say,” and -아/어 주세요 asks someone to do an action for the speaker. In this sentence, the requested action is reporting the relevant problem; the object is understood from the preceding phrase rather than repeated. Example: 변경 사항을 말씀해 주세요. — “Please let me know the changes.” Together, 그다음에는 establishes the later time, and 일정에 영향을 줄 수 있는 문제 identifies problems with the potential to affect the timeline. 있으면 makes that condition, and 말씀해 주세요 politely asks the listener to mention any such problems. The whole utterance therefore means: “After that, please mention any blockers that could affect the timeline.”

4. 가장 큰 문제는 법무팀의 승인을 기다리고 있다는 점입니다.

   The main blocker is waiting for approval from the legal team.

   가장 큰

   the biggest; main

   문제

   problem; blocker

   법무팀

   legal team

   승인을

   approval

   기다리고

   waiting for

   있다는 점입니다

   the point is that ...

   More detail

   가장 큰 means “the biggest” or, in this business context, “the main.” 가장 marks the highest degree, and 큰 is the attributive form of 크다 (“to be big”). The form 큰 modifies the noun that follows; it is not the base form. For example, 가장 큰 문제 means “the biggest problem.” 문제 means “problem.” In this sentence, the fixed translation and the surrounding context support the specialized meaning “blocker”: the problem is something holding up progress. 문제 can also mean a problem in a more general sense, but this sentence uses it as the central obstacle. 법무팀 means “legal team.” The 의 in 법무팀의 links this noun to what follows, giving the pattern “the legal team’s approval” or “approval from the legal team.” The noun itself is a useful compound: 법무 relates to legal affairs and 팀 means “team.” 승인을 means “approval” as the object of the following verb. 승인 is the noun “approval,” and 을 marks it as the object. The form does not mean that an approval has already been granted; it identifies what is being waited for. 승인을 기다리다 is a reusable pattern meaning “to wait for approval.” 기다리고 comes from 기다리다, “to wait,” combined with -고 있다. Here -고 있다 presents the waiting as an ongoing situation: 기다리고 있다 means “is waiting.” The -고 form connects the lexical verb to 있다; it is not a separate meaning of “wait.” 있다는 점입니다 packages the preceding ongoing situation as “the point is that …” or “the fact is that …” The quoted form contains 있다 with -다는, which turns the statement into content being identified, followed by 점 (“point” or “aspect”) and the formal polite copula 입니다 (“is”). This construction is useful for stating what the significant issue or fact is: [statement]다는 점입니다 = “the point is that [statement].” Putting the parts together, 가장 큰 문제는 sets up the main problem, 법무팀의 승인을 identifies approval from the legal team as the object of waiting, and 기다리고 있다는 점입니다 states that the relevant fact is that this waiting is ongoing. Thus the whole utterance means: “The main blocker is waiting for approval from the legal team.”

5. 이 통화 후에 누가 법무팀에 후속 연락을 해야 할까요?

   Who should follow up with them after this call?

   통화

   call

   후에

   after

   누가

   who

   법무팀에

   to the legal team

   후속 연락을

   follow-up contact

   해야 할까요

   should [someone] do it?

   More detail

   통화 is a noun meaning “call” here, specifically the call being used as the time reference. A useful pattern is N 후에, “after N,” as in the example 회의 후에 이메일을 보냈어요. — “I sent an email after the meeting.” 후에 is the time expression “after.” It follows a noun or noun phrase; it is not part of the noun 통화. Together, 통화 후에 means “after the call.” 누가 means “who” as the subject of the question. It is the contracted form of 누구 (“who”) plus the subject particle 가: 누구 + 가 → 누가. Compare the object form 누구를, “whom/who(m) as the object.” In this sentence, the unknown person is the one responsible for the action. 법무팀에 means “to the legal team.” 법무팀 is the noun “legal team,” and 에 marks the destination or recipient of an action such as contacting someone. The supplied translation’s “them” is understood here as the legal team identified in the sentence and context. 후속 연락을 means “follow-up contact” as the object of the following action. 후속 describes something that comes afterward, and 연락 means contact or communication; together, 후속 연락 is a useful noun phrase for “follow-up contact.” The object particle 을 marks it as what is done. Korean commonly uses the pattern 후속 연락을 하다, literally “to do follow-up contact,” meaning “to follow up.” 해야 할까요 asks whether someone should do something, in a polite, tentative question. It is built from 하다 (“to do”) with the obligation or necessity form 해야 하다, followed by -ㄹ까요?, which asks for a decision, suggestion, or responsible person in context. Here 해야 할까요? means “should [someone] do it?” rather than asserting that the action definitely must happen. Putting the parts together: 통화 후에 sets the time, 누가 asks for the responsible person, 법무팀에 identifies the recipient, and 후속 연락을 해야 할까요? asks who should carry out the follow-up. The complete meaning is “Who should follow up with the legal team after this call?” This is a polite way to ask who is expected or best placed to take that action.

6. 제가 할 수 있지만, 먼저 최신 문서 버전이 필요합니다.

   I can do it, but I need the latest document version first.

   제가

   I (subject)

   할 수 있지만

   can do it, but

   먼저

   first

   최신

   latest

   문서

   document

   버전

   version

   필요합니다

   is needed

   More detail

   제가 means “I” as the subject. It is the first-person pronoun 저 plus the subject particle 가; 저 + 가 contracts to 제가. The subject particle 이/가 is distinct from the topic particle 은/는, which presents a topic rather than simply marking the subject. 할 수 있지만 expresses “can do it, but.” The pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 means “can [do something]”: 하다 becomes 할 before 수, and 있다 supplies the sense of possibility or ability. Here 할 is the prospective modifier form of 하다, not a separate verb meaning “will.” -지만 attached to 있다 adds contrast, so 있지만 means “but can” in this construction. The thing being done is understood from context rather than stated in this sentence. Example: 읽을 수 있지만 시간이 없습니다. — “I can read it, but I don’t have time.” 먼저 means “first” or “before anything else.” It sets the order in which the need applies. Example: 먼저 확인해 주세요. — “Please check first.” 최신 means “latest” or “most up-to-date.” It is a noun-like modifier placed directly before the noun it describes, here 문서; it is not an inflected comparative form. Example: 최신 정보 means “the latest information.” 문서 means “document.” It specifies the following noun in 문서 버전, meaning “document version.” Korean commonly places a specifying noun before the noun being specified, without an equivalent of English “of.” Example: 계약 문서 means “contract document.” 버전 means “version.” In 최신 문서 버전, it is the head noun of the phrase “the latest document version.” The subject particle 이 is attached to it in 버전이, making the version the grammatical subject of 필요합니다. 필요합니다 means “is needed” or “is necessary.” Its base form is 필요하다, “to be necessary,” and the formal polite present ending -ㅂ니다 produces 필요합니다. Korean presents the need as “the latest document version is necessary,” so 버전이 is the grammatical subject rather than the person who needs it. In the fixed translation, this is naturally rendered as “I need.” Example: 추가 정보가 필요합니다. — “I need additional information.” Together, 제가 할 수 있지만 says “I can do it, but,” and 먼저 최신 문서 버전이 필요합니다 says literally “first, the latest document version is needed.” The complete intended meaning is: “I can do it, but I need the latest document version first.”

7. 제가 오늘 누군가에게 최신 버전을 보내 달라고 하겠습니다.

   I'll ask someone to send it today.

   제가

   I

   오늘

   today

   누군가에게

   to someone

   최신

   latest

   버전

   version

   보내

   send

   달라고 하겠습니다

   will make a request

   More detail

   제가 means “I” here. It is 저 (“I,” a humble first-person form) plus the subject particle 가; 저 is used instead of the less deferential 나 in this formal sentence. The particle marks the person who will carry out the asking. 오늘 is the time adverb “today.” Korean commonly places a time expression before the main action, as here. Example: 오늘 만나요. — “Let’s meet today.” 누군가에게 means “to someone.” 누군가 is an indefinite pronoun meaning “someone,” and 에게 marks the person directed to receive a request or action. The sentence does not identify who that person is. Example: 누군가에게 물어보세요. — “Ask someone.” 최신 means “latest” and modifies the noun that follows it. It is a modifier rather than a noun that changes for number or gender. Example: 최신 정보 — “the latest information.” 버전 means “version.” Together, 최신 버전 is “the latest version.” In this sentence, the translation’s “it” refers to this version, consistent with the preceding context about needing the latest document version. 보내 is the form of 보내다, “to send,” used before the following request construction. The same verb appears in other useful forms such as 보내요 (“send[s]/am sending” in polite speech) and 보냈어요 (“sent”). Here, 보내 does not mean that the speaker is sending it; it is part of a request for another person to send it. 달라고 하겠습니다 forms a polite, formal way to say “I will ask/request that [someone] do it.” The pattern 동사-아/어 달라고 하다 reports or makes a request for an action to be done for the requester: 도와 달라고 하다 means “ask someone to help.” In this sentence, 보내 달라고 means “to ask [someone] to send it,” and 하겠습니다 is 하다 (“do/say”) with -겠- and the formal ending -습니다, expressing the speaker’s intention or commitment: “I will ask.” Putting the parts together, 제가 오늘 identifies the speaker and the time, 누군가에게 identifies the unspecified person receiving the request, and 최신 버전을 보내 달라고 하겠습니다 says that the speaker intends to ask that person to send the latest version. The whole utterance is therefore: “I’ll ask someone to send it today.”

8. 그러면 예정된 마감일까지는 그래도 끝낼 수 있을 것 같습니다.

   Then we should still be able to finish by the planned deadline.

   그러면

   then; in that case

   예정된

   planned; scheduled

   마감일

   deadline

   그래도

   still; nevertheless

   끝낼

   finish

   수 있을 것 같습니다

   seems likely to be able to

   More detail

   그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” It points to a consequence based on something already established. Example: 그러면 시작하겠습니다. — “Then I’ll begin.” 예정된 means “planned” or “scheduled” here. It comes from 예정되다 (“to be planned/scheduled”) and uses the attributive form -ㄴ to modify the following noun: 예정된 마감일 = “the planned deadline.” This is different from 예정하다, which means “to plan” and takes the planner as its subject. 마감일 means “deadline,” literally the date by which something closes or must be completed. In 마감일까지는, -까지 means “by/until,” so 마감일까지 means “by the deadline.” The added -는 sets this time limit as the topic or contrastive reference point: “as for by the deadline.” 그래도 means “still” or “nevertheless.” It signals that the result remains possible despite some circumstance that might make it doubtful. Example: 시간이 부족하지만 그래도 끝낼 수 있어요. — “There isn’t enough time, but we can still finish.” 끝낼 comes from 끝내다, “to finish something.” The form 끝낼 is the -ㄹ attributive form, used here before 수 in the pattern 끝낼 수 있다: “can finish.” 끝나다 is a different verb meaning “to end” or “to be over,” often without a person making something end. 수 있을 것 같습니다 is a formal, cautious way to say “it seems likely to be possible” or “I think [someone] will be able to.” The pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 expresses ability or possibility; 끝낼 수 있다 is “can finish.” Changing 있다 to 있을 것 같다 presents that possibility as an expectation rather than a firm statement. Here, 것 같습니다 makes the speaker’s prediction cautious; it does not change the action itself. Together, 예정된 마감일까지는 establishes “by the planned deadline,” 그래도 adds “still,” and 끝낼 수 있을 것 같습니다 expresses a cautious prediction of being able to finish. The whole utterance therefore means: “Then we should still be able to finish by the planned deadline.”

9. 회의가 끝난 후에 결정 사항을 글로 정리해서 보내겠습니다.

   After the meeting, I'll send a written summary of the decisions.

   회의

   meeting

   끝난 후에

   after it ends

   결정 사항

   decisions

   글로

   in writing

   정리해서

   organize and then

   보내겠습니다

   will send

   More detail

   회의 means “meeting.” It is a noun and can be used in many compounds or simple sentences: 회의가 시작됐어요 means “The meeting started.” In the fixed sentence, 회의가 marks the meeting as the subject of the following clause. 끝난 후에 means “after it ends.” 끝나다 is the base verb “to end”; 끝난 is its form used before a noun, here before 후 (“after”). 후에 expresses a time after an event. The construction 동사-(으)ㄴ 후에 is reusable: 수업이 끝난 후에 만나요 means “Let’s meet after class ends.” 결정 사항 means “decisions” or “decision items.” 결정 refers to a decision, while 사항 means a matter or item under consideration. Together, the phrase identifies the decisions being summarized, rather than simply the act of deciding. 글로 means “in writing.” 글 means written text or writing, and -로 marks the medium or means used for an action. For example, 글로 설명해 주세요 means “Please explain it in writing.” 정리해서 comes from 정리하다, “to organize” or “to summarize.” The form 정리해서 combines the verb with -해서, which links this action to the next one: “organize/summarize and then.” In this sentence, the decisions are put into a clear written summary before they are sent. 자료를 정리해서 보냈어요 means “I organized the materials and sent them.” 보내겠습니다 comes from 보내다, “to send.” The ending -겠- here expresses the speaker’s intention or commitment, and -습니다 makes the statement formally polite. Thus, 보내겠습니다 is a formal “I will send it.” The Korean verb does not state the subject in the ending; the fixed translation supplies the intended speaker as “I.” Together, 회의가 끝난 후에 sets the time, 결정 사항을 글로 정리해서 says that the decisions will be organized in writing, and 보내겠습니다 states the speaker’s intention to send the result. The whole utterance means: “After the meeting, I’ll send a written summary of the decisions.”

10. 그러면 모두가 다음 단계가 무엇인지 분명히 알 수 있을 것입니다.

    That will help everyone stay clear on the next steps.

    그러면

    then; in that case

    모두가

    everyone

    다음

    next

    단계

    step; stage

    무엇인지

    what it is

    분명히

    clearly

    알

    know

    수 있을 것입니다

    will be able to

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    그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” It connects this sentence to the preceding situation: after the written summary is sent, the stated result is expected to follow. In other contexts, it can introduce a consequence after a condition. 모두가 means “everyone” as the subject of the main clause. 모두 means “everyone/all,” and 가 marks the subject. The form does not itself specify a particular number beyond the collective meaning supplied by “everyone.” 다음 means “next” and modifies 단계, “step” or “stage.” It is a useful modifier before a noun: 다음 단계 = “the next step.” The noun 단계 is separate and can also refer to a stage in a process. 무엇인지 introduces an embedded question meaning “what it is” or, here, “what the next step is.” The -인지 form is used with the copula meaning “be” to package a question inside a larger clause. A reusable pattern is [명사]이/가 무엇인지 알다, “to know what [a noun] is.” 분명히 means “clearly.” It is the adverbial form used to describe how clearly someone knows or understands something. The related adjective 분명하다 means “to be clear.” 알 comes from 알다, “to know.” In this sentence it is the form used before 수 in 알 수 있다: the verb stem ends in ㄹ, and the modifier ending -(으)ㄹ appears as -ㄹ, so the surface form is 알. The pattern -을/ㄹ 수 있다 expresses ability or possibility, meaning “can” or “be able to.” 수 있을 것입니다 completes the ability construction and gives it a future or expected formal meaning. -을/ㄹ 수 있다 means “can/be able to,” while -을/ㄹ 것입니다 commonly presents a future expectation or prediction in a formal style. Thus 알 수 있을 것입니다 means “will be able to know” or, more naturally in this context, “will be able to be clear about.” Together, 다음 단계가 무엇인지 is the embedded content—“what the next step is”—and 분명히 알 수 있을 것입니다 says that everyone will be able to know it clearly. With 그러면 and the subject 모두가, the whole utterance means: “Then everyone will be able to stay clear on what the next step is,” matching the supplied translation’s context-sensitive “next steps.”