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Dialogue

제가 현재 맡은 역할에서 더 명확한 직업적 성장 목표를 세우고 싶어요.

jeh-gah hyun-JEH ma-TEUN yuh-KAHL-eh-suh duh myung-HWA-kan jee-UP-jjuk sung-JAHNG mok-PYO seh-WOO-go shee-PUH-yo. I want to set clearer professional growth goals for my current role.

먼저 강점 하나와 약점 하나를 파악해 보세요.

MUHN-juh GAHNG-jjum hah-NAH-wah YAHK-jjum hah-NAH-reul pah-AH-keh boh-SEH-yo. Start by identifying one strength and one weakness.

제 강점은 업무를 정리하는 것이지만, 아이디어를 발표하는 일은 피하는 편이에요.

jeh GAHNG-jjum-eun UHM-moo-reul jung-NEE-hah-neun guh-SHEE-jee-man ah-ee-DEE-uh-reul bal-PYO-hah-neun ee-reun pee-hah-neun pyun-ee-EH-yo. My strength is organizing tasks, but I tend to avoid presenting ideas.

그렇다면 발표 능력을 키우는 것이 도움이 되겠네요.

guh-ruh-TAH-myun bal-PYO neung-NYUH-geul kee-WOO-neun guh-SHEE doh-OO-mee dweh-GEN-neh-yo. Then presentation skills would be a useful area to develop.

제가 멘토를 요청해야 할까요, 아니면 팀 회의에서 연습해야 할까요?

jeh-gah MEN-toh-reul yo-CHUHNG-heh-YAH hal-KKAH-yo, ah-nee-myun teem HWEH-ee-eh-suh yun-SEUP-heh-YAH hal-KKAH-yo. Should I ask for a mentor or practice during team meetings?

둘 다 도움이 될 수 있지만, 먼저 측정 가능한 목표 하나를 선택하세요.

dool dah doh-OO-mee dwehl soo it-JJI-man MUHN-juh chuk-JJUNG gah-NEUNG-han mok-PYO hah-NAH-reul suhn-TAEK-ha-SEH-yo. Both could help, but choose one measurable goal first.

제 첫 번째 목표는 곧 팀 회의에서 짧게 진행 상황을 공유하는 거예요.

jeh chuh meon-JJAE mok-PYO-neun goht teem HWEH-ee-eh-suh jjal-KKAE jin-HAENG sang-HWANG-eul gong-YOO-hah-neun guh-YEH-yo. My first goal will be to give a short update in a team meeting soon.

그 정도면 나중에 평가하기에 충분히 구체적이에요.

guh jung-DOH-myun nah-JOONG-eh pyung-GAH-ha-gee-eh choong-BOON-hee goo-CHEH-juh-gee-EH-yo. That is specific enough to evaluate later.

저는 자신감뿐만 아니라 명확성에 대한 피드백도 받고 싶어요.

juh-neun jah-SHIN-gahm-ppoon-man ah-nee-RAH myung-HWAK-ssung-eh deh-HAN PEE-deh-bek-do BAT-KKOH shee-PUH-yo. I also want feedback on clarity, not just confidence.

명확한 기준이 있으면 직업적 성장 목표가 더 구체적이고 실용적이 돼요.

myung-HWA-kan gee-JOON-ee ee-SSEU-myun jee-UP-jjuk sung-JAHNG mok-PYO-gah duh goo-CHEH-juh-go shee-YONG-jjuk-ee-go dweh-yo. Clear criteria make professional growth goals more concrete and practical.

Word by Word

제가 제가 means I as the subject of this sentence. Here it marks the speaker as the person who wants to set the goals. This polite self-reference is useful when stating your own plan or responsibility.

현재 현재 means currently or at present. Here it limits the role to the one the speaker has now, rather than a past or future role. It commonly appears before a situation, position, or responsibility.

맡은 맡은 identifies the role that the speaker currently handles or is responsible for. In 현재 맡은 역할, it describes the role held at present. This form can modify a noun for a duty or responsibility.

역할에서 역할에서 means in the role or position. Here it marks the area in which the speaker wants to set professional goals. It is useful when connecting an activity to a role, workplace, or situation.

더 더 means more and makes the following quality comparative. In 더 명확한, it means clearer than the goals are now. It commonly comes before an adjective when asking for or describing an increased degree.

명확한 명확한 means clear and directly describes the goals the speaker wants to set. With 더, it means clearer. This form can be placed before a goal, explanation, standard, or other noun that should be easy to understand.

직업적 직업적 means professional or related to one’s career. Here it describes growth connected with the speaker’s work. It is useful before nouns about work, development, or career goals.

성장 성장 means growth, especially development over time. Here it is part of the idea of professional growth goals. It commonly combines with words about skills, careers, or personal development.

목표를 목표를 means goal marked as the object of the action. In this dialogue, it is the goal that the speaker wants to set. This object-marked form is useful with actions such as setting, choosing, or reviewing a goal.

세우고 세우고 expresses the action of setting or establishing in 세우고 싶어요. It does not mean simply set and here; it connects the action to the speaker’s wish. This form commonly appears before an expression of wanting to do something.

싶어요 싶어요 means want to in this polite statement. It shows the speaker’s desire to set clearer goals. It is useful after an action when politely expressing a personal wish or intention.

먼저 먼저 means first or before anything else. Here it tells the listener to begin with identifying a strength and a weakness. It is useful for ordering steps in advice or instructions.

강점 강점 means strength, referring here to a work-related ability. It is one of the two areas the listener is told to identify. This noun is useful when discussing abilities, performance, or professional development.

하나와 하나와 means one and, linking one item to the next item in 강점 하나와 약점 하나. Here it introduces one strength as part of a pair. It is useful when connecting two selected things in a list.

약점 약점 means weakness or an area where someone is less strong. Here it is the second area to identify for professional growth. It commonly appears when discussing improvement needs or personal evaluation.

하나를 하나를 means one marked as the object of the action. Here it refers to one weakness that should be identified, following 약점. This form is useful when selecting or acting on one item from a group.

파악해 파악해 means identify or understand clearly in this advice. It describes finding out what the strength and weakness are. This action is useful with information, situations, abilities, and problems that need to be understood.

보세요 보세요 helps make the advice a polite suggestion to try the action in 파악해 보세요. The focus is on trying the identification process, not on looking at something. This polite suggestion is useful when recommending an action to another person.

제 제 means my in a polite first-person expression. Here it introduces the speaker’s own strength. It is useful before nouns when politely talking about something belonging to or connected with oneself.

강점은 강점은 means as for my strength, with the topic marked for the following description. Here the speaker explains what the strength is before contrasting it with a weakness. This form is useful when introducing or organizing a topic.

업무를 업무를 means work or tasks marked as the object of organizing. Here it refers to the speaker’s ability to arrange work efficiently. This form is useful with actions involving handling, arranging, or completing professional tasks.

정리하는 정리하는 means organizing or arranging and describes the activity in 정리하는 것이지만. Here it refers to organizing work. This form can describe an activity before it is discussed as a matter or ability.

것이지만 것이지만 presents the activity just mentioned as a matter and then adds a contrast: organizing work is a strength, but presenting ideas is avoided. The contrast belongs to the whole sentence, not to this form alone. This construction is useful when acknowledging one point before giving a different or limiting point.

아이디어를 아이디어를 means ideas marked as the object of presenting. Here the speaker avoids presenting ideas. This form is useful when identifying the content that someone presents, explains, or shares.

발표하는 발표하는 means presenting and describes the activity in 아이디어를 발표하는 일. Here it refers specifically to presenting ideas aloud in a work context. This form is useful before a noun that treats an action as an activity or matter.

일은 일은 means as for the activity or matter, with the activity of presenting ideas marked as the topic. Here it sets up the contrast with the speaker’s strength in organizing tasks. This form is useful for discussing an action as a task, habit, or concern.

피하는 피하는 means avoiding and describes the speaker’s behavior toward presenting ideas. It is part of the tendency expression 피하는 편이에요. This form is useful when describing something a person usually avoids.

편이에요 편이에요 means tend to or generally be the type to in this sentence. Together with 피하는, it softens the statement into a usual tendency rather than an absolute rule. This expression is useful for describing recurring personal habits or preferences.

그렇다면 그렇다면 means then or if that is the case. Here it connects the speaker’s stated weakness to the suggestion about developing presentation skills. It is useful when drawing a conclusion from information just given.

발표 발표 means presentation or presenting in 발표 능력을. Here it identifies the work area connected with sharing ideas in front of others. It commonly combines with words about presentation ability or work presentations.

능력을 능력을 means ability or skill marked as the object of developing. Here it refers to presentation ability. This form is useful when discussing a skill that someone wants to build, improve, or use.

키우는 키우는 means developing or building and describes the activity of improving a skill. In 키우는 것이 도움이 되겠네요, it treats that activity as potentially helpful. This form is useful with abilities, skills, or strengths that can grow through practice.

것이 것이 turns the preceding activity into the subject of the statement. Here the activity of developing presentation ability is what may be helpful. This form is useful when an action or situation needs to function as the subject of a sentence.

도움이 도움이 means help or benefit and is the subject of the expression saying that something would be helpful. Here developing presentation ability is evaluated as beneficial. This noun is useful when describing whether an action supports a goal.

되겠네요 되겠네요 means would likely be or seems like it would be in this context. The speaker is making a tentative, agreeable conclusion that developing the skill would help. This polite form is useful when reacting to information and drawing a reasonable conclusion.

멘토를 멘토를 means mentor marked as the object of requesting. Here the speaker is considering asking a mentor for support. This form is useful when discussing a person from whom guidance or help may be requested.

요청해야 요청해야 expresses that requesting is the action being considered as necessary or advisable. In 요청해야 할까요, the speaker asks whether requesting a mentor is the right choice. This form is useful when asking about an action that may be required or recommended.

할까요 할까요 makes a polite question about whether the speaker should take an action. Here it asks for advice between requesting a mentor and practicing in meetings. This form is useful when proposing an action or asking someone to help decide.

아니면 아니면 means or, introducing the alternative to asking for a mentor. Here it contrasts two possible ways to improve presentation skills. It is useful when presenting choices or asking someone to choose between alternatives.

팀 팀 means team. Here it identifies the group connected with the meetings where practice could happen. This noun is useful before words for meetings, members, projects, or activities involving a work group.

회의에서 회의에서 means at or during a meeting, with the meeting marked as the setting for practice. Here the speaker considers practicing during team meetings. This form is useful for locating an activity in a meeting or other event.

연습해야 연습해야 expresses practicing as the action that may be necessary or advisable. In 연습해야 할까요, the speaker asks whether practice should happen during team meetings. This form is useful when asking whether a planned action is the right or required one.

둘 둘 means two and refers to the two options just mentioned. Together with 다, it means both options. This number is useful when referring to two people or things as a pair.

다 다 means all or both in 둘 다. Here it shows that both asking for a mentor and practicing could help. It is useful after 둘 when referring collectively to two choices.

될 될 is the form used before 수 in 될 수 있지만, expressing that something could be or could become helpful. Here it contributes to the possibility that both options may help. This form is useful before an expression of possibility.

수 수 marks possibility in 될 수 있지만. The whole expression means that both options could help, followed by a contrast. This noun-like element is useful in constructions about what can or may happen.

있지만 있지만 completes the possibility expression 될 수 있지만 and introduces the contrast with choosing one goal first. Here it means can or could, but. This form is useful when acknowledging one possibility before giving a different recommendation.

측정 측정 means measurement in 측정 가능한 목표. It identifies the idea that the goal should be measurable rather than vague. This noun is useful when discussing ways to measure progress or results.

가능한 가능한 means possible or able to be done, and in 측정 가능한 it contributes to the meaning measurable. Here it describes a goal whose progress can be assessed. This form is useful before a noun to describe something feasible or assessable.

목표 목표 means goal. Here it is the concrete objective that should be chosen first. It is useful in discussions of plans, improvement, work priorities, and measurable results.

선택하세요 선택하세요 means please choose in this polite instruction. The listener is advised to choose one measurable goal first. This form is useful when politely directing someone to select one option or item.

첫 첫 means first and appears before 번째 in 첫 번째. Here it marks the earliest or initial goal in the plan. It is useful before an ordinal counter when identifying the first item.

번째 번째 is the ordinal counter element in 첫 번째, making the phrase mean first. Here it helps identify the speaker’s initial goal. It is useful after a number or ordinal word when ordering items.

목표는 목표는 means as for the goal, with the goal marked as the topic. Here it introduces the specific first goal that follows. This form is useful when stating what a particular goal consists of.

곧 곧 means soon and places the planned meeting activity in the near future. Here the speaker intends to share an update before long. It is useful with an upcoming action or event.

짧게 짧게 means briefly or in a short form. Here it describes how the progress update will be shared. This adverb is useful before speaking, explaining, or reporting actions when the amount of information should be limited.

진행 진행 means progress or the state of proceeding in 진행 상황. Here it refers to how work is moving forward. This noun is useful with situations, updates, reports, or discussions about ongoing work.

상황을 상황을 means situation or status marked as the object of sharing. In 진행 상황을 공유하는, it refers to the current status of the work. This form is useful when reporting or sharing the state of an activity.

공유하는 공유하는 means sharing and describes the action in 진행 상황을 공유하는 거예요. Here the speaker’s goal is to share a brief work update. This form is useful when describing an intended activity before explaining what the goal is.

거예요 거예요 presents the preceding action as the speaker’s stated plan or intended activity. In 공유하는 거예요, it means that the goal is to share the update. This polite expression is useful for explaining or clarifying what an action or plan consists of.

그 그 means that and refers back to the proposed goal. Here it points to sharing a short update in a team meeting. It is useful when referring to something already mentioned in the conversation.

정도면 정도면 means at about that level or if it is roughly that much. Here it evaluates the proposed goal as sufficient for later evaluation. This form is useful when judging whether the size or level of something is adequate.

나중에 나중에 means later. Here it places the evaluation after the goal has been carried out. It is useful when referring to a later review, check, or decision.

평가하기에 평가하기에 means for evaluating or as something to evaluate. Here it explains the purpose for which the goal is specific enough. This form is useful when judging whether something is suitable for a particular purpose.

충분히 충분히 means sufficiently or enough. Here it modifies 구체적이에요 and says the goal has enough specificity for evaluation. It is useful before a quality or description when expressing adequacy.

구체적이에요 구체적이에요 means is specific or concrete. Here it evaluates the proposed goal as clear enough to assess later. This polite form is useful when describing goals, plans, instructions, or criteria that contain enough detail.

저는 저는 means as for me, with the polite first-person reference marked as the topic. Here it introduces an additional kind of feedback the speaker wants. This form is useful when stating one’s own preference, need, or viewpoint.

자신감뿐만 자신감뿐만 contributes confidence as one item in the larger expression 자신감뿐만 아니라. Here the speaker wants feedback not only on confidence. This form is useful when placing one item in a not-only comparison.

아니라 아니라 completes the contrast in 자신감뿐만 아니라, meaning not only confidence but also another item. Here the additional item is clarity. This form is useful when expanding a statement to include another person, thing, or criterion.

명확성에 명확성에 means on or concerning clarity in 명확성에 대한 피드백. Here it marks clarity as the subject area of the feedback. This form is useful when introducing the topic of comments, opinions, or information.

대한 대한 means concerning or about in 명확성에 대한. Together with the preceding form, it connects feedback to the topic of clarity. This form is useful when specifying what a comment, question, or opinion relates to.

피드백도 피드백도 means feedback also or feedback as well. Here the speaker wants feedback on clarity in addition to feedback on confidence. This form is useful when adding another requested item to an existing list.

받고 받고 means receive and, and here it connects receiving feedback with the speaker’s desire. The phrase 피드백도 받고 describes the feedback the speaker wants to receive. This form is useful when linking one action to another or before an expression of wanting.

기준이 기준이 means criteria or standards marked as the subject. Here the existence of clear criteria affects how concrete and practical the goals become. This form is useful when discussing standards for evaluating work or progress.

있으면 있으면 means if there are or when there are. Here it introduces the condition that clear criteria exist. This form is useful for stating a condition before explaining its result.

목표가 목표가 means goal marked as the subject of the change in description. Here the goal becomes more concrete and practical when criteria exist. This form is useful when identifying the thing that has a quality or undergoes a change.

구체적이고 구체적이고 means concrete and, linking the first result to the next one. Here the goals become more concrete and also more practical. This form is useful when connecting two descriptions of the same thing.

실용적이 실용적이 contributes the meaning practical in 실용적이 돼요, describing the resulting quality of the goals. Here it appears before the verb meaning become. This form is useful when explaining that something changes into a practical or useful state.

돼요 돼요 means becomes or turns out to be in this sentence. Together with 구체적이고 실용적이, it says that clear criteria make the goals more concrete and practical. This polite form is useful when describing a resulting change or condition.

Grammar Points

V-는 것

발표 능력을 키우는 것은 실용적이에요.

bal-PYO neung-NYUH-geul kee-WOO-neun guh-SUN shee-YONG-jjuh-gee-EH-yo.

Developing presentation skills is practical.

The verb form -는 것 turns an action into a noun, like “doing” or “the act of doing.”

V-는 편이다

저는 발표하는 것을 피하는 편이에요.

juh-neun bal-PYO-hah-neun guh-SUL pee-hah-neun pyun-ee-EH-yo.

I tend to avoid presenting.

-는 편이다 expresses a tendency or usual behavior rather than an absolute fact.

Korean Vocabulary

강점 noun

GAHNG-jjum strength

먼저 adv

MUHN-juh first

명확한 adj

myung-HWA-kan clear

목표 noun

mok-PYO goal

성장 noun

sung-JAHNG growth

세우고 싶어요 phrase

seh-WOO-go shee-PUH-yo want to set

약점 noun

YAHK-jjum weakness

업무 noun

UHM-moo task; work

역할 noun

yuh-KAHL role

직업적 adj

jee-UP-jjuk professional

파악해 보세요 phrase

pah-AH-keh boh-SEH-yo try to identify

현재 adv

hyun-JEH currently

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

That is specific enough to evaluate later.

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그 정도면 나중에 평가하기에 충분히 구체적이에요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

task; work

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업무

role

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역할

currently

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현재

goal

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