Planning a Group Dinner | Learn Korean in English

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1. 토요일에 우리 모임이 갈 식당을 정해야 해.

   We need to choose a restaurant for our group on Saturday.

   토요일에

   on Saturday

   우리

   our

   모임

   group

   갈

   will go

   식당

   restaurant

   정해야 해

   need to decide

   More detail

   토요일에 means “on Saturday.” 토요일 is “Saturday,” and -에 marks a time when an action or situation occurs. Here it gives the time for the need to decide. Example: 월요일에 만나요 means “Let’s meet on Monday.” 우리 means “our” here. Korean 우리 can also mean “we,” but before a noun it expresses possession or association: 우리 모임 means “our group.” The exact people included in “our” are understood from the situation rather than specified by this sentence. 모임 means “group” or “gathering.” It is a noun for people gathered together or the gathering itself. In 우리 모임이, the subject marker -이 follows 모임, which ends in a consonant. This marks 우리 모임 as the subject of the relative clause containing 갈. 갈 comes from 가다, “to go.” Before a noun, 가다 appears as 갈 in a prospective or future relative clause: 갈 식당 means “the restaurant that [the group] will go to.” This contrasts with 간 식당, which generally means “the restaurant [the group] went to” or “has gone to,” depending on context. In this phrase, 우리 모임 is the subject of 갈, while 식당 is the destination represented by the gap in the relative clause. 식당 means “restaurant.” In 갈 식당, it is modified by the preceding clause, so the phrase means “the restaurant that our group will go to.” The object marker -을 in 식당을 marks this restaurant as the object of 정하다, “to decide.” -을 follows a noun ending in a consonant; after a vowel, the corresponding object marker is -를. 정해야 해 means “need to decide” or “have to decide.” 정하다 means “to decide” or “to determine.” Its ending here is the necessity pattern -아/어야 하다: 정해야 하다 presents deciding as something that must be done. In conversational speech, the final 하 is commonly realized as 해, giving 정해야 해. Example: 시간을 정해야 해 means “We need to decide on a time.” This construction expresses necessity, not simply future time. Putting the parts together, 우리 모임이 갈 식당 is “the restaurant that our group will go to,” and 식당을 정해야 해 says that this restaurant must be decided on. The complete utterance means “We need to choose a restaurant for our group on Saturday.”

2. 그럼 예약하기 전에 모두의 음식 취향을 확인해야 해.

   Then we should check everyone's food preferences before making a reservation.

   그럼

   then

   예약하기

   making a reservation

   전에

   before

   모두의

   everyone’s

   음식

   food

   취향

   preferences

   확인해야 해

   need to check

   More detail

   그럼 means “then” or “in that case,” linking this sentence to the preceding situation. It is a useful way to introduce a resulting suggestion or decision. Example: 그럼 지금 가요. — “Then let’s go now.” 예약하기 comes from 예약하다 (“to make a reservation”) plus -기, which turns a verb into a noun-like expression. Here it means “making a reservation.” The form 예약하기 does not itself express past or future time. Example: 예약하기가 어려워요. — “Making a reservation is difficult.” 전에 means “before” and follows the noun-like expression or event that must happen later: 예약하기 전에 — “before making a reservation.” The pattern [verb stem]기 전에 is reusable: 자기 전에 이를 닦아요. — “I brush my teeth before going to bed.” 모두의 means “everyone’s.” 모두 means “everyone/all,” and -의 marks the possessor or related party. The exact people included are understood from the situation; this sentence does not independently specify a number. Example: 모두의 의견을 들어 보세요. — “Please listen to everyone’s opinions.” 음식 means “food.” It can modify another noun directly, as in 음식 취향, “food preferences,” where it specifies the area of the preferences. Example: 음식 메뉴를 봤어요. — “I looked at the food menu.” 취향 means a person’s “preference” or “taste,” especially their likes in food, clothing, or similar choices. In this sentence, 음식 취향 refers to food preferences, not to the food itself. Example: 제 취향은 아니에요. — “It is not my preference.” 확인해야 해 expresses that someone needs to check or confirm something. The lexical verb is 확인하다 (“to check/confirm”); -아/어야 하다 adds necessity, and 해야 해 is the conversational form used here. This construction states an obligation or need, rather than merely a possibility. Example: 시간을 확인해야 해요. — “I need to check the time.” Together, 예약하기 전에 sets the time condition “before making a reservation,” 모두의 음식 취향을 marks “everyone’s food preferences” as what is checked, and 확인해야 해 says that this checking is necessary. With 그럼 at the beginning, the whole utterance means: “Then we should check everyone’s food preferences before making a reservation.” The conversational style is informal and suitable for speaking with someone familiar.

3. 초밥을 먹고 싶은 사람도 있지만, 따뜻한 식사를 더 좋아하는 사람도 있어.

   Some people want sushi, but others prefer a hot meal.

   초밥

   sushi

   먹고 싶은

   want to eat

   사람

   person; people

   도

   also; too

   있지만

   but there are

   따뜻한

   warm; hot

   식사

   meal

   더

   more

   좋아하는

   like

   있어

   there are; exist

   More detail

   초밥 means sushi here. It is a noun and can be used directly as the object of 먹다 with the object marker 을: 초밥을 먹다 means “to eat sushi.” 먹고 싶은 comes from the verb 먹다 (“to eat”) plus -고 싶다, the pattern for wanting to do something. Because it modifies the following noun 사람, 싶다 appears in the attributive form 싶은: 먹고 싶은 사람 means “a person who wants to eat” or, in this sentence, “people who want sushi.” Example: 여행하고 싶은 사람 means “people who want to travel.” 사람 means person or people. Korean nouns do not normally change form just because the meaning is plural, so the surrounding context determines whether it means “person” or “people.” Here the translation and the contrasting group support the plural reading. 도 adds “also” or “too” to the noun or phrase it follows. In 먹고 싶은 사람도, it marks this group as one group included alongside another group. The same particle appears later after another 사람, creating a parallel contrast: one group wants sushi, while another group prefers a hot meal. 있지만 combines 있다 (“to exist; there be”) with -지만, a connective meaning “but,” “although,” or “while.” The form 있다 is changed to 있지만 before the contrasting clause. In this sentence, 먹고 싶은 사람도 있지만 means “although there are also people who want sushi” and sets up the different preference in the next clause. 따뜻한 is the attributive form of the descriptive verb 따뜻하다, “to be warm.” The ending -한 lets it modify the noun 식사: 따뜻한 식사 means “a warm or hot meal.” This form describes the meal, not 사람; Korean descriptive verbs commonly take an attributive form before a noun. 식사 means meal or dining. It is a noun, and here it is the object of 좋아하다, marked by 를: 식사를 좋아하다 means “to like meals” or “to like a meal.” 더 means “more” and makes the preference comparative. 더 좋아하는 is built from 더 plus 좋아하다 (“to like”) in its noun-modifying form 좋아하는, so it means “like more” or “prefer.” The comparison is understood from the contrast between the two groups; the sentence does not state an explicit comparison word such as “than sushi.” Example: 저는 차보다 커피를 더 좋아해요. means “I like coffee more than tea.” 좋아하는 comes from the verb 좋아하다 with the present attributive ending -는. It modifies the following 사람: 더 좋아하는 사람 means “people who prefer [it].” Here the fixed translation identifies the intended preference as preferring a hot meal, while 더 signals that this is the preference being contrasted with wanting sushi. 있어 is the informal-present form of 있다, “to exist” or “there be.” At the end of this sentence it completes the pattern 사람도 있어, “there are also people.” The ending is casual and suitable for an informal conversation; a polite counterpart is 있어요. The sentence uses the parallel pattern A도 있지만, B도 있어: “Although there are also people who A, there are also people who B.” Here 초밥을 먹고 싶은 사람도 is the group of people who want sushi, and 따뜻한 식사를 더 좋아하는 사람도 is the group of people who prefer a hot meal. Together, 초밥을 먹고 싶은 사람도 있지만, 따뜻한 식사를 더 좋아하는 사람도 있어. means “Some people want sushi, but others prefer a hot meal.”

4. 메뉴가 다양한 식당이면 선택의 폭이 더 넓어질 거야.

   A place with a varied menu would be more flexible.

   메뉴

   menu

   다양한

   varied; diverse

   식당

   restaurant

   이면

   if it is

   선택

   choice; selection

   폭

   range; breadth

   더

   more

   넓어질

   will become wider

   거야

   conversational expectation

   More detail

   메뉴 means “menu,” the list of food options a place offers. Unlike the broader word 음식 (“food”), it focuses on the available selections. 다양한 means “varied” or “diverse” here. It is the form of 다양하다 used directly before a noun: 다양한 메뉴 means “a varied menu.” 식당 means “restaurant.” In 메뉴가 다양한 식당, it is the noun modified by the clause 메뉴가 다양한, so the phrase means “a restaurant whose menu is varied.” 이면 is the conditional form of 이다 after a noun ending in a consonant. 식당이면 means “if it is a restaurant.” After a vowel-ending noun, the corresponding form is 면, as in 학교면 (“if it is a school”). Here, the whole condition is 메뉴가 다양한 식당이면, “if it is a restaurant with a varied menu.” 선택 means “choice” or “selection.” In 선택의 폭, it combines with 의 and the following noun to form “the range of choice.” 폭 literally means “width,” but in 선택의 폭 it means the breadth or range available for choosing. This expression is useful beyond physical width. 더 means “more” or “to a greater extent.” It marks an increase relative to an understood comparison point. 넓어질 is the prospective modifier form of 넓어지다, “to become wider” or, figuratively, “to broaden.” 넓어지다 is built from 넓다 (“wide”) plus a change-of-state meaning. In 선택의 폭이 더 넓어질 거야, the thing that broadens is 선택의 폭, not 식당. 거야 is the conversational form of 것이야. Together with the preceding -ㄹ form, -ㄹ 거야 expresses an expected or predicted outcome: 넓어질 거야 means “will become broader” or “is expected to broaden.” The expectation meaning comes from the complete construction, not from 거야 by itself. Putting the parts together, 메뉴가 다양한 식당이면 gives the condition: “if it is a restaurant with a varied menu.” 선택의 폭이 더 넓어질 거야 gives the predicted result: “the range of choices will be broader.” The whole utterance means that a place with a varied menu would provide more flexibility in choosing what to eat.

5. 채식 메뉴와 큰 테이블이 있는 편안한 식당을 찾았어.

   I found a casual restaurant with vegetarian options and big tables.

   채식 메뉴

   vegetarian options

   큰

   big

   테이블

   table

   있는

   having; with

   편안한

   casual; comfortable

   식당

   restaurant

   찾았어

   found

   More detail

   채식 메뉴 means vegetarian menu options here. 채식 means “vegetarian,” and 메뉴 is “menu” or “menu item/options.” In 채식 메뉴와, 와 is attached as a linking particle meaning “and”; it connects this noun phrase to 큰 테이블. 큰 is the form of 크다 (“to be big”) used before a noun. The form changes from 크다 to 큰 in this attributive position: 큰 테이블 means “big table(s).” Korean does not require a plural ending on 테이블 here, so the fixed translation’s “big tables” is compatible with the Korean phrase. 테이블 means “table.” It is a commonly used borrowed noun. Together, 큰 테이블 describes tables as large, rather than describing the restaurant itself as large. 있는 is the noun-modifying form of 있다, used for something that exists, is present, or is available in a place. The reusable pattern A이/가 있는 B means “B that has A” or “B with A.” Thus, 채식 메뉴와 큰 테이블이 있는 식당 is “a restaurant with vegetarian options and big tables.” The 이 after 테이블 marks the things present in the restaurant; it is not part of the form 있는. 편안한 comes from 편안하다, meaning “to be comfortable” or “to feel relaxed.” Before a noun, 편안하다 becomes 편안한: 편안한 식당 describes a restaurant with a comfortable or casual atmosphere. Here the fixed translation selects “casual,” while “comfortable” is also a useful direct sense of the Korean adjective. 식당 means “restaurant.” In this sentence it is the noun modified by both 있는 and 편안한: it is a restaurant that has the stated features and is described as casual/comfortable. 찾았어 is the informal past form of 찾다, “to find.” The ending -았어 marks a completed past event in casual speech, so 찾았어 means “found.” It does not mean merely “looked for”; the sentence says the speaker found the restaurant. Putting the chunks together, 채식 메뉴와 큰 테이블이 있는 identifies a restaurant that has vegetarian options and big tables, 편안한 식당 describes that restaurant as casual, and 찾았어 says the speaker found it. The whole utterance means: “I found a casual restaurant with vegetarian options and big tables.”

6. 그런 식당이면 취향이 다양한 모임에 더 무난한 선택 같아.

   That sounds like a safer choice for a mixed group.

   그런

   such; that kind of

   식당

   restaurant

   이면

   if it is

   취향

   taste; preference

   다양한

   varied; diverse

   모임

   group; gathering

   더

   more

   무난한

   safe; broadly acceptable

   선택

   choice

   같아

   seems like

   More detail

   그런 means “such” or “that kind of” and appears before the noun it describes. It comes from the demonstrative form 그렇다; the attributive form used before a noun is 그런. In this sentence, it points to a kind of restaurant understood from the situation rather than identifying a specific restaurant by name. 식당 means “restaurant.” Together, 그런 식당 means “that kind of restaurant.” 이면 adds a conditional meaning to a noun. It is the copula 이다 followed by -면, so 식당이면 means “if it is a restaurant” or, here, “if it is that kind of restaurant.” With a noun ending in a consonant, the form is -이면; after a vowel, the corresponding form is -면, as in 학생이면 “if someone is a student.” 취향 means “taste” or “preference,” especially a person’s preferences in food, style, or similar matters. The phrase 취향이 다양한 literally describes preferences as varied. 다양한 is the noun-modifying form of 다양하다 “to be diverse/varied”; it is 취향 that is varied, not 모임 itself. 모임 means “group” or “gathering.” In 취향이 다양한 모임, it refers to a group characterized by varied preferences. The particle 에, attached in the full sentence, marks the group as the group for which the choice is being considered: “for a group with varied preferences.” 더 means “more” and compares the current option with another relevant option or baseline. It modifies the following evaluation 무난한, so the meaning is “more broadly acceptable,” not simply “a group with more preferences.” 무난한 is the noun-modifying form of 무난하다. Here it means “safe,” “uncontroversial,” or “broadly acceptable,” especially as a choice likely to work for different tastes. A useful form chain is 무난하다 “to be broadly acceptable” → 무난한 선택 “a broadly acceptable choice.” 선택 means “choice” or “selection.” The phrase 무난한 선택 is therefore “a safe/broadly acceptable choice.” 같아 comes from 같다, “to be the same” or “to seem like,” and is the informal conversational form used here. In this context it expresses an impression: “seems like,” rather than asserting the choice as an absolute fact. The more polite conversational counterpart is 같아요. Putting the sentence together: 그런 식당이면 sets up the condition “if it is that kind of restaurant”; 취향이 다양한 모임에 identifies a group with varied preferences as the group concerned; and 더 무난한 선택 같아 presents it as seeming like a more broadly acceptable choice. The whole utterance means, “If it’s that kind of restaurant, it seems like a safer choice for a mixed group.”

7. 예약하기 전에 모임 사람들에게 물어볼까, 아니면 지금 이 식당으로 정할까?

   Should I ask the group before booking, or choose it now?

   예약하기 전에

   before booking

   모임 사람들에게

   to the group members

   물어볼까

   shall I ask?

   아니면

   or

   지금

   now

   이

   this

   식당

   restaurant

   정할까

   shall I choose?

   More detail

   예약하기 전에 means “before booking.” 예약하다 is “to make a reservation/book,” and -기 전에 attaches to a verb to mean “before doing it.” For example, 출발하기 전에 전화해요 means “Call before departing.” The booking action is presented as the time point that comes first. 모임 사람들에게 refers here to the people in the group. 모임 means “gathering” or “group,” while 사람들 means “people”; -에게 marks the people whom someone asks or addresses. The plural marker -들 is used on 사람 in this expression, but Korean does not require an overt plural marker in every plural context. 물어볼까 means “shall I ask?” Its useful base is 물어보다, “to ask/inquire.” The form combines 물어보- with -ㄹ까?; -ㄹ까? presents a speaker’s question about whether to do something, often like “Shall I …?” or “Should I …?” The 물어- part is related to the irregular verb 묻다 (“to ask”), whose form before a vowel-initial ending is 물어-; in the observed compound verb 물어보다, the final 보다 supplies the stem that combines with -ㄹ까 to produce 볼까. 아니면 means “or,” introducing the alternative after the first option. It links the two possibilities in this question: asking the group first, or deciding on the restaurant now. 지금 means “now,” marking the current time. It modifies the decision in the second option, so that option is to decide at the present time rather than ask first. 이 means “this” and is a demonstrative placed before a noun. It identifies the restaurant as the one indicated or currently under discussion. The form 이 is used before a noun; the corresponding standalone pronoun is 이것 (“this thing”), though the sentence uses the noun directly. 식당 means “restaurant.” Together, 이 식당 means “this restaurant.” 식당 is the noun being selected in the second alternative; the demonstrative does not replace the noun. 정할까 means “shall I choose/decide?” Its base is 정하다, “to decide, determine, or select.” Here it takes -ㄹ까?, the same decision-question ending as 물어볼까. The choice is to settle on the restaurant now. 고를까? can also mean “shall I choose?” when the focus is selecting from options, while 정할까? emphasizes deciding or settling on something. As a whole, the sentence asks which of two actions the speaker should take: 예약하기 전에 모임 사람들에게 물어볼까 (“Should I ask the group before booking?”) or 지금 이 식당으로 정할까 (“Should I decide on this restaurant now?”). The two -ㄹ까 forms make the alternatives parallel and frame the utterance as a request for advice or agreement. The ending is conversational and does not include the more formal-polite 요.

8. 두 가지 선택지를 알려 주고 빨리 답해 달라고 해.

   Give them two options and ask for a quick response.

   두 가지

   two kinds

   선택지를

   options

   알려 주고

   tell them and

   빨리

   quickly

   답해

   answer

   달라고 해

   ask them to

   More detail

   두 가지 expresses “two kinds” or “two types.” 두 is the number two, and 가지 is a counter-like noun meaning a kind or type. With 선택지, the phrase refers to two options. Example: 세 가지 방법 means “three methods.” 선택지를 means “options” as the object of the first action. The base noun is 선택지, “option” or “choice,” and 를 marks it as the object. Example: 선택지를 고르다 means “choose an option.” 알려 주고 combines 알리다 (“inform” or “let someone know”) with 주다 (“give”) and the connective ending -고. In this construction, 주다 indicates that the information is provided to someone; it is not about physically giving an object. -고 links this action to the next one. Example: 주소를 알려 주세요 means “Please let me know the address.” 빨리 is an adverb meaning “quickly” or “promptly.” It modifies the request to answer, so the response is wanted soon. Example: 빨리 와 means “Come quickly.” 답해 is the informal request or command form of 답하다, “to answer” or “to respond.” It is formed with the -해 ending used by 하다 verbs. Here it occurs inside 답해 달라고 해, rather than serving as a standalone command to the listener of the whole sentence. Example: 질문에 답해 means “Answer the question.” 달라고 해 is part of the pattern [someone에게] V-아/어 달라고 하다, meaning “ask someone to do V.” 달라고 presents the action as something requested from the other person, and the final 해 is the informal form of 하다 in the meaning “say” or “tell.” With 답해, the pattern means “ask them to answer.” The requested people are identified as “them” by the fixed translation. Together, 두 가지 선택지를 알려 주고 means “give them two options,” while 빨리 답해 달라고 해 means “ask them to respond quickly.” The whole utterance therefore means: “Give them two options and ask for a quick response.” The two actions are linked by -고.

9. 오늘 밤에 결정할 수 있도록 짧은 설문을 보낼게.

   I will send a short poll so we can decide tonight.

   오늘 밤에

   tonight

   결정할

   decide

   수 있도록

   so that ... can

   짧은

   short

   설문

   poll

   보낼게

   I’ll send

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   오늘 밤에 means “tonight.” 오늘 is “today,” and 밤 is “night.” The particle -에 marks a time at which something happens, so 오늘 밤에 is a reusable time phrase: 내일 아침에 means “tomorrow morning.” 결정할 comes from the verb 결정하다, “to decide.” The ending -ㄹ makes the form that appears before 수 in the ability pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있다: literally, “there is a way/possibility to do the verb,” or naturally, “can do it.” Here 결정할 means “decide” as part of that pattern, not a completed past action. 수 있도록 completes the purpose pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있도록, meaning “so that [someone] can do something.” 수 is the noun used in the ability expression, and 있다 is combined with -도록 to express the intended result. The subject of this purpose clause is omitted in Korean; the fixed translation identifies it as “we,” so the clause means “so we can decide.” Compare 잊지 않도록 (“so that [someone] does not forget”), where -도록 also marks an intended result. 짧은 is the attributive form of 짧다, “to be short.” It comes before the noun it describes: 짧은 설문 means “a short poll.” The form 짧은 is used before a noun; after a noun or at the end of a descriptive clause, the base form 짧다 is used. Example: 짧은 문장 means “a short sentence.” 설문 means “survey” or “poll.” In this sentence it refers to the short poll being sent. A useful related expression is 설문 조사, “survey research” or “a survey,” but 설문 alone is already a noun and does not need 조사 here. 보낼게 comes from 보내다, “to send.” The ending -ㄹ게 presents the speaker’s intention or commitment toward the listener: 보낼게 means “I’ll send it.” Korean often leaves the object unspoken when it is clear; here the short poll supplies the object from the sentence. The fuller polite form is 보낼게요; without 요, this is a casual speech-level form. Compare 보낼 거야, which states a future plan more neutrally, while 보낼게 sounds like a commitment or assurance to the listener. Together, 오늘 밤에 결정할 수 있도록 sets the purpose and timing: “so we can decide tonight.” 짧은 설문을 means “a short poll,” with -을 marking it as the object. 보낼게 then gives the speaker’s commitment to send it. The complete utterance therefore means: “I will send a short poll so we can decide tonight.”

10. 그러면 너무 많은 사람에게 의견을 묻지 않고도 계획을 계속 진행할 수 있을 거야.

    That should keep the plan moving without asking too many people for opinions.

    그러면

    then; in that case

    너무

    too; excessively

    많은

    many; a lot of

    사람

    person; people

    의견

    opinion

    묻지 않고도

    without asking

    계획

    plan

    계속

    continuously; onward

    진행할

    proceed; move forward

    수 있을 거야

    should be able to

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    그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” It links this sentence to the condition or situation already under discussion and presents the result that follows. For example, 그러면 지금 시작하자. means “Then, let’s start now.” 너무 modifies the following quantity and means “too” or “excessively,” so the sentence refers to more people than is considered suitable or necessary, not simply to a large number. 많은 is the attributive form of 많다 (“to be many”): 많다 → 많은 사람 (“many people”). Korean places this descriptive form before the noun it describes. 많은 itself does not mark the noun as plural; the quantity is understood from context. 사람 means “person.” Here it is part of 많은 사람에게, where 에게 marks the people who would be asked. Korean nouns can cover singular or plural meaning without requiring a plural marker, so the context supplies the plural reading here. 의견 means “opinion” or “view.” In 의견을 묻다, it is the thing being asked for: 의견을 묻다 means “to ask for someone’s opinion.” The noun has no plural marker here, although the English translation naturally uses “opinions” because more than one person may be involved. 묻지 않고도 means “without asking.” The verb is 묻다 (“to ask”); 묻지 않다 negates it, and -고도 adds the meaning “even while not doing” or “even without doing.” Thus 의견을 묻지 않고도 means “even without asking for opinions.” For example, 그는 묻지 않고도 알았다. means “He knew without asking.” 계획 means “plan.” In this sentence it is the object being kept moving forward, marked in the larger phrase by 계획을. For example, 계획을 세우다 means “to make a plan.” 계속 means “continuously,” “still,” or “onward,” depending on its combination with the verb. Here it says that the proceeding does not stop: 계속 진행하다 means “to continue proceeding” or “to keep moving forward.” 진행할 comes from 진행하다 (“to proceed,” “to move forward”). The -ㄹ form makes it attributive or prospective; in 진행할 수 있다, it is part of the pattern “can proceed.” The form is not the plain present form 진행하다 and does not itself mean “will” independently. 수 있을 거야 is a conversational construction expressing expected or predicted possibility: -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 means “can” or “be able to,” while -(으)ㄹ 거야 adds an expected future or confident prediction. Here it contributes “should be able to” in the fixed translation. The ending -야 is informal speech to a familiar listener. Together, 너무 많은 사람에게 의견을 묻지 않고도 means “without asking too many people for their opinions,” and 계획을 계속 진행할 수 있을 거야 means “the plan should be able to keep moving forward.” With 그러면 at the beginning, the whole utterance means: “Then, we should be able to keep the plan moving without asking too many people for opinions.”