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Dialogue

이 축제는 제가 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 더 붐벼요.

ee chook-JJEH-neun jeh-GAH saeng-GAHK-haet-tuhn goht-PPoh-dah hwel-SSHIN duh boom-BYUH-yoh. This festival is much more crowded than I expected.

귀중품은 바깥 주머니가 아니라 지퍼가 달린 주머니에 넣어 두세요.

gwee-JOONG-poo-meun bah-KKAT joo-MUH-nee-gah ah-NEE-rah jee-PUH-gah DAHL-lin joo-MUH-nee-eh nuh-UH DOO-SEH-yoh. Keep your valuables in a zippered pocket, not in the outside pouch.

음악 때문에 정신이 팔리기 전에 휴대전화를 옮겨 놓을게요.

uh-MAHK ttae-MOON-eh juhng-SHEE-nee pahl-LEE-gee juh-neh hyoo-DEH-juhn-HWA-reul ohm-GYUH noh-eul-GEH-yoh. I'll move my phone before the music distracts me.

지금 하세요. 소매치기들은 사람들이 주의를 기울이지 않을 때를 자주 살펴봐요.

jee-GOOM hah-SEH-yoh. soh-MEH-chee-gee-deu-reun sah-RAHM-deu-ree joo-EE-reul gee-OO-lee-jee ah-NEUL ttae-reul jah-JOO sahl-PYUH-bwah-yoh. Do it now. Pickpockets often watch for people who stop paying attention.

배낭을 앞으로 메야 할까요?

beh-NAHNG-eul ah-PUH-roh meh-YAH hahl-KKAH-yoh? Should I wear my backpack in front of me?

음식 가판대와 입구 근처에서는 그게 더 안전해요.

uhm-SHEEK gah-pahn-DEH-wah eep-KOO guh n-CHUH-eh-suh-neun guh-GEH duh ahn-JUHN-heh-yoh. That would be safer near the food stalls and entrance gates.

지갑도 안쪽 주머니에 넣을게요.

jee-GAHP-ttoh ahn-JJOK joo-MUH-nee-eh nuh-eul-GEH-yoh. I'll put my wallet in the inside pocket too.

그러면 꺼내기 더 어려워요.

guh-ruh-MYUN kkuh-NEH-gee duh uh-RYUH-wuh-yoh. That way it is harder to reach.

그래도 축제를 즐길 수 있어요.

guh-REH-doh chook-JJEH-reul juhl-GEEL soo ee-SSUH-yoh. But you can still enjoy the festival.

불안해하고 싶지는 않고, 그저 조심하고 싶어요.

bool-AHN-heh-hah-goh ship-JJEE-neun ahn-KOH, guh-JUH joh-SHIM-hah-goh shee-PUH-yoh. I don't want to feel anxious, just careful.

그럼 오후 내내 걱정하지 말고 계속 주의를 기울여요.

guh-RUHM oh-HOO neh-NEH guhK-JJUNG-hah-jee mahl-GOH geh-SOHK joo-EE-reul gee-OO-ryuh-yoh. Then let us stay alert without worrying all afternoon.

Word by Word

이 이 means this and directly modifies 축제 in 이 축제는, meaning this festival. It is used before a noun to point out a specific thing.

축제 축제 means festival, the event being discussed here. In 이 축제는, it is the noun marked as the topic by 는.

는 는 marks 축제 as the topic in 이 축제는, setting the festival as what the speaker is describing. It commonly follows a noun or noun phrase when introducing its situation or quality.

저 저 means I or me in this polite conversation. It appears with 가 as 제가, meaning I as the subject of 생각했던.

가 가 marks 저 as the subject in 제가 생각했던, showing who had expected something. It commonly follows a noun or pronoun that performs or experiences the action.

생각했던 생각했던 means had thought or expected here, describing what the speaker previously thought. In 생각했던 것보다, it modifies 것 and forms the standard for the comparison.

것 것 means thing or idea, and here it turns 생각했던 into the idea of what the speaker had expected. 생각했던 것보다 means than what I expected.

보다 보다 means than in 생각했던 것보다 and marks the thing used as the comparison standard. A noun or noun phrase can come before 보다 in a comparison.

훨씬 훨씬 means much or far more and strengthens the comparison in 훨씬 더 붐벼요. It is placed before the comparative description to show a large difference.

더 더 means more and appears before 붐벼요 in 훨씬 더 붐벼요. Together with 훨씬, it emphasizes that the festival is more crowded than expected.

붐벼요 붐벼요 means is crowded here, describing the festival as full of people. The polite form can be used to describe a place or event that has many people in it.

귀중품 귀중품 means valuables, referring to belongings that should be protected. In 귀중품은, it is the topic of the advice about where to keep them.

은 은 marks 귀중품 as the topic in 귀중품은. It introduces the valuables as the item being discussed before the speaker gives contrasting storage advice.

바깥 바깥 means outside or outer, modifying 주머니 in 바깥 주머니. The noun-modifier order in this phrase is useful for describing an outer part of something.

주머니 주머니 means pocket or pouch, referring here to the outside pocket. It also appears in the alternative 지퍼가 달린 주머니, a pocket with a zipper attached.

아니라 아니라 marks the first option as not the intended one in 바깥 주머니가 아니라 지퍼가 달린 주머니. It is used in the contrast pattern A가 아니라 B, meaning not A but B.

지퍼 지퍼 means zipper, the fastening feature of the safer pocket. In 지퍼가 달린 주머니, it identifies what is attached to the pocket.

달린 달린 describes something that has an item attached to it; here it means having a zipper attached in 지퍼가 달린 주머니. It is useful before a noun when describing a feature or attachment.

에 에 marks the pocket as the destination or location where the valuables should be put in 지퍼가 달린 주머니에 넣어 두세요. It commonly follows a place or container with verbs such as 넣다.

넣어 넣어 means put in and links that action to 두세요 in 넣어 두세요. The combination tells someone to put something somewhere and leave it there.

두세요 두세요 means keep or leave it in place as a polite request. In 넣어 두세요, it completes the meaning put the valuables in and keep them there.

음악 음악 means music, which is the possible source of distraction in this line. It is followed by 때문에 in 음악 때문에, because of the music.

때문 때문 means reason or cause, and with the following 에 in 때문에 it expresses because of. 음악 때문에 means because of the music.

정신 정신 means the mind or attention here, as part of the idea that the speaker may lose focus. In 정신이 팔리기 전에, it refers to attention being taken away.

팔리기 팔리기 means being distracted or becoming absorbed here, not being sold. It appears before 전 in 정신이 팔리기 전에, before the music takes the speaker's attention away.

전 전 means before or prior to and follows 팔리기 in 팔리기 전에. It places the planned action before the possible distraction happens.

휴대전화 휴대전화 means mobile phone, the item the speaker plans to move to a safer place. In 휴대전화를, it is marked as the object of 옮겨 놓을게요.

를 를 marks 휴대전화 as the object in 휴대전화를 옮겨 놓을게요. It commonly follows a noun that is directly moved, put, or otherwise acted on.

옮겨 옮겨 means move or relocate and links to 놓을게요 in 옮겨 놓을게요. The full expression means move the phone and leave it in its new place.

놓을게요 놓을게요 means I will put or leave it, expressing the speaker's intention or commitment. Together with 옮겨, 옮겨 놓을게요 means I will move it and leave it there.

지금 지금 means now, setting the time for the requested action. In 지금 하세요, it emphasizes that the action should happen immediately.

하세요 하세요 is a polite form used to tell someone to do something. In 지금 하세요, the action is understood from the previous line: move the phone now.

소매치기들 소매치기들 means pickpockets, referring to people who may take belongings in the crowded festival. The ending 들 marks the noun as referring to multiple pickpockets.

사람들 사람들 means people, referring here to people who stop paying attention. The noun is part of the time description about when pickpockets watch.

주의 주의 means attention in 주의를 기울이지 않을 때. With 기울이다, it expresses the attention that someone does or does not pay.

기울이지 기울이지 means not pay or turn attention here, as part of 주의를 기울이지 않을 때. It describes people who fail to pay attention before the negative form 않을 때.

않을 않을 means not doing or not being in this context. In 기울이지 않을 때, it links the negative action to 때 and means when people do not pay attention.

때 때 means when or the time when something happens. In 않을 때, it introduces the condition or time when people are not paying attention.

자주 자주 means often, showing that the pickpockets repeatedly watch for this situation. It is placed before the action 살펴봐요.

살펴봐요 살펴봐요 means watch, check, or look out for here. In the dialogue, pickpockets use this action to watch for people who are not paying attention; the polite form can describe carefully observing a situation.

배낭 배낭 means backpack, the item whose position the speaker is considering. In 배낭을, it is marked as the object of the carrying action.

을 을 marks 배낭 as the object in 배낭을 앞으로 메야 할까요. It commonly follows a noun that someone will carry, move, or use.

앞 앞 means front, referring to the position where the backpack should be carried. It combines with 으로 in 앞으로 to show movement or placement toward the front.

으로 으로 shows direction or position in 앞으로, meaning toward or in front. Here it indicates carrying the backpack on the front side of the body.

메야 메야 means need to wear or carry on the body in the requirement expression 메야 할까요. Here it describes carrying the backpack in front and asking whether that is necessary.

할까요 할까요 asks should I or shall I in 메야 할까요. It turns the proposed action into a polite question seeking advice or confirmation.

음식 음식 means food, identifying the type of stalls mentioned in the safety advice. It modifies 가판대 in 음식 가판대, food stalls.

가판대 가판대 means stall or stand, referring here to a food stall at the festival. In 음식 가판대와, it is one of the locations connected by 와.

와 와 means and, connecting 음식 가판대 with 입구 in 음식 가판대와 입구. It links two nouns that share the same location phrase.

입구 입구 means entrance, referring to the festival entrance gates. It appears before 근처 in 입구 근처에서는, near the entrance.

근처 근처 means the nearby area or vicinity. In 입구 근처에서는, it identifies the area near the entrance where carrying the backpack in front is safer.

에서 에서 marks the place or setting where the statement applies in 음식 가판대와 입구 근처에서는. It commonly follows a location when an action or condition occurs there.

그게 그게 means that or that thing and refers here to wearing the backpack in front. It is a conversational subject form in 그게 더 안전해요, that is safer.

안전해요 안전해요 means is safe, and with 더 in 그게 더 안전해요 it means is safer. It describes the backpack position as reducing risk in the crowded areas.

지갑 지갑 means wallet, another valuable that the speaker plans to protect. In 지갑도, it is marked with 도 to show that it is being added to the phone and other belongings.

도 도 means also or too in 지갑도 안쪽 주머니에 넣을게요. It adds the wallet to the list of items that will be put in a safer place.

안쪽 안쪽 means inside or inner side, modifying 주머니 in 안쪽 주머니. It contrasts with the outer location discussed earlier and identifies the pocket farther inside.

넣을게요 넣을게요 means I will put it in, expressing the speaker's intention or commitment. In 지갑도 안쪽 주머니에 넣을게요, it states the planned location for the wallet.

그러면 그러면 means then or in that case and introduces the result of putting the wallet in the inside pocket. It connects a condition or decision with its consequence.

꺼내기 꺼내기 means taking something out in this line, referring to taking the wallet out of the inside pocket. It is a noun-like form used before 더 어려워요 to evaluate how difficult the action is.

어려워요 어려워요 means is difficult, and with 더 in 꺼내기 더 어려워요 it means is more difficult to take out. It describes the increased difficulty of reaching the wallet.

그래도 그래도 means still or even so, acknowledging the safety precautions while maintaining that the festival can be enjoyed. It is useful for continuing with a result despite a previous concern.

즐길 즐길 supplies the meaning enjoy in the ability expression 즐길 수 있어요. It is the form of 즐기다 used before 수 to describe what can be enjoyed.

수 수 means possibility or ability in 즐길 수 있어요. It works together with 즐길 and 있어요 to express can enjoy, rather than carrying the whole meaning by itself.

있어요 있어요 completes the ability expression 즐길 수 있어요, meaning can still enjoy the festival. In this construction it expresses possibility, not physical location.

불안해하고 불안해하고 means feeling anxious here, as part of 불안해하고 싶지는 않고. It links the anxious feeling to the expression of what the speaker does not want.

싶지 싶지 sets up a negative desire in 불안해하고 싶지는 않고, meaning does not want to feel anxious. It is used with the negative form of 않다 to express not wanting to do or feel something.

않고 않고 connects the negative desire to the following idea in 싶지는 않고. Here it means not wanting to feel anxious and then expressing the wish to be careful instead.

그저 그저 means just or simply and narrows the speaker's wish to being careful rather than feeling anxious. It softens the contrast in 그저 조심하고 싶어요.

조심하고 조심하고 means be careful and links to 싶어요 in 조심하고 싶어요. The pattern verb plus 고 싶어요 expresses wanting to do the action.

싶어요 싶어요 means want to in 조심하고 싶어요, completing the speaker's statement of desire. It commonly follows a verb ending in 고 when someone says what they want to do.

그럼 그럼 means then and introduces the next suggestion based on what the speaker has just said. It is the shorter conversational form used to move the conversation forward.

오후 오후 means afternoon, the period during which the speakers plan to remain alert. It is followed by 내내 in 오후 내내 to express the whole period.

내내 내내 means all through or throughout, showing that the action continues for the entire afternoon in 오후 내내. It follows a time expression to cover that whole span.

걱정하지 걱정하지 supplies the meaning worry in the negative instruction 걱정하지 말고. It is the action that the speaker asks the listener not to do before continuing with paying attention.

말고 말고 means instead of doing or without doing in 걱정하지 말고 계속 주의를 기울여요. Here it asks the listener not to worry and to continue paying attention instead.

계속 계속 means continuously or keep on, showing that paying attention should continue. In 계속 주의를 기울여요, it comes before the action to indicate ongoing effort.

기울여요 기울여요 means pay or turn attention here, completing 계속 주의를 기울여요. With 주의를, this expression is used to tell someone to keep paying attention.

Grammar Points

생각했던 것보다 훨씬 + 형용사

축제가 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 붐벼요.

chook-JJEH-gah saeng-GAHK-haet-tuhn goht-BOH-dah hwel-SSHIN boom-BYUH-yoh.

The festival is much more crowded than I expected.

‘생각했던 것보다’는 예상과 실제를 비교할 때 쓰고, ‘훨씬’은 차이가 큼을 강조합니다.

동사-아/어 두다

귀중품은 지퍼가 달린 바깥 주머니에 넣어 두세요.

gwee-JOONG-poo-meun jee-PUH-gah DAHL-lin bah-KKAT joo-MUH-nee-eh nuh-UH DOO-SEH-yoh.

Please put and keep your valuables in the zippered outside pouch.

‘-아/어 두다’는 어떤 행동을 미리 해 놓고 그 상태를 유지한다는 뜻입니다.

Korean Vocabulary

귀중품 noun

gwee-JOONG-poom valuables

귀중품은 바깥 주머니가 아니라 지퍼가 달린 주머니에 넣어 두세요.

넣어 두다 phrase

nuh-UH DOO-dah to put and keep 넣어 두세요

귀중품은 바깥 주머니가 아니라 지퍼가 달린 주머니에 넣어 두세요.

바깥 주머니 noun

bah-KKAT joo-MUH-nee outside pouch

귀중품은 바깥 주머니가 아니라 지퍼가 달린 주머니에 넣어 두세요.

붐비다 verb

boom-BEE-dah to be crowded 붐벼요

이 축제는 제가 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 더 붐벼요.

생각했던 것보다 phrase

saeng-GAHK-haet-tuhn goht-PPoh-dah than I expected

이 축제는 제가 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 더 붐벼요.

옮겨 놓다 phrase

ohm-GYUH NOH-dah to move and place 옮겨 놓을게요

음악 때문에 정신이 팔리기 전에 휴대전화를 옮겨 놓을게요.

정신이 팔리다 phrase

juhng-SHEE-nee pahl-LEE-dah to be distracted 정신이 팔리기

음악 때문에 정신이 팔리기 전에 휴대전화를 옮겨 놓을게요.

주머니 noun

joo-MUH-nee pocket

귀중품은 바깥 주머니가 아니라 지퍼가 달린 주머니에 넣어 두세요.

지퍼가 달린 phrase

jee-PUH-gah DAHL-lin zippered

귀중품은 바깥 주머니가 아니라 지퍼가 달린 주머니에 넣어 두세요.

축제 noun

chook-JJEH festival

이 축제는 제가 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 더 붐벼요.

훨씬 adv

hwel-SSHIN much; far

이 축제는 제가 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 더 붐벼요.

휴대전화 noun

hyoo-DEH-juhn-HWA mobile phone

음악 때문에 정신이 팔리기 전에 휴대전화를 옮겨 놓을게요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Should I wear my backpack in front of me?

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배낭을 앞으로 메야 할까요?

I'll put my wallet in the inside pocket too.

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지갑도 안쪽 주머니에 넣을게요.

That way it is harder to reach.

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그러면 꺼내기 더 어려워요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

mobile phone

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휴대전화

to be crowded

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붐벼요

valuables

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귀중품

much; far

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훨씬