About This Lesson
Use Regaining Focus After a Break to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
점심을 먹고 나면 그 일과 완전히 동떨어진 느낌이 들어.
juhm-SHEE-meul muh-KKOH nah-MYUN guh eel-gwah wan-JUN-hee dong-TTUH-ruh-jin neu-KKEE-mee DEU-ruh. After lunch, I feel completely disconnected from the task.
B
가장 어려운 부분에 바로 뛰어들지 말고, 간단히 검토하는 것부터 시작해.
gah-JANG uh-RYUH-oon boo-BOON-eh pah-roh TTWEE-uh-deul-jee mahl-goh, gan-DAN-hee guhM-TOH-hah-neun guht-BOO-tuh shee-JAH-kae. Start with a small review instead of jumping into the hardest part.
A
우리가 분석 중간에 멈췄기 때문에 흐름을 잃었어.
oo-REE-gah boon-SUK joong-GAH-neh muh-MWUT-kkee ttae-MOO-neh heh-REU-meul eel-UH-suh. I lost momentum because we paused in the middle of the analysis.
B
마지막 메모를 보고 다음 우선순위를 골라.
mah-JEE-mahk meh-MOH-reul boh-goh dah-EUM oo-SUN-soon-WEE-reul gohl-LAH. Look at the last note and pick the next priority.
A
다음 단계는 숫자들이 원본 파일과 일치하는지 확인하는 거야.
dah-EUM DAN-geh-neun SOOT-JJAH-deul-ee won-BOHN pail-gwah eel-CHEE-hah-neun-jee hwah-GIN-ha-neun GUH-yah. The next step is checking whether the numbers match the source file.
B
그러면 다시 시작할 지점이 분명해져.
GUH-ruh-myun dah-SHEE shee-JAH-kahl jee-JUH-mee boon-MYUNG-hae-juh. That gives you a clear point to resume from.
A
나도 채팅 앱을 닫아야 해. 계속 주의가 산만해지거든.
NAH-doh chae-TEENG ae-beul dah-DAH-yah hae. gyeh-SOHK joo-EE-gah san-MAN-hae-jee-GUH-deun. I also need to close chat apps because I keep getting distracted.
B
방해받지 않고 일하는 동안에는 채팅 앱을 닫아 두고, 그다음에 메시지를 확인해.
bang-HAE-bat-JJEE an-KOH eel-hah-neun dong-AHN-eh-neun chae-TEENG ae-beul dah-DAH doo-goh, guh-dah-EU-meh meh-SHEE-jeu-reul hwah-GIN-hae. Keep them closed while you work without distractions, then check your messages.
A
그 정도면 할 수 있을 것 같아. 조금씩 다시 집중할 수 있겠어.
guh JUNG-doh-myun hahl soo ee-SSEUL guht gah-TAH. joh-GEUM-sseek dah-SHEE jeep-JJOONG-hahl soo eet-GGESS-uh. That feels manageable. I can rebuild focus gradually.
B
거기서 시작하면 나머지는 덜 부담스럽게 느껴질 거야.
guh-GEE-suh shee-JAH-kah-myun nah-MUH-jee-neun duhl boo-DAHM-seu-RUHP-kkeh neu-KKYUH-jil GUH-yah. Start there, and the rest should feel less heavy.Word by Word
점심을
In this dialogue, 점심을 means lunch as the object of the action in 점심을 먹고. The 를 marks lunch as what is eaten. Use it when lunch is the object of an eating action.
먹고
먹고 means eating and links the eating action to what follows in 먹고 나면. The 고 connects one action with a later action or condition. Use this form to describe actions in sequence.
나면
나면 means after something happens or once a condition is reached. In 먹고 나면, it places the next feeling after eating lunch. The form is useful for describing what happens after an action or event.
그
그 means that or the and points to the task already being discussed in 그 일과. It comes directly before the noun it describes. Use it before a noun when referring to something known from the context.
일과
일과 identifies the task as the thing from which the speaker feels detached in 그 일과 완전히 동떨어진. The 과 marks the task as the counterpart connected to 동떨어진. This form can follow a noun when describing being disconnected from that thing.
완전히
완전히 means completely and strengthens the degree of the speaker’s detachment. Here it modifies 동떨어진, showing that the feeling is total rather than partial. Use it before an adjective or descriptive expression when emphasizing a complete state.
동떨어진
동떨어진 means disconnected or detached from the task and directly modifies 느낌. It is the form used before a noun in 동떨어진 느낌. Use this form before a noun to describe something as separate or unrelated.
느낌이
느낌이 means a feeling as the subject of what arises in 느낌이 들어. The 이 marks 느낌 as the subject. This noun commonly appears as the subject when describing how something feels to someone.
들어
들어 completes 느낌이 들어 and expresses that a feeling comes to or arises for the speaker. Together with 느낌이, it gives the meaning I feel rather than referring to physically entering. Use it with a feeling or impression that arises.
가장
가장 means most and marks the highest degree in 가장 어려운 부분. It shows that this is the hardest part among the relevant parts. Use it before a descriptive word when identifying the greatest degree.
어려운
어려운 means difficult or hard and modifies 부분 in 가장 어려운 부분. It is the form used before a noun to describe difficulty. Use it before a noun when saying that something is difficult.
부분에
부분에 means into or toward the part in 부분에 바로 뛰어들지. The 에 marks the part as the target or direction of the jumping-in action. Use this marker after a place, point, or target toward which an action is directed.
바로
바로 means immediately or directly in 바로 뛰어들지. It emphasizes that the action would happen without first taking an intermediate step. Use it before an action when stressing immediacy or directness.
뛰어들지
뛰어들지 introduces the action of jumping into the hardest part in 뛰어들지 말고. The 지 form sets up the rejection of this action that is completed by 말고. Use this form when telling someone not to do one action and to choose another instead.
말고
말고 follows 뛰어들지 to reject that action and lead to the alternative of starting with a review. In 뛰어들지 말고, the speaker says not to jump in. Use this form after a rejected action before giving the preferred alternative.
간단히
간단히 means briefly or simply and describes how the review should be done. It modifies 검토하는, indicating a small amount of review rather than an extensive one. Use it before an action when describing a simple or brief way of doing it.
검토하는
검토하는 means reviewing and describes the action that is turned into a starting point in 검토하는 것부터. It is the form of 검토하다 used before a noun-like expression. Use it before a noun or action marker when referring to an ongoing or general reviewing action.
것부터
것부터 means starting with the thing or action referred to by 검토하는. The 것 makes the reviewing action into something that can be selected, and 부터 marks it as the starting point. Use it when saying that a particular task or action should come first.
시작해
시작해 is an informal instruction meaning start. In 것부터 시작해, it tells the listener to begin with the review. Use this casual command with someone you speak to informally.
우리가
우리가 means we as the subject of the stopping action in 우리가 분석 중간에 멈췄기 때문에. The 가 marks the group including the speaker as the subject. Use it when the speaker wants to identify who performed an action.
분석
분석 means analysis and identifies the work activity that was interrupted. In 분석 중간에, it is followed by a phrase locating the interruption within that activity. Use it as a noun for the examination of information or data.
중간에
중간에 means in the middle of the analysis. The 에 marks the middle as the time or point at which the action stopped. Use it after an activity or period when locating something in its middle.
멈췄기
멈췄기 refers to the fact that we stopped in 멈췄기 때문에. The past action is nominalized with 기 so it can be followed by the reason expression 때문에. Use this form when giving a reason based on a completed action.
때문에
때문에 means because or due to and gives the reason for losing momentum in 멈췄기 때문에. Here it follows the nominalized reason that we stopped. Use it after a cause when explaining why something happened.
흐름을
흐름을 means the flow or momentum as the object of 잃었어. The 을 marks the flow as what was lost. Use it when talking about losing the progress or rhythm of an activity.
잃었어
잃었어 means lost in the past, referring here to losing momentum. It is the casual past form of 잃다 and ends the speaker’s explanation. Use it with an object that has disappeared or that someone no longer has.
마지막
마지막 means last and modifies 메모를 in 마지막 메모를. It identifies the final note in the sequence of notes. Use it before a noun when referring to the final item or stage.
메모를
메모를 means the note as the object of looking at in 마지막 메모를 보고. The 를 marks the note as what the listener should look at. Use it when a note is the object of an action such as reading, checking, or looking at it.
보고
보고 means looking at and then, linking the action of looking at the last note to choosing the next priority. The 고 connects these two instructions in sequence. Use it after one action when another action follows.
다음
다음 means next and modifies 우선순위를 in 다음 우선순위를. It identifies the priority that should come after the current one. Use it before a noun when referring to the next item, step, or event.
우선순위를
우선순위를 means the priority as the object of choosing in 우선순위를 골라. The 를 marks the priority as what should be selected. Use it when identifying the task or item that should receive priority.
골라
골라 means choose or pick as an informal instruction. In 우선순위를 골라, it tells the listener to select the next priority. Use this casual command when asking someone to choose one option.
단계는
단계는 means the step as the topic in 다음 단계는. The 는 sets the step apart as the subject being described. Use this form when introducing or contrasting a particular step in a process.
숫자들이
숫자들이 means the numbers as the subject of the matching check. The 들 marks more than one number, and 가 marks them as the subject. Use it when several numbers are being compared or checked.
원본
원본 means original or source and modifies 파일과 in 원본 파일과 일치하는지. It identifies the file as the original reference file. Use it before a noun when distinguishing an original source from a copy or later version.
파일과
파일과 means with the file and identifies the file used for comparison in 원본 파일과 일치하는지. The 과 marks the file as the counterpart with which the numbers match. Use it after a comparison target when checking whether two things correspond.
일치하는지
일치하는지 means whether the numbers match the source file. The 지 turns the matching question into the object of 확인하는. Use this form when checking whether one thing agrees with or corresponds to another.
확인하는
확인하는 means checking and describes the next step in 확인하는 거야. It is the form of 확인하다 used before the noun-like ending 거야. Use it before a following expression when presenting checking as an action or task.
거야
거야 presents the checking action as the explanation of what the next step is in 확인하는 거야. Together with 확인하는, it gives an informal explanatory statement rather than a command. Use it in casual speech when clarifying what something is or what needs to be done.
그러면
그러면 means then or that way and introduces the result of checking the numbers. It connects the proposed action with the clear point for resuming. Use it when moving from a condition or suggestion to its expected result.
다시
다시 means again and modifies 시작할 in 다시 시작할 지점. It shows that the work is being started again after the pause. Use it before an action when the action is repeated or resumed.
시작할
시작할 means to start and modifies 지점 in 다시 시작할 지점. It is the form of 시작하다 used before a noun to describe the action associated with that point. Use it before a noun when identifying a place or time for a possible or intended action.
지점이
지점이 means the point at which to resume and is the subject of becoming clear in 지점이 분명해져. The 이 marks the point as the subject. Use it for a specific point, location, or stage in a process.
분명해져
분명해져 means becomes clear in 지점이 분명해져. It describes a change from unclear to clear and is the casual form of 분명해지다. Use it when information, a plan, or a point becomes easier to identify.
나도
나도 means I also or me too. The 도 adds the speaker to the group of people who need to take an action, following the other person’s suggestion. Use it when saying that the same statement applies to the speaker as well.
채팅
채팅 means chat and modifies 앱을 in 채팅 앱을. It identifies the type of app that the speaker needs to close. Use it before a noun to specify chat-related digital communication.
앱을
앱을 means the app as the object of closing in 채팅 앱을 닫아야 해. The 를 marks the app as what must be closed. Use it when an app is the object of an action such as opening, closing, or checking.
닫아야
닫아야 means must or need to close in 닫아야 해. The 야 form expresses the condition that leads to the obligation, and 해 completes the casual obligation expression. Use it when saying that closing something is necessary.
해
해 completes 닫아야 해 and makes the statement mean I need to close the chat apps. Here it contributes the casual obligation expression rather than simply meaning do by itself. Use it after an 야 form when stating that something must be done in informal speech.
계속
계속 means continuously or keeps happening and modifies 산만해지거든. It shows that the distraction happens repeatedly while the speaker works. Use it before an action or change that continues over time.
주의가
주의가 means attention as the subject of becoming scattered in 주의가 산만해지거든. The 가 marks attention as what changes state. Use it when describing where someone’s attention is directed or how it changes.
산만해지거든
산만해지거든 means keeps becoming distracted or scattered, giving the reason for closing the chat apps. The 거든 ending presents this information as the speaker’s explanation or background reason. Use it at the end of a casual explanation when justifying a preceding statement.
방해받지
방해받지 means being disturbed with the negative form set up in 방해받지 않고. It describes the unwanted interruption that the listener should avoid while working. Use this form before 않고 when expressing an action or state that does not occur.
않고
않고 links the negative state in 방해받지 않다 to the ongoing work in 방해받지 않고. Together, the expression means without being disturbed. Use it to connect a negative action or state with another action.
일하는
일하는 means working and modifies 동안에는 in 일하는 동안에는. It identifies the period during which the chat apps should remain closed. Use it before 동안 when describing the activity taking place during a period.
동안에는
동안에는 means during the time when you work in 일하는 동안에는. The 는 frames this period as the time for keeping the apps closed and can contrast it with the later message check. Use it after an activity or time period when setting the time frame for another action.
닫아
닫아 means close and introduces the keeping action in 닫아 두고. It describes the action performed on the chat apps. Use it before another verb when linking closing with a following result or maintained state.
두고
두고 means keeping something in the state just created in 닫아 두고. Together, 닫아 두고 means leave the apps closed and then continue with the next action. Use it after an action when that action’s result is maintained.
그다음에
그다음에 means after that or then and marks the later point when the messages should be checked. It places this action after keeping the apps closed while working. Use it to sequence a later action after a previous one.
메시지를
메시지를 means the messages as the object of checking in 메시지를 확인해. The 를 marks the messages as what the listener should check. Use it when messages are the object of reading, checking, or responding to.
확인해
확인해 means check as an informal instruction. In 메시지를 확인해, it tells the listener to check the messages after the focused work. Use this casual command when asking someone to verify or look at something.
정도면
정도면 means if it is about that much or at that level in 그 정도면 할 수 있을 것 같아. The 면 frames that amount or level as the condition for the speaker’s judgment. Use it after a degree, amount, or level when evaluating whether something is manageable.
할
할 means do or handle in the ability construction 할 수 있을 것 같아. It is the form of 하다 used before 수 to describe a possible action. Use it before 수 when expressing the ability or possibility of doing something.
수
수 represents ability or possibility in 할 수 있을 것 같아. It is the noun used between an action and 있다 to say that the action is possible. Use it in an ability construction when describing what someone can do.
있을
있을 means be possible or be able to be in 있을 것 같아. It is the form of 있다 used before 것 to describe a possibility that seems likely. Together with 할 수, it expresses that the speaker thinks the task can be done.
것
것 turns the possibility expressed by 있을 into a situation or thing considered in 있을 것 같아. Together with 같아, it allows the speaker to say that something seems to be the case. Use it after a verb or descriptive expression when expressing an impression or expectation.
같아
같아 means seems or feels like in 있을 것 같아. It makes the speaker’s statement an informal judgment rather than an absolute claim. Use it when giving a tentative opinion about how something appears.
조금씩
조금씩 means little by little or gradually. In 조금씩 다시 집중할, it shows that focus will be rebuilt in small stages rather than all at once. Use it when describing gradual progress or repeated small amounts.
집중할
집중할 means to focus in 집중할 수 있겠어. It is the form of 집중하다 used before 수 in an ability expression. Use it before 수 when saying that someone can or may be able to focus.
있겠어
있겠어 expresses that focusing will be possible or that the speaker expects to be able to do it in 집중할 수 있겠어. With 수, it presents a tentative assessment of ability rather than a firm guarantee. Use it in casual speech when judging whether something will be possible.
거기서
거기서 means there or from there and identifies the starting point in 거기서 시작하면. The 서 marks the place or point from which the action begins. Use it when directing someone to begin an action at a particular place or stage.
시작하면
시작하면 means if or when you start in 거기서 시작하면. The 면 makes starting the condition for the result that follows. Use it to connect a condition with an expected consequence.
나머지는
나머지는 means the rest as the topic in 나머지는 덜 부담스럽게 느껴질 거야. The 는 sets the remaining work apart from the starting point already mentioned. Use it when referring to everything left after part of a task has been handled.
덜
덜 means less and reduces the degree of 부담스럽게. It shows that the remaining work will feel less burdensome than before. Use it before a descriptive expression when comparing a lower degree.
부담스럽게
부담스럽게 means in a burdensome or heavy-feeling way and modifies 느껴질 in 덜 부담스럽게 느껴질. It describes how the remaining work is expected to feel. Use this adverbial form before a verb that describes the way something is experienced.
느껴질
느껴질 means will feel or seem in 느껴질 거야. It is the form of 느껴지다 used before 거야 to describe an expected experience. Use it when predicting how something will feel to someone.
Grammar Points
-는지 확인하다
원본 파일과 일치하는지 확인해.
won-BOHN pail-gwah eel-CHEE-hah-neun-jee hwah-GIN-hae.Check whether it matches the original file.
-는지 makes an embedded yes-or-no question, meaning “whether” or “if.”
-거든
산만해지거든 채팅 앱을 닫아.
san-MAN-hae-jee-GUH-deun chae-TEENG ae-beul dah-DAH.If you get distracted, close the chat app.
-거든 expresses a condition: when the preceding situation happens, do the following action.
Korean Vocabulary
간단히
adv
gan-DAN-hee
briefly; simply
간단히 검토하는 것
검토하다
verb
guhM-TOH-hah-dah
to review
검토하는
간단히 검토하는 것부터
느낌
noun
neu-KKIM
feeling; sense
느낌이
동떨어진 느낌이 들어
동떨어지다
adj
dong-TTUH-ruh-jee-dah
to be disconnected; to be detached
동떨어진
그 일과 완전히 동떨어진 느낌
뛰어들다
verb
TTWEE-uh-deul-dah
to jump into; to dive into
뛰어들지
바로 뛰어들지 말고
멈추다
verb
muhM-CHOO-dah
to stop; to pause
멈췄기
중간에 멈췄기 때문에
분석
noun
boon-SUK
analysis
분석 중간에
시작하다
verb
shee-JAH-kah-dah
to start; to begin
시작해
것부터 시작해
어렵다
adj
uh-RYUP-ttah
to be difficult
어려운
가장 어려운 부분
완전히
adv
wan-JUN-hee
completely
완전히 동떨어진 느낌
점심
noun
juhm-SHIM
lunch
점심을
점심을 먹고 나면
중간
noun
joong-GAHN
middle; midway point
중간에
분석 중간에 멈췄기 때문에
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Look at the last note and pick the next priority.
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마지막 메모를 보고 다음 우선순위를 골라.That gives you a clear point to resume from.
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그러면 다시 시작할 지점이 분명해져.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to jump into; to dive into
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뛰어들지to review
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검토하는to be disconnected; to be detached
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동떨어진to be difficult