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1. 그룹 프로젝트를 위해 스터디룸을 예약하고 싶어요.

   I'd like to reserve a study room for a group project.

   그룹

   group

   프로젝트

   project

   위해

   for; for the purpose of

   스터디룸

   study room

   예약하고 싶어요

   would like to reserve

   More detail

   그룹 means “group” here. It is a noun and can combine directly with another noun: 그룹 프로젝트 means “group project.” The first noun specifies the type of the second noun, rather than functioning as a separate subject. 프로젝트 is the noun “project.” In 프로젝트를, 를 marks it as the object of the purpose expression that follows. Korean object markers are 을 after a consonant-final noun and 를 after a vowel-final noun. Example: 회의를 준비해요. — “I prepare for a meeting.” 위해 expresses purpose: “for” or “for the purpose of.” The reusable pattern is N을/를 위해 — “for N.” Here, 그룹 프로젝트를 위해 means “for a group project.” 위해 is not the word meaning “group project”; it marks the purpose of the action. 스터디룸 is the noun “study room.” In 스터디룸을, 을 marks this noun as the object of 예약하다, “to reserve.” Example: 회의실을 예약해요. — “I reserve a meeting room.” 예약하고 싶어요 contains 예약하다, “to reserve,” and the pattern -고 싶다, “want to do.” The observed form 예약하고 uses the verb stem 예약하- plus -고; 싶어요 is the polite present form of 싶다. Together they mean “would like to reserve” in this sentence. The polite ending -어요 makes the request courteous; it does not itself mean “would like.” For a different action, the same pattern applies: 배우고 싶어요. — “I want to learn.” Putting the parts together, 그룹 프로젝트를 위해 gives the purpose, 스터디룸을 identifies what is being reserved, and 예약하고 싶어요 expresses the speaker’s desire to do so. The complete utterance means: “I’d like to reserve a study room for a group project.”

2. 어느 정도 크기의 방이 필요하세요?

   What size room do you need?

   어느 정도 크기의

   what size

   방

   room

   필요하세요

   need

   More detail

   어느 정도 크기의 asks about the degree or size of something. 어느 means “which/what,” 정도 means “degree” or “extent,” and 크기 is the noun “size.” The ending -의 links this description to the following noun, giving the reusable pattern 어느 정도 크기의 + noun (“a noun of what size”). Here it describes 방, without specifying a particular size. 방 is the noun “room.” It can combine with other modifiers: for example, 큰 방 means “a big room,” and 작은 방 means “a small room.” In this sentence, its size is being requested through the preceding question phrase. 필요하세요 is the polite honorific form of 필요하다, meaning “to be needed” or, in this context, “to need.” The form contains the honorific marker -시- and the polite ending -어요, which contract in this form. A less honorific alternative is 필요해요?, also meaning “do you need…?” The needed thing is expressed as the grammatical subject in Korean, not as an object; in the full sentence, 방이 is the thing that is needed, while the addressee is understood as the person whose need is being asked about. Together, 어느 정도 크기의 방 means “a room of what size,” and 필요하세요? politely asks whether the addressee needs it. The complete utterance means “What size room do you need?”

3. 언제 사용하고 싶으세요?

   When do you want to use it?

   언제

   when

   사용하고

   use

   싶으세요?

   do you want

   More detail

   언제 means “when” and asks about the time of an action. It is a question word, not a form that changes for the person doing the action. Example: 언제 가요? — “When are you going?” 사용하고 contains 사용하다, “to use,” followed by -고. The base form 사용하다 is a verb; 사용하고 is the form used to connect this action to what follows. Here, -고 links “use” with 싶으세요, producing the pattern V-고 싶으세요? (“Do you want to V?”). The object is not stated in the Korean sentence; the fixed translation represents it as “it.” 싶으세요? expresses a polite question about someone’s desire. It is built from 싶다, “to want,” with the polite, honorific question ending -으세요?. After a verb, V-고 싶다 means “want to V”: for example, 쉬고 싶어요. — “I want to rest.” The -으세요? form addresses the listener politely; it does not itself identify what the omitted object is. Together, 언제 asks for the time, while 사용하고 싶으세요? asks whether the listener wants to use the unstated object. The complete utterance therefore means “When do you want to use it?”

4. 저희는 오늘 오후에 네 명이 쓸 조용한 방이 필요해요.

   We need a quiet room this afternoon for four people.

   저희는

   we (humble/polite)

   오늘

   today

   오후에

   in the afternoon

   네 명

   four people

   쓸

   will use

   조용한

   quiet

   방이

   room

   필요해요

   need

   More detail

   저희는 means “we” with a humble first-person plural form. 저희 is used when the speaker refers to their group modestly in relation to the listener; 는 marks that group as the topic. It does not by itself specify how many people are in the group. 오늘 means “today.” It is a time noun and can be used directly as in 오늘 “today” or with a particle when its role needs to be marked. 오후에 means “in the afternoon.” 오후 means “afternoon,” and 에 marks the time when something is scheduled or occurs. Here it connects the requested room use with this afternoon. 네 명 means “four people.” 네 is the native Korean number “four” used before a counting unit, and 명 is a counter for people. In the sentence, the following subject marker makes 네 명이 the group that will use the room. This explicitly gives the number of users; it does not describe the size of the room. 쓸 is an attributive form of 쓰다, “to use” here. 쓰다 has other uses, including “to write,” but the fixed translation and the room context select “use.” The form 쓸 places the action before a noun and presents it as a prospective or intended action: 쓸 방 means “a room that [someone] will use” or “a room for [someone] to use.” Korean also has 쓴 for a completed or past-related attributive use and 쓰는 for an ongoing or habitual use; the observed 쓸 is the prospective form. 조용한 means “quiet” and modifies the following noun. It is the attributive form of the adjective 조용하다 (“to be quiet”): 조용하다 → 조용한 before a noun. Thus 조용한 방 is “a quiet room.” 방이 means “room” with the subject marker 이. 방 is “room”; because it ends in a consonant, it takes 이 rather than 가 when marked as the subject. The subject marking presents the room as what is needed. 필요해요 means “is needed” or, in this sentence, “need.” It is the polite present form of 필요하다, “to be necessary/needed.” With a subject such as 방이, the pattern N이/가 필요해요 means “N is needed” or “we need N.” This form does not itself encode the number of people; that information comes from 네 명. Putting the parts together, 네 명이 쓸 조용한 방 is “a quiet room for four people to use.” 오늘 오후에 specifies when the room is needed, and 저희는 ... 필요해요 presents that room as what the speaker’s group needs. The complete meaning is: “We need a quiet room this afternoon for four people.”

5. 오늘 오후에 두 시간 동안 이용할 수 있는 방이 하나 있어요.

   There is one available for two hours this afternoon.

   오늘

   today

   오후에

   in the afternoon

   두 시간

   two hours

   동안

   for; during

   이용할 수 있는

   available for use

   방

   room

   하나

   one

   있어요

   there is; exists

   More detail

   오늘 means “today.” It is a time noun and can combine with particles such as 오늘은 (“as for today”). For simply saying “today,” the particle is often omitted; here the time expression is expanded as 오늘 오후에. 오후에 means “in the afternoon.” 오후 is “afternoon,” and -에 marks the time when something is available or takes place. Together, 오늘 오후에 means “this afternoon.” 두 시간 means “two hours.” 두 is the form of the native Korean number 둘 used before a counter, while 시간 is the counter or noun used for hours. Compare 한 시간 (“one hour”) and 세 시간 (“three hours”). 동안 marks a duration: 두 시간 동안 means “for two hours” or “during that period.” The duration expression specifies how long the room can be used. 이용할 수 있는 means “available for use.” Its core verb is 이용하다, “to use,” especially for a service, facility, or resource. 이용할 수 있다 means “can use” or “be usable,” and -는 turns this clause into a modifier before a noun: 이용할 수 있는 방 means “a room that can be used.” Example: 이 시설을 이용할 수 있어요. — “You can use this facility.” The same -을 수 있다 pattern expresses ability or possibility. 방 means “room.” It is the noun modified by 이용할 수 있는, so the phrase describes a room that is available for use. 하나 means “one.” Here it states the number of rooms: 방이 하나 means “there is one room.” It is not an indefinite article; it explicitly gives the number one. 있어요 is the polite-present form of 있다, “to exist” or “to be present.” In this sentence, the existential construction 방이 하나 있어요 means “there is one room.” 있다 is used for existence or availability, while 없어요 means “there is not” or “it is unavailable.” Putting the parts together, 오늘 오후에 sets the time, 두 시간 동안 gives the duration, and 이용할 수 있는 describes 방. The existential construction 방이 하나 있어요 states that one such room exists: “There is one room available for use for two hours this afternoon.” In the supplied translation, the room is left implicit in English, but it is explicit as 방 in the Korean sentence.

6. 저희가 슬라이드를 검토하고 각 부분을 누가 발표할지 정하기에 충분한 시간이 돼요.

   That gives us enough time to review the slides and decide who will present each part.

   저희가

   we (humble)

   슬라이드를

   the slides

   검토하고

   review and

   각

   each

   부분을

   part

   누가

   who

   발표할지

   will present / whether to present

   정하기에

   for deciding

   충분한

   sufficient

   시간이

   time

   돼요

   is enough

   More detail

   저희가 means “we” in a humble form. 저희 is a humble counterpart of 우리; 가 marks this group as the subject of the clause. 슬라이드를 means “the slides” here. 슬라이드 is a loanword, and 를 marks it as the object of 검토하다. 검토하고 comes from 검토하다, “to review” or “to examine,” with the connective ending -고. The pattern A-고 B links actions: “do A and do B.” 각 means “each” and comes before the noun it specifies. It distributes attention over the members of a group. 부분을 means “part” here, with 을 marking it as the object in the embedded question. Together with the preceding 각, 각 부분을 means “each part.” 부분 can mean a part or section. 누가 means “who” as the subject of an embedded question. Compare 누구를, used when “who” is the object. Here the question asks which person performs the action. 발표할지 comes from 발표하다, “to present,” plus -(으)ㄹ지. This ending places an open question or choice inside a larger expression. By itself, 발표할지 concerns whether someone will present or what will happen; with 누가, 누가 발표할지 means “who will present.” Because the stem of 발표하다 ends in a vowel, the form is 발표할지. 정하기에 comes from 정하다, “to decide,” with -기 nominalization and 에. The pattern V-기에 충분하다 expresses that something is sufficient for doing V. For example, 공부하기에 충분한 시간 means “enough time for studying.” 충분한 is the noun-modifying form of 충분하다, “to be sufficient” or “to be enough.” The form 충분하다 becomes 충분한 before a noun; here it modifies 시간. 시간이 means “time” with 이, the subject marker. In 시간이 되다, the expression concerns there being enough or suitable time for an activity. 돼요 is the polite present form of 되다, “to become” or, in this pattern, “to be enough.” 시간이 되다 is a useful expression for having enough time. Together, 저희가 슬라이드를 검토하고 means “for us to review the slides,” and 각 부분을 누가 발표할지 정하기에 means “to decide who will present each part.” 충분한 시간이 돼요 says that there is enough time for those activities. The complete meaning is: “That gives us enough time to review the slides and decide who will present each part.”

7. 고객님의 도서관 계정으로 예약해 드릴게요.

   I'll reserve it under your library account.

   고객님

   customer; client

   도서관

   library

   계정

   account

   예약해

   reserve; book

   드릴게요

   I’ll do it for you

   More detail

   고객님 means “customer” or “client,” with 님 adding respectful treatment. In this sentence, it appears in 고객님의; the ending 의 marks possession, so the following account is associated with the customer. 고객님 is a respectful form, not a statement that the person is a particular kind of customer beyond the sentence’s service context. 도서관 means “library.” It is a noun and combines directly with other nouns, as in 도서관 계정, “library account.” 계정 means “account.” Here it is the account used as the reference for the reservation. In 고객님의 도서관 계정, 고객님의 identifies whose account it is, while 도서관 identifies the account’s service or organization. 예약해 comes from the verb 예약하다, “to reserve” or “to book.” The observed form 예약해 is the 해 form of 예약하다, used here to connect the action to what follows. A useful pattern is V-아/어 드리다, meaning that the speaker performs an action as a service for someone: 확인해 드릴게요 means “I’ll check it for you.” 드릴게요 combines 드리다, the humble/service form of “to give or do for someone,” with -ㄹ게요, a polite ending used for the speaker’s willing commitment or offer. 드리다 is used because the action is presented as a service to the listener; -ㄹ게요 makes it “I’ll …” rather than simply describing a future event. The form 드릴게요 itself does not specify a separate subject noun; in this sentence, the speaker is the person undertaking the action. Together, 예약해 드릴게요 means “I’ll reserve it for you.” The object is understood from the fixed translation and context, while 고객님의 도서관 계정으로 specifies that the reservation will be made under or using the customer’s library account. Thus the whole utterance means: “I’ll reserve it under your library account.”

8. 계획이 바뀌면 온라인으로 취소할 수 있어요.

   You can cancel online if plans change.

   계획이

   the plan(s)

   바뀌면

   if it changes

   온라인으로

   online

   취소할 수 있어요

   can cancel

   More detail

   계획이 means “the plan” or “the plans” here. 계획 is a noun meaning “plan”; Korean normally does not mark this noun for singular versus plural, so the translation chooses “plans” from the intended context. 이 is the subject marker used after a consonant-ending noun. For example, 일정이 바뀌어요 means “The schedule changes.” 바뀌면 comes from 바뀌다, “to change” or “to be changed,” plus -면, the conditional ending “if” or “when.” In this sentence, the intended condition is “if the plans change.” The form 바뀌면 itself does not mark who causes the change; it presents the plans as undergoing a change. A useful pattern is [condition]면, [result]: 비가 오면 집에 있어요 means “If it rains, I stay at home.” 온라인으로 means “online” or “through an online channel.” 온라인 is the noun used for “online,” and -으로 marks a means, route, or method here. The same particle can mark other methods, as in 전화로 연락해요, “I contact [someone] by phone.” 취소할 수 있어요 expresses the ability or possibility to cancel. The lexical verb is 취소하다, “to cancel.” Its form 취소할 is the form used before 수 in the pattern -ㄹ/을 수 있다, “can” or “be able to”; after 하다, this becomes 할 수 있다. 있어요 is the polite conversational form of 있다 in this construction. The phrase therefore says that cancellation is available, not that it is required. For example, 예약을 취소할 수 있어요 means “You can cancel the reservation.” The Korean subject is omitted; consistent with the fixed translation, the natural English subject here is “you.” Together, 계획이 바뀌면 sets the condition, 온라인으로 gives the method, and 취소할 수 있어요 states the available action. In the source order, the complete meaning is: “You can cancel online if plans change.”

9. 저희가 열쇠를 이 데스크에서 받으면 되나요?

   Do we pick up the key at this desk?

   저희가

   we (humble/polite)

   열쇠

   key

   이

   this

   데스크

   desk

   받으면 되나요?

   Is it okay to pick it up?

   More detail

   저희가 means “we” here, with 가 marking it as the subject. 저희 is a humble first-person plural form, commonly used when the speaker presents their group modestly; in a service setting it can refer to the speaker’s organization or group. It does not by itself state how many people are involved. The more neutral first-person plural form is 우리, though 저희 is the appropriate humble choice here. 열쇠 means “key.” It is a noun; the following 를 marks it as the object of the action. For example, 열쇠를 받아요 means “I/we receive or pick up the key.” 이 means “this” and modifies the following noun 데스크. This form is used for a noun presented as near the speaker or otherwise identified as “this” one. It is not the subject or object marker in this sentence. 데스크 means “desk,” a borrowed noun. Together, 이 데스크에서 means “at this desk”: 에서 marks the place where the receiving or pickup takes place. 받으면 되나요? is a reusable way to ask whether doing something is acceptable or is the required action. It contains 받다 “to receive/get,” -으면 “if/when,” and 되다 “to be okay or work.” In this context, 받으면 되나요? is naturally “Is it okay for us to pick it up?” or “Should we pick it up?” The form 받으면 is made from the base 받다 plus -으면; because 받다 ends in a consonant, this connective uses -으면. 되나요? is a polite question form of 되다, asking whether the proposed action is acceptable. This pattern can be reused with other actions, such as 여기서 기다리면 되나요? — “Is it okay if I wait here?” As a whole, 저희가 열쇠를 이 데스크에서 받으면 되나요? assembles as “Do we pick up the key at this desk?” The subject is 저희가, the object is 열쇠를, the pickup location is 이 데스크에서, and 받으면 되나요? asks whether that is the correct or acceptable action. The polite wording suits a question addressed to staff or another person who can confirm the procedure.

10. 열쇠를 여기서 받아 가신 다음, 다음 예약이 시작되기 전에 반납해 주세요.

    Pick it up here, then return it before the next booking starts.

    열쇠를

    key

    여기서

    here

    받아 가신 다음

    after picking it up

    다음

    next

    예약

    booking

    시작되기 전에

    before it starts

    반납해 주세요

    please return

    More detail

    열쇠를 means “the key” as the object of the actions. 열쇠 is “key,” and -를 marks an object after a noun ending in a vowel. In this utterance, the key is the item to pick up and later return. 여기서 means “here,” with -서 marking the place where an action occurs. Thus, 여기서 받다 is “pick up/receive [it] here.” 받다 means “to receive” or “to pick up”; its polite present form is 받아요, while the form in this sentence is combined with another verb. 받아 가신 다음 expresses “after you pick it up and take it with you.” 받아 is the connective form of 받다, linking it to 가다 (“go”): 받아 가다 means to receive or pick something up and take it away. In 가신, -시- is an honorific marker for the subject, and -ㄴ 다음 means “after.” The honorific form is appropriate because the speaker addresses the person being asked politely. Example: 짐을 받아 가신 다음 서명해 주세요. — “After you take the luggage, please sign.” 다음 means “next” and modifies the noun that follows it. Its meaning here is temporal: the booking that comes next, not the immediately preceding one. 예약 means “booking” or “reservation.” It is a noun; 다음 예약 is “the next booking/reservation.” 시작되기 전에 means “before it starts.” 시작되다 means “to begin” or “to be started,” and -기 전에 is the reusable pattern “before doing/becoming.” Here, 시작되기 turns 시작되다 into the event “starting,” and 전에 places the return before that event. Example: 수업이 시작되기 전에 들어오세요. — “Please come in before class starts.” 반납해 주세요 is a polite request meaning “please return [it].” 반납하다 means “to return something to the place or person it belongs to”; 반납해 is its connective form, followed by 주세요 (“please do it for me”), a common polite-request pattern. Example: 책을 반납해 주세요. — “Please return the book.” Together, the sentence is: 열쇠를 여기서 받아 가신 다음 (“after you pick up the key here”), 다음 예약이 시작되기 전에 (“before the next booking starts”), and 반납해 주세요 (“please return it”). The complete meaning is: “Pick up the key here, then return it before the next booking starts.”

11. 저희는 방을 깨끗하게 사용하고 정시에 나가겠습니다.

    We'll keep the room clean and leave on time.

    저희는

    we (humble/polite)

    방

    room

    깨끗하게

    cleanly

    사용하고

    use and

    정시에

    on time

    나가겠습니다

    will leave

    More detail

    저희는 means “we” with humble reference to the speaker’s group. 저희 is the humble first-person plural pronoun; 는 marks that group as the topic. It does not identify the group’s individual members. Example: 저희는 오늘 일찍 출발하겠습니다. — “We will leave early today.” 방 means “room.” It is the noun affected by the following description of how it is used. Example: 이 방은 넓어요. — “This room is spacious.” 깨끗하게 means “cleanly” here. It is the adverbial form of the adjective 깨끗하다 (“to be clean”): 깨끗하다 → 깨끗하게. This form describes the manner of an action, so 방을 깨끗하게 사용하다 means to use the room while keeping it clean. Example: 방을 깨끗하게 정리하세요. — “Please tidy the room cleanly.” 사용하고 means “use and then” or “use, and.” It is the connective form of the verb 사용하다 (“to use”): 사용하다 → 사용하고. The ending -고 links this action to the next one; it does not by itself mark the tense of the whole sentence. Example: 이 카드를 사용하고 반납하세요. — “Use this card and return it.” 정시에 means “on time,” describing when an action happens. It is different from 제시간에, which also commonly means “on time” in everyday Korean; 정시에 particularly presents the action as occurring at the scheduled or appointed time. Example: 회의는 정시에 시작합니다. — “The meeting starts on time.” 나가겠습니다 means “will leave” in this utterance. It is based on 나가다 (“to go out” or “to leave”) and combines -겠- with the formal-polite ending -습니다. Here -겠- presents the speaker’s intention or commitment, so this is a polite promise or declaration rather than merely a neutral prediction. Example: 이제 나가겠습니다. — “I’ll leave now.” Together, 방을 깨끗하게 사용하고 means “use the room cleanly and,” while 정시에 나가겠습니다 means “we will leave on time.” With 저희는 marking the speaker’s group as the topic, the whole utterance is: “We’ll keep the room clean and leave on time.”

12. 그러면 다음 그룹이 기다리지 않고 시작할 수 있어요.

    That way, the next group can start without waiting.

    그러면

    then; in that case

    다음

    next

    그룹

    group

    기다리지 않고

    without waiting

    시작할 수 있어요

    can start

    More detail

    그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” It connects the situation just mentioned with its consequence. In this utterance, it introduces the result: the next group can begin without waiting. 다음 means “next” and comes before the noun it describes: 다음 그룹, “the next group.” It is useful for identifying a following item in an order. For example, 다음 사람은 누구예요? means “Who is the next person?” 그룹 is the noun “group.” In 다음 그룹, it is the group that comes next in the relevant order; the noun itself does not show number or gender. 기다리지 않고 means “without waiting.” Its verb base is 기다리다, “to wait.” The pattern -지 않고 attaches to a verb stem and means “without doing …”: 기다리지 않고 is literally “without waiting.” For example, 아침을 먹지 않고 나갔어요 means “I went out without eating breakfast.” 시작할 수 있어요 means “can start.” 시작하다 means “to start,” and 시작할 is its form before 수 in the possibility pattern -(으)ㄹ 수 있다. This pattern expresses ability or possibility; 수 is part of the construction rather than a separate translation of “can.” 있어요 is the polite present form of 있다, and here it completes that possibility construction. For example, 지금 시작할 수 있어요 means “We can start now.” Together, 그러면 다음 그룹이 기다리지 않고 시작할 수 있어요 means “That way, the next group can start without waiting.” The subject marker 이 after 그룹 marks 다음 그룹 as the subject of 시작할 수 있어요. The sentence presents starting without waiting as the result of the preceding situation.