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1. 고객들이 도착하기 전에 발표 장비를 점검해야 해요.

   We should check the presentation equipment before the clients arrive.

   고객들이

   clients

   도착하기 전에

   before arriving

   발표

   presentation

   장비

   equipment

   점검해야 해요

   should check

   More detail

   고객들이 means “the clients” here. 고객 is “client/customer,” and 들 marks a plural group; 이 marks that group as the subject. Korean often leaves number unmarked when context is enough, but 들 explicitly presents multiple clients here. 도착하기 전에 means “before arriving.” The base verb is 도착하다 (“to arrive”). In 도착하기, -기 turns the verb into an event or activity, and 전에 means “before” that event. The subject of 도착하기 is understood from the context as the clients, so the phrase means “before the clients arrive,” not necessarily “before we arrive.” 발표 means “presentation.” It is a noun that specifies the type or purpose of the following noun in 발표 장비: “presentation equipment.” A reusable pattern is 명사 + 명사, in which the first noun modifies the second. For example, 회의 자료 means “meeting materials.” 장비 means “equipment.” It is a noun for tools or apparatus used for a purpose; here, the purpose is a presentation. The noun itself does not mark plural number, so its exact amount is not stated. 점검해야 해요 means “should check” or “need to check.” The base verb is 점검하다 (“to inspect/check”). The pattern 동사 어간 + 아야/어야 하다 expresses something required or necessary: 점검해야 하다 is “to have to check.” In this polite form, 하다 becomes 해요, giving 점검해야 해요. This is an obligation pattern, not simply a statement that checking may happen. Together, 고객들이 도착하기 전에 sets the time condition, 발표 장비 identifies what must be checked, and 점검해야 해요 states the requirement. The complete meaning is: “We should check the presentation equipment before the clients arrive.”

2. 제가 먼저 노트북을 프로젝터에 연결할게요.

   I can connect the laptop to the projector first.

   제가

   I (subject)

   먼저

   first

   노트북

   laptop

   프로젝터

   projector

   연결할게요

   I’ll connect it

   More detail

   제가 means “I” as the subject here. It is the humble first-person pronoun 저 combined with the subject marker 가: 저 → 제가 before 가. This form does not identify the speaker’s gender. Compare 나는 (“I,” more neutral/informal in this role) with 제가, which is commonly used when presenting oneself as the person responsible for an action. 먼저 means “first” or “before doing something else.” It sets the order of the action, rather than describing how the action is performed. Example: 제가 먼저 확인할게요. — “I’ll check first.” 노트북 means “laptop.” It is a noun and is the object of the connecting action here. Korean commonly marks a definite or contextually identified object with 을/를; in this sentence, 노트북을 uses 을 after the consonant-final noun 노트북. 프로젝터 means “projector.” With the location/target marker 에, 프로젝터에 identifies the device to which something is connected. The marker 에 can mark a destination or target, not only a physical place. Example: 컴퓨터를 모니터에 연결해요. — “I connect the computer to the monitor.” 연결할게요 comes from the verb 연결하다, “to connect,” plus -ㄹ게요. The ending presents the speaker’s intended action or commitment, often with the sense “I’ll connect it” or “I’ll take care of connecting it.” Because the verb stem ends in a vowel, 연결하다 uses 연결할게요; a consonant-final stem uses -을게요, as in 읽을게요 (“I’ll read it”). The subject is understood as the speaker, matching 제가. Together, 제가 먼저 establishes that the speaker will act first, 노트북을 marks the laptop as the object, and 프로젝터에 marks the projector as the connection target. 연결할게요 then expresses the speaker’s plan or offer to do that action. The whole utterance means: “I’ll connect the laptop to the projector first.”

3. 화면은 나오는데 조금 늘어나 보이네요.

   The image is showing, but it looks a little stretched.

   화면

   screen; image

   나오는데

   is showing, but

   조금

   a little

   늘어나

   stretch; become elongated

   보이네요

   looks; appears

   More detail

   화면 means “screen” or “display,” and in this sentence the intended meaning is the visible image. It is a noun that can be used for a device screen or for what is displayed on it. Example: 화면을 확인하세요. — “Please check the screen.” 나오는데 contains 나오다, “to come out” or, with a display, “to appear/show,” followed by -는데. Here 나오다 describes the image being displayed, while -는데 connects that fact to a contrasting observation: “it is showing, but …” The same verb has other context-dependent uses, such as something physically coming out. Example: 사진이 화면에 나와요. — “The photo appears on the screen.” 조금 means “a little” or “slightly.” It softens the degree of the following description rather than asserting a large amount. Example: 조금 늦었어요. — “I am a little late.” 늘어나 is the -아/어 form of 늘어나다, “to stretch,” “to become elongated,” or “to increase,” depending on context. Here it describes the displayed image becoming stretched in shape. The form 늘어나 is not the completed sentence ending; it connects to the following 보이네요. Example: 고무줄이 늘어나요. — “The rubber band stretches.” 보이네요 contains 보이다, “to be visible” or “to look/appear,” plus -네요, an ending used when the speaker notices or recognizes something. In 늘어나 보이네요, it makes the meaning “it looks stretched,” rather than directly asserting that the image definitely is stretched. Example: 화면이 어둡게 보이네요. — “The screen looks dark.” Together, 화면은 sets the screen or displayed image as the topic. 나오는데 says that the image is appearing, and 조금 늘어나 보이네요 adds the speaker’s observation that it looks slightly stretched. Thus the utterance means: “The image is showing, but it looks a little stretched.”

4. 제가 화면 설정을 조정하고 슬라이드를 다시 테스트할게요.

   I can adjust the display settings and test the slides again.

   제가

   I

   화면

   screen/display

   설정

   settings

   조정하고

   adjust and

   슬라이드를

   the slides

   다시

   again

   테스트할게요

   I’ll test

   More detail

   제가 is 저 (“I”) plus the subject marker 가. It marks the speaker as the subject of the action. 저 is the humble/polite first-person pronoun used toward the listener; the subject marker is chosen according to the grammatical role, not because of the noun that follows. 화면 means “screen” or “display.” It is a noun and can be used in compounds such as 화면 설정 (“display settings”). Example: 화면이 어두워요. — “The screen is dark.” 설정 means “settings” or “configuration.” In 화면 설정, it specifies the settings related to the display. Example: 설정을 확인해 주세요. — “Please check the settings.” 조정하고 comes from 조정하다, “to adjust,” followed by -고, a connective ending that links this action to the next one. Thus, 조정하고 means “adjust and …”; the subject remains 제가 for the linked action unless the context indicates otherwise. Example: 밝기를 조정하고 저장하세요. — “Adjust the brightness and save it.” 슬라이드를 is the noun 슬라이드 (“slide”) plus the object marker 를. The marker shows that the slides receive the action of testing. Korean object markers vary as 을 or 를 according to the ending of the noun; 슬라이드 takes 를 here. 다시 means “again,” indicating that the testing is repeated. It modifies the following action rather than naming a second kind of test. Example: 다시 확인해 주세요. — “Please check it again.” 테스트할게요 comes from 테스트하다, “to test,” with -ㄹ게요. This ending presents the speaker’s intention or commitment to carry out the action, often in response to the situation or listener. It is not the plain ability form “can”; the fixed translation’s “can” conveys the speaker’s willingness in this context. Example: 제가 먼저 확인할게요. — “I’ll check first.” Together, 제가 화면 설정을 조정하고 means “I’ll adjust the display settings,” and 슬라이드를 다시 테스트할게요 means “I’ll test the slides again.” The complete utterance says that the speaker will adjust the display settings and then retest the slides, with 제가 supplying the subject for the coordinated actions and -고 linking them.

5. 마이크 음량도 확인해 줄 수 있어요?

   Could you also check the microphone volume?

   마이크

   microphone

   음량

   volume

   확인해 줄 수 있어요?

   Could you check it for me?

   More detail

   마이크 means “microphone,” the device being discussed here. It is a noun and can be combined directly with another noun to specify a related item, as in 마이크 음량 (“microphone volume”). 음량 means “volume,” specifically the level of sound. It is different from 소리 (“sound”): 음량 focuses on how loud the sound is, while 소리 can refer more generally to the sound itself. Example: 음량을 높여 주세요. — “Please turn up the volume.” 확인해 줄 수 있어요? is a polite request meaning “Could you check it?” The lexical verb is 확인하다, “to check” or “to confirm”; its form here is 확인해, the connective form used before the following auxiliary. 주다 after another verb indicates doing the action as a favor for someone, and -ㄹ 수 있다 expresses ability or possibility. Thus 확인해 줄 수 있어요? literally asks whether the listener can perform the checking as a favor, producing a polite “Could you check it?” The ending -어요? makes the question polite. Together, 마이크 음량 identifies what should be checked, and 확인해 줄 수 있어요? makes the polite request. The whole utterance means: “Could you also check the microphone volume?” The particle 도 adds “also,” linking this request to another task, such as adjusting the display settings and testing the slides.

6. 소리는 깨끗하게 들리지만 뒷줄에는 음량이 더 필요할 수도 있어요.

   It sounds clear, but the back row may need more volume.

   소리는

   the sound

   깨끗하게

   clearly

   들리지만

   sounds, but

   뒷줄

   back row

   음량

   volume

   더

   more

   필요할 … 수도 있어요

   may be needed

   More detail

   소리는 consists of 소리 (“sound”) plus the topic marker 는. 소리 is a useful general noun for a sound or the sound being produced. The topic marker presents it as the point of comparison or discussion; here, the sound is clear, while the next clause raises a different issue. 깨끗하게 means “clearly” here: it is the adverbial form of 깨끗하다 (“to be clean/clear”). With a perception verb such as 들리다, it describes how something is heard, not physical cleanliness. For example, 목소리가 깨끗하게 들려요 means “The voice sounds clear.” 들리지만 is 들리다 (“be heard; sound”) followed by -지만 (“but/although”). 들리다 is the perception verb used when a sound reaches the listener; it is different from 듣다, “listen to” or “hear” as an intentional action. The ending -지만 connects this favorable observation to a contrast. Example: 작게 들리지만 이해할 수 있어요 means “It sounds quiet, but I can understand it.” 뒷줄 means “back row.” It is a compact noun referring to the row farther back in a seating arrangement. 앞줄 is a useful contrasting word meaning “front row.” Example: 뒷줄에서도 잘 보여요 means “It is clearly visible even from the back row.” 음량 means “volume,” especially the level of a sound or audio output. In this sentence, it is the level of audio that the back row may need, consistent with the preceding mention of checking microphone volume. 소리 is a broader word for sound, whereas 음량 focuses on its level. 더 means “more” and compares the needed amount with the current or expected amount. It comes before the word it modifies: 더 크게 means “more loudly,” while 음량이 더 필요하다 means “more volume is needed.” 필요할 수도 있어요 uses the pattern -(으)ㄹ 수도 있다, meaning “may/could” or “it is possible that.” 필요할 is the -(으)ㄹ form of 필요하다 (“be necessary; be needed”), placed before 수; 수도 있어요 completes the possibility construction. The full expression means “may be needed.” Compare 필요해요 (“it is needed,” more direct) with 필요할 수도 있어요 (“it may be needed,” less certain). 도 presents this as one possible situation, and -어요 makes the statement polite. Together, 소리는 깨끗하게 들리지만 says that the sound is coming through clearly, while 뒷줄에는 sets the back row as the location or group relevant to the next point. 음량이 더 필요할 수도 있어요 says that more volume may be needed there. The complete meaning is: “It sounds clear, but the back row may need more volume.”

7. 백업 드라이브에 슬라이드를 가져왔어요.

   I brought the slides on a backup drive.

   백업

   backup

   드라이브

   drive

   슬라이드

   slide

   가져왔어요

   brought

   More detail

   백업 means “backup” here and modifies the following noun: 백업 드라이브 means “backup drive.” This is a reusable modifier-plus-noun pattern, as in 백업 파일 (“backup file”). 드라이브 means “drive,” the storage device named here. The particle 에 marks the destination or storage location in 드라이브에; it is not part of the noun. Together, 백업 드라이브에 identifies where the slides were brought. 슬라이드 means “slide” and refers here to the presentation slides. Its form does not show an English-style plural ending, so context supplies the plural reading in the fixed translation. With the object particle, 슬라이드를 marks the slides as what was brought. 가져왔어요 is a polite past form of 가져오다, “to bring.” It contains 가져오- plus the past-polite ending; the vowel sequence contracts in the observed form. The Korean subject is omitted from the surface sentence, but the fixed translation identifies that subject as the speaker: “I.” Compare 가져가요, “take [it] there,” which uses 가다 (“go”) rather than 오다 (“come”) and presents movement away from the relevant viewpoint. Putting the parts together, 백업 드라이브에 gives the destination or storage location, 슬라이드를 gives what was moved, and 가져왔어요 says that the speaker brought the slides there. The complete meaning is: “I brought the slides on a backup drive.”

8. 첫 슬라이드로 간단히 리허설을 해 봐요.

   Let's do a quick rehearsal with the opening slide.

   첫

   first; opening

   슬라이드

   slide

   간단히

   briefly; quickly

   리허설

   rehearsal

   해 봐요

   let’s do it; let’s try it

   More detail

   첫 comes before 슬라이드 and means “first.” In 첫 슬라이드, it identifies the opening slide in the sequence; the noun itself does not carry this ordinal meaning. For example, 첫 페이지 means “the first page.” 슬라이드 is a noun meaning “slide,” here referring to a presentation slide. The form does not change for singular or plural by itself; context or another expression supplies number when needed. 간단히 is an adverb meaning “briefly” or “in a simple, limited way.” It modifies the rehearsal/action here, so the rehearsal is quick rather than extensive. The related adjective is 간단하다, “to be simple.” 리허설 is a noun meaning “rehearsal.” 리허설을 marks it as the object of the verb: the speaker proposes doing a rehearsal. The object marker 을 follows this noun because it ends in a consonant sound. 해 봐요 combines 하다, “to do,” with 보다, “to try” or “to see what it is like.” In this construction, -아/어 보다 means trying an action, while the polite present ending -요 makes the suggestion courteous. Thus 해 봐요 presents doing it as a suggestion such as “let’s try doing it.” 해 is the contracted form of 하여 from 하다 in this combination; it is not a separate verb. The particle 로 in 첫 슬라이드로 marks the slide as the means or material used for the rehearsal, giving the sense “with/using the opening slide.” The sequence 첫 슬라이드로 간단히 therefore sets up a brief rehearsal using that slide. 리허설을 해 봐요 adds the proposed action: trying a rehearsal. Together, the utterance means, “Let’s do a quick rehearsal with the opening slide.”

9. 첫 슬라이드가 잘 나왔으니 이제 모든 준비가 된 것 같아요.

   The opening slide worked, so everything seems ready now.

   첫

   first; opening

   슬라이드

   slide

   잘 나왔으니

   since it turned out well

   이제

   now

   모든

   all; every

   준비

   preparation; readiness

   된 것 같아요

   seems to be ready

   More detail

   첫 means “first” and, before a noun, can identify the opening item in a sequence. Here 첫 슬라이드 is “the opening slide”; 첫 modifies 슬라이드, while 슬라이드 is the borrowed noun “slide.” 잘 나왔으니 combines 잘 (“well”), 나왔- from 나오다 (“come out; turn out”), and -으니 (“because; since”). For the slide, 나오다 describes how the result turned out, so this means “since it turned out well.” The form 나왔- marks the completed result, and -으니 connects that reason to what follows. Example: 사진이 잘 나왔어요. — “The photo turned out well.” 이제 means “now” in the current situation or at this point in a process. It marks the shift from the successful slide result to the present assessment. 모든 means “all” or “every” and comes before the noun it describes. Here it modifies 준비, giving 모든 준비, “all the preparations” or, naturally in this sentence, “everything that needs to be ready.” It does not itself state a numeric count. 준비 is the noun “preparation” or “readiness.” With 준비가 되다, it forms the useful pattern “become/be ready” or “be prepared”: 준비가 됐어요. — “It is ready.” In the source, 준비 is the subject marked by 가. 된 것 같아요 expresses an appearance or impression: “seems to be ready.” 된 is the attributive form of 되다 (“become; be made/come to be”) and describes 것 (“thing”); 것 같아요 is the polite form of the pattern “it seems that … / it appears ….” Thus 준비가 된 것 같아요 is “it seems that the preparations are ready.” The politeness is carried by 같아요, not by 된. Together, 첫 슬라이드가 잘 나왔으니 gives the reason, “since the opening slide turned out well,” and 이제 모든 준비가 된 것 같아요 gives the present assessment, “now everything seems ready.” The complete utterance is: “The opening slide worked, so everything seems ready now.”

10. 이번 기술 점검으로 걱정할 일이 하나 줄었어요.

    This tech check gives us one less thing to worry about.

    이번

    this time; this

    기술

    technology; technical

    점검

    check; inspection

    걱정할

    to worry about

    일

    thing; matter

    하나

    one

    줄었어요

    decreased; became less

    More detail

    이번 means “this” in relation to the current occasion or period. It is a determiner placed before a noun: 이번 점검 means “this check,” while 이번 주 means “this week.” It does not by itself mean “one”; the meaning is tied to the relevant occasion. 기술 means “technology” or “technical.” Here it combines with 점검 as 기술 점검, a technical check or inspection. The same noun can appear in other compounds, such as 기술 문제 (“technical problem”). 점검 means a check or inspection carried out to examine a condition. 기술 점검 therefore identifies the kind of check involved, rather than describing a person who is checking something. 걱정할 is the form of 걱정하다 (“to worry”) used before a noun. The ending -(으)ㄹ makes a verb modify a following noun, so 걱정할 일 is literally “a thing to worry about.” This form is also used in other noun-modifying patterns, for example 할 일 (“something to do”). 일 means a thing, matter, or affair. In this sentence it is the noun in 걱정할 일, “thing to worry about.” The following 이 in 일이 is the subject marker attached to this noun; it is not part of the quoted word 일 itself. 하나 means “one.” Here it counts the relevant 일: 걱정할 일이 하나 means “one thing to worry about.” In combination with the final verb, this supports the fixed meaning “one less thing,” not merely an unrelated reference to the number one. 줄었어요 comes from 줄다, “to decrease” or “become less,” with the past-tense polite ending -었어요. Thus 줄었어요 means “decreased” or “became less.” Korean uses this change-of-state expression when the amount or number has gone down; it does not mean that someone actively reduced something. For an active meaning such as “reduced the workload,” a form from 줄이다 would be used instead. Together, 이번 기술 점검으로 means “as a result of this technical check,” with -으로 marking the cause or means. 걱정할 일이 하나 is “one thing to worry about,” and 줄었어요 says that this amount became smaller. The whole utterance therefore means: “This tech check gives us one less thing to worry about.”