About This Lesson
Use Cleaning Up a Shared Room to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
행사가 끝나고 나니 공용 공간이 어지러워 보여요.
HENG-sah-gah kkeun-nah-go nah-nee gong-yong gong-gah-nee uh-jee-ruh-woh BOH-yuh-yoh. The common room looks messy after the event.
B
우리가 이곳을 예약했으니 청소해야 해요.
oo-ree-gah ee-goh-seul yeh-yah-kaet-sseu-nee chong-soh-hae-ya hae-yoh. We need to clean it because we reserved it.
A
빠뜨리는 게 없도록 체크리스트를 사용해요.
PPAH-tteu-ree-neun geh uhpt-ttoh-rok CHEK-keu-ree-seu-teu-reul sah-yong-hae-yoh. Let's use a checklist so we don't miss anything.
B
제가 쓰레기를 모을게요. 의자는 다시 놓으시면 돼요.
jeh-gah sseu-reh-gee-reul moh-eul-keh-yoh. ee-jah-neun dah-see noh-eu-shee-myun dweh-yoh. I can collect the trash, and you can put the chairs back.
A
테이블은 원래 있던 대로 돌려놓아야 할까요?
teh-ee-beu-reun WOL-leh it-tteon dae-roh dol-lyuh-noh-ah-ya hal-kka-yoh? Should the tables go back the way they were?
B
다음 모임 사람들은 평소와 같은 배치를 기대할 거예요.
dah-eum moh-eem sah-ram-deu-reun pyung-soh-wah gah-teun bae-chi-reul gee-dae-hal kkuh-yeh-yoh. The next group will expect the usual setup.
A
누군가 개인 물건을 두고 갔는지도 확인할게요.
noo-gwon-gah geh-in mool-guh-neul doo-go gan-neun-jee-doh hwah-gin-hal-keh-yoh. I'll also check whether anyone left personal items behind.
B
충전기와 공책은 잊어버리기 쉬워요.
choong-juhn-gee-wah gong-chae-geun ee-juh-buh-ree-gee shwee-uh-yoh. Chargers and notebooks are easy to forget.
A
이제 방이 준비된 것처럼 보여요.
ee-jeh bang-ee joon-bee-dwen guht-chuh-rum BOH-yuh-yoh. The room looks ready now.
B
깨끗하게 두면 다시 예약하기가 더 쉬워질 거예요.
KKAe-kkeu-ta-geh doo-myun dah-see yeh-yak-ha-gee-gah duh shwee-uh-jil kkuh-yeh-yoh. Leaving it clean should make it easier to book again.Word by Word
행사가
행사가 means the event as the subject of the sentence. 가 marks 행사가 as what ends. This subject-marker pattern is commonly used before a verb or description.
끝나고
끝나고 means ending and then or after ending in this dialogue. It connects the event ending to what is noticed afterward. This form commonly links one action or event to the next.
나니
나니 presents the following situation as something noticed after the preceding event happened. In 행사가 끝나고 나니, it helps express noticing the room’s condition once the event has ended. This ending can introduce a result or realization after an earlier situation.
공용
공용 means shared or intended for common use, and it describes the space in this dialogue. It commonly comes before a noun to identify something used by multiple people.
공간이
공간이 means the space as the subject of the description. 이 marks 공간이 as what looks messy. This subject-marker pattern is used before a descriptive expression.
어지러워
어지러워 means messy or untidy in the form used before 보여요. It describes the condition of the shared space that appears to someone. This form can connect a description to another expression about how something seems.
보여요
보여요 means looks or appears here, describing how the room seems. It is the polite form used to report an apparent condition. A common pattern is a subject followed by a description and 보여요.
우리가
우리가 means we as the subject of the reservation statement. 가 marks 우리가 as the people whose reservation explains the need to clean. This form is used when identifying the subject of an action.
이곳을
이곳을 means this place as the object being cleaned and previously reserved. 을 marks 이곳을 as what the action affects. This object-marker pattern commonly comes before an action verb.
예약했으니
예약했으니 means since we reserved it or because we made a reservation. It combines the completed reservation with a reason for the next action. This form commonly gives a reason before a resulting action or decision.
청소해야
청소해야 contributes the meaning must or need to clean in 청소해야 해요. It is the form used before 해요 in an obligation expression. This pattern is commonly used when explaining a necessary task.
해요
해요 completes 청소해야 해요 and makes the obligation statement polite. Here it comes from 하다 and helps express that the cleaning needs to be done. The polite 해요 form is widely used in everyday statements.
빠뜨리는
빠뜨리는 means missing or leaving out in the form that describes something one might fail to include. In 빠뜨리는 게, it modifies 게 and refers to anything that could be missed. This modifying form commonly comes before a noun or nominalized expression.
게
게 refers to the thing or things being missed in 빠뜨리는 게 없도록. It is the shortened form used for 것이 in this expression. This form commonly turns a preceding description into the subject or object of a sentence.
없도록
없도록 means so that there is none or so as not to have any. Here it expresses the purpose of using a checklist: preventing anything from being missed. This form commonly follows a desired or avoided result.
체크리스트를
체크리스트를 means the checklist as the object being used. 를 marks the checklist as what the speakers use. This object-marker pattern is common with tools and materials used for an action.
사용해요
사용해요 means use in a polite form, and here it is used as a suggestion to use the checklist. It commonly takes an object marked by 를. This form is useful for politely describing or suggesting the use of an item.
제가
제가 means I as the subject who will collect the trash. 가 identifies the speaker as the person taking responsibility for this task. This form is commonly used when specifying who will do something.
쓰레기를
쓰레기를 means the trash as the object to be collected. 를 marks the trash as what the action affects. This object-marker pattern commonly comes before an action verb.
모을게요
모을게요 means I will collect it, with a polite sense of offering or committing to do the task. The form is appropriate when the speaker volunteers for an action. It commonly follows the task the speaker is taking responsibility for.
의자는
의자는 means as for the chairs in this dialogue. 는 marks 의자는 as the topic of the next instruction. This topic-marker pattern is useful when contrasting or assigning different tasks.
다시
다시 means again or back, indicating that the chairs should return to their previous position. It commonly appears before a verb to show repetition or restoration of an earlier state.
놓으시면
놓으시면 means if or when you put or place them, using a polite respectful form for the person addressed. In 놓으시면 돼요, it introduces the action that is sufficient. This form commonly appears before 돼요 to say what someone may or should do.
돼요
돼요 means is okay or will do here, completing 놓으시면 돼요 to say that placing the chairs back is sufficient. It is the polite form used in this expression. The pattern is commonly used to tell someone what action is acceptable or enough.
테이블은
테이블은 means as for the tables in the question about restoring them. 는 marks the tables as the topic. This topic-marker pattern is useful when asking about one item or task separately.
원래
원래 means originally or as before, referring to the tables’ previous arrangement. It commonly describes the earlier or normal state of something.
있던
있던 means that was or had been there in the modifying form before 대로. It identifies the earlier position or arrangement of the tables. This form commonly modifies a noun or expression referring to a previous state.
대로
대로 means as or in the way that, connecting the previous arrangement with the way the tables should be restored. In 원래 있던 대로, it means according to how they were before. This form commonly follows a description of a state or action to express following that way.
돌려놓아야
돌려놓아야 means must put back or return to its previous place in the form used before 할까요. It expresses the action being considered as necessary. This form commonly combines with a following expression of obligation or a question about what should be done.
할까요
할까요 means shall we or should we in a polite question. Here it asks whether returning the tables is the appropriate action. This form is commonly used to ask for agreement about a proposed action.
다음
다음 means next, identifying the group that will use the room afterward. It commonly comes before a noun to show sequence or what comes later.
모임
모임 means gathering or group, referring here to the next gathering using the common room. It commonly names an organized meeting or social gathering.
사람들은
사람들은 means the people as the topic of the sentence. 는 marks them as the people whose expectations are being described. This topic-marker pattern is common when discussing a particular group.
평소와
평소와 means with the usual or compared with what is normal. 와 connects 평소 with 같은 in the expression meaning the same as usual. This form commonly appears when comparing something with a normal state or habit.
같은
같은 means the same as or like in the form modifying 배치를. It describes an arrangement matching the usual one. This modifying form commonly comes directly before a noun.
배치를
배치를 means the arrangement or setup as the object that the next group will expect. 를 marks the arrangement as what is expected. This object-marker pattern is used before verbs describing expectations or preferences.
기대할
기대할 means expect in the form used before 거예요 to refer to a future expectation. It describes what the next group is likely to look for. This form commonly precedes 거예요 when talking about an anticipated action or state.
거예요
거예요 expresses an expected future situation in 배치를 기대할 거예요. It makes the statement polite and presents the expectation as likely. This pattern commonly follows a verb form ending in ㄹ or 을 when describing what will happen.
누군가
누군가 means someone, referring to an unidentified person who may have left an item. It commonly serves as the subject of a question or statement about an unknown person.
개인
개인 means personal, describing items belonging to an individual rather than the shared room. It commonly comes before a noun to specify individual ownership or use.
물건을
물건을 means the item or belongings as the object that someone may have left behind. 를 marks the item as what was left. This object-marker pattern commonly comes before an action involving an item.
두고
두고 means leaving something in place and then moving away, contributing to the meaning left behind in 두고 갔는지도. It links leaving the item with the person’s departure. This form commonly connects one action with a following action.
갔는지도
갔는지도 contributes whether someone went or left, with 도 adding the sense of also checking that possibility. Together with 두고, it refers to whether someone left an item behind when leaving. This form commonly appears before a verb such as 확인하다 when checking whether something happened.
확인할게요
확인할게요 means I will check, with a polite commitment to carry out the check. Here the speaker offers to check whether anyone left personal items. This form commonly expresses the speaker’s intention to handle a task.
충전기와
충전기와 means chargers and, connecting chargers with notebooks as the items being discussed. 와 is the connective particle used after a noun. It commonly links two or more nouns in a list.
공책은
공책은 means as for notebooks in the statement about items that are easy to forget. 는 marks notebooks as the topic. This topic-marker pattern is commonly used to introduce an item and describe it.
잊어버리기
잊어버리기 means forgetting in the nominalized form used before 쉬워요. It refers to forgetting chargers and notebooks. This form commonly combines with 쉬워요 to describe an action that is easy to do.
쉬워요
쉬워요 means is easy, completing 잊어버리기 쉬워요 to say that forgetting the items is easy. It is the polite form used in the dialogue. This form commonly follows an action nominalized with 기.
이제
이제 means now, marking the current point after the cleanup. It commonly indicates a change from an earlier situation to the present one.
방이
방이 means the room as the subject of the appearance being described. 이 marks the room as what seems ready. This subject-marker pattern commonly precedes a description of a thing’s condition.
준비된
준비된 means ready or prepared in the form modifying 것처럼. It describes the room’s apparent state after the furniture and items have been checked. This modifying form commonly comes before a noun or comparison expression.
것처럼
것처럼 means like or as if, presenting the room’s appearance as resembling a prepared state. In 준비된 것처럼 보여요, it connects that state with how the room looks. This form commonly follows a modified 것 to express comparison or appearance.
깨끗하게
깨끗하게 means cleanly or in a clean state, describing how the room is left. It modifies 두면 and indicates the condition maintained while leaving it. This adverbial form commonly describes the manner or resulting state of an action.
두면
두면 means if or when you leave or keep it in a certain state. In 깨끗하게 두면, it refers to leaving the room clean. This conditional form commonly introduces a result that follows from maintaining a condition.
예약하기가
예약하기가 means booking or reserving as the subject of the phrase about becoming easier. 기 turns 예약하다 into an activity, and 가 marks that activity as the subject. This pattern commonly describes how easy or difficult an action is.
더
더 means more, showing that booking again will be easier than before or under another condition. It commonly comes before an adjective or change-of-state expression to increase its degree.
쉬워질
쉬워질 means will become easier in the form before 거예요. It describes a future change in the difficulty of booking the room. This form commonly combines with 거예요 to express an expected change of state.
Grammar Points
V-아/어야 하다
공용 공간을 청소해야 해요.
gong-yong gong-gah-neul chong-soh-hae-ya hae-yoh.We have to clean the common space.
This pattern expresses necessity or obligation. The verb changes to 아/어야 before 하다.
V-(으)시면
의자를 테이블에 놓으시면 돼요.
EE-jah-reul teh-ee-beu-reh noh-eu-shee-myun dweh-yoh.You can put the chairs on the table.
This honorific form means “if you do...” and is also used for polite instructions or requests.
Korean Vocabulary
공용 공간
noun
gong-yong gong-gan
common space
끝나다
verb
kkeun-nah-dah
to end
끝나고
모으다
verb
moh-euh-dah
to collect
모을게요
빠뜨리다
verb
PPAH-tteu-ree-dah
to miss; to leave out
빠뜨리는
사용하다
verb
sah-yong-ha-dah
to use
사용해요
쓰레기
noun
sseu-reh-gee
trash; garbage
쓰레기를
어지럽다
adj
uh-jee-ruhpt-tah
to be messy
어지러워
예약하다
verb
yeh-yah-ka-dah
to reserve; to book
예약했으니
의자
noun
EE-jah
chair
의자는
청소하다
verb
chong-soh-ha-dah
to clean
청소해야
체크리스트
noun
CHEK-keu-ree-seu-teu
checklist
체크리스트를
행사
noun
HENG-sah
event
행사가
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
We need to clean it because we reserved it.
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우리가 이곳을 예약했으니 청소해야 해요.Let's use a checklist so we don't miss anything.
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빠뜨리는 게 없도록 체크리스트를 사용해요.Should the tables go back the way they were?
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테이블은 원래 있던 대로 돌려놓아야 할까요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
checklist
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체크리스트를to reserve; to book
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예약했으니to miss; to leave out
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빠뜨리는to use