About This Lesson
Use Shared Hallway Safety to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
공용 복도에 상자 몇 개가 놓여 있어요.
GONG-yong BOK-doh-eh SANG-jah MYUT KKEH-gah NOH-yuh ee-SSUH-yoh. Some boxes have been left in the shared hallway.
B
특히 비상 상황에서는 통행을 막을 수 있겠어요.
teuk-HEE bee-SANG sang-HWANG-eh-suh-neun tong-HAENG-eul MAH-geul soo it-kkeh-SSUH-yoh. That could block access, especially in an emergency.
A
누구 것인지 확실하지 않아서 옮기지 않았어요.
NOO-goo geot-SSIN-jee hwak-SSIL-hah-jee ah-nah-SUH-suh OHM-gee-jee ah-NAH-ssuh-yoh. I am not sure whose they are, so I have not moved them.
B
주민들에게 중립적인 메시지를 보내야겠어요.
joo-MIN-deu-reh-geh joong-NIP-jjuh-gin meh-SHEE-jee-reul BOH-neh-yah-get-SSUH-yoh. We should send a neutral message to the residents.
A
그 메시지는 비난보다는 안전에 초점을 맞춰야 해요.
guh meh-SHEE-jee-neun bee-NAHN-bo-dah-neun AHN-juh-neh CHOH-jjuh-meul mah-CHWUH-yah HEH-yoh. The message should focus on safety rather than blame.
B
그렇게 표현하면 보통 더 좋은 반응을 얻어요.
guh-ruh-KEH pyo-HYUN-ha-myun BOH-toong duh JOH-eun bahn-EUNG-eul uh-DUH-yoh. That framing usually gets a better response.
A
아무도 자기 것이라고 하지 않으면 관리 측에서 다음 조치를 결정할 수 있어요.
AH-moo-doh JAH-gee guh-shee-rah-goh hah-jee ah-neu-myun GWAHL-lee cheuk-kkeh-suh DAH-eum JOH-chee-reul gyuhl-JJUNG-hal soo ee-SSUH-yoh. If nobody claims them, management can decide the next step.
B
그러면 과정이 공정하게 진행되고 기록으로 남아요.
guh-ruh-myun GWAH-jung-ee GONG-jung-ha-geh jin-HAENG-dweh-goh gee-ROH-geu-ro nah-MAH-yoh. That keeps the process fair and documented.Word by Word
공용
공용 means shared or common here, as in 공용 복도에, a shared hallway. It appears before a place or facility that many people use, and is useful when discussing shared building spaces with residents or staff.
복도에
복도에 means in or at the hallway in 공용 복도에. The ending 에 marks the place where the boxes are located, and 복도에 can be used after a place noun to state where something is.
상자
상자 means box here, referring to the boxes left in the hallway. In 상자 몇 개가, it is followed by a quantity expression and the subject marker 가; use it when identifying a box or boxes in a practical situation.
몇
몇 means some or a few in 상자 몇 개가. It comes before a counter or noun to ask about or indicate an unspecified small number, as when describing items whose exact number is not important.
개가
개가 is the object counter 개 with the subject marker 가, marking the boxes as the subject in 상자 몇 개가. 개 is used for counting ordinary objects, and the full form is useful when stating that a certain number of objects exists or is present.
놓여
놓여 describes the boxes as being placed or left in the hallway in 놓여 있어요. It works with 있어요 to describe an existing placed state, a pattern useful for reporting where someone has left an object.
있어요
있어요 indicates that something exists or remains in a state; in 놓여 있어요, it completes the meaning that the boxes are still placed there. This polite form is useful for calmly reporting a current location or condition.
특히
특히 means especially and highlights 비상 상황에서는 as the particularly important setting. It commonly appears before the person, place, time, or situation that deserves extra attention.
비상
비상 refers to an emergency in 비상 상황에서는. It is used before a noun such as 상황 to identify an emergency-related context, especially when discussing safety procedures.
상황에서는
상황에서는 means in a situation, with special focus on that setting; here it refers to an emergency situation. The ending 에서는 marks the situation as the context and topic, useful when explaining what happens under particular conditions.
통행을
통행을 means passage or movement through an area as the object in 통행을 막을 수 있겠어요. The ending 을 marks what may be blocked, and this form is useful when discussing access through a hallway, entrance, or other route.
막을
막을 means to block in 통행을 막을 수 있겠어요. It is the form of 막다 used before 수 in the possibility pattern 막을 수 있다, which is useful for saying that something can obstruct access.
수
수 expresses possibility or ability in 막을 수 있겠어요, so the phrase considers whether blocking can occur. It follows a verb form such as 막을 in the reusable pattern verb + 을 수 있다.
있겠어요
있겠어요 gives a polite tentative assessment here, meaning that something could or might be the case. Together with 막을 수, it softens the safety warning and is useful when making a careful prediction rather than stating certainty.
누구
누구 asks which person in 누구 것인지, where the question concerns ownership. It is useful before an ownership expression when the owner is unknown.
것인지
것인지 completes the embedded question in 누구 것인지, meaning whose it is or whether it belongs to someone. It appears after the owner question and is useful when expressing uncertainty about an identification.
확실하지
확실하지 is the form used in 확실하지 않아서 to say that something is not certain. It combines with 않아서 to give the reason, and the pattern is useful when explaining why you are avoiding an uncertain action.
않아서
않아서 links the negative idea to a reason: because it is not certain in 확실하지 않아서. This form commonly connects a reason to the following decision or result.
옮기지
옮기지 is the negative-form part of 옮기지 않았어요, meaning that the speaker did not move the boxes. It precedes 않아요 or 않았어요 in a pattern used to say that an action was not carried out.
않았어요
않았어요 completes the polite past negative expression 옮기지 않았어요, meaning did not move. It is useful when reporting that an earlier action was not done.
주민들에게
주민들에게 means to the residents in 주민들에게 중립적인 메시지를 보내야겠어요. The ending 들에게 marks the people receiving the message, and this form is useful when describing communication directed to residents or a group of people.
중립적인
중립적인 means neutral in 중립적인 메시지를, describing a message that avoids taking sides or assigning blame. It is an adjective form placed before a noun and is useful for planning careful public communication.
메시지를
메시지를 means message as the object of 보내야겠어요. The ending 를 marks what will be sent, and the form is useful with verbs of sending, writing, or receiving a message.
보내야겠어요
보내야겠어요 means we should send it or it seems we should send it in this context. The form combines the obligation pattern 보내야 with a polite speaker decision or expectation, and it is useful when proposing a necessary next action.
그
그 points to the previously mentioned message in 그 메시지는, meaning that or the message already under discussion. It comes before a noun and is useful for referring back to a specific known item.
메시지는
메시지는 marks the message as the topic in 그 메시지는 비난보다는 안전에 초점을 맞춰야 해요. The ending 는 sets the message as what the speaker is discussing, useful when contrasting its purpose with another consideration.
비난보다는
비난보다는 means rather than blame in 비난보다는 안전에 초점을 맞춰야 해요. The ending 보다는 marks blame as the less preferred comparison, and this pattern is useful when choosing one focus over another.
안전에
안전에 marks safety as the target of focus in 안전에 초점을 맞추다. The ending 에 identifies what the focus is directed toward, and this phrase is useful when explaining the purpose of a message or policy.
초점을
초점을 means focus as the object in 초점을 맞춰야 해요. The ending 을 marks what is adjusted or directed, and the expression 초점을 맞추다 is useful for saying what a discussion, message, or plan concentrates on.
맞춰야
맞춰야 means must focus or align in 초점을 맞춰야 해요. It is the form used before 해요 in an obligation expression, and it is useful with 초점을 when stating what a message or plan needs to concentrate on.
해요
해요 completes the obligation expression 초점을 맞춰야 해요, meaning has to focus on something. Although 하다 can mean do, here its contribution comes from the whole pattern verb + 아야 해요, which is useful for stating a requirement politely.
그렇게
그렇게 means in that way and refers back to the suggested safety-focused framing in 그렇게 표현하면. It modifies an action or description of manner, and is useful when referring to a way that has just been discussed.
표현하면
표현하면 means if or when it is expressed that way in 그렇게 표현하면. The ending 면 introduces the condition, and this form is useful when predicting a result based on how an idea or message is worded.
보통
보통 means usually in 보통 더 좋은 반응을 얻어요. It indicates a common or expected result rather than an absolute rule, and is useful when describing what generally happens.
더
더 means more in 더 좋은 반응, making the response better compared with another possible response. It commonly comes before an adjective or adverb to express a comparison.
좋은
좋은 means good in 더 좋은 반응, where 더 makes it better or more favorable. It is the form of 좋다 used before a noun, and is useful for describing the quality of a response or outcome.
반응을
반응을 means response as the object in 반응을 얻어요. The ending 을 marks the response that is received, and this form is useful when discussing how people react to a message or proposal.
얻어요
얻어요 means get or receive in 반응을 얻어요, referring to receiving a response. It is the polite present form used with a noun such as 반응을, and is useful for describing the result of communication.
아무도
아무도 means nobody in 아무도 자기 것이라고 하지 않으면. It takes its negative meaning from the following negative expression, and is useful when saying that not a single person does something.
자기
자기 marks something as one's own in 자기 것이라고 하지 않으면. Here it refers to the person who might claim ownership of the boxes, and it is useful in expressions about someone identifying an item as belonging to them.
것이라고
것이라고 introduces the claimed identification in 자기 것이라고 하지 않으면, meaning that it is one's thing or property. It combines with 하다 to report what someone says or claims, and is useful when expressing a person's stated identification.
하지
하지 is the form of 하다 used in 하지 않으면, where the action is saying or claiming that the boxes are one's own. It comes before the negative conditional ending 않으면, a pattern useful for saying if someone does not make a statement or take an action.
않으면
않으면 means if someone does not in 하지 않으면. It creates a negative condition and is useful for setting the condition that must be met before the next step is taken.
관리
관리 means management or administration in 관리 측에서. It identifies the group responsible for handling the building matter, and is useful before 측 when referring to the management side of an organization or property.
측에서
측에서 means from the side of or by a particular party in 관리 측에서. 측 identifies the responsible side and 에서 marks the party carrying out the decision, a useful pattern for assigning responsibility without naming an individual.
다음
다음 means next in 다음 조치를, referring to the action that follows the ownership-check process. It comes before a noun and is useful when organizing steps in a procedure.
조치를
조치를 means measure or action as the object in 다음 조치를 결정할 수 있어요. The ending 를 marks what management can decide, and this form is useful when discussing an official step taken in response to a situation.
결정할
결정할 means to decide in 결정할 수 있어요. It is the form used before 수 in the possibility pattern 결정할 수 있다, which is useful for saying that someone has the authority or ability to choose a next step.
그러면
그러면 means then or in that case and introduces the result of the previous condition. It is useful for connecting a proposed action or condition to its expected consequence.
과정이
과정이 means the process as the subject in 과정이 공정하게 진행되고. The ending 이 marks the process as what proceeds fairly, and this form is useful when evaluating how a procedure is carried out.
공정하게
공정하게 means fairly in 공정하게 진행되고, describing the manner in which the process proceeds. It is an adverb used to explain that a procedure treats the relevant people or sides fairly.
진행되고
진행되고 describes the process as proceeding or being carried out and links it to 기록으로 남아요. The ending 고 connects this result with the next one, and it is useful for joining two related outcomes in a description of a procedure.
기록으로
기록으로 means as a record or in recorded form in 기록으로 남아요. The ending 으로 indicates the form in which something remains, and this expression is useful when explaining that a decision or process is preserved in writing.
남아요
남아요 means remains or is left; in 기록으로 남아요, it means that the process remains as a record. This polite form is useful when describing information that continues to be preserved after an event.
Grammar Points
-인지
누구 것인지 확실하지 않아요.
NOO-goo geot-SSIN-jee HWAK-SSIL-hah-jee ah-NAH-yoh.I'm not sure whose it is.
-인지 attaches to a question word or noun to embed an indirect question, meaning “whether” or “who/what it is.”
-아/어야 하다
안전에 초점을 맞춰야 해요.
AHN-juh-neh CHOH-jjuh-meul mah-CHWUH-yah HEH-yoh.We have to focus on safety.
-아/어야 하다 expresses obligation or necessity: “must” or “have to.”
Korean Vocabulary
공용
noun
GONG-yong
shared; communal
놓여 있다
phrase
NOH-yuh it-TTAH
to be left; to be placed
놓여 있어요
누구 것
phrase
NOO-goo geot
whose; belonging to whom
누구 것인지
막다
verb
MAK-ttah
to block; to obstruct
막을
복도
noun
BOK-doh
hallway; corridor
비상 상황
phrase
bee-SANG sang-HWANG
emergency situation
상자
noun
SANG-jah
box
옮기다
verb
OHM-gee-dah
to move; to relocate
옮기지 않았어요
중립적이다
adj
joong-NIP-jjuh-gee-dah
to be neutral
중립적인
통행
noun
tong-HAENG
passage; access
특히
adv
teuk-HEE
especially; particularly
확실하다
adj
HWAK-SSIL-hah-dah
to be certain; to be sure
확실하지
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I am not sure whose they are, so I have not moved them.
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누구 것인지 확실하지 않아서 옮기지 않았어요.We should send a neutral message to the residents.
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주민들에게 중립적인 메시지를 보내야겠어요.That keeps the process fair and documented.
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그러면 과정이 공정하게 진행되고 기록으로 남아요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to be neutral
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중립적인to be certain; to be sure
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확실하지shared; communal
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공용hallway; corridor