Korean · Real conversations
Changing plans: Korean conversation practice
Explain a change and offer a clear next step. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A friend updating someone about an appointment.
Goal: Explain a change and offer a clear next step.
Read the conversation
Partner
저는 벌써 카페에 있어요. 거의 다 오셨어요?jeoneun beolsseo kapee isseoyo. geoui da osyeosseoyo?
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I'm already at the café. Are you nearly here?
You
십 분 정도 늦을 것 같아요.sip bun jeongdo neujeul geot gatayo.
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I'm running ten minutes late.
Partner
알려 줘서 고마워요. 다른 날로 바꿔도 돼요.allyeo jwoseo gomawoyo. dareun nallo bakkwodo dwaeyo.
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Thanks for telling me. We could also choose another day.
You
토요일로 옮길 수 있을까요?toyoillo omgil su isseulkkayo?
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Can we move it to Saturday?
Partner
토요일 괜찮아요. 무슨 일 있으세요?toyoil gwaenchanayo. museun il isseuseyo?
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Saturday works. Is everything okay?
You
갑자기 일이 생겼어요.gapjagi iri saenggyeosseoyo.
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Something has come up.
Partner
알겠어요. 오늘 계속 기다리면 될까요?algesseoyo. oneul gyesok gidarimyeon doelkkayo?
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I understand. Should I still wait for you today?
You
죄송하지만 못 갈 것 같아요.joesonghajiman mot gal geot gatayo.
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I'm afraid I can't make it.
Partner
괜찮아요. 토요일 약속을 확정할 수 있으면 알려 주세요.gwaenchanayo. toyoil yaksogeul hwakjeonghal su isseumyeon allyeo juseyo.
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No problem. Tell me when you can confirm Saturday.
You
알려 드릴게요.allyeo deurilgeyo.
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I'll let you know.
Try your part first
Partner says: I'm already at the café. Are you nearly here? Your goal: I'm running ten minutes late.
Reveal a sample reply
십 분 정도 늦을 것 같아요.sip bun jeongdo neujeul geot gatayo.
I'm running ten minutes late.
Partner says: Thanks for telling me. We could also choose another day. Your goal: Can we move it to Saturday?
Reveal a sample reply
토요일로 옮길 수 있을까요?toyoillo omgil su isseulkkayo?
Can we move it to Saturday?
Partner says: Saturday works. Is everything okay? Your goal: Something has come up.
Reveal a sample reply
갑자기 일이 생겼어요.gapjagi iri saenggyeosseoyo.
Something has come up.
Partner says: I understand. Should I still wait for you today? Your goal: I'm afraid I can't make it.
Reveal a sample reply
죄송하지만 못 갈 것 같아요.joesonghajiman mot gal geot gatayo.
I'm afraid I can't make it.
Partner says: No problem. Tell me when you can confirm Saturday. Your goal: I'll let you know.
Reveal a sample reply
알려 드릴게요.allyeo deurilgeyo.
I'll let you know.
Make it your own
- Be twenty minutes late.
- Cancel instead of moving the time.
- Offer two alternative dates.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
