Korean · Real conversations
Repairing a conversation: Korean conversation practice
Check a meaning and leave with something you can use. 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 learner asking a patient conversation partner for clarification.
Goal: Check a meaning and leave with something you can use.
Read the conversation
Partner
이 이름은 철자가 조금 어려워요.i ireumeun cheoljaga jogeum eoryeowoyo.
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The name is a little difficult to spell.
You
적어 주실 수 있어요?jeogeo jusil su isseoyo?
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Could you write it down?
Partner
물론이죠. 이 단어는 규칙적으로 하는 행동을 나타내요.mullonijyo. i daneoneun gyuchikjeogeuro haneun haengdongeul natanaeyo.
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Of course. This word describes a regular action.
You
예를 들어 주실 수 있어요?yereul deureo jusil su isseoyo?
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Could you give me an example?
Partner
예를 들면, 평일이 끝나는 날에 만나요.yereul deulmyeon, pyeongiri kkeunnaneun nare mannayo.
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For example, we meet at the end of the working week.
You
금요일이라는 뜻이에요?geumyoiriraneun tteusieyo?
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Do you mean Friday?
Partner
네, 금요일이요. 역 밖에서 만나요.ne, geumyoiriyo. yeok bakkeseo mannayo.
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Yes, Friday. We meet outside the station.
You
제가 제대로 이해했는지 확인해 볼게요. 금요일에 만나는 거죠?jega jedaero ihaehaenneunji hwaginhae bolgeyo. geumyoire mannaneun geojyo?
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Let me check that I understood: we meet on Friday.
Partner
맞아요. 그 장소를 나타내는 단어를 적어 보세요.majayo. geu jangsoreul natanaeneun daneoreul jeogeo boseyo.
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That's right. Write the word for that place in your notes.
You
이 단어가 맞아요?i daneoga majayo?
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Is this the right word?
Try your part first
Partner says: The name is a little difficult to spell. Your goal: Could you write it down?
Reveal a sample reply
적어 주실 수 있어요?jeogeo jusil su isseoyo?
Could you write it down?
Partner says: Of course. This word describes a regular action. Your goal: Could you give me an example?
Reveal a sample reply
예를 들어 주실 수 있어요?yereul deureo jusil su isseoyo?
Could you give me an example?
Partner says: For example, we meet at the end of the working week. Your goal: Do you mean Friday?
Reveal a sample reply
금요일이라는 뜻이에요?geumyoiriraneun tteusieyo?
Do you mean Friday?
Partner says: Yes, Friday. We meet outside the station. Your goal: Let me check that I understood: we meet on Friday.
Reveal a sample reply
제가 제대로 이해했는지 확인해 볼게요. 금요일에 만나는 거죠?jega jedaero ihaehaenneunji hwaginhae bolgeyo. geumyoire mannaneun geojyo?
Let me check that I understood: we meet on Friday.
Partner says: That's right. Write the word for that place in your notes. Your goal: Is this the right word?
Reveal a sample reply
이 단어가 맞아요?i daneoga majayo?
Is this the right word?
Make it your own
- Ask for an example about your own day.
- Check a second possible meaning.
- Ask the person to write a different word.
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.
