Korean · Real conversations
Hotels: Korean conversation practice
Manage a stay and explain a room request. 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 guest speaking to reception.
Goal: Manage a stay and explain a room request.
Read the conversation
Partner
어서 오세요! 체크인하는 동안 짐을 맡기시겠어요?eoseo oseyo! chekeuinhaneun dongan jimeul matgisigesseoyo?
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Welcome! Would you like to leave your bags while we check you in?
You
여기에 짐을 맡길 수 있어요?yeogie jimeul matgil su isseoyo?
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Could I leave my luggage here?
Partner
네. 방이 준비됐어요. 열쇠 여기 있어요.ne. bangi junbidwaesseoyo. yeolsoe yeogi isseoyo.
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Of course. Your room is ready. Here's your key.
You
조식이 포함되어 있어요?josigi pohamdoeeo isseoyo?
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Is breakfast included?
Partner
네, 조식이 포함돼요. 방에서 돌아오셨네요. 괜찮으세요?ne, josigi pohamdwaeyo. bangeseo doraosyeonneyo. gwaenchaneuseyo?
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Yes, breakfast is included. You're back from your room—is everything okay?
You
제 방의 에어컨이 작동하지 않아요.je bangui eeokeoni jakdonghaji anayo.
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The air conditioning in my room isn't working.
Partner
죄송해요. 수리를 요청할게요. 내일 체크아웃은 열한 시예요.joesonghaeyo. surireul yocheonghalgeyo. naeil chekeuauteun yeolhan siyeyo.
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I'm sorry. We'll arrange a repair. Tomorrow's checkout is at eleven.
You
체크아웃을 늦게 할 수 있어요?chekeuauteul neutge hal su isseoyo?
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Could I check out later?
Partner
네, 한 시까지 가능해요. 다른 빈방도 있어요.ne, han sikkaji ganeunghaeyo. dareun binbangdo isseoyo.
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Yes, until one. We also have other rooms available.
You
더 조용한 방으로 바꿀 수 있어요?deo joyonghan bangeuro bakkul su isseoyo?
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Could I have a quieter room?
Try your part first
Partner says: Welcome! Would you like to leave your bags while we check you in? Your goal: Could I leave my luggage here?
Reveal a sample reply
여기에 짐을 맡길 수 있어요?yeogie jimeul matgil su isseoyo?
Could I leave my luggage here?
Partner says: Of course. Your room is ready. Here's your key. Your goal: Is breakfast included?
Reveal a sample reply
조식이 포함되어 있어요?josigi pohamdoeeo isseoyo?
Is breakfast included?
Partner says: Yes, breakfast is included. You're back from your room—is everything okay? Your goal: The air conditioning in my room isn't working.
Reveal a sample reply
제 방의 에어컨이 작동하지 않아요.je bangui eeokeoni jakdonghaji anayo.
The air conditioning in my room isn't working.
Partner says: I'm sorry. We'll arrange a repair. Tomorrow's checkout is at eleven. Your goal: Could I check out later?
Reveal a sample reply
체크아웃을 늦게 할 수 있어요?chekeuauteul neutge hal su isseoyo?
Could I check out later?
Partner says: Yes, until one. We also have other rooms available. Your goal: Could I have a quieter room?
Reveal a sample reply
더 조용한 방으로 바꿀 수 있어요?deo joyonghan bangeuro bakkul su isseoyo?
Could I have a quieter room?
Make it your own
- Ask for an earlier luggage drop.
- Report a different room problem.
- Ask about checkout on a different day.
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.
