Korean · Real conversations
Sharing a home: Korean conversation practice
Share chores, supplies, and a household cost. 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 housemate planning the week.
Goal: Share chores, supplies, and a household cost.
Read the conversation
Partner
오늘 저녁 집안일을 나눠야 해요.oneul jeonyeok jibannireul nanwoya haeyo.
You
설거지는 누구 차례예요?seolgeojineun nugu charyeyeyo?
Partner
제 차례예요. 식탁에 깨끗한 접시들이 있어요.je charyeyeyo. siktage kkaekkeuthan jeopsideuri isseoyo.
You
접시를 정리해 주실 수 있어요?jeopsireul jeongnihae jusil su isseoyo?
Partner
네, 설거지하고 나서요. 또 필요한 게 있나요?ne, seolgeojihago naseoyo. tto piryohan ge innayo?
You
우유가 거의 다 떨어졌어요.uyuga geoui da tteoreojyeosseoyo.
Partner
목록에 우유를 적을게요. 주방 세제도 사야 해요.mongnoge uyureul jeogeulgeyo. jubang sejedo saya haeyo.
You
제가 할게요.jega halgeyo.
Partner
고마워요. 장보는 데 우리 둘 다 비용이 좀 들겠어요.gomawoyo. jangboneun de uri dul da biyongi jom deulgesseoyo.
You
비용을 나눠 낼까요?biyongeul nanwo naelkkayo?
Try your part first
Partner says: We need to sort out tonight's chores. Your goal: Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?
Partner says: It's my turn. There are clean plates on the table. Your goal: Could you put the plates away?
Partner says: Yes, after washing up. What else do we need? Your goal: We're running out of milk.
Partner says: I'll add milk to the list. Someone also needs to buy washing-up liquid. Your goal: I'll take care of it.
Partner says: Thanks. The shopping will cost us both a bit. Your goal: Can we share the cost?
Make it your own
- Swap the chore.
- Replace a different household supply.
- Agree to split another cost.
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.
