Korean · Real conversations
Study: Korean conversation practice
Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help. 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 student speaking with a teacher or classmate.
Goal: Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help.
Read the conversation
Partner
책을 펴 주세요.chaegeul pyeo juseyo.
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Open your books, please.
You
지금 몇 쪽이에요?jigeum myeot jjogieyo?
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Which page are we on?
Partner
이십 쪽이요. 새 과제가 거기에 설명되어 있어요.isip jjogiyo. sae gwajega geogie seolmyeongdoeeo isseoyo.
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Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there.
You
과제는 언제까지 내야 해요?gwajeneun eonjekkaji naeya haeyo?
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When is the assignment due?
Partner
월요일까지예요. 첫 번째 문제는 풀어 봤어요?woryoilkkajiyeyo. cheot beonjjae munjeneun pureo bwasseoyo?
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It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question?
You
제 답을 확인해 주실 수 있어요?je dabeul hwaginhae jusil su isseoyo?
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Could you check my answer?
Partner
네, 가져와 보세요. 나머지는 다 했어요?ne, gajyeowa boseyo. nameojineun da haesseoyo?
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Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest?
You
아직 못 끝냈어요.ajik mot kkeunnaesseoyo.
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I haven't finished yet.
Partner
괜찮아요. 반 친구와 문제에 대해 이야기해도 돼요.gwaenchanayo. ban chinguwa munjee daehae iyagihaedo dwaeyo.
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That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate.
You
같이 해도 될까요?gachi haedo doelkkayo?
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Can we work together?
Try your part first
Partner says: Open your books, please. Your goal: Which page are we on?
Reveal a sample reply
지금 몇 쪽이에요?jigeum myeot jjogieyo?
Which page are we on?
Partner says: Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there. Your goal: When is the assignment due?
Reveal a sample reply
과제는 언제까지 내야 해요?gwajeneun eonjekkaji naeya haeyo?
When is the assignment due?
Partner says: It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question? Your goal: Could you check my answer?
Reveal a sample reply
제 답을 확인해 주실 수 있어요?je dabeul hwaginhae jusil su isseoyo?
Could you check my answer?
Partner says: Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest? Your goal: I haven't finished yet.
Reveal a sample reply
아직 못 끝냈어요.ajik mot kkeunnaesseoyo.
I haven't finished yet.
Partner says: That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate. Your goal: Can we work together?
Reveal a sample reply
같이 해도 될까요?gachi haedo doelkkayo?
Can we work together?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different assignment.
- Work with a different partner.
- Explain which part is unfinished.
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.
