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로봇 청소기와 작은 문제

Beginner (A1)
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나는 새 로봇 청소기를 샀어요. 집이 더 깨끗해지면 좋겠다고 생각했어요.

처음에 로봇이 잘 작동했어요. 그러나 다음 날, 로봇이 신발장 아래에 갇혔어요. 로봇은 움직이지 않았어요.

나는 로봇을 꺼내려고 했지만, 신발장이 무거워서 혼자 들기 힘들었어요. 그래서 엄마에게 도움을 요청했어요.

엄마와 함께 신발장을 조금 옮기고 로봇을 꺼냈어요. 로봇은 다시 작동했지만, 나는 로봇을 더 잘 주의해서 사용해야 한다고 배웠어요.

오늘은 로봇 청소기와 작은 문제가 있었지만, 나는 집이 조금 더 깨끗해진 걸 보고 기분이 좋았어요.

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Important words and phrases

  • 새 로봇 청소기

    noun phrase

    Romanization: sae robot cheongso-gi

    new robot vacuum cleaner

    저는 새 로봇 청소기를 샀어요.

    I bought a new robot vacuum cleaner.

  • 샀어요

    verb

    Romanization: sasseoyo

    bought

    저는 새 로봇 청소기를 샀어요.

    I bought a new robot vacuum cleaner.

  • 잘 작동했어요

    verb phrase

    Romanization: jal jagdonghaesseoyo

    worked well

    처음에 로봇이 잘 작동했어요.

    At first, the robot worked well.

  • 신발장 아래에

    noun phrase

    Romanization: sinbaljang arae-e

    under the shoe cabinet

    로봇이 신발장 아래에 갇혔어요.

    The robot got stuck under the shoe cabinet.

  • 갇혔어요

    verb

    Romanization: gachyeosseoyo

    got stuck

    로봇이 신발장 아래에 갇혔어요.

    The robot got stuck under the shoe cabinet.

  • 움직이지 않았어요

    verb phrase

    Romanization: umjigiji anasseoyo

    did not move

    로봇은 움직이지 않았어요.

    The robot did not move.

  • 도움을 요청했어요

    verb phrase

    Romanization: doumeul yocheonghaesseoyo

    asked for help

    그래서 엄마에게 도움을 요청했어요.

    So I asked Mom for help.

  • 무거워서

    conjunction

    Romanization: mugeowoseo

    because it was heavy

    신발장이 무거워서 혼자 들기 힘들었어요.

    Because the shoe cabinet was heavy, it was hard to lift alone.

  • 옮기고

    verb form

    Romanization: omgigo

    moved and

    엄마와 함께 신발장을 조금 옮기고 로봇을 꺼냈어요.

    With Mom, we moved the shoe cabinet a little and took out the robot.

  • 꺼냈어요

    verb

    Romanization: kkeonaesseoyo

    took out

    엄마와 함께 신발장을 조금 옮기고 로봇을 꺼냈어요.

    With Mom, we moved the shoe cabinet a little and took out the robot.

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누가 새 로봇 청소기를 샀어요?Who bought the new robot vacuum cleaner?

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와/과 함께

Use 와 after a noun ending in a vowel and 과 after a noun ending in a consonant. It means "with" and is useful for saying that people do something together. For example: "엄마와 함께 신발장을 조금 옮기고 로봇을 꺼냈어요."

  • 엄마와 함께 신발장을 조금 옮기고 로봇을 꺼냈어요.

    With Mom, we moved the shoe cabinet a little and took out the robot.

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