Talking About a Power Outage in Korean: Location Prepositions & Flashlight Dialogue 🔦

Oh no, the lights went out! In this A1 Korean dialogue, you’ll join Minjun and Seoyeon during a sudden power outage. Learn how to express fear and reassurance, and practice using key location words like “on,” “under,” and “in” as they search for a flashlight in the dark.

💬 Video Transcript

민준: 서연, 이 텔레비전 프로그램 정말 재미있어요.
(Minjun: Seoyeon, this TV program is really fun.)

서연: 네, 맞아요. 아주 재미있어요. 하하.
(Seoyeon: Yes, that’s right. It’s very fun. Haha.)

서연: 어? 민준?
(Seoyeon: Huh? Minjun?)

민준: 서연. 왜 그래요?
(Minjun: Seoyeon. What’s wrong?)

서연: 텔레비전이 꺼졌어요.
(Seoyeon: The television turned off.)

민준: 네. 그리고 불도 꺼졌어요.
(Minjun: Yes. And the lights turned off too.)

서연: 와… 아무것도 안 보여요. 너무 어두워요.
(Seoyeon: Wow… I can’t see anything. It’s so dark.)

민준: 정말 어두워요. 서연, 어디에 있어요?
(Minjun: It’s really dark. Seoyeon, where are you?)

서연: 나 여기 있어요. 민준, 나 조금 무서워요.
(Seoyeon: I’m here. Minjun, I’m a little scared.)

민준: 괜찮아요. 내가 옆에 있어요. 걱정하지 마세요.
(Minjun: It’s okay. I’m right here beside you. Don’t worry.)

서연: 네… 고마워요.
(Seoyeon: Okay… thank you.)

민준: 음… 우리 손전등이 필요해요.
(Minjun: Hmm… we need a flashlight.)

서연: 손전등이 있어요?
(Seoyeon: Do you have a flashlight?)

민준: 네, 집에 손전등이 있어요. 그런데 어디에 있는지 몰라요.
(Minjun: Yes, there’s a flashlight at home. But I don’t know where it is.)

서연: 같이 찾아요.
(Seoyeon: Let’s look for it together.)

민준: 좋아요. 같이 찾아요. 조심하세요.
(Minjun: Okay. Let’s look together. Be careful.)

서연: 네. 민준도 조심하세요.
(Seoyeon: Okay. You be careful too, Minjun.)

민준: 손전등이 책상 위에 있을까요?
(Minjun: Could the flashlight be on the desk?)

서연: 잠시만요. 음… 아니요. 책상 위에는 없어요.
(Seoyeon: Just a moment. Hmm… no. It’s not on the desk.)

민준: 그래요? 그럼… 의자 밑에는 있어요?
(Minjun: Really? Then… is it under the chair?)

서연: 의자 밑에요? 아니요. 여기에도 없어요.
(Seoyeon: Under the chair? No. It’s not here either.)

민준: 아… 손전등이 어디에 있을까요?
(Minjun: Ah… where could the flashlight be?)

서연: 저기 책장 안은 어때요?
(Seoyeon: What about inside that bookshelf over there?)

민준: 좋은 생각이에요. 내가 볼게요.
(Minjun: That’s a good idea. I’ll look.)

민준: 음… 책장 안에도 없어요. 책만 많이 있어요.
(Minjun: Hmm… it’s not inside the bookshelf either. There are only a lot of books.)

서연: 아쉽네요. 어디에 있을까요?
(Seoyeon: That’s a shame. Where could it be?)

민준: 아! 생각났어요! 부엌에 있어요!
(Minjun: Ah! I remember! It’s in the kitchen!)

서연: 부엌에요?
(Seoyeon: In the kitchen?)

민준: 네. 부엌 서랍 안에 있어요. 이쪽으로 오세요.
(Minjun: Yes. It’s inside a kitchen drawer. Come this way.)

서연: 네. 알겠어요.
(Seoyeon: Okay. I understand.)

민준: 자, 여기가 부엌이에요. 서랍이… 여기 있어요.
(Minjun: Okay, here’s the kitchen. The drawer is… right here.)

민준: 찾았다! 손전등을 찾았어요!
(Minjun: I found it! I found the flashlight!)

서연: 와! 정말요? 다행이다!
(Seoyeon: Wow! Really? What a relief!)

민준: 짜잔! 보세요. 이제 밝아요.
(Minjun: Ta-da! Look. It’s bright now.)

서연: 와! 정말 밝아요. 이제 하나도 안 무서워요.
(Seoyeon: Wow! It’s really bright. I’m not scared at all now.)

민준: 나도 이제 괜찮아요. 다행이에요.
(Minjun: I’m okay now, too. What a relief.)

서연: 이제 우리 뭐 할까요?
(Seoyeon: What should we do now?)

민준: 음… 텔레비전은 못 봐요. 그럼… 우리 그림자놀이 할까요?
(Minjun: Hmm… we can’t watch TV. Then… shall we do shadow puppets?)

서연: 그림자놀이요? 좋아요! 재미있겠어요.
(Seoyeon: Shadow puppets? Okay! That sounds fun.)

민준: 내가 먼저 할게요. 벽을 보세요. 자, 이건 강아지예요. 멍멍.
(Minjun: I’ll go first. Look at the wall. Okay, this is a puppy. Woof woof.)

서연: 와! 정말 귀여워요. 진짜 강아지 같아요.
(Seoyeon: Wow! It’s so cute. It looks like a real puppy.)

민준: 그럼 이건 뭘까요?
(Minjun: Then what’s this?)

서연: 음… 새? 아니, 나비예요!
(Seoyeon: Um… a bird? No, it’s a butterfly!)

민준: 맞아요! 나비예요. 서연도 해보세요.
(Minjun: Correct! It’s a butterfly. You try too, Seoyeon.)

서연: 좋아요. 보세요. 이건… 하트!
(Seoyeon: Okay. Look. This is… a heart!)

민준: 와, 예쁜 하트예요. 정말 잘 만들어요.
(Minjun: Wow, it’s a pretty heart. You make it really well.)

서연: 어! 불이 켜졌어요!
(Seoyeon: Oh! The lights turned on!)

민준: 와! 다시 밝아졌어요. 텔레비전도 다시 켜졌어요.
(Minjun: Wow! It’s bright again. The TV turned back on too.)

서연: 다행이다. 이제 정말 괜찮아요.
(Seoyeon: What a relief. I’m really okay now.)

민준: 네. 다행이에요. 하지만 그림자놀이도 재미있었어요.
(Minjun: Yes. It’s a relief. But the shadow puppets were fun too.)

서연: 맞아요. 어두워서 무서웠지만, 그림자놀이는 정말 재미있었어요.
(Seoyeon: That’s right. It was scary because it was dark, but the shadow puppets were really fun.)

민준: 다음에 또 하고 싶어요.
(Minjun: I want to do it again next time.)

서연: 나도요. 다음에 또 해요, 민준!
(Seoyeon: Me too. Let’s do it again next time, Minjun!)

📝 Essential Vocabulary

Here are some important words and phrases from the video. Listen and repeat to practice your pronunciation.

🔍 Grammar Focus

Let’s explore two key grammar points used frequently in the dialogue.

1. Location Particles: 위에, 밑에, 안에

When you want to describe the location of an object, you use location particles after a noun. In the dialogue, Minjun and Seoyeon use these to search for the flashlight.

• 위에 (on/above): Used for something on top of a surface.
• 밑에 (under/below): Used for something beneath a surface.
• 안에 (in/inside): Used for something within an enclosed space.

Notice how they are attached to the noun for the location: Noun + Particle.

Examples from the script:

• 손전등이 책상 위<strong>에</strong> 있을까요? (Could the flashlight be on the desk?)
• 의자 밑<strong>에</strong>는 있어요? (Is it under the chair?)
• 부엌 서랍 안<strong>에</strong> 있어요. (It’s inside the kitchen drawer.)

2. Expressing Feelings and States: Adjective + -아요/어요

In Korean, adjectives (also called descriptive verbs) conjugate like action verbs to describe a state or feeling. The most common polite ending for the present tense is -아요/어요.

• If the last vowel of the adjective stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, you add -아요.
• If the last vowel is anything else, you add -어요.
• Adjectives ending in 하다 become -해요.

Examples from the script:

• 재미있다 (to be fun) → 재미있<strong>어요</strong> (It’s fun.)
• 어둡다 (to be dark) → 어두<strong>워요</strong> (It’s dark.)
• 무섭다 (to be scary) → 무서<strong>워요</strong> (It’s scary.)
• 괜찮다 (to be okay) → 괜찮<strong>아요</strong> (It’s okay.)

🌍 Cultural Tip

🃏 Flip & Learn

Review the key vocabulary and phrases from our lesson with these flashcards.

💡 Key Takeaways

Here are the most important points to remember from this lesson:

• Expressing states: Use 불이 꺼졌어요 for “The lights went out” and 불이 켜졌어요 for “The lights turned on.”
• Locating items: Practice using the location particles ~위에 (on), ~밑에 (under), and ~안에 (in) to ask and answer where things are.
• Expressing feelings: You can say 무서워요 (I’m scared) and reassure someone with 괜찮아요 (It’s okay) and 걱정하지 마세요 (Don’t worry).
• Making suggestions: Use the 우리 ~ㄹ/을까요? pattern to suggest doing something together, like 우리 그림자놀이 할까요? (Shall we do shadow puppets?).

🎯 Practice Quiz

Test your understanding of the vocabulary and grammar from this lesson.

✍️ Fill in the Blanks

Let’s test your spelling and memory! Fill in the missing words below. Use correct spelling.