운동화를 세탁하려고 하는데요. 이런 얼룩도 지울 수 있을까요?
I would like to ask for washing sneakers. Can you remove this kind of stain?
얼룩이 심해서 한번 세탁해 봐야 알겠습니다.
The stain is so bad that I can figure it out after I wash it.
우리 아이가 신발을 험하게 신는 편이에요. 세탁한 지 얼마 안 됐는데 금방 더러워졌어요.
My kid tends to wear his/her shoes roughly. It’s been only a while since I washed them. But they got dirty quickly.
얼룩을 지우면 운동화 색이 변할 수 있는데 괜찮으세요?
If I remove the stain, the color of the sneakers might change. Would that be OK?
네, 괜찮아요. 너무 더러워서 세탁을 안 하면 못 신을 것 같아요.
Yes, it’s OK. They are too dirty to wear unless they are not washed.
알겠습니다. 깨끗하게 세탁해 드리겠습니다.
Yes, I got it. I will wash them to be clean.
V+ 는 편이에요.
A+ 은/ㄴ 편이에요.
It is used to describe a fact as being more on the side of something, rather than making an assertive statement. The adverb like ‘자주‘, ’잘‘, or ’많이‘ is used together.
‘-는 편이에요’ is used after an action verb stem. When a descriptive verb stem ends in a consonant, use ‘-은 편이에요‘, and when it ends in a vowel, use ‘-ㄴ편이에요’.
저는 일주일에 두 번쯤 영화를 보니까 영화를 자주 보는 편이에요.
I tend to watch movies often since I watch them almost twice a week.
이 커피숍은 다른 커피숍에 비해서 분위기가 좋은 편이에요.
This coffee shop tends to have a better atmosphere than the other coffee shop.
우리 가족들 중에서 저는 키가 큰 편이에요.
I tend to be tall among our family members.
Related words
얼룩 a stain
지우다 to remove
험하다 to be rough
변하다 to change
분위기 an atmosphere
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute