Small Talk at Work

Grammar point: The structure -ㄹ 때 [l ttae] (or -을 때 [eul ttae]) is used to indicate "when" or "at the time of" an action or state.

• 가다 [ga-da] to go → 갈 때 [gal ttae] when going
• 먹다 [meok-da] to eat → 먹을 때 [meo-geul ttae] when eating
• 쉬다 [swi-da] to rest → 쉴 때 [swil ttae] when relaxing

쉴 때 뭐 해요? [swil ttae mwo hae-yo?]
What do you do when you relax?

• 쉴 때 [swil ttae] means "when relaxing"
• 뭐 해요? [mwo hae-yo?] means "What do you do?"

쉴 때 드라마를 봐요. [swil ttae deu-ra-ma-reul bwa-yo]
I watch TV dramas when I relax.

• 드라마를 봐요 [deu-ra-ma-reul bwa-yo] means "I watch TV dramas."

집에 갈 때 뭐 해요? [ji-be gal ttae mwo hae-yo?]
What do you do when you're going home?

• 집에 갈 때 [ji-be gal ttae] means "when going home"

집에 갈 때 예능을 봐요. [ji-be gal ttae ye-neung-eul bwa-yo]
I watch variety shows when I'm going home.

• 예능을 봐요 [ye-neung-eul bwa-yo] means "I watch variety shows."

Korean Abbreviations:

• 한드 [han-deu] comes from 한국 드라마 [han-guk deu-ra-ma], meaning "Korean drama."
• 미드 [mi-deu] comes from 미국 드라마 [mi-guk deu-ra-ma], meaning "American drama."

• A: 힘들죠? 조금 쉬면서 해요.
  It's tough, right? Take a break while doing it.
• A: 여기요.
  Here you go.
• B: 감사합니다. [gam-sa-ham-ni-da]
  Thank you.
• A: 혹시 쉴 때 뭐 해요?
  What do you do when you relax?
• B: 쉴 때 드라마를 봐요. [swil ttae deu-ra-ma-reul bwa-yo]
  I watch TV dramas when I'm relaxing.
• A: 어? 저도요! 집에 갈 때도 핸드폰으로 봐요.
  Oh? Me too! I watch it on my phone even when I'm going home.

• A: 집에 갈 때는 뭐 해요?
  What do you do when you are going home?
• B: 집에 갈 때 예능을 봐요. [ji-be gal ttae ye-neung-eul bwa-yo]
  I watch variety shows when I'm going home.
• A: 그렇군요~
  I see.