“Can I use the outlet” in Korean: 콘센트 쓸 수 있어요?

콘센트 쓸 수 있어요?

konsenteu sseul su isseoyo?

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Can I use the outlet?

For charging a phone or laptop. 콘센트 is a loanword and is understood as is.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Ask in a café whether you may plug in a laptop or a phone. Many cafés in Korea are used for studying and working.

콘센트 is the wall outlet and 충전기 is the charger. If you need the cable itself, ask 충전기 빌릴 수 있어요?.

Syllables: 8 · Words: 4

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
콘센트
콘	ㅋ+ㅗ+ㄴ	kon
센	ㅅ+ㅔ+ㄴ	sen
트	ㅌ+ㅡ	teu
쓸	ㅆ+ㅡ+ㄹ	sseul
수	ㅅ+ㅜ	su
있어요
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[이] i
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 있어 → [이써]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
있다	verb	to exist, to have	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “콘센트 쓸 수 있어요?” mean?

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Answer: Can I use the outlet?

Question 2 How do you say “Can I use the outlet?” in Korean?

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Answer: 콘센트 쓸 수 있어요? konsenteu sseul su isseoyo?

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