“I’ll do the dishes” in Korean: 설거지는 제가 할게요

설거지는 제가 할게요

seolgeojineun jega halgeyo

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

I’ll do the dishes.

-(으)ㄹ게요 offers to do something. The particle 는 adds “as for that, I will.”

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

Offer to wash the dishes after a meal at someone’s home. -ㄹ게요 is for promises and offers.

-ㄹ게요 can’t make a question. To ask “shall I?” say 제가 할까요?. With friends, use 내가 할게.

Syllables: 9 · Words: 3

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
설거지는
설	ㅅ+ㅓ+ㄹ	seol
거	ㄱ+ㅓ	geo
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
는	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄴ	neun
제가
제	ㅈ+ㅔ	je
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
할게요
할	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄹ	hal
게	ㄱ+ㅔ	[께] ge
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 할게 → [할께]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

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
설거지	noun	washing dishes	TOPIK level 3

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Question 1 What does “설거지는 제가 할게요” mean?

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Answer: I’ll do the dishes

Question 2 How do you say “I’ll do the dishes” in Korean?

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Answer: 설거지는 제가 할게요 seolgeojineun jega halgeyo

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