The boss's rules
Hilal just got hired at a café and the boss is reading out rules like it's a hostage negotiation: come at nine, wear the uniform, do the dishes. One rule saves his weekend — if you can't find it, you're working Saturdays forever.
Hear the rules before I sign anythingThe words — The boss's rules
Hilal got the café job. The café got opinions. Four cards, one boss, zero chill.
Meaningrule
규칙이 많아요.
There are a lot of rules.
Meaninguniform
힐랄은 유니폼을 입어요. 유니폼이 까매요.
Hilal wears a uniform. The uniform is black.
Meaninghave to come at nine o'clock
힐랄은 아홉 시에 와야 해요.
Hilal has to come at nine o'clock.
Meaningdon't have to do it
유니폼을 입어야 해요. 모자는 안 해도 돼요.
You have to wear the uniform. But the hat, you don't have to.
The scene — The boss's rules
Hilal's first shift at the café. Zeeza has the rulebook and is enjoying this way too much.
- 힐랄, 규칙이 있어요!Hilal, there are rules!
- 규칙요? 몇 개예요?Rules? How many?
- 아홉 시에 와야 해요. 그리고 유니폼을 입어야 해요.You have to come at nine. And you have to wear the uniform.
- 설거지를 해야 해요! 유니폼도 입어야 해요!You have to do the dishes! You have to wear the uniform too!
The idea — The boss's rules
"Have to" is always -아/어야 해요, like 와야 해요 (have to come) — never 돼요; "don't have to" is 안 + -아/어도 돼요, like 안 해도 돼요 (don't have to do it).
Next time someone hands you a list of rules, you can tell exactly which lines are mandatory and which ones you're off the hook for.
Questions about The boss's rules
How do you say 'have to' in Korean?
Add -아/어야 해요 to the verb, like 와야 해요 meaning 'have to come'.
How do you say 'don't have to' in Korean?
Use 안 + -아/어도 돼요, like 안 해도 돼요 meaning 'don't have to do it'.
What does 규칙 mean in Korean?
규칙 (gyuchik) means 'rule', as in 규칙이 많아요 - 'there are a lot of rules'.
How do you say 'uniform' in Korean?
Uniform is 유니폼 (yunipom), as in 유니폼을 입어요 - 'wears the uniform'.
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