Whose turn?
The trash is screaming, the plant is one dry day from death, and Hilal just said 'not it' in four different ways without saying it once.
Call his bluffThe words — Whose turn?
Chore wars, round three: the trash bag that will not take itself out.
MeaningWhose turn is it?
쓰레기 옆에 세 명이 있어요. 누구 차례예요?
Three people are next to the trash. Whose turn is it?
Meaningtake out the trash
지자 씨는 매일 아침 쓰레기를 버려요. 지자 씨 차례예요.
Zeeza takes out the trash every morning. It's Zeeza's turn.
Meaningwater the plant
힐랄 씨는 화분에 물을 줘요. 매주 화분에 물을 줘요.
Hilal waters the plant. He waters the plant every week.
Meaningevery week
매주 쓰레기는 지자 씨 차례예요. 매주 빨래해요.
Every week, it's Zeeza's turn for the trash. Every week, he does the laundry.
The scene — Whose turn?
Sunday morning. Hilal is visiting, which means he has walked straight into the middle of the weekly chore negotiation — a war Zeeza intends to win without lifting a single finger.
- 오늘 누구 차례예요?Whose turn is it today?
- 지자 씨 차례예요! 쓰레기를 버려요.It's Zeeza's turn! I take out the rubbish.
- 매주 화분에 물을 줘요.Every week I water the plant too.
- 설거지는요?What about the dishes?
- 저는 내일 안 와요.I'm not coming tomorrow.
The idea — Whose turn?
누구 차례예요? means 'whose turn is it?' — and 차례예요 alone just means 'it's [someone]'s turn', so 지자 씨 차례예요 means 'it's Zeeza's turn'.
Next time chores get split at home, you can actually ask who's up and say whose turn it is — in Korean.
Questions about Whose turn?
How do you say 'whose turn is it?' in Korean?
You say '누구 차례예요?' (nugu charyeyeyo?), which means 'Whose turn is it?'
How do you say 'it's someone's turn' in Korean?
Just add the name before 차례예요, like '지자 씨 차례예요' which means 'it's Zeeza's turn'.
How do you say 'take out the trash' in Korean?
'쓰레기를 버려요' (sseuregireul beoryeoyo) means 'take out the trash'.
How do you say 'water the plant' in Korean?
'화분에 물을 줘요' (hwabune mureul jwoyo) means 'water the plant'.
How do you say 'every week' in Korean?
'매주' (maeju) means 'every week'.
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