How to Say “I have to clean and do laundry” in Korean

청소하고 빨래해야 해요

cheongsohago ppallaehaeya haeyo

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

Meaning

I have to clean and do laundry.

-고 links actions and -아/어야 해요 expresses obligation.

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

Syllables: 10 · Words: 3

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
청소하고
청	ㅊ+ㅓ+ㅇ	cheong
소	ㅅ+ㅗ	so
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
고	ㄱ+ㅗ	go
빨래해야
빨	ㅃ+ㅏ+ㄹ	ppal
래	ㄹ+ㅐ	lae
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
야	ㅇ+ㅑ	ya
해요
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

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
하다	verb	to do	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “청소하고 빨래해야 해요” mean?

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Answer: I have to clean and do laundry

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Answer: 청소하고 빨래해야 해요 cheongsohago ppallaehaeya haeyo

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