jeopsu jigwoni daegisireseoneun beonhopyoreul jal borago haesseoyo.

The receptionist told me to keep an eye on my number ticket in the waiting room.

Breakdown of jeopsu jigwoni daegisireseoneun beonhopyoreul jal borago haesseoyo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~에서: location particle
• ~를: object particle
• ~는: topic particle

Questions & Answers about jeopsu jigwoni daegisireseoneun beonhopyoreul jal borago haesseoyo.

What does 접수 직원 mean here? Is it just the receptionist?

Yes. 접수 직원 literally means reception staff member or registration desk employee, and in natural English it is often just the receptionist.

• 접수 = reception, registration
• 직원 = staff member, employee

So 접수 직원이 means the receptionist / reception staff member as the subject of the sentence.

Why is the subject marked with 이 in 접수 직원이?

이/가 is the subject marker. Here, 접수 직원이 tells you that the receptionist is the one who did the speaking.

So the sentence structure is basically:

• 접수 직원이 = the receptionist
• ...보라고 했어요 = told someone to look/check

A learner might wonder why it is not 접수 직원은. Using 이/가 here is very natural because it straightforwardly marks who said it.

Why does 대기실에서는 have both 에서 and 는?