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🇰🇷 Korean · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The deposit and the rent

The estate agent's office by Mangwon station, the owner on the phone through the agent: the owner asks nine hundred thousand, would it be all right to raise the deposit and lower the rent, seventy million and eight hundred thousand, fine for two years she says, I'll ask the owner, would the first of July be all right, we'd be grateful if you did the wallpaper, the first and the wallpaper are fine she says, then seventy million and eight hundred thousand for two years.

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THE STORY

The estate agent's office by Mangwon station on a weekday evening, the owner of the villa on the agent's phone, Eli and Su-a across the desk. Everyone speaks politely; the agent reports the owner's words with the honorific.

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주인은 구십만을 원하세요.ju-i-neun gu-sim-ma-neul won-ha-se-yo.The owner asks nine hundred thousand.
내리면 안 될까요nae-ri-myeon an doel-kka-yowould it be all right to lower: lower with if, then the little not, then would it be okay
보증금을 올리고 월세를 내리면 안 될까요?bo-jeung-geu-meul ol-li-go wol-se-reul nae-ri-myeon an doel-kka-yo?Would it be all right to raise the deposit and lower the rent?
칠천만에 팔십만이요.chil-cheon-ma-ne pal-sim-ma-ni-yo.Seventy million and eight hundred thousand.
이 년 계약이면 괜찮으시대요.i nyeon gye-ya-gi-myeon gwaen-cha-neu-si-dae-yo.Fine for two years, she says.
주인한테 여쭤볼게요.ju-in-han-te yeo-jjwo-bol-kke-yo.I'll ask the owner.
칠월 일일이면 안 될까요?chi-rwol i-ri-ri-myeon an doel-kka-yo?Would the first of July be all right?
도배를 해 주시면 감사하겠습니다.do-bae-reul hae ju-si-myeon gam-sa-ha-get-sseum-ni-da.We'd be grateful if you did the wallpaper.
칠월 일일도 도배도 괜찮대요.chi-rwol i-ril-do do-bae-do gwaen-chan-tae-yo.The first and the wallpaper are fine, she says.
그럼 칠천만에 팔십만, 이 년이요.geu-reom chil-cheon-ma-ne pal-sim-man, i nyeo-ni-yo.Then seventy million and eight hundred thousand, two years.