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🇰🇷 Korean · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The first class

Eli's first class at the high school, and a student who tests the new teacher: hello everyone, I'm teacher Eli, are you American, yes from America and colder than Seoul, how long have you been in Korea, three years and next time ask in English, is today an experiment, yes let's and come to the front, me, you, everyone watch and don't touch the water.

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THE STORY

A classroom at the high school in Mapo on the first morning of September, thirty students and a boy in the second row who tests the new teacher; Eli speaks to the class in plain speech, as a teacher does, and the student answers politely.

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안녕, 여러분. 나는 일라이 선생님이다.an-nyeong, yeo-reo-bun. na-neun il-la-i seon-saeng-ni-mi-da.Hello, everyone. I'm teacher Eli.
선생님, 미국 사람이에요?seon-saeng-nim, mi-guk sa-ra-mi-e-yo?Teacher, are you American?
응, 미국에서 왔다. 서울보다 춥다.eung, mi-gu-ge-seo wat-tta. seo-ul-bo-da chup-tta.Yes, from America. Colder than Seoul.
한국에 온 지 얼마나 됐어요?han-gu-ge on ji eol-ma-na dwae-sseo-yo?How long have you been in Korea?
영어로 물어봐라.yeong-eo-ro mu-reo-bwa-raask in English, the plain command: in English, then ask with the ending for a teacher's order
삼 년. 다음에는 영어로 물어봐라.sam nyeon. da-eu-me-neun yeong-eo-ro mu-reo-bwa-ra.Three years. Next time, ask in English.
저요? 왜요, 선생님?jeo-yo? wae-yo, seon-saeng-nim?Me? Why, teacher?
선생님, 오늘 실험해요?seon-saeng-nim, o-neul sil-heom-hae-yo?Teacher, is today an experiment?
그래, 하자. 앞으로 나와라.geu-rae, ha-ja. a-peu-ro na-wa-ra.Yes, let's. Come to the front.
너. 다들 봐라. 물은 만지지 마라.neo. da-deul bwa-ra. mu-reun man-ji-ji ma-ra.You. Everyone watch. Don't touch the water.