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🇰🇷 Korean · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A name at Seollal

Seollal at the family table in Mangwon, the bows done and the rice-cake soup eaten: the womb-name is what and Newton, it's only a womb-name Grandma, a real name is made at the naming house, we'd like to make it ourselves, how about Ha-eun taken from the word for grace, Ha-eun and the characters are good, Ha-eun works in both languages, then let's call her Ha-eun, and Newton goes back to England.

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THE STORY

The Kims' table in Mangwon on the morning of Seollal, Grandma up from Jeonju, the bows done; Grandma speaks casually to everyone, Mrs. Park and Su-a politely, Eli is respectful to both elders and casual with Su-a.

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태명이 뭐라고? 뉴턴?tae-myeong-i mwo-ra-go? nyu-teon?The womb-name is what? Newton?
태명일 뿐이에요, 할머니.tae-myeong-il ppu-ni-e-yo, hal-meo-ni.It's only a womb-name, Grandma.
진짜 이름은 작명소에서 지어.jin-jja i-reu-meun jang-myeong-so-e-seo ji-eo.A real name is made at the naming house.
저희가 직접 짓고 싶어요.jeo-hui-ga jik-jjeop jit-kko si-peo-yo.We'd like to make it ourselves.
뉴턴은 영국으로 돌아가고.nyu-teo-neun yeong-gu-geu-ro do-ra-ga-go.And Newton goes back to England.
은혜에서 따서요.eun-hye-e-seo tta-seo-yotaken from the word for grace: grace, then from, then take with the tail for and so
하은이 어때요? 은혜에서 따서요.ha-eu-ni eo-ttae-yo? eun-hye-e-seo tta-seo-yo.How about Ha-eun? Taken from the word for grace.
하은. 한자가 좋네.ha-eun. han-jja-ga jon-ne.Ha-eun. The characters are good.
하은은 두 나라 말로 다 돼요.ha-eu-neun du na-ra mal-lo da dwae-yo.Ha-eun works in both languages.
그럼 하은이라고 부르자.geu-reom ha-eu-ni-ra-go bu-reu-ja.Then let's call her Ha-eun.