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🇰🇷 Korean · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The deposit and the rent

Bargaining with Mr. Jang: deposit twenty million and rent one million five hundred thousand, couldn't it be one million two hundred, one million four and the deposit stays, one million three and Eli fixes the floor himself, there's no key money and that's certain, the maintenance fee is included, he bargains like a market woman, and he learned it at the kimchi stall.

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THE STORY

The empty shop in the side street behind Mangwon market, a week after the viewing, Mr. Jang with a folder; Mr. Jang speaks politely, Eli politely and respectfully to him.

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보증금 이천만, 월세 백오십만.bo-jeung-geum i-cheon-man, wol-se bae-go-sim-man.Deposit twenty million, rent one million five hundred thousand.
하면 안 될까요?ha-myeon an doel-kka-yocouldn't we make it: do with the if-tail, then wouldn't it be all right
백이십만으로 하면 안 될까요?bae-gi-sim-ma-neu-ro ha-myeon an doel-kka-yo?Couldn't we make it one million two hundred?
백사십만. 보증금은 그대로예요.baek-ssa-sim-man. bo-jeung-geu-meun geu-dae-ro-ye-yo.One million four. The deposit stays.
계약서 쓰죠.gye-yak-sseo sseu-jyo.Let's write the contract.
백삼십만이면 바닥은 제가 고칠게요.baek-ssam-sim-ma-ni-myeon ba-da-geun je-ga go-chil-kke-yo.One million three, and I fix the floor myself.
권리금은 없어요. 그건 확실해요.gwol-li-geu-meun eop-sseo-yo. geu-geon hwak-ssil-hae-yo.There's no key money. That's certain.
그럼 관리비는요?geu-reom gwal-li-bi-neun-nyo?And the maintenance fee?
포함이에요. 시장 아줌마처럼 깎네요.po-ha-mi-e-yo. si-jang a-jum-ma-cheo-reom kkang-ne-yo.Included. You bargain like a market woman.
김치 가게에서 배웠어요.gim-chi ga-ge-e-seo bae-wo-sseo-yo.I learned at the kimchi stall.