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🇰🇷 Korean · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Sunrise at Jeongdongjin

Jeongdongjin before dawn in August, the station nearest the sea: as soon as the sun comes up everyone claps, Dad got up as soon as the alarm rang, this station is the nearest to the sea, as soon as they arrived Ha-eun fell asleep, as soon as it's up the sea turns gold, Mom says as soon as she lands she wants to come back, as soon as they're back it's breakfast and soft tofu again, and the sun is rising.

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THE STORY

The beach at Jeongdongjin by the station nearest the sea, before dawn on an August morning, the whole family in a row and Ha-eun asleep on Su-a; Eli and Min-jun speak casually to each other, Mr. Kim casually to them both, and Eli respectfully to Mr. Kim.

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뜨자마자tteu-ja-ma-jaas soon as it rises: rise, with the tail for as soon as
해가 뜨자마자 다들 박수 쳐.hae-ga tteu-ja-ma-ja da-deul bak-ssu chyeo.As soon as the sun comes up, everyone claps.
해 몇 시에 떠?hae myeot si-e tteo?What time does the sun rise?
아빠는 알람 울리자마자 일어났어.a-ppa-neun al-lam ul-li-ja-ma-ja i-reo-na-sseo.Dad got up as soon as the alarm rang.
이 역이 바다에서 제일 가까워.i yeo-gi ba-da-e-seo je-il ga-kka-wo.This station is the nearest to the sea.
도착하자마자 하은이는 잠들었어요.do-cha-ka-ja-ma-ja ha-eu-ni-neun jam-deu-reo-sseo-yo.As soon as we arrived, Ha-eun fell asleep.
해가 뜨자마자 바다가 금색이 돼.hae-ga tteu-ja-ma-ja ba-da-ga geum-sae-gi dwae.As soon as it's up, the sea turns gold.
엄마는 도착하자마자 다시 오고 싶대.eom-ma-neun do-cha-ka-ja-ma-ja da-si o-go sip-ttae.Mom says as soon as she lands, she wants to come back.
돌아가자마자 아침이다. 또 순두부.do-ra-ga-ja-ma-ja a-chi-mi-da. tto sun-du-bu.As soon as we're back, breakfast. Soft tofu again.
뜬다! 해가 뜬다!tteun-da! hae-ga tteun-da!It's rising! The sun is rising!