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🇰🇷 Korean · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The first nights

The first night at home with Grandma up from Jeonju: why are you up and the baby's asleep, I'm afraid she'll wake, for three weeks only family comes and that's the old rule, Min-jun is family too but hands washed first, I'm afraid I'll drop her in the bath, hold her like a bowl of hot soup, I'm afraid I'll never sleep again, and sleep when she sleeps.

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THE STORY

The flat by the river in Mapo at two in the morning, the first week home, Grandma up from Jeonju for the month; Grandma speaks casually to Eli and Su-a, and both of them speak respectfully to her.

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왜 안 자? 아기 자는데.wae an ja? a-gi ja-neun-de.Why are you up? The baby's asleep.
하은이가 깰까 봐요.ha-eu-ni-ga kkael-kka bwa-yo.I'm afraid Ha-eun will wake.
삼 주 동안은 가족만 와. 옛날 법이야.sam ju dong-a-neun ga-jong-man wa. yen-nal beo-bi-ya.For three weeks, only family comes. That's the old rule.
민준이가 오고 싶어 해요.min-ju-ni-ga o-go si-peo hae-yo.Min-jun wants to come.
민준이는 가족이지. 손은 먼저 씻고.min-ju-ni-neun ga-jo-gi-ji. so-neun meon-jeo ssit-kko.Min-jun is family, of course. But hands washed first.
목욕시킬 때 떨어뜨릴까 봐요.mo-gyok-ssi-kil ttae tteo-reo-tteu-ril-kka bwa-yo.I'm afraid I'll drop her in the bath.
뜨거운 국 그릇처럼 안아.tteu-geo-un guk geu-reut-cheo-reom a-na.Hold her like a bowl of hot soup.
저는 다시는 못 잘까 봐요.jeo-neun da-si-neun mot jal-kka bwa-yo.I'm afraid I'll never sleep again.
아기 잘 때 자. 내가 안고 있을게.a-gi jal ttae ja. nae-ga an-go i-sseul-kke.Sleep when she sleeps. I'll hold her.