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🇰🇷 Korean · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The toast

At the Kims' table after dinner: can you use chopsticks, yes I can, can you eat spicy food, a little, can't you, no I can, one glass, cheers, Eli can you drive, yes but not in Korea.

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THE STORY

The Kims' table in Mangwon-dong after Sunday dinner, one glass each for a toast. Mr. Kim and Min-jun speak to Eli in the casual speech; Eli answers Mr. Kim politely and respectfully, and Min-jun as a friend.

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할 수 있어?hal ssu i-sseocan you do it, casually: do, ability, there is
일라이, 젓가락 할 수 있어?il-la-i, jeot-kka-rak hal ssu i-sseo?Eli, can you use chopsticks?
네, 할 수 있어요.ne, hal ssu i-sseo-yo.Yes, I can.
수영할 수 있어요?su-yeong-hal ssu i-sseo-yo?Can you swim?
먹을 수 있어?meo-geul ssu i-sseocan you eat it, casually
매운 거 먹을 수 있어?mae-un geo meo-geul ssu i-sseo?Can you eat spicy food?
아버님, 네. 조금요.a-beo-nim, ne. jo-geum-yo.Father, yes. A little.
못 먹어?mon meo-geo?Can't you eat it?
아니요, 먹을 수 있어요! 보세요.a-ni-yo, meo-geul ssu i-sseo-yo! bo-se-yo.No, I can eat it! Look.
좋아. 한 잔. 건배!jo-a. han jan. geon-bae!Good. One glass. Cheers!

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