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🇰🇷 Korean · Beginner Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A year older

The New Year's table at Grandma's, the soup and the question of age: eat the soup, a bowl is a year, then today I'm twenty-nine, in Korea yes, Grandma how old are you, eighty-five, give me two bowls, Min-jun is twenty-four, Ji-yeong is thirty-two, don't say it, one more bowl please.

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THE STORY

The table at Grandma's house in Jeonju on New Year's Day, a pot of rice-cake soup in the middle. Mrs. Park speaks politely to Eli, who is respectful to her and to Grandma; Grandma speaks casually to everyone; Min-jun is polite to his grandmother.

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떡국 드세요. 한 그릇이 한 살이에요.tteok-kkuk deu-se-yo. han geu-reu-si han sa-ri-e-yo.Eat the soup. A bowl is a year.
그럼 저는 스물아홉 살이에요?geu-reom jeo-neun seu-mu-ra-hop sa-ri-e-yo?Then I'm twenty-nine?
한국에서는 네.han-gu-ge-seo-neun ne.In Korea, yes.
할머니, 연세가 어떻게 되세요?hal-meo-ni, yeon-se-ga eo-tteo-ke doe-se-yo?Grandma, how old are you?
할머니, 정말 젊으세요!hal-meo-ni, jeong-mal jeol-meu-se-yo!Grandma, you're really young!
여든다섯. 두 그릇 줘.yeo-deun-da-seot. du geu-reut jwo.Eighty-five. Give me two bowls.
할머니, 두 그릇이요?hal-meo-ni, du geu-reu-si-yo?Grandma, two bowls?
민준아, 너는 몇 살이야?min-ju-na, neo-neun myeot ssa-ri-ya?Min-jun, how old are you?
스물네 살이요.seu-mul-le sa-ri-yo.Twenty-four.
지영이는 서른둘. 말하지 마.ji-yeong-i-neun seo-reun-dul. mal-ha-ji ma.Ji-yeong is thirty-two. Don't say it.

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