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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

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Vice-principal Oh's office in February: the contract ends in February, yes, will you stay with us next year too, I'm planning to stay one more year, good, very good, and the Kims' house, I'm planning to find a flat of my own, where, in Mangwon, by the river.

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Lesson 1 · Signing on

Korean · 30 minutes

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Vice-principal Oh's office at the middle school in Mapo, a February morning, the contract on the desk. Eli speaks formally to the vice-principal, as the school does; the vice-principal speaks politely to him.

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일라이 선생님, 계약은 이월에 끝나요.il-la-i seon-saeng-nim, gye-ya-geun i-wo-re kkeun-na-yo.Eli, the contract ends in February.
내년에도 우리하고 같이 있을 거예요?nae-nyeo-ne-do u-ri-ha-go ga-chi i-sseul kkeo-ye-yo?Will you stay with us next year too?
있으려고 합니다.i-sseu-ryeo-go ham-ni-daI'm planning to stay: stay, the ending for intending, then do, formally
네. 일 년 더 있으려고 합니다.ne. il lyeon deo i-sseu-ryeo-go ham-ni-da.Yes. I'm planning to stay one more year.
좋아요. 아주 좋아요.jo-a-yo. a-ju jo-a-yo.Good. Very good.
그럼 김 선생님 집은요?geu-reom gim seon-saeng-nim ji-beun-yo?And the Kims' house?
그럼 뭐 하려고 해요?geu-reom mwo ha-ryeo-go hae-yo?Then what are you planning to do?
제 집을 찾으려고 합니다.je ji-beul cha-jeu-ryeo-go ham-ni-da.I'm planning to find a flat of my own.
어디에서 찾으려고 해요?eo-di-e-seo cha-jeu-ryeo-go hae-yo?Where are you planning to look?
망원에서요. 한강 옆에요.mang-wo-ne-seo-yo. han-gang yeo-pe-yo.In Mangwon. By the river.