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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The cold

The first snow, outside Mr. Baek's club in Hongdae, the band waiting for his key: I'm dying of cold and my hands are frozen, totally freezing and Mr. Baek's late again, in Minneapolis this is autumn and the winter is really long, wait till January and that's the real cold, put on a hat or your ears will drop off, will a little hat do, a big one that covers the ears, here he comes and door, heating, honey-sweet hot chocolate.

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THE STORY

The pavement outside the basement club off the Hongdae main street, the first snow of December falling, the band stamping its feet; the band speaks the casual speech, and Eli is respectful to Mrs. Park.

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추워 죽겠어chu-wo juk-kke-sseoI'm dying of cold: cold, then the verb to die with the ending for I could
아, 추워 죽겠어. 손이 얼었어.a, chu-wo juk-kke-sseo. so-ni eo-reo-sseo.Ah, I'm dying of cold. My hands are frozen.
완전 얼어 죽겠다. 사장님은 또 늦네.wan-jeon eo-reo juk-kket-tta. sa-jang-ni-meun tto neun-ne.Totally freezing to death. And Mr. Baek's late again.
미니애폴리스에서는 이게 가을이야. 겨울은 되게 길어.mi-ni-ae-pol-li-seu-e-seo-neun i-ge ga-eu-ri-ya. gyeo-u-reun doe-ge gi-reo.In Minneapolis this is autumn. The winter is really long.
일월까지 기다려 봐. 그게 찐 추위야.i-rwol-kka-ji gi-da-ryeo bwa. geu-ge jjin chu-wi-ya.Wait till January. That's the real cold.
형, 모자 써. 안 그러면 귀 떨어져.hyeong, mo-ja sseo. an geu-reo-myeon gwi tteo-reo-jyeo.Eli, put on a hat. Otherwise your ears will drop off.
작은 모자면 돼? 집에 하나 있어.ja-geun mo-ja-myeon dwae? ji-be ha-na i-sseo.Will a little hat do? I've got one at home.
아니, 큰 거. 핵 큰 거, 귀까지 덮는 거.a-ni, keun geo. haek keun geo, gwi-kka-ji deom-neun geo.No, a big one. A seriously big one, that covers the ears.
오신다! 문, 난방, 그리고 꿀맛 핫초코.o-sin-da! mun, nan-bang, geu-ri-go kkul-mat hat-cho-ko.Here he comes! Door, heating, and honey-sweet hot chocolate.