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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Seollal at Grandma's

Seollal morning at Grandma's house in Jeonju, Ha-eun in her first hanbok: the bow first and the words after, may you receive many blessings in the new year, be healthy and make the baby laugh, the envelope is for Ha-eun and you're too big, she bowed too, and one more bowl of rice-cake soup makes you a year older.

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THE STORY

Grandma's house in Jeonju on Seollal morning, the family in a row and Ha-eun in her first hanbok; Eli and Su-a are respectful to Grandma, Grandma and Mr. Kim speak casually to Eli, and Mrs. Park politely.

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할머니, 세배 드릴게요.hal-meo-ni, se-bae deu-ril-kke-yo.Grandma, let me do the New Year's bow.
세배부터 해라. 덕담은 그다음이야.se-bae-bu-teo hae-ra. deok-tta-meun geu-da-eu-mi-ya.Bow first. The words come after.
할머니, 새해 복 많이 받으세요.hal-meo-ni, sae-hae bok ma-ni ba-deu-se-yo.Grandma, may you receive many blessings in the new year.
아기 많이 웃겨라a-gi ma-ni ut-kkyeo-ramake the baby laugh a lot: the baby, a lot, make laugh in the plain command
건강해라. 그리고 아기 많이 웃겨라.geon-gang-hae-ra. geu-ri-go a-gi ma-ni ut-kkyeo-ra.Be healthy. And make the baby laugh a lot.
할머니, 그럼 세뱃돈은요?hal-meo-ni, geu-reom se-baet-tto-neun-yo?Grandma, and the envelope?
세뱃돈은 하은이 거야. 너는 너무 컸어.se-baet-tto-neun ha-eu-ni kkeo-ya. neo-neun neo-mu keo-sseo.The envelope is Ha-eun's. You're too big.
할머니, 하은이도 세배해요.hal-meo-ni, ha-eu-ni-do se-bae-hae-yo.Grandma, Ha-eun bows too.
절했어요! 세뱃돈 주세요.jeol-hae-sseo-yo! se-baet-tton ju-se-yo.She bowed! Give her the envelope.
떡국 한 그릇 더 먹으면 한 살 더 먹는다.tteok-kkuk han geu-reut deo meo-geu-myeon han sal deo meong-neun-da.One more bowl of rice-cake soup and you're a year older.