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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Grandma's table

Grandma's table in Jeonju, bean-sprout soup with rice: Grandma, tell us a story while we eat, even the Diamond Mountains come after a meal, a hungry man hears nothing, that's the law of it, she says that to everyone, just eat, how's the soup, just like last summer, Grandma, a soup that's always the same is bound to be good, Grandma, and the stone bridge story, after the rice, a nap, the story is tomorrow.

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THE STORY

Grandma's table in her old tiled house in Jeonju in the summer holiday, bean-sprout soup with rice in front of Eli and Su-a; Grandma speaks casually to everyone, Eli and Su-a respectfully to her and casually to each other.

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할머니, 먹으면서 이야기 하나 해 주세요.hal-meo-ni, meo-geu-myeon-seo i-ya-gi ha-na hae ju-se-yo.Grandma, tell us a story while we eat.
금강산도 식후경이다.geum-gang-san-do si-ku-gyeong-i-da.Even the Diamond Mountains come after a meal.
배고픈 사람은 아무것도 못 듣는 법이다.bae-go-peun sa-ra-meun a-mu-geot-tto mot deun-neun beo-bi-da.A hungry man hears nothing; that's the law of it.
누구한테나 그래. 그냥 먹어.nu-gu-han-te-na geu-rae. geu-nyang meo-geo.She says that to everyone. Just eat.
국은 어때?gu-geun eo-ttae?How's the soup?
작년 여름하고 똑같아요, 할머니.jang-nyeon yeo-reum-ha-go ttok-kka-ta-yo, hal-meo-ni.Just like last summer, Grandma.
늘 같은 국은 맛있기 마련이다.neul ga-teun gu-geun ma-sit-kki ma-ryeo-ni-da.A soup that's always the same is bound to be good.
할머니, 돌다리 이야기는요?hal-meo-ni, dol-da-ri i-ya-gi-neun-nyo?Grandma, and the stone bridge story?
밥 먹고 낮잠. 이야기는 내일이다.bap meok-kko nat-jjam. i-ya-gi-neun nae-i-ri-da.After the rice, a nap. The story is tomorrow.