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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The interview

Mrs. Park's stall at Mangwon market, Min-jun's camera on the tripod and Eli in front of it: bro, how did you come to the market, Mrs. Park gave me a piece of radish kimchi, coming here, I've come to know every stall by its smell, after three years at the village school even the dog recites poetry, he's had six years, so I'm the dog, haggling every week, he got a Jeolla accent, is the camera still on, the camera's always on.

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THE STORY

Mrs. Park's kimchi stall at Mangwon market, Min-jun's camera on its tripod and Eli in front of it; Min-jun speaks casually to Eli and to his mother, Eli casually to Min-jun and respectfully to Mrs. Park, Mrs. Park politely.

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형, 어떻게 시장에 오게 됐어?hyeong, eo-tteo-ke si-jang-e o-ge dwae-sseo?Bro, how did you come to the market?
어머님이 무김치 한 조각 주셨어요.eo-meo-ni-mi mu-gim-chi han jo-gak ju-syeo-sseo-yo.Mrs. Park gave me a piece of radish kimchi.
오다 보니 냄새로 다 알게 됐어요.o-da bo-ni naem-sae-ro da al-ge dwae-sseo-yo.Coming here, I've come to know every stall by its smell.
서당 개 삼 년이면 풍월을 읊는다.seo-dang gae sam nyeo-ni-myeon pung-wo-reul eum-neun-da.After three years at the village school, even the dog recites poetry.
얘는 육 년 됐어요.yae-neun yuk nyeon dwae-sseo-yo.He's had six years.
그럼 제가 그 개네요.geu-reom je-ga geu gae-ne-yo.So I'm the dog.
깎다 보니 전라도 말씨가 생겼어.kkak-tta bo-ni jeol-la-do mal-ssi-ga saeng-gyeo-sseo.Haggling every week, he got a Jeolla accent.
카메라 아직 켜져 있어?ka-me-ra a-jik kyeo-jeo i-sseo?Is the camera still on?
카메라는 항상 켜져 있어.ka-me-ra-neun hang-sang kyeo-jeo i-sseo.The camera's always on.