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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The half-moon rice cakes

The Kims' kitchen on Chuseok eve, the half-moon rice cakes: pine needles under, the size of a chestnut, you're shaping them half-heartedly, mine look like dumplings, a pretty rice cake brings a pretty daughter, I have a daughter already, then yours can be ugly, Min-jun listened half-heartedly and ate three, and paper is lighter lifted by two, I'll fill.

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THE STORY

The Kims' kitchen in Mangwon on Chuseok eve, the dough and the pine needles on the table; Grandma is casual with everyone, Eli respectful to her and polite with Ji-yeong, Su-a casual with Eli.

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솔잎 깔고, 밤만 하게 빚어.sol-lip kkal-go, bam-man ha-ge bi-jeo.Pine needles under, and shape it the size of a chestnut.
하은이가 솔잎을 먹었어.ha-eu-ni-ga sol-li-peul meo-geo-sseo.Ha-eun's eaten the pine needles.
빚는 둥 마는 둥bin-neun dung ma-neun dungshaping, or not shaping, and so on: the shape for half-heartedly
일라이 씨, 빚는 둥 마는 둥 하네요.il-la-i ssi, bin-neun dung ma-neun dung ha-ne-yo.Eli, you're shaping them half-heartedly.
제 건 꼭 만두 같아요.je geon kkok man-du ga-ta-yo.Mine look like dumplings.
예쁜 송편을 빚으면 예쁜 딸을 낳는다.ye-ppeun song-pyeo-neul bi-jeu-myeon ye-ppeun tta-reul nan-neun-da.Shape a pretty rice cake and you'll have a pretty daughter.
할머니, 저는 딸이 벌써 있는데요.hal-meo-ni, jeo-neun tta-ri beol-sseo in-neun-de-yo.Grandma, I have a daughter already.
그럼 네 건 못생겨도 돼.geu-reom ne geon mot-ssaeng-gyeo-do dwae.Then yours can be ugly.
민준이는 듣는 둥 마는 둥 세 개 먹었어.min-ju-ni-neun deun-neun dung ma-neun dung se gae meo-geo-sseo.Min-jun listened half-heartedly and ate three.
백지장도 맞들면 낫다고, 제가 넣을게요.baek-jji-jang-do mat-tteul-myeon nat-tta-go, je-ga neo-eul-kke-yo.Paper is lighter lifted by two, they say; I'll fill.