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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The first day of filming

Mrs. Park's stall at Mangwon market, the first day of Min-jun's documentary, Eli on the tripod: it's a market film, the market is you, film the kimchi, not my face, she said that to the radio too, the tripod nearly fell in the kimchi tub, then it'd be camera kimchi all winter, the first day I sold one radish, no tree stands after ten strokes, I nearly believed her, and I nearly said no, too.

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THE STORY

Mrs. Park's kimchi stall at Mangwon market on a spring morning, Min-jun's camera on the tripod Eli is holding; Min-jun speaks casually to his mother and to Eli, Mrs. Park casually to her son, and Eli casually to Min-jun with the honorific for Mrs. Park.

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시장 다큐야. 시장이 엄마잖아.si-jang da-kyu-ya. si-jang-i eom-ma-ja-na.It's a market film. The market is you.
김치나 찍어. 얼굴은 필요 없어.gim-chi-na jji-geo. eol-gu-reun pi-ryo eop-sseo.Film the kimchi. Not my face.
라디오에도 그러셨어.ra-di-o-e-do geu-reo-syeo-sseo.She said that to the radio too.
삼각대가 김치통에 빠질 뻔했어!sam-gak-ttae-ga gim-chi-tong-e ppa-jil ppeon-hae-sseo!The tripod nearly fell in the kimchi tub!
그럼 겨울 내내 카메라 김치지.geu-reom gyeo-ul nae-nae ka-me-ra gim-chi-ji.Then it'd be camera kimchi all winter.
첫날엔 무 하나 팔았어.cheon-na-ren mu ha-na pa-ra-sseo.The first day I sold one radish.
열 번 찍어 안 넘어가는 나무 없다.yeol beon jji-geo an neo-meo-ga-neun na-mu eop-tta.No tree stands after ten strokes.
믿을 뻔했어.mi-deul ppeon-hae-sseo.I nearly believed her.
나도 안 한다고 할 뻔했어.na-do an han-da-go hal ppeon-hae-sseo.I nearly said no, too.