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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Writing the speech

The flat by the river at night, three pages on the table: three pages is too long, just one story, which story, the first New Year's Day, rice-cake soup, you couldn't say a word, I said thank you six times, that's the story, and Grandma you met humbly, I'll tell Grandma, like this, right, you go down and Grandma goes up, so every verb bows, and sit down before you cry.

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THE STORY

The flat by the river late one evening, Ha-eun asleep and three pages of speech on the table; Eli and Su-a, married, speak casually to each other, and Eli is respectful about Grandma.

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세 장은 너무 길어. 이야기 하나만.se jang-eun neo-mu gi-reo. i-ya-gi ha-na-man.Three pages is too long. Just one story.
어떤 이야기?eo-tteon i-ya-gi?Which story?
첫 설날, 떡국. 한마디도 못 했잖아.cheot seol-lal, tteok-kkuk. han-ma-di-do mo taet-jja-na.The first New Year's Day, rice-cake soup. You couldn't say a word.
감사합니다는 여섯 번 했어.gam-sa-ham-ni-da-neun yeo-seot beon hae-sseo.I said thank you six times.
울기 전에 앉아.ul-gi jeo-ne an-ja.Sit down before you cry.
그게 이야기야. 할머니는 뵌 거야.geu-ge i-ya-gi-ya. hal-meo-ni-neun boen geo-ya.That's the story. And Grandma you met humbly.
말씀드릴게요mal-sseum-deu-ril-kke-yoI'll tell you, humbly: the elder's word for words, the humble give, and I will
할머니께 말씀드릴게요, 이렇게?hal-meo-ni-kke mal-sseum-deu-ril-kke-yo, i-reo-ke?I'll tell Grandma, like this?
맞아. 넌 내려가고 할머니는 올라가.ma-ja. neon nae-ryeo-ga-go hal-meo-ni-neun ol-la-ga.Right. You go down, and Grandma goes up.
동사가 다 절을 하네.dong-sa-ga da jeo-reul ha-ne.So every verb bows.