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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The train to Jeonju

The fast train south from Yongsan, the rice-cake cake on Mr. Kim's knees and Ha-eun asleep: six years since you first took this train, right, six years this autumn, Grandma came as a bride seventy years ago, ninety, which number do you say it with, counting one, on paper another, on the cake the celebration one, and in the speech, the celebration one, and keep it short, Grandma gets tired, Su-a cut it to one story, then cut it again.

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THE STORY

The fast train from Yongsan station to Jeonju on a Saturday morning, the rice-cake cake in a box on Mr. Kim's knees and Ha-eun asleep against her father; Mr. Kim is casual with Eli, who is respectful to him.

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탄 지 육 년 됐지tan ji yung nyeon dwaet-jjisince taking it, six years have passed: the past verb, since, the years, became
이 기차 처음 탄 지 육 년 됐지?i gi-cha cheo-eum tan ji yung nyeon dwaet-jji?Six years since you first took this train, right?
이번 가을로 육 년 됐어요.i-beon ga-eul-lo yung nyeon dwae-sseo-yo.Six years this autumn.
할머니는 칠십 년 전에 시집오셨어.hal-meo-ni-neun chil-sim nyeon jeo-ne si-ji-bo-syeo-sseo.Grandma came as a bride seventy years ago.
아흔은 어떤 숫자로 말해요?a-heu-neun eo-tteon sut-jja-ro mal-hae-yo?Ninety: which number do you say it with?
셀 땐 아흔, 종이엔 구십, 케이크엔 구순.sel ttaen a-heun, jong-i-en gu-sip, ke-i-keu-en gu-sun.Counting, one ninety; on paper, another; on the cake, the celebration one.
그럼 또 줄여.geu-reom tto ju-ryeo.Then cut it again.
그럼 연설에서는요?geu-reom yeon-seo-re-seo-neun-yo?And in the speech?
구순. 그리고 짧게 해. 할머니 피곤하셔.gu-sun. geu-ri-go jjap-kke hae. hal-meo-ni pi-gon-ha-syeo.The celebration one. And keep it short; Grandma gets tired.
수아가 이야기 하나로 줄였어요.su-a-ga i-ya-gi ha-na-ro ju-ryeo-sseo-yo.Su-a cut it to one story.