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🇰🇷 Korean · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The bow and the speech

The restaurant room in Jeonju, the grandchildren in a row: first the children's bow, Mother, please receive the bow, at ninety a bow is heavy, be quick, and now a word from our American teacher, Grandma, and all the family, six years ago I knew only thank you, first, my thanks, lastly, to Grandma's health, cheers, well said, like on the television, and sit down, the pancakes are getting cold.

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THE STORY

The big room of a restaurant in Jeonju at lunchtime, Grandma at the head of the table and the grandchildren in a row for the bow; Mr. Kim is respectful to Grandma and casual with Eli, Grandma is casual with everyone, and Eli speaks formally when he stands.

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먼저 아이들 절. 어머님, 절 받으세요.meon-jeo a-i-deul jeol. eo-meo-nim, jeol ba-deu-se-yo.First the children's bow. Mother, please receive the bow.
아흔엔 절도 무거워. 빨리 해.a-heu-nen jeol-do mu-geo-wo. ppal-li hae.At ninety a bow is heavy. Be quick.
자, 우리 미국 선생 한마디.ja, u-ri mi-guk seon-saeng han-ma-di.And now a word from our American teacher.
할머니, 그리고 가족 여러분.hal-meo-ni, geu-ri-go ga-jok yeo-reo-bun.Grandma, and all the family.
앉아, 전 식는다.an-ja, jeon sing-neun-da.Sit down, the pancakes are getting cold.
육 년 전, 감사합니다밖에 몰랐습니다.yung nyeon jeon, gam-sa-ham-ni-da-ba-kke mol-lat-sseum-ni-da.Six years ago, I knew only thank you.
먼저, 감사드리겠습니다.meon-jeo, gam-sa-deu-ri-get-sseum-ni-da.First, my thanks.
끝으로, 할머니의 건강을 위하여, 건배!kkeu-teu-ro, hal-meo-ni-e geon-gang-eul wi-ha-yeo, geon-bae!Lastly: to Grandma's health, cheers!
잘했다, 텔레비전처럼.jal-haet-tta, tel-le-bi-jeon-cheo-reom.Well said, like on the television.