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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A cold phone call

A phone call in November: Su-a has heard from Ji-yeong that Eli is leading the school's camp on Jeju: Ji-yeong told me, I was going to tell you today, she knew before me, she's my colleague, is work more important than our winter, that's not it, let's talk later, I'm busier than you think.

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THE STORY

A November evening, Eli on the phone in his flat by the river and Su-a at the publishing house, three weeks of camp on Jeju in January that she heard about from Ji-yeong; the two speak casually with each other.

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지영이가 말했어. 제주, 삼 주.ji-yeong-i-ga mal-hae-sseo. je-ju, sam ju.Ji-yeong told me. Jeju, three weeks.
오늘 말하려고 했어.o-neul mal-ha-ryeo-go hae-sseo.I was going to tell you today.
나중에 전화할게.na-jung-e jeon-hwa-hal-kke.I'll call you later.
나보다 먼저na-bo-da meon-jeobefore me: me, the tag for than, then first
나보다 먼저 알았어.na-bo-da meon-jeo a-ra-sseo.She knew before me.
내 동료야. 먼저 알았어.nae dong-nyo-ya. meon-jeo a-ra-sseo.She's my colleague. She knew first.
여자 친구보다 먼저 알았어.yeo-ja chin-gu-bo-da meon-jeo a-ra-sseo.She knew before your girlfriend.
수아야, 일이야.su-a-ya, i-ri-ya.Su-a, it's work.
일이 우리 겨울보다 더 중요해?i-ri u-ri gyeo-ul-bo-da deo jung-yo-hae?Is work more important than our winter?
그게 아니야.geu-ge a-ni-ya.That's not it.

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