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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The diver

A harbour on Jeju, where a diver of seventy sells sea urchin: try one from this morning, I've never tried it, try it then you'll know, I tried it and it's sweeter than I thought, fifty years I've gone into the sea, isn't the water cold, I went in and it was warmer than yesterday, warmer than yesterday is still cold, go in and see here one more.

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THE STORY

A small harbour on Jeju on a January morning, a diver of seventy with a basket of sea urchin, Ji-yeong and Eli at her stall; the diver speaks casually to Eli, Eli respectfully to her, Ji-yeong politely.

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하나 먹어 봐. 오늘 아침 거야.ha-na meo-geo bwa. o-neul a-chim geo-ya.Try one. From this morning.
먹어 본 적이 없어요.meo-geo bon jeo-gi eop-sseo-yo.I've never tried it.
입어 보니까 커요.i-beo bo-ni-kka keo-yo.I tried it on, and it's big.
먹어 봐. 그럼 알아.meo-geo bwa. geu-reom a-ra.Try it. Then you'll know.
먹어 보니까meo-geo bo-ni-kkahaving tried it: eat, then the try-verb with the ending for seeing that
먹어 보니까 생각보다 달아요.meo-geo bo-ni-kka saeng-gak-bo-da da-ra-yo.I tried it, and it's sweeter than I thought.
오십 년 동안 바다에 들어갔어.o-sip nyeon dong-an ba-da-e deu-reo-ga-sseo.Fifty years I've gone into the sea.
오십 년이요! 물이 안 차요?o-sip nyeo-ni-yo! mu-ri an cha-yo?Fifty years! Isn't the water cold?
들어가 보니까 어제보다 따뜻했어.deu-reo-ga bo-ni-kka eo-je-bo-da tta-tteu-tae-sseo.I went in, and it was warmer than yesterday.
어제보다 따뜻해도 추워요.eo-je-bo-da tta-tteu-tae-do chu-wo-yo.Warmer than yesterday is still cold.

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