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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The staff room

The staff room on the first day of the semester, Vice-principal Oh formal as ever: did you rest well, I was in Busan for two weeks, what did you do for two weeks, I studied Korean every day, he spoke only Korean all summer, during the vacation did you miss the school, I missed the students, good, now to work.

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Lesson 2 · The staff room

Korean · 30 minutes

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The staff room of the middle school in Mapo on the first morning of the autumn semester, Vice-principal Oh at his desk, Ji-yeong beside Eli. Everyone speaks formally, as the school does.

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브룩스 선생님, 잘 쉬었습니까?beu-rook-sseu seon-saeng-nim, jal swi-eot-sseum-ni-kka?Mr. Brooks, did you rest well?
두 주 동안du ju dong-anfor two weeks: two, weeks, then the word for during
네. 두 주 동안 부산에 있었습니다.ne. du ju dong-an bu-san-e i-sseot-sseum-ni-da.Yes. I was in Busan for two weeks.
두 주 동안 뭐 했습니까?du ju dong-an mwo haet-sseum-ni-kka?What did you do for two weeks?
매일 한국말 공부했습니다.mae-il han-gung-mal gong-bu-haet-sseum-ni-da.I studied Korean every day.
한 시간 동안 공부했습니다.han si-gan dong-an gong-bu-haet-sseum-ni-da.I studied for an hour.
여름 내내 한국말만 했습니다.yeo-reum nae-nae han-gung-mal-man haet-sseum-ni-da.He spoke only Korean all summer.
방학 동안 학교가 보고 싶었습니까?bang-hak dong-an hak-gyo-ga bo-go si-peot-sseum-ni-kka?During the vacation, did you miss the school?
학생들이 보고 싶었습니다.hak-saeng-deu-ri bo-go si-peot-sseum-ni-da.I missed the students.
좋습니다. 자, 일합시다.jo-sseum-ni-da. ja, il-hap-ssi-da.Good. Now, to work.