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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

How it all came about

On the express bus south to Gyeongju, Su-a asking Eli how it all came about: how did you end up in Korea, a friend lived here so I ended up coming, and Ji-yeong's house, my room was cold and her mother heard, and how did you come to like me, thanks to Ji-yeong we sat side by side, I came to like you the second time, me the first time but I was slow to say so.

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THE STORY

The express bus south on a Saturday morning in February, four hours to Gyeongju, Su-a and Eli in two seats by the window. They speak casually to each other, as a couple do.

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어떻게 한국에 오게 됐어?eo-tteo-ke han-gu-ge o-ge dwae-sseo?How did you end up in Korea?
친구가 살았어. 그래서 오게 됐어.chin-gu-ga sa-ra-sseo. geu-rae-seo o-ge dwae-sseo.A friend lived here. So I ended up coming.
지영 씨 집에는?ji-yeong ssi ji-be-neun?And Ji-yeong's house?
방이 추웠어. 어머님이 들으셨어.bang-i chu-wo-sseo. eo-meo-ni-mi deu-reu-syeo-sseo.My room was cold. Her mother heard.
그럼 나는? 어떻게 좋아하게 됐어?geu-reom na-neun? eo-tteo-ke jo-a-ha-ge dwae-sseo?And me? How did you come to like me?
김치 좋아하게 됐어.gim-chi jo-a-ha-ge dwae-sseo.I came to like kimchi.
지영 씨 덕분에. 옆에 앉았어.ji-yeong ssi deok-ppu-ne. yeo-pe an-ja-sseo.Thanks to Ji-yeong. We sat side by side.
나는 두 번째에 좋아하게 됐어.na-neun du beon-jjae-e jo-a-ha-ge dwae-sseo.I came to like you the second time.
나는 첫 번째에. 그런데 말은 늦게 했어.na-neun cheot beon-jjae-e. geu-reon-de ma-reun neut-kke hae-sseo.Me, the first time. But I was slow to say so.