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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

I nearly climbed a king

The royal tombs of Gyeongju, green hills in the middle of town, Su-a and Eli and a passer-by: can we climb that hill, no it's a tomb and you nearly did something terrible, I nearly climbed on a king, excuse me the photo spot is this way, thank you we nearly went the wrong way, it nearly rained this morning, you nearly forgot the umbrella, I nearly forgot you at the terminal, then I nearly went home too.

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THE STORY

The royal tombs in the middle of Gyeongju on a Saturday afternoon in February, grass hills behind a low wall, Su-a and Eli with one umbrella. The two of them speak casually to each other; the passer-by is polite.

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저 언덕 올라가도 돼?jeo eon-deok ol-la-ga-do dwae?Can we climb that hill?
안 돼! 무덤이야. 큰일 날 뻔했어.an dwae! mu-deo-mi-ya. keu-nil nal ppeon-hae-sseo.No! It's a tomb. You nearly did something terrible.
왕 위에 올라갈 뻔했어.wang wi-e ol-la-gal ppeon-hae-sseo.I nearly climbed on a king.
저기요, 사진 자리는 이쪽이에요.jeo-gi-yo, sa-jin ja-ri-neun i-jjo-gi-e-yo.Excuse me, the photo spot is this way.
감사합니다. 잘못 갈 뻔했어요.gam-sa-ham-ni-da. jal-mot gal ppeon-hae-sseo-yo.Thank you. We nearly went the wrong way.
늦을 뻔했어요.neu-jeul ppeon-hae-sseo-yo.I nearly was late.
아침에 비 올 뻔했어.a-chi-me bi ol ppeon-hae-sseo.It nearly rained this morning.
너는 우산 잊을 뻔했어.neo-neun u-san i-jeul ppeon-hae-sseo.And you nearly forgot the umbrella.
터미널에서 너를 잊을 뻔했어.teo-mi-neo-re-seo neo-reul i-jeul ppeon-hae-sseo.I nearly forgot you at the terminal.
그럼 나도 집에 갈 뻔했어!geu-reom na-do ji-be gal ppeon-hae-sseo!Then I nearly went home too!