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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The old streets

The old streets of Jeonju on Chuseok afternoon in borrowed traditional dress, with Ji-yeong and Min-jun: how long since you came to Korea, a year and a half, it's been a year since I've lived in Mangwon, how long since you and Su-a, three months don't say it loudly, how long since you wore traditional dress, half a year at New Year's, ten years for me, and an hour since we ate.

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THE STORY

The old streets of Jeonju on Chuseok afternoon, the three of them in borrowed traditional dress among the crowds, Min-jun with the camera. Min-jun and Eli speak casually; Ji-yeong and Eli are polite with each other.

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온 지on jisince you came: come in its past noun form, then the word for since
형, 한국에 온 지 얼마나 됐어?hyeong, han-gu-ge on ji eol-ma-na dwae-sseo?Eli, how long since you came to Korea?
일 년 반 됐어.il lyeon ban dwae-sseo.It's been a year and a half.
망원에 산 지 일 년 됐어요.mang-wo-ne san ji il lyeon dwae-sseo-yo.It's been a year since I've lived in Mangwon.
수아 누나하고 사귄 지는?su-a nu-na-ha-go sa-gwin ji-neun?And how long since you and Su-a?
석 달. 크게 말하지 마.seok dal. keu-ge mal-ha-ji ma.Three months. Don't say it loudly.
한복 입은 지 얼마나 됐어요?han-bok i-beun ji eol-ma-na dwae-sseo-yo?How long since you wore traditional dress?
반년 됐어요. 설날에요.ban-nyeon dwae-sseo-yo. seol-la-re-yo.Half a year. At New Year's.
저는 입은 지 십 년 됐어요.jeo-neun i-beun ji sip nyeon dwae-sseo-yo.It's been ten years since I wore it.
그리고 밥 먹은 지 한 시간 됐어.geu-ri-go bap meo-geun ji han si-gan dwae-sseo.And it's been an hour since we ate.