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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Wishes

A cafe in Hongdae at Saturday noon, the barista waiting: two Americanos, one and Su-a as she likes, I wish the deadline were in January, I wish you'd eat lunch first, I wish there were two of me and one sleeping, I'd be glad if you ordered since there's a queue behind you, a hot chocolate and I wish it were the weekend, it is the weekend and I wish you knew.

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Lesson 2 · Wishes

Korean · 30 minutes

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A cafe in Hongdae at noon on a Saturday in November, Su-a with her laptop and four hundred pages, Eli at the counter, a queue behind them. The barista is polite; Su-a and Eli speak casually to each other and politely to the barista.

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아메리카노 두 잔이요?a-me-ri-ka-no du ja-ni-yo?Two Americanos?
한 잔이요. 수아는 마음대로요.han ja-ni-yo. su-a-neun ma-eum-dae-ro-yo.One. And Su-a, as she likes.
일월이면 좋겠어i-rwo-ri-myeon jo-ke-sseoif it were January, it would be good: the if ending on the month, then would be good
마감이 일월이면 좋겠어.ma-ga-mi i-rwo-ri-myeon jo-ke-sseo.I wish the deadline were in January.
점심 먼저 먹으면 좋겠어.jeom-sim meon-jeo meo-geu-myeon jo-ke-sseo.I wish you'd eat lunch first.
빨리 끝나면 좋겠어요.ppal-li kkeun-na-myeon jo-ke-sseo-yo.I wish it would end soon.
내가 둘이면 좋겠어. 하나는 자고.nae-ga du-ri-myeon jo-ke-sseo. ha-na-neun ja-go.I wish there were two of me. One sleeping.
주문하시면 좋겠어요. 뒤에 줄이 있어요.ju-mun-ha-si-myeon jo-ke-sseo-yo. dwi-e ju-ri i-sseo-yo.I'd be glad if you ordered. There's a queue behind you.
핫초코요. 주말이면 좋겠어요.hat-cho-ko-yo. ju-ma-ri-myeon jo-ke-sseo-yo.A hot chocolate. I wish it were the weekend.
주말이야. 네가 알면 좋겠어.ju-ma-ri-ya. ne-ga al-myeon jo-ke-sseo.It is the weekend. I wish you knew.