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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Two weeks of waiting

A coffee shop in Hongdae after work, Min-jun in his navy suit, the youngest in his office, Eli with two weeks to wait for the card: two iced Americanos, one and how about calling, better not and how about your boss, nice but I'm the youngest so I make the coffee, you'd better make it well, how about you teach me, you'd better ask the barista, and you'd better buy a coffee first.

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THE STORY

A coffee shop near the station in Hongdae at six on a weekday evening in July, Min-jun straight from his office in a navy suit, Eli with two weeks to wait for his card. The barista is polite; Min-jun and Eli speak casually to each other.

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아이스 아메리카노 두 잔이요?a-i-seu a-me-ri-ka-no du ja-ni-yo?Two iced Americanos?
전화하는 게 어때?jeon-hwa-ha-neun ge eo-ttaehow about calling: call in the describing shape, the thing, then how is it
한 잔이요. 형, 전화하는 게 어때?han ja-ni-yo. hyeong, jeon-hwa-ha-neun ge eo-ttae?One. Eli, how about calling them?
같이 가는 게 어때요?ga-chi ga-neun ge eo-ttae-yo?How about going together?
안 하는 게 좋겠어. 사장님은 어때?an ha-neun ge jo-ke-sseo. sa-jang-ni-meun eo-ttae?Better not. How about your boss?
좋아. 막내라서 커피는 내가 만들어.jo-a. mang-nae-ra-seo keo-pi-neun nae-ga man-deu-reo.Nice. But I'm the youngest, so I make the coffee.
잘 만드는 게 좋겠어.jal man-deu-neun ge jo-ke-sseo.You'd better make it well.
형이 가르쳐 주는 게 어때?hyeong-i ga-reu-chyeo ju-neun ge eo-ttae?How about you teach me?
바리스타한테 물어보는 게 좋겠어.ba-ri-seu-ta-han-te mu-reo-bo-neun ge jo-ke-sseo.You'd better ask the barista.
먼저 커피를 사시는 게 좋겠어요.meon-jeo keo-pi-reul sa-si-neun ge jo-ke-sseo-yo.You'd better buy a coffee first.