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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Two in the morning

Eli's flat by the river at two in the morning, Su-a on the phone and stuck on one sentence: are you asleep, I was so what's wrong, one sentence two hours and it still sounds like English, in your place I'd just sleep, in my place you'd have cried an hour ago, in your place I'd read it slowly, in your place I'd give no advice at two in the morning, in your place I'd eat Mrs. Park's rice cake, in my place you'd have eaten it at nine so good night.

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THE STORY

Eli's flat by the river at two in the morning in November, the phone ringing, Su-a at her desk in Hapjeong with one sentence that will not turn into Korean. Su-a and Eli speak casually to each other.

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일라이, 지금 자?il-la-i, ji-geum ja?Eli, are you asleep?
잤어. 무슨 일이야?ja-sseo. mu-seun i-ri-ya?I was. What's wrong?
한 문장, 두 시간. 아직 영어 같아.han mun-jang, du si-gan. a-jik yeong-eo ga-ta.One sentence, two hours. It still sounds like English.
나라면 잘 거야na-ra-myeon jal kkeo-yaif it were me, I'd sleep: the casual I with the if of a noun, then the will ending
나라면 그냥 잘 거야.na-ra-myeon geu-nyang jal kkeo-ya.In your place I'd just sleep.
저라면 택시 탈 거예요.jeo-ra-myeon taek-ssi tal kkeo-ye-yo.In your place I'd take a taxi.
너라면 한 시간 전에 울었을 거야.neo-ra-myeon han si-gan jeo-ne u-reo-sseul kkeo-ya.In my place you'd have cried an hour ago.
나라면 천천히 읽을 거야.na-ra-myeon cheon-cheon-hi il-geul kkeo-ya.In your place I'd read it slowly.
나라면 새벽 두 시에 조언 안 할 거야.na-ra-myeon sae-byeok du si-e jo-eon an hal kkeo-ya.In your place I'd give no advice at two in the morning.
나라면 어머님 떡을 먹을 거야.na-ra-myeon eo-meo-nim tteo-geul meo-geul kkeo-ya.In your place I'd eat Mrs. Park's rice cake.

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