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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The video call

Eli's flat by the river, a video call from Minneapolis on the laptop, Su-a beside him asking what his parents say: what does Mom say, she says they arrive next Saturday, both of them, Dad says he's already all set, for how long, Mom says two weeks and Dad says that's too short, and what about me, Mom says she wants to meet you most of all.

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Lesson 1 · The video call

Korean · 30 minutes

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Eli's flat by the river on a late-summer evening, a video call from Minneapolis open on the laptop, his parents speaking English, Su-a beside him on the sofa. Su-a and Eli speak casually to each other.

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엄마가 뭐라고 해?eom-ma-ga mwo-ra-go hae?What does Mom say?
지영 씨도 온다고 해요.ji-yeong ssi-do on-da-go hae-yo.Ji-yeong says she's coming too.
다음 주 토요일에 도착한다고 해.da-eum ju to-yo-i-re do-cha-kan-da-go hae.She says they arrive next Saturday.
두 분 다 오셔?du bun da o-syeo?Both of them are coming?
응. 아빠는 벌써 준비 다 됐다고 해.eung. a-ppa-neun beol-sseo jun-bi da dwaet-tta-go hae.Yes. Dad says he's already all set.
얼마 동안 계셔?eol-ma dong-an gye-syeo?For how long are they staying?
아빠는 너무 짧다고 해.a-ppa-neun neo-mu jjal-tta-go haeDad says that's too short
엄마는 이 주일이라고 해. 아빠는 너무 짧다고 해.eom-ma-neun i ju-i-ri-ra-go hae. a-ppa-neun neo-mu jjal-tta-go hae.Mom says two weeks. Dad says that's too short.
그리고 나는? 뭐라고 해?geu-ri-go na-neun? mwo-ra-go hae?And me? What do they say?
엄마는 너를 제일 만나고 싶다고 해.eom-ma-neun neo-reul je-il man-na-go sip-tta-go hae.Mom says she wants to meet you most of all.