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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Chuseok morning

The Kims' living room on Chuseok morning, the rite table laid and Mr. Kim in charge, Eli between his father and the family: tell your father to stand next to me, my father asks how he does it, tell him to bow twice like Min-jun, Dad told me to show him, he's got it and does my mother bow too, tell her to watch and if she wants to bow tell her to do it, my mother will bow with us too, and good, now everyone quietly.

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THE STORY

The Kims' living room in Mangwon-dong on Chuseok morning, the rite table laid with fruit and rice cakes, Mr. Kim arranging everyone, Eli between his father and the family. Mr. Kim speaks casually to Eli; Eli is respectful to him; Min-jun and Eli speak casually to each other.

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아버지한테 내 옆에 서라고 해.a-beo-ji-han-te nae yeo-pe seo-ra-go hae.Tell your father to stand next to me.
아버지께서 물어보세요. 어떻게 해요?a-beo-ji-kke-seo mu-reo-bo-se-yo. eo-tteo-ke hae-yo?My father asks: how does he do it?
엄마가 일찍 오라고 했어.eom-ma-ga il-jjik o-ra-go hae-sseo.Mom told me to come early.
절하라고 해.jeol-ha-ra-go haetell him to bow: bow with the command ending, the quoting word, then say
민준이처럼 두 번 절하라고 해.min-ju-ni-cheo-reom du beon jeol-ha-ra-go hae.Tell him to bow twice, like Min-jun.
아빠가 보여 주라고 했어.a-ppa-ga bo-yeo ju-ra-go hae-sseo.Dad told me to show him.
네, 아셨어요. 어머니도 절해요?ne, a-syeo-sseo-yo. eo-meo-ni-do jeol-hae-yo?Yes, he's got it. Does my mother bow too?
보라고 해. 절하고 싶으면 하라고 해.bo-ra-go hae. jeol-ha-go si-peu-myeon ha-ra-go hae.Tell her to watch. If she wants to bow, tell her to do it.
어머니도 같이 절하실 거예요.eo-meo-ni-do ga-chi jeol-ha-sil kkeo-ye-yo.My mother will bow with us too.
좋아. 자, 다들 조용히.jo-a. ja, da-deul jo-yong-hi.Good. Now, everyone, quietly.