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🇰🇷 Korean · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What do Americans eat?

The Kims' kitchen on a Sunday, Grandma planning two weeks of menus with Eli at the table: what do your parents eat, Mom asked whether you make the kimchi, of course and does your father eat spicy food, he asked whether all Korean food is spicy, tell him the rice-cake soup isn't, Mom asked whether she may help, in my kitchen and we'll see, yes and I'll tell Mom.

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THE STORY

The Kims' kitchen in Mangwon-dong on a Sunday morning, Grandma up from Jeonju for the season, a notebook of menus open on the table. Grandma speaks casually to Eli; Eli is respectful to her.

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부모님은 뭐 드셔?bu-mo-ni-meun mwo deu-syeo?What do your parents eat?
엄마가 김치 만드시냐고 물어봤어요.eom-ma-ga gim-chi man-deu-si-nya-go mu-reo-bwa-sseo-yo.Mom asked whether you make the kimchi.
시간 있냐고 물어봤어요.si-gan in-nya-go mu-reo-bwa-sseo-yo.She asked whether I have time.
당연하지. 아버지는 매운 거 드셔?dang-yeon-ha-ji. a-beo-ji-neun mae-un geo deu-syeo?Of course. Does your father eat spicy food?
한국 음식이 다 맵냐고 물어봤어요.han-guk eum-si-gi da maem-nya-go mu-reo-bwa-sseo-yo.He asked whether all Korean food is spicy.
떡국은 안 맵다고 말해.tteok-kku-geun an maep-tta-go mal-hae.Tell him the rice-cake soup isn't spicy.
엄마가 도와도 되냐고 물어봤어요.eom-ma-ga do-wa-do doe-nya-go mu-reo-bwa-sseo-yo.Mom asked whether she may help.
내 부엌에서? 두고 보자.nae bu-eo-ke-seo? du-go bo-ja.In my kitchen? We'll see.
네. 엄마한테 말할게요.ne. eom-ma-han-te mal-hal-kke-yo.Yes. I'll tell Mom.