Day 161 of 215

Day 161: Recommendation for Overseas Volunteering

In her office, Professor Kim (B) is visited by Seunghyun (A), a student who needs a recommendation letter.

How to study this lesson 4 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Still learning Hangul? Tick Romanization to see how each line sounds, but read the Korean first.
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  4. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Korean, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A κ΅μˆ˜λ‹˜, μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. μ € 3ν•™λ…„ κΉ€μŠΉν˜„μΈλ°μš”, ν˜Ήμ‹œ μ € κΈ°μ–΅ν•˜μ„Έμš”?

    Gyosunim, annyeonghaseyo. Jeo 3hangnyeon Gimseunghyeonindeyo, hoksi jeo gieokaseyo?

    Hello, Professor Kim. I'm Kim Seunghyun, a third-year student. Do you remember me?

  2. B κ·ΈλŸΌμš”, μŠΉν˜„ 씨. μ§€λ‚œ 학기에 제 μˆ˜μ—… λ“€μ—ˆμ£ ? λ“€μ–΄μ™€μš”. 무슨 μΌμ΄μ—μš”?

    Geureomyo, Seunghyeon ssi. Jinan hakgie je sueop deureotjyo? Deureowayo. Museun irieyo?

    Of course, Seunghyun. You took my class last semester, didn't you? Come in. What can I do for you?

  3. A 이번 방학에 ν•΄μ™Έ 봉사 ν”„λ‘œκ·Έλž¨μ— μ§€μ›ν•˜λ €κ³  ν•˜λŠ”λ°μš”, μΆ”μ²œμ„œκ°€ ν•„μš”ν•΄μ„œμš”.

    Ibeon banghage haeoe bongsa peurogeuraeme jiwonharyeogo haneundeyo, chucheonseoga piryohaeseoyo.

    I'm planning to apply for an overseas volunteering programme this holiday, and I need a recommendation letter.

  4. B ν•΄μ™Έ λ΄‰μ‚¬μš”? μ–΄λŠ λ‚˜λΌλ‘œ κ°€μš”?

    Haeoe bongsayo? Eoneu nararo gayo?

    Overseas volunteering? Which country?

  5. A μΊ„λ³΄λ””μ•„μš”. μ΄ˆλ“±ν•™κ΅μ—μ„œ μ•„μ΄λ“€ν•œν…Œ 컴퓨터λ₯Ό κ°€λ₯΄μΉ˜λŠ” μΌμ΄μ—μš”.

    Kambodiayo. Chodeunghakgyoeseo aideulhante keompyuteoreul gareuchineun irieyo.

    Cambodia. It's teaching computers to kids at a primary school.

  6. B 쒋은 μΌμ΄λ„€μš”. 근데 μΆ”μ²œμ„œλŠ” μ™œ μ €ν•œν…Œ λΆ€νƒν•˜λŠ” κ±°μ˜ˆμš”?

    Joeun irineyo. Geunde chucheonseoneun wae jeohante butakaneun geoyeyo?

    That's wonderful. But why are you asking me for the letter?

  7. A μ„ λ°°κ°€ κ΅μˆ˜λ‹˜κ»˜ λΆ€νƒλ“œλ € 보라고 ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. κ΅μˆ˜λ‹˜λ„ μ˜ˆμ „μ— ν•΄μ™Έ 봉사λ₯Ό λ‹€λ…€μ˜€μ…¨λ‹€κ³ μš”.

    Seonbaega gyosunimkke butakdeuryeo borago haesseoyo. Gyosunimdo yejeone haeoe bongsareul danyeoosyeotdagoyo.

    A senior student told me to ask you. He said you went volunteering abroad yourself.

  8. B λ§žμ•„μš”, μ˜€λž˜μ „ μΌμ΄μ§€λ§Œμš”. μŠΉν˜„ μ”¨λŠ” 봉사 κ²½ν—˜μ΄ μžˆμ–΄μš”?

    Majayo, oraejeon irijimanyo. Seunghyeon ssineun bongsa gyeongheomi isseoyo?

    That's true, though it was a long time ago. Do you have any volunteering experience?

  9. A μž‘λ…„μ— μ§€μ›ν•˜λ €λ‹€κ°€ μ‹œν—˜ κΈ°κ°„μ΄λž‘ λ‚ μ§œκ°€ κ²Ήμ³μ„œ λͺ» ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. κ·Έλž˜λ„ μ£Όλ§λ§ˆλ‹€ 아동 μ„Όν„°μ—μ„œ λ΄‰μ‚¬ν•΄μš”.

    Jangnyeone jiwonharyeodaga siheom giganirang naljjaga gyeopchyeoseo mot haesseoyo. Geuraedo jumalmada adong senteoeseo bongsahaeyo.

    I was going to apply last year, but the dates clashed with exams, so I couldn't. But I volunteer at a children's centre every weekend.

  10. B κ·Έλ ‡κ΅°μš”. 그럼 μ€€λΉ„λŠ” 잘 되고 μžˆμ–΄μš”?

    Geureokunyo. Geureom junbineun jal doego isseoyo?

    I see. So how are your preparations going?

  11. A 아이듀이 μ‰½κ²Œ 배울 수 μžˆλ„λ‘ ꡐ재λ₯Ό 직접 λ§Œλ“œλŠ” μ€‘μ΄μ—μš”.

    Aideuri swipge baeul su itdorok gyojaereul jikjeop mandeuneun jungieyo.

    I'm making my own teaching materials so the kids can learn easily.

  12. B μ’‹μ•„μš”. μΆ”μ²œμ„œλŠ” λ‹€μŒ μ£ΌκΉŒμ§€ 써 μ€„κ²Œμš”. 근데 캄보디아 μ–΄λŠ μ§€μ—­μœΌλ‘œ κ°€μš”?

    Joayo. Chucheonseoneun daeum jukkaji sseo julgeyo. Geunde Kambodia eoneu jiyeogeuro gayo?

    Good. I'll have the letter written by next week. But whereabouts in Cambodia are you going?

  13. A μ‹œμ— λ ˆμ•„ν”„ κ·Όμ²˜μ— μžˆλŠ” μž‘μ€ λ§ˆμ„μ΄μš”.

    Siemneapeu geuncheoe inneun jageun maeuriyo.

    A small village near Siem Reap.

  14. B μ–΄λ¨Έ, 저도 κ±°κΈ°μ„œ λ΄‰μ‚¬ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. 벌써 이십 λ…„ μ „ μΌμ΄λ„€μš”.

    Eomeo, jeodo geogiseo bongsahaesseoyo. Beolsseo isip nyeon jeon irineyo.

    Oh my, that's where I volunteered too. That was twenty years ago now.

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