Day 81 of 215

Day 81: Dad Joins a Band at Sixty

Over dinner at a restaurant, Jihyun (B), a young woman, hears some surprising news from her retired father (A).

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.
  3. Download the Anki deck below and review it every day. It has every line of today's dialogue. Review earlier decks too when Anki asks you to.
  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

Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day

  1. A μ§€ν˜„μ•„, μ•„λΉ  ν•  말 μžˆμ–΄. μ•„λΉ  λ°΄λ“œ λ“€μ–΄κ°”λ‹€.

    Jihyeona, appa hal mal isseo. Appa baendeu deureogatda.

    Jihyun, I've got something to tell you. I've joined a band.

  2. B λ°΄λ“œ? 무슨 λ°΄λ“œ?

    Baendeu? Museun baendeu?

    A band? What kind of band?

  3. A 동넀 둝 λ°΄λ“œ. λ‹€λ“€ μœ‘μ‹­ λ„˜μ€ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄μ•Ό. μ•„λΉ λŠ” λ“œλŸΌ 쳐.

    Dongne rok baendeu. Dadeul yuksip neomeun saramdeuriya. Appaneun deureom chyeo.

    A local rock band. Everyone's over sixty. I play the drums.

  4. B μ•„λΉ κ°€ λ“œλŸΌμ„? μ–Έμ œλΆ€ν„° λ°°μ› μ–΄?

    Appaga deureomeul? Eonjebuteo baewosseo?

    You, on the drums? Since when have you been learning?

  5. A 석 달 μ „λΆ€ν„°. ꡬ청 λ¬Έν™” μ„Όν„°μ—μ„œ λͺ°λž˜ 배웠지.

    Seok dal jeonbuteo. Gucheong munhwa senteoeseo mollae baewotji.

    For three months now. I've been learning at the district community centre on the quiet.

  6. B 와, 우리 μ•„λΉ  λ©‹μžˆλ‹€! 근데 λ“œλŸΌ λ°°μš°λŠ” κ±° 비싸지 μ•Šμ•„?

    Wa, uri appa meositda! Geunde deureom baeuneun geo bissaji ana?

    Wow, Dad, that's so cool! But aren't drum lessons expensive?

  7. A μž¬λ―ΈμžˆλŠ” λ°˜λ©΄μ— 돈이 μ’€ λ“€μ–΄. μ—°μŠ΅μ‹€λ„ λΉŒλ €μ•Ό 되고.

    Jaemiinneun banmyeone doni jom deureo. Yeonseupsildo billyeoya doego.

    It's fun, but it does cost a bit. We have to rent a practice room, too.

  8. B μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” μ•Œμ•„?

    Eommaneun ara?

    Does Mom know?

  9. A 응. μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” λ°˜λ©΄μ— ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆλŠ” κ±±μ •ν•˜μ…”. 손λͺ© λ‹€μΉ κΉŒ 봐.

    Eung. Eommaneun joahaneun banmyeone halmeonineun geokjeonghasyeo. Sonmok dachilkka bwa.

    Yes. Your mom loves it, but Grandma's worried. She's afraid I'll hurt my wrists.

  10. B μ•„λΉ , ν•˜κ³  싢은 κ±° λ‹€ ν•΄. λŒ€μ‹  ν•˜λ‹€κ°€ μž¬λ―Έμ—†κ±°λ“  μ–Έμ œλ“ μ§€ κ·Έλ§Œλ‘¬.

    Appa, hago sipeun geo da hae. Daesin hadaga jaemieopgeodeun eonjedeunji geumandwo.

    Dad, do whatever you want. But if it stops being fun, you can quit any time.

  11. A 그럴 일 μ—†μ–΄. 벌써 λ‹€μŒ 달에 첫 곡연도 μž‘ν˜”μ–΄. λ„ˆλ„ κΌ­ 와.

    Geureol il eopseo. Beolsseo daeum dare cheot gongyeondo japyeosseo. Neodo kkok wa.

    That won't happen. We've already got our first gig lined up next month. You have to come.

Your progress is saved in this browser only, with no sign-up. The course page and the menu show where you left off. Well done! Next up: Day 82: Library Card Needs Mom's ID →

Review with Anki

Anki is a free flashcard app that shows you each sentence again just before you would forget it. How to import a deck

Day 81 deck (66 KB) All Elementary decks (2.7 MB)

If this free course has helped you in your Korean journey, please consider supporting the project. It's a one-person effort, and even small contributions help keep it running and free for everyone.