Day 89 of 215

Day 89: My Baby Brother's First-Birthday Grab

After class, Jia (A), a young pupil, tells her teacher, Ms. Yoon (B), about her baby brother's first-birthday party this weekend.

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  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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Dialogue

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  1. A μ„ μƒλ‹˜, 이번 μ£Ό ν† μš”μΌμ— 제 동생 λŒμž”μΉ˜λ₯Ό ν•΄μš”.

    Seonsaengnim, ibeon ju toyoire je dongsaeng doljanchireul haeyo.

    Ms. Yoon, we're having my baby brother's first-birthday party this Saturday.

  2. B 와, μΆ•ν•˜ν•΄! 그럼 λŒμž‘μ΄λ„ ν•˜κ² λ„€?

    Wa, chukhahae! Geureom doljabido hagenne?

    Oh, congratulations! Then you'll be doing the doljabi, the birthday grab, right?

  3. A λ„€! 상 μœ„μ— μ—°ν•„μ΄λž‘ λˆμ΄λž‘ 싀을 놓고, 동생이 ν•˜λ‚˜λ₯Ό μž‘λŠ” κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.

    Ne! Sang wie yeonpirirang donirang sireul noko, dongsaengi hanareul jamneun geoyeyo.

    Yes! We put a pencil, some money and some thread on the table, and my brother grabs one.

  4. B λ§žμ•„. 연필은 곡뢀, 싀은 건강, λˆμ€ λΆ€μž. λ‹€ 쒋은 μ˜λ―Έκ°€ μžˆμ–΄.

    Maja. Yeonpireun gongbu, sireun geongang, doneun buja. Da joeun uimiga isseo.

    That's right. The pencil means studying, the thread means a long, healthy life, and the money means getting rich. They all mean something good.

  5. A 근데 μ„ μƒλ‹˜, 제 곡룑 μΈν˜•λ„ 상 μœ„μ— 놓아도 λΌμš”?

    Geunde seonsaengnim, je gongnyong inhyeongdo sang wie noado dwaeyo?

    But Ms. Yoon, can I put my toy dinosaur on the table too?

  6. B ν•˜ν•˜, 곡룑 μΈν˜•? 그건 무슨 의미인데?

    Haha, gongnyong inhyeong? Geugeon museun uimiinde?

    Ha ha, a toy dinosaur? What would that mean?

  7. A μ €μ²˜λŸΌ 곡룑 박사가 λ˜λŠ” κ±°μš”!

    Jeocheoreom gongnyong baksaga doeneun geoyo!

    That he'll be a dinosaur expert, like me!

  8. B μž¬λ―Έμžˆκ² λ‹€. 근데 μ•„κΈ°κ°€ 직접 μž‘μ•„μ•Όμ§€ μ˜λ―Έκ°€ μžˆμ–΄. μ˜†μ—μ„œ 도와주면 λ°˜μΉ™μ΄μ•Ό.

    Jaemiitgetda. Geunde agiga jikjeop jabayaji uimiga isseo. Yeopeseo dowajumyeon banchigiya.

    That sounds fun. But the baby has to grab it himself for it to mean anything. Helping him is cheating.

  9. A μ•Œμ•„μš”. 근데 동생은 돈만 μ’‹μ•„ν•΄μš”. μ œκ°€ 아무리 연필을 보여 μ€˜λ„ μ•ˆ μž‘μ•„μš”.

    Arayo. Geunde dongsaengeun donman joahaeyo. Jega amuri yeonpireul boyeo jwodo an jabayo.

    I know. But my brother only likes money. No matter how many times I show him a pencil, he won't grab it.

  10. B 그럼 곡룑 μΈν˜•μ„ 돈 λ°”λ‘œ μ˜†μ— 놓아 봐. κ°€κΉŒμ΄ μžˆμ–΄μ•Όμ§€ 손이 κ°€μž–μ•„.

    Geureom gongnyong inhyeongeul don baro yeope noa bwa. Gakkai isseoyaji soni gajana.

    Then put the dinosaur right next to the money. It has to be close by for him to reach for it.

  11. A μš°μ™€, 쒋은 μƒκ°μ΄μ—μš”! μ›”μš”μΌμ— κ²°κ³Ό λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦΄κ²Œμš”.

    Uwa, joeun saenggagieyo! Woryoire gyeolgwa malsseumdeurilgeyo.

    Wow, great idea! I'll tell you how it went on Monday.

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