Day 20 of 185

Day 20: Pro Gamer or Astronaut

Walking home after career day at their primary school, ten-year-old Jiho (A) tells his classmate Seoa (B) what he wants to be.

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 였늘 직업 μ²΄ν—˜μ˜ λ‚  μž¬λ°Œμ—ˆμ§€? λ‚˜ κ²°μ •ν–ˆμ–΄. λ‚˜λŠ” ν”„λ‘œκ²Œμ΄λ¨Έκ°€ 될 κ±°μ•Ό.

    Oneul jigeop cheheomui nal jaemisseotji? Na gyeoljeonghaesseo. Naneun peurogeimeoga doel geoya.

    Career day was fun, right? I've decided. I'm going to be a pro gamer.

  2. B ν”„λ‘œκ²Œμ΄λ¨Έ? λ„€κ°€ κ²Œμž„μ„ μž˜ν•˜κΈ΄ ν•˜μ§€. 근데 그게 μ§„μ§œ 직업이야?

    Peurogeimeo? Nega geimeul jalhagin haji. Geunde geuge jinjja jigeobiya?

    A pro gamer? Well, you are good at games. But is that a real job?

  3. A λ‹Ήμ—°ν•˜μ§€! μ„ μˆ˜λ“€μ€ ν•˜λ£¨μ— μ—΄ μ‹œκ°„μ”© μ—°μŠ΅ν•˜κ³  λŒ€νšŒμ—μ„œ μƒκΈˆλ„ λ°›μ•„. λ„ˆλŠ” 뭐 될 건데?

    Dangyeonhaji! Seonsudeureun harue yeol siganssik yeonseupago daehoeeseo sanggeumdo bada. Neoneun mwo doel geonde?

    Of course! Pro players practise ten hours a day and win prize money at competitions. What are you going to be?

  4. B λ‚˜λŠ” 우주 비행사. μš°μ£Όμ—μ„œ 지ꡬλ₯Ό 직접 λ³΄λŠ” 게 λ‚΄ κΏˆμ΄μ•Ό.

    Naneun uju bihaengsa. Ujueseo jigureul jikjeop boneun ge nae kkumiya.

    An astronaut. My dream is to see the Earth with my own eyes from space.

  5. A 우주 비행사가 되렀면 곡뢀λ₯Ό 정말 많이 ν•΄μ•Ό λ˜μž–μ•„. λ„ˆ μˆ˜ν•™ μ’‹μ•„ν•΄?

    Uju bihaengsaga doeryeomyeon gongbureul jeongmal mani haeya doejana. Neo suhak joahae?

    To be an astronaut you have to study really hard, right? Do you like maths?

  6. B μ’‹μ•„ν•΄. 근데 λ„ˆλŠ” μ—΄ μ‹œκ°„μ€μ»€λ…• μˆ™μ œν•  λ•Œ 30뢄도 λͺ» 앉아 μžˆμž–μ•„.

    Joahae. Geunde neoneun yeol siganeunkeonyeong sukjehal ttae 30bundo mot anja itjana.

    I do. But you? Forget ten hours, you can't even sit still for thirty minutes of homework.

  7. A μˆ™μ œλŠ” μž¬λ―Έκ°€ μ—†μ–΄μ„œ 그렇지. κ²Œμž„μ€ μ—΄ μ‹œκ°„λ„ ν•  수 μžˆμ–΄!

    Sukjeneun jaemiga eopseoseo geureochi. Geimeun yeol sigando hal su isseo!

    Homework's just boring, that's all. I could play games for ten hours!

  8. B λ„ˆν¬ ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆκ°€ κ·Έ 말 λ“€μœΌμ‹œλ©΄ 뭐라고 ν•˜μ‹€κΉŒ?

    Neohui halmeoniga geu mal deureusimyeon mworago hasilkka?

    What would your grandma say if she heard that?

  9. A 우리 ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆλŠ” 맨날 μ—„λ§ˆν•œν…Œ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 물어보셔. "우리 μ†μžλŠ” μ»€μ„œ 뭐가 λœλ‹€λ‹ˆ?"

    Uri halmeonineun maennal eommahante ireoke mureobosyeo. "Uri sonjaneun keoseo mwoga doendani?"

    My grandma's always asking my mom, "So what does our grandson say he'll be when he grows up?"

  10. B ν•˜ν•˜, 흉내 μ§„μ§œ λ˜‘κ°™λ‹€. 근데 λ„€κ°€ κ²Œμž„ μ„ μˆ˜ λœλ‹€κ³  ν•˜λ©΄ ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆκ°€ μ’‹μ•„ν•˜μ‹€κΉŒ?

    Haha, hyungnae jinjja ttokgatda. Geunde nega geim seonsu doendago hamyeon halmeoniga joahasilkka?

    Ha ha, that's exactly how she sounds. But would your grandma be happy if you said you'd be a pro gamer?

  11. A λͺ°λΌ. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ λ‚΄κ°€ λ¨Όμ € 유λͺ…ν•΄μ§ˆ κ±°μ•Ό. 그럼 ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆλ„ 응원해 μ£Όμ‹œκ² μ§€.

    Molla. Geuraeseo naega meonjeo yumyeonghaejil geoya. Geureom halmeonido eungwonhae jusigetji.

    Dunno. That's why I'm going to get famous first. Then Grandma will cheer for me too.

  12. B μ’‹μ•„, 그럼 μ•½μ†ν•˜μž. λ„€κ°€ 첫 λŒ€νšŒμ— λ‚˜κ°€λ©΄ λ‚΄κ°€ 1호 팬 ν• κ²Œ.

    Joa, geureom yaksokaja. Nega cheot daehoee nagamyeon naega 1ho paen halge.

    Okay, let's make a promise. When you play in your first competition, I'll be your first fan.

  13. A λ„€κ°€ μš°μ£Όμ— κ°€λ©΄ λ‚˜λ„ 1호 팬 ν• κ²Œ. μš°μ£Όμ—μ„œ 사진 μ°μ–΄μ„œ κΌ­ 보내 쀘!

    Nega ujue gamyeon nado 1ho paen halge. Ujueseo sajin jjigeoseo kkok bonae jwo!

    And when you go to space, I'll be your first fan too. Make sure you send me a photo from space!

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