Day 29 of 185

Day 29: A Million Won in Hagwon Fees

At the apartment complex playground, Mr. Jang (A), whose son is ten, sits on a bench next to Mr. Seo (B), whose son is nine, while their boys play.

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‹œμš° μ•„λ²„λ‹˜, μš”μƒˆ μ‹œμš°κ°€ λ†€μ΄ν„°μ—μ„œ 톡 μ•ˆ λ³΄μ΄λ˜λ°μš”.

    Siu abeonim, yosae Siuga noriteoeseo tong an boideondeyo.

    Mr. Seo, I've hardly seen Siwoo at the playground lately.

  2. B μ•„, 학원이 λλ‚˜λ©΄ μ—¬μ„― μ‹œκ°€ λ„˜μ–΄μ„œμš”. μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ μˆ˜ν•™ 학원이 μ‰¬λŠ” λ‚ μ΄μ—μš”.

    A, hagwoni kkeunnamyeon yeoseot siga neomeoseoyo. Oneureun suhak hagwoni swineun narieyo.

    Ah, his classes don't finish until after six. Today the maths academy is closed.

  3. A μš”μ¦˜ 학원은 λͺ‡ κ΅°λ°λ‚˜ λ‹€λ…€μš”?

    Yojeum hagwoneun myeot gundena danyeoyo?

    How many hagwons does he go to these days?

  4. B μ˜μ–΄λ©° μˆ˜ν•™μ΄λ©° 코딩이며, νƒœκΆŒλ„κΉŒμ§€ ν•˜λ©΄ λ„€ κ΅°λ°μ˜ˆμš”.

    Yeongeomyeo suhagimyeo kodingimyeo, taegwondokkaji hamyeon ne gundeyeyo.

    English, maths, coding... four, if you count taekwondo.

  5. A λ„€ κ΅°λ°μš”? ν•™μ›λΉ„λ§Œ 해도 κ½€ λ‚˜μ˜€κ² μ–΄μš”.

    Ne gundeyo? Hagwonbiman haedo kkwae naogesseoyo.

    Four? The fees alone must add up.

  6. B ν•œ 달에 백만 원쯀 λ‚˜μ™€μš”. μ†”μ§νžˆ 뢀담이 μ»€μš”.

    Han dare baengman wonjjeum nawayo. Soljiki budami keoyo.

    About a million won a month. Honestly, it's a heavy burden.

  7. A κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ λ§Žμ΄μš”? 코딩은 μ‹œμš°κ°€ ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άλ‹€κ³  ν•΄μ„œ μ‹œμž‘ν•œ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”?

    Geureoke maniyo? Kodingeun Siuga hago sipdago haeseo sijakan geoyeyo?

    That much? Did Siwoo start coding because he wanted to?

  8. B μ•„λ‹ˆμš”, 싀은... 같은 반 λΆ€λͺ¨λ“€μ΄ λ‹€λ“€ 보내기에 저도 λ³΄λƒˆμ–΄μš”. 우리 μ• λ§Œ λ’€μ²˜μ§ˆκΉŒ λ΄μ„œμš”.

    Aniyo, sireun... gateun ban bumodeuri dadeul bonaegie jeodo bonaesseoyo. Uri aeman dwicheojilkka bwaseoyo.

    No, to be honest... all the parents in his class were sending their kids, so I did too. I was afraid mine would fall behind.

  9. A κ·Έ 마음 μ•Œμ•„μš”. 저도 학원 μ„€λͺ…νšŒμ— κ°”λŠ”λ°, μ΄ˆλ“±ν•™μƒ λ•Œ 쀑학ꡐ μˆ˜ν•™μ„ 끝내야 ν•œλ‹€κ³  ν•΄μ„œ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.

    Geu maeum arayo. Jeodo hagwon seolmyeonghoee ganneunde, chodeunghaksaeng ttae junghakgyo suhageul kkeunnaeya handago haeseo nollasseoyo.

    I know the feeling. I went to a hagwon information session, and they said kids should finish middle-school maths while they're still in primary school. I was stunned.

  10. B κ΅μœ‘λ„ μ€‘μš”ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ λ„λŒ€μ²΄ 애듀은 μ–Έμ œ λ†€μ•„μš”? 우리 어릴 λ•ŒλŠ” ν•΄ 질 λ•ŒκΉŒμ§€ λ°–μ—μ„œ λ›°μ–΄λ†€μ•˜μž–μ•„μš”.

    Gyoyukdo jungyohajiman dodaeche aedeureun eonje norayo? Uri eoril ttaeneun hae jil ttaekkaji bakkeseo ttwieonoratjanayo.

    Education matters, but when on earth do the kids get to play? When we were little, we ran around outside until the sun went down.

  11. A μ €κΈ° μ’€ λ³΄μ„Έμš”. λ‘˜μ΄ μ €λ ‡κ²Œ μ‹ λ‚˜κ²Œ λ…ΈλŠ” κ±° μ˜€λžœλ§Œμ΄λ„€μš”. 무슨 μ–˜κΈ°λ₯Ό ν•˜κΈ°μ— μ €λ ‡κ²Œ μ›ƒμ„κΉŒμš”?

    Jeogi jom boseyo. Duri jeoreoke sinnage noneun geo oraenmanineyo. Museun yaegireul hagie jeoreoke useulkkayo?

    Look over there. It's been ages since those two played this happily. What are they talking about that's got them laughing like that?

  12. B κ·ΈλŸ¬κ²Œμš”. 학원 갈 λ•ŒλŠ” μ €λŸ° 얼꡴을 ν•œ λ²ˆλ„ λͺ» λ΄€μ–΄μš”. 코딩은 이번 λ‹¬κΉŒμ§€λ§Œ ν•˜κ³  κ·Έλ§Œλ‘κ²Œ ν•΄μ•Όκ² μ–΄μš”.

    Geureogeyo. Hagwon gal ttaeneun jeoreon eolgureul han beondo mot bwasseoyo. Kodingeun ibeon dalkkajiman hago geumanduge haeyagesseoyo.

    I know. I've never once seen that face when he's off to a hagwon. I think I'll have him stop coding after this month.

  13. A 쒋은 μƒκ°μ΄μ—μš”. 그럼 학원 μ—†λŠ” λ‚ μ—” 애듀끼리 μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ 마음껏 λ†€κ²Œ ν•΄μš”.

    Joeun saenggagieyo. Geureom hagwon eomneun naren aedeulkkiri yeogiseo maeumkkeot nolge haeyo.

    Good idea. Then on days with no hagwon, let's let the boys play here to their hearts' content.

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 30: My Brother Buys the First Painting →

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 29 deck (70 KB) All Intermediate decks (3.0 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.