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Day 1: Swapping Birthday Sneakers for Light-Ups

At a shoe shop in a department store, Hayoon (B), eight, and her aunt (A) come to exchange the sneakers her aunt gave her for her birthday.

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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 ν•˜μœ€μ•„, μš΄λ™ν™”κ°€ 많이 μž‘μ•„?

    Hayuna, undonghwaga mani jaga?

    Hayoon, are the sneakers really that small?

  2. B 응, λ°œκ°€λ½μ΄ μ•„νŒŒ.

    Eung, balgaragi apa.

    Yeah, my toes hurt.

  3. A 그럼 λ°œμ— λ§žλŠ” μ‚¬μ΄μ¦ˆλ‘œ λ°”κΏ€κΉŒ? 이 흰 μš΄λ™ν™” μ–΄λ•Œ?

    Geureom bare manneun saijeuro bakkulkka? I huin undonghwa eottae?

    Then shall we swap them for a size that fits? How about these white ones?

  4. B μ‹«μ–΄. λ‚˜λŠ” μ €κΈ° 뢈이 λ“€μ–΄μ˜€λŠ” μš΄λ™ν™”κ°€ μ’‹μ•„.

    Sireo. Naneun jeogi buri deureooneun undonghwaga joa.

    No. I like the ones over there that light up.

  5. A μ•„, μš”μ¦˜ 애듀이 많이 μ‹ λŠ” μš΄λ™ν™”?

    A, yojeum aedeuri mani sinneun undonghwa?

    Oh, the ones all the kids are wearing these days?

  6. B 응! 우리 반 μΉœκ΅¬λ“€λ„ λ‹€ κ·Έκ±° μ‹ μ–΄.

    Eung! Uri ban chingudeuldo da geugeo sineo.

    Yeah! Everyone in my class has them.

  7. A μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄, μ €κ±Έλ‘œ λ°”κΏ”. 그런데... 이λͺ¨λ„ μ €κ±° μ‹ κ³  μ‹Άμ–΄.

    Arasseo, jeogeollo bakkwo. Geureonde... imodo jeogeo singo sipeo.

    All right, get those instead. But... now I want a pair too.

  8. B μ•ˆ 돼! 이λͺ¨λŠ” μ–΄λ₯Έμ΄μ•Ό!

    An dwae! Imoneun eoreuniya!

    No way! You're a grown-up!

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