Day 134 of 265

Day 134: Grandma's Fifty-Year Doenjang Stew

In her grandmother's kitchen, Soyeon (A), a young woman, asks her grandmother (B) for a favour.

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

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  1. A ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆ, 된μž₯찌개 λ“μ΄λŠ” 방법 μ’€ κ°€λ₯΄μ³ μ£Όμ„Έμš”.

    Halmeoni, doenjangjjigae kkeurineun bangbeop jom gareuchyeo juseyo.

    Grandma, please teach me how to make your doenjang stew.

  2. B κ°‘μžκΈ° μ™œ? 무슨 일 μžˆμ–΄?

    Gapjagi wae? Museun il isseo?

    Why all of a sudden? Is something up?

  3. A λ‹€μŒ 달뢀터 혼자 μ‚΄κΈ°λ‘œ ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆ μ°Œκ°œκ°€ 생각날 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.

    Daeum dalbuteo honja salgiro haesseoyo. Halmeoni jjigaega saenggangnal geoyeyo.

    I've decided to live on my own from next month. I'll miss your stew.

  4. B ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆκ°€ 이 찌개λ₯Ό 끓인 지 μ˜€μ‹­ 년이 됐어. 쉽지 μ•Šμ•„.

    Halmeoniga i jjigaereul kkeurin ji osip nyeoni dwaesseo. Swipji ana.

    I've been making this stew for fifty years. It's not easy.

  5. A μ˜€μ‹­ λ…„μ΄μš”? 그럼 비밀이 λ­μ˜ˆμš”?

    Osip nyeoniyo? Geureom bimiri mwoyeyo?

    Fifty years? So what's the secret?

  6. B 비밀은 μ—†μ–΄. 된μž₯은 쑰금만 λ„£κ³  였래 끓여야 돼.

    Bimireun eopseo. Doenjangeun jogeumman neoko orae kkeuryeoya dwae.

    There's no secret. Just a little doenjang, and let it simmer for a long time.

  7. A 그게 λ‹€μ˜ˆμš”? μ œκ°€ 끓이면 κ·Έ 맛이 μ•ˆ λ‚˜μš”.

    Geuge dayeyo? Jega kkeurimyeon geu masi an nayo.

    That's it? When I make it, it never tastes like yours.

  8. B ν•˜ν•˜, 그럼 이사 μ „κΉŒμ§€ μΌμš”μΌλ§ˆλ‹€ μ™€μ„œ λ°°μ›Œ.

    Haha, geureom isa jeonkkaji iryoilmada waseo baewo.

    Ha ha, then come over and learn every Sunday until you move.

  9. A μ’‹μ•„μš”! κΉ€μΉ˜μ°Œκ°œν•˜κ³  λ―Έμ—­κ΅­λ„μš”!

    Joayo! Gimchijjigaehago miyeokgukdoyo!

    Great! And kimchi stew and seaweed soup too!

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