Day 146 of 265

Day 146: Breathing Drills at Singing Lessons

At a singing lesson, Chaewon (A), who is going to sing at a friend's wedding, tells her vocal coach (B) about a problem.

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B 오늘도 그 노래부터 불러 볼까요?

Oneuldo geu noraebuteo bulleo bolkkayo?

Shall we start with that song again today?
A 선생님, 높은 음 내기가 너무 어려워요. 목도 아파요.

Seonsaengnim, nopeun eum naegiga neomu eoryeowoyo. Mokdo apayo.

Hitting the high notes is so hard for me. And my throat hurts.
B 사실 노래에서 제일 어려운 부분은 숨쉬기예요.

Sasil noraeeseo jeil eoryeoun bubuneun sumswigiyeyo.

Actually, the hardest part of singing is the breathing.
A 숨쉬기요? 숨은 매일 쉬어요.

Sumswigiyo? Sumeun maeil swieoyo.

Breathing? I breathe every day.
B 하하, 노래할 때는 숨을 다르게 쉬어요. 배로 쉬어야 해요.

Haha, noraehal ttaeneun sumeul dareuge swieoyo. Baero swieoya haeyo.

Ha ha, when you sing, you breathe differently. You have to breathe from your belly.
A 친구 결혼식이 한 달밖에 안 남았어요. 괜찮을까요?

Chingu gyeolhonsigi han dalbakke an namasseoyo. Gwaenchaneulkkayo?

My friend's wedding is only a month away. Will I be ready?
B 그럼 매일 십 분씩 배로 숨 쉬는 연습을 하세요.

Geureom maeil sip bunssik baero sum swineun yeonseubeul haseyo.

Then practise breathing from your belly for ten minutes every day.
A 어떻게 해요?

Eotteoke haeyo?

How do I do it?
B 누워서 배 위에 책을 올리세요. 숨을 쉴 때 책이 움직이면 성공이에요.

Nuwoseo bae wie chaegeul olliseyo. Sumeul swil ttae chaegi umjigimyeon seonggongieyo.

Lie down and put a book on your belly. If the book moves when you breathe, you've got it.

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