Day 226 of 265

Day 226: Harmonica Practice at Seventy

At home one evening, Jeongho (A), a man in his seventies, practises the harmonica while his wife, Youngja (B), listens.

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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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  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. B 또 ν•˜λͺ¨λ‹ˆμΉ΄ λΆˆμ–΄? μ €λ…λ§ˆλ‹€ μ‹œλ„λŸ¬μ›Œ μ£½κ² λ„€.

    Tto hamonika bureo? Jeonyeongmada sikkeureowo jukgenne.

    The harmonica again? Every evening, the noise is driving me crazy.

  2. A μ—°μŠ΅ν•˜λŠ” κ±°μ•Ό. λ‹€μŒ 달에 λ³΅μ§€κ΄€μ—μ„œ 곡연이 μžˆμ–΄.

    Yeonseupaneun geoya. Daeum dare bokjigwaneseo gongyeoni isseo.

    I'm practising. There's a concert at the senior centre next month.

  3. B 칠십에 ν•˜λͺ¨λ‹ˆμΉ΄ λ°°μš°λŠ” 게 μ‰¬μ›Œ?

    Chilsibe hamonika baeuneun ge swiwo?

    Is learning the harmonica at seventy easy?

  4. A μ•ˆ 쉽지. κ·Έλž˜λ„ λ°°μš°λŠ” 게 μž¬λ―Έμžˆμ–΄. ν•œλ²ˆ λ“€μ–΄ 봐.

    An swipji. Geuraedo baeuneun ge jaemiisseo. Hanbeon deureo bwa.

    Of course not. But learning is fun. Have a listen.

  5. B μ–΄? 이거 'κ³ ν–₯의 λ΄„'이넀.

    Eo? Igeo 'gohyangui bom'ine.

    Oh? That's "Spring in My Hometown."

  6. A λ§žμ•„. 이제 μ•Œμ•„λ“£λŠ”κ΅°!

    Maja. Ije aradeunneungun!

    That's right. So now you can tell what it is!

  7. B 음... μ§€λ‚œλ‹¬λ³΄λ‹€ 훨씬 μž˜ν•˜λ„€.

    Eum... jinandalboda hwolssin jalhane.

    Hmm... You're much better than last month, I'll give you that.

  8. A ν•˜ν•˜, 칭찬도 λ‹€ ν•˜λŠ”κ΅°. ν•˜λ‚˜ 더 뢈까?

    Haha, chingchando da haneungun. Hana deo bulkka?

    Ha ha, praise at last! Shall I play another one?

  9. B λ”± ν•˜λ‚˜λ§Œ. κ·Έλ‹€μŒμ€ λ“œλΌλ§ˆ λ³Ό μ‹œκ°„μ΄μ•Ό.

    Ttak hanaman. Geudaeumeun deurama bol siganiya.

    Just one. After that it's time for my drama.

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