Ep 1. Hot Summer | Korean listening & Reading practice for Intermediate (PDF download)
Intermediate (Informal speech & Fast)
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1. Korean Transcript
여름은 무지 덥고 햇빛이 쏟아지는 계절이야.
여름을 좋아하는 사람들이 많은데 바다나 워터파크에 놀러가서 물놀이를 할 수 있기 때문이지.
근데 난 여름을 안 좋아해.
너무 더워서 땀이 진짜 많이 나거든.
그리고 끈적끈적한 느낌도 너무 싫어.
넌 여름 좋아해?
여름이 되면 많은 한국 사람들은 피서지를 찾아가는데
바다, 산, 계곡 등 다양한 곳으로 떠나.
특히 강릉이나 부산 같은 바닷가 도시가 인기가 많아.
바다에서 수영도 하고 바비큐 파티도 즐길 수 있어.
난 여름에 친구들과 강릉에 갔었어.
아침 일찍 해변에 도착해서 하루 종일 수영도 하고 모래놀이도 했어.
그리고 저녁에는 삼겹살과 소시지를 구워 먹었는데 진짜 존맛탱이었어.
여름 하면 떠오르는 대표적인 한국 음식은 삼계탕이 있어.
삼계탕은 닭고기에 인삼, 대추, 마늘 등을 넣고 끓인 음식인데
더운 여름에 먹으면 힘이 펄펄 나.
시원한 냉면도 인기가 많아.
냉면은 차가운 국수 요리로 무더운 여름에 먹으면 아주 좋아.
여름이 되면 한국에는 장마가 찾아와.
장마는 여름철에 비가 많이 오는 시기를 말해.
보통 6월 말부터 7월 중순까지 계속돼.
장마철에는 습도가 높아져서 꿉꿉하고 빨래도 잘 마르지 않고 집안이 눅눅해질 수 있어.
비가 너무 많이 오면 물난리가 나기도 해서 항상 조심해야 돼.
난 어릴 때 장마철이 되면 집에서 김치전을 자주 해먹었거든.
비 오는 날의 김치전은 진짜 맛있어.
파전도 빼놓을 수 없지.
지금도 비가 오면 김치전을 종종 만들어 먹어.
여름에는 주의해야 할 점도 있어.
너무 더워서 탈수증에 걸릴 수 있기 때문에 물을 많이 마시는 게 좋아.
또 햇빛이 너무 강해서 피부가 타거나 화상을 입을 수도 있어.
그러니까 밖에 나갈 때는 선크림을 꼭 바르고 모자를 써야 돼.
난 여름에는 시원한 실내에서 쉬는 거를 좋아해.
시원한 카페에 가서 음료를 마시거나 에어컨이 빵빵한 영화관에 가기도 해.
넌 여름에 뭐 하는 거 좋아해?
여름 하면 생각나는 음식이 있어? 댓글로 알려줘!
2. English Translation
Hello everyone!
I'm Goody, and I'm here to study Korean with you.
How is your hot summer going?
Today, we will talk about summer.
Summer is a very hot season with a lot of sunshine.
Many people like summer.
Because they can go to the beach or water parks and enjoy playing in the water.
But I don't like summer.
Because It's too hot and I sweat a lot.
And I don't like the sticky feeling.
Do you like summer?
In summer, many Koreans go to vacation spots.
They travel to different places such as the sea, mountains, and valleys.
Especially, seaside cities like Gangneung or Busan are very popular.
You can swim in the sea and enjoy barbecue parties.
I went to Gangneung with my friends in the summer.
We arrived at the beach early in the morning and spent the whole day swimming and playing in the sand.
And in the evening, we grilled pork belly and sausages. It was very delicious.
A typical Korean food that comes to mind when thinking of summer is ‘Samgyetang’.
‘Samgyetang’ is a boiled dish made with chicken, ginseng, jujubes, and garlic.
Eating it in the hot summer gives you energy.
Cold Naengmyeon is also popular.
‘Naengmyeon’ is a cold noodle dish that is great to eat in the hot summer.
In summer, Korea has a rainy season called ‘Jangma.’
Jangma is a period when it rains a lot in the summer.
It usually lasts from late June to mid-July.
During the rainy season, the humidity gets high and it gets muggy.
Laundry doesn’t dry well, and the house can feel damp.
If it rains too much, there can be floods, so we always have to be careful.
When I was a child, we often made ‘kimchijeon’ at home during the rainy season.
Kimchijeon on a rainy day are really delicious.
You shouldn’t leave out ‘Pajeon (green onion pancakes)’, too.
Even now, when it rains, I often make kimchijeon or Pajeon.
There are also things to be careful about in summer.
Because it's so hot, there's a risk of dehydration, so you need to drink a lot of water.
Also, the sun is very strong, so your skin can get tan or you can get sunburned.
So when you go outside, you must put on sunscreen and wear a hat.
I like to relax in a cool indoor place in the summer.
I go to a cool cafe to drink something or go to a movie theater with good air conditioning.
Today, we talked about summer.
What activities do you like in summer?
Is there any food that comes to mind when you think of summer?
Let me know in the comments! See you next time! Bye!
3. Korean Word breakdown
| · 무더운 여름: Hot summer · 계절: Season - 봄: Spring - 여름: Summer - 가을: Fall (Autumn) - 겨울: Winter · 햇빛: Sunlight, sunshine - 비추다: To shine (used to describe sunlight shining). - 예문: 아침에 햇빛이 창문을 통해 비춰요. (In the morning, sunlight shines through the window.) · 바다: Sea - 예문: 주말에 바다에 가기로 했어요. (I decided to go to the sea on the weekend.) · 물놀이: Water play. · 땀: Sweat - 흘리다: To sweat (used to describe sweating). - 예문: 운동을 하면 땀을 많이 흘려요. (I sweat a lot when I exercise.) · 끈적끈적한: Sticky. - 예문: 이 꿀은 정말 끈적끈적해요 (This honey is really sticky.) - 습한 날씨 때문에 끈적끈적한 기분이 들어요. (I feel sticky because of the humid weather.) · 피서지: Summer resort. · 계곡: Valley. - 떠나다: To leave (used to describe leaving for the valley). - 예문: 우리는 아침 일찍 계곡으로 떠났어요. (We left for the valley early in the morning.) · 도착하다: To arrive - 예문: 강릉에 도착하자마자 해변으로 갔어요. (As soon as we arrived in Gangneung, we went to the beach.) - ~하자마자: as soon as · 김치전: Kimchi pancake. - 해 먹다: To make and eat (used to describe making and eating kimchi pancake). - 예문: 비 오는 날에는 김치전을 해 먹어요. (On rainy days, I make and eat kimchi pancake.) · 파전: Green onion pancake. - 만들다: To make (used to describe making green onion pancake). · 삼겹살: Grilled pork belly. - 굽다: To grill (used to describe grilling samgyeopsal). - 예문: 우리는 바비큐 파티에서 삼겹살을 구웠어요. (We grilled samgyeopsal at the barbecue party.) |
· 삼계탕: Ginseng chicken soup. - 끓이다: To boil (used to describe boiling samgyetang). - 예문: 여름 보양식으로 삼계탕을 끓였어요. (I boiled samgyetang as a summer health food.) · 인삼: Ginseng. · 대추: Jujube. · 마늘: Garlic. · 냉면: Cold noodles. - 예문: 더운 날에는 냉면을 먹어요. (I eat naengmyeon on hot days.) · 장마: Rainy season, Monsoon season. · 장마철: During the rainy season · 습도: Humidity. - 높다: To be high (used to describe high humidity). - 예문: 여름에는 습도가 높아요. (Humidity is high in summer.) · 꿉꿉해요: Muggy. - 되다: To become (used to describe becoming muggy). - 예문: 장마철에는 집안이 꿉꿉해져요. (During the monsoon season, the house becomes muggy.) · 물난리: Flood. - 나다: To occur (used to describe a flood occurring). - 예문: 비가 너무 많이 와서 물난리가 났어요. (It rained so much that a flood occurred.) · 탈수증: Dehydration. - 걸리다: To catch (used to describe catching dehydration). - 예문: 더운 날에는 탈수증에 걸리지 않도록 조심하세요. (Be careful not to catch dehydration on hot days.) · 선크림: Sunscreen. - 바르다: To apply (used to describe applying sunscreen). · 휴식: Rest. - 취하다: To take (used to describe taking a rest). - 예문: 일요일에는 휴식을 취해요. (I take a rest on Sundays.) · 에어컨: Air conditioner. - 켜다: To turn on (used to describe turning on the air conditioner). - 예문: 너무 더워서 에어컨을 켰어요. (I turned on the air conditioner because it was too hot.) · 영화관: Movie theater. · ~할 거예요: Will do something. (plan) - 예문: 내일 친구를 만날 거예요. (I will meet my friend tomorrow.) · ~때문이에요: Because of ~. - 예문: 더워서 땀이 많이 나기 때문이에요. (It's because it's hot and I sweat a lot.) |
| · 존맛탱 (slang): "super delicious" in a very casual and slangy way It’s used among THE CLOSEST friends to enthusiastically praise the taste of food. · 펄펄: "vigorously," "lively," or "energetically." - 예문) 운동을 하고 나니 힘이 펄펄 나. (After exercising, I feel full of energy.) |
· 빵빵한 (slang): Korean slang term that generally means "strong," "full," or "powerful." 1) 에어컨이 빵빵한 the air conditioner is blowing strong and cool air 2) 타이어가 빵빵한 the tire is fully inflated. 3) 급여가 빵빵한 the salary is very high 4) 가문이 빵빵한 The family is very influential, wealthy or holds a high social status |
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