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Korean II - Lesson 25

25 May 2026 · 29 min

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Speaker 2:Chiga man droom see beating in soil beating, Yeah, Conde and the Chigan is soil.

Speaker 3:Chrome bet Yeah, d Leo Sto box Conde John Borrol.

Speaker 2:Sangue up soil star box a copy mashes.

Speaker 3:Soil Tahiblesokhi Chago my magic and.

Speaker 2:Soil Chicken droom beating in soil beating Yeah, and then Chigan is soil chrome beating.

Speaker 4:Yeah.

Speaker 1:D Leo stobox con thee John Borl.

Speaker 2:Sangue up soil stobos to copy mashes soil.

Speaker 5:Do you remember how to ask are you busy? Papusell say together, I'm not busy, you're busy.

Speaker 1:Aba bayou. Papussell.

Speaker 5:Ask your colleague, as for tomorrow, are you busy, nayden Papuasell. She answers, no, I'm not busy, aniel abayo, because as for tomorrow, it's a holiday.

Speaker 2:Now you don't.

Speaker 6:Mikyle, You ask if she can play tennis with you. She says, I don't play well, though, can they time?

Speaker 2:Will Chio.

Speaker 5:Tell her that doesn't matter.

Speaker 1:Sanguanopsa, sanguanopsae, I also don't play well tell those I'm motail, you.

Speaker 5:Don't have time to practice much, and say I'm always busy to go.

Speaker 2:Das nude papaeo.

Speaker 4:Now a.

Speaker 2:Papa papa noeo nude Papa noo nude Papa noo.

Speaker 5:Neo is used here to indicate an apologetic excuse. Say again, I'm always busy.

Speaker 1:De papo.

Speaker 5:She says she doesn't have much time to practice either. You say it doesn't matter, Sanganov. Say oh, say I'm going to play tennis, tennisitel. Then you ask another colleague, won't you play tennis on Wednesday.

Speaker 1:Sili et tennis sancilo.

Speaker 5:She tells you she has meetings almost every day this week. Say you are really busy, aren't you. It's another day and you're at a coffee shop with a colleague Insok and other tennis player is there. Also Tell your friend I played tennis with Insook yesterday, Oh Jay, Say as for Insok, she's been playing tennis for as many as ten years. Insook stops by referring to this week's schedule. She says, I'm busy, poppy all. Insook tells you she can't play tennis the rest of the week because of work.

Speaker 5:Say to her, you're really busy, aren't you.

Speaker 6:Now?

Speaker 5:Over coffee, your friend says, my husband plays golf. Here's the word.

Speaker 1:Golf cour pooh.

Speaker 2:Pooh coour cour pooh, care you put her child?

Speaker 5:How does she say he plays golf?

Speaker 2:Care put her child?

Speaker 5:She asks if you play golf? Also, you say I don't play well.

Speaker 1:Time hotel.

Speaker 5:You add, I'm busy, pop bayo, you don't have time to practice? Say apologetically, I'm always busy. Say together you're busy.

Speaker 2:I'm not busy, papouseo.

Speaker 5:And you do play golf. But you say I like tennis better.

Speaker 1:To go daseo tennis too, jahl to waiel tennis.

Speaker 5:How do you say I like tennis better. You both want to order ice cream. You ask her which flavor she prefers, vanilla or chocolate. She answers, I like chocolate better, chocolette.

Speaker 2:Choc.

Speaker 5:Comparing wine to soju, you say I like soju better. Another common answer is soju is better, meaning I prefer soju.

Speaker 1:To go terazo. Toldy told you.

Speaker 5:How would she say so ju is better? Comparing vanilla and chocolate, you say chocolate is better. She says, I like so juw better, So you agree, say so ju is better?

Speaker 1:Told you told?

Speaker 4:You?

Speaker 5:Now say I like golf better.

Speaker 1:Corp.

Speaker 5:You've played golf for several years, but you say I don't play very well though.

Speaker 1:The Timoteo.

Speaker 5:Say apologetically, I'm always busy. She says, I'm going to play tennis.

Speaker 2:Can you say? Chio?

Speaker 5:She asks, won't you play tennis on Friday?

Speaker 2:Come you tennise Angileo?

Speaker 5:As for Friday, is it all right?

Speaker 2:Come you eat in tail?

Speaker 5:She says, Friday is a holiday. You say, as for me, that doesn't matter. Tona's hung Say oh, but you remember you have to prepare for a big meeting the next week. She says, you're really busy, aren't you.

Speaker 2:Tom papushin all papushine all.

Speaker 5:You say, But as for the afternoon, it's all right, Hajimanhunantel. When you play tennis with her, you say, you play really well.

Speaker 1:Don't you go with dasel to my chischi chichino.

Speaker 3:To my.

Speaker 5:Notice the polite marker, which changes toil too. It's frequently used to complement a person for a skill in a ballgame. Say you play really well, don't you.

Speaker 3:To my?

Speaker 5:She tells you she's been playing tennis for ten years, you say as many as ten years. Now you're talking about going to the movies with a friend. After checking your schedule, how would you ask, is Saturday better?

Speaker 1:Pleuriti doj oyo, purity do to oyo.

Speaker 5:She says, yes, Saturday is better.

Speaker 2:Yeah, Ti do tuyo.

Speaker 5:After the movie, she suggests going to your favorite coffee shop. She says that coffee shop's coffee is extremely delicious.

Speaker 2:Cou coffee Shop Copyga Queen Jour soil Cou coffee shop copyga Queen John.

Speaker 5:That coffee shop's chocolate cake is delicious.

Speaker 2:Coo coffee Shop chocolate key.

Speaker 5:So you decide to go there. Over coffee, you talk about tennis. You say you play really well, don't you.

Speaker 1:Too.

Speaker 5:To suppose you're an American businessman in Seoul. You're in a souvenir shop in a hotel and you've picked out a gift. When you ask the price, the saleswoman answers, it's ten thousand and oneada. You say, with surprise, as many as ten thousand and one, man, yo, you don't have much Korean money, but you say, as for dollars, I have them.

Speaker 1:Though, condet d l anissael condet da l anissaeul.

Speaker 5:The store accepts dollars, so she says, that doesn't matter.

Speaker 2:Sangueopsail sanguan opsoil.

Speaker 5:But you want to change some money anyway, So you ask where do I change money?

Speaker 1:Did go darasel au diez.

Speaker 4:Paqua quad.

Speaker 5:What part means exchange or change money? Ask where do I change money?

Speaker 1:Add?

Speaker 5:She says over there there's a bank, cho.

Speaker 6:To, so.

Speaker 5:You change it over there? Then now I'm leaving for the bank.

Speaker 4:Did go chi ga.

Speaker 5:Gail literally means go and come back? Say again, I'm leaving for the bank and coming back, Gail, But I'll return right away.

Speaker 3:To go darazo hajiman parol gao old gayo gayo old gayo parol gayo parol gayo.

Speaker 5:Old gayo is a friendly way of saying that you will return soon. How do you say i'll return right away?

Speaker 1:Parol gayo parol gayo?

Speaker 5:Say I don't have much Korean money.

Speaker 1:Han han.

Speaker 5:As for dollars I have, though, cande, ask where do I change money?

Speaker 1:Add?

Speaker 5:She says, at the bank you change Then I'm going to the bank and coming back.

Speaker 1:Crum who na.

Speaker 5:Who na, I'll return right.

Speaker 1:Away Parol, gayol, parol gaol.

Speaker 5:Now it's Monday in the office. You and a colleague are discussing the week's schedule. You say, today, at nine o'clock there is a meeting.

Speaker 1:On la che Mitini, sayoul.

Speaker 5:And tomorrow also there's a meeting.

Speaker 1:Doti, sayoul.

Speaker 5:As for today and tomorrow, I'm a little busy. Your colleague asks, as for Wednesday, how about it?

Speaker 4:Sue not.

Speaker 1:They all.

Speaker 2:Sun say as.

Speaker 5:For Wednesday, I'm going on a business trip.

Speaker 1:Suendunga.

Speaker 5:Oh, she says, mister Johnson, You're really busy, aren't you.

Speaker 2:Instance to Papho, it's another day.

Speaker 5:You're playing tennis with a friend. You tell her you play really well, don't you, to my Titian.

Speaker 1:To my Titian, But.

Speaker 5:Your game today is not the greatest, say apologetically, I'm always busy. After the game, you suggest going to the coffee shop. You say, as for that coffee shop, it is a little bit far.

Speaker 1:Though, condet coffee tomorrow.

Speaker 5:Over coffee, you comment again on her great tennis skills, and you excuse your tennis skills by saying, I'm always busy. Another day, you're at a party. A person looks familiar but you don't know who he is. Ask your colleague as for that person, who.

Speaker 1:Is that Tosaramon Duel, Tosaraman Dueo.

Speaker 5:She tells you it's Sung Chou. He is an acquaintance.

Speaker 2:Sucho Chio and Saamiel Sucho Chio Adamiel.

Speaker 5:Referring to the lady next to Sung Chou, she says, that's Sung Chol's.

Speaker 2:Wife, Sancho hi Bill.

Speaker 5:She says, I often play tennis with Sung Chol's wife.

Speaker 2:Choi tennis child, chop tennis child.

Speaker 5:Does she play well?

Speaker 1:Chai Chao.

Speaker 5:Chai Tao, Yes, Sun Chole's wife plays better than I.

Speaker 2:Yeah, schop need chub schop need.

Speaker 5:Your colleague also plays well. Comment on her good tennis skills. Don't as for you? You could improve, so you say apologetically, I'm always busy. She says. Sung Chol's wife has been playing tennis for as many as ten years.

Speaker 2:Some chochipil s Chochi Shimi.

Speaker 5:Does her husband also play tennis.

Speaker 1:Nampendo tennis ChIL, Yes, but.

Speaker 5:The wife plays better than her husband.

Speaker 2:Yeah, hajjiman puini n'mimbuda child, pueni'mimbuda child.

Speaker 5:The husband also plays quite well, though.

Speaker 2:Condemn piandors hung down each child, nampiandors hang down child.

Speaker 5:You again, tell her you play really well, don't you.

Speaker 1:Don't mind?

Speaker 5:She says, But as for Sung Cho, he likes golf.

Speaker 2:Better hajjiman suchochin and he.

Speaker 1:To hell.

Speaker 5:You ask, does Song Chol's wife also play golf?

Speaker 1:Stay ship window?

Speaker 5:She does? And your colleague says she plays quite well, Sang, she adds, But as for his wife, she likes tennis.

Speaker 2:Better hajjiman pueenan tennis.

Speaker 5:S hell, she says, again she plays quite well. Tell her I don't play well though. When you're paying for the coffee, you realize you don't have much Korean money. Ask the cashier where you change money? A die, she answers at the bank you change, You have just enough money for now, So you say you'll go tomorrow. But she tells you the bank will be closed tomorrow, she says, because as for tomorrow, it's a holiday now, So you decide to go to the bank now, say I'll return right away, parolgo, How do you say apologetically, I'm always busy.

Speaker 1:Neo?

Speaker 5:She says, I'm not busy, I'm not bay all. Now you're at a coffee shop again with a colleague. You see an acquaintance there, say as for that person, he is an acquaintance. A waiter asks which you prefer tea or coffee. You prefer coffee, so you say coffee is better.

Speaker 1:Corpigato tuyo.

Speaker 5:Then your acquaintance says, as for me, tea is better.

Speaker 2:Tonin tagato tuyo.

Speaker 5:This is the end of unit twenty five.

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