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Korean II - Lesson 30

25 May 2026 · 30 min

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Speaker 1:In the following conversation, you'll hear yogi cho meaning here I brought some.

Speaker 2:Chocolate tombol and us l anio keno.

Speaker 3:Yogi chocko less dream.

Speaker 1:I go boy, you don't go to? You just heard I go boy, you don't go to. That's an idiomatic expression used when you receive a gift. It means, oh my, why did you buy such a thing?

Speaker 3:And the U s a oh.

Speaker 4:Anio keno.

Speaker 3:Also he yogi chuku less dam.

Speaker 4:I go boy, you don't go to.

Speaker 1:Suppose you ask a colleague where a bank is you say, because I don't have any Korean money at all. How does she offer to draw a map? Or she could simply say I'll draw a map. Say March and May.

Speaker 4:Samuel, or.

Speaker 1:Here's the word for June to go tarasel you will.

Speaker 4:You will?

Speaker 1:Do you remember how to say July chiroar Now say June and.

Speaker 4:July you will go Chirol.

Speaker 1:You have to go to the bank again, say because I don't have any Korean money at all, Hango, your colleague asks if she can go to the bank with you. You say, of course, that doesn't matter for.

Speaker 4:Sure, ullans hang on, upio, you're going.

Speaker 1:To visit a colleague's house, She asks, shall I draw a mapo on that day? You arrive a little late? Say I'm sorry, I'm late, Mida, it's another day you're talking with a colleague. She says. There's a good coffee.

Speaker 3:Shop chewing coffee shr bis.

Speaker 1:She says, let's drink coffee there.

Speaker 3:Did go tarazo cogisokoputer mashi shida cogisa. Cogisokoputer mashi shida.

Speaker 1:Corgisa means there at that previously mentioned place. She says again, let's drink coffee.

Speaker 3:There, cogizokoputer mashi shida cal gisa.

Speaker 1:Continue to use cal ghisau when the place referred to has already been mentioned. Now, she says, I'll draw a map.

Speaker 3:Chriquel, she's going there now.

Speaker 1:You plan to join her later, but you arrive a little late. How do you apologize for being late?

Speaker 4:Did Miana, Mida?

Speaker 1:How do you say? In this weekend? Ibanch mare, your colleague asks you politely? In this weekend, won't you come to our place?

Speaker 3:Ib Mare?

Speaker 1:I know, she gets, Shall I draw a Mapcao? She says, there's a restaurant in front of the station.

Speaker 3:Yoga Pei restauran soil.

Speaker 1:She explains how to get to her house and ends, as for our place, it's in front of the post office.

Speaker 3:Juga pasil.

Speaker 1:You arrive at her house a little late? How do you apologize?

Speaker 4:Did you sell mia?

Speaker 1:She says, no, it's all right, literally, no, I'm.

Speaker 3:Fine and your cinchello.

Speaker 1:Come in please.

Speaker 3:Also sa also sal.

Speaker 1:You want to say I brought some chocolate first, I brought did.

Speaker 4:Kajo?

Speaker 1:I say?

Speaker 5:Oh?

Speaker 4:Kaja kajo? Kajo?

Speaker 1:I say, say I brought.

Speaker 4:Kajo?

Speaker 1:I say? How would you say I brought.

Speaker 4:Some chocolate, choco les, chocole?

Speaker 1:She asks? Would you have some tea?

Speaker 4:Did go darazhel tajum?

Speaker 3:Did you get SiO? Did you get soil tajum? Did you get SiO?

Speaker 1:She asks again? Would you have some tea?

Speaker 3:Tajum? Did you get SiO?

Speaker 1:You want to say yes, I'll have it or I'll do so. For this expression, you will say yes it is so, isn't it? Meaning I agree with your suggestion?

Speaker 4:Did God tarashio? Yeah? Krogio? Could a krogio grogio?

Speaker 1:Krogio is used to agree with the suggestion for an action, such as drinking tea, having dinner, making an appointment, et cetera. How do you agree to the suggestion by saying yes, I'll.

Speaker 4:Have it, yeah, Krogio.

Speaker 1:How does she ask again, would you have some tea?

Speaker 3:Tajum? Did you get sale?

Speaker 1:You say yes, thank you, I'll have.

Speaker 4:It, yeah, comes Amida Grogio.

Speaker 1:You tell her about a good restaurant nearby. You say, here, I'll draw a map.

Speaker 4:Yogi.

Speaker 1:While you're talking, another colleague arrives. How does she say, I'm sorry, I'm late.

Speaker 3:Didjos bien Amnida?

Speaker 1:What does she say when she presents some chocolate as a.

Speaker 3:Gift chocola sum jail.

Speaker 1:When offered tea, she says, thank you.

Speaker 3:I'll have it, comes Amnida, Crojio.

Speaker 1:Your colleague has brought some wine. When dinner is served, the host asks all of you would you have some wine?

Speaker 4:Wine jem.

Speaker 1:After the wine has been poured, you talk about upcoming business trips. You say in May, I'm going to John Ju jung Ju.

Speaker 3:Or a.

Speaker 1:There I have a meeting.

Speaker 4:Coggizo. Metini say.

Speaker 1:After John Ju, I'm going to day John two.

Speaker 4:Jun Ju.

Speaker 1:She asks is there a meeting in de Jon?

Speaker 5:Also Tejontini sayo, yes, there's a meeting there also.

Speaker 4:Yeah, Coggizo mitinis.

Speaker 1:Oh, after that meeting, I'm going to Degu King She asks, is there a meeting Indegu.

Speaker 3:Also Tegui Soil.

Speaker 1:You answer no, in order to see a friend, Anon, I'm going there. In this case, there is understood, Kyo. Now say I'm going there in order to see a friend. You've never been to Degu ask ask for Deegu what kind of place is it.

Speaker 4:Teg Dundeo.

Speaker 1:She says it's a beautiful place for sure.

Speaker 3:Adam down Jo.

Speaker 1:Say yes there, I'm going to see a friend.

Speaker 4:Yeah.

Speaker 1:She jokingly asks if she can go with you. You also say jokingly, of course, that doesn't matter for sure.

Speaker 4:Mulloon's hung on up Joe.

Speaker 1:Your hostess off is some cake? You say, yes, thank you, I'll have it.

Speaker 4:Yeah, comes Amida Krogio.

Speaker 1:Krogio, it's another day. You're visiting another colleagues house. Say I brought some chocolate.

Speaker 4:Choco.

Speaker 1:Now you say, I'm going to Boston in may.

Speaker 4:Or eh Posts.

Speaker 1:In order to see the family. She asks, As for Boston, what kind of place is it? Post say it's a beautiful place for sure. An She asks, if your family has come to Korea, you say yes. In March, my wife came, yes somewhere. You invite her to come to Boston someday, She says, yes, someday I would like to go.

Speaker 3:Yeah on junga. How was it all on jenga?

Speaker 1:It's another day? When visiting another colleagues house, you say, I brought some chocolate.

Speaker 4:Chocole.

Speaker 1:She asks, if it snows in Boston, here's the word for snow.

Speaker 4:Did go tarashil noon.

Speaker 3:Noon noon.

Speaker 4:Snow? Then mareo.

Speaker 3:Noon, irago, mareo noon, irago mario.

Speaker 1:It snows literally snow comes?

Speaker 4:Did go tarashil? Nu knew, I all new, I all new, I all.

Speaker 1:How do you say it snows? New?

Speaker 4:I all?

Speaker 1:When asked about winter weather in Boston, how would you say? It often snows? Start with often.

Speaker 4:Chaju i all?

Speaker 1:She asks, does it often snow in winter? Here's winter to.

Speaker 4:Go darasil cower.

Speaker 3:Or kill cower cower?

Speaker 1:How do you say winter?

Speaker 4:Care?

Speaker 1:She asks again? Ask for in winter? Does it often snow?

Speaker 3:Codein and touchin? Nuni? Ale?

Speaker 1:Yes, it snows a lot literally, yes, snow a lot comes?

Speaker 4:Yeah, Nuni manu I owe manu io.

Speaker 1:Now try to say no in winter it doesn't snow.

Speaker 2:Much anion kore nuni pla n i owe kore pilo i owe.

Speaker 1:She asks once again, in winter, does it snow.

Speaker 3:Coda nuni io, Yes.

Speaker 1:It snows a lot or yes, a lot comes.

Speaker 4:Yeah Nuni Manu i owe yeah, Manu i owe.

Speaker 1:Now say no, it doesn't snow much.

Speaker 2:Annuo nunipiloa and i owe annual Piloa i owe, but it's extremely cold, hajiman king Yani Choya.

Speaker 1:Say, as for in winter it doesn't snow much. As for in summer, how about it?

Speaker 3:Did go daras hell yoama not tell yodam yodam, yodam notel.

Speaker 1:What is the word for summer yodam? She asks, As for in summer, how about it.

Speaker 3:Yodamana hotel, say it's hot.

Speaker 1:To wayo to wyo, as for in the summer, it's hot.

Speaker 4:Yoda man in to Oyo.

Speaker 1:She's going to ask, does it rain?

Speaker 4:Did go tarazo pig while.

Speaker 3:P pigwaile.

Speaker 2:Rain and then I'll took him out of all pie Rago Mario, p rago Mario.

Speaker 1:She asks, In summer does it rain?

Speaker 3:Yoda manego ile yoda may piko ile, Yes.

Speaker 1:It rains often, literally, yes, it comes often.

Speaker 4:Yeah, chaji pia io, yeah, chaju iol.

Speaker 3:No.

Speaker 1:In summer, it doesn't rain.

Speaker 4:An you all yoda man pigan and io yoda mah iow, she tells you.

Speaker 1:As for in Korea, it rains a lot.

Speaker 3:Hungugan in pika manu iol pigot manu io. In June and July, you are a good chiro eh.

Speaker 1:She says. In June and July it rains often.

Speaker 3:You are hago chiroreh taju pigo io.

Speaker 1:As for in Korea, it rains often in June and July.

Speaker 3:Hangogan in you orna go chiro eh taju pigo iow, hanging in ora go chiero touch your piago aile.

Speaker 1:Now you're inviting a colleague to your place for dinner. Say in this weekend.

Speaker 4:You won to Maria.

Speaker 1:Won't you come to my place in this weekend?

Speaker 3:You to?

Speaker 1:I know? She get. She agrees and says yes, I will do so.

Speaker 3:Yeah, cro Joe, Yeah, cro Joe.

Speaker 1:Ask her shall I draw a map? She says yes. So you say yes, I will do so.

Speaker 4:Yeah, Krozio.

Speaker 1:There's a coffee shop in front of the pharmacy.

Speaker 4:Yakuba.

Speaker 1:You give more details from there, and at the end you say, as for my place, it's in front of the post office.

Speaker 4:Juno.

Speaker 1:On the weekend, your friend arrives and says, I'm sorry, I'm late.

Speaker 2:Djosa Nida, say no, it's all right, anyo. Cchanao Anio, Crinchanao.

Speaker 1:Come in please?

Speaker 4:Also say hell?

Speaker 1:What does she say when she hands you the chocolates she brought.

Speaker 3:Chocola sud.

Speaker 1:What do you say when you offer her some wine? Why?

Speaker 4:JOm did she get to say?

Speaker 1:She says, thank you, I'll have it?

Speaker 3:Comes at Nida.

Speaker 1:It's been raining this week? Say in winter it rains often.

Speaker 2:Goodah, chajipika iol, go there, chajupik io.

Speaker 1:Yes. As for in Korea it rains often in June and July.

Speaker 3:Yeah, hung again in Yura, Go tajupigo io, Yeah, hung again in Yura, God tajupigo iol.

Speaker 1:As for winter, how about it?

Speaker 4:Goda not they all.

Speaker 1:As foreign soul? Does it snow.

Speaker 4:Sold in in Ile? New Ile?

Speaker 1:She says no, it doesn't snow much.

Speaker 3:Anyo. Nunipolo an io?

Speaker 1:How would she say? It snows about two three days?

Speaker 3:Ease? How many jimio ea is how mad Jim Wyle?

Speaker 1:She asks. As for Boston, how about.

Speaker 3:It post on a note there?

Speaker 1:You say, it's extremely cold.

Speaker 4:Grengjongichoil.

Speaker 1:Ask for in summer, how about.

Speaker 3:It Yodamena Hotel?

Speaker 1:As for in summer it rains sometimes.

Speaker 4:Yodamana and Jung.

Speaker 1:At the end of the dinner, you offered dessert. Ask would you have some cake.

Speaker 4:Cake jum did you get?

Speaker 1:She says, yes, thank you, I'll have it.

Speaker 3:Here it comes Amni da.

Speaker 1:Now ask would you have some rice cakes sl She tells you about a new coffee shop and says, I'll draw a map.

Speaker 5:Sheco you say there someday, let's drink coffee.

Speaker 4:Call Gisol on jingle.

Speaker 1:She says, your Korean is getting better and better. But you modestly say no, not skilled.

Speaker 4:Yet, Anio.

Speaker 1:But indeed you're making great progress.

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