Korean Short Story for Beginners : Han River

Hi Korean learners ! Today, we meet again for another Korean listening and reading practice for beginners. This Korean short story is targeted towards beginners. (A1)

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Korean Reading Practice

We Went to Han River

루키

어제 자피씨와 카카오톡으로 대화했어요.
자피씨가 재미있는 한국말을 가르쳐줬어요.
‘치맥하다’는 치킨을 먹고 맥주를 마시는 거예요.
다음에 자피씨와 치맥하기로 했어요.
같이 한강에 갈거예요.

*카톡*

어? 카카오톡 메시지가 왔어요.
누굴까요?
자피씨의 메시지예요!

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자피 – 루키씨, 안녕하세요!

루키 – 안녕하세요 자피씨!

자피 – 토요일에 약속있어요?

루키 – 토요일에는 약속이 없어요. 왜요?

자피 – 그러면 토요일에 한강에 갈까요?

루키 – 좋아요. 치맥하러 가는거예요?

자피 – ㅋㅋㅋ맞아요. 어디서 만날까요?

루키 – 버스 정류장에서 만나는게 어때요?

자피 – 버스보다 지하철이 더 편해요.
지하철 역에서 만나는게 어때요?

루키 – 좋아요. 지하철 역에서 만나요.

자피 – 언제 만날까요?

루키 – 3시에 만나는게 어때요?

자피 – 네. 좋아요. 토요일에 카톡할게요!

루키 – 카톡? 카톡이 뭐예요?

자피 – 카톡은 카카오톡이에요ㅋㅋㅋ

루키 – 아~~ 카카오톡. 네! 카톡해주세요!

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루키 – 와~ 한강은 정말 예뻐요.

자피 – 맞아요. 날씨도 참 좋아요.

루키 – 자피씨는 뭐하고 싶어요?

자피 – 한강공원에서 산책하고 싶어요.

루키 – 좋아요. 산책하고 자전거를 탈까요?

자피 – 네! 갑시다!

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루키 – 배가 고파요.

자피 – 저도요. 저녁을 먹을까요?

루키 – 저녁은 치맥이죠?

자피 – 네. 하지만 루키씨는 맥주를 못마시죠?

루키 – 맞아요. 저는 콜라를 마실게요.

자피 – 그러면 저도 같이 콜라를 마실게요

루키 – 앗… 맥주를 마시고 싶지 않아요?

자피 – 루키씨와 같이 콜라를 마시는게 더 좋아요.

루키 – 고마워요. 치킨은 제가 살게요!

자피 – 그러면 제가 음료수를 살게요.

루키 – 벌써 7시예요. 빨리 갑시다!

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루키

오늘 정말 재미있었어요.
자피씨와 한강에서 산책을 하고 자전거를 탔어요.
치킨을 먹고 콜라를 마셨어요.

Translation

Luki

Yesterday, I chatted with Zapi on KakaoTalk.
Zapi taught me a fun Korean word.
“Chimaek” means eating chicken and drinking beer.
Next time, we planned to have chimaek together.
We’ll go to Han River together.

*Katok*

Oh? A KakaoTalk message has arrived.
Who could it be?
It’s a message from Zapi!

Zapi – Luki, hello!

Luki – Hello, Zapi!

Zapi – Do you have plans on Saturday?

Luki – I don’t have plans on Saturday. Why?

Zapi – Then, should we go to Han River on Saturday?

Luki – Sounds good. Are we going for chimaek?

Zapi – LOL, that’s right. Where should we meet?

Luki – How about meeting at the bus stop?

Zapi – The subway is more convenient than the bus.
How about meeting at the subway station?

Luki – Sounds good. Let’s meet at the subway station.

Zapi – When should we meet?

Luki – How about meeting at 3 o’clock?

Zapi – Sure. Sounds good. I’ll message you on Saturday!

Luki – “Katok”? What does “katok” mean?

Zapi – “Katok” is KakaoTalk, haha.

Luki – Ah~~ KakaoTalk. Okay! Please message me!

Luki – Wow~ The Han River is really beautiful.

Zapi – Yeah, the weather is also really nice.

Luki – What do you want to do, Zapi?

Zapi – I want to take a walk in the Han River Park.

Luki – Sounds good. Shall we take a walk and ride bikes?

Zapi – Yes! Let’s go!

Luki – I’m hungry.

Zapi – Me too. Shall we eat dinner?

Luki – Dinner is chimaek, right?

Zapi – Yes. But you can’t drink beer, right?

Luki – That’s right. I’ll have cola.

Zapi – Then I’ll have cola with you.

Luki – Oh… Don’t you want to drink beer?

Zapi – I prefer drinking cola with you.

Luki – Thank you. I’ll buy the chicken!

Zapi – Then I’ll buy the drinks.

Luki – It’s already 7 o’clock. Let’s hurry up!

Luki

Today was really fun.
I took a walk with Zapi by the Han River and rode bikes.
We ate chicken and drank cola.

Vocabulary

You can also check the grammar points in the YouTube video dedicated for this story !

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