Learn about Korean national holidays
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina:Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Eunhee:And I’m Eunhee! |
| Gina:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Korean Vocabulary, Lesson 1! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Daily Life. These are five Korean National Holidays. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at KoreanClass101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina:Eunhee, what’s our first word? |
| Eunhee:설날 |
| Gina:New Year's Day |
| Eunhee: (slow) 설날 (regular) 설날 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:설날 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:On New year's day, most Korean people gather at their eldest son's house and cook food together. Children bow to adults and get money as a gift for the New year. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 설날 아침에 한국 사람들은 떡국을 먹습니다. |
| Gina:On the morning of New year's day, Korean people eat soup with thinly sliced rice cakes. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 설날 아침에 한국 사람들은 떡국을 먹습니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Eunhee:추석 |
| Gina:Thanksgiving Day |
| Eunhee: (slow) 추석 (regular) 추석 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:추석 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:On August 15 to celebrate Thanksgiving day, people gather with their family members, make food together, and visit their ancestors' cemeteries to say thank you for their care for the year. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 추석에는 사람들이 보름달을 보며 소원을 빕니다. |
| Gina:On Thanksgiving day, people make wishes while watching the full moon. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 추석에는 사람들이 보름달을 보며 소원을 빕니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Eunhee:성탄절, 크리스마스 |
| Gina:Christmas |
| Eunhee: (slow) 성탄절, 크리스마스 (regular) 성탄절, 크리스마스 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:성탄절, 크리스마스 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:On Christmas day in Korea, some people donate a part of their yearly income to non-profit organizations for helping poor people or elderly living alone. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 크리스마스에는 연인과 가족들을 위한 행사들이 많이 열립니다. |
| Gina:On Christmas Day, there are many events for couples and families. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 크리스마스에는 연인과 가족들을 위한 행사들이 많이 열립니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Eunhee:어린이 날 |
| Gina:Children's Day |
| Eunhee: (slow) 어린이 날 (regular) 어린이 날 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat- |
| Eunhee:어린이 날 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Children's Day is on May 5th. In the early 1900s, social activist and novelist Bang Jeonghwan suggested celebrating Children's day and respecting their rights. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 어린이날에는 가족들이 롯데월드나 에버랜드 같은 놀이공원을 방문합니다. |
| Gina:On Children's Day, families visit amusement parks like Lotte world or Everland, for example. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 어린이날에는 가족들이 롯데월드나 에버랜드 같은 놀이공원을 방문합니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Eunhee:광복절 |
| Gina:Independence Day |
| Eunhee: (slow) 광복절 (regular) 광복절 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:광복절 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Korean Independence Day is August 15th, and many people hang a flag to commemorate the independence of the Korean government from Japanese rule. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 광복절날 오전 10시에 사람들은 묵념을 합니다. |
| Gina:At 10 A.M. on Independence Day, people observe a moment of silence. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 광복절날 오전 10시에 사람들은 묵념을 합니다. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Eunhee will give you the Korean – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Eunhee:설날 |
| [pause]Gina:New Year's Day |
| Eunhee:추석 |
| [pause]Gina:Thanksgiving Day |
| Eunhee:성탄절, 크리스마스 |
| [pause]Gina:Christmas |
| Eunhee:어린이날 |
| [pause]Gina:Children's Day |
| Eunhee:광복절 |
| [pause]Gina:Independence Day |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five National Holidays in Korea! We have more vocab lists available at KoreanClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Eunhee:안녕히 계세요. |
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