LESSON TRANSCRIPT

Absolute Beginner S1 #1
What Should We Watch in Korea?

CONTENTS
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INTRO
LESSON CONVERSATION
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
VOCAB LIST
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
LESSON FOCUS
OUTRO

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INTRO
Keith: Hello, and welcome back to the KoreanClass101.com, the fastest, easiest, and
most fun way to learn Korean! And I'm joined in the studio by...
Misun: Hello everyone. Misun's here.
Keith: In this lesson, Misun, what are we going to learn about?
Misun: Movie genre.
Keith: Okay, and this conversation takes place where?
Misun: At a movie theater.
Keith: And the conversation is between?
Misun:
Keith: Okay, and they're friends, so they'll be speaking informal Korean.
Misun: .
Keith : Okay, basic and premium members
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Keith: Alright, let's listen to the conversation.

LESSON CONVERSATION
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English Host: One more time with the English.

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Keith: What kind of movie should we watch?

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Keith: Hmm... should we watch an action movie?

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Keith: Hmm... should we watch a suspense movie?

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Keith: No... should we watch an animation

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movie?
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Keith: Should we watch a romantic comedy?

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Keith: Again?!

POST CONVERSATION BANTER

Keith: Misun, let's talk about watching a movie in Korea.
Misun: Okay! .
Keith: Well, watching movies in Korea is a little different than what I'm used to here in
America.
Misun: Really? Why's that?
Keith: Well, usually when I go to the movies in America, I just sit anywhere I want to.
Misun: Oh right! In Korea, when you go to movies, you have to sit in the assignment
seat, right?
Keith: Right, so when you're buying the tickets, there's usually a chart with all the
seats in the theater, and you pick where you want to sit. Kind of like when you go to a
Broadway show or something and you have to pick your seats. That's the same thing
for movie theaters.
Misun: . So the earlier you buy the tickets, the first you will pick your seats.
Keith: Right. So many times, you know, I went late sometimes to the movie theaters
and I wasn't able to sit where I wanted to sit.
Misun: Yeah. And if there's a new movie out that everyone wants to see, then
sometimes, you'll have to sit by yourself, even if you're with your friends.
Keith: Yeah. So if you're going to the movies in Korea, be sure to go as early as
possible to buy tickets. Otherwise, you might not get the seats you want!

VOCAB LIST
Keith: Alright, well, let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
Misun: Okay [natural native speed]
Keith: Movie
Misun: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Misun: [natural native

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speed]
Keith: Next:
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: action
Misun: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: After that:
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: Suspense
Misun: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: Next:
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: Animation, cartoon
Misun: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: Next:
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: Romantic comedy
Misun: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: Next:
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: To see, to look at, to watch
Misun: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: And finally:
Misun: [natural native speed]
Keith: Again
Misun: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Misun: [natural native speed]

KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES

Keith: Alright. Well, let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and
phrases from this

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lesson.
Misun: The first word well look at is .
Keith: To see, to watch, to look at.
Misun: /. .
Keith: And the reason we're taking a look at this word is because it can be used in
many different situations.
Misun: , , in English, there's a lot of different translations for this word,
but in Korean, there's only 1 word, .
Keith: That's right. In English, we watch TV, or we look at the sky, or we see a
celebrity. But in Korean, it's all just one word.
Misun: Right. Why is that? .
Keith: Okay, next we're going to take a look at all of the movie genres. Can we review
which ones came out in the vocab section?
Misun: . There was , , , and .
Keith: Right, those are pretty much the English words, just with the Korean
pronunciation.
Misun: . A lot of genres are the Korean versions of English words.
Keith: So, when I'm talking about movies, books or anything else, it's pretty easy to
talk about movie genres. But Misun, are there any Korean versions of these words?
Misun: Well, right now, I can come up with only horror movie. It's called .
Keith: Okay but if you said ?
Misun: Uh-huh, you know, a lot of like young generation also say or horror
movie.
Keith: Yeah, so you can still understand the English word.
Misun: Right.
Keith: But aside from that, there are many other Korean words for, let's say, action or
suspense.
Misun: Well
Keith: In terms of movie genres and books.
Misun: Well, action movie, action, we don't really have a Korean word. We do?
Keith: No, I don't think so.
Misun: Not that I know of, right?
Keith: Well, I mean, I guess that's enough information.
Misun: Right.
Keith: If Misun doesn't know, then I'm sure our listeners don't have to know, right?
Misun:

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Right.
Keith: Well, let's take a look at the grammar for this lesson.
Misun: Okay.

LESSON FOCUS
Misun: The focus of this lesson is -()
Keith: Shall we? or Should we?
Misun: More specifically we'll take a look at ?
Keith: And specifically, that's "shall we see?" or "shall we watch?"
Misun: So this construction -(), is used for making suggestions.
Keith: Yup, that's why we translate this "as should we" or "shall we?" But at this level,
we don't want to focus on the construction.
Misun: But if you're interested in how to construct this, you can check the lesson notes.
Keith: Right. But in this lesson, we want to show you how to use it.
Misun: If you're making any suggestions, this is what you use.
Keith: Yeah, you can use this with most verbs to suggest something. So if for example
you want to suggest leaving, you can say...
Misun: ?
Keith: And that's from the verb which means "to go". How about if we're hungry
and, you know, we want to say "shall we eat?"
Misun: ?
Keith: Okay, and that comes from the verb "to eat". And let's use the verb, , "to
do".
Misun: ?
Keith: Okay, and that's suggesting "shall we do something". Alright, well, in this
lesson, the verb that was used was . To see, to watch, or to look at.
Misun: , . You can use this with your friends!
Keith: Right. Just like in the dialog, you can suggest seeing a movie.
Misun: ?
Keith: And if you want to use formal Korean, you can just add at the end.
Misun: ?
Keith: Great! Misun, can we have two more examples?
Misun: ! Keith, ?
Keith: . Let's eat!
Misun: Yeah, you buy it. Okay, another one.

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Keith: A movie? Sure! That sounds like a date. Dinner and a movie, right?
Misun: Right. I wish I could have a date. But here, you know, Keith, he's really famous,
so I cannot really take him.
Keith: I'm not that famous.
Misun: No, you are. What are you talking about?
Keith: Alright, well that just about does it for today.

OUTRO
Keith: Testing yourself is one of the most effective ways to learn.
Misun: That's why we have three types of quizzes.
Keith: Vocabulary, grammar, and content specific.
Misun: Each quiz targets specific skill.
Keith: And together, these quizzes will help you master several fundamental skills.
Misun: Uh-hmm, you can find them in the Learning Center at
Keith: KoreanClass101.com. Alright, thanks, everyone. Bye!
Misun: Okay .

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