KIIP 2 vocabulary · Lesson 11

minjok choedae myeongjeolin seolnaleul maja bumonimi gyesin sigol gohyange naeryeogassseupnida.

To celebrate Lunar New Year, the nation's biggest holiday, I went down to my parents' rural hometown.

myeongjeol achime keunabeoji daekeuro on chincheokdeuli hanjarie moyeo deokdameul nanueossseupnida.

On the morning of the holiday, relatives who came to my uncle's house gathered together and exchanged good wishes.

bappeun ilsangeul jamsi meomchugo jumal jeonyeoke on gajoki siktak ape moyeossseupnida.

Taking a break from our busy daily lives, the whole family gathered around the dinner table on a weekend evening.

oraenmane mannan chinjideuleun soneul majjapgo geudongan jal jinaessneunji seoro anbureul muleossseupnida.

Relatives who had not seen each other for a long time held hands and asked each other how they were doing.

chuseok myeongjeol achime jeongseongkkeos charin eumsikeul deulgo josangnim sansoe gaseo seongmyoreul haessseupnida.

On the morning of the Chuseok holiday, I went to my ancestors' grave with carefully prepared food and paid their respects.

myeongjeol cheosnal ireun achime jeonggalhan hanbokeul charyeoipgo jeongseongseureopge charyereul jinaessseupnida.

Early in the morning on the first day of the holiday, we dressed up in neat hanbok and performed the ancestral ancestral rites with sincerity.

on gajoki du timeuro pyeoneul galra yuchgarakeul deonjimyeo sinnage yuchnolireul jeulgyeossseupnida.

The whole family split into two teams and had a great time throwing the yut sticks.

saehae cheosnal tak teuin hangang dunchieseo aekuneul nalryeo bonaeneun yeonnalrigireul haessseupnida.

On the first day of the new year, we flew a kite on the open bank of the Han River to blow away bad luck.

myeongjeol minsoknolimadangeseo baleul nalryeophage umjikimyeo jeontong jegichagireul gyeorueossseupnida.

At the holiday folk amusement park, we moved our feet nimbly and competed in traditional jegichagi.

seolnal(eumryeok 1wol 1il) achimeneun saehae bokeul giwonhamyeo on gajoki moipnida.

On the morning of New Year's Day (January 1st in the lunar calendar), the whole family gathers to wish for a good new year.

eoreusindeului mansumugangeul bilmyeo gongsonhi mureupeul kkulhgo saehae cheos sebaereul deuryeossseupnida.

I knelt down respectfully and offered my first bow for the new year, wishing the elders a long and prosperous life.

halabeojikkeseoneun danjeonghi anjeusyeoseo sonjudeului gongsonhan sebaereul bateusyeossseupnida.

The grandfather sat neatly and received a polite greeting from his grandchildren.

seolnal achime naireul han sal deo meokneundaneun ppoyan sagol yuksuui tteokgukeul kkeulhyeo meokeossseupnida.

On the morning of New Year's Day, I ate rice cake soup made with white beef bone broth, which is said to make you look a year older.

chuseok(eumryeok 8wol 15il)eneun han haeui pungseonghan suhwakeul gamsahamyeo on gajoki moipnida.

On Chuseok (August 15th of the lunar calendar), the whole family gathers to give thanks for the year's bountiful harvest.

euneunhan solhyangi baedorok mepssalgaru banjuke dalkomhan kkaereul neoheo songpyeoneul bijeossseupnida.

We made songpyeon by adding sweet sesame seeds to non-glutinous rice flour dough to give it a subtle pine scent.

chuseoknal bamhaneule hwiyeongcheong balgge tteooreun dunggeun boreumdaleul bomyeo gajokui annyeongeul bileossseupnida.

On Chuseok, I looked at the round full moon rising brightly in the night sky and prayed for the well-being of my family.

jeongwol daeboreum bamhaneului dunggeun daleul barabomyeo ol han hae siheom hapgyeokui sowoneul bileossseupnida.

I looked at the round moon in the night sky on the full moon of the first lunar month and made a wish to pass the exam this year.

bulgogiwa bibimbapeun jeon segyee neolri alryeojin hangukui gajang daepyojeokin jeontong eumsikipnida.

Bulgogi and bibimbap are Korea's most representative traditional foods that are widely known around the world.

eoreusinkke sebaereul olrija olhaeneun kkok geonganghago tteushaneun bareul iruraneun ttatteushan deokdameul hae jusyeossseupnida.

When we paid our respects to the elderly, they gave us warm wishes and told us to be healthy and achieve our goals this year.

dasadananhaessdeon jinagan han haereul musahi mamurihago huimangchan saehaereul majihaessseupnida.

We ended the eventful year safely and welcomed a hopeful new year.

bombuteo ttam heulryeo jieun byeo nongsaga pungnyeoneul irueo gaeul deulpani hwanggeumbicheuro muldeuleossseupnida.

The rice crops that had been worked hard since spring yielded a bountiful harvest, turning the autumn fields golden.

myeongjeolmada jeongseongeul dahae eumsikeul junbihayeo eundeokeul bepuleo jusin josangnimkke gamsadeuripnida.

I am thankful to my ancestors who prepared food with all their heart and bestowed favors on each holiday.