Seoul 3B vocabulary · Lesson 14

Si-gol nong-jang-e-seo so-wa dalg ga-theun ga-chug-eul khi-u-myeo sal-go sip-eo-yo.

I want to live on a rural farm raising livestock such as cows and chickens.

San-sok-e o-ni mae-yeon-do eop-go gong-gi-ga malg-a-seo ga-seum-i ppeong tthul-ryeo-yo.

When I come to the mountains, there is no smoke and the air is clear, so my heart feels empty.

Dae-do-si-neun ja-dong-cha mae-yeon-gwa gong-jang mae-yeon-eu-ro gong-hae-ga sim-ham-ni-da.

Big cities are highly polluted due to automobile exhaust and factory exhaust.

Bu-mo-nim-kke-seo-neun go-hyang ma-eul-e-seo phyeong-saeng ssal-nong-sa-reul ji-eu-syeot-seo-yo.

My parents farmed rice their entire lives in their hometown village.

Ha-ru jong-il hal il eop-si jib-e-man it-eu-ryeo-ni neo-mu tta-bun-hae-yo.

It's so boring to stay at home all day with nothing to do.

Eo-ril jeok si-gol si-naet-ga-e-seo maen-son-eu-ro mul-go-gi-reul jab-gon haet-seo-yo.

When I was young, I used to catch fish with my bare hands in a rural stream.

Si-gol-eun beo-seu-ga ja-ju an da-nyeo-seo dae-jung-gyo-thong i-yong-i jo-geum bul-phyeon-hae-yo.

In rural areas, buses don't run often, so using public transportation is a bit inconvenient.

Chin-gu-wa yet-nal-i-ya-gi-reul na-nu-da bo-ni si-gan ga-neun jul mol-rat-seo-yo.

As I was talking about old times with my friend, I lost track of time.

Do-si-ui ba-ppun saeng-hwal-e-seo beot-eo-na si-gol-e-seo yeo-yu it-ge ji-nae-go sip-eo-yo.

I want to get away from the busy life in the city and have a relaxing time in the countryside.

Ju-mal a-chim-e ma-dang-ui mu-seong-ha-ge ja-ran jan-di-reul mal-kkeum-hi kkak-at-seo-yo.

On the weekend morning, I mowed the overgrown grass in the yard.

Ye-ppeun kkot-gwa na-mu-reul sim-eu-myeo jeong-won-eul a-reum-dap-ge ga-kku-neun chwi-mi-ga it-seo-yo.

I have a hobby of planting pretty flowers and trees and keeping the garden beautiful.

Theot-bat-e sang-chu-wa go-chu ga-theun yu-gi-nong chae-so-reul sim-eot-seum-ni-da.

I planted organic vegetables like lettuce and peppers in my garden.

A-pha-theu dan-ji ju-byeon-e byeong-won-gwa ma-theu deung phyeon-ui si-seol-i jal doe-eo it-seo-yo.

There are good convenience facilities such as hospitals and supermarkets around the apartment complex.

Phu-reun deul-phan-gwa gang-i eo-u-reo-jin si-gol phung-gyeong-i cham phyeong-hwa-ro-wo bo-yeo-yo.

The rural scenery with green fields and rivers looks very peaceful.

Sae-byeok su-san-si-jang-eun sang-in-deul-gwa son-nim-deul-ro eon-je-na hwal-gi-cha-yo.

The early morning fish market is always bustling with merchants and customers.

Sip-nyeon man-e go-hyang-e dol-a-wat-deo-ni mol-ra-bol jeong-do-ro bal-jeon-haet-deo-gun-yo.

When I returned to my hometown after 10 years, I realized that I had improved beyond recognition.

Se-weol-i heu-reu-myeon-seo yet si-gol ma-eul-ui mo-seub-do man-i byeon-haet-seum-ni-da.

As time passed, the appearance of the old rural village changed a lot.

Gae-bal-i jin-haeng-doe-myeon-seo ul-chang-haet-deon sup-i heun-jeok-do eop-si sa-ra-jyeot-seo-yo.

As development progressed, the dense forest disappeared without a trace.

Non-bat-i-deon i-gos-i go-cheung bil-ding sup-eu-ro byeon-haet-da-ni sang-sang-i an dwae-yo.

I can't imagine that this place, which was once a rice field, has turned into a forest of high-rise buildings.

Ma-eul eo-gwi-e dae-hyeong ma-theu-wa ji-ha-cheol-yeog-i sae-ro saeng-gyeot-seo-yo.

A large supermarket and a new subway station have been built at the entrance of the village.

No-eul ji-neun ho-su-ui hwan-sang-jeok-in phung-gyeong-e-seo nun-eul ttel su-ga eop-seot-seo-yo.

I couldn't take my eyes off the fantastic scenery of the lake at sunset.

O-rae geol-eot-deo-ni da-ri-ga thung-thung bu-eo-ol-rat-seo-yo.

After walking for a long time, my legs became swollen.

Do-si-ga neo-mu man-i ba-kkwi-eo-seo eo-di-ga eo-di-in-ji bun-gan-ha-gi him-deul-eo-yo.

The city has changed so much that it's hard to tell where is where.

Ga-eul-i o-myeon neolb-eun non-e hwang-geum-bit byeo-ga mul-gyeol-chyeo-yo.

When fall comes, golden rice fields ripple across the wide rice fields.

Hal-meo-ni-kke-seo-neun bat-e-seo gat su-hwak-han go-chu-wa bae-chu-reul bo-nae ju-syeot-seo-yo.

My grandmother sent me peppers and cabbage freshly harvested from the field.

‘Byeo-neun ig-eul-su-rok go-gae-reul sug-in-da’neun Han-guk sok-dam-i it-seum-ni-da.

There is a Korean proverb that says, ‘The more the rice ripens, the more it bows its head.’

Deul-phan-ui gok-sig-i nu-reoh-ge ig-eo-ga-neun su-hwag-ui gye-jeol-i-e-yo.

It is harvest season, when the grains in the fields are turning yellow.

Sa-gwa gwa-su-won-e-seo tham-seu-reop-ge yeol-lin ppal-gan sa-gwa-reul ttat-seo-yo.

I picked some delicious red apples at the apple orchard.

Na-i-ga deul-su-rok eo-ril jeok ja-ran go-hyang-i deo geu-ri-wo-jyeo-yo.

The older I get, the more I miss my hometown where I grew up.

Jeong-weol dae-bo-reum-e eon-deog-e ol-ra so-won-eul jeog-eun yeon-eul nop-i nal-lyeot-seo-yo.

On the first full moon of the first lunar month, I climbed the hill and flew high a kite with my wishes written on it.

Gyeo-ul-bang-hag-i doe-myeon kkong-kkong eol-eo-bu-teun non-e-seo sseol-mae-reul that-seum-ni-da.

During winter vacation, I went sledding in the frozen rice fields.

A-i-deul-i ja-yeon-gwa gyo-gam-ha-myeo ja-ral su it-neun jo-eun hwan-gyeong-i-e-yo.

It is a good environment where children can grow up and communicate with nature.

Bang an-e ong-gi-jong-gi mo-yeo an-ja chin-gu-deul-gwa gong-gi-no-ri-reul haet-seo-yo.

I sat huddled together in the room and played gonggi with my friends.

Ju-mal-nong-jang-eul bun-yang-ba-da ga-jok-deul-gwa ham-kke mu-gong-hae chae-so-reul ga-kwo-yo.

Buy a weekend farm and grow pollution-free vegetables with your family.

Gyeo-ul-cheol eol-eum-phan wi-e-seo phaeng-i-chi-gi-reul ha-myeo sin-na-ge nol-at-seum-ni-da.

We had fun spinning tops on the ice in the winter.

Jeon-rae dong-hwa sok-e deung-jang-ha-neun chak-han na-mu-kkun i-ya-gi-reul deul-eot-seo-yo.

I heard the story of a good woodcutter who appears in a traditional fairy tale.

Yen-nal-e-neun a-chim il-jjik ji-ge-reul ji-go san-eu-ro na-mu-reul ha-reo gat-seo-yo.

In the old days, people would go to the mountains early in the morning to cut wood.

Bi-rok nalg-eun gi-wa-jib-i-ji-man go-hyang-jip theuk-yu-ui tta-tteut-ham-i mud-eo-nam-ni-da.

Although it is an old tile-roofed house, it exudes the unique warmth of a hometown.

‘Sin-seon-no-reum-e do-kkit-ja-ru sseok-neun jul mo-reun-da’neun yet-mal-i it-seo-yo.

There is an old saying, ‘You don’t know how rotten a straw sack is when you play Sinseon Play.’

Gip-eun san-sok cheon-yeon dong-gul an-e-seo sin-bi-ro-un jong-yu-seog-eul gu-gyeong-haet-seo-yo.

I saw mysterious stalactites inside a natural cave deep in the mountains.

Dong-ne eo-reu-sin-deul-i ma-eul jeong-ja a-rae mo-yeo ba-dug-eul du-go gye-se-yo.

Local elders gather under the village pavilion to play baduk.

Seup-han ttang-e o-rae bang-chi-doen thong-na-mu-ga kka-mah-ge sseog-eot-seo-yo.

A log that had been left in the wet ground for a long time had turned black and rotten.

Ga-mum-i geuk-sim-hae-ji-ja im-geum-gwa baek-seong-deul-i jeong-seong-eul da-hae gi-u-je-reul ji-naet-seum-ni-da.

As the drought became severe, the king and his people devotedly held prayers for rain.

Nong-bu-deul-eun ga-eul-e ttam heul-ryeo ga-kkun gok-sig-eul gi-ppum-eu-ro chu-su-hae-yo.

Farmers harvest the crops they worked hard to cultivate in the fall with joy.

Dong-jit-nal-e-neun na-ppun gi-un-eul jjot-gi wi-hae sae-al-sim-eul neo-eun phat-jug-eul kkeul-yeo meog-eo-yo.

On the day of the winter solstice, people boil and eat red bean porridge with new kernels in it to ward off bad energy.