Korean Short Stories for Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Korean & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
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Do you know what the hardest thing for a Korean learner is?
Finding PROPER reading material that they can handle…which is precisely the reason we’ve written this book!
You may have found the best teacher in town or the most incredible learning app around, but if you don’t put all of that knowledge to practice, you’ll soon forget everything you’ve obtained. This is why being engaged with interesting reading material can be so essential for somebody wishing to learn a new language.
Therefore, in this book we have compiled 20 easy-to-read, compelling and fun stories that will allow you to expand your vocabulary and give you the tools to improve your grasp of the wonderful Korean language.
How Korean Short Stories for Beginners works:
- Each chapter possesses a funny, interesting and/or thought-provoking story based on real-life situations, allowing you to learn a bit more about the Korean culture.
- Having trouble understanding Hangul? No problem – we provide you with the same story twice – one version fully in Korean and the other version with English translation added below each paragraph, allowing you to fully grasp what you are reading!
- The summaries follow a synopsis in Korean and in English of what you just read, both to review the lesson and for you to see if you understood what the tale was about.
- At the end of those summaries, you will be provided with a list of the most relevant vocabulary from that chapter, as well as slang and sayings that you may not have understood at first glance.
- Finally, you’ll be provided with a set of tricky questions in Korean, giving you the chance to prove that you learned something in the story. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer to any — we will provide them immediately after, but no cheating!
We want you to feel comfortable while learning Korean; after all, no language should be a barrier for you to travel around the world and expand your social circles!
So look no further! Pick up your copy of Korean Short Stories for Beginners and level up your Korean language skills right now!
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Korean Short Stories for Beginners - Lingo Mastery
Introduction
So, you want to learn Korean? That’s awesome!
Like any other foreign language, it’s going to open the doors to discovering a completely new culture. Whether you’re learning Korean for work, studies or fun, the knowledge of the language will broaden your mind, let you meet new people, and provide a new page in the thrilling book of your self-development.
Heard about Korean being impossibly hard to learn? That might be true. But that’s what we’re here for. Rely on this book that was written with your needs in mind and accept the challenge without any fear or doubts.
What is the following book about?
We’ve written this book to cover an important issue that seems to affect every new learner of the Korean tongue—a lack of helpful reading material. While in English you may encounter tons (or gigabytes, in our modern terms) of easy and accessible learning material, in Korean you will usually and promptly be given tough literature to read by your teachers, and you will soon find yourself consulting your dictionary more than you’d want to. Eventually, you’ll find yourself bored and uninterested in continuing, and your initially positive outlook may turn sour.
Our goal with this book will be to supply you with useful, entertaining, helpful and challenging material that will not only allow you to learn the language but also help you pass the time and make the experience less formal and more fun—like any particular lesson should be. We will not bore you with grammatical notes, spelling or structure: the book has been well-written and revised to ensure that it covers those aspects without having to explain them in unnecessarily complicated rules like textbooks do.
If you’ve ever learned a new language through conversational methods, teachers will typically just ask you to practice speaking. Here, we’ll teach you writing and reading Korean with stories. You’ll learn both how to read it and write it with the additional tools we’ll give you at the end of each story.
Stories for Beginners? What does that mean?
We don’t want the word to be misleading for you. When thinking about you as a beginner, we focused on combining two things:
Judging by our extensive experience, it’s impossible to make any impressive progress by dealing with the material that you are absolutely comfortable with. Dive into the unknown, make an effort, and you’ll be rewarded.
To make things easier for you, we picked only common words—no rocket science, that’s for sure. You won’t encounter any complex sentences with multiple clauses and prepositions.
Just take the final step on your own—apply your diligence and work hard to get to the next level.
The suggested steps of working with this book
What if I don’t understand everything?
Remember—understanding each and every word is not your goal. Your goal is to grasp the essence of the story and enrich your vocabulary. It is absolutely normal that you may not understand some words or structures and that sometimes you may ultimately not entirely understand what the story is about.
Other recommendations for readers of Korean Short Stories for Beginners
Before we allow you to begin reading, we have a quick list of some other recommendations, tips and tricks for getting the best out of this book.
Read the stories without any pressure: feel free to return to parts you didn’t understand and take breaks when necessary. This is like any fantasy, romance or sci-fi book you’d pick up, except with different goals.
Feel free to use any external material to make your experience more complete: while we’ve provided you with plenty of data to help you learn, you may feel obliged to look at textbooks or search for more helpful texts on the Internet—do not think twice about doing so! We even recommend it.
Find other people to learn with: while learning can be fun on your own, it definitely helps to have friends or family joining you on the tough journey of learning a new language. Find a like-minded person to accompany you in this experience, and you may soon find yourself competing to see who can learn the most!
Try writing your own stories once you’re done: all of the material in this book is made for you to learn not only how to read, but how to write as well. Liked what you read? Try writing your own story now, and see what people think about it!
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Now, without further ado, enjoy these 20 Korean Stories for Beginners.
Good luck, reader!
Chapter 1
새로운 보금자리/A New Home
내가 이사를 오고 나서 처음으로 여동생이 우리 집에 방문했다. 동생은 서울에 있는 대학에 입학했지만, 사는 동네가 우리 동네와 꽤 멀어서 서로 만나기가 쉽지 않았다.
내가 새로 살게된 집은 거실 하나와 방 두 개가 있었고, 앞에는 공영 주차장이 있었다. 주차장에 설치된 CCTV가 24시간 작동하고 있기 때문에 이 집은 더 안전하게 느껴졌다.
새 집에는 곰팡이나 벌레도 없었다. 동네가 조용한 것과 주변에 아름다운 꽃들이 피어있는 것도 마음에 들었다.
집을 둘러본 동생은 안심했고, 우리의 어린 시절 사진을 보여주겠다며 휴대폰 사진첩을 열었다. 거기에는 어렸을 때 엄마가 찍어주신 사진들이 있었다. 해맑게 웃고 있는 어린 아이들이 무척 귀여웠다.
한 사진 속에서 우리는 패션쇼를 한다며 화려한 색상의 보자기를 두르고 장난을 치고 있었다. 우리 가족이 사랑했던 강아지를 껴안고 쓰다듬는 모습도 있었다. 우리 삼남매가 어렸을 때 크리스마스 트리를 거실에 세워두고 춤을 추다가 찍힌 사진은 특히 압권이었다.
당시 우리는 거울 앞에서 러닝셔츠와 팬티 바람으로 춤을 추고 있었다. 엄마가 카메라를 들이밀었을 때 나는 복장때문에 급격히 소심해졌지만 동생은 아주 개성있고 당당한 포즈를 선보였다.
사진을 보고난 후, 동생이 배고파했다. 나는 전기밥솥에 미리 쪄둔 단호박을 동생에게 주었다. 그랬더니 동생이 소스라치게 놀랐다. 언니가 요리도 할 줄 알아??
이게 그렇게 놀랄 일이었나? 단호박을 찌는 것을 요리라고 하기에는 만드는 게 너무 간단했다.
그것도 내가 한게 아니라 밥솥이 다 한 요리였다. 하지만 동생은 이 사실이 무척 인상깊었는지 나중에 엄마께 전화를 걸어서 이를 알려드렸다.
내가 대학생이 되기 전 집에 있을 때에는 거의 요리를 해본 적이 없었다. 고등학생 때에도 급식을 제공하는 기숙사가 있는 학교에서 지내다 보니 요리를 할 일이 없었다. 예전에는 내가 간단한 인스턴트 라면을 끓여도 맛이 없어서 동생들이 먹고 싶어하지 않았다. 그래서 동생의 감탄이 이해가 되었다.
하지만 나는 이제 계란말이도 할 줄 알고 참치볶음밥, 김치전, 콩나물국도 끓일 줄 안다. 친구와 함께 살면서 매일 거르지 않고 아침 식사를 돌아가며 준비했고, 그로 인해 요리 실력이 많이 늘었다.
이 집에서 산지도 참 오랜 시간이 흘렀다. 처음 이 집에 들어왔을 때 내가 인테리어에 대해서 아는 것이 없었기에 상아빛 벽지로 도배를 했었다. 집의 분위기는 카페처럼 우중충해졌고, 나는 교회 형제자매들의 도움을 받아 집을 흰색 벽지로 다시 도배해야 했다.
그런데 세월이 흘러 흰 벽지가 다시 누리끼리해져서 불을 켜도 집 안이 침침했다. 특히 가스레인지 근처의 벽지와 현관문 옆 벽지는 기름때와 손때로 새 단장이 절실했다.
다른 교회 식구들을 초대하는 것을 목표로 나와 친구는 집을 단장하기 시작했다. 우리는 둘이서 틈틈이 도배를 했다. 풀을 만들어 벽지에 바르는 데에 드는 시간을 단축하기 위해서 인터넷에서 판매하는 ‘풀바른 벽지’를 구매했다. 확실히 시간이 많이 절약되었다.
도배를 하고 난 후에 가스레인지 근처의 벽에는 기름때 방지용 시트지를 붙였다.
집이 지어진 지 오래 되어서 그런지 전기 소켓도 색이 누렇게 바래있어서, 우리는 흰 페인트를 사서 소켓도 하얗게 칠했다. 우리는 내친 김에 검은색 책장과 거울을 둘러싸고 있는 검은색 나무 테두리도 흰 색으로 칠했다. 집 안의 분위기가 훨씬 산뜻하고 단정해졌다.
우리는 화려한 포인트 벽지로 한쪽 벽만 도배하여 방을 더 화사하게 해 보려고 했지만, 그 작업을 하고 있을 시간적 엄두가 나지 않았다. 집 전체를 틈틈히 도배하는 데에 거의 몇 주가 걸렸다. 그래서 비교적 간편한 스티커식 포인트 벽지를 구매했다.
하지만 이게 웬걸! 인터넷으로 볼 때에는 고급스럽고 예뻤는데, 실제로 도착한 상품은 할머니 방에 있을 법한 촌스러운 홍매색의 꽃들이었다. 우리는 이런 것에 안목이 있는 지인에게 조언을 구했고 결국은 과감히 스티커를 버리게 되었다.
직장을 다니면서 틈틈히 집을 도배하고 꾸미는 게 쉽지는 않았다. 하지만, 끝내고 나니 집 환경도 새로워지고, 도배의 경험도 했다는 생각에 보람이 느껴졌다.
새로운 보금자리/A New Home
with English Translation
내가 이사를 오고 나서 처음으로 여동생이 우리 집에 방문했다. 동생은 서울에 있는 대학에 입학했지만, 사는 동네가 우리 동네와 꽤 멀어서 서로 만나기가 쉽지 않았다.
My younger sister visited my house for the first time since I moved here. She attended a university in Seoul, but it was not easy to meet her because she lives in a distant town far from mine.
내가 새로 살게된 집은 거실 하나와 방 두 개가 있었고, 앞에는 공영 주차장이 있었다. 주차장에 설치된 CCTV가 24시간 작동하고 있기 때문에 이 집은 더 안전하게 느껴졌다.
My new house had a living room and two bed rooms, and a public parking lot in front. The house felt safer because CCTVs installed in the parking lot were operating 24 hours a day.
새 집에는 곰팡이나 벌레도 없었다. 동네가 조용한 것과 주변에 아름다운 꽃들이 피어있는 것도 마음에 들었다.
The new house had no mold or insects. I also liked the quiet neighborhood and beautiful flowers around it.
집을 둘러본 동생은 안심했고, 우리의 어린 시절 사진을 보여주겠다며 휴대폰 사진첩을 열었다. 거기에는 어렸을 때 엄마가 찍어주신 사진들이 있었다. 해맑게 웃고 있는 어린 아이들이 무척 귀여웠다.
Looking around the house, my sister felt relieved and opened a photo album on her cell phone, saying she would show me our childhood. There were pictures taken by my mom when we were young. The young children who were smiling brightly were very cute.
한 사진 속에서 우리는 패션쇼를 한다며 화려한 색상의 보자기를 두르고 장난을 치고 있었다. 우리 가족이 사랑했던 강아지를 껴안고 쓰다듬는 모습도 있었다. 우리 삼남매가 어렸을 때 크리스마스 트리를 거실에 세워두고 춤을 추다가 찍힌 사진은 특히 압권이었다.
In one picture, we were playing around wearing colorful fabric saying we were doing a fashion show. There was also a picture of us hugging and stroking a dog my family loved. The photos taken while my three siblings had been dancing in the living room with a Christmas tree were especially overwhelming, emotionally speaking.
당시 우리는 거울 앞에서 러닝셔츠와 팬티 바람으로 춤을 추고 있었다. 엄마가 카메라를 들이밀었을 때 나는 복장때문에 급격히 소심해졌지만 동생은 아주 개성있고 당당한 포즈를 선보였다.
At that time, we were dancing in sleeveless undershirts and underwear in front of a mirror. When my mom pushed the camera in, I became suddenly timid because of my too casual outfit, but my sister showed a very characterful and confident pose.
사진을 보고난 후, 동생이 배고파했다. 나는 전기밥솥에 미리 쪄둔 단호박을 동생에게 주었다. 그랬더니 동생이 소스라치게 놀랐다. 언니가 요리도 할 줄 알아??
이게 그렇게 놀랄 일이었나? 단호박을 찌는 것을 요리라고 하기에는 만드는 게 너무 간단했다.
After seeing the pictures, my sister