Korean · Upper intermediate (B2) · Chapter 12 of 12
Final review
마지막 복습Majimak bokseup
Bring B2 together: catch up with a friend in 반말, switch to 합니다체 for a work call, and review regrets, indirect speech, concession and endings.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Switch between 반말 with a friend and 합니다체 with honorifics on a work call
- Review hypotheticals and regrets: -았 / -었더라면 … -았 / -었을 텐데, -(으)ㄹ 뻔했다
- Review indirect speech, concession, idioms and endings like -잖아, -거든, -네
- Summarise with 요약하자면, 정리하자면, 결국 and 한마디로
Listen
In a café in Seochon, Seoul, university friends Song Yerin and Hong Jinu meet after ten years. Yerin takes a call from her publisher in the middle (반말 / 합니다체). Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Jinu
송예린! 진짜 오랜만이다. 이게 몇 년 만이야? 너 하나도 안 변했다.
Song Yerin! Jinjja oraenmanida. Ige myeot nyeon maniya? Neo hanado an byeonhaetda.
Song Yerin! It's been ages. How many years has it been? You haven't changed a bit.
Yerin
홍진우, 너도 여전하네. 졸업하고 벌써 십 년이야. 세월 진짜 빠르다. 그동안 어떻게 지냈어? 중간에 연락이 끊겨서 궁금했거든.
Hong Jinu, neodo yeojeonhane. Joreophago beolsseo sip nyeoniya. Sewol jinjja ppareuda. Geudongan eotteoke jinaesseo? Junggane yeollagi kkeunkyeoseo gunggeumhaetgeodeun.
Hong Jinu, you're the same as ever too. It's already ten years since we graduated. Time really flies. How have you been? We lost touch along the way, so I've been wondering, you know.
Jinu
나? 삼 년 전에 퇴사했어. 그리고 친구랑 같이 앱 만드는 회사를 창업했지. 처음엔 고생 많이 했는데 요즘은 좀 자리를 잡았어.
Na? Sam nyeon jeone toesahaesseo. Geurigo chingurang gachi aep mandeuneun hoesareul changeophaetji. Cheoeumen gosaeng mani haenneunde yojeumeun jom jarireul jabasseo.
Me? I quit my job three years ago. Then I started a company that makes apps with a friend. It was really hard at first, but these days we're fairly well established.
Yerin
대박, 네가 사장님이야? 역시 넌 발이 넓어서 뭘 해도 잘할 줄 알았어. 나는 작년에 첫 소설을 냈어. 기억나? 나 옛날부터 작가가 되고 싶다고 했잖아.
Daebak, nega sajangnimiya? Yeoksi neon bari neolbeoseo mwol haedo jalhal jul arasseo. Naneun jangnyeone cheot soseoreul naesseo. Gieongna? Na yennalbuteo jakgaga doego sipdago haetjana.
Wow, you're the boss? I always knew you'd do well at whatever you did, with all the people you know. As for me, I published my first novel last year. Remember? I always said I wanted to be a writer.
Jinu
당연히 기억하지. 결국 꿈을 이뤘네! 진짜 축하해. 나도 그때 너처럼 하고 싶은 걸 했더라면 좀 더 일찍 행복했을 텐데.
Dangyeonhi gieokhaji. Gyeolguk kkumeul irwonne! Jinjja chukhahae. Nado geuttae neocheoreom hago sipeun geol haetdeoramyeon jom deo iljjik haengbokhaesseul tende.
Of course I remember. So you made your dream come true in the end! Congratulations. If I'd done what I wanted back then, like you, I'd have been happy sooner.
Yerin
에이, 나도 쉽지는 않았어. 출판사 열 군데에서 거절당했거든. 그때 포기했으면 어쩔 뻔했어. 아, 잠깐만. 출판사 대표님 전화야. 받아야 돼.
Ei, nado swipjineun anasseo. Chulpansa yeol gundeeseo geojeoldanghaetgeodeun. Geuttae pogihaesseumyeon eojjeol ppeonhaesseo. A, jamkkanman. Chulpansa daepyonim jeonhwaya. Badaya dwae.
Oh, come on, it wasn't easy for me either. Ten publishers turned me down, you see. Imagine if I'd given up then. Oh, hang on. It's the head of my publishing house. I have to take this.
Yerin
네, 대표님. 송예린입니다. 안녕하십니까. 네, 지금 통화 괜찮습니다. 말씀하십시오.
Ne, daepyonim. Song Yerinimnida. Annyeonghasimnikka. Ne, jigeum tonghwa gwaenchanseumnida. Malsseumhasipsio.
Yes, Director. This is Song Yerin. Good afternoon. Yes, I can talk now. Please go ahead.
Yerin
아, 두 번째 책 계약 말씀이십니까? 정말 감사합니다. 네, 원고는 다음 달 말까지 보내 드리겠습니다. 일정이 조금 빠듯하더라도 꼭 맞추겠습니다.
A, du beonjjae chaek gyeyak malsseumisimnikka? Jeongmal gamsahamnida. Ne, wongoneun daeum dal malkkaji bonae deurigetseumnida. Iljeongi jogeum ppadeutadeorado kkok matchugetseumnida.
Oh, you mean the contract for my second book? Thank you so much. Yes, I'll send you the manuscript by the end of next month. Even if the schedule is a little tight, I'll make sure I meet it.
Yerin
네, 알겠습니다. 계약서는 이메일로 확인하겠습니다. 감사합니다, 대표님. 들어가십시오.
Ne, algetseumnida. Gyeyakseoneun imeillo hwaginhagetseumnida. Gamsahamnida, daepyonim. Deureogasipsio.
Yes, understood. I'll check the contract by email. Thank you, Director. Goodbye.
Jinu
와, 너 방금 완전 딴사람 같았어. 대표님이 뭐라고 하셨어?
Wa, neo banggeum wanjeon ttansaram gatasseo. Daepyonimi mworago hasyeosseo?
Wow, you sounded like a completely different person just now. What did the director say?
Yerin
두 번째 책도 계약하자고 하셨어. 요약하자면, 첫 책이 생각보다 잘 팔렸대. 아, 믿기지가 않네. 십 년 전에 누가 이럴 줄 알았겠어?
Du beonjjae chaekdo gyeyakhajago hasyeosseo. Yoyakhajamyeon, cheot chaegi saenggakboda jal pallyeotdae. A, mitgijiga anne. Sip nyeon jeone nuga ireol jul aratgesseo?
She wants to sign a contract for my second book too. To sum up, my first book sold better than expected. Oh, I can't believe it. Who'd have thought it ten years ago?
Jinu
야, 오늘은 내가 쏠게. 그리고 이번에는 연락 끊기지 말자. 네 두 번째 책 나오면 내가 제일 먼저 살게.
Ya, oneureun naega ssolge. Geurigo ibeoneneun yeollak kkeunkiji malja. Ne du beonjjae chaek naomyeon naega jeil meonjeo salge.
Hey, today's on me. And let's not lose touch this time. When your second book comes out, I'll be the first to buy it.
Understand
Switching register
Yerin changes style the moment she picks up the phone. With Jinu she uses (banmal): (gunggeumhaetgeodeun), (jamkkanman), (badaya dwae). With the head of her publishing house she uses (hamnidache) with honorifics for the director and humble verbs for herself: (malsseumhasipsio), (bonae deurigetseumnida). She even ends the call with (deureogasipsio), literally “please go in”, the polite way to say goodbye on the phone.
When the director is only being talked about, the honorific stays: back in (banmal), Yerin says (gyeyakhajago hasyeosseo), she suggested a contract, with -시- (-si-) for the director but (banmal) for Jinu. Respect for the person talked about and the style used with the listener are separate choices.
| Meaning | With a friend | On a work call |
|---|---|---|
| OK, understood | (arasseo) | (algetseumnida) |
| I'll send it | (bonae julge) | (bonae deurigetseumnida) |
| go ahead, tell me | (malhae bwa) | (malsseumhasipsio) |
| I'll check | (hwaginhae bolge) | (hwaginhagetseumnida) |
| bye | (jal ga) | (deureogasipsio) |
B2 in one conversation
The reunion uses almost everything from this level. Regrets and hypotheticals: (haetdeoramyeon … haengbokhaesseul tende), if I had done it, I would have been happy, and (pogihaesseumyeon eojjeol ppeonhaesseo), imagine if I had given up. Concession: (swipjineun anasseo), it wasn't exactly easy, and (ppadeutadeorado), even if it's tight. Indirect speech: (gyeyakhajago hasyeosseo) and the short form (jal pallyeotdae), she says it sold well.
The friends also use nuanced endings: -잖아 (-jana), you know, for something both remember; -거든 (-geodeun), you see, to give a reason; -네 (-ne) for something just noticed. And an idiom from chapter 8: (bari neolda), to know lots of people.
| Point | From the dialogue | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| regret | (haetdeoramyeon haengbokhaesseul tende) | if I'd done it, I'd have been happy |
| almost | (eojjeol ppeonhaesseo) | what would I have done |
| concession | (ppadeutadeorado) | even if it's tight |
| suggestion reported | (gyeyakhajago hasyeosseo) | she suggested a contract |
| statement reported | (jal pallyeotdae) | she says it sold well |
| shared knowledge | (jakgaga doego sipdago haetjana) | I said I wanted to be a writer, remember |
| reason | (gunggeumhaetgeodeun) | I was wondering, you see |
| idiom | (bari neolda) | to know lots of people |
Summarising
To pull things together, use (yoyakhajamyeon), to sum up, or (jeongnihajamyeon), to put it all together, both from -자면 (-jamyeon), if I were to. (gyeolguk) means “in the end, after all”, and (hanmadiro) means “in a word”. In a report or presentation they are followed by (hamnidache) or (handache); between friends they work just as well in (banmal).
- 요약하자면, 첫 책이 생각보다 잘 팔렸대.Yoyakhajamyeon, cheot chaegi saenggakboda jal pallyeotdae.To sum up, she says my first book sold better than expected.
- 결국 예린이는 꿈을 이뤘어.Gyeolguk Yerinineun kkumeul irwosseo.In the end, Yerin made her dream come true.
- 한마디로 십 년 동안 많은 것이 변했습니다.Hanmadiro sip nyeon dongan maneun geosi byeonhaetseumnida.In a word, a lot has changed in ten years.
- 정리하자면, 두 사람은 다시 연락하기로 했다.Jeongnihajamyeon, du sarameun dasi yeollakhagiro haetda.To put it all together, the two decided to keep in touch.
More in the grammar: Speech levels: 해요, 합니다, 반말 and 한다
New words
- 오랜만이다oraenmanidait's been a long time · polite (oraenmanieyo)
- 그동안geudonganin the meantime, all this time
- 여전하다yeojeonhadato be the same as ever
- 연락이 끊기다yeollagi kkeunkidato lose touch
- 변하다byeonhadato change
- 퇴사하다toesahadato leave a company, to quit a job
- 창업하다changeophadato start a business · (cheoeumen gosaeng mani haesseo), it was hard (, hardship) at first; (jarireul japda), to get established
- 작가jakgawriter, author
- 출판사chulpansapublishing house, publisher · (yeol gundeeseo geojeoldanghaesseo), ten places () turned me down (, to be rejected)
- 대표님daepyonimhead of a company, director (as a title) · (jigeum tonghwa gwaenchanseumnida), I can talk (, phone call) now
- 계약gyeyakcontract · (gyeyakseo), the contract document
- 꿈을 이루다kkumeul irudato make a dream come true
- 원고wongomanuscript · (wongoreul bonae deurigetseumnida), I'll send you the manuscript
- 세월sewoltime, the years · (sewori ppareuda), time flies
Practise
1.On the phone with the head of your publishing house, you promise to send the manuscript. Which sentence fits?
2.Yerin makes a promise on the call. Put the words in order.
Tap the words below in the right order.I'll send you the manuscript by the end of next month.
3.Match the Korean with the English.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
4.Jinu says (geuttae hago sipeun geol haetdeoramyeon jom deo iljjik haengbokhaesseul tende). How does he feel?
5.Yerin tells Jinu (daepyonimi gyeyakhajago hasyeosseo). What happened?
6.Jinu wants to stay in touch. Put the words in order.
Tap the words below in the right order.Let's not lose touch this time.
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Say it out loud
진짜 오랜만이다. 너 하나도 안 변했다.
Jinjja oraenmanida. Neo hanado an byeonhaetda.
It's been ages. You haven't changed a bit.
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
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