Enjoy a cozy Korean story narrated by Jin about experiencing Halloween in America for the first time! π
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1. π§ Korean audio story
2. π Korean / English transcripts + 5 Key Korean expressions
μλ
νμΈμ. μ§μ΄μμ.
Hello, this is Jin.
μ§κ³Όμ νκ΅ μ΄μΌκΈ°, 첫 λ²μ§Έ μ΄μΌκΈ°μμ.
This is the first episode of βKorean Stories with Jin.β
μ€λμ ν λ‘μμ λν μμ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ₯Ό λ€λ €λ릴κ²μ.
Today, Iβll share a small story about Halloween.
μ λ νκ΅μμ νμ΄λκ³ μλμ΄μ.
I was born and raised in Korea.
μ΄λ Έμ λ νκ΅μμλ ν λ‘μμ΄ μ§κΈμ²λΌ μ΅μνμ§ μμμ΄μ.
When I was young, Halloween wasnβt as familiar in Korea as it is now.
μΉκ΅¬λ€κ³Ό ν λ‘μ νν°λ₯Ό νκ±°λ,
Having Halloween parties with friends,
μ§μ§λ§λ€ μ¬νμ λλμ΄ μ£Όλ λͺ¨μ΅λ
or going door to door handing out candyβ
κ±°μ λ³Έ μ μ΄ μμμ΄μ.
I had almost never seen those things.
κ·Έλ°λ° μλ₯Έ μ΄μ΄ λμμ λ,
But when I turned thirty,
μ λ λ―Έκ΅μμ μ΄κ² λμμ΄μ.
I ended up living in the United States.
μ²μ λ―Έκ΅μ μμ λλ
When I first came to the United States,
λͺ¨λ κ²μ΄ μλ‘κ³ λ―μ€μμ΄μ.
everything felt new and unfamiliar.
μΈμ΄λ λ€λ₯΄κ³ ,
The language was different,
μ¬λλ€μ μνλ λ€λ₯΄κ³ ,
peopleβs daily lives were different,
λλ€μ λͺ¨μ΅λ λ¬λμ΄μ.
and even the neighborhoods looked different.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ κ°μ,
And then one autumn,
10μμ΄ λμμ΄μ.
October arrived.
μ΄λ λ λλ€λ₯Ό κ±·λλ°
One day, while I was walking through the neighborhood,
μ§ μμ 컀λ€λ μ£Όν©μ νΈλ°μ΄ 보μμ΄μ.
I saw a big orange pumpkin in front of a house.
μ΄λ€ μ§μλ μ λ Ήμ΄ μμκ³ ,
Some houses had ghosts,
μ΄λ€ μ§μλ ν΄κ³¨κ³Ό κ±°λ―Έμ€μ΄ μμμ΄μ.
and some had skeletons and spiderwebs.
λ°€μ΄ λλ©΄ μ§λ§λ€ μμ λΆλΉλ λ°μ§μμ΄μ.
At night, little lights twinkled in front of each house.
μ λ κ·Έ λͺ¨μ΅μ 보면μ νΌμ μμμ΄μ.
Seeing all of that, I quietly smiled to myself.
βμ, μ λ§ λ―Έκ΅μ μꡬλ.β νλ μκ°μ΄ λ€μμ΄μ.
I thought, βAhβ¦ I really did come to America.β
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν λ‘μ λΉμΌ μ λ
μ΄ λμμ΄μ.
And then Halloween night arrived.
μμ΄λ€μ΄ νλλμ© κ±°λ¦¬λ‘ λμ€κΈ° μμνμ΄μ.
λ§λ
λ μμκ³ ,
There were witches,
곡주λ μμκ³ ,
there were princesses,
κ·μ¬μ΄ λλ¬Όλ‘ λ³μ₯ν μμ΄λ€λ μμμ΄μ.
and there were kids dressed up as cute animals.
μμ΄λ€μ μ§μ§λ§λ€ μ°Ύμκ°μ
The children went from house to house
ν° μλ¦¬λ‘ λ§νμ΄μ.
and shouted loudly,
βTrick or treat!β
μ λ κ·Έ λ§μ λ£κ³ μμμ΄μ.
I smiled when I heard them say that.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ΄λ€μκ² μ¬νμ μ£Όλ μ¬λλ€μ 보면μ
And as I watched people giving candy to the children,
μ‘°κΈ λ°λ»ν κΈ°λΆμ΄ λ€μμ΄μ.
I felt a small warmth inside.
μ΄λ Έμ λ νκ΅μμ 보μλ ν λ‘μκ³Όλ
It was completely different from the Halloween I had seen in Korea when I was youngβ
μμ£Ό λ€λ₯Έ λͺ¨μ΅μ΄μμ΄μ.
a very different scene.
κ·Έλ λ°€ μ§μ λμμμ μ°½λ°μ λ°λΌλ΄€μ΄μ.
That night, when I came home, I looked out the window.
νκ΅μμ μλλ μ΄λ¦° μμ μ λμ
The child I once was, growing up in Korea,
μλ₯Έ μ΄μ λ―Έκ΅μΌλ‘ μ¨ μ§κΈμ λ΄κ°
and the person I am now, who came to the U.S. at thirty,
νμκ°μ μ΄μ΄μ§λ κ² κ°μμ΄μ.
felt connected in a single moment.
νκ΅μμλ νΉλ³νμ§ μμλ ν λ‘μμ΄
Halloween, which wasnβt anything special in Korea,
λ―Έκ΅μμλ μ μλ‘μ΄ μΆμ΅μ΄ λμμ΄μ.
became a new memory for me here in the United States.
μ²μμλ λ―μ€μλ λ¬Ένκ°
A culture that once felt unfamiliar
μκ°μ΄ μ§λλ©΄μ
slowly, over time,
μ‘°κΈμ© μ μΆμ ν λΆλΆμ΄ λ κ±°μμ.
became a small part of my life.
μ§κΈλ 10μμ΄ λλ©΄
Even now, when October comes,
κΈΈμμ μ£Όν©μ νΈλ°μ 보면
and I see orange pumpkins along the street,
κ·Έλμ κΈ°μ΅μ΄ λ μ¬λΌμ.
those memories come back to me.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ΄λ€μ΄ μμΌλ©΄μ
And when children smile
βTrick or treat!βμ΄λΌκ³ λ§νλ μ리λ₯Ό λ€μΌλ©΄
and I hear them say βTrick or treat!β
μ²μ λ―Έκ΅μμ ν λ‘μμ 보μλ λ μ΄ μκ°λμ.
Iβm reminded of the very first Halloween I experienced in the U.S.
μ΄λ―Ό μνμ νλ€ λ³΄λ©΄
When you live as an immigrant,
μ²μμλ λ―μ€μλ μμ μκ°λ€μ΄
the small moments that once felt unfamiliar
λμ€μλ μμ€ν μΆμ΅μ΄ λλ κ² κ°μμ.
eventually become precious memories.
μ μκ² ν λ‘μμ΄ κ·Έλ° μκ° μ€ νλμμ.
Halloween is one of those moments for me.
νκ΅μμ μμλ μ μΆμ΄
The life that began for me in Korea
λ―Έκ΅μμ μλ‘μ΄ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ₯Ό λ§λ€μ΄ κ°μΌλκΉμ.
continued to create new stories here in the United States.
μ€λμ μ¬κΈ°κΉμ§ μ΄μΌκΈ° ν κ²μ.
Thatβs all for todayβs story.
μ 첫 λ²μ§Έ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ₯Ό λ€μ΄ μ£Όμ
μ μ λ§ κ³ λ§μμ.
Thank you so much for listening to my first story.
μ¬λ¬λΆμκ²λ μ²μμλ λ―μ€μμ§λ§,
For you too, there might be moments that felt unfamiliar at first
λμ€μλ μ’μνκ² λ νΉλ³ν μκ°μ΄ μλμ?
but later became something you grew to love.
μ λ μ¬λ¬λΆμ μ΄μΌκΈ°κ° κΆκΈν΄μ.
Iβm curious about your stories as well.
μ°λ¦¬μ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ₯Ό ν¨κ» λλ μ μμΌλ©΄ μ’κ² μ΄μ.
I hope we can share our stories together.
κ·ΈλΌ, λ€μ μ΄μΌκΈ°μμ λ λ§λμ.
Then, Iβll see you again in the next story.
μλ
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Goodbye. ππ
πΈ5 Key Korean expressions (Korean Β· Romanization Β· English)
1. λ―μ€μμ΄μ
nat-seo-reo-sseo-yo
It felt unfamiliar.
2. λ°λ»νμ΄μ
tta-tteut-hae-sseo-yo
It felt warm.
3. μκ°λ¬μ΄μ
saeng-gak-nat-seo-yo
It came to mind / I remembered.
4. μμ€ν΄μ‘μ΄μ
so-jung-hae-jyeo-sseo-yo
It became precious.
5. μ΄μ΄μ‘μ΄μ
i-eo-jeo-sseo-yo
It felt connected / It continued.
Perfect for beginners to practice Korean listening and learn everyday expressions.
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