Learn about vegetables that are popular in South Korea
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina:Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Eunhee:And I’m Eunhee! |
| Gina:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Korean Vocabulary, Lesson 7! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five common Vegetables in Korea. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at KoreanClass101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina:Eunhee, what’s our first word? |
| Eunhee:파 |
| Gina:green onion |
| Eunhee: (slow) 파 (regular) 파 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:파 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Green onion is the most popular vegetable used in Korean soup. Not only does it add flavor, it also makes them look better because it adds white and green to soups with red hot pepper sauce. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 파는 부침개를 만들 때 쓰입니다. |
| Gina:Green onions are added to Korean pancakes called ‘buchimjae’. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 파는 부침개를 만들 때 쓰입니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Eunhee:당근 |
| Gina:carrot |
| Eunhee: (slow) 당근 (regular) 당근 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:당근 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Carrots are mostly used in juices in South Korea. They have more Vitamin A than other vegetables, so people eat them to help promote better vision. Also, ‘Dang-geun’, the Korean word for “carrot”, sounds like the phrase that means “Of course”, so people say the word when they agree with something. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 당근은 잡채와 같은 면 요리에 주로 사용합니다. |
| Gina:Carrots are mostly used for making noodles including ‘Jabchae’, a Korean dish made from sweet potato noodles. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 당근은 잡채와 같은 면 요리에 주로 사용합니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Eunhee:오이 |
| Gina:cucumber |
| Eunhee: (slow) 오이 (regular) 오이 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:오이 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:You can find more Korean foods that use cucumbers in summer, because they have plenty of water inside them. Also for that reason, Korean women put sliced cucumbers on their skin to keep it moisturized, instead of using face masks. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 여름에 등산을 가는 한국 사람들은 수분섭취를 위해 오이를 가져갑니다. |
| Gina:Korean people hiking in the summer season take cucumbers along to increase their fluid intake. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 여름에 등산을 가는 한국 사람들은 수분섭취를 위해 오이를 가져갑니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Eunhee:호박 |
| Gina:pumpkin |
| Eunhee: (slow) 호박 (regular) 호박 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:호박 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Pumpkin is known to help blood circulation, so people take pumpkin soup as a gift for ladies who just gave birth. In summer, people make side dishes with ‘ae-hobak’, which literally means “baby pumpkins”, but also means “zucchini” in English. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) 시골에 가면 호박죽이나 전을 만들기 위해서 사람들이 밖에서 호박을 말리는 모습을 쉽게 볼 수 있습니다. |
| Gina:In the countryside, people dry pumpkins inside the house to make pumpkin soup or pancakes with. |
| Eunhee:(slow) 시골에 가면 호박죽이나 전을 만들기 위해서 사람들이 밖에서 호박을 말리는 모습을 쉽게 볼 수 있습니다. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Eunhee:배추 |
| Gina:Chinese cabbage |
| Eunhee: (slow) 배추 (regular) 배추 |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Eunhee:배추 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:In the past, people could easily get Chinese cabbage from yards or farms, so it became the most popular ingredient for making Kimchi. Since nearly every Korean person eats Kimchi every day, the price of Chinese cabbage is considered a major factor of the consumer price index. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Eunhee:(normal) ‘포기'는 배추를 셀 때 사용하는 단위명사입니다. |
| Gina:‘Pogi’ is the counting unit for Chinese cabbages in Korean. |
| Eunhee:(slow) ‘포기'는 배추를 셀 때 사용하는 단위명사입니다. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Eunhee will give you the Korean – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Eunhee:파 |
| [pause]Gina:green onion |
| Eunhee:당근 |
| [pause]Gina:carrot |
| Eunhee:오이 |
| [pause]Gina:cucumber |
| Eunhee:호박 |
| [pause]Gina:pumpkin |
| Eunhee:배추 |
| [pause]Gina:Chinese cabbage |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five Vegetables in Korea! We have more vocab lists available at KoreanClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Eunhee:안녕히 계세요. |
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