Dialogue in a restaurant:
Melody Zhuang (MD): oseo osaeyo (quickly come=welcome), yogi anjesaeyo (please sit)
Cecillian Sun (XT): nae (ok)
MD: mu et sul (what) jumun (order) hasigetseoyo (would you like to)?
XT: jamsimanyo (please wait)
MD: nae
XT: unni, jumun halgaeyo (hey sister= waitress/excuse me, I will order now). Bulgogi, bibimbab, samgyetang, yangnyum chicken gurigo makju jusaeyo (please give marinated beef, hot pot mixed vegetable with rice, chicken soup, marinated chicken, and beer).
MD: minjeng boyeo jusaeyo (please show me your ID).
XT: yeogiyo (here it is).
MD: nae, gamsahapnida (thank you).
XT: unni, banchan duh jusaeyo (waitress, please give me more Korean side dishes)
MD: algaetsupnida (okay).
XT: ulmayaeyo (how much is it?)
MD: sam man won yipnida (30,000 Korean dollar). Gamsahapnida, daum ae ddo osaeyo (thank you, please come next time again)
XT: nae (ok)
Hobby:
XT: annyonghasaeyo Melody (hello Melody) pangapsepnida (nice to meet you)
MD: Hello, Xiaoting. annyonghasaeyo Xiaoting (hello) pangapsepnida (nice to meet you)
XT: Chimiga moyeyo? (What hobby do you have?)
MD: Je chiminum dokseo yipnida (my hobby is reading). Chimiga moyeyo? (what hobby do you have?)
XT: Sa jin jjik nungirl jowa haeyo (my hobby is to take photos). Sa jin jjik nungirl jowa haeyo? (do you like to take photos)?
MD: Nae, sa jin jjik nungirl jowa haeyo (Yes, I like to take photos). Dekso jowa haeyo (do you like to read)?
XT: Aniyo, dekso xilo haeyo. (No, I do not like reading)
Comments
Evaluation: I am satisfied about what I learned so far. The one thing I need to improve is speaking fluently. I will practice listening in Korean study website, and try to imitate the tone of speaking. I found that watching Korean drama really help me. I can learn some simple sentences there.