My learning goal is to learn how to converse in Korean over the phone. When I go to Korea next summer I want to be able to converse fluently with my cousins and family members. I thought this dialogue I found on Berkeley's Online Intermediate Korean site depicted a similar conversation I had (or tried to have) with my cousin last winter break when I first took a bus to Seoul to see her. I plan to accomplish fluency and conversational skills by listening to the audio of this dialogue as well as practicing and reading it aloud.
A: 여보세요. (Hello?)
B: 여보세요, 거기 은영이네 집이지요? (Hi, may I speak to Eun-young?)
A: 네, 제가 은영인데요. (This is Eun-young.)
B: 은영아, 나 현배야. 잘 있었니? (Hi Eunyoung, this is Hyunbae. How are you?)
A: 응, 현배구나. 난 잘 있었어. 넌 서울 구경 잘 하고 있니? (Oh, Hyunbae. I'm doing well. Are you having fun exploring Seoul?)
B: 아니, 길도 잘 모르고 한국말도 서툴러서 혼자 다니기가 너무 힘들어. (No, I'm lost and I'm not very good at Korean so it's hard travelling alone)
A: 그래? 그럼 이번 토요일에 나하고 같이 다니자. (Really? Then let's go around together this Saturday.)
B:고마워. 어디에서 몇 시에 만날까? (Thank you. When and where do you want to meet?)
A:너희 집이 서울역하고 가까우니까 거기에서 만나자. 서울역 앞으로 12시까지 갈게. (Your house is near Seoul station, so let's meet there. I'll be there at 12pm/noon)
B: 서울역에서 남산까지 가는데 시간이 얼마나 걸려? 난 남산에 가 보고 싶은데. (How long does it take from Seoul station to Namsan Tower? I want to see Namsan.)
A: 한 삼사 십 분쯤 걸릴 거야. 별로 멀지 않아. (About 30-40 min. It's not too far)
B:요즘 비가 많이 오는데, 그 날은 날씨가 좋을까? (It's been raining a lot, do you think the weather will clear up by then?)
A: 아마 괜찮을 거야. 걱정하지 마. 그리고 많이 걸어야 하니까 편한 신발을 신고 오는 것도 잊어버리지 마. (I think it will be fine. Don't worry. Also, since we'll be walking around a lot make sure to wear comfortable shoes).
B: 알았어. 그럼 그 날 보자. 잘 있어. (Okay, I'll see you then)
A: 그래, 안녕. (Okay, bye.)
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