Korean · A2 · Unit 23
Korean traditions
한국의 전통
By the end you can
- Describe a holiday in Korea
- Compare a tradition in Korea with one from your country
- Understand a short text about a tradition
Words and phrases
| Korean | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 추석 | (chuseok) Chuseok, the harvest festival in autumn | 추석에는 가족이 다 모여요. |
| 설날 | (seollal) Lunar New Year | 설날에 떡국을 먹어요. |
| 명절 | (myeongjeol) a traditional holiday (설날 and 추석) | 명절에는 고향에 내려가요. |
| 보내요 | (bonaeyo) spend (a holiday, time) | 추석은 가족하고 같이 보내요. |
| 전통 | (jeontong) a tradition | 이건 우리 집 전통이에요. |
| 송편 | (songpyeon) half-moon rice cakes made for 추석 | 온 가족이 송편을 만들어요. |
| 떡국 | (tteokguk) rice cake soup (eating it on 설날 'makes you a year older') | 떡국을 먹으면 한 살 더 먹어요. |
| 세배 | (sebae) the New Year's bow to your elders | 아이들은 할머니께 세배를 해요. |
| 세뱃돈 | (sebaetdon) New Year's money (given to children after the bow) | 세배를 하고 세뱃돈을 받아요. |
| 저희 나라에서는 | (jeohui naraeseoneun) in my country (humble; Koreans call Korea 우리나라) | 저희 나라에서는 크리스마스에 칠면조를 먹어요. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- 제가 제일 좋아하는 명절은 .
- 그때 우리는 보통 .
- 저희 나라에서는 .
Then talk it through
A Korean colleague invites you to their family home for Chuseok and explains what happens. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.