• Gyeongbokgung Palace Festival: A Day of Tradition and Joy

  • May 15 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
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Gyeongbokgung Palace Festival: A Day of Tradition and Joy

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  • Fluent Fiction - Korean: Gyeongbokgung Palace Festival: A Day of Tradition and Joy Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/gyeongbokgung-palace-festival-a-day-of-tradition-and-joy Story Transcript:Ko: 경복궁에는 화창한 날씨였다.En: The weather at Gyeongbokgung Palace was clear.Ko: 하늘은 파랗고 구름 한 점 없었다.En: The sky was blue with not a cloud in sight.Ko: 지호, 수민, 혜진은 전통 한국 축제를 준비하고 있었다.En: Jiho, Sumin, and Hyejin were preparing for a traditional Korean festival.Ko: "우리 먼저 장식을 해야 해," 지호가 말하였다.En: "We should start with the decorations," Jiho said.Ko: "깃발을 걸자."En: "Let's hang the flags."Ko: 수민은 깃발을 들고 나무에 걸었다.En: Sumin took the flags and hung them on the trees.Ko: 혜진은 등을 달았다.En: Hyejin hung lanterns.Ko: "우리 등불도 달자!" 혜진이 말했다.En: "Let's hang the lanterns too!" Hyejin said.Ko: 장식이 끝나자, 그들은 음식을 준비했다.En: After finishing the decorations, they started preparing the food.Ko: 지호는 한과를 만들고 있었다.En: Jiho was making traditional sweets, hangwa.Ko: "전통 과자는 중요한 거야," 지호가 말했다.En: "Traditional sweets are important," Jiho said.Ko: 수민은 떡을 만들고 있었다.En: Sumin was making rice cakes.Ko: "이 떡은 아주 맛있어," 수민이 말하였다.En: "These rice cakes are very delicious," Sumin remarked.Ko: 혜진은 김치를 담글 준비를 했다.En: Hyejin was getting ready to make kimchi.Ko: "김치가 빠지면 섭섭해," 혜진이 웃으며 말했다.En: "It wouldn't be the same without kimchi," Hyejin said with a smile.Ko: 준비가 끝난 후, 그들은 옷을 갈아입었다.En: After they finished the preparations, they changed their clothes.Ko: 한복을 입은 지호, 수민, 혜진은 정말 아름다웠다.En: Jiho, Sumin, and Hyejin, dressed in hanbok, looked truly beautiful.Ko: "우리 사진 찍자," 지호가 제안하였다.En: "Let's take a picture," Jiho suggested.Ko: 그들은 경복궁 정문 앞에서 사진을 찍었다.En: They took a picture in front of the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace.Ko: 사람들은 그들을 보고 환호했다.En: People cheered as they saw them.Ko: "여기 너무 예뻐," 수민이 감탄했다.En: "It’s so beautiful here," Sumin admired.Ko: 축제는 시작되었다.En: The festival began.Ko: 사람들이 모여들었다.En: People gathered, enjoying the food and dancing.Ko: 그들은 음식도 먹고, 춤도 추었다.En: Jiho and Sumin performed a traditional dance.Ko: 지호와 수민은 전통무용을 추었다.En: Hyejin played the gayageum.Ko: 혜진은 가야금을 연주했다.En: Everyone was enjoying the festival.Ko: 사람들은 축제를 즐기고 있었다.En: "This festival is amazing," one tourist commented.Ko: 저녁이 되자, 불꽃놀이가 시작되었다.En: As evening came, the fireworks started.Ko: 하늘은 다채로운 빛으로 물들었다.En: The sky lit up with vibrant colors.Ko: "너무 아름다워," 혜진이 속삭였다.En: "So beautiful," Hyejin whispered.Ko: 축제가 끝나자, 지호, 수민, 혜진은 해바라기를 바라보며 말했다. "오늘 정말 좋은 날이었어."En: When the festival ended, Jiho, Sumin, and Hyejin looked at the sunflowers and said, "Today was truly a great day."Ko: "다음에도 또 준비하자," 지호가 말했다.En: "Let's prepare again next time," Jiho said.Ko: "그래, 꼭 또 하자," 수민과 혜진이 동의했다.En: "Yes, let's definitely do it again," Sumin and Hyejin agreed.Ko: 그렇게 그들은 경복궁에서의 축제를 마무리했다.En: And so they concluded the festival at Gyeongbokgung Palace and returned to their ordinary lives.Ko: 그리고 다시 평범한 일상으로 돌아갔다. 하지만 그날의 기억은 영원히 남았다.En: However, the memories of that day would last forever. Vocabulary Words:clear: 화창한sky: 하늘cloud: 구름decorations: 장식flags: 깃발lanterns: 등trees: 나무prepared: 준비했다sweets: 과자rice cakes: 떡delicious: 맛있어important: 중요한change clothes: 옷을 갈아입었다dressed: 입은perform: 공연하다dancing: 춤play: 연주하다fireworks: 불꽃놀이vibrant: 다채로운colors: 빛whispered: 속삭였다returned: 돌아갔다ordinary lives: 평범한 일상memories: 기억forever: 영원히festival: 축제traditional: 전통hanbok: 한복main gate: 정문cheered: 환호했다
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