29. 명절

Chapter 29.  Traditional Holidays    

 

 

 
Bill : 한국의 가장 큰 명절은 언제예요?
[Han-gugui gajang keun myeongjeoreun eonjeyeyo?]
Which is the biggest Korean traditional holiday?
 
 
Cheolsu : 설과 추석이에요. 설은 음력 1 1일이고 추석은 음력 8 15일이에요.
[Seolgwa chuseogieyo. Seoreun eumnyeok irwol iril-igo chuseogeun eumnyeok parwol siboil-ieyo.]
It's New Years and Chuseok. New Year’s is on the first day of January on the Chinese lunar calendar, and Chuseok is on August 15th of the Chinese lunar calendar.

 
 
Bill : 설에는 무얼 하죠?
[Seoreneun mueol hajyo?]
What do you do for New Years?

 
 
Cheolsu : 조상들께 차례를 지내고, 어른들께 세배를 드려요.
[Josangdeulkke charyereul jinaego, eoreundeulkke sebaereul deuryeoyo.]
We hold a memorial service for our ancestors and bow to the elderly family members.

 
 
Bill : 설날에 먹는 특별한 음식이 있나요?
[Seollare meongneun teukbyeolhan eumsigi innayo?]
Are there any traditional dishes Koreans eat on New Year’s day?

 
 
Cheolsu : . 집집마다 떡국을 먹어요.     
[Ne, jipjjimmada tteokkugeul meogeoyo.]
Yes. Every household prepares and eats Tteokguk

 
 
Bill : 추석은 어떤 명절이에요?
[Chuseogeun eotteon myeongjeol-ieyo?]
What kind of holiday is Chuseok?

 
 
Cheolsu : 서양의 추수감사절과 비슷해요. 햇곡식으로 만든 음식과 햇과일로 차례를 지내요. 
[Seoyang-ui chusugamsajeolgwa biseutaeyo. Haetgokssigeuro mandeun eumsikkwa haetkkwaillo charyereul jinaeyo.]
It's close to the American Thanksgiving. We do a special memorial service for our ancestors with new grains and fruit.

 
 
Bill : 송편은 뭐예요?
[Songpyeoneun mwoyeyo?]
What is Songpyeon?

 
 
Cheolsu :

추석에 빚어 먹는 반달 모양의 떡이에요.
[Chuseoge bijeo meongneun bandanl moyang-ui tteogieyo.]
It's a half-moon-shaped rice cake Koreans eat over Chuseok.

새해 많이 받으세요.
[Saehae bong mani badeuseyo.]
Happy New Year.


 
 
 

Vocabulary and Expressions

명절
[myeongjeol] Traditional holiday
크다 [keuda] Big
작다 [jakda] Small
가장 큰 명절 [gajang keun myeongjeol] The biggest traditional holiday
() [seol] New Year's
추석 [chuseok] Chuseok
차례를 지내다 [charyereul jinaeda] Hold a memorial service
세배를 드리다 [sebaereul deurida] To bow
음력 [eumnyeok] Chinese lunar calendar
양력 [yangnyeok] Western calendar
특별한 음식 [teukbyeoulhan eumsik] Special dishes/food
집집마다 [jipjjimmada] Every household
떡국 [tteokkuk] Tteok-guk(rice cake broth)
서양 [seoyang] Western
동양 [dong-yang] Eastern
추수감사절 [chusugamsajeol] Thanksgiving Day
곡식 [gokssik] Grains
햇곡식 [haetgokssik] New grains
과일 [gwail] Fruit
햇과일 [haetkkwail] New fruit
송편 [songpyeon] Songpyeon(rice cake)
송편을 빚다 [songpyeoneul bitta] To make Songpyeon
반달 [bandal] Half moon
반달 모양의 [bandal moyang-ui] Half-moon-shaped
[tteok] Rice cake

* Months of the Year

1
[irwol] January
2
[iwol] February
3
[samwol] March
4
[sawol] April
5
[owol] May
6
[yuwol] June
7
[chirwol] July
8
[parwol] August
9
[guwol] September
10
[siwol] October
11
[sibirwol] November
12
[sibiwol] December

 

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