Level 6 · Unit 3
The drum and the complaint
The drum and the complaint
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What you’ll learn
- V/A-더라니 (어쩐지 …-더라니)No wonder … — the sign you noticed, and now the reason
- V-(으)려야 V-(으)ㄹ 수가 없다However hard I try, I can't … — the same verb twice
- V-기가 무섭게 · V-기 무섭게The moment … — one thing follows another at once
- V-(으)ㄹ락 말락 하다 · V-(으)ㄹ락 말락 한 NOnly just … — right on the edge
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Written -(으)려야, spoken -(으)ㄹ래야
- Right at the edge, or wavering: -(으)ㄹ락 말락 and -(으)ㄹ 듯 말 듯
- The -더 family: -더라, -더라니, -더라니까, -더니
- Sound words with -음 (音)
The scene opens
- 차
차옥란
할머니, 문 닫으실 시간에 죄송해요. 옆 건물 이 층에 사는 주민인데요, 차옥란이라고 해요.
I'm sorry to come just as you're closing. I live on the second floor of the building next door. My name is Cha Ok-ran.
- S
Soon-ja
알지. 앉아. 무슨 일이야?
I know you. Sit down. What is it?
- 차
차옥란
구청에 민원을 넣을까 하다가, 먼저 말씀드리는 게 맞는 것 같아서 왔어요. 저녁마다 이쪽 차고에서 드럼 소리가 나서요.
I thought about making a complaint to the district office, but it seemed right to tell you first. There's drumming from the garage on this side every evening.
Inside the unit
- 1SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
- 2Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
- 3Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
- 4Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
- 5Words40 words, which go into your spaced review
- 6PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
- 7Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
- 8Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
- 9Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card