Level 6 · Unit 9
The economy talk
The economy talk
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What you’ll learn
- V-(으)ㄹ 판이다 · -(으)ㄹ 판이었다Things are heading for … — a blunt forecast of a bad turn
- V/A-(으)ㄹ 소지가 있다 · N의 소지가 있다 · 소지가 크다/없다There is room for … — flagging a possible problem
- V/A-고도 남다 · -고도 남는다 · -고도 남을 NMore than enough — enough and to spare
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Possible problems in formal Korean: 소지, 우려, 가능성
- Reasoning through what will happen: -(으)ㄹ 테고
- Shortages with -난 (難), and 이해득실
The scene opens
- J
Junho
안녕하세요, 동네 방송 경제 대담 시간이에요. 오늘은 빨래방이 아니라 골목 편의점에서 연결하고 있어요. 점장님께서 계산대를 비우실 수 없다고 하셔서요.
Hello, it's time for the economy talk on the neighbourhood broadcast. Today we're coming to you not from the laundromat but from the convenience store in the alley. The manager said he couldn't leave the till.
- M
Manager Nabi
손님이 오시면 대답은 잠시 멈추겠습니다. 양해 부탁드립니다.
If a customer comes in, I will pause my answer for a moment. Thank you for your understanding.
- J
Junho
네, 괜찮아요. 점장님, 이 매장은 밤 열한 시가 넘으면 무인으로 운영하시잖아요. 사람이 없으니까 수익이 많이 남으시겠네요?
Sure, that's fine. Manager, after eleven at night this shop runs unstaffed, doesn't it? With no one on shift, you must be making a lot more profit?
Inside the unit
- 1SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
- 2Grammar3 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