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마지막 창가 자리

On a rainy afternoon, Junho steps into a small café in Hongdae. Through the noise of the coffee grinder, he spots one window seat. Junho orders, “One hot latte, please.

Junho changes his coffee order at a busy Hongdae cafe while rain streaks the last open window seat.

What you'll learn

  • Bilingual graded story
  • Native narration
  • 7 useful words
  • 2 comprehension questions

Then shadow

Borrow the narrator’s rhythm

Pause after this line and repeat it aloud without translating. Aim for three clean repetitions.

1Listen first

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Native Korean narration of this exact text. Keep the transcript visible on the first pass.

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2Then shadow

비 오는 오후, 준호는 홍대 앞 작은 카페에 들어가요.

Your speaking goal

Order a drink, change one detail, and ask whether a seat is free.

  • “따뜻한 라테 한 잔 주세요”
  • “그럼 우유 대신 두유로 주세요”
  • “여기 자리 있어요?”

Warm-up vocabulary

Preview 3 optional words before reading
한 잔 주세요
one cup, please
“따뜻한 차 한 잔 주세요.”
대신
instead of
“설탕 대신 꿀로 주세요.”
자리 있어요?
is this seat free?
“여기 자리 있어요?”

Your Korean story

Read along with the narration, and tap any highlighted word for its meaning

비 오는 오후, 준호는 홍대 앞 작은 카페에 들어가요.

On a rainy afternoon, Junho steps into a small café in Hongdae.

커피 기계 소리 사이로 하나가 보여요.

Through the noise of the coffee grinder, he spots one window seat.

준호는 “따뜻한 라테 한 잔 주세요”라고 .

Junho orders, “One hot latte, please.”

직원은 “죄송하지만 우유가 없어요”라고 말해요.

The barista says, “I’m sorry, but we’re out of milk.”

준호는 잠깐 생각하고 “그럼 주세요”라고 해요.

Junho thinks for a moment, then says, “Then soy milk instead, please.”

창가에 앉은 손님에게 “여기 자리 있어요?”라고 물어요.

He asks the customer by the window, “Is this seat taken?”

손님이 , 빗소리 뒤로 기타 음악이 들려요.

The customer moves their bag, and guitar music drifts in behind the sound of rain.

Reading Comprehension Exercise

A1 Korean Reading Comprehension Exercises

1. Why does Junho change his drink order?

2. What shows that the other customer agrees to share the table?

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