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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.
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비 오는 오후, 준호는 홍대 앞 작은 카페에 들어가요. 커피 기계 소리 사이로 하나가 보여요. 준호는 “따뜻한 라테 한 잔 주세요”라고 . 직원은 “죄송하지만 우유가 없어요”라고 말해요. 준호는 잠깐 생각하고 “그럼 주세요”라고 해요. 창가에 앉은 손님에게 “여기 자리 있어요?”라고 물어요. 손님이 , 빗소리 뒤로 기타 음악이 들려요.
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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.”
The barista says, “I’m sorry, but we’re out of milk.”
Junho thinks for a moment, then says, “Then soy milk instead, please.”
He asks the customer by the window, “Is this seat taken?”
The customer moves their bag, and guitar music drifts in behind the sound of rain.
Vocabulary recap
Reading Comprehension Exercise
A1 Korean Reading Comprehension Exercises
1. Why does Junho change his drink order?
Correct: The café has no milk
The barista says 우유가 없어요, so Junho substitutes soy milk with 대신.
2. What shows that the other customer agrees to share the table?
Correct: They move their bag
Moving the bag clears the seat; the action answers Junho’s 자리 있어요? without extra dialogue.
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