망원시장에서 덜 맵게
At lunchtime, Yuna and Daniel go to Mangwon Market. The stall is filled with the smell of sesame oil and clouds of white steam. They say, “Gimbap and tteokbokki, please.
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점심시간에 유나와 다니엘은 가요. 가게 앞에는 하얀 김이 가득해요. 두 사람은 “김밥하고 떡볶이 주세요”라고 말해요. 다니엘은 빨간 떡볶이를 먹고 물을 바로 마셔요. “맛있지만 조금 매워요.” 유나는 웃고, 다니엘은 “하나 더, 해 주세요”라고 주문해요. 사장님은 소스를 조금만 넣고 김밥 한 조각도 더 줘요.
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At lunchtime, Yuna and Daniel go to Mangwon Market.
The stall is filled with the smell of sesame oil and clouds of white steam.
They say, “Gimbap and tteokbokki, please.”
Daniel tastes the bright red tteokbokki and immediately drinks some water.
“It’s delicious, but it’s a little spicy for me.”
Yuna laughs, and Daniel orders, “One more, less spicy, please.”
The vendor uses only a little sauce and adds an extra piece of gimbap.
Vocabulary recap
Reading Comprehension Exercise
A1 Korean Reading Comprehension Exercises
1. What makes Daniel drink water immediately?
Correct: The tteokbokki is spicy
He drinks just after tasting the red tteokbokki, then says it is 조금 매워요.
2. How does the vendor respond to Daniel’s second request?
Correct: Uses less sauce and adds gimbap
The vendor makes the dish gentler with less sauce and adds a small extra piece of gimbap.
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