Korean listening practice #4 College days 대학시절
Welcome to Part 4 of our Korean listening practice series!
Today, we’ll focus on expressions related to college life, providing you with a variety of words to talk about your major, part-time jobs, traveling, and more!
<How to study>
1. Get to know important vocab and become acquainted with grammar concepts.
2. Watch the video without subtitles initially, then review with subtitles.
3. Listen repeatedly and mimic the speaker. Aim to listen at least once daily until you’re comfortable with the sentence structures and expressions.
Vocabulary list
| 졸업하다 | to graduate |
| 언어 | language |
| 전공 | major |
| 아르바이트 | part-time job |
| 돈(을) 모으다 | to save money |
| 곳 | place |
| 방학 | vacation |
| 친구를 사귀다(=만들다) | to make friends |
| 여러 | several, many |
| 작다 | small |
| 외국인 | foreigner |
| 경험 | experience |
Grammar points
| 동안 | for, during |
| (으)면서 | while |
| -씩 | A particle that expresses frequency, or allocated amounts or numbers |
| (ㄹ/을) 때 | when |
| -(으)러 가다/오다 | to go/come to do something |
| -ㄹ/을 수 있다 | be able to, can |
| 지만 | but (only with verbs, adjectives) |
| 는데 | but, background information |
| -ㄴ/은 후에 | after + verbs |
| -(으) 면서 | while |
| -으면 좋겠다 | I wish/ I hope |
| -고 싶어요 | want to |
Put your best effort into understanding the video as you listen.
And remember to mimic it too!
This practice will aid in cultivating a natural Korean accent and tone.
(The script is down below!)
<Script>
작년에 나는 대학교를 졸업했어요. 대학교에서 언어를 공부했어요.
Last year I graduated from university. I studied languages at university.
제 전공은 스페인어였어요. 4년동안 서울에서 혼자 살았어요.
My major was Spanish. I lived alone in Seoul for 4 years.
학교에 다니면서, 아르바이트도 많이 했어요.
While attending school, I did a lot of part-time jobs.
항상 아르바이트 2~3개씩 하면서 돈을 모았어요.
I always saved money while doing 2-3 part-time jobs.
카페, 식당, 학원 등 많은 곳에서 일을 했어요.
I worked in many places such as cafes, restaurants, and academies.
방학동안은 여행을 자주 다녔어요.
During vacation, I often traveled.
유럽과 아시아, 미국 여러 나라들을 여행 했어요.
I traveled to several countries in Europe, Asia and America.
대학교 2학년 때, 스페인어를 공부하러 스페인에 갔어요.
When I was in my second year of university, I went to Spain to study Spanish.
스페인 작은 도시에서 한 달동안 살았어요.
I lived in a small town in Spain for a month.
대학교 3학년 때는 영어를 배우러 유럽에 갔어요.
In my third year of university, I went to Europe to learn English.
유럽에 4개월동안 살면서 영어도 배우고 여행도 다녔어요.
While living in Europe for 4 months, I learned English and traveled.
외국인 친구들도 많이 사귀었어요.
I also made many foreign friends.
대학교 4학년 때, 인턴을 하러 미국에 갔어요.
When I was in my senior year of college, I went to the US to do an internship.
5개월동안 LA에서 살면서 일을 했어요.
While living in LA for months, I worked.
대학교에 다니면서 많은 경험을 할 수 있어서 좋았어요.
while attending university, It was nice to be able to have a lot of experiences.
<Korean Script>
작년에 나는 대학교를 졸업했어요. 대학교에서 언어를 공부했어요.
제 전공은 스페인어였어요. 4년동안 서울에서 혼자 살았어요.
학교에 다니면서, 아르바이트도 많이 했어요.
항상 아르바이트 2~3개씩 하면서 돈을 모았어요.
카페, 식당, 학원 등 많은 곳에서 일을 했어요.
방학동안은 여행을 자주 다녔어요.
유럽과 아시아, 미국 여러 나라들을 여행 했어요.
대학교 2학년 때, 스페인어를 공부하러 스페인에 갔어요.
스페인 작은 도시에서 한 달동안 살았어요.
대학교 3학년 때는 영어를 배우러 유럽에 갔어요.
유럽에 4개월동안 살면서 영어도 배우고 여행도 다녔어요.
외국인 친구들도 많이 사귀었어요.
대학교 4학년 때, 인턴을 하러 미국에 갔어요.
5개월동안 LA에서 살면서 일을 했어요.
대학교에 다니면서 많은 경험을 할 수 있어서 좋았어요.
<English Script>
Last year I graduated from university. I studied languages at university.
My major was Spanish. I lived alone in Seoul for 4 years.
While attending school, I did a lot of part-time jobs.
I always saved money while doing 2-3 part-time jobs.
I worked in many places such as cafes, restaurants, and academies.
During vacation, I often traveled.
I traveled to several countries in Europe, Asia and America.
When I was in my second year of university, I went to Spain to study Spanish.
I lived in a small town in Spain for a month.
In my third year of university, I went to Europe to learn English.
While living in Europe for 4 months, I learned English and traveled.
I also made many foreign friends.
When I was in my senior year of college, I went to the US to do an internship.
While living in LA for months, I worked.
while attending university, It was nice to be able to have a lot of experiences.
You can also find this on Spotify/Google Podcasts.
Listen to it frequently whenever you have some spare time.
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