Story 2

Question 1

동현이는 겨울 휴가가 기다려져요.

Answer 1

Donghyun is looking forward to winter vacation.

겨울 휴가 - Winter vacation/holiday
겨울 - winter
휴가가 - Holiday/vacation
기다리다 - To wait/to look forward
기다려지다 IS the passive torm. -어지다 IS
added to the verb stem to indicate that the action happens passively often without conscious effort

Question 2

그는 겨울에 휴가가 있어요.

Answer 2

He has a vacation in the winter.

Question 3

이 주 동안 일을 하지 않아도 되어요.

Answer 3

He (you or smth else) doesn’t have to work for two weeks.

이 주 - 이 - 2 in sino-korean numbering system
주 - week
이 주 동안 - For the duration of/for (two weeks)
일을 하다 - To work (일 is work)
되어요 from 되다 - It is okay, it is allowed from to become or to be okay

Question 4

하지만 그는 어디로 가야 할지 몰라요.

Answer 4

But he doesn’t know where to go.

어디로 - 어디 - where and it is an interrogative pronoun asking for the location or destination
-로 is a directional particle meaning “to” or “toward”
가야 from 가다 - To go with -야, which indicated necessity or obligation (must go, should go)
-지 마르다 - Construction which expresses uncertainty or lack of knowledge
마르다 - To not know, to be unaware

Question 5

동현이는 프랑스에 가고싶어해요.

Answer 5

Donghyun wants to go to France.

가고싶어해요 - Wants to go
Consists of:
1. 가다
2. 싶다 - to want

Question 6

하지만 프랑스는 비싸요.

Answer 6

But France is expensive.

비싸요 from 비싸다 - To be expensive

Question 7

비행기 표가 정말 비싸요.

Answer 7

Plane tickets are really expensive.

비행기 - Airplane from (비행 - flight, 기 -machine)
표 - Ticket

Question 8

그리고 동현이는 프랑스어를 할 줄 몰라요.

Answer 8

And Donghyun doesn’t know how to speak French.

프랑스어 -어 - language or -ese. In this case french

할 줄 - How to do, indicates the ability or skill in doing something - here, speaking french (줄 literally means way or method)

몰라요 from 모른다 - Describes a lack of knowledge or ability

Question 9

그는 돈을 아끼기 위해 휴가 기간 동안 집에서 프랑스어를 공부하기로 결심해요.

Answer 9

He decides to study French at home during his vacation to save money.

Question 10

돈을 아끼기 위해

Answer 10

Explains the purpose - to save money

돈 - money
아끼다 - to save +-기 - a noun-forming suffix
위해 - for the sake of/in order to

Question 11

일

Answer 11

One in Sino-korean

Question 12

동현이는 겨울에 휴가가 있어요?

Answer 12

Does Donghyun have a vacation in winter?

Question 13

이

Answer 13

Two in Sino-Korean

Question 14

동현이는 어디로 가야 할지 몰라요.

Answer 14

Donghyun doesn’t know where to go.

Question 15

동현이는 어디로 가야 할지 알아요?

Answer 15

Does Donghyun know where to go?

알다 - to know

Question 16

삼

Answer 16

3 in Sino-Korean

Question 17

동현이는 프랑스에 가고싶어해요?

Answer 17

Does Donghyun want to go to France?

Question 18

프랑스는 싸요?

Answer 18

Is France cheap?

싸다 - to be cheap

Question 19

아니요, 프랑스는 싸지 않아요.

Answer 19

No, France is not cheap.

Question 20

사

Answer 20

4 in Sino-korean

Question 21

오

Answer 21

5 in Sino-korean

Question 22

동현이는 프랑스어를 할 줄 알아요?

Answer 22

Can Donghyun speak French?

Question 23

육

Answer 23

6 in Sino-korean

Question 24

휴가 기간 동안 집에서

Answer 24

At home during the holiday period

기간 - period, duration
동안 - during, for the duration
집 - home, 에서 - a location marker indicating where an action takes place

Question 25

프랑스어를 공부하기로 결심해요.

Answer 25

He decides to study French.

Question 26

공부하기로

Answer 26

공부하다 - to study - 기 - a noun making suffix -로 - a particle that expresses intention or decision when used with specific? verbs

Question 27

결심하다

Answer 27

To decide or to make up one’s mind

Question 28

동현이는 프랑스어를 공부하기로 결심해요?

Answer 28

Does Donghyun decides to study French?

Question 29

2주 동안 일을 하지 않아도 돼요.

Answer 29

I don’t have to work for two weeks. 하지 않아도 돼요 (ha-ji an-a-do dwae-yo): 하지 않다 (ha-ji an-ta): Negative form of 하다 ("to do"), meaning "to not do." -아도 돼요 (-a-do dwae-yo): A grammar pattern meaning "it’s okay to..." or "you don’t have to..." 하지 않아도 돼요: "It’s okay to not do (work)" → "I don’t have to work."

Question 30

하지만 저는 어디로 가야 할지 모르겠어요.

Answer 30

But I don’t know where to go. 모르겠어요 (mo-reu-ge-sseo-yo): 모르다 (mo-reu-da): To not know. -겠어요 (-ge-sseo-yo): Polite ending, expressing uncertainty or lack of knowledge. Translation: "I don’t know."

Question 31

동현이는 휴가로 프랑스에 가고싶어해요.

Answer 31

Dong-hyun wants to go to France for vacation. 휴가 (hyu-ga): Vacation or holiday. -로 (-ro): A particle indicating the purpose or means of an action. Here, it means "for vacation."