Korean Listening Practice: Chapter 5_Reading

Reading 

몬트리올 생활 Montreal life

저는 서울에서 왔어요. 서울은 몬트리올보다 더 커요. 몬트리올보다 서울에 노래방과 커피숍이 더 많아요. 

서울 사람들은 몬트리올 사람들보다 더 바쁜 것 같아요. 서울 회사원들은 몬트리올 회사원들보다 회사에서 더 오래 일해요. 

서울 식당의 음식 가격이 몬트리올 식당의 음식 가격보다 더 싸요. 

왜냐하면 캐나다와 달리 대한민국에서는 팁을 줄 필요가없어요. 그리고 세금도 음식 가격에 포함되어 있어요. 

몬트리올의 겨울이 서울의 겨울에 비해 더 춥고 더 길어요. 

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Words & Expressions) 

대한민국 (= 한국) Korean, 크다 to be big, 회사 company, 회사원 employee, 오래 long (time), 식당 restaurant, 가격 price, 팁 tip, 주다 to give, …ㄹ 필요가없다 there is no need to…/ don’t need to…, 세금 tax, 포함되다 to be included, 포함되어 있다 being included, 겨울 winter, 길다 to be long, 노래방singing room/karaoke, …ㄴ 것 같아요 I think that…

Reading 

I came from Seoul. Seoul is bigger than Montreal. There are more karaokes and coffee shops in Seoul than Montreal. 

I think that the people from Seoul are busier than the people from Montreal. The employees from Seoul work longer at their workplaces than the employees from Montreal.

The food prices at restaurants in Seoul are cheaper than those in Montreal. Because unlike in Canada, you don’t need to tip in Korea. Also, taxes are also included in the price of the food. 

The winter in Montreal is colder and longer compared to that in Seoul.