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토끼와 달리기 경주

Beginner (A1)
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숲에서 토끼와 거북이가 달리기 경주를 하기로 했어요.

토끼는 자신이 빨라서 쉽게 이길 수 있다고 생각했어요. 경주가 시작하자, 토끼는 아주 빠르게 뛰었어요. 거북이는 천천히, 하지만 꾸준히 걸었어요.

토끼는 숲 나무 아래에서 잠깐 쉬었어요. 그는 거북이가 느리기 때문에 걱정하지 않았어요. 그런데 토끼가 잠에서 깨어나 보니 거북이가 거의 결승선에 다다르고 있었어요.

토끼는 급히 뛰었지만, 거북이가 먼저 결승선을 넘었어요. 모두가 거북이의 꾸준함을 칭찬했어요.

나는 이 이야기를 생각하며, 빠름만 중요한 것이 아니란 것을 배웠어요. 가끔은 천천히 해도 괜찮다는 생각이 들었어요.

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Important words and phrases

  • 달리기 경주

    noun phrase

    Romanization: dalligi gyeongju

    running race

    토끼와 거북이는 달리기 경주를 했어요.

    The rabbit and the turtle had a running race.

  • 시작하자

    verb phrase

    Romanization: sijakaja

    when it started

    경주가 시작하자 모두가 조용해졌어요.

    When the race started, everyone became quiet.

  • 빠르게

    adverb

    Romanization: ppaleuge

    quickly

    토끼는 빠르게 뛰었어요.

    The rabbit ran quickly.

  • 천천히

    adverb

    Romanization: cheoncheonhi

    slowly

    거북이는 천천히 걸었어요.

    The turtle walked slowly.

  • 꾸준히

    adverb

    Romanization: kkujunhi

    steadily

    매일 꾸준히 연습해요.

    I practice steadily every day.

  • 잠깐

    adverb

    Romanization: jamkkan

    for a moment

    잠깐 기다려요.

    Please wait for a moment.

  • 걱정하지 않았어요

    verb phrase

    Romanization: geokjeonghaji anasseoyo

    did not worry

    토끼는 걱정하지 않았어요.

    The rabbit did not worry.

  • 결승선

    noun

    Romanization: gyeolsseongseon

    finish line

    결승선이 보여요.

    I can see the finish line.

  • 넘었어요

    verb

    Romanization: neomeosseoyo

    crossed

    거북이가 결승선을 넘었어요.

    The turtle crossed the finish line.

  • 칭찬했어요

    verb

    Romanization: chingchanhaesseoyo

    praised

    사람들이 거북이를 칭찬했어요.

    People praised the turtle.

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누가 먼저 결승선을 넘었어요?Who crossed the finish line first?

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Language notes

grammar

A/V-았/었어요: 토끼는 아주 빠르게 뛰었어요.

Use -았어요 / -었어요 to talk about a completed action in the past. It is very common in simple stories and daily conversation. You can reuse it to describe what happened: "토끼는 아주 빠르게 뛰었어요." and "거북이는 천천히 걸었어요.".

  • 토끼는 아주 빠르게 뛰었어요.

    The rabbit ran very quickly.

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