Chapter 29. Traditional Holidays

29과 명절
Chapter 29. Traditional Holidays  

Bill : 한국의 가장 큰 명절은 언제예요?
[Han-gugui gajang keun myeongjeoreun eonjeyeyo?]
Which is the biggest Korean traditional holiday?
   
Cheolsu : 설과 추석이에요. 설은 음력 1월 1일이고 추석은 음력 8월 15일이에요.
[Seolgwa chuseogieyo. Seoreun eumnyeok irwol iril-igo chuseogeun eumnyeok parwol siboil-ieyo.]
It's New Years and Chuseok. New Year’s is on the first day of January on the Chinese lunar calendar, and Chuseok is on August 15th of the Chinese lunar calendar.
   
Bill : 설에는 무얼 하죠?
[Seoreneun mueol hajyo?]
What do you do for New Years?
   
Cheolsu : 조상들께 차례를 지내고, 어른들께 세배를 드려요.
[Josangdeulkke charyereul jinaego, eoreundeulkke sebaereul deuryeoyo.]
We hold a memorial service for our ancestors and bow to the elderly family members.
   
Bill : 설날에 먹는 특별한 음식이 있나요?
[Seollare meongneun teukbyeolhan eumsigi innayo?]
Are there any traditional dishes Koreans eat on New Year’s day? 
   
Cheolsu : 네. 집집마다 떡국을 먹어요.
[Ne, jipjjimmada tteokkugeul meogeoyo.]
Yes. Every household prepares and eats Tteokguk
   
Bill : 추석은 어떤 명절이에요?
[Chuseogeun eotteon myeongjeol-ieyo?]
What kind of holiday is Chuseok?
   
Cheolsu : 서양의 추수감사절과 비슷해요. 햇곡식으로 만든 음식과 햇과일로 차례를 지내요.
[Seoyang-ui chusugamsajeolgwa biseutaeyo. Haetgokssigeuro mandeun eumsikkwa haetkkwaillo charyereul jinaeyo.]
It's close to the American Thanksgiving. We do a special memorial service for our ancestors with new grains and fruit.
   
Bill : 송편은 뭐예요?
[Songpyeoneun mwoyeyo?]
What is Songpyeon?
   
Cheolsu : 추석에 빚어 먹는 반달 모양의 떡이에요.
[Chuseoge bijeo meongneun bandanl moyang-ui tteogieyo.]
It's a half-moon-shaped rice cake Koreans eat over Chuseok.

새해 복 많이 받으세요.
[Saehae bong mani badeuseyo.]
Happy New Year.
 
 
Vocabulary and Expressions
명절 [myeongjeol] Traditional holiday
크다 [keuda] Big
작다 [jakda] Small
가장 큰 명절 [gajang keun myeongjeol] The biggest traditional holiday
설(날) [seol] New Year's
추석 [chuseok] Chuseok
차례를 지내다 [charyereul jinaeda] Hold a memorial service
세배를 드리다 [sebaereul deurida] To bow
음력 [eumnyeok] Chinese lunar calendar
양력 [yangnyeok] Western calendar
특별한 음식 [teukbyeoulhan eumsik] Special dishes/food
집집마다 [jipjjimmada] Every household
떡국 [tteokkuk] Tteok-guk(rice cake broth)
서양 [seoyang] Western
동양 [dong-yang] Eastern
추수감사절 [chusugamsajeol] Thanksgiving Day
곡식 [gokssik] Grains
햇곡식 [haetgokssik] New grains
과일 [gwail] Fruit
햇과일 [haetkkwail] New fruit
송편 [songpyeon] Songpyeon(rice cake)
송편을 빚다 [songpyeoneul bitta] To make Songpyeon
반달 [bandal] Half moon
반달 모양의 [bandal moyang-ui] Half-moon-shaped
떡 [tteok] Rice cake
 
Six Continents
1월 [irwol] January
2월 [iwol] February
3월 [samwol] March
4월 [sawol] April
5월 [owol] May
6월 [yuwol] June
7월 [chirwol] July
8월 [parwol] August
9월 [guwol] September
10월 [siwol] October
11월 [sibirwol] November
12월 [sibiwol] December