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Hello? Everyone~ This is One More Piece of Korean Radio.
One More Piece of Korean On the radio,
we will show you intermediate to advanced speaking in a natural way.
I'm going to upload a video with subtitles on YouTube, so
check the parts you found difficult while listening through the
subtitles.
The video will be uploaded on October 11th.
Then let's begin!
Today, I'm going to talk to
about this teacher.
Hello teacher~!
Yes, hello, how are you?
Yes, I'm doing well.
Yes, it doesn't seem like it's been a while since we've seen each other.
We talked once in a radio video last time
...
How have you been?
We have classes every day.
I'm taking classes, and
the fall semester has started.
I think it's a little less difficult than summer.
The weather is definitely a bit... That's right...
The weather has become really cool.
It's a little better.
Before, it was really hot on the way to work, so it was hard.
Nowadays, the way to work is pretty good.
It's cool on the way home from work anyway, so
I think it's worth working.
That's right.
It seems like fall has suddenly arrived.
The daily temperature difference is very large.
The weather was cold in the evening.
It's a bit cold.
Actually, my house... I've already put up the flooring.
I turned on the electric blanket.
Oh really?
I lay down at night,
it was so cold. Should I turn it on?
I tried it, but when I turned it on, it was really good again.
So just
Oh right.
I used to sleep with the window open.
Now it's a bit cold, so I sleep with the window closed.
Oh, you're one step faster.
You turned on the electric blanket.
I thought about that too.
Oh, I guess I'll have to turn on the electric blanket
soon. It's cold in the morning
so my back is warm
and I sleep well
much better. I think it's a necessity.
It’s a must-have for fall and winter.
It seems like fall has really arrived.
Is there anything special you do when fall comes?
First of all, since the weather is nice in fall,
you actually end up going outside.
Actually, I also seem to do more outdoor activities
than in the summer.
I also go to watch baseball a lot,
and seeing my family,
go to places like the Jazz Festival
and I think I also go to Hangang Park more often.
Yes, that's right.
The weather is really nice in fall.
That's why I think I spend a lot of time being active outside.
When it's hot or
cold, I just exercise at the gym,
and when the weather gets better,
I definitely go outside and
exercise.
Since Koreans love hiking so much,
I think there are definitely a lot of people riding the subway wearing hiking clothes on the weekends.
...
Than summer
That's right. that's right.
It seems like a good time to go hiking right now.
And after a little more time,
the fall foliage season comes, so
we go hiking a lot to see the fall foliage.
Are you leaving?
I will go at least once.
Oh really?
I'm planning to go hiking once in the spring or fall.
I'm planning to go hiking this time too.
I'm thinking of going on a holiday or
weekend to go hiking
.
I don't know which mountain to go to yet.
Yes, that's right.
Sometimes? I tend to go at least once.
I'm not going.
I always introduce it to students.
Everyone, fall has come~
The autumn leaves are pretty~
Go to the mountains and see them~
They say, but I'm not going...
The day we're filming is October 2nd
And Korea's
long holidays start tomorrow
that's right.
I don't know how long I've waited.
That will be the case starting tomorrow.
First of all, there is a week of public holidays on red days, but
there are places where there are long breaks
for close to 10 days.
That's right.
It's because of Chuseok.
There are especially many public holidays,
and holiday weekends during this time.
A holiday that lasts for more than two days is called a holiday.
Because the holidays or public holidays last for a long time,
this is also called a special golden week, 'Golden Week'.
That's right.
Just in time for the Golden Holiday, last week on the podcast,
Teacher Jeong talked about Chuseok.
Just in the comments of that podcast video
How should I read this?
nol7797 commented.
I will read it.
It's really nice to have a week off.
I hope I can hear what your plans are for the holidays
on the next podcast.
Have a nice weekend. teacher.
Wow, thank you.
Wow, thank you so much for the comment.
The day we film
is just before the holidays begin,
so today, along with the Golden Week,
let's talk about our plans for the holidays.
Okay, then let's get started!
First, I'd like to talk about the Golden Week
a little bit.
As I briefly mentioned earlier,
if holidays, holidays, weekends, and days off are connected to each other,
it is a holiday
but if it is longer,
it is called a golden holiday.
Yes
But then, when the holidays usually last for a few days,
should we call it the Golden Week?
Is this just right?
If it lasts for more than 3 days, it is a golden holiday.
If it lasts more than 5 days, it is a golden holiday.
It's not set like this.
Still, I feel like
it's a golden holiday if you rest for at least 3 days.
That's right.
For this year, for example,
Chuseok falls on October 6th,
and this Golden Holiday lasts for almost 10 days.
This happens because there is a public holiday in early October.
First of all, tomorrow, October 3rd, is National Foundation Day
And now, October 9th, the day after the Chuseok holiday ends, is Hangeul Day.
Yes.
When I counted the weekends and Chuseok holidays,
it was almost 10 days.
This is definitely the golden holiday
That's right.
People really welcome this golden holiday.
No, I did it yesterday
When I woke up this morning,
As soon as I opened my eyes,
Yesterday, this sound actually came out of my mouth
...
As soon as I opened my eyes, there are two days left!
As I open my eyes again today
Okay, just for today... Okay, just for today, I just have to work for today...
Let's just hold on for today...
It's the same.
It's the same for me.
That's right.
Since people like it so much,
I think they are trying to create a golden holiday like this so that
people can have a better holiday and rest more.
...
We try to make a great golden holiday.
To make a golden holiday
How do golden holidays usually come about?
When days off like that continue,
it becomes a golden holiday.
Sometimes, for example, Chuseok,
if it's a weekend, you're supposed to rest that day, but since it's a weekend,
you just get to rest.
So, in case of such overlap,
the following Monday or the Friday before that is made a rest day
even though it is a weekday.
Now this is called a public holiday system.
It happens to be Chuseok
What day of the week is it originally?
It's Sunday.
Oh Chuseok
The day before Chuseok, we usually take 3 days off.
We now have 3 days off,
because the day before Chuseok overlaps with Sunday
so after Chuseok,
one more day off is Wednesday
there is a substitute holiday for Chuseok on October 8th
And then the 9th happens to be Hangul Day
again I rested because it was a red day.
But now I feel sad.
I rested until Thursday.
But now I work all day on Friday
and it's the weekend again
Now, depending on this
it would be nice to have a little more rest.
So, among the companies,
there are some that say you can take Friday off as well,
and in the case of office workers,
they will take an extra day off today themselves.
When an office worker uses that vacation, it is called annual leave.
If he uses that annual leave and rests
for one more day,
he can now rest until the next weekend.
That's right.
If these office workers
now use their annual leave and take a vacation,
and rest for a long time,
will it really be more than 10 days?
I get to rest for close to 10 days,
and if there is a vague
one day,
there are times when the country decides it to be a public holiday.
It's not a day off every time, but
I wish I could rest!
There are times when I think it would be nice to take a break,
so I designate this as a public holiday.
This is called a temporary holiday.
Last Lunar New Year?
That's right.
On Lunar New Year's Day, the Lunar New Year holiday falls on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
It vaguely falls on Mondays.
The weekend falls on Friday.
So at that time, Monday, January 27th was designated as a temporary public holiday.
This is actually not a temporary holiday.
Friday is next Friday
But how is your school?
At the school I go to,
we all rest together on our own.
So the school itself made it a day off, so
I also got to rest for a very long time.
Actually, I was also kind of looking forward to the temporary holiday.
If I can really rest for just one day this time,
I can rest for almost 10 days.
So I was looking forward to it.
I was looking forward to it
But it wasn't designated as a temporary holiday this time.
But just like your school,
the school I attend
also designated that day as a holiday, so
I got to rest all the time.
So we were able to have a real golden holiday
How great~
That's right.
So, among office workers,
you said earlier that annual leave is used.
So, if you look at SNS or a lot of news articles,
if you use your annual leave on this day,
or if you use your annual leave on this day and the next few days,
you can use this much!
You can rest this much!
It seems like there are a lot of articles moving around.
What should you do with this opportunity~
There are a lot of SNS posts like this
That's right, that's right.
Take advantage of this golden holiday
Go here
Do this again
I think you see a lot of articles like this.
When the holidays are this long
Anyway, the thing I want to do the most is
People travel.
That's right.
The reason why people welcome the Golden Holidays is because
people want to take advantage of this holiday
because traveling is what they actually want to do the most.
Especially if it's this long
Anyway, geographically, Korea is not a country you can visit often
because you have to take a long plane ride
to go to Europe or the U.S.
...
So, if the holidays are this long,
should we travel far away?
It seems like the number of people is increasing.
That's right.
Usually, the golden holiday is 3 days like this.
Then if it's short,
you can just travel around the country
It's like going on a domestic trip.
What about a week?
If I secure a week of golden holidays using the weekend,
I think I'll go abroad.
Even if it's like me, if I were told to rest for 10 days without worrying about anything,
Would you like to take this opportunity to go to a country a little further away?
I think I'll get on a plane and leave.
That's right.
In Korea, traveling to Europe usually requires a lot of time, so
it seems like people travel to Europe a lot.
Europe, the United States, or more than 6 hours
Indonesia, Bali
There are places like this,
Flights take a long time
So, around this time,
There are a lot of news articles, especially during holidays,
This year, the number of users at Incheon Airport was the highest ever.
That's right.
As expected, this is the highest number, breaking the record.
Then, leave 3 hours before,
4 hours before!
That's right..
2 hours ago, right..
I looked up news articles today, and I saw
that during the 10 days of this Golden Week
2 million people are expected to use Incheon Airport.
So this time too,
I have to arrive at the airport 3 hours in advance, which is the best of all time.
It's 2 hours just to go.
Considering the wait,
I should go 3 or 4 hours before.
Shouldn’t we go about 4 hours in advance?
It is said that close to 200,000 people
will use it per day.
How complicated it must be...
That's right.
I don't know how long I have to wait.
Even so, I want to go on a trip now.
If we travel a lot like this,
especially people, whether domestic or overseas,
now spend money when they travel
.
If you travel domestically,
domestic consumption increases,
so it's good because the economy is revitalized.
I think it’s true that the more you rest, the better it actually is.
That's right.
So, we talked about temporary public holidays earlier.
In fact, the reason why the government designates this public holiday
as a temporary public holiday
is actually to increase domestic consumption.
There is a purpose.
Usually, I don't go on a trip to a city,
I go somewhere far from Seoul, or
I go to a place with nature.
The economy may be a bit difficult in those places,
so go to those places
and spend some money!
With this intention, we created public holidays,
temporary public holidays,
but then again, the longer people spend
, the longer they have to go abroad, right?
That's right...that's right.
If that happens, money will flow out of the country again.
There is another aspect to that.
Don't you think that's why they didn't provide a temporary holiday this time?
That's right.
That's what I thought, too.
Is that why you didn't do it?
Actually, these temporary public holidays
are said to revitalize the domestic economy,
but I don't think they have that much of an effect anymore.
It didn't work.
It said so in the article.
That's right.
So maybe that’s why it didn’t work out..?
That's right.
I can't shake that suspicion.
What else do people do
...
during the Golden Holidays?
I think you will be able to do things that you haven't been able to do before
Students? High school student?
High school students don't matter.
When I look at the students, they say they went to their hometowns...
That's right.
Foreign students have to go to
school during the semester anyway, so
they wouldn't have been able to go to their hometowns.
It's Chuseok in our country, but
it may not be Chuseok in the students' country.
Still, since they take the day off anyway, there are some students who go to their hometowns
to meet their parents, or
to meet their friends.
And what about the people of our country?
That's right.
I feel like I'm doing a lot of things I've been putting off.
There are things I can't do just because I've been busy.
For example, housework,
housework like house cleaning,
or, during Chuseok,
I use this holiday to do things like
organizing clothes.
Since it is also the time when the seasons change,
organizing, cleaning, and putting away clothes
I also put off doing these things for a bit,
and then use the holidays to do some things.
As you mentioned this, what came to mind:
I organize fans.
Oh, that's right.
There is a lot of dust on the fan blades.
I need to clean it,
and clean the air conditioner a little bit now.
Since I won't be using it
I won't be using it for a while,
so I think I should organize it.
Yes.
There are some things that require cleaning, such as cleaning the filter
or wiping it
and drying it in the sun
.
Because it's difficult to do it normally
Because I decided to take a break
I have to do it now!
While thinking about this, I need to organize it...
I wasn't going to do it, but I have to...
Then, we have such a long Golden Week ahead of us.
In some ways,
we have just started, the Golden Week!
Sure. Do you have any plans from now on, teacher
?
Actually, I was planning to go on a trip abroad.
Yes
Oh really?
Because it's so long
But now I'm telling my parents
I have to go first
Except for a day or two
And then the baseball team I'm rooting for
has finally advanced to the post season
The schedule has been released
It takes place during the Chuseok holiday...
Oh, really?
I have to go there.
I have to go there. Did you make a reservation?
Tickets aren't available there yet.
It's next week, and I don't know when tickets will go on sale.
I have to go there.
I've already made a reservation at the hair salon, so
I have to get my hair done.
Oh, it's perfect.
I have to do it right now
And to read a lot of books in advance
To read a lot of books,
I borrowed a lot of books from the library in advance.
Oh, really~?
I went there today too.
Yes.
You're planning a great holiday. What about the teacher?
What are you going to do?
During the holidays,
especially during these holidays, wherever I go, there are so many people.
So actually, I wasn't thinking about going on a trip.
We just got together as a family,
had a family gathering,
just wandered around,
around the house,
just wandered around Seoul,
but this time, we made a big decision.
I am planning to go on a domestic trip for 3 days and 2 nights.
Where are you going?
I'm planning to go to Mokpo and Namhae.
Actually, Namhae, Busan
or Gyeongsang-do or Jeolla-do
are actually far away, so it's hard to go there.
That's right, because the train is already 3 and a half hours long.
I think it would be a good idea to go.
I am planning a domestic trip for 3 days and 2 nights.
Should I go during the holidays? Mon-Tue-Wed?
Yes, that's right.
I'm going by train.
Since my hometown is Seoul,
I actually never had to reserve train tickets for Chuseok or Lunar New Year.
I only heard it verbally.
There is a saying that this is ‘nationwide course registration’.
I heard that reserving a train ticket
is really like picking a star in the sky.
I heard it was really difficult.
I tried that this time.
I succeeded, but
it was very difficult...
Because tickets open at 7 in the morning.
But I went in just after 7 o'clock, and
this was waiting for me. Everyone...
You can't go in and you have to stop once.
There were too many people
and the server stopped.
So I clicked and opened it, but
there were 90,000 people in front of me.
There were tens of thousands of people
My parents were doing that too at the time
Fortunately, now... I kept waiting
90,000, 50,000, 20,000
So I couldn't reserve the time I wanted
But I was able to get tickets at a good time
...
Luckily, I booked that train ticket.
It happened to be during the Chuseok holiday
It coincided with people going to their hometowns.
That's right, wow,
So the time when most people used it
was sold out right away.
So, I succeeded,
and now I am going on a trip.
Oh, that's a relief. Yes,
But that train ticket isn't the end.
Now you've succeeded in getting a train ticket.
Now we have accommodation left...
So, I'm trying to book accommodation now, but wow,
It's peak season so...
It's too expensive.
Almost 3 times what?
Some places were nearly 10 times more expensive.
Wow, I didn't know it would be this bad.
So, I made another reservation
at a suitable place,
but I didn't know it would be so difficult to travel during the holidays.
No, no...
What should I say about this?
It's a nationwide ticketing system for all citizens to register for classes.
Everyone wants to go at the same time.
Because I don't want to go too early in the morning,
I don't want to go at night, and I can't help but be crowded.
This time is called peak season.
When that happens, hotel prices go up and
Are restaurants going to raise their prices as well?
It could be so.
I guess not? That's right
I don't think I'll post the restaurant, but
I need to make a reservation...
Yes, that's right
I'm mentally preparing myself now
I wonder how long the wait will be, but
I should try to avoid it well.
Yes, have a nice trip..
There is a sea in Mokpo, though. that's right.
I see the sea,
and go to places called Mokpo and Suncheon.
There is a famous park in Suncheon.
So, I plan to go for a walk,
see nature,
and eat a lot of delicious food.
Jeolla-do
That's right
Jeolla-do is also famous for its food.
Come eat a lot of delicious food~
And spend the rest of the holiday
Just meeting relatives
And seeing friends
And first of all, I'm planning to go hiking.
You have to go.
If you go hiking again, you have to make it easier back and forth.
So, I'm going to go hiking this holiday season.
The next day will be difficult. that's right.
You need to rest. that's right.
So, I plan to spend the holidays to the fullest.
It's very informative. All right.
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How was it, teacher?
Until now, when I've been on the radio,
I've only been the host.
Is this the first time you've come as a guest?
Yes, this is my first time. There were some awkward moments, but it was fun.
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