Following Seoul’s long, lingering summer heat, the leaves have been taking their time to fall, stretching out over the past few weeks..
Vocabulary
낙엽 — nak-yeop — falling leaves
떨어지다 — tteo-reo-ji-da — to fall
서서히 — seo-seo-hi — slowly; gradually
몇 주 동안 — myeot jju dong-an — for a few weeks
더운 여름 — deo-un yeo-reum — hot summer
주변 지역 — ju-byeon ji-yeok — surrounding areas
지속되다 — ji-sok-doe-da — to continue; to last
가을 — ga-eul — autumn; fall
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천고마비 – (cheon-go-ma-bi).
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Here’s the complete Numbers and Counting sets!
