Looking for Carrefour 까르푸를 찾고 있는데요

Thor May; translation by 박준영

1. I’ve never heard of it. 못 들어봤는데요 .

Visitor

Excuse me,

I’m looking for

Carrefour.

실례합니다

찾고 있는데요 (2)

까르푸를 (1)

실례합니다 . 까르푸에 가려는 데요 .


1st Stranger

Sorry,

you want

Carre…what?

죄송합니다만

찾으시는 데가

카 … 뭐라 하셨죠 ?

저 , 카 … 뭐라구요 ?


Visitor

Carrefour.

It’s a big hypermarket

around here somewhere.

까르푸요

대형할인매장인데

이 부근에 있을 텐데요

까르푸요 . 대형할인매장인데 이 근처에 있다고 들었는데요 .


1st Stranger

I’ve never heard of it.

Sorry.

못 들어봤는데요

죄송합니다

모르겠네요 . 죄송합니다 .


Visitor

Thanks

anyway.

고맙습니다 (2)

어쨌든 (1)

네 , 알겠습니다 .

 

2. It’s a bit tricky. 좀 복잡한데요 .         

Visitor

Excuse me,

how do I get to

Carrefour from here?

실례합니다

어떻게 가지요 (2)

여기서 까르푸를 (1)

실례합니다 . 까르푸가 어디 있나요 ?


2nd Stranger

Hmm. It’s a bit tricky.

See here on your map,

we are at Seomyeon.

어 , 좀 까다로운데요

여기 지도 보시면

지금 여기가 서면이죠

어 , 좀 복잡한데요 . 여기 지도 보시면 지금 여기가 서면이죠 ?

             

Visitor

Yes, that’s right.

Where’s Lotte?

예 , 맞네요

롯데가 어디 있죠 ?

예 , 롯데는 어디 있죠 ?


2 nd Stranger

Over there

on your right.

저기요

오른편에요

Now the big road

going south from here

is Jungang-no.

자 ,(1) 이 큰길이 (3) 여기서 남쪽으로 난 (2) 중앙로에요

자 , 여기서 남쪽으로 난 이 큰길이 중앙로에요

The subway

runs under it.

지하철이

그 밑으로 지나가요 .

3. Getting There

Visitor

Do I have to follow that?

그 길을 죽 따라가면 되나요 ?


2 nd Stranger

No, you should go left from here,

at right angles to Jungang-no.

아니오 , 여기서 왼쪽으로 가야 돼요

중앙로하고 직각으로

Go straight

for several blocks.

똑바로 가세요

몇 블록

That will bring you

to Migliore department store

그러면 (1) 나올 거에요 (3) 밀리오레가 (2)

그러면 밀리오레가 나올 거에요

 


Visitor

Is it easy to see?

눈에 잘 띄나요 ?

찾기 쉽나요 ?


2 nd Stranger

Oh yes, it is a huge thing,

all glass and polished metal.

그럼요 , 엄청 크고

반사유리로 된 건물이에요

When you see that,

turn hard right and

밀리오레가 보이면

오른쪽으로 꺾어서

go straight ahead

for, um, half a kilometer.

쭉 가세요

한 500 미터쯤


Visitor

Where will that get me?

그럼 어디가 나오죠 ?


2 nd Stranger

Well, you’ll come to

an express flyover.

아 , 거기 가면

고가도로가 나와요

Just on the other side of that,

you’ll see Carrefour,

on the left.

고가 반대쪽에

까르푸가 보일 거에요

왼편으로


Visitor

Uh-huh, thanks.

It sounds a bit complicated, but

I think I have it.

네 , 고맙습니다

좀 복잡한 것 같긴 한데

알 것 같네요


2 nd Stranger

Ask if you get lost.

Good luck.

가다 모르겠으면 또 물어 보세요

안녕히 가세요

 

Where’s Carrefour ? Activities Page

Word List - Here is a list of the 110 words which occur in this story. How many sentences can you make with these words? (It is OK to use a word more than once).

 

Text Box: a ahead all an and angles anyway are around ask at big bit blocks bring but Carrefour Carre'—what? Chungang-ro come complicated department do easy excuse expressway flyover follow for from get glass go going good half hard have heard here hmm how huge hypermarket I if I'm is it it's I've just kilometre left looking lost Lotte luck map me metal Miogliori never no now of oh on other over polished right road runs see several should side somewhere Seomyeon sorry sounds south store straight subway thanks that that's the there thing think to tricky turn uh-huh um… under want we well when where where's will yes you you'll your

 

Make a Conversation

Draw a map from your school ( or home, or university) to the railway station. Name the most important landmarks, and building or street names. Tell a visitor exactly how to follow your map to the railway station. Write down the questions the visitor will ask as you explain your map. Practice a conversation about your map with a partner.

Different Sentence Endings and Beginnings


4. Ten Second Match Contest : Where’s Carrefour – Part 1

 

Rules : 1) This game is spoken. No writing! 2)Team members take it in turn to answer; 3) A full answer is worth 300, a part answer is 200; 4) If another team member helps, you get 100; 5) Switch sides after sentence five.

Team A

100

200

300

Team B

Excuse me

around here somewhere

I've never heard of it. Sorry

Carrefour

Sorry, you want Carre-what?

I'm looking for Carrefour

It's a big hypermarket

Carrefour. It's a big hypermarket

I'm looking for

Thanks anyway

 

5. Ten Second Match Contest : Where’s Carrefour – Part 2

 

Rules : 1) This game is spoken. No writing! 2)Team members take it in turn to answer; 3) A full answer is worth 300, a part answer is 200; 4) If another team member helps, you get 100; 5) Switch sides after sentence five.

Team A

100

200

300

Team B

How do I get to Carrefour from here?

follow that ?

We are at Seomyeon

Yes, that's right. Where's Lottte?

Now the big road going ..

under it

The subway runs

south from here is Chungang-ro

Do I have to

Hmm. It's a bit tricky

 

6. Ten Second Match Contest : Where’s Carrefour – Part 3 

Rules : 1) This game is spoken. No writing! 2)Team members take it in turn to answer; 3) A full answer is worth 300, a part answer is 200; 4) If another team member helps, you get 100; 5) Switch sides after sentence five.

Team A

100

200

300

Team B

You should go left from here

you'll see Carrefour, on the left

Go straight for

and go straight for half a kilometre

When you see that, turn hard right

At right-angles to Chungang-ro

You'll come to

an expressway flyover

Just on the other side of that

Miogliori department store

 

7. Speech Frames for “Looking For Carrefour”

Part 1

1. ________________ for Carrefour.

2. It's a big hypermarket, _________________________ somewhere

3. I've never ___________________________. Sorry

4. ___________ anyway .

Part 2

5. _________________________ Carrefour from here ?

6. _______________________ map. We are at Seomyeon.

7. That's right. Where's _________________

8. Over there _______________________

9. Now the big road ____________________________ is Chungang-ro.

10. The subway ____________________________ it.

Part 3

11. Do I ________________________ follow that?

12. No, you should __________________, at ________________ Chungang-ro

13. _______________________ for several blocks.

14. That will ____________________________ to Miogliori Department Store.

15. __________________ to see ?

16. Oh yes, it's ___________________________

17. ___________________ that, turn __________________ and go ________

18. Where will that _____________________?

19. You will ________________________ an expressway flyover.

20. Just _________________________, you'll see Carrefour ______________

21. Uh-huh, thanks. It ______________________ complicated.

22. I think I _________________________________

23. __________________________ you get lost.

"Where's Carrefour?" copyrighted to Thor May 2005; all rights reserved

text byThor May; translation by 박준 영
( Wordsworth Translation & Publishing Services, www. wordsworth.co.kr)

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