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De Vuelta de Corea

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Three friends—Ben, Olivia, and Clara—gather in a cozy cafe as Ben shares stories from his recent trip to South Korea. With enthusiasm and humor, he describes everything from the spicy street food and cherry blossoms to the clean subways and respectful city life. Olivia listens in awe, Clara remains skeptical but curious, and Ben reveals he even thought about moving there. As the rain outside calms, they begin talking about future trips and shared adventures, amid laughter and playful banter, with the promise of kimchi and hanboks igniting dreams of travel.

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el opuesto / el opwesto /noun

opposite

Es como lo opuesto a nuestra ciudad.

It's like the opposite of our city.

contrarioantónimo

pertenecía / peɾteneˈθia /verb

belonged

Sentí que pertenecía, aunque no entendiera la mitad de los letreros.

I felt like I belonged, even though I didn't understand half of the signs.

encajarcorresponderformar parte de

vuelto / ˈbwelto /verb

returned

Has vuelto hace dos días y todavía no nos has contado nada.

You returned two days ago and still haven't told us anything.

azoteas / las asoteas /noun

rooftops

Te van a encantar los cafés en las azoteas.

You're going to love the coffees on the rooftops.

terrazatejado

callejera / ˈkajeɾa /noun

street

Luego comida callejera: hotteok, pastelitos de pescado, tteokbokki.

Then street food: hotteok, fish cakes, tteokbokki.

comida rápidapuestos de comida

letreros / los letɾeɾos /noun

signs

aunque no entendiera la mitad de los letreros.

even if I didn't understand half of the signs.

señalesrótulos

pacífico / paˈθifiko /adjective

peaceful

pero de alguna manera también pacífico

but somehow also peaceful

tranquiloserenocalmado

párate / ˈpaɾate /verb

stand

Incluso la escalera mecánica tiene reglas — párate a la derecha, camina a la izquierda.

Even the escalator has rules — stand on the right, walk on the left.

pararparado

el pulpo / el ˈpulpo /noun

octopus

Si me dan mi propia cuchara y nadie intenta darme de comer pulpo.

If I get my own spoon and nobody tries to feed me octopus.

calamarsepia

el rincón / el rĩnˈkon /noun

corner

Escena: Un rincón acogedor en una cafetería.

Scene: A cozy corner in a coffee shop.

nookrecessspot

la vuelta / la ˈbwel̪t̪a /noun

back

De Vuelta de Corea.

Back from Korea.

volverregreso

acaba / aˈkaβa /verb

has just

Ben acaba de regresar de Corea del Sur.

Ben has just returned from South Korea.

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