Shadowing Practice: (한글자막) 워킹맘이 되었어요 / @안녕자두야 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey!
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Isn't that him?
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Baby!
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I'm off to work.
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Good luck on your first day.
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I don't know.
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I just feel all over the place to be working again.
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Wait, what?
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Mom, are you working again?
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Why?
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The baby will be in school soon, and we need to send you to academy.
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Fire, fire, wheel, wheel.
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It may be because he's singing about fire, but I smell something burning.
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What was
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I thinking?
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That was close.
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We're off!
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Hey, Jadu, wait up.
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You said you needed money for the field trip.
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What?
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She gave it to me yesterday.
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There's no way she'd forget that.
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Is this a test?
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If I'm forgetful, Chadu, at least you should remember.
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What do I do?
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What do I do?
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Do I tell her the truth?
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What do I do?
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What do you mean, what do I do?
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Sometimes you just get lucky in life.
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Thank you, Mom.
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Bye, see you later.
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Chatu, do you have good news?
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I sure do.
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My mom started working again today.
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What?
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Why is that good?
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Oh, come on.
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I can eat snacks and be messy all I want since she's not home.
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And she's been so busy and out of her mind that she gave me money for the field trip again.
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It won't be so good for long.
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Why not?
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I really love it.
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My mom works too, so I know.
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I wish my mom was home.
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Ah, come on.
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Aren't you a mama's boy?
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You'll find out what I mean soon enough.
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I'm home!
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Why is the house so quiet and so empty?
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It's weird.
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Mom isn't here.
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Oh, yeah.
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She went to work, didn't she?
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Oh, yes!
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Hallelujah!
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I'm finally free!
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Shadu, please shoot your train with me.
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Hey, let go.
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I'm going to watch TV and eat snacks. But I'm so bored.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Excuse me, I'm in a hurry.
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I'll give you brand new ones.
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What about the straws?
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You didn't give me change either.
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Oh yes!
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No, no, where was that?
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Oh, I'm sorry!
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Why are you so slow?
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I'll have to pay for this.
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Have a safe trip home, sir.
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Oh, Mr. Yoon, want to grab a drink?
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What?
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That's a first, sir.
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My wife started working, so I'm free now.
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Oh yeah!
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Sweet and sour, yeah sweetly do my way, yeah!
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Mommy's home!
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Welcome home, Mom!
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Honey, how was your day?
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Fine.
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Oh!
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I forgot my keys on the car!
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Mom, what are those in your hand?
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Oh, they're here.
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I must be really out of my mind.
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Isn't it so nice that mom is working?
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Mm-hmm.
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Oh, guys, you shouldn't be watching TV all day just because mom isn't home.
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You shouldn't come home so late every day just because Mom isn't home.
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Mom, give me a bath!
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I made a lot of booboo!
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I had a long day.
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I'm aching everywhere.
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Next time.
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Mom, come on!
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Just wash your face for today.
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What is all this?
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I knew it.
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It was too clean to be true.
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Oh, honey.
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Had a long day?
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Have you been drinking?
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I can't believe this.
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Couldn't you come home early and give the baby a bath?
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Well...
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I can't believe you guys.
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And here I am doing my best to stay afloat.
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I have to go to work early tomorrow, so you won't figure yourselves out!
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Mommy!
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I can't believe I lost my temper because of work.
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Come on, let's do better for my family.
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Oh Mommy!
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Daddy, where's Mommy?
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Oh, my baby.
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Mommy went to work.
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Dad, have you seen my hair tie?
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What about my princess dress?
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Dad, I miss Mom.
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Where's Mommy?
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Today's the first day.
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Let's just be quick and go.
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Oh, we'll be late.
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Let's hurry.
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Chatto, did something happen?
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You seem so different.
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You still have the dirty clothes on from yesterday.
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Moms, you can't live with them.
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You can't live without them.
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What are you talking about?
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See?
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I told you.
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It's not always a good thing to have your mom work.
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Oh, whatever.
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This is the baby snack!
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I want my lunch!
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Oh, I can't believe this!
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My back...
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Early starts are a handful.
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Guys, I'm home!
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Where's my son?
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He must be in his room.
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Baby, I'm home!
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Huh?
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He's not here.
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Baby!
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Baby!
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Now that I think about it, I haven't seen him since I came home.
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Me neither.
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I don't see his kindergarten bag either.
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What?
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Then he didn't come home?
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What?
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Let's call the police!
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Hello?
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Yes, is this the police?
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What about our baby?
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Did you find him?
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We're looking for him.
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What happened at kindergarten?
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Mommy!
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Singi, is your mom here?
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Yeah, over there.
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Oh, there she is.
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Goodbye, teacher.
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Mommy!
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Mommy!
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Mommy!
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I didn't even think of it as I passed his kindergarten.
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Why didn't you let the kindergarten know beforehand?
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I was going to ask Jaadu to pick him up for me, but I was out of my mind!
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What?
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Then our baby is missing?
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It's all my fault!
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Let's not do this.
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Let's all go out and look for him.
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Baby!
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Oh, baby!
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Baby!
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Oh, baby!
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Oh!
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Have you seen a lost child?
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Our youngest is missing!
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Baby!
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Baby!
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Baby!
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Did you see him?
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Did you see him?
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This is all my fault!
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How can I work when I can't even take care of my own child?
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No, Mom!
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It's all my fault!
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I didn't even know he was missing!
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No, Charu!
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It's all my fault!
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Don't be like this.
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Don't worry.
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We'll find our baby.
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Hey, isn't that him?
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Baby!
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Oh, my baby, what are you doing here?
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Mommy!
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Mommy, I miss you!
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I'm sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm sorry too.
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I'll play choo-choo train with you ten times when we get home.
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Oh, you must be so hungry.
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Let's go home and eat.
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Come on, get on my back.
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It's okay.
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You're tired from work, Mommy.
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I'm a big boy.
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I can walk.
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What is it?
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Honey, it must have been tough.
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I'm sorry.
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To you and the kids, dear.
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I made a mess out of this work thing.
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I have something to ask you, honey.
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Put off work for a little bit, until our baby gets a little older.
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Honey?
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I'll just spend less money.
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I want you to be with the kids more.
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Honey, thank you!
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We're off!
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Chadu?
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Don't you have something to tell me?
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About what, Mom?
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She's going to give me money for the field trip again.
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You can't do this again. About what?
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About the field trip money?
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Oh, right, right!
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What are those hands for?
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Lying again?
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No, no, no, I mean...
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Jadu, I heard you got the money twice while your mom was busy.
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What?
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Mom gave it to me first.
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I just took what she gave me.
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What did you say?
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I mean, I just...
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Um...
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Tadu, you know what you've done!
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Gah!
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I'm sorry!
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Gah!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “(한글자막) 워킹맘이 되었어요 / @안녕자두야”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mom, baby, Mommy, honey, trip. This video has 246 sentences and 1164 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 86 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 68 of its 246 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
honey noun/ˈhʌni/A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
kindergarten noun/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/The elementary school grade before first grade.
snack noun/snæk/A light meal.
bath noun/bɑːθ/A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
daddy noun/ˈdædi/Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
handful noun/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
youngest adjective/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/Most recently begun or formed.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
straw noun/stɹɔ/A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
bore verb/boɹ/To inspire boredom in somebody.
sour adjective/ˈsaʊ.ə/Tasting of acidity.
messy adjective/ˈmɛsi/In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
put off verbTo postpone, especially through procrastination.
wait up verbTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Mom, are you working again?
  • Do I tell her the truth?
  • Aren't you a mama's boy?
  • Why didn't you let the kindergarten know beforehand?
  • Don't you have something to tell me?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowshe's been · haven't seen · Have you seen
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould remember · shouldn't be · shouldn't come
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupmy best · Our youngest
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formstarted working

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 65 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, cloth /klɒθ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: kindergarten /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, hallelujah /ˌhæl.əˈl(j)uː.jə/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like honey, kindergarten, snack.

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