Climbing Saebyeol Oreum in Jeju | A Perfect Sunny Day in Korea

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🌿 Today, Korean Ajumma is climbing an oreum!

μ œμ£Όμ— λ„μ°©ν•œ 날은 λΉ„κ°€ μ™”μ–΄μš”.

νšŒμƒ‰ ν•˜λŠ˜μ— ꡬ름도 μž”λœ© 끼어 μžˆμ–΄μ„œ 쑰금 μ•„μ‰¬μ› μ§€μš”.
그런데 μ§‘μœΌλ‘œ λŒμ•„κ°€λŠ” λ‚ , 아침에 밖을 λ³΄λ‹ˆ μ–Έμ œ κ·Έλž¬λƒλŠ” λ“― ν•˜λŠ˜μ΄ 정말 λ§‘μ•˜μ–΄μš”.

“와, 였늘 날씨 μ§„μ§œ μ’‹λ‹€!”

The day I arrived in Jeju, it was raining.

The sky was gray and cloudy, so I was a little disappointed.
But on the day I was going home, I looked outside and found a completely different Jeju waiting for me.

“Wow, the weather is so nice today!”

이런 λ‚  κ·Έλƒ₯ κ³΅ν•­μœΌλ‘œ 갈 μˆ˜λŠ” μ—†μž–μ•„μš”. πŸ˜†

κ·Έλž˜μ„œ λΉ„ν–‰κΈ°λ₯Ό 타기 μ „, μƒˆλ³„μ˜€λ¦„μœΌλ‘œ ν–₯ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.

I couldn't just go straight to the airport on a day like this. πŸ˜†

So before my flight home, I headed to Saebyeol Oreum.


🌿 μƒˆλ³„μ˜€λ¦„ · Saebyeol Oreum

μƒˆλ³„μ˜€λ¦„μ€ 제주 μ„œμͺ½μ— μžˆλŠ” μ˜€λ¦„μ΄μ—μš”.

λ©€λ¦¬μ„œ 보면 μ»€λ‹€λž€ 초둝 μ–Έλ•μ²˜λŸΌ λ³΄μ—¬μš”.
그런데 직접 μ˜¬λΌκ°€κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν•˜λ©΄ 쑰금 λ‹¬λΌμ§‘λ‹ˆλ‹€.

“μ–΄? 생각보닀 κ°€νŒŒλ₯Έλ°?” πŸ˜‚

Saebyeol Oreum is one of Jeju's volcanic hills, located on the western side of the island.

From a distance, it looks like one big, gentle green hill.
But once you actually start climbing…

“Oh… this is steeper than I thought.” πŸ˜‚

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μ˜¬λΌκ°€λŠ” λ™μ•ˆ λͺ‡ λ²ˆμ΄λ‚˜ λ’€λ₯Ό λŒμ•„λ΄€μ–΄μš”.

ν•œ κ±ΈμŒμ”© 올라갈수둝 쑰금 μ „κΉŒμ§€ λ‚΄κ°€ μ„œ 있던 곳이 점점 μž‘μ•„μ§€κ³ , κ·Έ λ’€λ‘œ 제주의 λ“€νŒκ³Ό μ˜€λ¦„λ“€μ΄ λ„“κ²Œ νŽΌμ³μ‘Œμ–΄μš”.

그리고 고개λ₯Ό λ“€λ©΄ 정말 νŒŒλž€ ν•˜λŠ˜.

The higher I climbed, the wider the view became.

Every few steps, I found myself turning around to look back. The place where I'd been standing just moments before grew smaller, and the fields and hills of Jeju opened up in front of me.

And above it all was an incredibly blue sky.



πŸ’™ κ°€μŠ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λš«λ¦¬λ‹€ · gaseumi ppeong ttullida

κ·Έ 풍경을 바라보고 μžˆμœΌλ‹ˆ 정말 이 말이 λ”± λ– μ˜¬λžμ–΄μš”.

“κ°€μŠ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λš«λ¦¬λŠ” 것 κ°™μ•„.”

Gaseumi ppeong ttullineun geot gata.

“I feel so refreshed and free.”
“It feels like everything just opened up inside me.”

κ°€μŠ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λš«λ¦¬λ‹€λŠ” ν•œκ΅­ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ λ‹΅λ‹΅ν–ˆλ˜ 마음이 μ‹œμ›ν•΄μ§€λŠ” λŠλ‚Œμ„ ν‘œν˜„ν•  λ•Œ 정말 많이 μ“°λŠ” λ§μ΄μ—μš”.

κΌ­ μ‹€μ œλ‘œ κ°€μŠ΄μ΄ λ‹΅λ‹΅ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” λœ»μ€ μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”. 넓은 λ°”λ‹€λ‚˜ 탁 트인 풍경을 λ³΄κ±°λ‚˜, λ³΅μž‘ν–ˆλ˜ 일이 해결됐을 λ•Œλ„ 말할 수 μžˆμ–΄μš”.

It's a very Korean way of describing that wonderfully refreshing feeling when something that felt closed-in suddenly opens up.

Koreans often say it when looking at a wide-open landscape or the ocean—or even when a frustrating problem is finally solved.





πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Real Korean from this day

① 날씨 μ§„μ§œ μ’‹λ‹€!

Nalssi jinjja jota!

The weather is so nice!

맑은 ν•˜λŠ˜μ„ 보자마자 μžμ—°μŠ€λŸ½κ²Œ λ‚˜μ˜€λŠ” μ•„μ£Ό 일상적인 ν‘œν˜„μ΄μ—μš”.

② 생각보닀 κ°€νŒŒλ₯Έλ°?

Saenggakboda gapareunde?

It's steeper than I thought.

μƒκ°λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” “than I thought / than expected”λΌλŠ” 뜻으둜 μΌμƒμ—μ„œ 정말 자주 μ‚¬μš©ν•΄μš”.

③ κ°€μŠ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λš«λ¦¬λŠ” 것 κ°™μ•„.

Gaseumi ppeong ttullineun geot gata.

I feel so refreshed and free.

탁 트인 풍경을 λ³΄λ©΄μ„œ λŠλΌλŠ” μ‹œμ›ν•œ 기뢄을 ν‘œν˜„ν•  λ•Œ 잘 μ–΄μšΈλ €μš”.


🌿 “μ˜€λ¦„μ€ μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ μ˜³λ‹€.”

μƒˆλ³„μ˜€λ¦„μ—μ„œ λ‚΄λ €μ˜€λ©΄μ„œ 이런 생각이 λ“€μ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

μ˜€λ¦„μ€ μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ μ˜³λ‹€.

μ§μ—­ν•˜λ©΄ **“Oreum is always right.”**μ§€λ§Œ, 정말 μ˜€λ¦„μ— 정닡이 μžˆλ‹€λŠ” λœ»μ€ μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”. πŸ˜†

ν•œκ΅­μ–΄μ—μ„œλŠ” 무언가가 늘 만쑱슀럽고 μ‹€νŒ¨ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ” μ„ νƒμ΄λΌλŠ” λŠλ‚ŒμœΌλ‘œ μž₯λ‚œμŠ€λŸ½κ²Œ **“○○은 μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ μ˜³λ‹€”**라고 λ§ν•˜κΈ°λ„ ν•΄μš”.

Walking back down Saebyeol Oreum, one phrase came to mind:

“μ˜€λ¦„μ€ μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ μ˜³λ‹€.”

Literally, it means “Oreum is always right.”

Of course, we don't mean that an oreum can actually be right or wrong. πŸ˜† In casual Korean, “○○은 μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ μ˜³λ‹€” is a playful way of saying that something never disappoints you.

And on a day like this?

μ˜€λ¦„μ€ μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ μ˜³λ‹€. 🌿


πŸ’› This was my Jeju.

μ œμ£Όμ— λ„μ°©ν•œ λ‚ μ—λŠ” λΉ„κ°€ μ™”κ³ ,
λŒμ•„κ°€λŠ” λ‚ μ—λŠ” 눈이 λΆ€μ‹€ 만큼 ν•˜λŠ˜μ΄ λ§‘μ•˜μ–΄μš”.

좜μž₯으둜 μ‹œμž‘ν•œ μ œμ£Όμ˜€μ§€λ§Œ, λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰μ—λŠ” 잠깐 μ—¬ν–‰μžκ°€ λ˜μ–΄ μƒˆλ³„μ˜€λ¦„μ„ κ±Έμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ°”λžŒμ„ 맞으며 탁 트인 제주λ₯Ό λ°”λΌλ³΄λ˜ κ·Έ μˆœκ°„.

“μ•„, μ’‹λ‹€.”

κ·Έ 짧은 ν•œλ§ˆλ””λ©΄ μΆ©λΆ„ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.

It rained when I arrived in Jeju, but on my last day, the sky couldn't have been clearer.

I came here for work, but for a little while before going home, I got to be a traveler.

Standing on Saebyeol Oreum, feeling the wind and looking out over Jeju, I caught myself saying:

“μ•„, μ’‹λ‹€.”

Ah, jota.

“Ah… this is nice.”

Sometimes, that's all you need to say.


🌏 Your Language — Teach Korean Ajumma!

였늘 μƒˆλ³„μ˜€λ¦„μ—μ„œ Korean AjummaλŠ” μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ λ§ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.

“κ°€μŠ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λš«λ¦¬λŠ” 것 κ°™μ•„!”

ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œλŠ” 넓은 λ°”λ‹€λ‚˜ μ‚°, 탁 트인 풍경을 봀을 λ•Œ 이런 ν‘œν˜„μ„ 자주 μ¨μš”.

What would you naturally say in your language when you see a wide-open view that makes you feel refreshed and free?

직역 말고, μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ΄ μ‹€μ œλ‘œ ν•˜λŠ” 말을 μ•Œλ €μ£Όμ„Έμš”. πŸ’›

I show you real Korea.
You show me your real world. 🌏





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