Climbing Saebyeol Oreum in Jeju | A Perfect Sunny Day in Korea
AROUND KOREA #01-1 · SAEBYEOL OREUM πΏ

πΏ Today, Korean Ajumma is climbing an oreum!
μ μ£Όμ λμ°©ν λ μ λΉκ° μμ΄μ.
νμ νλμ ꡬλ¦λ μλ© λΌμ΄ μμ΄μ μ‘°κΈ μμ¬μ μ§μ.
κ·Έλ°λ° μ§μΌλ‘ λμκ°λ λ , μμΉ¨μ λ°μ 보λ μΈμ κ·Έλ¬λλ λ― νλμ΄ μ λ§ λ§μμ΄μ.
“μ, μ€λ λ μ¨ μ§μ§ 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!”
μ΄λ° λ κ·Έλ₯ 곡νμΌλ‘ κ° μλ μμμμ. π
κ·Έλμ λΉνκΈ°λ₯Ό νκΈ° μ , μλ³μ€λ¦μΌλ‘ ν₯νμ΄μ.
I couldn't just go straight to the airport on a day like this. π
So before my flight home, I headed to Saebyeol Oreum.
πΏ μλ³μ€λ¦ · Saebyeol Oreum
μλ³μ€λ¦μ μ μ£Ό μμͺ½μ μλ μ€λ¦μ΄μμ.
λ©λ¦¬μ 보면 컀λ€λ μ΄λ‘ μΈλμ²λΌ 보μ¬μ.
κ·Έλ°λ° μ§μ μ¬λΌκ°κΈ° μμνλ©΄ μ‘°κΈ λ¬λΌμ§λλ€.
“μ΄? μκ°λ³΄λ€ κ°νλ₯Έλ°?” π
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.” π
μ¬λΌκ°λ λμ λͺ λ²μ΄λ λ€λ₯Ό λμλ΄€μ΄μ.
ν κ±Έμμ© μ¬λΌκ°μλ‘ μ‘°κΈ μ κΉμ§ λ΄κ° μ μλ κ³³μ΄ μ μ μμμ§κ³ , κ·Έ λ€λ‘ μ μ£Όμ λ€νκ³Ό μ€λ¦λ€μ΄ λκ² νΌμ³μ‘μ΄μ.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ³ κ°λ₯Ό λ€λ©΄ μ λ§ νλ νλ.
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.
π κ°μ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λ«λ¦¬λ€ · gaseumi ppeong ttullida
κ·Έ νκ²½μ λ°λΌλ³΄κ³ μμΌλ μ λ§ μ΄ λ§μ΄ λ± λ μ¬λμ΄μ.
“κ°μ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λ«λ¦¬λ κ² κ°μ.”
Gaseumi ppeong ttullineun geot gata.
“I feel so refreshed and free.”
“It feels like everything just opened up inside me.”
κ°μ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λ«λ¦¬λ€λ νκ΅ μ¬λλ€μ΄ λ΅λ΅νλ λ§μμ΄ μμν΄μ§λ λλμ ννν λ μ λ§ λ§μ΄ μ°λ λ§μ΄μμ.
κΌ μ€μ λ‘ κ°μ΄μ΄ λ΅λ΅νλ€λ λ»μ μλμμ. λμ λ°λ€λ ν νΈμΈ νκ²½μ 보거λ, 볡μ‘νλ μΌμ΄ ν΄κ²°λμ λλ λ§ν μ μμ΄μ.
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.
π°π· Real Korean from this day
① λ μ¨ μ§μ§ μ’λ€!
Nalssi jinjja jota!
The weather is so nice!
λ§μ νλμ 보μλ§μ μμ°μ€λ½κ² λμ€λ μμ£Ό μΌμμ μΈ ννμ΄μμ.
② μκ°λ³΄λ€ κ°νλ₯Έλ°?
Saenggakboda gapareunde?
It's steeper than I thought.
μκ°λ³΄λ€λ “than I thought / than expected”λΌλ λ»μΌλ‘ μΌμμμ μ λ§ μμ£Ό μ¬μ©ν΄μ.
③ κ°μ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λ«λ¦¬λ κ² κ°μ.
Gaseumi ppeong ttullineun geot gata.
I feel so refreshed and free.
ν νΈμΈ νκ²½μ 보면μ λλΌλ μμν κΈ°λΆμ ννν λ μ μ΄μΈλ €μ.
πΏ “μ€λ¦μ μΈμ λ μ³λ€.”
μλ³μ€λ¦μμ λ΄λ €μ€λ©΄μ μ΄λ° μκ°μ΄ λ€μμ΄μ.
μ€λ¦μ μΈμ λ μ³λ€.
μ§μνλ©΄ **“Oreum is always right.”**μ§λ§, μ λ§ μ€λ¦μ μ λ΅μ΄ μλ€λ λ»μ μλμμ. π
νκ΅μ΄μμλ 무μΈκ°κ° λ λ§μ‘±μ€λ½κ³ μ€ν¨νμ§ μλ μ νμ΄λΌλ λλμΌλ‘ μ₯λμ€λ½κ² **“○○μ μΈμ λ μ³λ€”**λΌκ³ λ§νκΈ°λ ν΄μ.
Walking back down Saebyeol Oreum, one phrase came to mind:
“μ€λ¦μ μΈμ λ μ³λ€.”
Literally, it means “Oreum is always right.”
Of course, we don't mean that an oreum can actually be right or wrong. π In casual Korean, “○○μ μΈμ λ μ³λ€” is a playful way of saying that something never disappoints you.
And on a day like this?
μ€λ¦μ μΈμ λ μ³λ€. πΏ
π This was my Jeju.
μ μ£Όμ λμ°©ν λ μλ λΉκ° μκ³ ,
λμκ°λ λ μλ λμ΄ λΆμ€ λ§νΌ νλμ΄ λ§μμ΄μ.
μΆμ₯μΌλ‘ μμν μ μ£Όμμ§λ§, λ§μ§λ§μλ μ κΉ μ¬νμκ° λμ΄ μλ³μ€λ¦μ κ±Έμμ΅λλ€.
λ°λμ λ§μΌλ©° ν νΈμΈ μ μ£Όλ₯Ό λ°λΌλ³΄λ κ·Έ μκ°.
“μ, μ’λ€.”
κ·Έ μ§§μ νλ§λλ©΄ μΆ©λΆνμ΄μ.
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.
π Your Language — Teach Korean Ajumma!
μ€λ μλ³μ€λ¦μμ Korean Ajummaλ μ΄λ κ² λ§νμ΄μ.
“κ°μ΄μ΄ λ»₯ λ«λ¦¬λ κ² κ°μ!”
νκ΅μμλ λμ λ°λ€λ μ°, ν νΈμΈ νκ²½μ λ΄€μ λ μ΄λ° ννμ μμ£Ό μ¨μ.
What would you naturally say in your language when you see a wide-open view that makes you feel refreshed and free?
μ§μ λ§κ³ , μ¬λ¬λΆμ΄ μ€μ λ‘ νλ λ§μ μλ €μ£ΌμΈμ. π
I show you real Korea.
You show me your real world. π






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