춘향전
🇰🇷 Korean graded reader
춘향전
The Tale of Chunhyang
On the spring festival day a magistrate's son sees a girl on a swing above the river, and Korea's greatest love story begins. Secret vows, a forced parting, a cruel new magistrate who will not take no for an answer, and a ragged beggar who walks into his birthday feast carrying the king's own seal. The classic Chunhyang-jeon, retold as a graded reader that climbs from A2 to B1.
Chapters
- 제1장: 단옷날read online
- 제2장: 나비와 꽃Chapter 2: The Butterfly and the Flower
- 제3장: 춘향의 집Chapter 3: Chunhyang's House
- 제4장: 백년가약Chapter 4: A Vow for a Hundred Years
- 제5장: 나쁜 소식Chapter 5: Bad News
- 제6장: 오리정Chapter 6: Orijeong
- 제7장: 새 사또Chapter 7: The New Magistrate
- 제8장: 춘향의 대답Chapter 8: Chunhyang's Answer
- 제9장: 매Chapter 9: The Rod
- 제10장: 옥중의 꿈Chapter 10: The Dream in Prison
- 제11장: 장원 급제Chapter 11: First Place in the Exam
- 제12장: 거지 어사Chapter 12: The Beggar Inspector
- 제13장: 월매의 실망Chapter 13: Wolmae's Disappointment
- 제14장: 옥 속의 만남Chapter 14: A Meeting in Prison
- 제15장: 생일잔치Chapter 15: The Birthday Feast
- 제16장: 암행어사 출두야!Chapter 16: The Inspector Has Arrived!
- 제17장: 마지막 시험Chapter 17: The Last Test
- 제18장: 다시 광한루Chapter 18: Gwanghallu Once More
What level is The Tale of Chunhyang in Korean?
It starts at A2 and climbs gradually to B1. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.
How long is it?
18 chapters and about 2,600 words in total, using roughly 1,200 different word forms.
Is it free?
It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.
Does it have audio?
Not yet. You can read it with tap-to-translate and sentence translations; narration is currently available on the Chinese books.
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