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Three Bold Siblings (3) 알음알음

2023-12-18

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용실: 와, 여기 너무 좋은데요. 일부러 숙소 어플엔 안 올리시는 거예요?
Wow, it’s beautiful here. Are you not uploading this place on the app on purpose?
윤호: 네, 알음알음 친구소개로만 예약할 수 있어요.
Yes. You can only reserve it if you find out about it through acquaintances.
지훈: 제 이름 대면 무조건 예약됩니다.
If you give them my name, you can definitely get a reservation.
윤호: 그건 아니구요, 김태주 허용실, 두 분 이름으로 예약하셔야만 VVIP케어 들어갑니다.
No, not really. You have to reserve under Kim Tae-joo and Heo Yong-sil to get VVIP treatment. 
지훈: 와... 형, 이런 사람 아니잖아. 
Wow… I didn’t think you were this type of person. 

Expression of the Week
알음알음 (find out through acquaintances)

알음알음 [n.] mutual acquaintance; discovery through reference; Someone or something one gets to know through other people.

>>”알음” means something that people know from each other, so this expression is used when people do something through a mutual acquaintance.
>>”알음” is related to the verb “알다” which means “to know”.
>>In the dialogue, Yoon-ho says “알음알음 친구소개로만 예약할 수 있어요” which means reservations for the accommodation can only be made if you know people who know of the accommodation or have stayed at the place before. 

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