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Lesson 5: To Be or Not To Be

~이다(To be)
~아니다(Not to be)

I am happy= 난 행복해
We are a family= 우리는
I am not Korean= 난 한국사람 아니야
We are not a couple=우리는

"*KR* Guk Joo unnieeee!!!!! Jackson's bullying me!!!*KR*" I ran up to Guk Joo then hugged her so Jackson couldn't throw his smelly toy cockroach at me. He got it from the trashcan and kept on trying to make me touch it.

"*KR* Ya! Do I look like a wall to you? Am I that big? Why are you hiding behind me?*KR*" she joked. Jackson was still trying to throw his toy at me. I giggled then hugged her tighter. "*KR*No, no unnie! Protect me. PLE--" Before I could even finish, I felt Jackson's toy drop on my head. "JAAAACKSOOOOON!"

"HIHIHIHIHIHI, try to catch me now!" He teased.

He ran away as fast as he could so I tried to catch him. After 2 rounds around the house, I finally cornered him in our room. Guk Joo and Youngji were there too. Youngji helped me by locking the door.

"Ha! You're a dead man, Jackson Wang." "Hi, Jackson." I said with a tiny voice, pretending it was from the toy cockroach. Jackson tried to get out but he had no where else to go.

"Guk Joo noonaaaa!!!! *KR* HELP ME! *KR* AHHHHHHHHH!" I put the toy cockroach inside his shirt. He was squirming all over the floor. He looked so funny, all 3 of us were laughing so hard. Until we all heard a loud thud. Jackson hit his head on the corner of the bed. We rushed to help him get up.

"*KR* Aigoo, Jackson. Why do you have to be so frisky. You kids are so playful, you have to be careful next time.*KR*" Guk Joo said, looking at Jackson's head. Part of it was swollen so we went down to the kitchen and got an ice pack.

"*KR* Jackson, you have to stop being so rowdy sometimes. *KR*" Youngji scolded.

Jackson instantly protested. "*KR*Hey! I wasn't being rowdy, I was protecting myself!*KR* You know that, protecting??" He shouted like he wasn't in pain.

I felt guilty cause he wouldn't have hurt himself if I didn't put the toy inside his shirt.

"I'm sorry." I pouted.

"*KR* It's okay. But take care of me for the day. *KR*" he arrogantly demanded. This boy, really... I have no words for him.

"*KR* Okay. *KR*" I replied hesitantly. I stomped my feet, like a brat throwing tantrums, when I walked towards him then grabbed the ice pack from his hands so I could hold it for him.

"Hey!" He glared at me. "*KR* you don't seem like you're sorry. *KR*"

"I am!" I frowned, giving him the fakest sad face ever.

"*KR* Fine, come on. Let's continue studying. *KR*" he grabbed my hand then dragged me to the living room on the second floor.

He was teaching me how to formulate questions before the toy cockroach incident happened so we continued to study where we left off.

"*KR* okay, just give me 5 questions. I'll give you 5 minutes. *KR*" he demanded, tapping the table with a pen.

What do you want to do today?
How are you?
Do you--

I was writing my 3rd sentence when I quickly turned to my left to ask Jackson a question. "Are you gonna--" I froze when our faces were an inch away from each other. I didn't realize he was watching that close. We were locked onto each other's eyes for a good 3 seconds until we started to laugh hysterically. I slapped his arm so he would stop but he was still giggling after a few minutes. "Shut up. Are you gonna answer the questions I'll make??" I told him.