Learn Korean Daily Leson 70 It was delicious!

◆ 잘 먹었습니다.

   [Chal mogot-ssumnida.]

    It was delicious!

A : 맛있게 드세요.

     I hope you enjoy your meal.

    [Masit-ge tuseyo.]

B : 네, 잘 먹겠습니다.

    Thank you.(Literally: Yes, I'll have a delicious meal.)

    [Ne, chal mok-getssumnida.]

<식사 후> <After the meal>

B : 정말 잘 먹었습니다.

      It was a delicious meal!

     [Chongmal chal mogot-ssumnida.]

A : 특별히 차린 음식도 없었는데, 한국 음식을 좋아하시나 봐요.

      We didn't prepare much. I guess you like Korean food.

      [Tukbyulhi charin umsikddo opsonnunde, hanguk umsigul choahasinabwayo.]

B : 네 , 좋아하지만, 오늘은 특히 맛있게 먹었어요.

     Yes, I usually do, but today's meal was extra delicious.

     [Ne, choahajiman, onurun tukhi masit-ge mogossoyo.]

You will have quite a few opportunities to visit a Korean home while living in Korea. Usually Koreans will invite you to eat with their family and if so, a polite table manner is to say '잘 먹겠습니다[chal mok-getssumnida] before eating, which literally means. 'I will have a delicious meal.' After you finish your meal, another good table manner is to thank your host or hostess by saying, '잘 먹었습니다.[chal mogot-ssumnida] or '맛있게 먹었습니다.'[masit-ge mogot-ssumnida]

Bullion dealer champions physical Gold Investment

A prominent UK Gold Bullion dealer has today (August 4th) highlighted the value of making a physical investment in the yellow metal, the Daily Telegraph reports.

There are a number of options open to investors, such as buying jewellery, exchange-traded funds and allocated or non-physical, unallocated gold accounts.

However, Tony Baird of Baird and Co explained in an interview with the newspaper that buying bars - rather than coins - offers a particularly attractive form of Gold Investment.

He said: "On a weight-for-weight basis, premiums on bars are generally lower than for coins and this makes bars the more attractive proposition for investors.

"As a rule, bigger bars have lower premiums (reflecting manufacturing and refining costs) than smaller bars."

Meanwhile, Marcus Bachmann, who manages about $140 million worth of assets in the Johannesburg-based Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund, also made a positive prediction for the future of gold prices.

He explained that the recent surge in gold jewellery demand in Asia - and in particular China - looks set to continue for the foreseeable future.

"The economic environment in Asia is improving. You can expect jewellery demand will potentially be supportive for the gold price," he told Bloomberg.

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