Day 114: Why She Hides Her Gwangju Accent

Dialogue

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   B 은비야, 아까 통화하는 거 들었어. 어머니랑 통화한 거지? 완전 딴사람인 줄 알았어.

   Eunbiya, akka tonghwahaneun geo deureosseo. Eomeonirang tonghwahan geoji? Wanjeon ttansaramin jul arasseo.

   Eunbi, I heard you on the phone earlier. That was your mom, right? I thought you were a completely different person.

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   A 들었어? 어디서부터? 설마 '엄마, 나 괜찮당께, 걱정 좀 그만해' 그거?

   Deureosseo? Eodiseobuteo? Seolma 'eomma, na gwaenchantangkke, geokjeong jom geumanhae' geugeo?

   You heard? From where? Not the bit where I said, 'Mom, I'm fine, I'm telling you, stop worrying'?

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   B 응, 그거. 그리고 '워메, 징하다'도. 그렇게 빠르고 신나게 말하는 너는 처음 봤어.

   Eung, geugeo. Geurigo 'wome, jinghada'do. Geureoke ppareugo sinnage malhaneun neoneun cheoeum bwasseo.

   Yeah, that. And 'Oh my, that's too much' too. I've never seen you talk so fast and so animated.

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   A 아, 민망해. 그건 엄마랑만 쓰는 말이야. 서울 와서 칠 년 동안 밖에서는 한 번도 안 썼는데.

   A, minmanghae. Geugeon eommarangman sseuneun mariya. Seoul waseo chil nyeon dongan bakkeseoneun han beondo an sseonneunde.

   Ugh, how embarrassing. That's only for talking with my mom. In seven years in Seoul, I've never once used it outside.

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   B 민망할 게 뭐가 있어. 근데 왜 나한테는 한 번도 안 써? 우리 삼 년 사귀었잖아.

   Minmanghal ge mwoga isseo. Geunde wae nahanteneun han beondo an sseo? Uri sam nyeon sagwieotjana.

   What's there to be embarrassed about? But why have you never used it with me? We've been together three years.

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   A 대학 신입생 때 얘기해 줄까? 과외 면접을 볼라치면 학부모들이 내 말투부터 걸고넘어졌어. '애가 사투리 배우면 어떡해요' 하면서.

   Daehak sinipsaeng ttae yaegihae julkka? Gwaoe myeonjeobeul bollachimyeon hakbumodeuri nae maltubuteo geolgoneomeojyeosseo. 'Aega saturi baeumyeon eotteokaeyo' hamyeonseo.

   Want to hear about my first year at university? Every time I went for a tutoring interview, the parents picked on the way I talked first. 'What if our kid picks up the dialect?' they'd say.

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   B 그런 걸로? 사투리가 무슨 감기야? 옮는 것도 아니고.

   Geureon geollo? Saturiga museun gamgiya? Omneun geotdo anigo.

   Over that? Is dialect some kind of cold? It's not catching.

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   A 나도 그렇게 말하고 싶었지. 근데 세 군데서 연달아 떨어지니까 할 말이 없더라. 등록금은 내야 하는데. 그때부터 이를 악물었지.

   Nado geureoke malhago sipeotji. Geunde se gundeseo yeondara tteoreojinikka hal mari eopdeora. Deungnokgeumeun naeya haneunde. Geuttaebuteo ireul angmureotji.

   That's what I wanted to say. But after being turned down three times in a row, I had nothing to say. And I still had tuition to pay. That's when I gritted my teeth.

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   B 그래서 혼자서 사투리를 고친 거야? 누가 가르쳐 준 것도 아니고?

   Geuraeseo honjaseo saturireul gochin geoya? Nuga gareuchyeo jun geotdo anigo?

   So you got rid of your accent all by yourself? Without anyone teaching you?

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    A 응. 뉴스 앵커 영상을 틀어 놓고 매일 밤 어투를 따라 했어. 서울에서 버티자면 말투부터 바꿔야 한다고 생각했거든.

    Eung. Nyuseu aengkeo yeongsangeul teureo noko maeil bam eotureul ttara haesseo. Seoureseo beotijamyeon maltubuteo bakkwoya handago saenggakaetgeodeun.

    Yeah. I played videos of news anchors and copied the way they spoke every night. I thought that if I wanted to make it in Seoul, I had to change the way I talked first.

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    B 매일 밤? 얼마나 걸렸어?

    Maeil bam? Eolmana geollyeosseo?

    Every night? How long did it take?

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    A 억양은 한 학기면 됐는데, 제일 안 고쳐진 게 '거시기'였어. 말하다가 단어가 생각 안 나면 입에서 자동으로 나와.

    Eogyangeun han hakgimyeon dwaenneunde, jeil an gochyeojin ge 'geosigi'yeosseo. Malhadaga daneoga saenggak an namyeon ibeseo jadongeuro nawa.

    The intonation took a semester, but the hardest thing to fix was 'geosigi,' you know, 'whatchamacallit.' When I can't think of a word mid-sentence, it just pops out.

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    B 아, 그래서 너 가끔 말하다가 '그... 그...' 하고 멈추는구나. 거시기를 참고 있었던 거야?

    A, geuraeseo neo gakkeum malhadaga 'geu... geu...' hago meomchuneunguna. Geosigireul chamgo isseotdeon geoya?

    Oh, so that's why you sometimes stop mid-sentence and go 'uh... uh...'. You were holding back a 'geosigi'?

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    A 들켰네. 칠 년 동안 거시기랑 싸웠어.

    Deulkyeonne. Chil nyeon dongan geosigirang ssawosseo.

    Busted. I've been fighting 'geosigi' for seven years.

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    B 솔직히 좀 서운하다. 네가 제일 편한 모습을 보여 주는 사람이 나라고 생각했거든.

    Soljiki jom seounhada. Nega jeil pyeonhan moseubeul boyeo juneun sarami narago saenggakaetgeodeun.

    Honestly, I'm a bit hurt. I thought I was the person you showed your most relaxed self to.

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    A 너한테 제일 편한 거 맞아. 근데 편한 거랑 사투리는 또 달라. 우리는 처음부터 서울말로 얘기했으니까, 이제 와서 바꾸는 게 더 어색해.

    Neohante jeil pyeonhan geo maja. Geunde pyeonhan georang saturineun tto dalla. Urineun cheoeumbuteo seoulmallo yaegihaesseunikka, ije waseo bakkuneun ge deo eosaekae.

    You are the person I'm most comfortable with. But being comfortable and speaking dialect are two different things. We've talked in Seoul Korean from the very start, so switching now feels even more awkward.

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    B 억지로 하라는 건 아니야. 그냥... 나도 네 진짜 말투를 알고 싶어서 그래. 어머니랑 통화할 때 너 되게 행복해 보였거든.

    Eokjiro haraneun geon aniya. Geunyang... nado ne jinjja maltureul algo sipeoseo geurae. Eomeonirang tonghwahal ttae neo doege haengbokae boyeotgeodeun.

    I'm not saying you have to force it. It's just... I want to know the real way you talk too. You looked so happy on the phone with your mom.

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    A 행복해 보였어? 그러고 보니 사투리로 말할 때는 머리로 한 번 거르지 않아도 돼서 그런가 봐.

    Haengbokae boyeosseo? Geureogo boni saturiro malhal ttaeneun meoriro han beon georeuji anado dwaeseo geureonga bwa.

    I looked happy? Come to think of it, maybe that's because when I speak dialect, I don't have to filter everything through my head first.

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    B 그거야. 나랑 있을 때도 안 거르고 말했으면 좋겠어. 비웃음 같은 거 절대 없어. 약속해.

    Geugeoya. Narang isseul ttaedo an georeugo malhaesseumyeon jokesseo. Biuseum gateun geo jeoldae eopseo. Yaksokae.

    That's it. I wish you'd talk to me without filtering too. There'll be no laughing at you, ever. I promise.

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    A 진짜 안 웃을 자신 있어? 우리 엄마 말투 들으면 너 삼 초 만에 웃을걸.

    Jinjja an useul jasin isseo? Uri eomma maltu deureumyeon neo sam cho mane useulgeol.

    Are you sure you won't laugh? If you heard my mom talk, you'd crack up within three seconds.

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    B 그럼 이번 추석에 광주 가서 직접 들어 볼게. 어머니 앞에서 한 번이라도 웃으면 네가 하자는 대로 다 할게.

    Geureom ibeon chuseoge Gwangju gaseo jikjeop deureo bolge. Eomeoni apeseo han beonirado useumyeon nega hajaneun daero da halge.

    Then I'll go to Gwangju this Chuseok and hear it for myself. If I laugh even once in front of your mom, I'll do whatever you say.

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    A 광주에 간다고? 너 우리 엄마 만나자면 사투리 알아듣는 연습부터 해야 돼. 우리 엄마는 서울말로 절대 안 바꿔 주셔.

    Gwangjue gandago? Neo uri eomma mannajamyeon saturi aradeunneun yeonseupbuteo haeya dwae. Uri eommaneun seoulmallo jeoldae an bakkwo jusyeo.

    You're coming to Gwangju? If you're going to meet my mom, you'll have to practise understanding dialect first. She'll never switch to Seoul speech for you.

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    B 좋아. 그럼 오늘부터 네가 선생님이야. 첫 단어는 뭐야?

    Joa. Geureom oneulbuteo nega seonsaengnimiya. Cheot daneoneun mwoya?

    Fine. Then from today, you're my teacher. What's the first word?

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    A 음... 그럼 이거. '허벌나게.' 엄청, 굉장히라는 뜻이야. '허벌나게 보고 싶었당께' 하면 엄청 보고 싶었다는 거고. 정감 있지?

    Eum... geureom igeo. 'Heobeollage.' Eomcheong, goengjanghiraneun tteusiya. 'Heobeollage bogo sipeotdangkke' hamyeon eomcheong bogo sipeotdaneun geogo. Jeonggam itji?

    Hmm... then this one. 'Heobeolnage.' It means 'really' or 'hugely.' If you say 'heobeolnage bogo sipeotdangkke,' it means 'I missed you so, so much.' Sweet, isn't it?

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    B '허벌나게... 보고 싶었당께'? 이렇게 하는 거 맞아?

    'Heobeollage... bogo sipeotdangkke'? Ireoke haneun geo maja?

    Heobeolnage... bogo sipeotdangkke? Is that how you say it?

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    A 억양이 완전 서울이네. 근데... 방금 좀 설렜어. 우리 엄마가 들으면 웃다가 쓰러지시겠지만.

    Eogyangi wanjeon Seourine. Geunde... banggeum jom seollesseo. Uri eommaga deureumyeon utdaga sseureojisigetjiman.

    Your intonation is pure Seoul. But... that gave me butterflies just now. Though my mom would laugh herself silly if she heard it.

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