Day 31 of 135

Day 31: Gasimbi at the Phone Shop

At a mobile phone store, Minjae (A), a young customer who wants a new phone and plan, is served by Ms. Oh (B), a clerk in her forties with a teenage son.

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  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Still learning Hangul? Tick Romanization to see how each line sounds, but read the Korean first.
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Dialogue

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  1. B μ–΄μ„œ μ˜€μ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. νœ΄λŒ€ν° 보러 μ˜€μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? νŽΈν•˜κ²Œ μ•‰μœΌμ‹­μ‹œμ˜€.

    Eoseo osipsio. Hyudaepon boreo osyeotseumnikka? Pyeonhage anjeusipsio.

    Welcome. Are you here to look at phones? Please, have a seat.

  2. A λ„€, 폰 λ°”κΎΈλ €κ³ μš”. 근데 호갱 λ˜λŠ” 건 μ§„μ§œ μ‹«μ–΄μ„œμš”. 가성비도 κ°€μ„±λΉ„μ§€λ§Œ μš”μ¦˜μ€ 가심비가 κ΅­λ£°μ΄μž–μ•„μš”. μ•Œμž˜λ”±κΉ”μ„ΌμœΌλ‘œ λΆ€νƒλ“œλ €μš”.

    Ne, pon bakkuryeogoyo. Geunde hogaeng doeneun geon jinjja sireoseoyo. Gaseongbido gaseongbijiman yojeumeun gasimbiga gungnurijanayo. Aljalttakkkalseneuro butakdeuryeoyo.

    Yes, I want a new phone. But I really don't want to be an easy mark. Value for money matters, but these days it's all about what feels worth it, right? Just sort me out, smart and clean.

  3. B ν˜Έκ°±μ€ μ••λ‹ˆλ‹€. 저희 아듀이 μ œκ°€ 옷 μ‚΄ λ•Œλ§ˆλ‹€ ν•˜λŠ” λ§μ΄κ±°λ“ μš”. 그런데 κ°€μ‹¬λΉ„λž‘ 뒀에 κ·Έ κΈ΄ λ‹¨μ–΄λŠ” κΈˆμ‹œμ΄ˆλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Hogaengeun amnida. Jeohui adeuri jega ot sal ttaemada haneun marigeodeunyo. Geureonde gasimbirang dwie geu gin daneoneun geumsichomunimnida.

    'Hogaeng', easy mark, I know. My son says it every time I buy clothes. But 'gasimbi' and that long word at the end, I've never heard of them.

  4. A κ°€μ‹¬λΉ„λŠ” 가격 λŒ€λΉ„ 마음의 λ§Œμ‘±λ„μš”. μ•Œμž˜λ”±κΉ”μ„Όμ€ 'μ•Œμ•„μ„œ 잘 λ”± κΉ”λ”ν•˜κ³  μ„ΌμŠ€ 있게'λ₯Ό 쀄인 λ§μ΄κ³ μš”.

    Gasimbineun gagyeok daebi maeumui manjokdoyo. Aljalttakkkalseneun 'araseo jal ttak kkalkkeumhago senseu itge'reul jurin marigoyo.

    Gasimbi is price versus peace of mind. And 'aljalttakkkalsen' is short for 'handle it yourself, well, neatly and sensibly'.

  5. B 아무리 μš”μ¦˜ 말이 빨리 λ°”λ€ŒκΈ°λ‘œμ„œλ‹ˆ, νœ΄λŒ€ν° ν•˜λ‚˜ νŒŒλŠ” 데 ν†΅μ—­κΉŒμ§€ μžˆμ–΄μ•Ό ν•©λ‹ˆκΉŒ? κ²°κ΅­ μ•Œμ•„μ„œ 잘 골라 λ‹¬λΌλŠ” λ§μ”€μ΄μ‹œμ§€μš”?

    Amuri yojeum mari ppalli bakkwigiroseoni, hyudaepon hana paneun de tongyeokkkaji isseoya hamnikka? Gyeolguk araseo jal golla dallaneun malsseumisijiyo?

    I know slang changes fast these days, but do I really need an interpreter just to sell a phone? So in the end, you want me to choose well for you, is that it?

  6. A λ„€. 일단 μš”κΈˆμ œλŠ” 무쑰건 λ¬΄μ œν•œμ΄μš”. 데이터 κ±±μ • μ—†λŠ” 게 제 κ°€μ‹¬λΉ„κ±°λ“ μš”. κΈ°κΈ°λŠ” μ΅œμ‹ ν˜•μœΌλ‘œμš”.

    Ne. Ildan yogeumjeneun mujogeon mujehaniyo. Deiteo geokjeong eomneun ge je gasimbigeodeunyo. Gigineun choesinhyeongeuroyo.

    Yes. First, the plan has to be unlimited, no question. Never worrying about data is what's worth it to me. And the latest model for the phone.

  7. B λ¬΄μ œν•œμ€ ν•œ 달에 ꡬ만 원쯀 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έ 전에 μ§€κΈˆ μ“°μ‹œλŠ” 폰 μ’€ 보여 μ£Όμ‹œκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? 데이터 μ‚¬μš©λŸ‰λΆ€ν„° ν™•μΈν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Mujehaneun han dare guman wonjjeum hamnida. Geu jeone jigeum sseusineun pon jom boyeo jusigetseumnikka? Deiteo sayongnyangbuteo hwaginhagetseumnida.

    Unlimited is about ninety thousand won a month. Before that, may I see the phone you use now? I'll check your data usage first.

  8. A μ—¬κΈ°μš”. 근데 μ € 데이터 μ—„μ²­ μ¨μš”. μΆœν‡΄κ·ΌκΈΈμ— μ˜μƒ 보고 κ²Œμž„ν•˜κ³ μš”. 데이터 λͺ¨μžλΌλ©΄ μ§„μ§œ ν‚Ήλ°›κ±°λ“ μš”.

    Yeogiyo. Geunde jeo deiteo eomcheong sseoyo. Chultoegeungire yeongsang bogo geimhagoyo. Deiteo mojaramyeon jinjja kingbatgeodeunyo.

    Here. But I use a ton of data. I watch videos and play games on my commute. Running out of data drives me up the wall.

  9. B ν‚Ήλ°›λŠ”λ‹€λŠ” 말은 μ•„λ“€ 덕뢄에 μ••λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그런데 κ³ κ°λ‹˜, μ§€λ‚œ 석 달 λ™μ•ˆ ν•œ 달 평균 μΉ  κΈ°κ°€λ₯Ό μ“°μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Kingbanneundaneun mareun adeul deokbune amnida. Geureonde gogaengnim, jinan seok dal dongan han dal pyeonggyun chil gigareul sseusyeotseumnida.

    'Drives me up the wall' I know, thanks to my son. But sir, over the last three months you've used an average of seven gigabytes a month.

  10. A λ„€? μ§„μ§œμš”? μ €λŠ” ν•œ μ˜€μ‹­ κΈ°κ°€λŠ” μ“°λŠ” 쀄 μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄μš”.

    Ne? Jinjjayo? Jeoneun han osip giganeun sseuneun jul arasseoyo.

    What? Really? I thought I used about fifty.

  11. B μ§‘μ΄λž‘ νšŒμ‚¬μ—μ„œλŠ” 거의 μ™€μ΄νŒŒμ΄λ₯Ό μ“°μ‹œλ‚˜ λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 아무리 λ¬΄μ œν•œμ΄ κ΅­λ£°μ΄κΈ°λ‘œμ„œλ‹ˆ, μΉ  κΈ°κ°€ μ“°μ‹œλŠ” λΆ„κ»˜ 턱없이 λΉ„μ‹Ό μš”κΈˆμ œλ₯Ό νŒ”μ•„μ„œμ•Ό λ˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? 그게 λ°”λ‘œ 호갱 λ§Œλ“€κΈ°μ§€μš”.

    Jibirang hoesaeseoneun geoui Waipaireul sseusina bomnida. Amuri mujehani gungnurigiroseoni, chil giga sseusineun bunkke teogeopsi bissan yogeumjereul paraseoya doegetseumnikka? Geuge baro hogaeng mandeulgijiyo.

    At home and at work you must be on Wi-Fi nearly all the time. Unlimited may be the done thing, but how could I sell a ridiculously expensive plan to someone who uses seven gigs? That's exactly how you make a customer an easy mark.

  12. A 와, λΉ„μ‹Ό κ±Έ λ¨Όμ € λ§λ¦¬μ‹œλŠ” 직원뢄은 처음 λ΄μš”. ν˜Ήμ‹œ 무슨 μ†μ…ˆ μžˆμœΌμ‹  κ±° μ•„λ‹ˆμ£ ? λ‚˜μ€‘μ— λΆ€κ°€ μ„œλΉ„μŠ€ λ‹€μ„― 개 λͺ°λž˜ λΆ™μ΄μ‹ λ‹€λ“ κ°€μš”.

    Wa, bissan geol meonjeo mallisineun jigwonbuneun cheoeum bwayo. Hoksi museun soksem isseusin geo anijyo? Najunge buga seobiseu daseot gae mollae buchisindadeungayo.

    Wow, I've never seen a salesperson talk me out of the expensive one. You're not up to something, are you? Like sneaking in five add-on services later?

  13. B 그런 κ±±μ •μΌλž‘ λ§ˆμ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. λΆ€κ°€ μ„œλΉ„μŠ€λŠ” ν•˜λ‚˜λ„ μ•ˆ λ„£κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λŒ€μ‹  십이 κΈ°κ°€λ₯Ό λ‹€ μ“°λ©΄ μ†λ„λ§Œ λŠλ €μ§€λŠ” 였만 μ›λŒ€ μš”κΈˆμ œλ₯Ό κΆŒν•΄ λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Geureon geokjeongillang masipsio. Buga seobiseuneun hanado an neoketseumnida. Daesin sibi gigareul da sseumyeon sokdoman neuryeojineun oman wondae yogeumjereul gwonhae deurimnida.

    You needn't worry about that. I won't add a single extra service. Instead, I'd recommend a plan in the fifty-thousand range that just slows down once you've used twelve gigabytes.

  14. A λŠλ €μ§€λ©΄ μ˜μƒμ΄ λŠκΈ°μž–μ•„μš”. 그건 제 κ°€μ‹¬λΉ„λž‘ μ•ˆ λ§žλŠ”λ°μš”.

    Neuryeojimyeon yeongsangi kkeunkijanayo. Geugeon je gasimbirang an manneundeyo.

    If it slows down, videos keep freezing. That doesn't give me the peace of mind I'm after.

  15. B ν•œ λ²ˆλ„ λ‹€ μ“°μ‹  적이 μ—†μœΌλ‹ˆ 끊길 일도 μ—†μ§€μš”. 이 λ…„ μ•½μ •μœΌλ‘œ μ΄μ‹­μ˜€ νΌμ„ΌνŠΈ ν• μΈκΉŒμ§€ λ°›μœΌμ‹œλ©΄ ν•œ 달에 μ‚¬λ§Œ 원이 μ•ˆ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Han beondo da sseusin jeogi eopseuni kkeunkil ildo eopjiyo. I nyeon yakjeongeuro isibo peosenteu harinkkaji badeusimyeon han dare saman woni an doemnida.

    You've never once used it all, so it won't freeze. And with a two-year contract you get twenty-five percent off, which brings it under forty thousand a month.

  16. A λ¬΄μ œν•œμ΄λž‘ λΉ„κ΅ν•˜λ©΄ 이 년에 μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ 차이 λ‚˜μš”?

    Mujehanirang bigyohamyeon i nyeone eolmana chai nayo?

    Compared with unlimited, how much difference is that over two years?

  17. B μΉ μ‹­λ§Œ 원 κ°€κΉŒμ΄ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μš”μ¦˜ μ Šμ€ λΆ„λ“€ λ§λ‘œλŠ” 이런 κ±Έ 뭐라고 ν•©λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

    Chilsimman won gakkai doemnida. Yojeum jeolmeun bundeul malloneun ireon geol mworago hamnikka?

    Nearly seven hundred thousand won. What do young people call that these days?

  18. A '혜자'μš”. μ–‘ 많고 κ°’ μ°©ν•œ κ±Έ ν˜œμžλ‘­λ‹€κ³  ν•˜κ±°λ“ μš”. μΉ μ‹­λ§Œ 원이면 μƒˆ 이어폰을 사고도 λ‚¨κ² λ„€μš”.

    'Hyeja'yo. Yang manko gap chakan geol Hyejaropdago hageodeunyo. Chilsimman wonimyeon sae ieoponeul sagodo namgenneyo.

    'Hyeja'. When something's generous and a great deal, we call it hyeja. With seven hundred thousand I could buy new earbuds and still have change.

  19. B ν˜œμžλŠ” 또 처음 λ“£μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κΈ°κΈ°λŠ” μž‘λ…„ λͺ¨λΈλ„ μΉ΄λ©”λΌλ§Œ 쑰금 λ‹€λ₯΄κ³  λ‚˜λ¨Έμ§€λŠ” 거의 κ°™μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 재고 정리 쀑이라 가격도 많이 λ‚΄λ Έκ³ μš”.

    Hyejaneun tto cheoeum deutseumnida. Gigineun jangnyeon modeldo kameraman jogeum dareugo nameojineun geoui gatseumnida. Jaego jeongni jungira gagyeokdo mani naeryeotgoyo.

    Hyeja is another new one on me. As for the phone, last year's model differs only a little in the camera; the rest is almost the same. We're clearing stock, so the price has come down a lot too.

  20. A 그럼 μž‘λ…„ λͺ¨λΈλ‘œ ν• κ²Œμš”. 였늘 직원뢄 μ™„μ „ ν˜œμžμ„Έμš”. μ›λž˜ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ μ†”μ§ν•˜μ„Έμš”?

    Geureom jangnyeon modello halgeyo. Oneul jigwonbun wanjeon Hyejaseyo. Wollae ireoke soljikaseyo?

    Then I'll take last year's model. You're totally hyeja today. Are you always this honest?

  21. B μ•„λ“€ κ°™μ•„μ„œ κ·Έλ ‡μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 신뢄증 μ’€ μ£Όμ‹œκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? κ³„μ•½μ„œλŠ” ν•œ 쀄씩 읽어 λ“œλ¦¬κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 호갱 μ†Œλ¦¬ μ•ˆ λ“€μœΌμ‹œκ²Œμš”.

    Adeul gataseo geureoseumnida. Sinbunjeung jom jusigetseumnikka? Gyeyakseoneun han julssik ilgeo deurigetseumnida. Hogaeng sori an deureusigeyo.

    You remind me of my son. Could I have your ID? I'll read you the contract line by line, so nobody can call you an easy mark.

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