Day 33: Small Wedding Versus Mom's Guest List

Dialogue

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   B 엄마, 우리 결혼식 말이야. 준호 씨랑 얘기해 봤는데, 가족이랑 정말 친한 사람들만 서른 명 정도 부르기로 했어.

   Eomma, uri gyeolhonsik mariya. Junho ssirang yaegihae bwanneunde, gajogirang jeongmal chinhan saramdeulman seoreun myeong jeongdo bureugiro haesseo.

   Mom, about our wedding. Junho and I talked it over, and we've decided to invite just family and really close friends, about thirty people.

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   A 서른 명? 그건 결혼식이 아니라 가족 외식이지. 우리 쪽 친척만 해도 서른 명이 넘어.

   Seoreun myeong? Geugeon gyeolhonsigi anira gajok oesigiji. Uri jjok chincheongman haedo seoreun myeongi neomeo.

   Thirty? That's not a wedding, that's a family dinner out. Our side's relatives alone come to more than thirty.

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   B 그러니까 친척도 가까운 분들만 모시려고. 남들처럼 하면 식장이랑 밥값만 삼천만 원이 넘어. 그 돈이면 전세 보증금에 보탤 수 있잖아.

   Geureonikka chincheokdo gakkaun bundeulman mosiryeogo. Namdeulcheoreom hamyeon sikjangirang bapgamman samcheonman woni neomeo. Geu donimyeon jeonse bojeunggeume botael su itjana.

   That's why we're only inviting close relatives too. Doing it the usual way costs over thirty million won just for the hall and the meal. That money could go toward our jeonse deposit.

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   A 아무리 작은 결혼식이 유행이기로서니 친척을 골라서 부르면 되겠니? 큰이모는 네 돌잔치 때 금반지까지 해 왔어.

   Amuri jageun gyeolhonsigi yuhaengigiroseoni chincheogeul gollaseo bureumyeon doegenni? Keunimoneun ne doljanchi ttae Geumbanjikkaji hae wasseo.

   I know small weddings are all the rage, but can you really pick and choose among your relatives? Your eldest aunt brought you a gold ring for your first birthday.

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   B 큰이모는 당연히 부르지. 문제는 엄마 모임이야. 계모임, 등산 모임, 동창회까지 부르면 이백 명은 그냥 넘어.

   Keunimoneun dangyeonhi bureuji. Munjeneun eomma moimiya. Gyemoim, deungsan moim, dongchanghoekkaji bureumyeon ibaek myeongeun geunyang neomeo.

   Of course we're inviting her. The problem is your groups. With your savings club, your hiking group and your old classmates, we'd easily go over two hundred.

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   A 그 사람들 경조사에 삼십 년 동안 낸 봉투가 백 개는 넘을걸. 이제 좀 돌려받을 차례지.

   Geu saramdeul gyeongjosae samsip nyeon dongan naen bongtuga baek gaeneun neomeulgeol. Ije jom dollyeobadeul charyeji.

   Over thirty years I must have handed those people more than a hundred envelopes at their weddings and funerals. It's my turn to get some back.

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   B 엄마, 그게 무슨 적금이야? 축의금 돌려받자고 수천만 원을 쓰면 그게 더 손해잖아.

   Eomma, geuge museun jeokgeumiya? Chuguigeum dollyeobatjago sucheonman woneul sseumyeon geuge deo sonhaejana.

   Mom, what is it, a savings plan? Spending tens of millions of won to get the gift money back is an even bigger loss.

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   A 돈 때문만은 아니야. 사람 도리라는 게 있지. 남의 집 경사는 다 챙겨 놓고 우리 집 경사는 알리지도 않으면 날 뭘로 보겠니?

   Don ttaemunmaneun aniya. Saram doriraneun ge itji. Namui jip gyeongsaneun da chaenggyeo noko uri jip gyeongsaneun allijido aneumyeon nal mwollo bogenni?

   It's not just about money. There's such a thing as doing right by people. If I went to all their celebrations and didn't even tell them about ours, what would they think of me?

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   B 알리는 건 괜찮아. 모바일 청첩장에 가족끼리 작게 한다고 쓰면 다들 이해하실 거야.

   Allineun geon gwaenchana. Mobail cheongcheopjange gajokkkiri jakge handago sseumyeon dadeul ihaehasil geoya.

   Telling them is fine. If we put in the mobile invitation that we're keeping it small, just family, they'll all understand.

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    A 청첩장 보내 놓고 오지 말라는 게 더 실례야. 엄마 체면은 생각 안 하니?

    Cheongcheopjang bonae noko oji mallaneun ge deo sillyeya. Eomma chemyeoneun saenggak an hani?

    Sending an invitation and then telling people not to come is even ruder. Don't you ever think about how I'll look?

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    B 체면 때문에 빚을 낼 바에야 차라리 식을 안 하고 말지. 우리 둘이 모은 돈으로는 전세도 빠듯하단 말이야.

    Chemyeon ttaemune bijeul nael baeya charari sigeul an hago malji. Uri duri moeun doneuroneun jeonsedo ppadeutadan mariya.

    Rather than go into debt to keep up appearances, I'd sooner skip the ceremony altogether. With what the two of us have saved, even the jeonse deposit is a stretch.

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    A 뭐? 아무리 돈이 빠듯하기로서니 식을 안 한다는 게 말이 되니? 사돈댁에서는 뭐라고 하시는데?

    Mwo? Amuri doni ppadeutagiroseoni sigeul an handaneun ge mari doeni? Sadondaegeseoneun mworago hasineunde?

    What? I know money's tight, but skipping the ceremony, does that even make sense? What do Junho's parents say?

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    B 벌써 좋다고 하셨어. 그쪽은 열다섯 명으로 맞추시겠대. 엄마만 설득하면 돼.

    Beolsseo jotago hasyeosseo. Geujjogeun yeoldaseot myeongeuro matchusigetdae. Eommaman seoldeukamyeon dwae.

    They've already said yes. They'll keep to fifteen on their side. You're the only one I have to convince.

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    A 사돈댁은 사돈댁이고, 우리는 사정이 다르지. 좋아, 타협하자. 백 명. 대신 식장은 너희 마음대로 골라.

    Sadondaegeun sadondaegigo, urineun sajeongi dareuji. Joa, tahyeopaja. Baek myeong. Daesin sikjangeun neohui maeumdaero golla.

    That's their side. Ours is different. Fine, let's compromise. A hundred. But you two can pick whatever venue you like.

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    B 백 명이면 결국 큰 식장을 빌려야 해. 그럴 바엔 처음부터 이백 명 부르는 게 낫지. 오십 명.

    Baek myeongimyeon gyeolguk keun sikjangeul billyeoya hae. Geureol baen cheoeumbuteo ibaek myeong bureuneun ge natji. Osip myeong.

    With a hundred we'd have to rent a big hall anyway. At that point we might as well invite two hundred. Fifty.

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    A 칠십 명. 할머니 친구분들까지 모시려면 그 밑으로는 절대 안 돼. 할머니가 손녀 결혼식을 얼마나 기다리셨는데.

    Chilsip myeong. Halmeoni chingubundeulkkaji mosiryeomyeon geu miteuroneun jeoldae an dwae. Halmeoniga sonnyeo gyeolhonsigeul eolmana gidarisyeonneunde.

    Seventy. If we're inviting your grandmother's friends too, it can't go any lower. You know how long Grandma has waited for her granddaughter's wedding.

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    B 할머니 얘기 꺼내는 건 반칙이야. 그럼 칠십 명으로 하고, 엄마 모임 사람들은 따로 밥 한 끼 사는 걸로 하자.

    Halmeoni yaegi kkeonaeneun geon banchigiya. Geureom chilsip myeongeuro hago, eomma moim saramdeureun ttaro bap han kki saneun geollo haja.

    Bringing Grandma into it is cheating. Okay, seventy, and we'll treat your club friends to a meal separately.

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    A 따로 밥을 사도 다들 봉투는 가져오겠네. 결국 축의금은 받는 거잖아. 그건 괜찮다.

    Ttaro babeul sado dadeul bongtuneun gajyeoogenne. Gyeolguk chuguigeumeun banneun geojana. Geugeon gwaenchanta.

    Even if we treat them separately, they'll all bring envelopes. So we still get the gift money. I can live with that.

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    B 결국 봉투가 문제였구나. 좋아, 밥값은 엄마가 내고 봉투도 엄마가 다 가져.

    Gyeolguk bongtuga munjeyeotguna. Joa, bapgapseun eommaga naego bongtudo eommaga da gajyeo.

    So it was the envelopes all along. Fine, you pay for the meal and you keep all the envelopes.

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    A 당연하지, 내가 뿌린 건데. 대신 식장 밥은 맛있는 데로 골라라. 그래야 칠십 명이 두고두고 칭찬하지.

    Dangyeonhaji, naega ppurin geonde. Daesin sikjang babeun masinneun dero gollara. Geuraeya chilsip myeongi dugodugo chingchanhaji.

    Obviously, I'm the one who handed them out. But pick a venue with good food. That way all seventy people will sing its praises for years.

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    B 알았어. 준호 씨한테는 엄마가 한 발 양보했다고 할게. 사실은 내가 마흔 명이나 양보한 건데.

    Arasseo. Junho ssihanteneun eommaga han bal yangbohaetdago halge. Sasireun naega maheun myeongina yangbohan geonde.

    Okay. I'll tell Junho you gave a little ground. Even though I'm actually the one who gave up forty people.

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