Day 40: Refusing a Jeolla Neighbour's Persimmons

Dialogue

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   A 아따, 서울댁, 마침 집에 있었네요잉. 요것 좀 받으씨요. 올해 감이 겁나게 잘 열려 부렀어요.

   Atta, Seouldaek, machim jibe isseonneyoing. Yogeot jom badeussiyo. Olhae gami geomnage jal yeollyeo bureosseoyo.

   Well now, Seoul lady, you're home, good. Here, take these. The persimmons have come in something fierce this year.

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   B 어머, 어르신. 또 감을 가져오셨어요? 벌써 세 번째예요. 지난번에 주신 것도 아직 반도 못 먹었는데요.

   Eomeo, eoreusin. Tto gameul gajyeoosyeosseoyo? Beolsseo se beonjjaeyeyo. Jinanbeone jusin geotdo ajik bando mot meogeonneundeyo.

   Oh my, sir. You've brought persimmons again? That's the third time. I haven't even eaten half of what you gave me last time.

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   A 반도 못 묵었으믄 나머지는 곶감 맹글믄 되지요잉. 요것은 대봉이라 홍시 되믄 겁나 달당께요.

   Bando mot mugeosseumeun nameojineun gotgam maenggeulmeun doejiyoing. Yogeoseun Daebongira hongsi doemeun geomna daldangkkeyo.

   If you haven't finished half, just turn the rest into dried persimmons. These are daebong, so once they go soft they're sweet as anything.

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   B 마음은 정말 감사한데요, 이번엔 사양할게요. 받으려도 둘 데가 없어요. 부엌이며 마루며 벌써 감 상자로 꽉 찼어요.

   Maeumeun jeongmal gamsahandeyo, ibeonen sayanghalgeyo. Badeuryeodo dul dega eopseoyo. Bueokimyeo marumyeo beolsseo gam sangjaro kkwak chasseoyo.

   I truly appreciate it, but this time I'll have to decline. Even if I wanted to take them, I've nowhere to put them. The kitchen, the living room, they're already crammed with persimmon boxes.

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   A 워메, 그런 말 마씨요. 시골서는 주는 것을 안 받으믄 그것이 더 실례랑께요. 허리가 부러지는 한이 있어도 요것은 갖다 드려야 쓰겄어요.

   Wome, geureon mal massiyo. Sigolseoneun juneun geoseul an badeumeun geugeosi deo sillyerangkkeyo. Heoriga bureojineun hani isseodo yogeoseun gatda deuryeoya sseugeosseoyo.

   Oh, don't say that. In the country, refusing what you're given is the ruder thing. Even if it breaks my back, I've got to bring you these.

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   B 어르신, 죄송한데 사투리가 아직 어려워서 알아들으려도 반밖에 못 알아듣겠어요. '갖다 드려야 쓰겄다'는 게 꼭 주셔야 한다는 말씀이에요?

   Eoreusin, joesonghande saturiga ajik eoryeowoseo aradeureuryeodo banbakke mot aradeutgesseoyo. 'Gatda deuryeoya sseugeotda'neun ge kkok jusyeoya handaneun malsseumieyo?

   I'm sorry, sir, the dialect is still hard for me, and however hard I try, I only catch half of it. Does 'gotta bring 'em' mean you absolutely have to give them to me?

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   A 하하, 맞아요. 긍께 받아 두랑께요. 서울 사람들은 싫다는 말도 참 에둘러서 허네요잉.

   Haha, majayo. Geungkke bada durangkkeyo. Seoul saramdeureun siltaneun maldo cham edulleoseo heoneyoing.

   Ha ha, that's right. So just take them, I tell you. You Seoul folks even say no in such a roundabout way.

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   B 그럼 이번 딱 한 번만 받을게요. 대신 저도 답례를 해야 마음이 편하겠어요. 서울에서 가져온 커피라도 드릴까요?

   Geureom ibeon ttak han beonman badeulgeyo. Daesin jeodo damnyereul haeya maeumi pyeonhagesseoyo. Seoureseo gajyeoon keopirado deurilkkayo?

   Then I'll take them just this once. But I'd feel better if I gave you something in return. Can I give you some coffee I brought from Seoul?

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   A 커피는 무슨. 믹스 커피 말고는 써서 못 묵어요. 사실은 거시기, 부탁이 하나 있기는 헌디요.

   Keopineun museun. Mikseu keopi malgoneun sseoseo mot mugeoyo. Sasireun geosigi, butagi hana itgineun heondiyo.

   Coffee, bah. Anything but instant mix is too bitter for me. The truth is, er, there is one favour I wanted to ask.

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    B 부탁이요? 편하게 말씀하세요. 제가 도와 드릴 수 있는 거면 뭐든지 할게요.

    Butagiyo? Pyeonhage malsseumhaseyo. Jega dowa deuril su inneun geomyeon mwodeunji halgeyo.

    A favour? Please, go ahead. If it's something I can help with, I'll do anything.

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    A 군청서 요런 편지가 왔어요. 근디 글씨가 깨알 같아서 도통 못 읽겄어요. 안경을 써도 눈이 침침혀서 영 안 뵈어요.

    Guncheongseo yoreon pyeonjiga wasseoyo. Geundi geulssiga kkaeal gataseo dotong mot ilgeosseoyo. Angyeongeul sseodo nuni chimchimhyeoseo yeong an boeeoyo.

    I got this letter from the county office. But the print's so tiny I can't make head or tail of it. Even with my glasses on, my eyes are too blurry to see.

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    B 아, 그래서 오셨군요. 이리 주세요. ...슬레이트 지붕 철거 지원 사업 안내네요. 오래된 슬레이트 지붕을 군에서 무료로 걷어 준대요.

    A, geuraeseo osyeotgunyo. Iri juseyo. ...Seulleiteu jibung cheolgeo jiwon saeop annaeneyo. Oraedoen seulleiteu jibungeul guneseo muryoro geodeo jundaeyo.

    Oh, so that's why you came. Let me see. ...It's about a scheme to help remove slate roofs. The county will take old slate roofs off for free.

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    A 공짜로요? 우리 집 지붕이 딱 그것이요. 비만 오믄 새서 양동이를 받쳐 놓고 살아요. 근디 뭣을 어찌케 해야 되는디요?

    Gongjjaroyo? Uri jip jibungi ttak geugeosiyo. Biman omeun saeseo yangdongireul batchyeo noko sarayo. Geundi mwoseul eojjike haeya doeneundiyo?

    For free? That's exactly what my roof is. Every time it rains it leaks, and I live with buckets under it. But what do I have to do?

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    B 이번 주 금요일까지 신청서를 내셔야 해요. 서류는 제가 대신 써 드릴게요. 신분증만 챙기시면 면사무소에도 같이 가 드릴게요.

    Ibeon ju geumyoilkkaji sincheongseoreul naesyeoya haeyo. Seoryuneun jega daesin sseo deurilgeyo. Sinbunjeungman chaenggisimyeon myeonsamusoedo gachi ga deurilgeyo.

    You have to submit an application by this Friday. I'll fill in the forms for you. Just bring your ID, and I'll go to the township office with you too.

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    A 워메, 금요일이믄 사흘밖에 안 남았네요잉. 이장한테 물어보려도 요새 읍내 병원에 누워 있어서 물어볼 데가 없었어요.

    Wome, geumyoirimeun saheulbakke an namanneyoing. Ijanghante mureoboryeodo yosae eumnae byeongwone nuwo isseoseo mureobol dega eopseosseoyo.

    Good grief, Friday's only three days off. I'd have asked the village head, but he's been laid up in hospital in town, so I had nobody to ask.

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    B 진작 말씀하시지 그러셨어요. 설마 감을 세 번이나 가져오신 게 이것 때문이었어요?

    Jinjak malsseumhasiji geureosyeosseoyo. Seolma gameul se beonina gajyeoosin ge igeot ttaemunieosseoyo?

    You should have said so sooner. Don't tell me that's why you brought persimmons three times?

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    A 하하, 들켜 부렀네요잉. 앞에 두 번은 말을 꺼내려도 입이 안 떨어져서 감만 놓고 갔당께요. 서울 사람한테 폐 끼치는 것 같아서요.

    Haha, deulkyeo bureonneyoing. Ape du beoneun mareul kkeonaeryeodo ibi an tteoreojyeoseo gamman noko gatdangkkeyo. Seoul saramhante pye kkichineun geot gataseoyo.

    Ha ha, you've found me out. The first two times I tried to bring it up, but the words wouldn't come, so I just left the persimmons and went. I felt like I'd be imposing on someone from Seoul.

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    B 폐는요. 이웃끼리 서로 돕고 살아야지요. 시골 인정이 이런 거군요. 앞으로는 부탁하실 일 있으면 감 없이 그냥 오세요.

    Pyeneunyo. Iutkkiri seoro dopgo sarayajiyo. Sigol injeongi ireon geogunyo. Apeuroneun butakasil il isseumyeon gam eopsi geunyang oseyo.

    Imposing? Not at all. Neighbours should help each other. So this is country kindness. From now on, if you need anything, just come over, no persimmons needed.

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    A 그라믄 요 감은 수고비로 받아 두씨요. 수고비까지 거절허믄 나가 참말로 서운허지요잉.

    Geurameun yo gameun sugobiro bada dussiyo. Sugobikkaji geojeolheomeun naga chammallo seounheojiyoing.

    Then take these persimmons as payment for your trouble. If you turn down payment too, I'll be truly hurt.

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    B 알겠어요, 더 마다하면 그것도 실례겠네요. 대신 곶감 만드는 법은 꼭 가르쳐 주셔야 해요. 서울에서는 한 번도 안 해 봤거든요.

    Algesseoyo, deo madahamyeon geugeotdo sillyegenneyo. Daesin gotgam mandeuneun beobeun kkok gareuchyeo jusyeoya haeyo. Seoureseoneun han beondo an hae bwatgeodeunyo.

    All right, refusing any more would be rude too. But you have to teach me how to make dried persimmons. I never once did it in Seoul.

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    A 그거야 쉽지요잉. 껍질 깎아서 처마 밑에 매달아 두믄 바람이 다 알아서 해 줘요. 내일 신청서 쓰고 나서 같이 깎읍시다.

    Geugeoya swipjiyoing. Kkeopjil kkakkaseo cheoma mite maedara dumeun barami da araseo hae jwoyo. Naeil sincheongseo sseugo naseo gachi kkakkeupsida.

    That's easy. Peel them and hang them under the eaves, and the wind does the rest. Tomorrow, after we fill in the form, let's peel them together.

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