Day 47: Slang in the Anniversary Toast

Dialogue

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   A 형, 엄마 아빠 결혼 30주년 축사 초안 다 썼어. 들어 볼래? 내가 봐도 좀 레전드야.

   Hyeong, eomma appa gyeolhon 30junyeon chuksa choan da sseosseo. Deureo bollae? Naega bwado jom rejeondeuya.

   Taemin, I've finished the draft of the speech for Mom and Dad's thirtieth anniversary. Want to hear it? Even I think it's kind of legendary.

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   B 레전드인지 아닌지는 들어 보고 내가 판단할게. 어디 한번 읽어 봐.

   Rejeondeuinji aninjineun deureo bogo naega pandanhalge. Eodi hanbeon ilgeo bwa.

   I'll decide whether it's legendary once I've heard it. Go on, read it.

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   A "사랑하는 엄빠, 결혼 30주년 축하드려요! 두 분의 케미는 찐사랑 그 자체, 이건 완전 킹정 아닌가요?"

   "Saranghaneun eomppa, gyeolhon 30junyeon chukhadeuryeoyo! Du bunui Kemineun jjinsarang geu jache, igeon wanjeon kingjeong aningayo?"

   "Dearest Mom-n-Dad, happy thirtieth anniversary! Your chemistry is legit true love. That's a total king-agree, right?"

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   B 에헴, 이보게 젊은이. 첫 줄부터 그 '엄빠'라는 말은 빼게.

   Ehem, iboge jeolmeuni. Cheot julbuteo geu 'eomppa'raneun mareun ppaege.

   Ahem. Now look here, young man. That 'Mom-n-Dad,' right there in the first line. Strike it.

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   A 또 시작이네, 큰아버지 흉내. 형, 그거 하나도 안 비슷하거든?

   Tto sijagine, keunabeoji hyungnae. Hyeong, geugeo hanado an biseutageodeun?

   Here we go again with the Uncle impression. You don't sound anything like him, you know.

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   B 비슷하고 안 비슷하고가 중요한 게 아닐세. 그날은 큰아버지를 비롯해서 친척 어른들이 많이 오시니만큼 누구나 알아듣는 말로 써야 하네.

   Biseutago an biseutagoga jungyohan ge anilse. Geunareun keunabeojireul birotaeseo chincheok eoreundeuri mani osinimankeum nuguna aradeunneun mallo sseoya hane.

   Whether I sound like him is beside the point. Since so many older relatives are coming that day, Uncle included, you must write in words everyone can understand.

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   A 알았어, '엄빠'는 '엄마 아빠'로 고칠게. 근데 '찐사랑' 정도는 요즘 어른들도 다 알아.

   Arasseo, 'eomppa'neun 'eomma appa'ro gochilge. Geunde 'jjinsarang' jeongdoneun yojeum eoreundeuldo da ara.

   Fine, I'll change 'Mom-n-Dad' to 'Mom and Dad.' But these days even older people know something like 'legit true love.'

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   B 자네가 그걸 어찌 장담하나? 그리고 '킹정'은 또 뭔가? 무슨 옛날 임금 이름인가?

   Janega geugeol eojji jangdamhana? Geurigo 'kingjeong'eun tto mwonga? Museun yennal imgeum ireuminga?

   How can you be so sure of that? And what's this 'king-agree'? The name of some king of old?

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   A 킹 더하기 인정, 완전 인정한다는 뜻이야. 아무튼 계속 읽는다. "두 분은 30년째 갓생을 사시며 알잘딱깔센 육아의 정석을 보여 주셨습니다."

   King deohagi injeong, wanjeon injeonghandaneun tteusiya. Amuteun gyesok ingneunda. "Du buneun 30nyeonjjae gatsaengeul sasimyeo aljalttakkkalsen yugaui jeongseogeul boyeo jusyeotseumnida."

   King plus 'agree': it means you totally agree. Anyway, I'm reading on. "For thirty years you've lived your best lives and shown us the gold standard of on-point, no-fuss parenting."

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    B 알잘딱... 뭐라고? 이보게, 그건 무슨 주문인가? 그 문장은 통째로 빼고 다시 써 오게.

    Aljalttak... mworago? Iboge, geugeon museun jumuninga? Geu munjangeun tongjjaero ppaego dasi sseo oge.

    Al-jal-ttak... what? Look here, what kind of magic spell is that? Cut that sentence entirely and write it again.

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    A '알아서 잘 딱 깔끔하고 센스 있게'를 줄인 말이야. 기껏 썼는데 이것까지 빼면 진짜 남는 게 하나도 없다고.

    'Araseo jal ttak kkalkkeumhago senseu itge'reul jurin mariya. Gikkeot sseonneunde igeotkkaji ppaemyeon jinjja namneun ge hanado eopdago.

    It's short for 'handle it yourself, handle it well, neatly and with style.' I went to all that trouble, and if I cut this too, there'll be literally nothing left.

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    B 야, 솔직히 나도 그 단어 방금 처음 들었어. 큰아버지 앞에서 이걸 읽으면 듣는 내가 다 민망하겠다.

    Ya, soljiki nado geu daneo banggeum cheoeum deureosseo. Keunabeoji apeseo igeol ilgeumyeon deunneun naega da minmanghagetda.

    Okay, honestly, I just heard that word for the first time myself. If you read this in front of Uncle, I'd be the one cringing.

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    A 엄마는 알걸? 요즘 가족 단톡방에서 맨날 '오히려 좋아' 쓰시잖아. 이런 말은 형만 몰라.

    Eommaneun algeol? Yojeum gajok dantokbangeseo maennal 'ohiryeo joa' sseusijana. Ireon mareun hyeongman molla.

    Mom would know. She's always writing 'Actually, even better!' in the family group chat these days. You're the only one who doesn't know this stuff.

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    B 그건 네가 가르쳐 드린 거 하나뿐이고. 그나저나 할머니도 오시는데 못 알아들으시면 서운해하실 거야.

    Geugeon nega gareuchyeo deurin geo hanappunigo. Geunajeona halmeonido osineunde mot aradeureusimyeon seounhaehasil geoya.

    That's the one phrase you taught her. Anyway, Grandma's coming too, and if she can't follow it, she'll feel left out.

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    A 그럼 어떡해? 다 표준어로 바꾸면 너무 딱딱해서 내 스타일이 하나도 안 남잖아.

    Geureom eotteokae? Da pyojuneoro bakkumyeon neomu ttakttakaeseo nae seutairi hanado an namjana.

    So what am I supposed to do? If I change it all to standard Korean, it gets so stiff that there's nothing of my style left.

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    B 허허, 그렇다면 딱 한 단어만 남기게. 대신 그 뜻을 바로 뒤에 풀어서 말하게.

    Heoheo, geureotamyeon ttak han daneoman namgige. Daesin geu tteuseul baro dwie pureoseo malhage.

    Ho ho, in that case, keep just one word. But explain what it means right after it.

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    A 오, 그거 괜찮다. '찐사랑'만 남기고 '진짜 사랑이라는 뜻입니다' 하고 덧붙이면 되겠네.

    O, geugeo gwaenchanta. 'Jjinsarang'man namgigo 'jinjja sarangiraneun tteusimnida' hago deotbuchimyeon doegenne.

    Oh, that's not bad. I'll keep just 'legit true love' and add, 'That means real love.'

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    B 그러면 어른들도 웃으시고 자네 체면도 서겠구먼. 자, 마지막 줄을 읽어 보게.

    Geureomyeon eoreundeuldo useusigo jane chemyeondo seogetgumeon. Ja, majimak jureul ilgeo boge.

    That way the grown-ups will laugh and you'll save face as well. Now, read me the last line.

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    A "엄마 아빠, 두 분은 요즘 말로 찐사랑이세요. 다음 30년도 지금처럼 알콩달콩 사세요!"

    "Eomma appa, du buneun yojeum mallo jjinsarangiseyo. Daeum 30nyeondo jigeumcheoreom alkongdalkong saseyo!"

    "Mom, Dad, as they say these days, you two are legit true love. Stay sweet on each other for the next thirty years, just like now!"

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    B 음, 합격일세. 큰아버지 대신 내가 허락하네. 근데 너 이거 읽다가 울기만 해 봐.

    Eum, hapgyeogilse. Keunabeoji daesin naega heorakane. Geunde neo igeo ikdaga ulgiman hae bwa.

    Hmm, you pass. I grant my approval on Uncle's behalf. But don't you dare cry while you're reading it.

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    A 형이나 울지 마. 작년 할머니 팔순 잔치 때 제일 먼저 운 사람이 누구더라?

    Hyeongina ulji ma. Jangnyeon halmeoni palsun janchi ttae jeil meonjeo un sarami nugudeora?

    You're the one who'd better not cry. Who was it that cried first at Grandma's eightieth birthday party last year?

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