Day 65 of 135

Day 65: Breaking the Chuseok Plan Gently

In her mother-in-law's kitchen the weekend before Chuseok, Eunji (A) makes songpyeon with her mother-in-law (B) while working up the courage to tell her something.

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  1. B ν•˜μ€€ μ—„λ§ˆ, μ†‘νŽΈ λͺ¨μ–‘이 μ˜€λŠ˜λ”°λΌ μ™œ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ μ‚λš€λΉΌλš€ν•΄μš”? 무슨 κ±±μ • μžˆμ–΄μš”?

    Hajun eomma, songpyeon moyangi oneulttara wae ireoke ppittulppaettulhaeyo? Museun geokjeong isseoyo?

    Eunji, why are your songpyeon so lopsided today? Is something on your mind?

  2. A μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”, μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜. 손이 μ’€ κ΅³μ–΄μ„œ κ·Έλž˜μš”. μ˜€λžœλ§Œμ— λΉšμ–΄μ„œμš”.

    Anieyo, eomeonim. Soni jom gudeoseo geuraeyo. Oraenmane bijeoseoyo.

    No, Mother. My hands are just a bit stiff. It's been a while since I made them.

  3. B μž‘λ…„μ—λ„ 같이 λΉšμ—ˆμž–μ•„μš”. 그리고 μ•„κΉŒλΆ€ν„° κΉ¨ μ†Œλ₯Ό μ„Έ λ²ˆμ΄λ‚˜ ν˜λ Έμ–΄μš”. ν•  말 있으면 털어놔 λ΄μš”.

    Jangnyeonedo gachi bijeotjanayo. Geurigo akkabuteo kkae soreul se beonina heullyeosseoyo. Hal mal isseumyeon teoreonwa bwayo.

    We made them together last year too. And you've spilled the sesame filling three times already. If you've got something to say, out with it.

  4. A μ €... μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜, 이번 좔석 λ§μΈλ°μš”. λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬μžλ‹ˆ μ£„μ†‘μŠ€λŸ½κ³ , μ•ˆ λ“œλ¦¬μžλ‹ˆ 마음이 λΆˆνŽΈν•΄μ„œ μ„ λœ» 말이 μ•ˆ λ‚˜μ˜€λ„€μš”.

    Jeo... eomeonim, ibeon chuseok marindeyo. Malsseumdeurijani joesongseureopgo, an deurijani maeumi bulpyeonhaeseo seontteut mari an naoneyo.

    Um... Mother, it's about this Chuseok. If I say it, I feel terrible, and if I don't, it weighs on me, so the words just won't come out.

  5. B κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ λœΈμ„ λ“€μ΄λ‹ˆκΉŒ 더 κΆκΈˆν•˜λ„€μš”. μ„€λ§ˆ μ†‘νŽΈμ„ 사닀 λ¨ΉμžλŠ” 건 μ•„λ‹ˆμ£ ?

    Geureoke tteumeul deurinikka deo gunggeumhaneyo. Seolma songpyeoneul sada meokjaneun geon anijyo?

    Dragging it out like that only makes me more curious. You're not suggesting we buy songpyeon from a shop, are you?

  6. A 그건 μ ˆλŒ€ μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”. 저희 μΉœμ •μ•„λ²„μ§€κ°€ μ˜¬λ΄„μ— μˆ˜μˆ ν•˜μ‹  κ±° μ•„μ‹œμ£ ? μš”μ¦˜ 뢀쩍 기운이 μ—†μœΌμ‹œλŒ€μš”.

    Geugeon jeoldae anieyo. Jeohui chinjeongabeojiga olbome susulhasin geo asijyo? Yojeum bujjeok giuni eopseusidaeyo.

    Of course not. You know my father had surgery this spring, right? My mother says he's been really low on energy lately.

  7. B μ•Œμ£ , μ•Œκ³ λ§κ³ μš”. κ·Έλž˜μ„œμš”? λκΉŒμ§€ λ“€μ–΄ λ³Ό ν…Œλ‹ˆ 천천히 말해 λ΄μš”.

    Aljyo, algomalgoyo. Geuraeseoyo? Kkeutkkaji deureo bol teni cheoncheonhi malhae bwayo.

    Of course I know. And? I'll hear you out, so take your time.

  8. A κ·Έλž˜μ„œ 이번 μΆ”μ„μ—λŠ”... κ΄‘μ£Ό μΉœμ •μ— λ¨Όμ € κ°€ 보면 μ–΄λ–¨κΉŒ ν•΄μ„œμš”. κ²°ν˜Όν•˜κ³  십이 λ…„ λ™μ•ˆ λͺ…μ ˆμ—” 늘 μ‹œλŒμ—λ§Œ μ™”κ±°λ“ μš”.

    Geuraeseo ibeon chuseogeneun... Gwangju chinjeonge meonjeo ga bomyeon eotteolkka haeseoyo. Gyeolhonhago sibi nyeon dongan myeongjeoren neul sidaegeman watgeodeunyo.

    So I was wondering... whether this Chuseok we could go to my parents' in Gwangju first. In twelve years of marriage, I've always come to your house for the holidays.

  9. B 벌써 십이 λ…„μ΄λ‚˜ λλ‚˜μš”? 그런데 μ°¨λ‘€λŠ” λˆ„κ°€ μ§€λ‚΄κ³ μš”?

    Beolsseo sibi nyeonina dwaennayo? Geureonde charyeneun nuga jinaegoyo?

    Has it really been twelve years? But then who's going to hold the ancestral rites?

  10. A 차둀상은 좔석 μ „λ‚  μ œκ°€ μ™€μ„œ λ‹€ μ€€λΉ„ν•΄ 놓고 κ°ˆκ²Œμš”. ν•˜μ€€ 아빠도 그러자고 ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.

    Charyesangeun chuseok jeonnal jega waseo da junbihae noko galgeyo. Hajun appado geureojago haesseoyo.

    I'll come the day before Chuseok and get the whole table ready before we leave. Hajun's dad agreed too.

  11. B μ „λ‚  μ™€μ„œ μ€€λΉ„λ§Œ ν•˜κ³  κ°€κ² λ‹€κ³ μš”? 그럼 μ†‘νŽΈμ€ λˆ„κ΅¬λž‘ λ¨Ήλ‚˜μš”? λ‚˜ 혼자 μ“Έμ“Έν•˜κ²Œμš”?

    Jeonnal waseo junbiman hago gagetdagoyo? Geureom songpyeoneun nugurang meongnayo? Na honja sseulsseulhageyo?

    You'll come the day before, get everything ready and just leave? Then who am I supposed to eat songpyeon with? All by myself?

  12. A μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜... κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ λ§μ”€ν•˜μ‹œλ©΄ μ œκ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ‚œκ°ν•΄μ„œμš”. 차라리 μ—†λ˜ 일둜 ν• κ²Œμš”.

    Eomeonim... geureoke malsseumhasimyeon jega neomu nangamhaeseoyo. Charari eopdeon illo halgeyo.

    Mother... when you put it like that, I don't know what to do. I'll just forget I said anything.

  13. B 호호, λ†λ‹΄μ΄μ—μš”. 우리 며느리 μ©”μ©”λ§€λŠ” 게 μž¬λ°Œμ–΄μ„œ λ‚΄κ°€ μ’€ μ§“κΆ‚μ—ˆμ£ ? 사싀은 λ‚˜λ„ ν•  말이 μžˆμ—ˆκ±°λ“ μš”.

    Hoho, nongdamieyo. Uri myeoneuri jjeoljjeolmaeneun ge jaemisseoseo naega jom jitgujeotjyo? Sasireun nado hal mari isseotgeodeunyo.

    Ha ha, I'm joking. Watching you squirm was fun, so I was a bit mean, wasn't I? Actually, I had something to tell you too.

  14. A λ„€? μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜λ„μš”? 무슨 λ§μ”€μ΄μ‹ λ°μš”?

    Ne? Eomeonimdoyo? Museun malsseumisindeyo?

    Sorry? You too, Mother? What is it?

  15. B λ§ν•˜μžλ‹ˆ μ„œμš΄ν•΄ν•  것 κ°™κ³ , μ•ˆ ν•˜μžλ‹ˆ ν‘œλ₯Ό 벌써 λŠμ–΄ λ†”μ„œμš”. κ²½λ‘œλ‹Ή μΉœκ΅¬λ“€μ΄λž‘ 좔석 μ—°νœ΄μ— μ œμ£Όλ„ 여행을 κ°€κΈ°λ‘œ ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.

    Malhajani seounhaehal geot gatgo, an hajani pyoreul beolsseo kkeuneo nwaseoyo. Gyeongnodang chingudeurirang chuseok yeonhyue Jejudo yeohaengeul gagiro haesseoyo.

    If I told you, I thought you'd be hurt, but if I didn't, well, I've already bought the ticket. My friends from the seniors' centre and I are going to Jeju over the Chuseok holiday.

  16. A μ œμ£Όλ„μš”? μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜κ»˜μ„œμš”? 그럼 μ €λŠ” μ—¬νƒœ λˆ„κ΅¬ 눈치λ₯Ό λ³Έ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”?

    Jejudoyo? Eomeonimkkeseoyo? Geureom jeoneun yeotae nugu nunchireul bon geoyeyo?

    Jeju? You, Mother? Then whose feelings have I been tiptoeing around all this time?

  17. B μ„œλ‘œ 눈치 λ³Έ κ±°μ£ . 사싀 ν•˜μ€€μ΄ 할아버지가 μ‚΄μ•„ 계싀 λ•Œ 늘 ν•˜μ‹œλ˜ 말이 μžˆμ–΄μš”. "며느리 μΉœμ •λ„ 집이넀. λͺ…μ ˆμ—” λ²ˆκ°ˆμ•„ κ°€κ²Œ."

    Seoro nunchi bon geojyo. Sasil hajuni harabeojiga sara gyesil ttae neul hasideon mari isseoyo. "Myeoneuri chinjeongdo jibine. Myeongjeoren beongara gage."

    We were both tiptoeing. Actually, Hajun's grandfather always used to say, when he was alive: "A daughter-in-law's family home is home too. Take turns at the holidays."

  18. A μ•„λ²„λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ 그런 말씀을 ν•˜μ…¨μ–΄μš”? μ €λŠ” 처음 λ“£λŠ”λ°μš”. μ§„μž‘ μ•Œμ•˜μœΌλ©΄ μ’‹μ•˜μ„ ν…λ°μš”.

    Abeonimkkeseo geureon malsseumeul hasyeosseoyo? Jeoneun cheoeum deunneundeyo. Jinjak arasseumyeon joasseul tendeyo.

    Father said that? This is the first I've heard of it. I wish I'd known sooner.

  19. B λ‚΄κ°€ λͺ» 듀은 μ²™ν–ˆκ±°λ“ μš”. κ·Έ μ–‘λ°˜ 말이 λ§žλŠ” κ±Έ μΈμ •ν•˜κΈ° μ‹«μ–΄μ„œμš”. 이제 μ™€μ„œ μƒˆμ‚ΌμŠ€λŸ½μ§€λ§Œ λŠ¦κ²ŒλΌλ„ μ§€ν‚€λ €κ³ μš”.

    Naega mot deureun cheokaetgeodeunyo. Geu yangban mari manneun geol injeonghagi sireoseoyo. Ije waseo saesamseureopjiman neutgerado jikiryeogoyo.

    Because I pretended not to hear it. I didn't want to admit he was right. It's a bit late to bring it up now, but I mean to honour it at last.

  20. A μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜, 정말 κ°μ‚¬ν•΄μš”. 그럼 κ΄‘μ£Ό λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ»˜ λ“œλ¦΄ μ†‘νŽΈλ„ μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ 같이 λΉšμ–΄ 가도 λ κΉŒμš”?

    Eomeonim, jeongmal gamsahaeyo. Geureom Gwangju bumonimkke deuril songpyeondo yeogiseo gachi bijeo gado doelkkayo?

    Thank you so much, Mother. Then could I make some songpyeon here to take to my parents in Gwangju too?

  21. B λ‹Ήμ—°ν•˜μ£ . λŒ€μ‹  λͺ¨μ–‘은 예쁘게 λΉšμ–΄μš”. μ‚¬λˆλŒμ— μ‚λš€λΉΌλš€ν•œ μ†‘νŽΈ 보내면 λ‚΄ 체면이 뭐가 λ˜κ² μ–΄μš”?

    Dangyeonhajyo. Daesin moyangeun yeppeuge bijeoyo. Sadondaege ppittulppaettulhan songpyeon bonaemyeon nae chemyeoni mwoga doegesseoyo?

    Of course. But make them nice and pretty. If I send lopsided songpyeon to your parents, what will that do to my reputation?

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