Day 81: Brother Lost His Busan Accent

Dialogue

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   B 마, 니 방금 뭐라 캤노? '사장님, 이거 얼마예요?' 와, 완전 서울 사람 다 됐네.

   Ma, ni banggeum mwora kaenno? 'Sajangnim, igeo eolmayeyo?' Wa, wanjeon Seoul saram da dwaenne.

   Oi, what did you just say? 'Excuse me, how much is this?' Wow, you've gone full Seoul.

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   A 아, 형. 그냥 버릇이야. 회사에서 하루 종일 이렇게 말하니까 입에 붙었어.

   A, hyeong. Geunyang beoreusiya. Hoesaeseo haru jongil ireoke malhanikka ibe buteosseo.

   Oh, come on. It's just habit. I talk like this all day at work, so it's stuck.

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   B 버릇? 니 서울 간 지 삼 년밖에 안 됐다. 부산에서 이십칠 년을 살았는데 그기 삼 년 만에 없어지나?

   Beoreut? Ni Seoul gan ji sam nyeonbakke an dwaetda. Busaneseo isipchil nyeoneul saranneunde geugi sam nyeon mane eopseojina?

   Habit? You've only been in Seoul three years. You lived in Busan for twenty-seven. Does that just vanish in three?

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   A 없어진 게 아니라 숨긴 거지. 형은 몰라. 처음 입사했을 때 회의 시간에 내가 말만 하면 다들 웃었어. 괜히 위축되더라.

   Eopseojin ge anira sumgin geoji. Hyeongeun molla. Cheoeum ipsahaesseul ttae hoeui sigane naega malman hamyeon dadeul useosseo. Gwaenhi wichukdoedeora.

   It didn't vanish, I hid it. You don't know what it was like. When I first joined the company, everyone laughed whenever I spoke in meetings. It made me shrink.

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   B 웃는 게 뭐 어때서. 사람들 웃기면 좋은 거 아이가?

   Unneun ge mwo eottaeseo. Saramdeul utgimyeon joeun geo aiga?

   What's wrong with people laughing? Isn't it a good thing to make people laugh?

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   A 내용 때문에 웃는 게 아니라 억양 때문에 웃는 거라니까. 발표 끝나고 부장님이 딱 한마디 하셨어. '고향이 부산이지?'

   Naeyong ttaemune unneun ge anira eogyang ttaemune unneun georanikka. Balpyo kkeunnago bujangnimi ttak hanmadi hasyeosseo. 'Gohyangi Busaniji?'

   They weren't laughing at what I said, they were laughing at my accent. After my presentation, my manager said just one thing: 'You're from Busan, right?'

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   B ...그래서 싹 바꿨나?

   ...Geuraeseo ssak bakkwonna?

   ...So you just changed it?

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   A 바꾼 게 아니라 두 개를 쓰는 거야. 근데 그게 더 힘들어. 회사에서 부산 말 쓰자니 다들 웃고, 서울말 쓰자니 내가 어색하고.

   Bakkun ge anira du gaereul sseuneun geoya. Geunde geuge deo himdeureo. Hoesaeseo Busan mal sseujani dadeul utgo, seoulmal sseujani naega eosaekago.

   I didn't change it, I use both. But that's harder. If I talk Busan at work, everyone laughs, and if I talk Seoul, I feel like a fake.

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   B 그라믄 집에서라도 부산 말 쓰면 되겠네. 근데 니는 집에도 잘 안 오잖아. 니 얼굴 보는 날이라고는 명절밖에 없다 아이가.

   Geurameun jibeseorado Busan mal sseumyeon doegenne. Geunde nineun jibedo jal an ojana. Ni eolgul boneun nariragoneun myeongjeolbakke eopda aiga.

   Then use Busan talk at home, at least. But you hardly ever come home. The only days we see your face are the holidays.

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    A 형, 그건 좀 서운하다. 나도 오고 싶지. 근데 객지 생활이 생각보다 빡빡해. 주말에 한 번 내려오면 왕복 차비만 십만 원이 넘어.

    Hyeong, geugeon jom seounhada. Nado ogo sipji. Geunde gaekji saenghwari saenggakboda ppakppakae. Jumare han beon naeryeoomyeon wangbok chabiman simman woni neomeo.

    That hurts a bit. I want to come too. But life away from home is tighter than you'd think. Coming down for one weekend costs over a hundred thousand won in fares alone.

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    B 차비 얘기는 고마 해라. 엄마가 니 올 때마다 반찬 싸 줄라꼬 사흘 전부터 장 보는 거는 아나?

    Chabi yaegineun Goma haera. Eommaga ni ol ttaemada banchan ssa jullakko saheul jeonbuteo jang boneun geoneun ana?

    Enough about fares. Do you know Mom starts shopping three days before you come, just to pack you side dishes?

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    A ...몰랐어. 엄마는 전화하면 맨날 바쁘면 오지 말라고 하시잖아.

    ...Mollasseo. Eommaneun jeonhwahamyeon maennal bappeumyeon oji mallago hasijana.

    ...I didn't know. Whenever I call, Mom always says don't come if you're busy.

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    B 그기 엄마 말투다. 오지 마라 카면 오라는 소리고. 니는 서울말만 배운 게 아이라 엄마 말 알아듣는 법까지 까먹었네.

    Geugi eomma maltuda. Oji mara kamyeon oraneun sorigo. Nineun seoulmalman baeun ge aira eomma mal aradeunneun beopkkaji kkameogeonne.

    That's just how Mom talks. When she says don't come, she means come. You haven't just learned Seoul talk, you've forgotten how to understand Mom.

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    A 형이 이렇게 진지하게 말하는 거 처음 보네. 형, 혹시 나 없어서 심심했어?

    Hyeongi ireoke jinjihage malhaneun geo cheoeum bone. Hyeong, hoksi na eopseoseo simsimhaesseo?

    I've never seen you this serious. Were you bored without me, by any chance?

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    B 심심하기는. 니 방에 내 컴퓨터 갖다 놓고 잘 쓰고 있다.

    Simsimhagineun. Ni bange nae keompyuteo gatda noko jal sseugo itda.

    Bored? Please. I moved my computer into your room, and it's working out nicely.

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    A 뭐? 내 방을? 거기 있던 내 만화책은?

    Mwo? Nae bangeul? Geogi itdeon nae manhwachaegeun?

    What? My room? What about my comics in there?

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    B 박스에 잘 넣어 놨다. 니가 명절에나 오니까 방도 명절에만 비워 주는 기다.

    Bakseue jal neoeo nwatda. Niga myeongjeorena onikka bangdo myeongjeoreman biwo juneun gida.

    Packed them nicely in boxes. You only come at holidays, so you only get the room at holidays.

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    A 와, 치사하다. 알았어, 이번 여름휴가 때 일주일 내려올게. 그때는 방 비워 놔.

    Wa, chisahada. Arasseo, ibeon yeoreumhyuga ttae iljuil naeryeoolge. Geuttaeneun bang biwo nwa.

    Wow, that's petty. Fine, I'll come down for a week this summer. Clear the room by then.

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    B 진짜가? 약속한 기다. 그라믄 연습 삼아 니 지금 저 할매한테 부산 말로 흥정 한번 해 봐라.

    Jinjjaga? Yaksokan gida. Geurameun yeonseup sama ni jigeum jeo halmaehante Busan mallo heungjeong hanbeon hae bwara.

    Really? That's a promise. Then for practice, go and haggle with that old lady right now, in Busan talk.

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    A 흥정을? 이 문어 말하는 거야? 아, 어색한데...

    Heungjeongeul? I muneo malhaneun geoya? A, eosaekande...

    Haggle? You mean for this octopus? Ugh, that's awkward...

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    B 어색하긴. 니 입에 원래 있는 말이다. 해 봐라, 형이 뒤에서 듣고 있을게.

    Eosaekagin. Ni ibe wollae inneun marida. Hae bwara, hyeongi dwieseo deutgo isseulge.

    Awkward, my foot. It's the language you were born with. Go on, I'll be right behind you, listening.

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    A 할매요, 이 문어 억수로 좋아 보이는데예, 쪼매만 깎아 주이소. 서울서 명절 쇠러 내려왔심더.

    Halmaeyo, i muneo eoksuro joa boineundeye, jjomaeman kkakka juiso. Seoulseo myeongjeol soereo naeryeowatsimdeo.

    Excuse me, ma'am, this octopus looks awfully good. Could you knock a little off? I've come down from Seoul for the holiday.

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    B 봐라, 할매가 웃으면서 덤까지 주시네. 니 사투리 안 없어졌다. 서울 가 있는 동안 잠깐 넣어 놨던 기지.

    Bwara, halmaega useumyeonseo deomkkaji jusine. Ni saturi an eopseojyeotda. Seoul ga inneun dongan jamkkan neoeo nwatdeon giji.

    See? She's smiling and even throwing in extra. Your accent never went anywhere. You just tucked it away while you were in Seoul.

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