Day 96: Rent Hike for a Mouldy Palace
In their rented flat, flatmates Jiwoo (A) and Haeun (B) meet their landlord, Mr Kim (C), who plans to raise the rent, and give him a grand tour of the place.
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Dialogue
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C λ λΆ λ€ κ³μ ¨λ€μ. λ¬Έμλ‘ λ§μλλ¦° λλ‘ λ€μ λ¬ κ³μ½ κ°±μ λ μμΈλ₯Ό μΌλ§ μ μ¬λ¦¬λ €κ³ μ. μμ¦ κ΄λ¦¬λΉλ λ€ μ€λ₯΄κ³ ν΄μμ.
Du bun da gyesyeonneyo. Munjaro malsseumdeurin daero daeum dal gyeyak gaengsin ttae wolsereul samman won olliryeogoyo. Yojeum gwallibido da oreugo haeseoyo.
Oh, you're both in. As I said in my text, I'm going to raise the rent by thirty thousand won when the lease renews next month. Everything's gone up lately, maintenance fees included.
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A λ€, μ¬μ₯λ. μ¬λ¦¬μκΈ° μ μ μ ν¬κ° μ΄ μ§μ νλ² μ λλ‘ μκ°ν΄ λλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΄μμ. νμμ, μμνμ.
Ne, sajangnim. Ollisigi jeone jeohuiga i jibeul hanbeon jedaero sogaehae deurigo sipeoseoyo. Haeuna, sijakaja.
Yes, sir. Before you raise it, we'd like to give you a proper tour of this place. Haeun, let's begin.
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B μ, μ΄μͺ½μΌλ‘ μ€μμ§μ. λ¨Όμ μμ€ μ²μ₯λΆν° 보μκ² μ΅λλ€. μ΄κ³³μ κ³°ν‘μ΄μ κΆμ μ΄λΌ.
Ja, ijjogeuro osijiyo. Meonjeo yoksil cheonjangbuteo bosigetseumnida. Igoseun gompangiui gungjeonira.
Now, this way, if you please. We begin with the bathroom ceiling. Behold: the palace of mould.
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A κ²μ μ νλνλκ° μ΄ κΆμ μ λ°±μ±μ΄λΌ. ν΄λ§λ€ λ°±μ±μ΄ λμ΄ μ¬ν΄λ μ²μ₯ λκΉμ§ μν λ₯Ό λνλλ€.
Geomeun jeom hanahanaga i gungjeonui baekseongira. Haemada baekseongi neureo olhaeneun cheonjang kkeutkkaji yeongtoreul neolpyeotdoda.
Every black spot is a subject of this palace. Each year its people multiply, and this year they have extended their realm to the far edge of the ceiling.
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C νν, κΆμ μ΄λΌλμ. κ³°ν‘μ΄λ νκΈ°λ§ μν΄λ μμ΄μ§λ€κ³ μλ μλ λ§μλλ Έμμμ.
Haha, gungjeoniraniyo. Gompangineun hwangiman jalhaedo eopseojindago jangnyeonedo malsseumdeuryeotjanayo.
Ha ha, a palace, is it? I told you last year too, the mould goes away if you just air the place out properly.
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B νκΈ°λ₯Ό νλ €λ©΄ μ°½λ¬Έμ μ΄μ΄μΌ νλλ°, λ€μ λͺ μκ° λ°λ‘ κ·Έ μ°½λ¬Έμ΄μ΅λλ€. λ«μλ λ°λμ΄ λ€μ΄μ€λ μ λΉλ‘μ΄ λ¬Έμ΄λΌ.
Hwangireul haryeomyeon changmuneul yeoreoya haneunde, daeum myeongsoga baro geu changmuniomnida. Dadado barami deureooneun sinbiroun munira.
To air it out, one must open the window, and our next landmark is that very window. A mysterious door through which the wind blows even when it is shut.
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A 겨μΈλ°€μ΄λ©΄ μ΄ λ¬ΈμΌλ‘ λΆνμ΄ λλλ€λ©° μ°λ¦¬λ₯Ό κΉ¨μ°λ, μλ μκ³κ° λ°λ‘ νμ μλλ€.
Gyeoulbamimyeon i muneuro bukpungi deunadeulmyeo urireul kkaeuni, allam sigyega ttaro piryo eopdoda.
On winter nights the north wind comes and goes through this door and wakes us, so we have no need of an alarm clock.
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C 그건 μ°½νμ΄ μ€λλΌμ κ·Έλμ. μ κ° λ³΄κ±΄λ μ΄ λλ€ μ€λλ μ§μΉκ³ μ κ·Έλ° λ°κ° μμ΄μ.
Geugeon changteuri oraedwaeseo geuraeyo. Jega bogeondae i dongne oraedoen jipchigo an geureon dega eopseoyo.
That's because the window frame is old. As far as I can see, there isn't an old place in this neighbourhood that isn't like that.
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B λ§μ§λ§ λͺ μλ λΆμμ΄μ΅λλ€. κ·λ₯Ό κΈ°μΈμ¬ 보μμ§μ. λ°€μ μ¬μ§ μκ³ λ Έλνλ μλκΌμ§λΌ. λ, λ, λ.
Majimak myeongsoneun bueokiomnida. Gwireul giuryeo bosijiyo. Bamsae swiji anko noraehaneun sudokkokjira. Ttok, ttok, ttok.
Our final landmark is the kitchen. Pray, lend an ear. Here is the tap that sings all night without rest. Drip, drip, drip.
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A μ΄ μ μ¬λ κ΄λλ£λ₯Ό ν νΌλ μ λ°κ³ λ§€μΌ λ°€ 곡μ°μ νλλ°, μ¬μ₯λμ μ ν¬νν μΌλ§ μμ λ λ°μΌμκ² λ€λμ.
I aksaneun gwallamnyoreul han pundo an batgo maeil bam gongyeoneul haneunde, sajangnimeun jeohuihante samman woneul deo badeusigetdaniyo.
This musician performs every night without charging a penny, and yet you want thirty thousand won more from us?
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C κ±°μ°Έ, λ λΆ μ λ΄μ΄ 보ν΅μ΄ μλλ€μ. κ°κ·Έ νλ‘μ λκ°μ λ λκ² μ΄μ. κ·Έλλ 그건 κ·Έκ±°κ³ , μμΈλ μμΈμ£ .
Geocham, du bun ipdami botongi anineyo. Gaegeu peuroe nagasyeodo doegesseoyo. Geuraedo geugeon geugeogo, wolseneun wolsejyo.
Well, well, you two can really talk. You could go on a comedy show. But that's one thing, and the rent is another.
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B κ·ΈλΌ νμνμμ£ . κ³°ν‘μ΄, μ°½λ¬Έ, μλκΌμ§ μΈ κ°μ§λ₯Ό λ€ κ³ μ³ μ£Όμλ©΄ κ·Έλ μΈμ μκΈ°λ₯Ό ν΄μ.
Geureom hyeopsanghasijyo. Gompangi, changmun, sudokkokji se gajireul da gochyeo jusimyeon geuttae insang yaegireul haeyo.
Then let's negotiate. Fix all three, the mould, the window and the tap, and then we'll talk about an increase.
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C μλκΌμ§λ μ€λμ΄λΌλ λ°κΏ λ릴κ²μ. κ·Έλ°λ° μ°½νμ ν΅μ§Έλ‘ λ°κΎΈλ €λ©΄ λ°±λ§ μμ΄ λκ² λ€μ΄μ. κ·Έκ±Έ μ κ° λ€ νλ©΄ μΌλ§ μμΌλ‘λ μ΄λ¦Όλ μμ΄μ.
Sudokkokjineun oneurirado bakkwo deurilgeyo. Geureonde changteureul tongjjaero bakkuryeomyeon baengman woni neomge deureoyo. Geugeol jega da hamyeon samman woneuroneun eorimdo eopseoyo.
I'll replace the tap today if you like. But replacing the whole window frame costs over a million won. If I do all that, thirty thousand won won't come close to covering it.
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A μ¬μ₯λ, κ°±μ ν λλ μ€ νΌμΌνΈ λκ² λͺ» μ¬λ¦¬μλ κ±° μμμ£ ? μ§κΈ μμΈκ° μ‘μλ§ μμ΄λκΉ μΌλ§ μμ΄ λ± μνμ΄μμ.
Sajangnim, gaengsinhal ttaeneun o peosenteu neomge mot ollisineun geo asijyo? Jigeum wolsega yuksimman woninikka samman woni ttak sanghanieyo.
You know that on renewal you can't raise it by more than five percent, right? The rent is six hundred thousand won now, so thirty thousand is exactly the limit.
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C κ·Έλ¬λκΉ λ²λλ‘ λ± μ€ νΌμΌνΈλ§ μ¬λ¦° κ±°μμμ. μ κ° λ³΄κ±΄λ μ΄ κ°κ²©μ μμμ μ€ λΆ κ±°λ¦¬μΈ μ§μ μ΄ λλ€μ μμ΄μ.
Geureonikka beopdaero ttak o peosenteuman ollin geojanayo. Jega bogeondae i gagyeoge yeogeseo o bun georiin jibeun i dongnee eopseoyo.
That's exactly why I've only raised it five percent, by the book. As far as I can see, there's nowhere else in this neighbourhood five minutes from the station at this price.
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B μμμ μ€ λΆ, 그건 μΈμ νμ΅λλ€. νλ κ³°ν‘μ΄ κΆμ μμ κΈ°μΉ¨νλ©° μ° μΈμμ΄ λ²μ¨ μ΄ λ μ΄λΌ.
Yeogeseo o bun, geugeon injeonghaomnida. Heona gompangi gungjeoneseo gichimhamyeo san sewori beolsseo i nyeonira.
Five minutes from the station, that we grant you. And yet we have spent two long years coughing in the palace of mould.
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A νμμ, μ΄μ μ°κΈ°λ κ·Έλ§νκ³ μ§μ§ μ μνμ. μ¬μ₯λ, κ³°ν‘μ΄ μ κ±°λ μλκΌμ§λ μ΄λ² μ£Ό μμ ν΄ μ£Όμκ³ , μμΈλ λ§ μ€μ² μλ§ μ¬λ¦¬μλ©΄ μ΄λμ?
Haeuna, ije yeongineun geumanhago jinjja jeanhaja. Sajangnim, gompangi jegeorang sudokkokjineun ibeon ju ane hae jusigo, wolseneun man ocheon wonman ollisimyeon eottaeyo?
Haeun, enough acting, let's make a real offer. Sir, how about you get rid of the mould and fix the tap this week, and raise the rent by only fifteen thousand won?
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C λ§ μ€μ² μμ΄μ? κ·ΈλΌ μ°½νμμ? μ°½ν μκΈ°κ° μ λΉ μ‘λλ°μ.
Man ocheon woniyo? Geureom changteureunyo? Changteul yaegiga ssok ppajyeonneundeyo.
Fifteen thousand? And what about the window frame? You've quietly left it out.
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B μ°½νμ μ ν¬κ° λ¬Ένμ§λ‘ λ§μκ²μ. λμ κ³μ½μ μ΄ λ λ ν κ²μ. μ¬μ₯λλ μ μΈμ μ ꡬνμ€ νμκ° μκ³ μ.
Changteureun jeohuiga munpungjiro mageulgeyo. Daesin gyeyageul i nyeon deo halgeyo. Sajangnimdo sae seipja guhasil piryoga eopgoyo.
We'll seal the window ourselves with draught strips. In return, we'll sign for two more years. You won't have to look for new tenants either.
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C μ΄ λ μ΄μ? μμ§ν λ λΆ κ°μ μΈμ μκ° λλ¬ΌκΈ΄ ν΄μ. μμΈλ ν λ² μ λ°λ¦¬μ ¨κ³ μ. μ’μμ, μ΄λ§ μμΌλ‘ νμ£ . κ³°ν‘μ΄λ μλκΌμ§λ μ΄λ² μ£Όμ ν΄ λλ¦¬κ³ μ.
I nyeoniyo? Soljiki du bun gateun seipjaga deumulgin haeyo. Wolsedo han beon an millisyeotgoyo. Joayo, iman woneuro hajyo. Gompangirang sudokkokjineun ibeon jue hae deurigoyo.
Two years... Honestly, tenants like you two are hard to find. You've never once been late with the rent. All right, let's say twenty thousand. And I'll deal with the mould and the tap this week.
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A νμμ, μ΄λ‘ν κΉ? μ΄λ§ μμ΄λ©΄ ν λ¬μ μ»€νΌ λ€ μμ΄μΌ.
Haeuna, eotteokalkka? Iman wonimyeon han dare keopi ne janiya.
Haeun, what do we do? Twenty thousand is four coffees a month.
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B κ³°ν‘μ΄ κΆμ μ΄ λ¬΄λμ§λ κ°μ΄ μ»€νΌ λ€ μμ΄λΌ. λμμ§ μμ κ±°λλ‘λ€.
Gompangi gungjeoni muneojineun gapsi keopi ne janira. Nappeuji aneun georaeroda.
Four coffees, the price of bringing down the palace of mould. Not a bad bargain at all.
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A μ’μμ, μ¬μ₯λ. λμ μ€λ λ§μνμ 건 μ λΆ κ³μ½μ νΉμ½μ μ¨ μ£ΌμΈμ. λ§λ‘λ§ νλ©΄ κ³°ν‘μ΄κ° λ μμλ₯Ό μ΄μ΄λ°κ±°λ μ.
Joayo, sajangnim. Daesin oneul malsseumhasin geon jeonbu gyeyakseo teugyage sseo juseyo. Malloman hamyeon gompangiga tto wangwireul ieobatgeodeunyo.
Okay, sir. But please put everything you said today in the special terms of the contract. If it's only a verbal promise, the mould will just take the throne again.
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C νν, μκ² μ΄μ. νΉμ½μ 'κ³°ν‘μ΄ μμ‘° λ©Έλ§'μ΄λΌκ³ μΈκΉμ? μλκΌμ§λ μ§κΈ μ² λ¬Όμ κ°μ λ°λ‘ μ¬ μ¬κ²μ.
Haha, algesseoyo. Teugyage 'gompangi wangjo myeolmang'irago sseulkkayo? Sudokkokjineun jigeum cheolmuljeom gaseo baro sa olgeyo.
Ha ha, all right. Shall I write 'Fall of the Mould Dynasty' in the special terms? I'll go to the hardware shop now and pick up a new tap.
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B μ¬μ₯λ, κ°μλ κΈΈμ κΆμ λ°±μ±λ€νν μλ³ μΈμ¬λ ν΄ μ£ΌμΈμ. μ΄λ² μ£Όκ° λ§μ§λ§μ΄λΌ.
Sajangnim, gasineun gire gungjeon baekseongdeulhante jakbyeol insado hae juseyo. Ibeon juga majimagira.
Sir, on your way out, do bid farewell to the palace's subjects. This week is their last.
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