Day 1 of 215

Day 1: Zipper Broke on Day One

At a clothing store counter, Eunjung (A), a mother, brings back her son's winter coat to Seoyeon (B), a young clerk.

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  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Still learning Hangul? Tick Romanization to see how each line sounds, but read the Korean first.
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Dialogue

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  1. A μ €κΈ°μš”, 이 νŒ¨λ”© 온라인으둜 μƒ€λŠ”λ° 지퍼가 κ³ μž₯ λ‚¬μ–΄μš”.

    Jeogiyo, i paeding ollaineuro sanneunde jipeoga gojang nasseoyo.

    Excuse me, I bought this puffer coat online, and the zipper's broken.

  2. B 정말 μ£„μ†‘ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€, κ³ κ°λ‹˜. μ–Έμ œ λ°›μœΌμ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

    Jeongmal joesonghamnida, gogaengnim. Eonje badeusyeotseumnikka?

    I'm terribly sorry. When did you receive it?

  3. A μ§€λ‚œμ£Όμ—μš”. μ–΄μ œ 아듀이 처음 μž…κ³  학ꡐ에 κ°”λŠ”λ° 지퍼가 μ•ˆ μ˜¬λΌκ°”μ–΄μš”.

    Jinanjueyo. Eoje adeuri cheoeum ipgo hakgyoe ganneunde jipeoga an ollagasseoyo.

    Last week. My son wore it to school for the first time yesterday, and the zipper wouldn't go up.

  4. B 그런데 κ³ κ°λ‹˜, 온라인으둜 μ£Όλ¬Έν•˜μ‹  μ œν’ˆμ€ 맀μž₯μ—μ„œ κ΅ν™˜μ΄ μ•ˆ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Geureonde gogaengnim, ollaineuro jumunhasin jepumeun maejangeseo gyohwani an doemnida.

    But I'm afraid items ordered online can't be exchanged in store.

  5. A λ„€? 그럼 νƒλ°°λ‘œ 보내야 λΌμš”? 이 μΆ”μœ„μ— μ• λ₯Ό 얇은 옷 μž…κ³  κ°€κ²Œ ν•  μˆ˜λŠ” μ—†μ–΄μš”.

    Ne? Geureom taekbaero bonaeya dwaeyo? I chuwie aereul yalbeun ot ipgo gage hal suneun eopseoyo.

    What? So I have to post it back? I can't send him out in a thin jacket in this cold.

  6. B μž μ‹œλ§Œ κΈ°λ‹€λ € μ£Όμ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. μ œκ°€ 지퍼λ₯Ό ν•œλ²ˆ λ³΄κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Jamsiman gidaryeo jusipsio. Jega jipeoreul hanbeon bogetseumnida.

    One moment, please. Let me have a look at the zipper.

  7. A λ„€, λ³΄μ„Έμš”. μœ„λ‘œ 올리면 자꾸 κ±Έλ €μš”.

    Ne, boseyo. Wiro ollimyeon jakku geollyeoyo.

    Sure, go ahead. Every time you pull it up, it gets stuck.

  8. B μ•„, κ³ κ°λ‹˜. 이건 κ³ μž₯이 μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€. μœ„μ•„λž˜λ‘œ λ‹€ μ—΄λ¦¬λŠ” μ§€νΌμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    A, gogaengnim. Igeon gojangi animnida. Wiaraero da yeollineun jipeoimnida.

    Ah, I see. It isn't broken. It's a two-way zipper that opens at both ends.

  9. A μœ„μ•„λž˜λ‘œμš”?

    Wiaraeroyo?

    Both ends?

  10. B λ„€, λ¨Όμ € μ•„λž˜μͺ½ 지퍼λ₯Ό λκΉŒμ§€ λ‚΄λ¦¬μ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. 그리고 μ˜¬λ¦¬μ‹œλ©΄ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Ne, meonjeo araejjok jipeoreul kkeutkkaji naerisipsio. Geurigo ollisimyeon doemnida.

    Yes. First pull the bottom slider all the way down. Then zip it up.

  11. A μ–΄λ¨Έ, μ§„μ§œ μ˜¬λΌκ°€λ„€μš”! 우리 아듀은 μ–΄μ œ ν•˜λ£¨ 쒅일 μΆ”μœ„μ— λ–¨μ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

    Eomeo, jinjja ollaganeyo! Uri adeureun eoje haru jongil chuwie tteoreosseoyo.

    Oh my, it really does go up! And my poor son was shivering all day yesterday.

  12. B μ²˜μŒμ—λŠ” λ§Žμ΄λ“€ ν—·κ°ˆλ €ν•˜μ‹­λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—¬κΈ°κΉŒμ§€ μ˜€μ‹œκ²Œ ν•΄μ„œ μ£„μ†‘ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Cheoeumeneun manideul hetgallyeohasimnida. Yeogikkaji osige haeseo joesonghamnida.

    Lots of people find it confusing at first. I'm sorry you had to come all the way here.

  13. A μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”, μ œκ°€ 더 μ°½ν”Όν•˜λ„€μš”. 아듀도 저도 이런 μ§€νΌλŠ” 처음 λ΄€μ–΄μš”.

    Anieyo, jega deo changpihaneyo. Adeuldo jeodo ireon jipeoneun cheoeum bwasseoyo.

    Not at all, I'm the one who's embarrassed. Neither my son nor I had ever seen a zipper like this.

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