Day 112 of 215

Day 112: First Time Donating Blood

In the waiting area of a blood donation centre, Junsu (A), a young man giving blood for the first time, sits nervously beside his older brother Junhyuk (B).

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Dialogue

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  1. A ν˜•, λ‚˜ μ’€ λ¬΄μ„œμ›Œ. μ£Όμ‚Ώλ°”λŠ˜ μ§„μ§œ 컀?

    Hyeong, na jom museowo. Jusatbaneul jinjja keo?

    Junhyuk, I'm kind of scared. Is the needle really big?

  2. B μ’€ 크지. 근데 μ²˜μŒμ—λ§Œ 따끔해.

    Jom keuji. Geunde cheoeumeman ttakkeumhae.

    It's a bit big. But it only stings at first.

  3. A ν—Œν˜ˆ 전에 ν•˜λ©΄ μ•ˆ λ˜λŠ” κ±° μžˆμ–΄? λ‚˜ μ–΄μ œ 감기약 λ¨Ήμ—ˆλŠ”λ°.

    Heonhyeol jeone hamyeon an doeneun geo isseo? Na eoje gamgiyak meogeonneunde.

    Is there anything I shouldn't do before giving blood? I took cold medicine yesterday.

  4. B μ§„μ§œ? μ•½ λ¨Ήμ—ˆμœΌλ©΄ μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ λͺ» ν•  μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμ–΄. κ°„ν˜Έμ‚¬ μ„ μƒλ‹˜ν•œν…Œ κΌ­ 말해.

    Jinjja? Yak meogeosseumyeon oneureun mot hal sudo isseo. Ganhosa seonsaengnimhante kkok malhae.

    Really? If you took medicine, you might not be able to give today. Make sure you tell the nurse.

  5. A 괜히 μ™”λ‚˜... κ·Έλƒ₯ 말 μ•ˆ ν•˜λ©΄ μ•ˆ 돼?

    Gwaenhi wanna... geunyang mal an hamyeon an dwae?

    Maybe I shouldn't have come... Can't I just not mention it?

  6. B μ ˆλŒ€ μ•ˆ 돼. ν”Όλ₯Ό λ°›λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ μœ„ν—˜ν•  μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμž–μ•„.

    Jeoldae an dwae. Pireul banneun sarami wiheomhal sudo itjana.

    No way. The person who gets your blood could be in danger.

  7. A μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄. λ§Œμ•½ ν•  수 있으면, λλ‚˜κ³  λ‚˜μ„œ 쑰심할 건 μ—†μ–΄?

    Arasseo. Manyak hal su isseumyeon, kkeunnago naseo josimhal geon eopseo?

    Okay. If I can do it, is there anything I need to be careful about afterwards?

  8. B μ‹­ 뢄은 μ•‰μ•„μ„œ 쉬어야 돼. μ–΄μ§€λŸ¬μšΈ 수 μžˆκ±°λ“ . μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ μš΄λ™ν•˜λ©΄ μ•ˆ 되고.

    Sip buneun anjaseo swieoya dwae. Eojireoul su itgeodeun. Oneureun undonghamyeon an doego.

    You have to sit and rest for ten minutes, because you might get dizzy. And no exercise today.

  9. A 근데 ν˜•μ€ μ™œ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ ν—Œν˜ˆμ„ 자주 ν•΄?

    Geunde hyeongeun wae ireoke heonhyeoreul jaju hae?

    But why do you give blood so often, anyway?

  10. B μ²˜μŒμ—” 과자 λ•Œλ¬Έμ— ν–ˆμ§€. 근데 μ§€κΈˆμ€ λ‹€λ₯Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ„ 돕기 μœ„ν•΄μ„œ ν•΄.

    Cheoeumen gwaja ttaemune haetji. Geunde jigeumeun dareun sarameul dopgi wihaeseo hae.

    At first I did it for the free snacks. But now I do it to help other people.

  11. A 였, λ©‹μžˆλ‹€. λ‚˜λ„ λ¬΄μ„œμ›Œλ„ μ°Έμ•„ 볼게.

    O, meositda. Nado museowodo chama bolge.

    Oh, that's cool. I'll try to tough it out too, even if I'm scared.

  12. B 그래. λλ‚˜λ©΄ κ³Όμžλž‘ 음료수 λ°›μ•„μ„œ 같이 먹자.

    Geurae. Kkeunnamyeon gwajarang eumnyosu badaseo gachi meokja.

    Good. When it's over, we'll grab the snacks and drinks and have them together.

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