Day 131 of 215

Day 131: Hurt His Back Moving Flowerpots

At an orthopaedic clinic, a father (A) who hurt his back at home waits for his X-ray results with his son Junho (B).

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B 아버지, 허리는 좀 어떠세요? 아직 많이 아프세요?

Abeoji, heorineun jom eotteoseyo? Ajik mani apeuseyo?

Dad, how's your back? Does it still hurt a lot?
A 앉아 있으면 괜찮은데 일어날 때 좀 아파.

Anja isseumyeon gwaenchaneunde ireonal ttae jom apa.

It's fine when I'm sitting, but it hurts a bit when I get up.
B 그 무거운 화분을 왜 혼자 옮기셨어요?

Geu mugeoun hwabuneul wae honja omgisyeosseoyo?

Why did you move that heavy flowerpot on your own?
A 베란다로 옮기려고 혼자 들었다가 허리를 좀 다쳤지.

Berandaro omgiryeogo honja deureotdaga heorireul jom dachyeotji.

I lifted it by myself to move it out to the balcony, and I hurt my back.
B 무거운 거 드실 때는 저를 부르시면 되잖아요.

Mugeoun geo deusil ttaeneun jeoreul bureusimyeon doejanayo.

You can just call me when you need to lift something heavy.
A 네가 바쁘니까 그렇지. 주말에도 회사 나가잖아.

Nega bappeunikka geureochi. Jumaredo hoesa nagajana.

It's because you're busy. You even go into work at weekends.
B 그래도 전화하시면 바로 오죠. 엄마도 무거운 거 드시면 안 되고요.

Geuraedo jeonhwahasimyeon baro ojyo. Eommado mugeoun geo deusimyeon an doegoyo.

Even so, I'd come right away if you called. And Mom shouldn't be lifting heavy things either.
A 알았어, 알았어. 근데 이 병원은 결과가 왜 이렇게 늦게 나와?

Arasseo, arasseo. Geunde i byeongwoneun gyeolgwaga wae ireoke neutge nawa?

All right, all right. But why are the results taking so long at this hospital?
B 엑스레이 찍은 지 벌써 한 시간 다 돼 가요. 곧 부르겠죠.

Ekseurei jjigeun ji beolsseo han sigan da dwae gayo. Got bureugetjyo.

It's nearly been an hour since the X-ray. They'll call us soon.
A 그래. 뼈만 괜찮으면 좋겠다.

Geurae. Ppyeoman gwaenchaneumyeon joketda.

Right. I just hope nothing's broken.
B 괜찮으실 거예요. 근데 그 화분은 결국 베란다로 옮기셨어요?

Gwaenchaneusil geoyeyo. Geunde geu hwabuneun gyeolguk berandaro omgisyeosseoyo?

You'll be fine. So did you ever get that pot out to the balcony?
A 아니, 옮기다가 거실 한가운데 두고 왔지. 집에 가면 네가 마저 옮겨.

Ani, omgidaga geosil hangaunde dugo watji. Jibe gamyeon nega majeo omgyeo.

No, I gave up halfway and left it in the middle of the living room. You can finish the job when we get home.

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