Day 139: Mother's Sikhye Recipe

Dialogue

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   A 여보, 이번 명절에는 우리 어머니가 만드시던 식혜를 한번 만들어 보자.

   Yeobo, ibeon myeongjeoreneun uri eomeoniga mandeusideon sikhyereul hanbeon mandeureo boja.

   Honey, this holiday, let's try making the sikhye my mother used to make.

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   B 갑자기 웬 식혜야? 마트에서 사면 되지.

   Gapjagi wen sikhyeya? Mateueseo samyeon doeji.

   Why sikhye all of a sudden? We can just buy it at the supermarket.

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   A 파는 건 너무 달잖아. 어머니 식혜는 맛이 깔끔했어.

   Paneun geon neomu daljana. Eomeoni sikhyeneun masi kkalkkeumhaesseo.

   The shop-bought stuff is too sweet. My mother's sikhye had such a clean taste.

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   B 알았어. 그럼 내가 하나 물어볼게. 어머님이 엿기름을 몇 컵 넣으셨지?

   Arasseo. Geureom naega hana mureobolge. Eomeonimi yeotgireumeul myeot keop neoeusyeotji?

   Fine. Then let me ask you something. How many cups of malt did your mother put in?

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   A 두 컵이었지, 아마? 나는 옆에서 맛만 봤으니까.

   Du keobieotji, ama? Naneun yeopeseo manman bwasseunikka.

   Two cups, I think? I only ever did the tasting.

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   B 세 컵이야. 내가 어머님 옆에서 몇 번이나 도와드렸잖아.

   Se keobiya. Naega eomeonim yeopeseo myeot beonina dowadeuryeotjana.

   Three cups. I helped your mother with it plenty of times, remember.

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   A 역시 여보밖에 없네. 그럼 밥은 어떻게 해?

   Yeoksi yeobobakke eomne. Geureom babeun eotteoke hae?

   What would I do without you? And what about the rice?

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   B 밥은 좀 되게 지어야 돼. 그래야 밥알이 동동 뜨지.

   Babeun jom doege jieoya dwae. Geuraeya babari dongdong tteuji.

   The rice has to be cooked a bit firm. That's how you get the grains floating on top.

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   A 어머니가 식혜를 끓이시던 날에는 온 집에 단 냄새가 났는데.

   Eomeoniga sikhyereul kkeurisideon nareneun on jibe dan naemsaega nanneunde.

   On the days my mother made sikhye, the whole house smelled sweet.

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    B 이번에도 그 맛이 나면 좋겠네. 손주들이 좋아할까?

    Ibeonedo geu masi namyeon jokenne. Sonjudeuri joahalkka?

    I hope ours tastes like hers. Will the grandkids like it?

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    A 요즘 애들은 콜라만 찾으니까 모르겠다. 그래도 한 잔씩은 먹여 보자.

    Yojeum aedeureun kollaman chajeunikka moreugetda. Geuraedo han janssigeun meogyeo boja.

    Kids these days only want cola, so who knows. But let's get them to try a glass each.

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    B 애들이 잘 먹으면 내년 명절에도 또 만들자.

    Aedeuri jal meogeumyeon naenyeon myeongjeoredo tto mandeulja.

    If the kids like it, let's make it again next holiday.

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