Day 159 of 215

Day 159: Parents Split on Grad School

At a cafΓ© near campus, Seoyeon (A) tells her friends Minjae (B) and Yerin (C) how the talk with her parents went.

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Dialogue

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  1. B μ„œμ—°μ•„, μ–΄μ œ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ΄λž‘ μ–˜κΈ°ν•΄ λ΄€μ–΄? λŒ€ν•™μ› 문제.

    Seoyeona, eoje bumonimirang yaegihae bwasseo? Daehagwon munje.

    Seoyeon, did you talk to your parents yesterday? About grad school?

  2. A 응. 근데 μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” λŒ€ν•™μ›μ— 가라고 ν•˜κ³ , μ•„λΉ λŠ” 빨리 μ·¨μ§ν•˜λΌκ³  ν•΄.

    Eung. Geunde eommaneun daehagwone garago hago, appaneun ppalli chwijikarago hae.

    Yeah. But my mom says I should go to grad school, and my dad says I should get a job soon.

  3. C μ™„μ „ λ°˜λŒ€λ„€. 두 뢄이 μ‹Έμš°μ‹œμ§€λŠ” μ•Šμ•˜μ–΄?

    Wanjeon bandaene. Du buni ssausijineun anasseo?

    Complete opposites. They didn't argue, did they?

  4. A μ‹Έμš°μ§€λŠ” μ•Šμ•˜λŠ”λ°, λ‘˜ λ‹€ λ‚˜λ³΄κ³  빨리 κ²°μ •ν•˜λΌκ³  ν•˜μ…¨μ–΄.

    Ssaujineun ananneunde, dul da nabogo ppalli gyeoljeongharago hasyeosseo.

    No, but they both told me to make up my mind soon.

  5. B λ„ˆλŠ”? λ„ˆλŠ” 뭐 ν•˜κ³  싢은데?

    Neoneun? Neoneun mwo hago sipeunde?

    And you? What do you want to do?

  6. A 사싀 μ§€λ‚œλ‹¬μ— λŒ€ν•™μ› μ›μ„œλ₯Ό λ‚΄λ €λ‹€κ°€ κ·Έλ§Œλ’€μ–΄. λ“±λ‘κΈˆμ΄ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λΉ„μ‹Έμ„œ.

    Sasil jinandare daehagwon wonseoreul naeryeodaga geumandwosseo. Deungnokgeumi neomu bissaseo.

    Actually, I was about to apply to grad school last month, but I didn't. The tuition's too expensive.

  7. C 근데 κ΅μˆ˜λ‹˜μ΄ μΆ”μ²œμ„œ 써 μ£Όμ‹ λ‹€κ³  ν•˜μ…¨μž–μ•„.

    Geunde gyosunimi chucheonseo sseo jusindago hasyeotjana.

    But your professor said she'd write you a recommendation letter.

  8. A 응. κ΅μˆ˜λ‹˜μ€ λ‚˜ν•œν…Œ 연ꡬ가 잘 λ§žλŠ”λ‹€κ³  ν•˜μ…¨μ–΄. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ 더 고민이야.

    Eung. Gyosunimeun nahante yeonguga jal manneundago hasyeosseo. Geuraeseo deo gominiya.

    Yeah. She said research really suits me. That's why it's even harder to decide.

  9. B 전곡 곡뢀가 재미있으면 κ°€ 봐. λŒ€ν•™μ›λ„ μž₯ν•™κΈˆμ΄ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ“€μ—ˆμ–΄.

    Jeongong gongbuga jaemiisseumyeon ga bwa. Daehagwondo janghakgeumi itdago deureosseo.

    If you enjoy your major, go for it. I've heard grad schools have scholarships too.

  10. C λ§žμ•„. 그리고 취직은 λ‚˜μ€‘μ—λ„ ν•  수 μžˆμž–μ•„.

    Maja. Geurigo chwijigeun najungedo hal su itjana.

    Right. And you can always get a job later.

  11. A λ‘˜ λ‹€ λŒ€ν•™μ› μͺ½μ΄κ΅¬λ‚˜. 그럼 μ•„λΉ ν•œν…ŒλŠ” 뭐라고 ν•˜μ§€?

    Dul da daehagwon jjogiguna. Geureom appahanteneun mworago haji?

    So you're both on the grad school side. Then what do I tell my dad?

  12. B λ„€κ°€ ν•˜κ³  싢은 κ±Έ λ¨Όμ € μ†”μ§ν•˜κ²Œ λ§μ”€λ“œλ €. λ„ˆν¬ 아버지도 λ„€ 생각을 λ“£κ³  μ‹Άμ–΄ ν•˜μ‹€ κ±°μ•Ό.

    Nega hago sipeun geol meonjeo soljikage malsseumdeuryeo. Neohui abeojido ne saenggageul deutgo sipeo hasil geoya.

    Tell him honestly what you want first. I'm sure your dad wants to hear what you think.

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