Day 168: Free Subway Ride, Crowded Carriage

Dialogue

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1. 1

   A 아이고, 순자야, 오늘 지하철에 왜 이렇게 사람이 많아?

   Aigo, Sunjaya, oneul jihacheore wae ireoke sarami mana?

   Goodness, Soonja, why is the subway so packed today?

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2. 2

   B 출근 시간이잖아. 아침에는 원래 복잡한 편이야.

   Chulgeun siganijana. Achimeneun wollae bokjapan pyeoniya.

   It's rush hour. It's always pretty crowded in the morning.

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3. 3

   A 나는 늘 열한 시쯤 타서 몰랐어. 병원 예약만 아니면 집에 있을 텐데.

   Naneun neul yeolhan sijjeum taseo mollasseo. Byeongwon yeyangman animyeon jibe isseul tende.

   I always ride around eleven, so I had no idea. If it weren't for my hospital appointment, I'd be at home.

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4. 4

   B 나도 마찬가지야. 근데 노약자석까지 꽉 차 가지고 한참 서 있었잖아.

   Nado machangajiya. Geunde noyakjaseokkkaji kkwak cha gajigo hancham seo isseotjana.

   Same here. But even the priority seats were full, so we had to stand for ages.

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5. 5

   A 저 젊은 사람들 좀 봐. 다들 피곤해 보여.

   Jeo jeolmeun saramdeul jom bwa. Dadeul pigonhae boyeo.

   Look at those young people. They all look exhausted.

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6. 6

   B 그러게. 저 청년은 서서 졸고 있어. 밤늦게까지 일했나 봐.

   Geureoge. Jeo cheongnyeoneun seoseo jolgo isseo. Bamneutgekkaji ilhaenna bwa.

   I know. That young man's dozing off standing up. He must have worked late last night.

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7. 7

   A 우리는 무료로 타면서 자리까지 차지하니까 괜히 미안하네.

   Urineun muryoro tamyeonseo jarikkaji chajihanikka gwaenhi mianhane.

   We ride for free and take up seats as well. I feel a bit bad about it.

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8. 8

   B 아까 자리를 양보해 준 학생도 가방이 엄청 무거워 보였어.

   Akka jarireul yangbohae jun haksaengdo gabangi eomcheong mugeowo boyeosseo.

   That student who gave us his seat earlier had a really heavy bag, too.

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9. 9

   A 우리는 급한 일도 없으니까 다음부터는 좀 늦게 타자.

   Urineun geupan ildo eopseunikka daeumbuteoneun jom neutge taja.

   We're never in a hurry, so let's ride later from now on.

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10. 10

    B 그래. 나는 아침잠이 없는 편이지만, 이제는 열 시 넘어서 타야겠다.

    Geurae. Naneun achimjami eomneun pyeonijiman, ijeneun yeol si neomeoseo tayagetda.

    Yes. I'm an early riser, but from now on I'll ride after ten.

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11. 11

    A 그럼 다음 주엔 열 시 반에 만나서 시장 구경 가자.

    Geureom daeum juen yeol si bane mannaseo sijang gugyeong gaja.

    Then next week, let's meet at half past ten and go and look around the market.

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12. 12

    B 좋아. 아, 다음 역이 병원 앞이야. 영숙아, 내릴 준비 하자.

    Joa. A, daeum yeogi byeongwon apiya. Yeongsuga, naeril junbi haja.

    Sounds good. Oh, the next stop's right by the hospital. Youngsook, let's get ready to get off.

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