Day 190 of 215

Day 190: No More Cola, Dad

At home in the evening, Seojun (A), a primary school boy, surprises his father (B) with some news.

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B 서준아, 냉장고에 있던 콜라 다 어디 갔어?

Seojuna, naengjanggoe itdeon kolla da eodi gasseo?

Seojun, where did all the cola in the fridge go?
A 내가 베란다로 다 옮겨 놨어. 나 콜라 끊는 중이야.

Naega berandaro da omgyeo nwasseo. Na kolla kkeunneun jungiya.

I moved it all out to the balcony. I'm quitting cola.
B 네가? 콜라를 제일 좋아하잖아. 갑자기 왜?

Nega? Kollareul jeil joahajana. Gapjagi wae?

You? Cola's your favourite thing. Why all of a sudden?
A 오늘 선생님이 콜라 한 캔에 각설탕이 여덟 개나 들어 있다고 하셨어.

Oneul seonsaengnimi kolla han kaene Gakseoltangi yeodeol gaena deureo itdago hasyeosseo.

My teacher said today there are eight sugar cubes' worth of sugar in one can of cola.
B 여덟 개나? 설탕이 그렇게 많아? 아빠도 몰랐네.

Yeodeol gaena? Seoltangi geureoke mana? Appado mollanne.

Eight? That much sugar? Even I didn't know that.
A 이도 썩고 건강에도 안 좋다고 하셨어. 그래서 이제 물만 마실 거야.

Ido sseokgo geongangedo an jotago hasyeosseo. Geuraeseo ije mulman masil geoya.

She said it rots your teeth and it's bad for your health too. So from now on I'm only drinking water.
B 우리 아들 멋지네. 아빠가 응원할게.

Uri adeul meotjine. Appaga eungwonhalge.

That's my boy. I'm right behind you.
A 응원만 하지 말고 아빠도 같이 끊어. 아빠가 나보다 더 많이 마시잖아.

Eungwonman haji malgo appado gachi kkeuneo. Appaga naboda deo mani masijana.

Don't just cheer me on, quit with me. You drink more than I do.
B 아빠는... 회사에서 피곤할 때 한 캔 마셔야 힘이 나는데.

Appaneun... hoesaeseo pigonhal ttae han kaen masyeoya himi naneunde.

Well, I... I need a can at work when I'm tired, to keep me going.
A 엄마가 아빠 요즘 배 나왔다고 했어.

Eommaga appa yojeum bae nawatdago haesseo.

Mom said you've been getting a belly lately.
B 뭐? 엄마가 그랬어? 좋아, 그럼 아빠도 오늘부터 참는다.

Mwo? Eommaga geuraesseo? Joa, geureom appado oneulbuteo chamneunda.

What? Mom said that? Fine, then starting today, I'm quitting too.
A 약속했다! 몰래 마시면 일주일 동안 아빠가 설거지하는 거야.

Yaksokaetda! Mollae masimyeon iljuil dongan appaga seolgeojihaneun geoya.

You promised! If you sneak one, you're doing the dishes for a week.

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