Day 191 of 215

Day 191: Sticker for Throwing Out a Sofa

In their shared flat, Minji (A) and Yerin (B), two flatmates, are deciding what to do with an old sofa when their landlord, Mr. Choi (C), comes by.

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A 이 소파 진짜 버릴 거야? 아직 괜찮아 보이는데.

I sopa jinjja beoril geoya? Ajik gwaenchana boineunde.

Are we really throwing this sofa out? It still looks fine.
B 다리 하나가 흔들리잖아. 새 소파도 토요일에 오고.

Dari hanaga heundeullijana. Sae sopado toyoire ogo.

One of the legs wobbles. And the new one's coming on Saturday.
A 그럼 그냥 밤에 몰래 밖에 내놓을까?

Geureom geunyang bame mollae bakke naenoeulkka?

Then should we just sneak it outside at night?
B 그러다 걸리면 벌금 내야 돼. 아, 마침 주인아저씨 오신다. 여쭤보자.

Geureoda geollimyeon beolgeum naeya dwae. A, machim juinajeossi osinda. Yeojjwoboja.

If we get caught, we'll be fined. Oh, here comes the landlord. Let's ask him.
A 아저씨, 저희 이 소파 버리려고 하는데요. 그냥 밖에 내놓으면 안 되죠?

Ajeossi, jeohui i sopa beoriryeogo haneundeyo. Geunyang bakke naenoeumyeon an doejyo?

Mr. Choi, we want to throw out this sofa. We can't just put it outside, can we?
C 네, 안 돼요. 소파 같은 큰 물건은 스티커를 사서 붙여야 돼요.

Ne, an dwaeyo. Sopa gateun keun mulgeoneun seutikeoreul saseo buchyeoya dwaeyo.

No, you can't. For big things like a sofa, you have to buy a sticker and put it on.
B 스티커요? 어디서 사요?

Seutikeoyo? Eodiseo sayo?

A sticker? Where do we buy one?
C 구청 홈페이지에서 신청하고 날짜를 고르면 돼요. 홈페이지 설명대로 하면 어렵지 않아요.

Gucheong hompeijieseo sincheonghago naljjareul goreumyeon dwaeyo. Hompeiji seolmyeongdaero hamyeon eoryeopji anayo.

You apply on the district office website and pick a date. If you follow the instructions there, it's not hard.
A 돈은 얼마나 들어요?

Doneun eolmana deureoyo?

How much does it cost?
C 크기마다 다른데, 이건 만 원쯤 할 거예요.

Keugimada dareunde, igeon man wonjjeum hal geoyeyo.

It depends on the size, but this one should be about ten thousand won.
B 생각보다 안 비싸네. 근데 이거 삼 층에서 어떻게 내리지?

Saenggakboda an bissane. Geunde igeo sam cheungeseo eotteoke naeriji?

That's cheaper than I thought. But how are we going to get this down from the third floor?
C 그건 걱정 마요. 버릴 거면 저 주세요. 다리만 고치면 1층 제 가게에 두기 딱 좋겠어요.

Geugeon geokjeong mayo. Beoril geomyeon jeo juseyo. Dariman gochimyeon 1cheung je gagee dugi ttak jokesseoyo.

Don't worry about that. If you're throwing it out, give it to me. Once the leg's fixed, it'll be perfect for my shop downstairs.
A 거봐, 아직 괜찮아 보인다고 했잖아.

Geobwa, ajik gwaenchana boindago haetjana.

See? I told you it still looked fine.

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