Day 201: Mom's Retirement Party at the Café
At her neighbourhood café, Hyejin (A) asks Bora (B), the barista, about booking the back room for a family party.
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Dialogue
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A 안녕하세요. 이번 주 토요일에 안쪽 방을 예약하고 싶은데요.
Annyeonghaseyo. Ibeon ju toyoire anjjok bangeul yeyakago sipeundeyo.
Hi. I'd like to book the back room for this Saturday.
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B 네, 몇 분 오세요?
Ne, myeot bun oseyo?
Sure. How many people?
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A 열두 명 정도요. 엄마 퇴직 파티를 하려고요.
Yeoldu myeong jeongdoyo. Eomma toejik patireul haryeogoyo.
About twelve. I'm throwing my mom a retirement party.
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B 와, 축하드려요. 방은 열다섯 명까지 앉을 수 있어서 충분해요.
Wa, chukhadeuryeoyo. Bangeun yeoldaseot myeongkkaji anjeul su isseoseo chungbunhaeyo.
Oh, congratulations. The room seats up to fifteen, so that's plenty.
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A 다행이네요. 원래 식당에서 하려다가 엄마가 이 카페를 제일 좋아하셔서 여기로 바꿨어요.
Dahaengineyo. Wollae sikdangeseo haryeodaga eommaga i kapereul jeil joahasyeoseo yeogiro bakkwosseoyo.
That's a relief. I was going to have it at a restaurant, but Mom loves this café most, so I switched.
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B 혹시 어머님이 저희 단골손님이세요?
Hoksi eomeonimi jeohui dangolsonnimiseyo?
Is your mother one of our regulars, by any chance?
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A 네, 매일 아침 창가 자리에서 책 읽으시는 분 있잖아요. 그분이 저희 엄마예요.
Ne, maeil achim changga jarieseo chaek ilgeusineun bun itjanayo. Geubuni jeohui eommayeyo.
Yes, you know the lady who reads by the window every morning? That's my mom.
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B 아, 그분이셨군요! 항상 먼저 웃으면서 인사해 주세요.
A, geubunisyeotgunyo! Hangsang meonjeo useumyeonseo insahae juseyo.
Oh, so that's her! She always greets us first with a smile.
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A 그리고 메뉴에 대해서도 물어보고 싶은데요. 음식은 뭐가 돼요?
Geurigo menyue daehaeseodo mureobogo sipeundeyo. Eumsigeun mwoga dwaeyo?
I also wanted to ask about the menu. What food can you do?
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B 샌드위치랑 샐러드 세트가 있어요. 케이크는 따로 주문하시면 되고요.
Saendeuwichirang saelleodeu seteuga isseoyo. Keikeuneun ttaro jumunhasimyeon doegoyo.
We have sandwich and salad sets. You can order a cake separately.
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A 그럼 케이크에 '삼십 년 동안 수고하셨습니다'라고 써 주실 수 있어요?
Geureom keikeue 'samsip nyeon dongan sugohasyeotseumnida'rago sseo jusil su isseoyo?
Then could you write "Thank you for thirty years of hard work" on the cake?
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B 그럼요. 꽃 장식도 해 드릴 수 있어요. 어머님이 좋아하시는 꽃 있어요?
Geureomyo. Kkot jangsikdo hae deuril su isseoyo. Eomeonimi joahasineun kkot isseoyo?
Of course. We can do flower decorations too. Is there a flower your mother likes?
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A 노란 장미요! 방을 꽃밭같이 꾸며 주시면 엄마가 정말 좋아하실 거예요.
Noran jangmiyo! Bangeul kkotbatgachi kkumyeo jusimyeon eommaga jeongmal joahasil geoyeyo.
Yellow roses! If you could make the room look like a flower garden, Mom would absolutely love it.
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