Day 207: First Job, Old Teacher's Advice

Dialogue

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   B 어머, 수진이 아니에요? 이제 완전히 직장인 같네요.

   Eomeo, Sujini anieyo? Ije wanjeonhi jikjangin ganneyo.

   Oh my, Sujin! You look like a real office worker now.

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2. 2

   A 선생님, 잘 지내셨어요? 드시라고 커피 사 왔어요.

   Seonsaengnim, jal jinaesyeosseoyo? Deusirago keopi sa wasseoyo.

   How have you been? I brought you some coffee.

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   B 고마워요. 회사 다닌 지 한 달쯤 됐죠? 좀 어때요?

   Gomawoyo. Hoesa danin ji han daljjeum dwaetjyo? Jom eottaeyo?

   Thank you. You've been at the company about a month now, right? How's it going?

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   A 사실 너무 힘들어요. 어제는 메일을 다른 사람한테 잘못 보내서 상사한테 혼났어요.

   Sasil neomu himdeureoyo. Eojeneun meireul dareun saramhante jalmot bonaeseo sangsahante honnasseoyo.

   Honestly, it's really hard. Yesterday I sent an email to the wrong person and got told off by my boss.

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   B 아이고, 속상했겠네요. 그래도 처음이니 실수하는 게 당연해요.

   Aigo, soksanghaetgenneyo. Geuraedo cheoeumini silsuhaneun ge dangyeonhaeyo.

   Oh no, you must have been upset. But it's your first job, so of course you'll make mistakes.

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   A 다른 신입들은 다 잘하는 것 같아요. 저만 아직 적응하는 중이에요.

   Dareun sinipdeureun da jalhaneun geot gatayo. Jeoman ajik jeogeunghaneun jungieyo.

   All the other new hires seem to be doing great. I'm the only one still finding my feet.

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   B 다들 겉으로만 괜찮아 보이는 거예요. 나도 첫해에는 화장실에서 몰래 울었어요.

   Dadeul geoteuroman gwaenchana boineun geoyeyo. Nado cheothaeeneun hwajangsireseo mollae ureosseoyo.

   They only look fine on the outside. I used to cry in secret in the bathroom my first year too.

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   A 선생님도요? 선생님은 이십 년 동안 즐겁게 가르쳐 오셨잖아요.

   Seonsaengnimdoyo? Seonsaengnimeun isip nyeon dongan jeulgeopge gareuchyeo osyeotjanayo.

   You too? But you've been happily teaching for twenty years.

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   B 나도 힘든 날이 많았어요. 대신 실수할 때마다 수첩에 적어 왔어요.

   Nado himdeun nari manasseoyo. Daesin silsuhal ttaemada sucheobe jeogeo wasseoyo.

   I've had plenty of hard days too. But every time I've made a mistake, I've written it down in a notebook.

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    A 수첩에요? 그럼 그 수첩이 엄청 두껍겠네요.

    Sucheobeyo? Geureom geu sucheobi eomcheong dukkeopgenneyo.

    In a notebook? Then it must be really thick by now.

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    B 하하, 벌써 세 권째예요. 나도 아직 배우는 중이니 수진이도 천천히 해요.

    Haha, beolsseo se gwonjjaeyeyo. Nado ajik baeuneun jungini Sujinido cheoncheonhi haeyo.

    Ha ha, I'm on my third one already. I'm still learning too, so take your time, Sujin.

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    A 네, 저도 오늘부터 실수 수첩을 써야겠어요.

    Ne, jeodo oneulbuteo silsu sucheobeul sseoyagesseoyo.

    Okay, I'm going to start my own mistake notebook today.

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