Day 214 of 215

Day 214: First-Birthday Lunch in the Back Room

At their local Korean restaurant, Sangwoo (A) and Eunji (B), a young couple with a baby, speak to the owner, Mr. Heo (C).

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C 어서 오세요. 오늘은 아기도 같이 왔네요.

Eoseo oseyo. Oneureun agido gachi wanneyo.

Welcome. You've brought the baby today too.
B 사장님, 안녕하세요. 사실 오늘은 예약하려고 왔어요.

Sajangnim, annyeonghaseyo. Sasil oneureun yeyakaryeogo wasseoyo.

Hello! Actually, we're here to make a booking today.
C 아, 아기가 벌써 돌이 되나 봐요.

A, agiga beolsseo dori doena bwayo.

Oh, the baby must be turning one already.
A 네, 다음 달 둘째 주 토요일이에요. 안쪽 방에서 점심을 먹고 싶은데요.

Ne, daeum dal duljjae ju toyoirieyo. Anjjok bangeseo jeomsimeul meokgo sipeundeyo.

Yes, it's the second Saturday of next month. We'd like to have lunch in the back room.
C 좋죠. 인원은 몇 분이에요?

Jochyo. Inwoneun myeot bunieyo?

Sure. How many people?
A 우리 몇 명이라고 했지? 양쪽 부모님이랑 형네 가족까지 하면...

Uri myeot myeongirago haetji? Yangjjok bumonimirang hyeongne gajokkkaji hamyeon...

How many did we say? With both sets of parents and my brother's family...
B 스무 명 정도. 근데 이모들이 온다고 하면 스물다섯 명까지 될 수도 있어.

Seumu myeong jeongdo. Geunde imodeuri ondago hamyeon seumuldaseot myeongkkaji doel sudo isseo.

About twenty. But if my aunts come, it could be up to twenty-five.
C 방은 서른 명까지 괜찮아요. 손님이 오시는 만큼 음식을 준비할 테니까 인원만 알려 주세요.

Bangeun seoreun myeongkkaji gwaenchanayo. Sonnimi osineun mankeum eumsigeul junbihal tenikka inwonman allyeo juseyo.

The room's fine for up to thirty. I'll make food for however many guests come, so just let me know the numbers.
B 메뉴는 어떻게 돼요? 어르신들이 많이 오셔서 부드러운 음식이 좋겠는데요.

Menyuneun eotteoke dwaeyo? Eoreusindeuri mani osyeoseo budeureoun eumsigi jokenneundeyo.

What's on the menu? A lot of older relatives are coming, so something soft would be good.
C 갈비찜 정식이 제일 인기예요. 미역국도 같이 나와요. 돌에는 미역국이 꼭 있어야 돼요.

Galbijjim jeongsigi jeil ingiyeyo. Miyeokgukdo gachi nawayo. Doreneun miyeokgugi kkok isseoya dwaeyo.

The braised short rib set meal is the most popular. It comes with seaweed soup too. You've got to have seaweed soup for a first birthday.
A 자기야, 그걸로 하자. 우리 아버지가 갈비찜 좋아하시잖아.

Jagiya, geugeollo haja. Uri abeojiga galbijjim joahasijana.

Honey, let's go with that. My dad loves braised short ribs.
B 좋아. 사장님, 그럼 그걸로 예약할게요. 돌상 놓을 자리도 있어요?

Joa. Sajangnim, geureom geugeollo yeyakalgeyo. Dolsang noeul jarido isseoyo?

Okay. Then we'll book that. Is there room for the first-birthday table too?
C 그럼요. 창가 쪽을 비워 놓을게요. 아기가 계속 웃네요. 여기가 마음에 드나 봐요.

Geureomyo. Changga jjogeul biwo noeulgeyo. Agiga gyesok unneyo. Yeogiga maeume deuna bwayo.

Of course. I'll keep the window side free for it. Look, the baby keeps smiling. Must like it here.

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