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Day 31: Parents' Thirtieth Anniversary Surprise

In a café, Soyeon (A) asks her close friend Mina (B) for ideas for her parents' thirtieth wedding anniversary.

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A 미나야, 다음 달이 우리 부모님 삼십 번째 결혼기념일이야. 뭐 해 드리지?

Minaya, daeum dari uri bumonim samsip beonjjae gyeolhonginyeomiriya. Mwo hae deuriji?

Mina, next month is my parents' thirtieth wedding anniversary. What should I do for them?
B 작년에는 깜짝 파티 했었지? 그때 어떠셨어?

Jangnyeoneneun kkamjjak pati haesseotji? Geuttae eotteosyeosseo?

You threw them a surprise party last year, right? How did they take it?
A 엄마가 우셨어. 기뻐서가 아니라 너무 놀라서.

Eommaga usyeosseo. Gippeoseoga anira neomu nollaseo.

Mom cried. Not because she was happy, but because it gave her such a shock.
B 아... 그럼 이번엔 조용하게 하자. 여행을 보내 드린다거나 사진첩을 만든다거나.

A... geureom ibeonen joyonghage haja. Yeohaengeul bonae deurindageona sajincheobeul mandeundageona.

Ah... then let's keep it low-key this time. Like sending them on a trip, or making a photo album.
A 사진첩 좋네! 엄마가 옛날 사진 보는 거 진짜 좋아하셔.

Sajincheop jonne! Eommaga yennal sajin boneun geo jinjja joahasyeo.

A photo album, I like that! Mom really loves looking at old photos.
B 부모님 결혼식 사진 있어? 젊으셨을 때 사진.

Bumonim gyeolhonsik sajin isseo? Jeolmeusyeosseul ttae sajin.

Do you have photos from their wedding? From when they were young?
A 할머니 댁에 있을 거야. 아빠가 엄마한테 쓴 편지도 거기서 봤었어.

Halmeoni daege isseul geoya. Appaga eommahante sseun pyeonjido geogiseo bwasseosseo.

They'll be at my grandma's. I once saw a letter Dad wrote to Mom there, too.
B 그 편지도 넣자. 근데 어머님이 감동하셔서 또 우시는 거 아니야?

Geu pyeonjido neocha. Geunde eomeonimi gamdonghasyeoseo tto usineun geo aniya?

Let's put that letter in too. But what if your mom gets so moved she cries again?
A 하하, 그건 괜찮아. 그리고 여행은 두 분만 보내 드리자. 제주도 어때?

Haha, geugeon gwaenchana. Geurigo yeohaengeun du bunman bonae deurija. Jejudo eottae?

Ha ha, that kind of crying is fine. And let's send them on a trip, just the two of them. How about Jeju?
B 좋지. 대신 이번엔 놀라시지 않게 미리 말씀드려.

Jochi. Daesin ibeonen nollasiji anke miri malsseumdeuryeo.

Sounds good. But this time, tell them in advance so they don't get a shock.

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