Day 38 of 215

Day 38: Gold Ring or Cash Gift?

At the office, two coworkers, Hyunwoo (A) and Sohee (B), look at an invitation to a colleague's baby's first-birthday party.

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  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Still learning Hangul? Tick Romanization to see how each line sounds, but read the Korean first.
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Dialogue

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  1. A μ†Œν¬ 씨, κΉ€ λŒ€λ¦¬λ‹˜ λŒμž”μΉ˜ μ΄ˆλŒ€μž₯ λ°›μ•˜μ–΄μš”?

    Sohui ssi, gim daerinim doljanchi chodaejang badasseoyo?

    Sohee, did you get Mr. Kim's invitation to his son's first-birthday party?

  2. B λ„€, λ΄€μ–΄μš”. 제λͺ© λ³΄μ…¨μ–΄μš”? 'μ„œμ€€μ΄κ°€ λ“œλ””μ–΄ 돌작이λ₯Ό ν•œλ‹€!'

    Ne, bwasseoyo. Jemok bosyeosseoyo? 'Seojuniga deudieo doljabireul handa!'

    Yes, I saw it. Did you see the title? 'Seojun is finally doing his doljabi!'

  3. A ν•˜ν•˜, κ·€μ—½λ„€μš”. 밑에 인사말도 μ’‹λ„€μš”. 'λ°”μ˜μ‹œκ² μœΌλ‚˜ μ˜€μ…”μ„œ μΆ•ν•˜ν•΄ μ£Όμ‹œλ©΄ κ°μ‚¬ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.'

    Haha, gwiyeomneyo. Mite insamaldo jonneyo. 'Bappeusigesseuna osyeoseo chukhahae jusimyeon gamsahagetseumnida.'

    Ha ha, that's cute. And the message under it is nice: 'We know you are busy, but we would be grateful if you could come and celebrate with us.'

  4. B 근데 선물은 뭐 ν•˜μ£ ? 돌이면 κΈˆλ°˜μ§€λ₯Ό ν•΄μ•Ό λ˜λ‚˜μš”?

    Geunde seonmureun mwo hajyo? Dorimyeon Geumbanjireul haeya doenayo?

    So what should we give? For a first birthday, do we have to give a gold ring?

  5. A μ €λŠ” κΈˆλ°˜μ§€κ°€ 쒋을 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. λŒλ°˜μ§€λŠ” μ˜λ―Έκ°€ μžˆμœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒμš”.

    Jeoneun Geumbanjiga joeul geot gatayo. Dolbanjineun uimiga isseunikkayo.

    I think a gold ring would be nice. A first-birthday ring really means something.

  6. B 그런데 μš”μ¦˜ κΈˆκ°’μ΄ 많이 μ˜¬λΌμ„œ ν•œ λˆμ§œλ¦¬λ„ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λΉ„μ‹Έμš”.

    Geureonde yojeum geumgapsi mani ollaseo han donjjarido neomu bissayo.

    But gold prices have gone way up lately. Even a small one-don ring is really expensive.

  7. A 그럼 ν˜„κΈˆμ΄ λ‚˜μ„κΉŒμš”? λΆ€λͺ¨ μž…μž₯μ—μ„œλŠ” ν˜„κΈˆμ΄ 더 νŽΈν•  κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.

    Geureom hyeongeumi naeulkkayo? Bumo ipjangeseoneun hyeongeumi deo pyeonhal geoyeyo.

    Then would cash be better? From the parents' point of view, cash is probably more useful.

  8. B ν˜„κΈˆμ€ μ’€ 정이 μ—†μ–΄μš”. 우리 λ‘˜μ΄ 돈 λͺ¨μ•„μ„œ λ°˜μ§€ ν•˜λ‚˜ 같이 ν• κΉŒμš”?

    Hyeongeumeun jom jeongi eopseoyo. Uri duri don moaseo banji hana gachi halkkayo?

    Cash feels a bit cold. Why don't the two of us chip in for one ring together?

  9. A 쒋은 μƒκ°μ΄μ—μš”! 그럼 μΉ΄λ“œλ„ ν•˜λ‚˜ 같이 μ¨μš”.

    Joeun saenggagieyo! Geureom kadeudo hana gachi sseoyo.

    Good idea! Then let's write a card together too.

  10. B μ’‹μ•„μš”. μΉ΄λ“œ 첫 쀄은 이걸둜 ν•΄μš”. 'μ„œμ€€μ•„, 이λͺ¨λž‘ μ‚Όμ΄Œμ΄ λ°˜μ§€λ₯Ό μ€€λ‹€!'

    Joayo. Kadeu cheot jureun igeollo haeyo. 'Seojuna, imorang samchoni banjireul junda!'

    Sure. Let's make this the first line of the card: 'Seojun, Auntie and Uncle are giving you a ring!'

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