Day 57 of 215

Day 57: The Rice Cooker Stopped Talking

In their kitchen, an elderly couple, Jeongho (A) and Youngsook (B), open their old talking rice cooker at dinner time.

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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. B 여보, λ°₯μ†₯이 μ˜€λŠ˜λ„ μ‘°μš©ν•˜λ„€. 'λ°₯이 λ‹€ λμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€' μ†Œλ¦¬κ°€ μ•ˆ λ‚˜.

    Yeobo, bapsochi oneuldo joyonghane. 'Babi da dwaetseumnida' soriga an na.

    Honey, the rice cooker's quiet again today. It's not saying 'Your rice is ready.'

  2. A 그러게. 근데 λ°₯도 μ’€ λ”±λ”±ν•˜λ„€.

    Geureoge. Geunde bapdo jom ttakttakane.

    You're right. And the rice is a bit hard, too.

  3. B κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ μ΄λ²ˆμ— μƒˆλ‘œ μ‚¬μž. λ”Έλ„€ λ°₯μ†₯으둜 ν•œ λ°₯은 정말 λ§›μžˆλ˜λ°.

    Geureonikka ibeone saero saja. Ttalle bapsoteuro han babeun jeongmal masitdeonde.

    That's why we should buy a new one this time. The rice from our daughter's cooker was really delicious.

  4. A μƒˆλ‘œ 사기 전에 μˆ˜λ¦¬λΆ€ν„° 맑겨 보자. 이거 μ‚° 지 μ‹­ 년밖에 μ•ˆ 됐어.

    Saero sagi jeone suributeo matgyeo boja. Igeo san ji sip nyeonbakke an dwaesseo.

    Let's try getting it repaired before we buy a new one. We've only had it ten years.

  5. B μ‹­ 년이면 μ˜€λž˜λμ§€. μš”μ¦˜ λ°₯μ†₯은 νœ΄λŒ€ν°μœΌλ‘œ μΌ€ μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμ–΄.

    Sip nyeonimyeon oraedwaetji. Yojeum bapsoteun hyudaeponeuro kyeol sudo isseo.

    Ten years is old. These days you can even turn rice cookers on with your phone.

  6. A λ°₯을 μ™œ νœ΄λŒ€ν°μœΌλ‘œ ν•΄? μ˜›λ‚  물건만큼 νŠΌνŠΌν•œ 게 μ—†μ–΄.

    Babeul wae hyudaeponeuro hae? Yennal mulgeonmankeum teunteunhan ge eopseo.

    Why would you cook rice with a phone? Nothing's as sturdy as the old stuff.

  7. B νŠΌνŠΌν•˜λ©΄ 뭐 ν•΄. λ°₯이 λ§›μ—†λŠ”λ°.

    Teunteunhamyeon mwo hae. Babi madeomneunde.

    What's the point of sturdy if the rice tastes bad?

  8. A μ„œλΉ„μŠ€ 센터에 μ „ν™”ν•΄ 볼게. μˆ˜λ¦¬λΉ„κ°€ μƒˆ λ°₯μ†₯ κ°’λ§ŒνΌ λ‚˜μ˜€λ©΄ κ·Έλ•Œ μƒˆλ‘œ 사.

    Seobiseu senteoe jeonhwahae bolge. Suribiga sae bapsot gammankeum naomyeon geuttae saero sa.

    I'll call the service centre. If the repair costs as much as a new rice cooker, then we'll buy a new one.

  9. B μ’‹μ•„, μ•½μ†ν–ˆμ–΄. 딸이 벌써 λͺ¨λΈ 이름도 보내 쀬어.

    Joa, yaksokaesseo. Ttari beolsseo model ireumdo bonae jwosseo.

    Fine, it's a promise. Our daughter's already sent me the model name.

  10. A 벌써? μ²˜μŒλΆ€ν„° μƒˆλ‘œ μ‚΄ μƒκ°μ΄μ—ˆκ΅¬λ‚˜.

    Beolsseo? Cheoeumbuteo saero sal saenggagieotguna.

    Already? So you were planning to buy a new one all along.

  11. B λ‹Ήμ—°ν•˜μ§€. 우리 λ°₯μ†₯, κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μˆ˜κ³ ν–ˆμ–΄.

    Dangyeonhaji. Uri bapsot, geudongan sugohaesseo.

    Of course. Our dear old rice cooker, thank you for all your hard work.

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