Day 71 of 215

Day 71: Brother Starts Military Service

In a seminar room, Hyunsu (A) and Yerin (B), two students in a study group, talk with Professor Park (C) about the meeting Hyunsu missed.

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B 현수야, 어제 모임에 왜 안 왔어? 연락도 안 되고.

Hyeonsuya, eoje moime wae an wasseo? Yeollakdo an doego.

Hyunsu, why didn't you come to the meeting yesterday? We couldn't reach you, either.
A 미안해. 어제 동생이 군대에 갔거든. 훈련소까지 데려다줬어.

Mianhae. Eoje dongsaengi gundaee gatgeodeun. Hullyeonsokkaji deryeodajwosseo.

Sorry. My younger brother went into the army yesterday. I took him to the training camp.
B 아, 그랬구나. 전혀 몰랐어.

A, geuraetguna. Jeonhyeo mollasseo.

Oh, I see. I had no idea.
C 현수 왔구나. 메일 봤다. 동생은 잘 들어갔니?

Hyeonsu watguna. Meil bwatda. Dongsaengeun jal deureoganni?

Hyunsu, you're here. I saw your email. Did your brother get in all right?
A 네, 교수님. 씩씩하게 웃으면서 들어갔어요.

Ne, gyosunim. Ssikssikage useumyeonseo deureogasseoyo.

Yes, Professor. He went in smiling, brave as anything.
C 다행이다. 부모님은 괜찮으시니? 어머님이 많이 우셨겠구나.

Dahaengida. Bumonimeun gwaenchaneusini? Eomeonimi mani usyeotgetguna.

Thank goodness. Are your parents all right? Your mother must have cried a lot.
A 네, 좀 우셨어요. 저도 정신이 없어서 발표 준비를 거의 못 했어요.

Ne, jom usyeosseoyo. Jeodo jeongsini eopseoseo balpyo junbireul geoui mot haesseoyo.

Yes, she cried a bit. Things were so hectic that I barely got my presentation ready.
B 교수님, 현수 발표를 다음 주로 미루면 어떨까요? 제가 먼저 할게요.

Gyosunim, Hyeonsu balpyoreul daeum juro mirumyeon eotteolkkayo? Jega meonjeo halgeyo.

Professor, how about putting Hyunsu's presentation off until next week? I'll go first.
C 그래, 그러자. 현수는 동생 걱정 너무 하지 말고.

Geurae, geureoja. Hyeonsuneun dongsaeng geokjeong neomu haji malgo.

All right, let's do that. And Hyunsu, try not to worry too much about your brother.
A 감사합니다, 교수님. 동생도 저보고 걱정하지 말라고 했어요.

Gamsahamnida, gyosunim. Dongsaengdo jeobogo geokjeonghaji mallago haesseoyo.

Thank you, Professor. My brother told me not to worry, too.
B 맞아. 요즘은 군대에서도 전화 자주 할 수 있잖아.

Maja. Yojeumeun gundaeeseodo jeonhwa jaju hal su itjana.

Exactly. These days they can call home often, even from the army.

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