Day 95: Packing the Old Wedding Dishes

Dialogue

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   A 어머님, 이 상자 좀 보세요. 이 그릇들 기억나세요?

   Eomeonim, i sangja jom boseyo. I geureutdeul gieongnaseyo?

   Mother, look at this box. Do you remember these dishes?

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2. 2

   B 어머, 이거 내가 결혼 선물로 준 거잖아요. 아직 있었네요?

   Eomeo, igeo naega gyeolhon seonmullo jun geojanayo. Ajik isseonneyo?

   Oh my, these are the ones I gave you as a wedding present. You still have them?

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   A 그럼요. 명절 때만 꺼내서 썼어요.

   Geureomyo. Myeongjeol ttaeman kkeonaeseo sseosseoyo.

   Of course. We only ever used them on holidays.

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   B 그런데 어떻게 아직 새것같이 깨끗해요? 벌써 십오 년이나 됐는데요.

   Geureonde eotteoke ajik saegeotgachi kkaekkeutaeyo? Beolsseo sibo nyeonina dwaenneundeyo.

   But how are they still as clean as new? It's been fifteen years already.

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   A 아끼느라고 자주 못 썼거든요. 짐을 줄이려고 했는데 이건 못 버리겠어요.

   Akkineurago jaju mot sseotgeodeunyo. Jimeul juriryeogo haenneunde igeon mot beorigesseoyo.

   I was saving them, so I didn't use them much. I've been trying to cut down on our stuff, but I can't throw these away.

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   B 고마워요. 남대문 시장에서 하루 종일 골라서 산 거예요. 꼭 어제 일같이 기억나요.

   Gomawoyo. Namdaemun sijangeseo haru jongil gollaseo san geoyeyo. Kkok eoje ilgachi gieongnayo.

   Thank you. I spent a whole day at Namdaemun Market picking them out. I remember it as if it were yesterday.

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   A 그 이야기 지우한테도 해 주세요. 할머니 옛날이야기 정말 좋아하잖아요.

   Geu iyagi Jiuhantedo hae juseyo. Halmeoni yennalliyagi jeongmal joahajanayo.

   Tell Jiwoo that story too. She loves hearing Grandma's old stories.

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   B 그럴까요? 지우야! 이리 와 봐. 할머니랑 같이 그릇 싸자.

   Geureolkkayo? Jiuya! Iri wa bwa. Halmeonirang gachi geureut ssaja.

   Shall I? Jiwoo! Come here. Let's wrap the dishes together, you and Grandma.

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   A 신문지는 여기 있어요. 깨지지 않게 두 장씩 쓰세요, 어머님.

   Sinmunjineun yeogi isseoyo. Kkaejiji anke du jangssik sseuseyo, eomeonim.

   Here's the newspaper. Use two sheets for each one so they don't break, Mother.

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    B 이 큰 접시 기억나요? 첫 명절에 여기에 잡채를 담았잖아요.

    I keun jeopsi gieongnayo? Cheot myeongjeore yeogie japchaereul damatjanayo.

    Remember this big plate? At your first family holiday we served japchae on it.

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    A 그럼요. 제가 잡채를 너무 짜게 만들었는데, 어머님이 다 드셨잖아요.

    Geureomyo. Jega japchaereul neomu jjage mandeureonneunde, eomeonimi da deusyeotjanayo.

    Of course. I made the japchae far too salty, and you ate every bit of it.

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    B 지금이니까 하는 말인데, 그때 정말 짰어요.

    Jigeuminikka haneun marinde, geuttae jeongmal jjasseoyo.

    I can tell you now: it really was salty.

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