Day 1 of 185

Day 1: The Piggy Bank Interview

At home, Seojun (A), a nine-year-old boy, is about to open his piggy bank while his dad (B) looks on.

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Dialogue

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  1. A μ•„λΉ , 였늘둜 λ”± 석 달이야! 이제 μ €κΈˆν†΅ 열어도 λ˜μ§€?

    Appa, oneullo ttak seok dariya! Ije jeogeumtong yeoreodo doeji?

    Dad, it's been exactly three months today! I can open my piggy bank now, right?

  2. B 벌써? μ’‹μ•„, 근데 μ—΄κΈ° 전에 인터뷰뢀터 ν•˜μž. κΉ€μ„œμ€€ μ„ μˆ˜, μ§€κΈˆ 기뢄이 μ–΄λ–»μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

    Beolsseo? Joa, geunde yeolgi jeone inteobyubuteo haja. Gimseojun seonsu, jigeum gibuni eotteoseumnikka?

    Already? Okay, but before you open it, interview first. Kim Seojun, how are you feeling right now?

  3. A λ„€, μ•„μ£Ό λ–¨λ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€. 석 달 λ™μ•ˆ μš©λˆμ„ ν•œ 푼도 μ•ˆ μ“°κ³  λͺ½λ•… μ €κΈˆν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Ne, aju tteollimnida. Seok dal dongan yongdoneul han pundo an sseugo mongttang jeogeumhaetseumnida.

    Well, I'm very nervous. For three months I didn't spend a single won of my pocket money. I saved every bit of it.

  4. B λŒ€λ‹¨ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μΉœκ΅¬λ“€μ΄ 과자 사 먹을 λ•Œ νž˜λ“€μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? 비결이 λ­‘λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

    Daedanhamnida. Chingudeuri gwaja sa meogeul ttae himdeulji anatseumnikka? Bigyeori mwomnikka?

    Impressive. Wasn't it hard when your friends were buying snacks? What's your secret?

  5. A νŠΉλ³„ν•œ 비결은 μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ €λŠ” κ·Έλƒ₯ 레고만 μƒκ°ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ μ°Έμ•˜μ„ λ”°λ¦„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Teukbyeolhan bigyeoreun eopseumnida. Jeoneun geunyang Regoman saenggakamyeonseo chamasseul ttareumimnida.

    There's no special secret. I simply held out by thinking about nothing but the Lego.

  6. B ν•˜ν•˜, μ—­μ‹œ 우리 μ•„λ“€. 그럼 이제 μ—΄μ–΄ 보자. 같이 μ„Έμ–΄ 볼까?

    Haha, yeoksi uri adeul. Geureom ije yeoreo boja. Gachi seeo bolkka?

    Ha ha, that's my boy. Right, let's open it. Shall we count it together?

  7. A 만 원, 2만 원... λ‹€ ν•©μ³μ„œ 무렀 7만 5천 원! μ•„λΉ , κ·Έ 레고 μ–Όλ§ˆμ˜€μ§€?

    Man won, 2man won... da hapchyeoseo muryeo 7man 5cheon won! Appa, geu Rego eolmayeotji?

    Ten thousand, twenty thousand... a whole 75,000 won! Dad, how much was that Lego again?

  8. B 인터넷 가격이 8만 μ›μ΄μ—ˆμ–΄. μ–΄λ–‘ν•˜μ§€, 5천 원이 λͺ¨μžλΌλ„€.

    Inteonet gagyeogi 8man wonieosseo. Eotteokhaji, 5cheon woni mojarane.

    The price online was 80,000 won. Uh-oh, you're 5,000 won short.

  9. A 뭐? 석 λ‹¬μ΄λ‚˜ μ°Έμ•˜λŠ”λ°... μ–΅μšΈν•΄. 5천 μ›λ§Œ 더 μ£Όλ©΄ μ•ˆ 돼?

    Mwo? Seok darina chamanneunde... eogulhae. 5cheon wonman deo jumyeon an dwae?

    What? I held out for three whole months... That's so unfair. Can't you just give me the other 5,000 won?

  10. B κ·Έλƒ₯ μ£ΌλŠ” 건 μ•ˆ λ˜μ§€. λŒ€μ‹  섀거지 ν•œ λ²ˆμ— 천 원씩 μ€„κ²Œ. μ–΄λ•Œ?

    Geunyang juneun geon an doeji. Daesin seolgeoji han beone cheon wonssik julge. Eottae?

    I can't just give it to you. But I'll pay you 1,000 won each time you do the dishes. How's that?

  11. A μ’‹μ•„, λ‹€μ„― 번이면 λ˜λ„€! λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰ ν•œλ§ˆλ”” ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ €λŠ” μ΅œμ„ μ„ λ‹€ν•  λ”°λ¦„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€!

    Joa, daseot beonimyeon doene! Majimak hanmadi hagetseumnida. Jeoneun choeseoneul dahal ttareumimnida!

    Deal, just five times! One last comment: I shall simply give it my all!

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