Day 108: Rain on Dano Day in Gangneung

Dialogue

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   A 할아버지, 저기 사람들이 왜 다 모여 있어요? 그네 대회 벌써 시작했어요?

   Harabeoji, jeogi saramdeuri wae da moyeo isseoyo? Geune daehoe beolsseo sijakaesseoyo?

   Grandpa, why is everyone crowding over there? Has the swing contest started already?

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   B 어디 보자. "오늘 오후 강한 비로 인하여 그네뛰기 대회가 취소되었습니다." 아이고, 취소됐구나.

   Eodi boja. "Oneul ohu ganghan biro inhayeo geunettwigi daehoega chwisodoeeotseumnida." Aigo, chwisodwaetguna.

   Let's see. "Due to heavy rain this afternoon, the swing contest has been cancelled." Oh dear, it's been called off.

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   A 네? 저 그거 보려고 아침부터 기다렸는데요.

   Ne? Jeo geugeo boryeogo achimbuteo gidaryeonneundeyo.

   What? I've been waiting since this morning to see that.

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   B 그러게. 할아버지도 아쉽다. 하필 오늘 비가 오네.

   Geureoge. Harabeojido aswipda. Hapil oneul biga one.

   I know. I'm disappointed too. Of all days for it to rain.

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   A 할아버지, 근데 단오가 뭐예요? 선생님이 옛날 명절이라고 하셨어요.

   Harabeoji, geunde danoga mwoyeyo? Seonsaengnimi yennal myeongjeorirago hasyeosseoyo.

   Grandpa, what is Dano, anyway? My teacher said it's an old holiday.

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   B 단오란 음력 오월 오일에 여름을 맞이하는 날이야. 옛날에는 설날만큼 큰 명절이었지.

   Danoran eumnyeok owol oire yeoreumeul majihaneun nariya. Yennareneun seollalmankeum keun myeongjeorieotji.

   Dano is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when people welcome the summer. In the old days, it was as big as Lunar New Year.

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   A 그럼 옛날에는 단오에 뭐 했어요? 할아버지도 그네 타셨어요?

   Geureom yennareneun danoe mwo haesseoyo? Harabeojido geune tasyeosseoyo?

   So what did people do on Dano back then? Did you go on the swings too, Grandpa?

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   B 그네는 주로 여자들이 탔지. 할아버지는 어릴 때 창포물에 머리를 감았어.

   Geuneneun juro yeojadeuri tatji. Harabeojineun eoril ttae changpomure meorireul gamasseo.

   It was mostly girls on the swings. When I was a boy, I washed my hair in iris water.

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   A 창포물이요? 그게 뭔데요?

   Changpomuriyo? Geuge mwondeyo?

   Iris water? What's that?

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    B 창포라고 하는 풀을 넣고 끓인 물이야. 그 물로 머리를 감으면 머리카락에 윤기가 나고 여름에 병도 안 걸린다고 했어.

    Changporago haneun pureul neoko kkeurin muriya. Geu mullo meorireul gameumyeon meorikarage yungiga nago yeoreume byeongdo an geollindago haesseo.

    It's water boiled with a plant called changpo. People said if you washed your hair in it, your hair would shine and you wouldn't get sick all summer.

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    A 할아버지 머리가 아직 까만 것도 그래서예요?

    Harabeoji meoriga ajik kkaman geotdo geuraeseoyeyo?

    Is that why your hair's still black, Grandpa?

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    B 하하, 그럴지도 모르지. 할머니는 염색 덕분이라고 하던데.

    Haha, geureoljido moreuji. Halmeonineun yeomsaek deokbunirago hadeonde.

    Ha ha, could be! Your grandma says it's the hair dye.

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    A 저도 창포물에 머리 감아 보고 싶어요. 여기서도 할 수 있어요?

    Jeodo changpomure meori gama bogo sipeoyo. Yeogiseodo hal su isseoyo?

    I want to try washing my hair in iris water too. Can you do that here?

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    B 저쪽 천막에서 창포물 머리 감기 체험을 한다고 하더라. 비 오는 날엔 오히려 딱이지. 가 보자.

    Jeojjok cheonmageseo changpomul meori gamgi cheheomeul handago hadeora. Bi oneun naren ohiryeo ttagiji. Ga boja.

    I heard they're doing iris-water hair washing in that tent over there. Perfect for a rainy day, actually. Let's go.

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