Day 11: Three Years in Hanoi?

Dialogue

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   B 여보, 하윤아, 밥 먹으면서 할 얘기가 있어. 회사에서 하노이 지사로 3년 동안 가 보지 않겠냐고 제안이 왔어.

   Yeobo, Hayuna, bap meogeumyeonseo hal yaegiga isseo. Hoesaeseo Hanoi jisaro 3nyeon dongan ga boji ankennyago jeani wasseo.

   Honey, Hayun, I have something to tell you while we eat. My company asked if I'd like to work at the Hanoi branch for three years.

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   A 하노이? 베트남? 언제 그런 얘기가 나왔어?

   Hanoi? Beteunam? Eonje geureon yaegiga nawasseo?

   Hanoi? In Vietnam? When did this come up?

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   B 사실 지난주에. 제안을 받고도 아직 대답을 못 했어. 먼저 둘한테 물어보고 싶어서.

   Sasil jinanjue. Jeaneul batgodo ajik daedabeul mot haesseo. Meonjeo dulhante mureobogo sipeoseo.

   Last week, actually. I got the offer but still haven't given them an answer. I wanted to ask you two first.

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   A 지난주에 듣고도 지금까지 나한테 말을 안 했다고?

   Jinanjue deutgodo jigeumkkaji nahante mareul an haetdago?

   You heard last week and you're only telling me now?

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   B 미안해. 나도 계속 망설이느라 그랬어. 월급도 오르고 외국에서 일해 볼 좋은 기회이긴 해.

   Mianhae. Nado gyesok mangseorineura geuraesseo. Wolgeupdo oreugo oegugeseo ilhae bol joeun gihoeigin hae.

   Sorry. I kept going back and forth. The salary goes up, and it is a good chance to work abroad.

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   C 3년? 그럼 나 여기 친구들이랑 헤어져야 돼? 싫어, 나 안 갈래.

   3nyeon? Geureom na yeogi chingudeurirang heeojyeoya dwae? Sireo, na an gallae.

   Three years? Then I have to leave my friends here? No, I'm not going.

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   A 하윤아, 아직 결정한 거 아니야. 엄마 아빠도 지금 이야기하는 중이야.

   Hayuna, ajik gyeoljeonghan geo aniya. Eomma appado jigeum iyagihaneun jungiya.

   Hayun, nothing's decided yet. Mom and Dad are still talking about it.

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   C 거기 가면 학교는 어떻게 해? 나 베트남 말 하나도 못 하잖아.

   Geogi gamyeon hakgyoneun eotteoke hae? Na Beteunam mal hanado mot hajana.

   If we go there, what about school? I can't speak any Vietnamese.

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   B 하노이에는 한국 학교가 있어. 한국 선생님들이 한국말로 가르치셔.

   Hanoieneun Hanguk hakgyoga isseo. Hanguk seonsaengnimdeuri hangungmallo gareuchisyeo.

   There's a Korean school in Hanoi. Korean teachers teach there, in Korean.

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    C 진짜? 그럼 거기도 한국 친구들이 있어?

    Jinjja? Geureom geogido Hanguk chingudeuri isseo?

    Really? So there are Korean kids there too?

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    B 그럼. 한국 친구도 사귀고 베트남 친구도 사귈 수 있어.

    Geureom. Hanguk chingudo sagwigo Beteunam chingudo sagwil su isseo.

    Of course. You could make Korean friends and Vietnamese friends.

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    A 근데 따지고 들면 좋은 점만 있는 건 아니잖아. 나도 당분간 회사를 쉬어야 되고, 부모님도 자주 못 뵙고.

    Geunde ttajigo deulmyeon joeun jeomman inneun geon anijana. Nado dangbungan hoesareul swieoya doego, bumonimdo jaju mot boepgo.

    But if you really think it through, it's not all good. I'd have to stop working for a while, and we wouldn't see our parents much.

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    B 알아. 그래서 셋이 같이 정하고 싶은 거야. 굳이 서두를 필요는 없어. 이번 주말까지 생각해 보자.

    Ara. Geuraeseo sesi gachi jeonghago sipeun geoya. Guji seodureul piryoneun eopseo. Ibeon jumalkkaji saenggakae boja.

    I know. That's why I want the three of us to decide together. There's no need to rush. Let's think it over until the weekend.

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    C 알았어. 근데 그 한국 학교에 수영장도 있어?

    Arasseo. Geunde geu Hanguk hakgyoe suyeongjangdo isseo?

    Okay. But does that Korean school have a swimming pool?

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