Day 139 of 185

Day 139: Snow Delays the Train to Grandma

At Seoul Station, a mother (A) and her eight-year-old son Junu (B) are waiting for their KTX to Busan to visit his grandmother when an announcement comes on.

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  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Still learning Hangul? Tick Romanization to see how each line sounds, but read the Korean first.
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Dialogue

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  1. A μ€€μš°μ•Ό, λ°©μ†‘μ—μ„œ 뭐라고 ν•˜λŠ”μ§€ λ“€μ—ˆμ–΄? μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” 잘 μ•ˆ λ“€λ €.

    Junuya, bangsongeseo mworago haneunji deureosseo? Eommaneun jal an deullyeo.

    Junu, did you hear what the announcement said? I can't really hear it.

  2. B λΆ€μ‚° κ°€λŠ” KTXκ°€ 눈 λ•Œλ¬Έμ— 두 μ‹œκ°„ λŠ¦λŠ”λŒ€.

    Busan ganeun KTXga nun ttaemune du sigan neunneundae.

    It says the KTX to Busan is two hours late because of the snow.

  3. A 두 μ‹œκ°„? ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆκ°€ μ—­μœΌλ‘œ λ§ˆμ€‘ λ‚˜μ˜€μ‹ λ‹€κ³  ν–ˆλŠ”λ°.

    Du sigan? Halmeoniga yeogeuro majung naosindago haenneunde.

    Two hours? Grandma said she'd come and meet us at the station.

  4. B 잠깐만, 또 뭐라고 ν•΄. 더 λŠ¦μ–΄μ§ˆ μˆ˜λ„ μžˆλŒ€. λŒ€μ „ μͺ½μ— 폭섀이 λ‚΄λ ΈλŒ€.

    Jamkkanman, tto mworago hae. Deo neujeojil sudo itdae. Daejeon jjoge pokseori naeryeotdae.

    Wait, they're saying something else. It might be even later. They said there's been heavy snow around Daejeon.

  5. A 큰일이넀. μ΄λŸ¬λ‹€ 였늘 μ•ˆμ— λͺ» κ°€κ² λ‹€.

    Keunirine. Ireoda oneul ane mot gagetda.

    This is bad. At this rate, we won't get there today.

  6. B μ—„λ§ˆ, μ €κΈ° μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ ν•œκΊΌλ²ˆμ— ν‘œ λ°”κΎΈλŸ¬ κ°€. μš°λ¦¬λ„ 빨리 κ°€μž.

    Eomma, jeogi saramdeuri hankkeobeone pyo bakkureo ga. Urido ppalli gaja.

    Mom, everyone over there is rushing to change their tickets. Let's hurry too.

  7. A 잠깐. κΈ°μ°¨κ°€ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 늦으면 ν‘œλ₯Ό ν™˜λΆˆλ°›μ„ 수 μžˆμ–΄. λŒ€μ‹  κ³ μ†λ²„μŠ€λ₯Ό νƒ€λŠ” 건 μ–΄λ•Œ?

    Jamkkan. Gichaga ireoke neujeumyeon pyoreul hwanbulbadeul su isseo. Daesin gosokbeoseureul taneun geon eottae?

    Hold on. When the train's this late, we can get a refund. How about we take an express bus instead?

  8. B λ²„μŠ€λ„ 눈 였면 λŠ¦μ§€ μ•Šμ•„?

    Beoseudo nun omyeon neutji ana?

    Won't the bus be late in the snow too?

  9. A λŠ¦μ„ μˆ˜λŠ” μžˆλŠ”λ°, κΈ°μ°¨λŠ” μ–Έμ œ μΆœλ°œν• μ§€ λͺ¨λ₯΄μž–μ•„. λ²„μŠ€λŠ” μ‚Όμ‹­ λΆ„λ§ˆλ‹€ 있고.

    Neujeul suneun inneunde, gichaneun eonje chulbalhalji moreujana. Beoseuneun samsip bunmada itgo.

    It might be, but we don't even know when the train will leave. And there's a bus every thirty minutes.

  10. B μ—„λ§ˆ, λ°©μ†‘μ—μ„œ 또 λ§ν–ˆμ–΄. ν™˜λΆˆμ€ μ €μͺ½ μ°½κ΅¬μ—μ„œ ν•΄ μ€€λŒ€.

    Eomma, bangsongeseo tto malhaesseo. Hwanbureun jeojjok changgueseo hae jundae.

    Mom, there's another announcement. They said refunds are at that counter over there.

  11. A 잘 λ“€μ—ˆλ„€. μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ λͺ°λ¦¬κΈ° 전에 μ–Όλ₯Έ κ°€μž. ν™˜λΆˆλ°›λŠ” λŒ€λ‘œ κ³§λ°”λ‘œ ν„°λ―Έλ„λ‘œ κ°€λŠ” κ±°μ•Ό.

    Jal deureonne. Saramdeuri molligi jeone eolleun gaja. Hwanbulbanneun daero gotbaro teomineollo ganeun geoya.

    Good listening. Let's go before the crowd gets there. As soon as I get the refund, we'll head straight to the bus terminal.

  12. B 그럼 ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆν•œν…ŒλŠ” λˆ„κ°€ 말해?

    Geureom halmeonihanteneun nuga malhae?

    So who's going to tell Grandma?

  13. A λ²„μŠ€ ν‘œλ₯Ό μ‚¬λŠ” λŒ€λ‘œ μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ μ „ν™”ν• κ²Œ. λ„Œ κ°€λ°© κΌ­ 작고 μ—„λ§ˆ μ˜†μ— λ”± λΆ™μ–΄ μžˆμ–΄.

    Beoseu pyoreul saneun daero eommaga jeonhwahalge. Neon gabang kkok japgo eomma yeope ttak buteo isseo.

    I'll call her as soon as I buy the bus tickets. You hold on tight to your bag and stay right next to me.

  14. B μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄. 근데 λ²„μŠ€μ—μ„œ 과자 먹어도 돼?

    Arasseo. Geunde beoseueseo gwaja meogeodo dwae?

    Okay. But can I eat snacks on the bus?

  15. A 그래. λŒ€μ‹  νœ΄κ²Œμ†Œμ—μ„œ ν˜Έλ‘κ³Όμž 사면 ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆ 것도 남겨 λ‘μž.

    Geurae. Daesin hyugesoeseo hodugwaja samyeon halmeoni geotdo namgyeo duja.

    Sure. But if we buy walnut cakes at the rest stop, let's save some for Grandma.

  16. B μ’‹μ•„! ν• λ¨Έλ‹ˆκ°€ ν˜Έλ‘κ³Όμž μ§„μ§œ μ’‹μ•„ν•˜μ‹œλŠ”λ°.

    Joa! Halmeoniga hodugwaja jinjja joahasineunde.

    Yay! Grandma really loves walnut cakes.

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