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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Dialogue
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A μ€μ°μΌ, λ°©μ‘μμ λλΌκ³ νλμ§ λ€μμ΄? μλ§λ μ μ 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.
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B λΆμ° κ°λ KTXκ° λ λλ¬Έμ λ μκ° λ¦λλ.
Busan ganeun KTXga nun ttaemune du sigan neunneundae.
It says the KTX to Busan is two hours late because of the snow.
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A λ μκ°? ν λ¨Έλκ° μμΌλ‘ λ§μ€ λμ€μ λ€κ³ νλλ°.
Du sigan? Halmeoniga yeogeuro majung naosindago haenneunde.
Two hours? Grandma said she'd come and meet us at the station.
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B μ κΉλ§, λ λλΌκ³ ν΄. λ λ¦μ΄μ§ μλ μλ. λμ μͺ½μ νμ€μ΄ λ΄λ Έλ.
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.
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A ν°μΌμ΄λ€. μ΄λ¬λ€ μ€λ μμ λͺ» κ°κ² λ€.
Keunirine. Ireoda oneul ane mot gagetda.
This is bad. At this rate, we won't get there today.
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B μλ§, μ κΈ° μ¬λλ€μ΄ νκΊΌλ²μ ν λ°κΎΈλ¬ κ°. μ°λ¦¬λ 빨리 κ°μ.
Eomma, jeogi saramdeuri hankkeobeone pyo bakkureo ga. Urido ppalli gaja.
Mom, everyone over there is rushing to change their tickets. Let's hurry too.
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A μ κΉ. κΈ°μ°¨κ° μ΄λ κ² λ¦μΌλ©΄ νλ₯Ό νλΆλ°μ μ μμ΄. λμ κ³ μλ²μ€λ₯Ό νλ 건 μ΄λ?
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?
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B λ²μ€λ λ μ€λ©΄ λ¦μ§ μμ?
Beoseudo nun omyeon neutji ana?
Won't the bus be late in the snow too?
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A λ¦μ μλ μλλ°, κΈ°μ°¨λ μΈμ μΆλ°ν μ§ λͺ¨λ₯΄μμ. λ²μ€λ μΌμ λΆλ§λ€ μκ³ .
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.
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B μλ§, λ°©μ‘μμ λ λ§νμ΄. νλΆμ μ μͺ½ 창ꡬμμ ν΄ μ€λ.
Eomma, bangsongeseo tto malhaesseo. Hwanbureun jeojjok changgueseo hae jundae.
Mom, there's another announcement. They said refunds are at that counter over there.
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A μ λ€μλ€. μ¬λλ€μ΄ λͺ°λ¦¬κΈ° μ μ μΌλ₯Έ κ°μ. νλΆλ°λ λλ‘ κ³§λ°λ‘ ν°λ―Έλλ‘ κ°λ κ±°μΌ.
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.
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B κ·ΈλΌ ν λ¨Έλνν λ λκ° λ§ν΄?
Geureom halmeonihanteneun nuga malhae?
So who's going to tell Grandma?
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A λ²μ€ νλ₯Ό μ¬λ λλ‘ μλ§κ° μ νν κ². λ κ°λ°© κΌ μ‘κ³ μλ§ μμ λ± λΆμ΄ μμ΄.
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.
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B μμμ΄. κ·Όλ° λ²μ€μμ κ³Όμ λ¨Ήμ΄λ λΌ?
Arasseo. Geunde beoseueseo gwaja meogeodo dwae?
Okay. But can I eat snacks on the bus?
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A κ·Έλ. λμ ν΄κ²μμμ νΈλκ³Όμ μ¬λ©΄ ν λ¨Έλ κ²λ λ¨κ²¨ λμ.
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.
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B μ’μ! ν λ¨Έλκ° νΈλκ³Όμ μ§μ§ μ’μνμλλ°.
Joa! Halmeoniga hodugwaja jinjja joahasineunde.
Yay! Grandma really loves walnut cakes.
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