Day 149: Our Old Primary School Is Closing

Dialogue

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1. 1

   B 어르신, 저 현수막 보셨어요?

   Eoreusin, jeo hyeonsumak bosyeosseoyo?

   Mr. Oh, have you seen that banner?

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2. 2

   A 방금 봤어요. 결국 문을 닫을 모양이네요. 팔십 년이나 된 학교인데 섭섭하네요.

   Banggeum bwasseoyo. Gyeolguk muneul dadeul moyangineyo. Palsip nyeonina doen hakgyoinde seopseopaneyo.

   I just saw it. Looks like it's going to close after all. Such a shame, a school that's been here eighty years.

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   B 네, 학생이 너무 적어서 내년 2월에 옆 동네 학교랑 합친대요.

   Ne, haksaengi neomu jeogeoseo naenyeon 2wore yeop dongne hakgyorang hapchindaeyo.

   Yes. There are too few students, so it's merging with the school in the next neighbourhood next February.

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   A 나도 저 학교를 나왔어요. 내가 다닐 때는 한 반에 육십 명이 넘었거든요.

   Nado jeo hakgyoreul nawasseoyo. Naega danil ttaeneun han bane yuksip myeongi neomeotgeodeunyo.

   I went to that school too. When I was there, we had over sixty children in a class.

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   B 어르신이 여기 졸업생이셨어요? 저희 아들이 지금 여기 3학년이에요.

   Eoreusini yeogi joreopsaengisyeosseoyo? Jeohui adeuri jigeum yeogi 3hangnyeonieyo.

   You went to school here? My son's in third grade here now.

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   A 그래요? 지금은 한 반에 몇 명이나 돼요?

   Geuraeyo? Jigeumeun han bane myeot myeongina dwaeyo?

   Is that right? How many are in a class now?

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   B 열두 명이에요. 재개발한다고 다들 이사 가는 통에 학생이 확 줄었어요.

   Yeoldu myeongieyo. Jaegaebalhandago dadeul isa ganeun tonge haksaengi hwak jureosseoyo.

   Twelve. With everyone moving away because of the redevelopment, the number of students dropped sharply.

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   A 하긴, 우리 골목도 반은 빈집이에요. 아이들 웃음소리가 안 들린 지 오래됐어요.

   Hagin, uri golmokdo baneun binjibieyo. Aideul useumsoriga an deullin ji oraedwaesseoyo.

   True enough. Half the houses on my street are empty too. It's been a long time since I heard children laughing.

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   B 그래서 저희 아들은 내년부터 옆 동네 학교까지 버스를 타고 다녀야 할 것 같아요.

   Geuraeseo jeohui adeureun naenyeonbuteo yeop dongne hakgyokkaji beoseureul tago danyeoya hal geot gatayo.

   So from next year, my son will probably have to take the bus to the school in the next neighbourhood.

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    A 그 어린애가 혼자 버스를요? 걸어가기는 멀지요?

    Geu eorinaega honja beoseureuryo? Georeogagineun meoljiyo?

    A little kid like that on a bus by himself? It's too far to walk, I suppose?

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    B 걸어서 사십 분은 걸려요. 구청에서 통학 버스를 운영할 모양인데, 아직 확실하지는 않아요.

    Georeoseo sasip buneun geollyeoyo. Gucheongeseo tonghak beoseureul unyeonghal moyanginde, ajik hwaksilhajineun anayo.

    It's a good forty minutes on foot. It looks like the district office is going to run a school bus, but it's not certain yet.

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    A 그거라도 꼭 해 줘야지요. 부모들이 같이 구청에 가서 말해 보는 건 어때요?

    Geugeorado kkok hae jwoyajiyo. Bumodeuri gachi gucheonge gaseo malhae boneun geon eottaeyo?

    They've at least got to do that. How about the parents go to the district office together and speak up?

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    B 안 그래도 학부모 모임에서 다음 주에 구청에 가기로 했어요.

    An geuraedo hakbumo moimeseo daeum jue gucheonge gagiro haesseoyo.

    Actually, the parents' group already decided to go to the district office next week.

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    A 그럼 나도 졸업생으로서 한마디 보태야겠네요.

    Geureom nado joreopsaengeuroseo hanmadi botaeyagenneyo.

    Then I ought to add a word too, as a former pupil.

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    B 정말요? 어르신이 같이 가 주시면 큰 힘이 될 거예요.

    Jeongmaryo? Eoreusini gachi ga jusimyeon keun himi doel geoyeyo.

    Really? If you came with us, it would help a lot.

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