Day 151: Grandma the Haenyeo Remembers

Dialogue

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   A 할머니, 오늘은 전복이 이것밖에 없어요? 작년에는 바구니가 꽉 찼잖아요.

   Halmeoni, oneureun jeonbogi igeotbakke eopseoyo? Jangnyeoneneun baguniga kkwak chatjanayo.

   Grandma, is this all the abalone you got today? Last year your basket was full.

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   B 요즘은 이 정도도 많이 딴 거야. 옛날에 비하면 반도 안 돼.

   Yojeumeun i jeongdodo mani ttan geoya. Yennare bihamyeon bando an dwae.

   These days, even this much is a good catch. Compared to the old days, it's not even half.

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   A 왜요? 다른 사람들이 다 따 가서요?

   Waeyo? Dareun saramdeuri da tta gaseoyo?

   Why? Because other people took them all?

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   B 그것보다 바다가 변했어. 할머니 젊었을 때에 비하면 물이 훨씬 따뜻해졌거든.

   Geugeotboda badaga byeonhaesseo. Halmeoni jeolmeosseul ttaee bihamyeon muri hwolssin ttatteutaejyeotgeodeun.

   More than that, the sea has changed. Compared to when I was young, the water is much warmer.

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   A 물이 따뜻하면 좋은 거 아니에요? 들어가도 덜 춥잖아요.

   Muri ttatteutamyeon joeun geo anieyo? Deureogado deol chupjanayo.

   Isn't warm water a good thing? It's less cold when you go in.

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   B 사람한테는 좋지. 근데 미역 같은 해초가 자꾸 사라지니까 전복 먹이가 없어.

   Saramhanteneun jochi. Geunde miyeok gateun haechoga jakku sarajinikka jeonbok meogiga eopseo.

   For people, sure. But seaweed keeps disappearing, so the abalone have nothing to eat.

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   A 그럼 전복들이 배고파서 다른 데로 가는 거예요?

   Geureom jeonbokdeuri baegopaseo dareun dero ganeun geoyeyo?

   So the abalone get hungry and go somewhere else?

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   B 그렇지. 물속이 옛날엔 숲 같았는데, 지금은 하얀 돌만 보여.

   Geureochi. Mulsogi yennaren sup gatanneunde, jigeumeun hayan dolman boyeo.

   That's right. Under the water it used to be like a forest, but now all you see is white rock.

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   A 할머니는 걱정 안 되세요?

   Halmeonineun geokjeong an doeseyo?

   Aren't you worried, Grandma?

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    B 걱정이야 되지. 그렇다고 할머니가 바다를 어떻게 하겠어. 그저 안타까울 따름이지.

    Geokjeongiya doeji. Geureotago halmeoniga badareul eotteoke hagesseo. Geujeo antakkaul ttareumiji.

    Of course I worry. But what can an old woman like me do about the sea? It's just a pity, that's all.

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    A 쓰레기도 많던데요. 아까 해변에서 페트병을 엄청 많이 봤어요.

    Sseuregido manteondeyo. Akka haebyeoneseo peteubyeongeul eomcheong mani bwasseoyo.

    There's a lot of rubbish too. I saw loads of plastic bottles on the beach earlier.

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    B 그래, 파도에 밀려오는 게 매일 한가득이야.

    Geurae, padoe millyeooneun ge maeil hangadeugiya.

    Yes, heaps of it wash up with the waves every day.

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    A 그럼 우리가 줍는 건 할 수 있잖아요. 내일 아침에 저랑 같이 쓰레기 주우러 가요.

    Geureom uriga jumneun geon hal su itjanayo. Naeil achime jeorang gachi sseuregi juureo gayo.

    Then picking it up is something we can do. Let's go and pick up rubbish together tomorrow morning.

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    B 우리 손자가 할머니보다 낫네. 그래, 바다가 우리를 먹여 살렸으니까 우리도 바다를 지켜야지.

    Uri sonjaga halmeoniboda nanne. Geurae, badaga urireul meogyeo sallyeosseunikka urido badareul jikyeoyaji.

    My grandson's wiser than me. Yes, the sea has fed us all these years, so we have to look after it too.

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    A 약속하신 거예요. 봉투는 제가 두 개 챙길게요.

    Yaksokasin geoyeyo. Bongtuneun jega du gae chaenggilgeyo.

    It's a promise, then. I'll bring two bags.

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    B 그래. 대신 해 뜨기 전에 일어나야 해. 해녀는 원래 아침이 빠르거든.

    Geurae. Daesin hae tteugi jeone ireonaya hae. Haenyeoneun wollae achimi ppareugeodeun.

    All right. But you'll have to get up before sunrise. Haenyeo always start early.

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