Day 152 of 185

Day 152: Two-Hour Commute from Pyeongtaek

Over coffee after work, Jiyeon (A) tells her best friend Hana (B) some big news about where she is going to live.

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  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  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 λ‚˜ λ‹€μŒ 달에 μ„œμšΈ λ– λ‚˜. ν‰νƒμœΌλ‘œ 이사 κ°€.

    Na daeum dare Seoul tteona. Pyeongtaegeuro isa ga.

    I'm leaving Seoul next month. I'm moving to Pyeongtaek.

  2. B 평택? κ°‘μžκΈ° μ™œ? νšŒμ‚¬λŠ” 계속 κ°•λ‚¨μœΌλ‘œ 닀닐 κ±°μž–μ•„.

    Pyeongtaek? Gapjagi wae? Hoesaneun gyesok Gangnameuro danil geojana.

    Pyeongtaek? Why all of a sudden? You're still going to work in Gangnam, aren't you?

  3. A 응. 근데 μ›”μ„Έκ°€ μ§€κΈˆμ˜ λ°˜κ°’λ°–μ— μ•ˆ 돼. 방도 두 개고, 계약 기간도 λλ‚˜κ³  ν•΄μ„œ.

    Eung. Geunde wolsega jigeumui bangapbakke an dwae. Bangdo du gaego, gyeyak gigando kkeunnago haeseo.

    Yeah. But the rent is only half what I pay now. It has two rooms, and my lease is up anyway, so...

  4. B 잠깐만, 계산 μ’€ ν•΄ 보자. ν‰νƒμ—μ„œ κ°•λ‚¨κΉŒμ§€ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ κ±Έλ €?

    Jamkkanman, gyesan jom hae boja. Pyeongtaegeseo Gangnamkkaji eolmana geollyeo?

    Hang on, let's do the maths. How long does it take from Pyeongtaek to Gangnam?

  5. A μ§‘μ—μ„œ μ—­κΉŒμ§€ λ²„μŠ€ 타고, μ§€ν•˜μ²  κ°ˆμ•„νƒ€κ³ ... ν•œ μ‹œκ°„ μ˜€μ‹­ λΆ„μ―€?

    Jibeseo yeokkkaji beoseu tago, jihacheol garatago... han sigan osip bunjjeum?

    Bus from home to the station, then change to the subway... About an hour and fifty minutes?

  6. B νŽΈλ„λ‘œ? 그럼 ν•˜λ£¨μ— λ„€ μ‹œκ°„ κ°€κΉŒμ΄ κΈΈμ—μ„œ λ³΄λ‚΄λŠ” κ±°λ„€. μƒκ°λ§Œ 해도 ν”Όκ³€ν•˜λ‹€.

    Pyeondoro? Geureom harue ne sigan gakkai gireseo bonaeneun geone. Saenggangman haedo pigonhada.

    One way? Then you'd spend nearly four hours a day on the road. I'm tired just thinking about it.

  7. A μ•Œμ•„. κ·Έλž˜λ„ ν•œ 달에 μ‚¬μ‹­λ§Œ 원이 남아. 일 년이면 거의 였백만 원이야.

    Ara. Geuraedo han dare sasimman woni nama. Il nyeonimyeon geoui obaengman woniya.

    I know. But I'd save 400,000 won a month. That's almost five million a year.

  8. B λ‚˜λΌλ©΄ μ ˆλŒ€ λͺ» ν•΄. μΆœν‡΄κ·Όμ΄ νŽΈλ„λ‘œ 두 μ‹œκ°„μ΄λΌλ©΄ 차라리 νšŒμ‚¬λ₯Ό κ·Έλ§Œλ‘˜κ±Έ.

    Naramyeon jeoldae mot hae. Chultoegeuni pyeondoro du siganiramyeon charari hoesareul geumandulgeol.

    I could never do it. If my commute were two hours each way, I'd sooner quit my job.

  9. A μ§€ν•˜μ² μ—μ„œ μ±… 읽고 μ˜μ–΄ κ³΅λΆ€ν•˜λ©΄ λ˜μ§€. μ‹œκ°„μ„ λ²„λ¦¬λŠ” 게 μ•„λ‹ˆμ•Ό.

    Jihacheoreseo chaek ilgo Yeongeo gongbuhamyeon doeji. Siganeul beorineun ge aniya.

    I'll just read and study English on the subway. It's not wasted time.

  10. B 처음 ν•œ 달은 그럴 수 μžˆμ§€. 근데 ν•œκ²¨μšΈμ— μƒˆλ²½ μ—¬μ„― μ‹œμ— λ‚˜κ°€μ•Ό ν•œλ‹€λ©΄?

    Cheoeum han dareun geureol su itji. Geunde hangyeoure saebyeok yeoseot sie nagaya handamyeon?

    For the first month, maybe. But what if you have to leave at six in the morning in the middle of winter?

  11. A ...그건 생각 μ•ˆ ν•΄ λ΄€λ‹€.

    ...Geugeon saenggak an hae bwatda.

    ...I hadn't thought about that.

  12. B νšŒμ‚¬ 동기듀 λ³΄λ‹ˆκΉŒ λ‹€λ“€ κ²½κΈ°λ„λ‘œ λ‚˜κ°ˆ λͺ¨μ–‘μ΄λ˜λ°, λ„ˆκΉŒμ§€ 갈 쀄은 λͺ°λžμ–΄.

    Hoesa donggideul bonikka dadeul Gyeonggidoro nagal moyangideonde, neokkaji gal jureun mollasseo.

    From what I see, everyone at my company is planning to move out to Gyeonggi. I just didn't think you'd go too.

  13. A 돈 λͺ¨μœΌλ €λ©΄ μ–΄μ©” 수 μ—†μ–΄. 3λ…„λ§Œ 버티면 μ „μ„ΈκΈˆμ„ λͺ¨μ„ 수 μžˆμ„ 것 κ°™μ•„.

    Don moeuryeomyeon eojjeol su eopseo. 3nyeonman beotimyeon jeonsegeumeul moeul su isseul geot gata.

    I've got no choice if I want to save. If I hang in there for three years, I think I can save up for a jeonse deposit.

  14. B 그럼 μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ ν•˜μž. 버티닀가 λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ§€μΉ˜λ©΄ λ°”λ‘œ 말해. 주말엔 λ‚΄κ°€ ν‰νƒμœΌλ‘œ λ†€λŸ¬ 갈게.

    Geureom ireoke haja. Beotidaga neomu jichimyeon baro malhae. Jumaren naega Pyeongtaegeuro nolleo galge.

    Then here's the deal. If it gets too exhausting, tell me straight away. And on weekends, I'll come and see you in Pyeongtaek.

  15. A μ§„μ§œ? 평택에 λ§›μžˆλŠ” λΆ€λŒ€μ°Œκ°œ 집이 λ§ŽλŒ€.

    Jinjja? Pyeongtaege masinneun budaejjigae jibi mantae.

    Really? I hear Pyeongtaek has lots of great budae-jjigae places.

  16. B μ’‹μ•„. λŒ€μ‹  μ ˆμ•½ν•œ 돈으둜 λ„€κ°€ μ‚¬λŠ” κ±°λ‹€.

    Joa. Daesin jeoryakan doneuro nega saneun geoda.

    Deal. But you're paying, with all that money you're saving.

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