Day 155: Grandma Keeps Her Opinion to Herself

Dialogue

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   A 순자야, 우리 손녀가 올해 서른다섯인데, 결혼은 아예 안 할 모양이야.

   Sunjaya, uri sonnyeoga olhae seoreundaseosinde, gyeolhoneun aye an hal moyangiya.

   Sunja, my granddaughter's thirty-five this year, and it looks like she's never going to get married.

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   B 왜? 만나는 사람이 없대?

   Wae? Mannaneun sarami eopdae?

   Why? Did she say she's not seeing anyone?

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   A 있긴 있는데, 그냥 지금처럼 따로 살면서 만나는 게 좋대.

   Itgin inneunde, geunyang jigeumcheoreom ttaro salmyeonseo mannaneun ge jotae.

   She is, but she says she likes it the way it is, living apart and seeing each other.

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   B 요즘 젊은 애들 많이 그래. 우리 손자도 서른이 넘었는데 결혼 생각이 없는 모양이더라.

   Yojeum jeolmeun aedeul mani geurae. Uri sonjado seoreuni neomeonneunde gyeolhon saenggagi eomneun moyangideora.

   Lots of young people are like that these days. My grandson's over thirty too, and he doesn't seem to be thinking about marriage.

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   A 나는 그게 걱정이야. 나중에 혼자 늙으면 외로울까 봐.

   Naneun geuge geokjeongiya. Najunge honja neulgeumyeon oeroulkka bwa.

   That's what worries me. I'm afraid she'll be lonely when she grows old alone.

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   B 그래서 손녀한테 뭐라고 했어?

   Geuraeseo sonnyeohante mworago haesseo?

   So what did you say to her?

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   A 아직은 아무 말도 안 했지. 근데 할머니로서 할 말은 해야 하나 싶어.

   Ajigeun amu maldo an haetji. Geunde halmeoniroseo hal mareun haeya hana sipeo.

   I haven't said anything yet. But I wonder whether I should speak my mind, as her grandmother.

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   B 하지 마. 나도 옛날에 우리 딸한테 한마디 했다가 반년 동안 연락이 끊겼어.

   Haji ma. Nado yennare uri ttalhante hanmadi haetdaga bannyeon dongan yeollagi kkeunkyeosseo.

   Don't. Years ago I said something to my daughter, and she didn't speak to me for half a year.

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   A 정말? 그런 일이 있었어?

   Jeongmal? Geureon iri isseosseo?

   Really? That happened?

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    B 그 뒤로는 엄마로서도, 할머니로서도 그냥 응원만 해. 그게 제일 마음 편하더라.

    Geu dwironeun eommaroseodo, halmeoniroseodo geunyang eungwonman hae. Geuge jeil maeum pyeonhadeora.

    Since then, as a mother and as a grandmother, I just cheer them on. That's the most peaceful way.

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    A 그래도 우리 때는 스물다섯만 넘어도 다들 시집가라고 난리였잖아.

    Geuraedo uri ttaeneun seumuldaseonman neomeodo dadeul sijipgarago nalliyeotjana.

    But in our day, once a girl turned twenty-five, everyone made a fuss telling her to get married.

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    B 그러니까. 그 소리가 듣기 싫어서 억지로 간 친구들도 많았잖아. 다 행복했니?

    Geureonikka. Geu soriga deutgi sireoseo eokjiro gan chingudeuldo manatjana. Da haengbokaenni?

    Exactly. Plenty of our friends married just to stop hearing it. Were they all happy?

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    A ...하긴, 그건 아니지.

    ...Hagin, geugeon aniji.

    ...Well, no, they weren't.

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    B 네 손녀 요즘 얼굴 좋아 보이던데. 일도 잘하고 여행도 다니고. 그럼 된 거야.

    Ne sonnyeo yojeum eolgul joa boideonde. Ildo jalhago yeohaengdo danigo. Geureom doen geoya.

    Your granddaughter's been looking well lately. She's doing well at work and travelling. That's enough.

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    A 그렇네. 이번 주말에 오면 잔소리 말고 맛있는 거나 해 줘야겠다.

    Geureonne. Ibeon jumare omyeon jansori malgo masinneun geona hae jwoyagetda.

    You're right. When she comes this weekend, I'll just cook her something tasty instead of nagging.

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