Day 16: Twenty Years Without Spending

Dialogue

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   A 우리 준호 왔구나. 회사 다니는 건 힘들지 않니?

   Uri Junho watguna. Hoesa danineun geon himdeulji anni?

   There's my Junho. Isn't work tough these days?

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   B 네, 할아버지. 바쁘긴 한데 재미있어요. 할아버지 무릎은 좀 괜찮으세요?

   Ne, harabeoji. Bappeugin hande jaemiisseoyo. Harabeoji mureupeun jom gwaenchaneuseyo?

   It's fine, Grandpa. It's busy, but it's fun. How are your knees these days?

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   A 나는 늘 그렇지 뭐. 그건 그렇고, 네 형은 어디로 이사 간다니?

   Naneun neul geureochi mwo. Geugeon geureoko, ne hyeongeun eodiro isa gandani?

   Oh, same as always. Anyway, where's your brother moving to?

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   B 회사 근처로요. 전세 계약이 끝나서 다음 달에 옮긴다고 했어요.

   Hoesa geuncheoroyo. Jeonse gyeyagi kkeunnaseo daeum dare omgindago haesseoyo.

   Near his office. His jeonse lease is ending, so he said he's moving next month.

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   A 또 전세냐? 걔는 집을 언제 산다니? 너도 집 살 준비를 해야 하지 않겠니?

   Tto jeonsenya? Gyaeneun jibeul eonje sandani? Neodo jip sal junbireul haeya haji ankenni?

   Another jeonse? When's he ever going to buy a place? And shouldn't you start getting ready to buy one too?

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   B 할아버지, 요즘 서울 집값 들으시면 놀라실 거예요. 월급을 한 푼도 안 쓰고도 20년이 걸려요.

   Harabeoji, yojeum Seoul jipgap deureusimyeon nollasil geoyeyo. Wolgeubeul han pundo an sseugodo 20nyeoni geollyeoyo.

   Grandpa, you'd be shocked if you heard what homes in Seoul cost now. Even if I didn't spend a single won of my salary, it would take twenty years.

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   A 20년이나? 허허, 세상 참 많이 변했구나.

   20nyeonina? Heoheo, sesang cham mani byeonhaetguna.

   Twenty whole years? Well, well, the world really has changed.

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   B 웬만한 아파트는 10억이 넘어요. 은행에서 빌려도 이자가 무섭고요.

   Wenmanhan apateuneun 10eogi neomeoyo. Eunhaengeseo billyeodo ijaga museopgoyo.

   Most apartments cost over a billion won. And even if you borrow from the bank, the interest is frightening.

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   A 나는 1980년에 이 집을 샀다. 그때도 돈이 모자라서 은행 빚을 내고 십 년을 갚았지.

   Naneun 1980nyeone i jibeul satda. Geuttaedo doni mojaraseo eunhaeng bijeul naego sip nyeoneul gapatji.

   I bought this house in 1980. I didn't have enough money back then either, so I took out a bank loan and paid it off over ten years.

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    B 그때는 얼마 주고 사셨어요?

    Geuttaeneun eolma jugo sasyeosseoyo?

    How much did you pay for it back then?

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    A 천오백만 원쯤. 그 돈도 네 할머니랑 7년을 모은 거다. 그때도 월급을 받고도 남는 게 별로 없었어.

    Cheonobaengman wonjjeum. Geu dondo ne halmeonirang 7nyeoneul moeun geoda. Geuttaedo wolgeubeul batgodo namneun ge byeollo eopseosseo.

    About fifteen million won. Even that took your grandmother and me seven years to save. Back then, too, I'd get paid and have hardly anything left.

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    B 할아버지 할머니도 고생 많이 하셨네요. 저도 일단 조금씩 모아 볼게요.

    Harabeoji halmeonido gosaeng mani hasyeonneyo. Jeodo ildan jogeumssik moa bolgeyo.

    You and Grandma really had it tough too. I'll start saving little by little, too.

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    A 그래. 무리해서 빚지지 말고 천천히 모아. 집은 도망 안 간다. 네 형한테도 이사 끝나면 들르라고 해.

    Geurae. Murihaeseo bitjiji malgo cheoncheonhi moa. Jibeun domang an ganda. Ne hyeonghantedo isa kkeunnamyeon deulleurago hae.

    Good. Don't stretch yourself with debt. Save slowly. The house isn't going anywhere. And tell your brother to drop by and see his grandpa once he's moved.

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