Day 170: Rice Fields Instead of Seoul Nights

Dialogue

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   A 와, 공기부터 다르다. 서울에서 네 시간 걸려서 온 보람이 있네.

   Wa, gonggibuteo dareuda. Seoureseo ne sigan geollyeoseo on borami inne.

   Wow, even the air is different. The four-hour trip from Seoul was worth it.

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   B 그치? 근데 너 밤 되면 심심하다고 할걸. 여기선 밤에 뭘 할래야 할 게 없어.

   Geuchi? Geunde neo bam doemyeon simsimhadago halgeol. Yeogiseon bame mwol hallaeya hal ge eopseo.

   Right? But you'll be saying you're bored once night comes. There's nothing to do here at night, even if you want to.

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   A 편의점도 없어? 설마.

   Pyeonuijeomdo eopseo? Seolma.

   Not even a convenience store? No way.

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   B 하나 있는데 밤 열 시에 닫아. 카페는 저녁 여섯 시면 끝이고.

   Hana inneunde bam yeol sie dada. Kapeneun jeonyeok yeoseot simyeon kkeuchigo.

   There's one, but it closes at ten. And the cafés are done by six in the evening.

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   A 서울에선 새벽 두 시에도 떡볶이 먹었는데... 적응은 좀 됐어?

   Seoureseon saebyeok du siedo tteokbokki meogeonneunde... jeogeungeun jom dwaesseo?

   In Seoul we ate tteokbokki at two in the morning... Have you settled in a bit?

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   B 일은 괜찮아. 군청에서 일하면 생각보다 사람을 많이 만나서 재밌어.

   Ireun gwaenchana. Guncheongeseo ilhamyeon saenggakboda sarameul mani mannaseo jaemisseo.

   Work's fine. Working at the county office, I meet more people than I expected, so it's fun.

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   A 근데 표정이 왜 그래? 뭐 있지?

   Geunde pyojeongi wae geurae? Mwo itji?

   Then why that face? Something's up, isn't it?

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   B 가끔 주말에 혼자 있으면 괜히 내려왔나 싶을 때도 있어. 친구들은 다 서울에 있잖아.

   Gakkeum jumare honja isseumyeon gwaenhi naeryeowanna sipeul ttaedo isseo. Chingudeureun da Seoure itjana.

   Sometimes when I'm alone at weekends, I wonder if I was wrong to move back. All my friends are in Seoul.

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   A 당연하지. 나라도 마찬가지였을 거야.

   Dangyeonhaji. Narado machangajiyeosseul geoya.

   Of course. I'd have felt the same.

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    B 서울에선 친구를 만날래야 만날 시간이 없었는데, 여기선 시간은 많은데 만날 사람이 없어.

    Seoureseon chingureul mannallaeya mannal sigani eopseonneunde, yeogiseon siganeun maneunde mannal sarami eopseo.

    In Seoul I had no time to see friends even when I wanted to, and here I've got lots of time but no one to see.

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    A 웃기다, 진짜. 그래서 다시 올라가고 싶어?

    Utgida, jinjja. Geuraeseo dasi ollagago sipeo?

    That's funny, really. So do you want to move back up?

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    B 아니, 그건 또 아니야. 따라와 봐, 보여 줄 게 있어.

    Ani, geugeon tto aniya. Ttarawa bwa, boyeo jul ge isseo.

    No, it's not that either. Come with me, there's something I want to show you.

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    A 어디 가는데? 벌써 해 지는데.

    Eodi ganeunde? Beolsseo hae jineunde.

    Where are we going? The sun's already setting.

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    B 지금이 딱 좋을 때야. 봐, 논이 전부 금색이지?

    Jigeumi ttak joeul ttaeya. Bwa, noni jeonbu geumsaegiji?

    This is exactly the right time. Look, the rice fields are all golden, see?

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    A 와... 말이 안 나온다. 매일 이걸 본다고?

    Wa... mari an naonda. Maeil igeol bondago?

    Wow... I'm speechless. You see this every day?

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    B 퇴근하고 매일 여기로 걸어와. 이걸 보면 내가 마음이 이렇게 편한 적이 있었나 싶어.

    Toegeunhago maeil yeogiro georeowa. Igeol bomyeon naega maeumi ireoke pyeonhan jeogi isseonna sipeo.

    I walk here every day after work. When I see this, I wonder if I've ever felt this calm.

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    A 그럼 됐네. 근데 이거 보니까 나까지 여기 정착하고 싶어진다.

    Geureom dwaenne. Geunde igeo bonikka nakkaji yeogi jeongchakago sipeojinda.

    Then that's all that matters. Although seeing this, now I want to settle down here too.

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    B 그래? 그럼 군청에 자리 있나 내가 내일 알아봐 줄까?

    Geurae? Geureom guncheonge jari inna naega naeil arabwa julkka?

    Yeah? Then shall I ask around the county office tomorrow for an opening?

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