Day 172 of 185

Day 172: Pushing Our Son Toward Science High

At home after dinner, Mijin (A) tells her husband Sangwoo (B) that his mother has called again about their son Junseo.

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Dialogue

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  1. A 여보, μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜ν•œν…Œμ„œ 또 μ „ν™” μ™”μ—ˆμ–΄.

    Yeobo, eomeonimhanteseo tto jeonhwa wasseosseo.

    Honey, your mother called again.

  2. B 또? μ΄λ²ˆμ—” 무슨 μ–˜κΈ° ν•˜μ…¨μ–΄?

    Tto? Ibeonen museun yaegi hasyeosseo?

    Again? What did she say this time?

  3. A μ²˜μŒμ—” 늘 λ˜‘κ°™μ§€. "애듀은 잘 크고? μ€€μ„œλŠ” 곡뢀 μž˜ν•˜κ³ ?" κ·ΈλŸ¬μ‹œλ”λ‹ˆ...

    Cheoeumen neul ttokgatji. "Aedeureun jal keugo? Junseoneun gongbu jalhago?" Geureosideoni...

    It starts the same as always. "Are the kids growing up well? Is Junseo doing well at school?" And then...

  4. B κ²°κ΅­ κ³Όν•™κ³  μ–˜κΈ° ν•˜μ…¨κ΅¬λ‚˜.

    Gyeolguk gwahakgo yaegi hasyeotguna.

    So in the end she brought up science high school.

  5. A 응. "μ€€μ„œλŠ” 무쑰건 κ³Όν•™κ³  보내라. μ§€κΈˆλΆ€ν„° 학원 더 보내라." μ΄λŸ¬μ…¨μ–΄.

    Eung. "Junseoneun mujogeon gwahakgo bonaera. Jigeumbuteo hagwon deo bonaera." Ireosyeosseo.

    Yep. "Send Junseo to science high, no matter what. Send him to more cram classes starting now." That's what she said.

  6. B λ―Έμ•ˆν•΄. 우리 μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ μ›Œλ‚™ μ’€ κ·ΈλŸ¬μ…”.

    Mianhae. Uri eommaga wonak jom geureosyeo.

    Sorry. My mom's always been a bit like that.

  7. A μ€€μ„œλŠ” μˆ˜ν•™μ„ μ‹«μ–΄ν•˜μž–μ•„. μš”μ¦˜μ€ μš”λ¦¬μ‚¬κ°€ 되고 μ‹ΆλŒ€.

    Junseoneun suhageul sireohajana. Yojeumeun yorisaga doego sipdae.

    Junseo hates maths. These days he says he wants to be a chef.

  8. B μ•Œμ•„. 근데 이 μ–˜κΈ° λ“€μœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒ μ˜›λ‚  μƒκ°λ‚œλ‹€.

    Ara. Geunde i yaegi deureunikka yennal saenggangnanda.

    I know. But hearing this brings back memories.

  9. A 무슨 생각? μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜μ΄ μžκΈ°ν•œν…Œλ„ κ·ΈλŸ¬μ…¨μ–΄?

    Museun saenggak? Eomeonimi jagihantedo geureosyeosseo?

    What memories? Did she do the same to you?

  10. B λ‚˜λ„ 쀑학ꡐ λ•Œ λ˜‘κ°™μ΄ λ“€μ—ˆμ–΄. "λ„Œ μ˜μ‚¬ 돼라. 그게 νš¨λ„λ‹€." 맀일 κ·ΈλŸ¬μ…¨μ§€.

    Nado junghakgyo ttae ttokgachi deureosseo. "Neon uisa dwaera. Geuge hyododa." Maeil geureosyeotji.

    I heard the exact same thing in middle school. "Become a doctor. That's how you repay your parents." She said it every day.

  11. A κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μžκΈ°λŠ” μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ ν–ˆλŠ”λ°?

    Geuraeseo jagineun eotteoke haenneunde?

    So what did you do?

  12. B μ–΅μ§€λ‘œ κ³΅λΆ€ν•˜λ‹€κ°€ 고등학ꡐ λ•Œ μ™„μ „νžˆ 지쳐 버렸어. κ·Έ 뢀담을 μ€€μ„œν•œν…ŒκΉŒμ§€ μ£Όκ³  싢지 μ•Šμ•„.

    Eokjiro gongbuhadaga godeunghakgyo ttae wanjeonhi jichyeo beoryeosseo. Geu budameul Junseohantekkaji jugo sipji ana.

    I forced myself to study, and in high school I burned out completely. I don't want to put that pressure on Junseo too.

  13. A 그럼 μ΄λ²ˆμ—” μžκΈ°κ°€ μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜κ»˜ λ§μ”€λ“œλ € μ€„λž˜? λ‚΄κ°€ λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜μ΄ μ„œμš΄ν•΄ν•˜μ‹€ κ±°μ•Ό.

    Geureom ibeonen jagiga eomeonimkke malsseumdeuryeo jullae? Naega malhamyeon eomeonimi seounhaehasil geoya.

    Then could you be the one to talk to her this time? If I say it, she'll be hurt.

  14. B 그래, λ‚΄κ°€ ν• κ²Œ. 아듀이 λ§ν•˜λŠ” 게 낫지.

    Geurae, naega halge. Adeuri malhaneun ge natji.

    Okay, I'll do it. It's better coming from her son.

  15. A λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ„Έκ²Œ λ§ν•˜μ§€λŠ” 말고. μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹˜λ„ μ€€μ„œ 잘되라고 ν•˜μ‹œλŠ” κ±°λ‹ˆκΉŒ.

    Neomu sege malhajineun malgo. Eomeonimdo Junseo jaldoerago hasineun geonikka.

    Don't be too harsh, though. She's only saying it because she wants Junseo to do well.

  16. B μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄. 이번 주말에 λ°₯ 먹으러 κ°€μ„œ 천천히 λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦΄κ²Œ.

    Arasseo. Ibeon jumare bap meogeureo gaseo cheoncheonhi malsseumdeurilge.

    Got it. We'll go over for dinner this weekend, and I'll bring it up gently.

  17. A κ³ λ§ˆμ›Œ. 그리고 μ€€μ„œν•œν…Œ μš”λ¦¬ 학원 μ–˜κΈ°λ„ ν•œλ²ˆ 물어보고.

    Gomawo. Geurigo Junseohante yori hagwon yaegido hanbeon mureobogo.

    Thanks. And ask Junseo about cooking classes too.

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