Day 183: Don't Flush the Old Pills

Dialogue

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   A 약사 선생님, 이거 집에 있던 오래된 약들인데요, 그냥 변기에 버려도 되죠?

   Yaksa seonsaengnim, igeo jibe itdeon oraedoen yakdeurindeyo, geunyang byeongie beoryeodo doejyo?

   These are old medicines I had at home. I can just flush them down the toilet, right?

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   B 아, 어르신, 변기나 하수구에 버리시면 안 돼요.

   A, eoreusin, byeongina hasugue beorisimyeon an dwaeyo.

   Oh, ma'am, you mustn't throw them down the toilet or the drain.

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   A 왜요? 물에 녹으면 없어지는 거 아니에요?

   Waeyo? Mure nogeumyeon eopseojineun geo anieyo?

   Why not? Don't they disappear once they dissolve in water?

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   B 약 성분은 물에 녹아도 그대로 남아서 강이랑 바다를 오염시키거든요.

   Yak seongbuneun mure nogado geudaero namaseo gangirang badareul oyeomsikigeodeunyo.

   Even when medicine dissolves in water, what's in it stays and pollutes the rivers and the sea.

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   A 어머, 그래요? 우리 동네 사람들은 다 그냥 버리던데요.

   Eomeo, geuraeyo? Uri dongne saramdeureun da geunyang beorideondeyo.

   Oh my, really? Everyone in my neighbourhood just throws them away.

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   B 모르시는 분들이 많아요. 그래서 요즘 구청에서도 홍보를 많이 하고 있어요.

   Moreusineun bundeuri manayo. Geuraeseo yojeum gucheongeseodo hongboreul mani hago isseoyo.

   A lot of people don't know. That's why the district office is spreading the word a lot these days.

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   A 아, 그러고 보니 구청에서도 약을 아무 데나 버리면 안 된대요. 근데 어디에 버려야 하는지 몰라서요.

   A, geureogo boni gucheongeseodo yageul amu dena beorimyeon an doendaeyo. Geunde eodie beoryeoya haneunji mollaseoyo.

   Oh, come to think of it, the district office says you shouldn't throw medicine away just anywhere. But I didn't know where to throw it.

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   B 이렇게 약국으로 가져오시면 돼요. 저희가 모아서 보건소로 보내요.

   Ireoke yakgugeuro gajyeoosimyeon dwaeyo. Jeohuiga moaseo bogeonsoro bonaeyo.

   You just bring it to a pharmacy like this. We collect it and send it to the public health centre.

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   A 다 같이 넣어도 돼요? 알약도 있고 물약도 있고 연고도 있는데요.

   Da gachi neoeodo dwaeyo? Allyakdo itgo mullyakdo itgo yeongodo inneundeyo.

   Can I put it all in together? There are pills, liquid medicine and ointment.

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    B 알약은 포장에서 꺼내서 이 봉투에 모아 주시고요, 물약은 한 병에 모아서 가져오시면 돼요.

    Allyageun pojangeseo kkeonaeseo i bongtue moa jusigoyo, mullyageun han byeonge moaseo gajyeoosimyeon dwaeyo.

    Take the pills out of their packaging and collect them in this bag, and pour the liquid medicine into one bottle and bring it in.

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    A 그럼 연고는요? 이건 반쯤 남았는데요.

    Geureom yeongoneunyo? Igeon banjjeum namanneundeyo.

    And the ointment? This one's half left.

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    B 연고는 뚜껑만 잘 닫아서 통째로 주시면 돼요.

    Yeongoneun ttukkeongman jal dadaseo tongjjaero jusimyeon dwaeyo.

    For ointment, just close the cap tightly and give us the whole tube.

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    A 이렇게 까다로운지 몰랐네요. 우리 경로당 친구들한테도 알려 줘야겠어요.

    Ireoke kkadarounji mollanneyo. Uri gyeongnodang chingudeulhantedo allyeo jwoyagesseoyo.

    I didn't know it was this tricky. I'll have to tell my friends at the senior centre too.

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    B 그래 주시면 정말 좋죠. 약국에 오시면 봉투는 얼마든지 드릴게요.

    Geurae jusimyeon jeongmal jochyo. Yakguge osimyeon bongtuneun eolmadeunji deurilgeyo.

    That would be great. When they come to the pharmacy, we'll give them as many bags as they need.

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    A 봉투 몇 장만 더 줄 수 있어요? 경로당에 가져가려고요.

    Bongtu myeot jangman deo jul su isseoyo? Gyeongnodange gajyeogaryeogoyo.

    Could you give me a few more bags? I want to take them to the senior centre.

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    B 그럼요, 다섯 장 넣어 드릴게요. 제가 말씀드린 대로 꼭 알려 주세요.

    Geureomyo, daseot jang neoeo deurilgeyo. Jega malsseumdeurin daero kkok allyeo juseyo.

    Of course, I'll put five in for you. Please tell them just as I explained.

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