Day 24: Chuseok Tips from a Senior Colleague

Dialogue

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   B 선배님, 저 이번 추석이 결혼하고 나서 첫 명절이에요. 벌써부터 너무 떨려요.

   Seonbaenim, jeo ibeon chuseogi gyeolhonhago naseo cheot myeongjeorieyo. Beolsseobuteo neomu tteollyeoyo.

   Eunhee, this Chuseok will be my first holiday since getting married. I'm already so nervous.

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   A 아, 시댁에 처음 가는 거죠? 나도 첫 추석 때는 전날 밤에 한숨도 못 잤어요.

   A, sidaege cheoeum ganeun geojyo? Nado cheot chuseok ttaeneun jeonnal bame hansumdo mot jasseoyo.

   Oh, your first time with your in-laws, right? I didn't sleep a wink the night before my first Chuseok either.

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   B 선배님도요? 가서 제가 뭘 해야 되는 거예요? 음식을 많이 해요?

   Seonbaenimdoyo? Gaseo jega mwol haeya doeneun geoyeyo? Eumsigeul mani haeyo?

   You too? What am I supposed to do when I get there? Do they cook a lot?

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   A 집집마다 달라요. 우리 시댁은 전이며 송편이며 나물이며 다 직접 만들어서 첫날은 거의 부엌에만 있었어요.

   Jipjimmada dallayo. Uri sidaegeun jeonimyeo songpyeonimyeo namurimyeo da jikjeop mandeureoseo cheonnareun geoui bueokeman isseosseoyo.

   Every family's different. My in-laws make everything themselves, jeon, songpyeon, seasoned greens, so on the first day I was in the kitchen almost the whole time.

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   B 송편도 직접요? 저는 송편을 한 번도 안 빚어 봤거든요.

   Songpyeondo jikjeobyo? Jeoneun songpyeoneul han beondo an bijeo bwatgeodeunyo.

   Even songpyeon? I've never made songpyeon in my life...

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   A 괜찮아요. 나도 처음엔 모양이 엉망이었어요. 근데 어머님이 친척들한테 "우리 며느리가 송편을 제일 예쁘게 빚더라" 하시는 거예요.

   Gwaenchanayo. Nado cheoeumen moyangi eongmangieosseoyo. Geunde eomeonimi chincheokdeulhante "uri myeoneuriga songpyeoneul jeil yeppeuge bitdeora" hasineun geoyeyo.

   Don't worry. Mine looked terrible at first too. But then my mother-in-law went and told the relatives, "My daughter-in-law makes the prettiest songpyeon."

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   B 와, 좋은 분이시네요. 그럼 선물은 뭘 준비하면 좋을까요?

   Wa, joeun bunisineyo. Geureom seonmureun mwol junbihamyeon joeulkkayo?

   Wow, she sounds lovely. So what should I bring as a gift?

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   A 과일이나 한우 세트가 무난해요. 그리고 시어머님이 좋아하시는 걸 남편한테 미리 물어봐요.

   Gwairina hanu seteuga munanhaeyo. Geurigo sieomeonimi joahasineun geol nampyeonhante miri mureobwayo.

   A fruit or Korean beef gift set is a safe choice. And ask your husband ahead of time what his mom likes.

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   B 물어봤는데 남편은 "그냥 몸만 오면 돼"라고만 해요.

   Mureobwanneunde nampyeoneun "geunyang momman omyeon dwae"ragoman haeyo.

   I did, but my husband just says, "Just bring yourself."

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    A 우리 남편도 똑같이 말했어요. 그 말은 믿으면 안 돼요.

    Uri nampyeondo ttokgachi malhaesseoyo. Geu mareun mideumyeon an dwaeyo.

    My husband said exactly the same thing. Don't believe it.

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    B 하하, 알겠어요. 그럼 부엌에서는 제가 먼저 나서서 해야 되겠죠?

    Haha, algesseoyo. Geureom bueokeseoneun jega meonjeo naseoseo haeya doegetjyo?

    Ha ha, got it. Then in the kitchen, I should jump in first, right?

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    A 너무 애쓰지 말고, 설거지며 상 차리기며 옆에서 거들면 충분해요. 가끔은 남편도 부엌으로 불러요.

    Neomu aesseuji malgo, seolgeojimyeo sang charigimyeo yeopeseo geodeulmyeon chungbunhaeyo. Gakkeumeun nampyeondo bueokeuro bulleoyo.

    Don't try too hard. Helping out with the dishes and setting the table is plenty. And now and then, call your husband into the kitchen too.

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    B 선배님 얘기를 들으니까 마음이 좀 놓여요. 다녀와서 꼭 얘기해 드릴게요.

    Seonbaenim yaegireul deureunikka maeumi jom noyeoyo. Danyeowaseo kkok yaegihae deurilgeyo.

    Hearing all this makes me feel a lot better. I'll tell you all about it when I get back.

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    A 그래요. 수진 씨가 빚은 송편 사진도 꼭 보여 줘요.

    Geuraeyo. Sujin ssiga bijeun songpyeon sajindo kkok boyeo jwoyo.

    Please do. And be sure to show me a photo of your songpyeon.

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