Day 26: Red Ginseng for the Exam Son

Dialogue

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   A 약사 선생님, 비타민 중에서 제일 좋은 걸로 좀 주세요. 제일 센 걸로요.

   Yaksa seonsaengnim, bitamin jungeseo jeil joeun geollo jom juseyo. Jeil sen geolloyo.

   Excuse me, could I have your best vitamins? The strongest ones you've got.

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   B 네, 어머님. 혹시 누가 드실 거예요?

   Ne, eomeonim. Hoksi nuga deusil geoyeyo?

   Certainly. Who are they for, may I ask?

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   A 우리 아들이요. 공무원 시험을 준비하는데 벌써 두 번이나 떨어졌어요. 올해는 꼭 붙어야 돼요.

   Uri adeuriyo. Gongmuwon siheomeul junbihaneunde beolsseo du beonina tteoreojyeosseoyo. Olhaeneun kkok buteoya dwaeyo.

   My son. He's studying for the civil service exam and he's already failed twice. He has to pass this year.

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   B 아, 그러시군요. 아드님은 지금 드시는 약이나 영양제가 있어요?

   A, geureosigunyo. Adeunimeun jigeum deusineun yagina yeongyangjega isseoyo?

   I see. Is your son taking any medicine or supplements at the moment?

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   A 비타민이며 홍삼이며 오메가3며 이미 다 사 줬어요. 그래도 애가 맨날 피곤하다고 해요.

   Bitaminimyeo hongsamimyeo omega3myeo imi da sa jwosseoyo. Geuraedo aega maennal pigonhadago haeyo.

   Vitamins, red ginseng, omega-3... I've already bought him everything. But he still says he's tired all the time.

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   B 그럼 아드님은 하루에 몇 시간 정도 주무세요?

   Geureom adeunimeun harue myeot sigan jeongdo jumuseyo?

   Then how many hours a day does your son sleep?

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   A 새벽 두 시까지 공부하고 여섯 시에 일어나요. 네 시간쯤 자나 봐요.

   Saebyeok du sikkaji gongbuhago yeoseot sie ireonayo. Ne siganjjeum jana bwayo.

   He studies until two in the morning and gets up at six. So about four hours, I suppose.

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   B 어머님, 조심스럽지만 약보다 잠이 먼저인 것 같아요. 잠이 부족하면 좋은 약을 먹어도 소용이 없거든요.

   Eomeonim, josimseureopjiman yakboda jami meonjeoin geot gatayo. Jami bujokamyeon joeun yageul meogeodo soyongi eopgeodeunyo.

   If I may say so, I think sleep comes before pills. When you're short on sleep, even good supplements don't help.

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   A 그래도 쉬면 남들한테 뒤처지잖아요. 애도 쉬면 불안하다고 하고요.

   Geuraedo swimyeon namdeulhante dwicheojijanayo. Aedo swimyeon buranhadago hagoyo.

   But if he rests, he'll fall behind everyone else. And he says he feels anxious when he takes a break.

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    B 두 번 떨어졌으면 부담이 정말 클 거예요. 어머님이 챙겨 주시는 것도 아드님한테는 부담스러울 수 있어요.

    Du beon tteoreojyeosseumyeon budami jeongmal keul geoyeyo. Eomeonimi chaenggyeo jusineun geotdo adeunimhanteneun budamseureoul su isseoyo.

    After failing twice, he must be under a lot of pressure. Even the way you look after him might feel like pressure to him.

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    A 듣고 보니 그렇네요. 내가 애를 너무 무리하게 몰아붙였나 봐요.

    Deutgo boni geureonneyo. Naega aereul neomu murihage morabutyeonna bwayo.

    Now that you say it, you're right. I suppose I've been pushing him too hard.

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    B 오늘은 비타민 한 가지만 가져가시고, 아드님께 하루 일곱 시간은 꼭 자라고 해 주세요.

    Oneureun bitamin han gajiman gajyeogasigo, adeunimkke haru ilgop siganeun kkok jarago hae juseyo.

    Today, just take one kind of vitamin, and tell your son to get at least seven hours of sleep a night.

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    A 알겠어요. 오늘 저녁엔 공부 얘기는 하지 말고 맛있는 밥이나 해 줘야겠어요.

    Algesseoyo. Oneul jeonyeogen gongbu yaegineun haji malgo masinneun babina hae jwoyagesseoyo.

    All right. Tonight I won't mention studying. I'll just cook him something nice.

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