Day 33 of 185

Day 33: Earbuds That Died in Two Weeks

At home, Seoyeon (A), a teenage girl, tells her mother (B) about a problem with the earbuds she bought online.

How to study this lesson 4 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Still learning Hangul? Tick Romanization to see how each line sounds, but read the Korean first.
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  4. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Korean, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A μ—„λ§ˆ, 이어폰 μ‚° 지 2주밖에 μ•ˆ λλŠ”λ° ν•œμͺ½μ΄ μ•ˆ λ“€λ €.

    Eomma, ieopon san ji 2jubakke an dwaenneunde hanjjogi an deullyeo.

    Mom, I've only had my earbuds for two weeks, and one side has stopped working.

  2. B 또 λ–¨μ–΄λœ¨λ¦° κ±° μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹ˆ? μ €λ²ˆμ—λ„ κ·Έλž¬μž–μ•„.

    Tto tteoreotteurin geo anini? Jeobeonedo geuraetjana.

    You didn't drop them again, did you? You did last time.

  3. A μ•„λ‹ˆκ±°λ“ ! νŒλ§€μžν•œν…Œ λ©”μ‹œμ§€λ₯Ό μ„Έ λ²ˆμ΄λ‚˜ λ³΄λƒˆλŠ”λ° 읽지도 μ•Šμ•„.

    Anigeodeun! Panmaejahante mesijireul se beonina bonaenneunde ikjido ana.

    I did not! I've messaged the seller three times, and they haven't even read them.

  4. B μ–΄λ””μ„œ μƒ€λŠ”λ°? 폰 μ’€ 쀘 봐라.

    Eodiseo sanneunde? Pon jom jwo bwara.

    Where did you buy them? Let me see your phone.

  5. A 이 μ‡Όν•‘λͺ°. 근데 리뷰 λ³΄λ‹ˆκΉŒ λ‹€λ₯Έ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€λ„ λ˜‘κ°™λ”λΌ. λ‹€λ“€ 2μ£Ό μ“°κ³  κ³ μž₯ 났닀고 써 놨어.

    I syopingmol. Geunde ribyu bonikka dareun saramdeuldo ttokgatdeora. Dadeul 2ju sseugo gojang natdago sseo nwasseo.

    This online store. But I checked the reviews, and it's the same for other people. They all wrote that theirs broke after two weeks.

  6. B 그럼 μ œν’ˆ μžμ²΄κ°€ λ¬Έμ œλ„€. 일단 κ·Έ λ¦¬λ·°λž‘ λ„€κ°€ 보낸 λ©”μ‹œμ§€ λ‹€ μΊ‘μ²˜ν•΄ 둬라.

    Geureom jepum jachega munjene. Ildan geu ribyurang nega bonaen mesiji da kaepcheohae dwora.

    Then it's the product itself. First, screenshot those reviews and the messages you sent.

  7. A μΊ‘μ²˜λŠ” μ™œ? κ·Έλƒ₯ ν™˜λΆˆν•΄ 달라고 ν•˜λ©΄ λ˜μž–μ•„.

    Kaepcheoneun wae? Geunyang hwanbulhae dallago hamyeon doejana.

    Why screenshots? Can't I just ask for a refund?

  8. B λ‹΅μž₯도 μ•ˆ ν•˜λŠ” νŒλ§€μžκ°€ μ•Œμ•„μ„œ ν™˜λΆˆν•΄ μ£Όκ² λ‹ˆ? λ‚˜μ€‘μ— 증거가 μžˆμ–΄μ•Ό 돼.

    Dapjangdo an haneun panmaejaga araseo hwanbulhae jugenni? Najunge jeunggeoga isseoya dwae.

    You think a seller who won't even reply is going to refund you out of the goodness of their heart? You'll need proof later.

  9. A μ˜μˆ˜μ¦μ€ μ—†λŠ”λ°... μΉ΄λ“œλ‘œ 샀어.

    Yeongsujeungeun eomneunde... kadeuro sasseo.

    I don't have a receipt... I paid by card.

  10. B μΉ΄λ“œλ‘œ μƒ€μœΌλ©΄ 결제 기둝이 남아 μžˆμ„ κ±°μ•Ό. 그것도 μ°Ύμ•„ 놔라.

    Kadeuro sasseumyeon gyeolje girogi nama isseul geoya. Geugeotdo chaja nwara.

    If you paid by card, there'll be a record of the payment. Find that too.

  11. A μ°Ύμ•˜μ–΄. 근데 νŒλ§€μžκ°€ λκΉŒμ§€ λ¬΄μ‹œν•˜λ©΄ μ–΄λ–‘ν•΄?

    Chajasseo. Geunde panmaejaga kkeutkkaji musihamyeon eotteokae?

    Found it. But what if the seller just keeps ignoring me?

  12. B 그럼 μ†ŒλΉ„μž 상담 μ„Όν„° 1372λ²ˆμ— μ „ν™”ν•˜λ©΄ 돼. μ—„λ§ˆλ„ 전에 μ „ν™”ν•΄ λ΄€λ”λ‹ˆ 금방 ν•΄κ²°λ˜λ”λΌ.

    Geureom sobija sangdam senteo 1372beone jeonhwahamyeon dwae. Eommado jeone jeonhwahae bwatdeoni geumbang haegyeoldoedeora.

    Then you call the consumer helpline, 1372. I called them once before, and it got sorted out quickly.

  13. A 와, μ—„λ§ˆ 그런 것도 μ•Œμ•„? μ—­μ‹œ 우리 μ—„λ§ˆμ•Ό.

    Wa, eomma geureon geotdo ara? Yeoksi uri eommaya.

    Wow, you know about that too? That's my mom.

  14. B 칭찬은 됐고, λ‹€μŒλΆ€ν„°λŠ” μ‹Έλ‹€κ³  아무 λ°μ„œλ‚˜ 사지 마라.

    Chingchaneun dwaetgo, daeumbuteoneun ssadago amu deseona saji mara.

    Never mind the flattery. From now on, don't buy things just anywhere because they're cheap.

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