Day 36: Why Young Fans Fill the Ballparks

Dialogue

♪ Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day

1. 1

   A 요즘 야구장에 20대 관중이 크게 늘었습니다. 이수진 기자님, 얼마나 늘었는지 말씀해 주시겠습니까?

   Yojeum yagujange 20dae gwanjungi keuge neureotseumnida. Isujin gijanim, eolmana neureonneunji malsseumhae jusigetseumnikka?

   Lately there are far more fans in their twenties at the ballparks. Lee Sujin, could you tell us how big the increase is?

   Line 1
2. 2

   B 네. 올해도 프로야구 관중이 천만 명을 넘었는데, 그중 절반 가까이가 20대와 30대입니다.

   Ne. Olhaedo peuroyagu gwanjungi cheonman myeongeul neomeonneunde, geujung jeolban gakkaiga 20daewa 30daeimnida.

   Yes. Pro baseball attendance passed ten million again this year, and nearly half of those fans were in their twenties and thirties.

   Line 2
3. 3

   A 박정호 위원님, 선수 시절에 이런 모습을 상상이나 하셨습니까?

   Bakjeongho wiwonnim, seonsu sijeore ireon moseubeul sangsangina hasyeotseumnikka?

   Park Jeongho, did you ever imagine anything like this back in your playing days?

   Line 3
4. 4

   C 전혀 못 했습니다. 제가 뛸 때는 평일 경기장이 텅 비어 있었거든요. 지난주에 가 보니 빈자리가 없더군요.

   Jeonhyeo mot haetseumnida. Jega ttwil ttaeneun pyeongil gyeonggijangi teong bieo isseotgeodeunyo. Jinanjue ga boni binjariga eopdeogunyo.

   Never. When I played, the stadiums were empty on weekdays. When I went last week, there wasn't an empty seat to be found.

   Line 4
5. 5

   A 김지우 씨, 젊은 팬들이 야구의 어떤 점에 끌리는지 궁금합니다.

   Kim Jiu ssi, jeolmeun paendeuri yaguui eotteon jeome kkeullineunji gunggeumhamnida.

   Kim Jiwoo, we'd love to know what it is about baseball that draws young fans.

   Line 5
6. 6

   D 저도 처음에는 규칙도 몰랐어요. 친구 따라 한 번 갔다가 응원이 너무 재미있어서 푹 빠졌습니다.

   Jeodo cheoeumeneun gyuchikdo mollasseoyo. Chingu ttara han beon gatdaga eungwoni neomu jaemiisseoseo puk ppajyeotseumnida.

   At first I didn't even know the rules. I tagged along with a friend once, and the cheering was so much fun that I got hooked.

   Line 6
7. 7

   C 응원이요? 저희 때도 응원은 있었는데요.

   Eungwoniyo? Jeohui ttaedo eungwoneun isseonneundeyo.

   The cheering? We had cheering in our day too.

   Line 7
8. 8

   D 지금은 선수마다 응원가가 있어서 세 시간 내내 다 같이 노래합니다. 경기장 음식도 맛있고요.

   Jigeumeun seonsumada eungwongaga isseoseo se sigan naenae da gachi noraehamnida. Gyeonggijang eumsikdo masitgoyo.

   These days every player has his own cheering song, so everyone sings together for the whole three hours. And the stadium food is good too.

   Line 8
9. 9

   B 실제로 요즘은 누가 이길지보다 야구장에서 뭘 먹을지부터 찾아보는 팬이 많습니다.

   Siljero yojeumeun nuga igiljiboda yagujangeseo mwol meogeuljibuteo chajaboneun paeni manseumnida.

   In fact, a lot of fans these days look up what to eat at the ballpark before they look up who'll win.

   Line 9
10. 10

    C 저는 음식 먹으러 경기장에 가는 건 아직도 이해가 잘 안 됩니다.

    Jeoneun eumsik meogeureo gyeonggijange ganeun geon ajikdo ihaega jal an doemnida.

    I still don't really get going to a stadium to eat.

    Line 10
11. 11

    D 위원님도 한번 같이 가 보시죠. 치킨 드시면서 응원가 부르시다 보면 분명히 이해가 되실 겁니다.

    Wiwonnimdo hanbeon gachi ga bosijyo. Chikin deusimyeonseo eungwonga bureusida bomyeon bunmyeonghi ihaega doesil geomnida.

    You should come with us sometime. Once you're eating fried chicken and singing the cheering songs, you'll get it, I promise.

    Line 11
12. 12

    C 하하, 그럼 다음 주에는 제가 치킨을 사겠습니다.

    Haha, geureom daeum jueneun jega chikineul sagetseumnida.

    Ha ha, then next week the chicken's on me.

    Line 12
13. 13

    A 선수 출신 해설 위원이 응원석에서 어떤 모습일지 궁금해집니다. 오늘 말씀 감사합니다.

    Seonsu chulsin haeseol wiwoni eungwonseogeseo eotteon moseubilji gunggeumhaejimnida. Oneul malsseum gamsahamnida.

    I can't wait to see how a former pitcher turned commentator does in the cheering section. Thank you all for joining us today.

    Line 13