Day 49 of 185

Day 49: Grad School or the Civil Service

During office hours, Taemin (A), a university senior, comes to see his professor, Professor Yoon (B).

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 κ΅μˆ˜λ‹˜, λ“œλ¦΄ 말씀이 μžˆμ–΄μ„œ μ™”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    Gyosunim, deuril malsseumi isseoseo watseumnida.

    Professor Yoon, there's something I need to tell you.

  2. B νƒœλ―Ό 씨, μ–΄μ„œ μ™€μš”. λ‹€μŒ ν•™κΈ°λΆ€ν„° 우리 μ—°κ΅¬μ‹€μ—μ„œ λŒ€ν•™μ› λ‹€λ‹Œλ‹€λ©΄μ„œμš”? μ„œλ₯˜λŠ” 잘 μ€€λΉ„ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”?

    Taemin ssi, eoseo wayo. Daeum hakgibuteo uri yeongusireseo daehagwon danindamyeonseoyo? Seoryuneun jal junbihago isseoyo?

    Taemin, come on in. I hear you're starting grad school in our lab next semester? How's the application coming along?

  3. A 그게... λŒ€ν•™μ›μ€ 포기해야 ν•  것 κ°™μ•„μš”. λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ 곡무원 μ‹œν—˜μ„ 보라고 ν•˜μ…”μ„œμš”.

    Geuge... daehagwoneun pogihaeya hal geot gatayo. Bumonimkkeseo gongmuwon siheomeul borago hasyeoseoyo.

    Well... I think I have to give up on grad school. My parents want me to take the civil service exam.

  4. B 곡무원 μ‹œν—˜μ΄μš”? μž‘λ…„κΉŒμ§€λ§Œ 해도 연ꡬ가 제일 μž¬λ―Έμžˆλ‹€λ©΄μ„œμš”.

    Gongmuwon siheomiyo? Jangnyeonkkajiman haedo yeonguga jeil jaemiitdamyeonseoyo.

    The civil service exam? Only last year you were telling me research was what you enjoyed most.

  5. A μ§€κΈˆλ„ κ·Έλž˜μš”. 그런데 λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ€ λŒ€ν•™μ›μ— κ°€λ©΄ 돈만 λ“€κ³  취업도 λŠ¦μ–΄μ§„λ‹€κ³  κ±±μ •ν•˜μ„Έμš”.

    Jigeumdo geuraeyo. Geureonde bumonimeun daehagwone gamyeon donman deulgo chwieopdo neujeojindago geokjeonghaseyo.

    I still do. But my parents worry that grad school will just cost money and put off my finding a job.

  6. B λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜ 걱정도 μ΄ν•΄ν•΄μš”. 그런데 νƒœλ―Ό 씨가 μ§„μ§œ μ›ν•˜λŠ” 건 λ­μ˜ˆμš”?

    Bumonim geokjeongdo ihaehaeyo. Geureonde Taemin ssiga jinjja wonhaneun geon mwoyeyo?

    I understand their concerns. But what is it that you really want, Taemin?

  7. A μ†”μ§νžˆ 연ꡬλ₯Ό κ³„μ†ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άμ–΄μš”. κ·Έλž˜λ„ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ΄ μ›ν•˜μ‹œλŠ” λŒ€λ‘œ ν•΄μ•Ό ν•  것 κ°™μ•„μš”.

    Soljiki yeongureul gyesokago sipeoyo. Geuraedo bumonimi wonhasineun daero haeya hal geot gatayo.

    Honestly, I want to keep doing research. But I feel like I have to do what my parents want.

  8. B 음, 돈 λ¬Έμ œκ°€ 제일 크면 방법이 μžˆμ–΄μš”. λ‹€μŒ ν•™κΈ°λΆ€ν„° 제 ν”„λ‘œμ νŠΈμ— 연ꡬ 쑰ꡐ μžλ¦¬κ°€ ν•˜λ‚˜ λΉ„κ±°λ“ μš”.

    Eum, don munjega jeil keumyeon bangbeobi isseoyo. Daeum hakgibuteo je peurojekteue yeongu jogyo jariga hana bigeodeunyo.

    Hmm, if money's the biggest issue, there's a way. From next semester, a research assistant spot is opening up on my project.

  9. A 연ꡬ μ‘°κ΅μš”? 그럼 월급도 받을 수 μžˆμ–΄μš”?

    Yeongu jogyoyo? Geureom wolgeupdo badeul su isseoyo?

    A research assistant? Would that be paid?

  10. B λ“±λ‘κΈˆμ€ μ „μ•‘ μ§€μ›λ˜κ³ , 맀달 μƒν™œλΉ„λ„ 쑰금 λ‚˜μ™€μš”. λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ»˜ 뢀담은 μ•ˆ λ“œλ¦΄ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.

    Deungnokgeumeun jeonaek jiwondoego, maedal saenghwalbido jogeum nawayo. Bumonimkke budameun an deuril geoyeyo.

    Your tuition would be fully covered, and you'd get a bit of living money every month. It wouldn't be a burden on your parents.

  11. A 그럼 λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜λ„ λ°˜λŒ€ν•˜μ‹€ μ΄μœ κ°€ μ—†κ² λ„€μš”. 집에 κ°€λŠ” λŒ€λ‘œ λ§μ”€λ“œλ € λ³Όκ²Œμš”.

    Geureom bumonimdo bandaehasil iyuga eopgenneyo. Jibe ganeun daero malsseumdeuryeo bolgeyo.

    Then my parents won't have any reason to object. I'll talk to them as soon as I get home.

  12. B κ·Έλž˜μš”. κΆκΈˆν•˜μ‹  게 있으면 μ €ν•œν…Œ 직접 μ—°λ½ν•˜μ…”λ„ λœλ‹€κ³  μ „ν•΄ μ£Όμ„Έμš”.

    Geuraeyo. Gunggeumhasin ge isseumyeon jeohante jikjeop yeollakasyeodo doendago jeonhae juseyo.

    Good. And tell them they're welcome to contact me directly if they have any questions.

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