Day 56: Dad Wants to Grow Persimmons

Dialogue

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   A 민준아, 너 엄마한테 무슨 얘기 들었지? 얼굴에 다 쓰여 있다.

   Minjuna, neo eommahante museun yaegi deureotji? Eolgure da sseuyeo itda.

   Minjun, your mother told you something, didn't she? It's written all over your face.

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   B 네... 은퇴하시면 시골로 내려가신다면서요?

   Ne... euntoehasimyeon sigollo naeryeogasindamyeonseoyo?

   Yes... Is it true you're moving to the countryside when you retire?

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   A 그래. 상주에 할아버지가 남기신 감나무 밭이 있잖아. 거기서 감 농사를 지어 보려고.

   Geurae. Sangjue harabeojiga namgisin gamnamu bachi itjana. Geogiseo gam nongsareul jieo boryeogo.

   That's right. You know the persimmon orchard Grandpa left us in Sangju. I want to try growing persimmons there.

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   B 감 농사요? 아버지 평생 회사만 다니셨잖아요. 농사는 해 보신 적도 없으시고요.

   Gam nongsayo? Abeoji pyeongsaeng hoesaman danisyeotjanayo. Nongsaneun hae bosin jeokdo eopseusigoyo.

   Growing persimmons? You've worked in an office your whole life. You've never even farmed.

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   A 그러니까 지금부터 배우는 거지. 오 년이면 농사도 어느 정도 배우지 않겠냐.

   Geureonikka jigeumbuteo baeuneun geoji. O nyeonimyeon nongsado eoneu jeongdo baeuji ankennya.

   That's why I'm starting to learn now. Give me five years, and I'll have farming more or less figured out, won't I?

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   B 그리고 거기서 제일 가까운 큰 병원이 차로 한 시간 넘게 걸린다면서요. 무릎도 안 좋으시잖아요.

   Geurigo geogiseo jeil gakkaun keun byeongwoni charo han sigan neomge geollindamyeonseoyo. Mureupdo an joeusijanayo.

   And I heard the nearest big hospital is over an hour away by car. Your knees aren't good, either.

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   A 한 시간이면 서울에서 차 막힐 때랑 똑같다.

   Han siganimyeon Seoureseo cha makil ttaerang ttokgatda.

   An hour? That's the same as Seoul in heavy traffic.

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   B 그건 그렇긴 한데요... 왜 갑자기 시골로 가시려는 거예요?

   Geugeon geureokin handeyo... wae gapjagi sigollo gasiryeoneun geoyeyo?

   Well, that's true, but... why this sudden urge to move to the countryside?

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   A 갑자기가 아니야. 삼십 년 동안 지하철에서 매일 생각했어. 은퇴하면 흙 만지면서 살고 싶다고.

   Gapjagiga aniya. Samsip nyeon dongan jihacheoreseo maeil saenggakaesseo. Euntoehamyeon heuk manjimyeonseo salgo sipdago.

   It's not sudden. For thirty years, I thought about it every day on the subway. That when I retired, I wanted to live with my hands in the soil.

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    B 엄마는요? 엄마도 가고 싶어 하세요?

    Eommaneunyo? Eommado gago sipeo haseyo?

    What about Mom? Does she want to go too?

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    A 네 엄마는 곶감 만드는 거 배울 생각에 나보다 더 신났다.

    Ne eommaneun gotgam mandeuneun geo baeul saenggage naboda deo sinnatda.

    Your mother's even more excited than I am. She can't wait to learn how to make dried persimmons.

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    B 하하, 그럼 반대하는 사람이 저밖에 없네요. 좋아요. 일단 딱 일 년만 살아 보시고 결정하시면 어때요?

    Haha, geureom bandaehaneun sarami jeobakke eomneyo. Joayo. Ildan ttak il nyeonman sara bosigo gyeoljeonghasimyeon eottaeyo?

    Ha ha, so I'm the only one against it. All right. How about living there for just one year first, and then deciding?

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    A 일 년? 감은 일 년이면 겨우 한 번 따는데.

    Il nyeon? Gameun il nyeonimyeon gyeou han beon ttaneunde.

    One year? You only get one persimmon harvest a year.

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    B 그러니까요. 막상 해 보시고 힘드시면 다시 올라오시면 되잖아요. 저도 주말마다 내려가서 도와 드릴게요.

    Geureonikkayo. Maksang hae bosigo himdeusimyeon dasi ollaosimyeon doejanayo. Jeodo jumalmada naeryeogaseo dowa deurilgeyo.

    Exactly. Give it a real try, and if it's too hard, you can just move back. And I'll come down every weekend to help.

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    A 주말마다? 방금 그 말, 부엌에서 네 엄마도 다 들었다.

    Jumalmada? Banggeum geu mal, bueokeseo ne eommado da deureotda.

    Every weekend? Your mother heard that from the kitchen, you know.

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