Day 64 of 185

Day 64: Saying No to a Coworker's Tasks

Late in the evening at the office, Ms. Yoon (A), a senior colleague, finds Daeun (B), a new employee, still at her desk.

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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Dialogue

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  1. A 닀은 씨, 아직 퇴근 μ•ˆ ν–ˆμ–΄μš”? 벌써 μ—¬λŸ μ‹œκ°€ λ„˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

    Daeun ssi, ajik toegeun an haesseoyo? Beolsseo yeodeol siga neomeosseoyo.

    Daeun, you haven't gone home yet? It's past eight.

  2. B μ•„, κ³Όμž₯λ‹˜. μ΄κ²ƒλ§Œ 끝내고 κ°€λ €κ³ μš”. 사싀 제 일이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ νƒœν˜Έ 씨 μΌμ΄μ—μš”.

    A, gwajangnim. Igeonman kkeunnaego garyeogoyo. Sasil je iri anira Taeho ssi irieyo.

    Oh, Ms. Yoon. I'm leaving once I finish this. Actually, it's not my work. It's Taeho's.

  3. A νƒœν˜Έ 씨 일을 μ™œ 닀은 씨가 ν•΄μš”? μ§€λ‚œμ£Όμ—λ„ κ·ΈλŸ¬μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μ–΄μš”?

    Taeho ssi ireul wae daeun ssiga haeyo? Jinanjuedo geureoji anasseoyo?

    Why are you doing Taeho's work? Didn't the same thing happen last week?

  4. B λ„€... λ°”μ˜λ‹€κ³  자꾸 뢀탁을 ν•˜μ‹œλŠ”λ°, μ‹ μž…μ΄λΌ λˆˆμΉ˜κ°€ λ³΄μ—¬μ„œ μ‹«λ‹€κ³  ν•˜κΈ°κ°€ μ–΄λ €μ›Œμš”.

    Ne... bappeudago jakku butageul hasineunde, sinibira nunchiga boyeoseo siltago hagiga eoryeowoyo.

    Yes... he keeps asking because he's busy, and since I'm new, I feel awkward saying no.

  5. A ν•œλ‘ λ²ˆμ€ 도와쀄 수 있죠. 근데 계속 λ°›μ•„ μ£Όλ©΄ 그게 닀은 씨 일이 λΌμš”.

    Handu beoneun dowajul su itjyo. Geunde gyesok bada jumyeon geuge daeun ssi iri dwaeyo.

    Helping once or twice is fine. But if you keep taking it, it becomes your job.

  6. B 저도 μ•Œμ•„μš”. 근데 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ κ±°μ ˆν•΄μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ”μ§€ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ² μ–΄μš”. 괜히 κΈ°λΆ„ λ‚˜λΉ ν•˜μ‹€κΉŒ 봐 κ±±μ •λΌμš”.

    Jeodo arayo. Geunde eotteoke geojeolhaeya haneunji moreugesseoyo. Gwaenhi gibun nappahasilkka bwa geokjeongdwaeyo.

    I know. But I don't know how to turn him down. I'm worried he'll take it the wrong way.

  7. A κ±°μ ˆν•œλ‹€κ³  λ‹€ κΈ°λΆ„ λ‚˜λΉ ν•˜μ§€λŠ” μ•Šμ•„μš”. 이유λ₯Ό 짧고 μ†”μ§ν•˜κ²Œ λ§ν•˜λ©΄ λΌμš”.

    Geojeolhandago da gibun nappahajineun anayo. Iyureul jjalgo soljikage malhamyeon dwaeyo.

    People don't all get offended just because you say no. You just give a short, honest reason.

  8. B 예λ₯Ό λ“€λ©΄ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œμš”?

    Yereul deulmyeon eotteokeyo?

    Like what, for example?

  9. A "제 업무 마감이 λ‚΄μΌμ΄λΌμ„œ μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ μ–΄λ €μšΈ 것 κ°™μ•„μš”." 이 정도면 μΆ©λΆ„ν•΄μš”.

    "Je eommu magami naeiriraseo oneureun eoryeoul geot gatayo." I jeongdomyeon chungbunhaeyo.

    "My own deadline is tomorrow, so today would be difficult." That's enough.

  10. B κ·Έλž˜λ„ 계속 λΆ€νƒν•˜μ‹œλ©΄μš”?

    Geuraedo gyesok butakasimyeonyo?

    And if he keeps asking anyway?

  11. A κ·Έλ•ŒλŠ” ν•œ 번 더 λΆ„λͺ…ν•˜κ²Œ κ±°μ ˆν•˜λ“ μ§€ νŒ€μž₯λ‹˜κ»˜ λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬λ“ μ§€ ν•΄μš”. 혼자 참지 λ§κ³ μš”.

    Geuttaeneun han beon deo bunmyeonghage geojeolhadeunji timjangnimkke malsseumdeurideunji haeyo. Honja chamji malgoyo.

    Then either say no again, more firmly, or talk to the team leader. Don't just put up with it on your own.

  12. B νŒ€μž₯λ‹˜κ»˜ λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬λ©΄ μ œκ°€ κ³ μžμ§ˆν•˜λŠ” 것 같지 μ•Šμ„κΉŒμš”?

    Timjangnimkke malsseumdeurimyeon jega gojajilhaneun geot gatji aneulkkayo?

    If I go to the team leader, won't it look like I'm telling on him?

  13. A 고자질이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ 업무 μ‘°μ •μ΄μ—μš”. νŒ€μž₯λ‹˜λ„ λˆ„κ°€ 무슨 일을 ν•˜λŠ”μ§€ μ•„μ…”μ•Ό ν•˜κ³ μš”.

    Gojajiri anira eommu jojeongieyo. Timjangnimdo nuga museun ireul haneunji asyeoya hagoyo.

    It's not telling on him, it's sorting out the workload. The team leader needs to know who's doing what, too.

  14. B μ•Œκ² μ–΄μš”. 이건 거의 λ‹€ ν–ˆμœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒ 끝내고, λ‚΄μΌλΆ€ν„°λŠ” κΌ­ 말해 λ³Όκ²Œμš”.

    Algesseoyo. Igeon geoui da haesseunikka kkeunnaego, naeilbuteoneun kkok malhae bolgeyo.

    Okay. This one's almost done, so I'll finish it, but from tomorrow I'll definitely say something.

  15. A λ‚΄μΌλΆ€ν„°μš”? μ—°μŠ΅μ€ μ§€κΈˆλΆ€ν„°μ˜ˆμš”. κ·Έ 파일 μ €μž₯ν•˜κ³  ν‡΄κ·Όν•΄μš”. λ‚˜λ¨Έμ§€λŠ” νƒœν˜Έ 씨 μΌμ΄μž–μ•„μš”.

    Naeilbuteoyo? Yeonseubeun jigeumbuteoyeyo. Geu pail jeojanghago toegeunhaeyo. Nameojineun Taeho ssi irijanayo.

    From tomorrow? Practice starts now. Save that file and go home. The rest is Taeho's job.

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