Day 90 of 185

Day 90: Painting at Seventy-Eight

At a community art-therapy class, Jihoon (A), a young volunteer, stops by the easel of Mrs. Kim (B), a seventy-eight-year-old who has just finished her first painting.

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Dialogue

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  1. A μ–΄λ₯΄μ‹ , 이거 μ–΄λ₯΄μ‹ μ΄ 그리신 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”? 색이 정말 λ”°λœ»ν•΄μš”.

    Eoreusin, igeo eoreusini geurisin geoyeyo? Saegi jeongmal ttatteutaeyo.

    Mrs. Kim, did you paint this? The colours are so warm.

  2. B 아이고, μ‘₯μŠ€λŸ¬μ›Œμš”. κ·Έλƒ₯ μ„ μƒλ‹˜ λ§μ”€λŒ€λ‘œ 따라 ν•œ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.

    Aigo, ssukseureowoyo. Geunyang seonsaengnim malsseumdaero ttara han geoyeyo.

    Oh, you're making me blush. I just did what the teacher told me.

  3. A μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”. 처음 그리신 그림치고 정말 잘 κ·Έλ¦¬μ…¨μ–΄μš”.

    Anieyo. Cheoeum geurisin geurimchigo jeongmal jal geurisyeosseoyo.

    Not at all. For a first painting, it's really good.

  4. B μ œκ°€ 이 λ‚˜μ΄μ— 그림을 κ·Έλ¦¬λ‹€λ‹ˆμš”. μΌν”μ—¬λŸμ— 뢓을 처음 μž‘μ•„ λ΄€μ–΄μš”.

    Jega i naie geurimeul geuridaniyo. Ilheunyeodeolbe buseul cheoeum jaba bwasseoyo.

    Imagine me, painting at my age. I held a brush for the first time at seventy-eight.

  5. A 이건 무슨 κ½ƒμ΄μ—μš”? λ…Έλž€μƒ‰μ΄ μ°Έ λ°λ„€μš”.

    Igeon museun kkochieyo? Noransaegi cham bangneyo.

    What flowers are these? The yellow is so bright.

  6. B 우리 집 μ•ž κ°œλ‚˜λ¦¬μ˜ˆμš”. 겨울 λ‚΄λ‚΄ κ·Έ 꽃 ν•„ λ‚ λ§Œ κΈ°λ‹€λ Έκ±°λ“ μš”.

    Uri jip ap gaenariyeyo. Gyeoul naenae geu kkot pil nalman gidaryeotgeodeunyo.

    The forsythia in front of my house. All winter I waited for the day it would bloom.

  7. A 겨울이 많이 길게 λŠκ»΄μ§€μ…¨λ‚˜ λ΄μš”.

    Gyeouri mani gilge neukkyeojisyeonna bwayo.

    The winter must have felt very long.

  8. B λ„€, μ˜¬κ²¨μšΈμ€ 정말 μš°μšΈν•˜κ³  μ“Έμ“Έν–ˆμ–΄μš”. 무릎이 μ•„νŒŒμ„œ 밖에도 λͺ» λ‚˜κ°€κ³ , ν•˜λ£¨ 쒅일 λˆ„μ›Œλ§Œ μžˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

    Ne, olgyeoureun jeongmal uulhago sseulsseulhaesseoyo. Mureupi apaseo bakkedo mot nagago, haru jongil nuwoman isseosseoyo.

    Yes, this winter was really gloomy and lonely. My knees hurt so I couldn't go out, and I just lay in bed all day.

  9. A κ·ΈλŸ¬μ…¨κ΅°μš”. μ—¬κΈ°λŠ” μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ˜€μ‹œκ²Œ λμ–΄μš”?

    Geureosyeotgunyo. Yeogineun eotteoke osige dwaesseoyo?

    I see. How did you come to join the class?

  10. B μ£Όλ―Όμ„Όν„° μ„ μƒλ‹˜μ΄ λͺ‡ λ²ˆμ΄λ‚˜ μ „ν™”λ₯Ό ν•΄ μ£Όμ…¨μ–΄μš”. μ–΅μ§€λ‘œ μ™”λŠ”λ°, 첫 μˆ˜μ—…μ„ λ“£κ³ μ„œ 마음이 λ‹¬λΌμ‘Œμ–΄μš”.

    Juminsenteo seonsaengnimi myeot beonina jeonhwareul hae jusyeosseoyo. Eokjiro wanneunde, cheot sueobeul deutgoseo maeumi dallajyeosseoyo.

    Someone from the community centre phoned me again and again. I came reluctantly, but after the first class, I felt different.

  11. A μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λ‹¬λΌμ§€μ…¨μ–΄μš”?

    Eotteoke dallajisyeosseoyo?

    Different how?

  12. B κ·Έλ¦Ό κ·Έλ¦¬λŠ” λ™μ•ˆμ€ μ•„ν”ˆ 것도 μžŠμ–΄λ²„λ €μš”. 집에 κ°€μ„œλ„ 자꾸 λ‹€μŒ κ·Έλ¦Ό 생각이 λ‚˜μš”.

    Geurim geurineun donganeun apeun geotdo ijeobeoryeoyo. Jibe gaseodo jakku daeum geurim saenggagi nayo.

    While I paint, I forget my aches. Even at home, I keep thinking about my next picture.

  13. A λ‹€μŒμ—λŠ” 뭘 그리싀 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”?

    Daeumeneun mwol geurisil geoyeyo?

    What will you paint next?

  14. B 손녀 μ–Όκ΅΄μ΄μš”. μ œκ°€ 손녀 μ΄ˆμƒν™”λ₯Ό λ‹€ 그리게 λ˜λ‹€λ‹ˆμš”. μƒκ°λ§Œ 해도 μ›ƒμŒμ΄ μ €μ ˆλ‘œ λ‚˜μš”.

    Sonnyeo eolguriyo. Jega sonnyeo chosanghwareul da geurige doedaniyo. Saenggangman haedo useumi jeojeollo nayo.

    My granddaughter's face. To think I'd end up painting her portrait! Just thinking about it makes me smile.

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