Day 92: Three Months In, Homesick in Singapore

Dialogue

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1. 1

   B 준영아, 화면 잘 보여? 싱가포르는 지금 몇 시야?

   Junyeonga, hwamyeon jal boyeo? Singgaporeuneun jigeum myeot siya?

   Junyoung, can you see me okay? What time is it in Singapore?

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2. 2

   A 여기는 밤 열 시예요. 한국보다 한 시간 느려요. 선배는 퇴근하셨어요?

   Yeogineun bam yeol siyeyo. Hangukboda han sigan neuryeoyo. Seonbaeneun toegeunhasyeosseoyo?

   It's ten at night here. An hour behind Korea. Are you home from work?

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3. 3

   B 응, 방금 들어왔어. 근데 너 얼굴이 왜 이렇게 안 좋아?

   Eung, banggeum deureowasseo. Geunde neo eolguri wae ireoke an joa?

   Yeah, just got in. But why do you look so worn out?

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4. 4

   A 티 나요? 요즘 잠을 잘 못 자서요.

   Ti nayo? Yojeum jameul jal mot jaseoyo.

   Is it that obvious? I haven't been sleeping well.

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5. 5

   B 일이 힘들어? 아니면 사람이?

   Iri himdeureo? Animyeon sarami?

   Is it the work? Or the people?

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6. 6

   A 둘 다요. 회의는 전부 영어고, 점심도 혼자 먹을 때가 많아요. 가끔은 제가 여기 왜 왔나 싶어요.

   Dul dayo. Hoeuineun jeonbu Yeongeogo, jeomsimdo honja meogeul ttaega manayo. Gakkeumeun jega yeogi wae wanna sipeoyo.

   Both. The meetings are all in English, and I often eat lunch alone. Sometimes I wonder why I even came here.

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7. 7

   B 그 마음 알아. 나도 도쿄 가서 처음 석 달이 제일 힘들었어.

   Geu maeum ara. Nado Dokyo gaseo cheoeum seok dari jeil himdeureosseo.

   I know that feeling. My first three months in Tokyo were the hardest.

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8. 8

   A 선배도요? 선배는 늘 잘 지내시는 줄 알았어요.

   Seonbaedoyo? Seonbaeneun neul jal jinaesineun jul arasseoyo.

   You too? I thought you were always doing great.

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9. 9

   B 사진만 잘 나온 거야. 밤마다 편의점 도시락 먹으면서 울었지.

   Sajinman jal naon geoya. Bammada pyeonuijeom dosirak meogeumyeonseo ureotji.

   Only the photos looked good. I cried every night over a convenience-store boxed dinner.

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    A 그럼 어떻게 버티셨어요?

    Geureom eotteoke beotisyeosseoyo?

    So how did you get through it?

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    B 외국인 직원으로서 완벽해 보이려고 애쓰는 걸 그만뒀어. 모르면 모른다고 하고 먼저 물어봤지. 그러니까 사람들도 다가오더라.

    Oegugin jigwoneuroseo wanbyeokae boiryeogo aesseuneun geol geumandwosseo. Moreumyeon moreundago hago meonjeo mureobwatji. Geureonikka saramdeuldo dagaodeora.

    I stopped trying to look perfect as the foreign employee. When I didn't know something, I said so and asked. Then people started coming to me, too.

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12. 12

    A 저는 실수할까 봐 눈치만 보고 질문도 잘 못 하겠어요. 제가 너무 소심한가 싶어요.

    Jeoneun silsuhalkka bwa nunchiman bogo jilmundo jal mot hagesseoyo. Jega neomu sosimhanga sipeoyo.

    I'm so afraid of making mistakes that I just watch everyone and hardly ask questions. I wonder if I'm too timid.

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    B 소심한 게 아니라 신중한 거지. 이번 주에 동료한테 점심 한번 먹자고 먼저 말해 봐. 칠리크랩 같이 먹자고.

    Sosimhan ge anira sinjunghan geoji. Ibeon jue dongnyohante jeomsim hanbeon meokjago meonjeo malhae bwa. Chillikeuraep gachi meokjago.

    You're not timid, you're careful. This week, try asking a coworker to lunch first. Say, "Let's go for chili crab."

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    A 네, 한번 해 볼게요. 선배랑 얘기하니까 좀 살 것 같아요.

    Ne, hanbeon hae bolgeyo. Seonbaerang yaegihanikka jom sal geot gatayo.

    Okay, I'll give it a try. Talking to you, I feel like I can breathe again.

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