Day 99: The Barista Used to Teach

Dialogue

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   B 오늘도 따뜻한 라테 맞으시죠? 매일 여기서 공부하세요?

   Oneuldo ttatteutan rate majeusijyo? Maeil yeogiseo gongbuhaseyo?

   A hot latte again today, right? Do you study here every day?

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   A 네, 거의 매일이요. 임용 시험 준비하고 있어요. 자리를 너무 오래 차지해서 죄송해요.

   Ne, geoui maeiriyo. Imyong siheom junbihago isseoyo. Jarireul neomu orae chajihaeseo joesonghaeyo.

   Yes, almost every day. I'm preparing for the teacher recruitment exam. Sorry for taking up a table for so long.

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   B 아니에요, 편하게 하세요. 임용 시험이요? 혹시 초등이에요, 중등이에요?

   Anieyo, pyeonhage haseyo. Imyong siheomiyo? Hoksi chodeungieyo, jungdeungieyo?

   Not at all, make yourself at home. The recruitment exam? Is it for elementary or secondary?

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   A 중등 국어요. 벌써 두 번 떨어졌어요. 이러다 선생님이 될 수 있나 싶어요.

   Jungdeung gugeoyo. Beolsseo du beon tteoreojyeosseoyo. Ireoda seonsaengnimi doel su inna sipeoyo.

   Secondary school Korean. I've already failed twice. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever become a teacher at this rate.

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   B 저도 그 시험 봤어요. 사실 저 3년 동안 고등학교에서 영어를 가르쳤거든요. 담임도 맡았고요.

   Jeodo geu siheom bwasseoyo. Sasil jeo 3nyeon dongan godeunghakgyoeseo Yeongeoreul gareuchyeotgeodeunyo. Damimdo matatgoyo.

   I took that exam too. Actually, I taught English at a high school for three years. I had my own homeroom class, too.

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   A 정말요? 근데 왜 그만두셨어요? 아, 제가 너무 개인적인 걸 물어봤나요?

   Jeongmaryo? Geunde wae geumandusyeosseoyo? A, jega neomu gaeinjeogin geol mureobwannayo?

   Really? Then why did you quit? Oh, am I being too nosy?

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   B 괜찮아요. 수업보다 서류 작업이 더 많았고, 밤마다 학부모 전화를 받다 보니까 많이 지쳤어요.

   Gwaenchanayo. Sueopboda seoryu jageobi deo manatgo, bammada hakbumo jeonhwareul batda bonikka mani jichyeosseoyo.

   It's fine. There was more paperwork than teaching, and taking calls from parents every night wore me out.

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   A 그랬군요. 그럼 교사가 된 걸 후회하시나요?

   Geuraetgunyo. Geureom gyosaga doen geol huhoehasinayo?

   I see. So do you regret becoming a teacher?

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   B 아니요. 학생들을 가르치면서 저도 많이 배웠어요. 사람을 보는 눈도 생겼고요.

   Aniyo. Haksaengdeureul gareuchimyeonseo jeodo mani baewosseoyo. Sarameul boneun nundo saenggyeotgoyo.

   No. Teaching students, I learned a lot myself. I got better at reading people, too.

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    A 저는 요즘 공부만 하다 보니까 왜 선생님이 되고 싶었는지도 잊어버린 것 같아요.

    Jeoneun yojeum gongbuman hada bonikka wae seonsaengnimi doego sipeonneunjido ijeobeorin geot gatayo.

    Lately all I do is study, so I think I've forgotten why I even wanted to be a teacher.

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    B 아까 노트에 "교사는 모범을 보임으로써 가르친다."라고 써 놓으셨던데, 그런 거 말고요. 처음에 왜 되고 싶으셨어요?

    Akka noteue "gyosaneun mobeomeul boimeurosseo gareuchinda."rago sseo noeusyeotdeonde, geureon geo malgoyo. Cheoeume wae doego sipeusyeosseoyo?

    I saw you'd written "A teacher teaches by setting an example" in your notebook. I don't mean that sort of thing. Why did you want to become one in the first place?

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    A 고등학교 때 국어 선생님이 제 글을 칭찬해 주셨거든요. 그 한마디가 제 인생을 바꿨어요.

    Godeunghakgyo ttae gugeo seonsaengnimi je geureul chingchanhae jusyeotgeodeunyo. Geu hanmadiga je insaengeul bakkwosseoyo.

    In high school, my Korean teacher praised my writing. That one comment changed my life.

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    B 그 마음이면 충분해요. 교실에는 그런 한마디를 해 줄 선생님이 꼭 필요해요.

    Geu maeumimyeon chungbunhaeyo. Gyosireneun geureon hanmadireul hae jul seonsaengnimi kkok piryohaeyo.

    Then you've got all you need. Classrooms need teachers who'll give a student that one comment.

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    A 감사해요. 오늘은 공부가 좀 잘될 것 같아요.

    Gamsahaeyo. Oneureun gongbuga jom jaldoel geot gatayo.

    Thank you. I think studying will go better today.

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    B 시험 끝나면 꼭 결과 알려 주세요. 그리고 오늘 라테는 선배 교사가 사는 거예요.

    Siheom kkeunnamyeon kkok gyeolgwa allyeo juseyo. Geurigo oneul rateneun seonbae gyosaga saneun geoyeyo.

    Come and tell me how it goes after the exam. And today's latte is on me, from one teacher to another.

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