Day 177 of 265

Day 177: Why the Corner Shop Closes Early

Yejun (B), a young boy, asks Mr. Kim (A), the owner of the corner shop, why the shop closed so early last night.

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  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. B 아저씨, 어젯밀에 κ°€κ²Œ 문을 μ™œ 일찍 λ‹«μ•˜μ–΄μš”?

    Ajeossi, eojetbame gage muneul wae iljjik dadasseoyo?

    Mister, why did you close the shop so early last night?

  2. A μ•„, λ―Έμ•ˆν•΄. μ•„λ₯΄λ°”μ΄νŠΈν•˜λŠ” ν˜•μ΄ κ·Έλ§Œλ’€μ–΄.

    A, mianhae. Areubaiteuhaneun hyeongi geumandwosseo.

    Oh, sorry. The guy who worked here part-time quit.

  3. B 그럼 이제 아저씨 혼자 μΌν•΄μš”?

    Geureom ije ajeossi honja ilhaeyo?

    So now you work all by yourself?

  4. A 응. ν˜ΌμžλΌμ„œ λ°€μ—λŠ” 일찍 닫을 μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ–΄.

    Eung. Honjaraseo bameneun iljjik dadeul subakke eopseo.

    Yeah. I'm on my own, so I have no choice but to close early at night.

  5. B 맀일 학원 λλ‚˜κ³  μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ 라면을 λ¨Ήκ±°λ‚˜ μ•„μ΄μŠ€ν¬λ¦Όμ„ μ‚¬λŠ”λ°μš”...

    Maeil hagwon kkeunnago yeogiseo ramyeoneul meokgeona aiseukeurimeul saneundeyo...

    But every day after my academy, I have ramen here or buy ice cream...

  6. A μ•Œμ•„. μƒˆ μ‚¬λžŒμ„ 찾을 λ•ŒκΉŒμ§€λŠ” 아홉 μ‹œμ— 닫을 μˆ˜λ°–μ— μ—†μ–΄.

    Ara. Sae sarameul chajeul ttaekkajineun ahop sie dadeul subakke eopseo.

    I know. Until I find someone new, I'll have to close at nine.

  7. B 우리 λˆ„λ‚˜κ°€ λŒ€ν•™μƒμΈλ° μ•„λ₯΄λ°”μ΄νŠΈλ₯Ό μ°Ύκ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”!

    Uri nunaga daehaksaenginde areubaiteureul chatgo isseoyo!

    My big sister's at university, and she's looking for a part-time job!

  8. A 정말? 그럼 이거 λˆ„λ‚˜ 쀘. 아저씨 μ „ν™”λ²ˆν˜Έμ•Ό.

    Jeongmal? Geureom igeo nuna jwo. Ajeossi jeonhwabeonhoya.

    Really? Then give this to your sister. It's my phone number.

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