Day 18 of 265

Day 18: Why His Kimchi Stew Tastes Flat

In the office break room, Taeyang (A), a junior employee, asks his team manager, Mr. Seo (B), a keen cook, about a cooking problem.

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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. A νŒ€μž₯λ‹˜, 질문이 μžˆμ–΄μš”. μ–΄μ œ κΉ€μΉ˜μ°Œκ°œλ₯Ό λ“μ˜€λŠ”λ° 맛이 μ—†μ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

    Timjangnim, jilmuni isseoyo. Eoje gimchijjigaereul kkeuryeonneunde masi eopseosseoyo.

    Could I ask you something? I made kimchi stew yesterday, but it didn't taste good.

  2. B κ·Έλž˜μš”? 뭐가 λ¬Έμ œμ˜€μ–΄μš”?

    Geuraeyo? Mwoga munjeyeosseoyo?

    Oh? What was wrong with it?

  3. A κΉ€μΉ˜λ₯Ό 많이 λ„£μ—ˆλŠ”λ° λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ‹±κ±°μ› μ–΄μš”.

    Gimchireul mani neoeonneunde neomu singgeowosseoyo.

    I put in lots of kimchi, but it was really bland.

  4. B 무슨 κΉ€μΉ˜λ₯Ό λ„£μ—ˆμ–΄μš”? μƒˆ κΉ€μΉ˜μ˜ˆμš”?

    Museun gimchireul neoeosseoyo? Sae gimchiyeyo?

    What kind of kimchi did you use? Fresh kimchi?

  5. A λ„€, μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆκ°€ μ§€λ‚œμ£Όμ— 보내신 κΉ€μΉ˜μ˜ˆμš”.

    Ne, eomeoniga jinanjue bonaesin gimchiyeyo.

    Yes, the kimchi my mother sent me last week.

  6. B μ•„, κ·Έλž˜μ„œ κ·Έλž˜μš”. μ°Œκ°œμ— 넣을 κΉ€μΉ˜λŠ” 잘 읡은 μ‹  κΉ€μΉ˜κ°€ μ’‹μ•„μš”.

    A, geuraeseo geuraeyo. Jjigaee neoeul gimchineun jal igeun sin gimchiga joayo.

    Ah, that's why. For stew, you want well-ripened, sour kimchi.

  7. A μ•„, 그럼 μƒˆ κΉ€μΉ˜λŠ” μ°Œκ°œμ— μ•ˆ μ’‹μ•„μš”?

    A, geureom sae gimchineun jjigaee an joayo?

    Oh, so fresh kimchi isn't good for stew?

  8. B λ„€, μƒˆ κΉ€μΉ˜λŠ” κ·Έλƒ₯ 반찬으둜 λ¨Ήκ³ , μ°Œκ°œλŠ” λ‹€μŒ 달에 λ“μ΄μ„Έμš”.

    Ne, sae gimchineun geunyang banchaneuro meokgo, jjigaeneun daeum dare kkeuriseyo.

    Right. Eat the fresh kimchi as a side dish, and make the stew next month.

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