Day 39 of 265

Day 39: Moving-In Rice Cake Next Door

At her new apartment building, Eunjeong (A), a woman who has just moved in, rings the bell of Jiwoo (B), the young woman next door.

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Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
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Dialogue

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A 안녕하세요. 옆집에 새로 이사 온 사람이에요.

Annyeonghaseyo. Yeopjibe saero isa on saramieyo.

Hello. I've just moved in next door.
B 아, 안녕하세요! 반가워요.

A, annyeonghaseyo! Bangawoyo.

Oh, hello! Nice to meet you.
A 어제 많이 시끄러웠죠? 죄송해요. 이거 이사 떡인데 좀 드실래요?

Eoje mani sikkeureowotjyo? Joesonghaeyo. Igeo isa tteoginde jom deusillaeyo?

It was pretty noisy yesterday, wasn't it? Sorry about that. This is rice cake for moving in. Would you like some?
B 아니에요, 괜찮았어요. 와, 저 떡 정말 좋아해요. 잘 먹을게요!

Anieyo, gwaenchanasseoyo. Wa, jeo tteok jeongmal joahaeyo. Jal meogeulgeyo!

Not at all, it was fine. Oh, I love rice cake. Thank you, I'll enjoy it!
A 그런데 여기 쓰레기는 어디에 버려요?

Geureonde yeogi sseuregineun eodie beoryeoyo?

By the way, where do I put the rubbish here?
B 주차장 옆에 버리는데, 종류가 많아서 좀 복잡해요.

Juchajang yeope beorineunde, jongnyuga manaseo jom bokjapaeyo.

You put it out next to the car park, but there are lots of different kinds, so it's a bit complicated.
A 그래요? 저는 아직 잘 몰라서 걱정이네요.

Geuraeyo? Jeoneun ajik jal mollaseo geokjeongineyo.

Really? I don't know how it works here yet, so I'm a little worried.
B 그럼 내일 아침에 저랑 같이 버릴래요? 제가 알려 드릴게요.

Geureom naeil achime jeorang gachi beorillaeyo? Jega allyeo deurilgeyo.

Then why don't we take it down together tomorrow morning? I'll show you.
A 정말요? 떡 드리러 왔는데 제가 더 많이 받네요.

Jeongmaryo? Tteok deurireo wanneunde jega deo mani banneyo.

Really? I came over with rice cake, and I'm the one who ends up getting more.

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