Day 11: Cabbage Prices Before Kimjang

Dialogue

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   C 할머니, 이 기사 좀 들어 보세요. "배춧값, 한 달 새 두 배로 뛰었다."

   Halmeoni, i gisa jom deureo boseyo. "Baechutgap, han dal sae du baero ttwieotda."

   Grandma, listen to this article. "Cabbage prices double in a month."

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   A 뭐? 두 배? 아이고, 올해 김장은 어떡하냐. 배추 농가들도 속이 타겠네.

   Mwo? Du bae? Aigo, olhae gimjangeun eotteokanya. Baechu nonggadeuldo sogi tagenne.

   What? Double? Good grief, what are we going to do about kimjang this year? The cabbage farmers must be worried sick too.

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   B 어머니, 너무 걱정 마세요. 지훈아, 더 읽어 봐. 왜 그렇게 올랐대?

   Eomeoni, neomu geokjeong maseyo. Jihuna, deo ilgeo bwa. Wae geureoke ollatdae?

   Mother, don't worry too much. Jihoon, read on. Why did they go up so much?

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   C "여름철 폭염과 잦은 비로 고랭지 배추 생산량이 크게 줄었다." 올여름 진짜 더웠잖아요.

   "Yeoreumcheol pogyeomgwa jajeun biro goraengji baechu saengsannyangi keuge jureotda." Oryeoreum jinjja deowotjanayo.

   "Summer heat waves and frequent rain sharply cut the highland cabbage harvest." It was really hot this summer, wasn't it?

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   A 우리 젊을 때는 배추가 흔해서 리어카로 사다가 백 포기씩 절였는데. 그때는 한 포기에 몇백 원이었어.

   Uri jeolmeul ttaeneun baechuga heunhaeseo rieokaro sadaga baek pogissik jeoryeonneunde. Geuttaeneun han pogie myeotbaek wonieosseo.

   When I was young, cabbage was so plentiful we'd buy it by the cartload and salt a hundred heads at a time. Back then a head cost a few hundred won.

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   B 어머니, 그래서 말인데요. 올해는 절임배추를 사면 어떨까요? 요즘은 다들 그렇게 해요.

   Eomeoni, geuraeseo marindeyo. Olhaeneun jeorimbaechureul samyeon eotteolkkayo? Yojeumeun dadeul geureoke haeyo.

   Mother, speaking of which, what if we bought pre-salted cabbage this year? Everyone does that these days.

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   A 절인 배추를 사자고? 그건 편한 거지 싼 게 아니야. 소금값이 얼마나 한다고.

   Jeorin baechureul sajago? Geugeon pyeonhan geoji ssan ge aniya. Sogeumgapsi eolmana handago.

   Buy it already salted? That's convenient, not cheap. How much can salt cost?

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   C 잠깐만요, 그 얘기도 있어요. "절임배추 가격도 지난해보다 30% 올랐다. 당분간 오름세 이어질 듯."

   Jamkkanmanyo, geu yaegido isseoyo. "Jeorimbaechu gagyeokdo jinanhaeboda 30% ollatda. Dangbungan oreumse ieojil deut."

   Hang on, it mentions that too. "Pre-salted cabbage also up 30 percent on last year. Rise expected to continue."

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   B 결국 다 올랐네요. 그래도 어머니, 소금값, 물값에 이틀 동안 절이고 씻는 수고까지 생각하면 절임배추가 오히려 싸요.

   Gyeolguk da ollanneyo. Geuraedo eomeoni, sogeumgap, mulgapse iteul dongan jeorigo ssinneun sugokkaji saenggakamyeon jeorimbaechuga ohiryeo ssayo.

   So everything's gone up. Still, Mother, if you count the salt, the water, and two days of salting and rinsing, pre-salted cabbage actually works out cheaper.

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    A 수고야 나 혼자 하면 되지. 너희는 신경 쓰지 마.

    Sugoya na honja hamyeon doeji. Neohuineun singyeong sseuji ma.

    The work's no problem, I can do it myself. Don't you two worry about it.

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    C 할머니 혼자 하시면 허리 아프시잖아요. 작년에도 김장하고 일주일 내내 파스 붙이고 계셨잖아요.

    Halmeoni honja hasimyeon heori apeusijanayo. Jangnyeonedo gimjanghago iljuil naenae paseu buchigo gyesyeotjanayo.

    But your back hurts when you do it all yourself, Grandma. Last year, after kimjang, you had pain patches on for a whole week.

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    A 그건... 그렇지. 그래도 배추는 직접 절여야 김치가 아삭하지.

    Geugeon... geureochi. Geuraedo baechuneun jikjeop jeoryeoya gimchiga asakaji.

    Well... that's true. But kimchi only stays crisp if you salt the cabbage yourself.

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    B 그럼 이렇게 해요. 절반은 절임배추로 사고, 절반은 어머니 방식대로 직접 절이고요. 맛도 비교해 보고요.

    Geureom ireoke haeyo. Jeolbaneun jeorimbaechuro sago, jeolbaneun eomeoni bangsikdaero jikjeop jeorigoyo. Matdo bigyohae bogoyo.

    Then let's do this. We buy half pre-salted and salt the other half ourselves, your way. And we compare the taste.

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    C 오, 그거 좋네요. 제가 둘 다 먹어 보고 기사 쓸게요. "할머니 김치, 절임배추 김치에 압승했다."

    O, geugeo jonneyo. Jega dul da meogeo bogo gisa sseulgeyo. "Halmeoni gimchi, jeorimbaechu gimchie apseunghaetda."

    Ooh, good idea. I'll taste both and write the article. "Grandma's kimchi crushes pre-salted rival."

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    A 요 녀석, 말은 잘해. 그래, 그렇게 하자. 대신 이번엔 너도 옆에서 같이 버무려.

    Yo nyeoseok, mareun jalhae. Geurae, geureoke haja. Daesin ibeonen neodo yeopeseo gachi beomuryeo.

    You little rascal, you've got a way with words. All right, let's do that. But this time you're mixing in the seasoning with us.

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    C 네? 저는 기사만 쓰기로 했는데요... 알겠어요, 할게요. 대신 수육은 제일 먼저 먹을래요.

    Ne? Jeoneun gisaman sseugiro haenneundeyo... algesseoyo, halgeyo. Daesin suyugeun jeil meonjeo meogeullaeyo.

    What? I was only supposed to write the article... Fine, I'll do it. But I get the first bite of the boiled pork.

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