Day 113: New Towers Blocking Grandma's Sun

Dialogue

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   A 할머니, 저 왔어요. 어, 마당이 왜 이렇게 어둑어둑해요? 아직 한낮인데요.

   Halmeoni, jeo wasseoyo. Eo, madangi wae ireoke eodugeodukaeyo? Ajik hannajindeyo.

   Grandma, I'm here. Huh, why is the yard so gloomy? It's the middle of the day.

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   B 왔니, 수진아. 저 아파트 올라가고 나서부터 이래. 남향집이라 하루 종일 해가 들었는데, 이제는 한 시만 넘으면 싹 가려.

   Wanni, Sujina. Jeo apateu ollagago naseobuteo irae. Namhyangjibira haru jongil haega deureonneunde, ijeneun han siman neomeumyeon ssak garyeo.

   You're here, Sujin. It's been like this ever since those apartments went up. The house faces south, so the sun used to come in all day, but now it's completely blocked after one o'clock.

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   A 와, 이십 층은 넘겠네요. 동네 분들이 다 같이 반대하셨다고 하지 않았어요?

   Wa, isip cheungeun neomgenneyo. Dongne bundeuri da gachi bandaehasyeotdago haji anasseoyo?

   Wow, that must be over twenty floors. Didn't you say the whole neighbourhood objected?

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   B 했지. 서명도 받고 구청에도 몇 번이나 찾아갔어. 그렇게 반대했는데도 결국 지었어. 공사장 먼지는 또 말도 못 했고.

   Haetji. Seomyeongdo batgo gucheongedo myeot beonina chajagasseo. Geureoke bandaehaenneundedo gyeolguk jieosseo. Gongsajang meonjineun tto maldo mot haetgo.

   We did. We collected signatures and went to the district office I don't know how many times. We objected all that, and they built it anyway. And don't get me started on the dust from the building site.

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   A 그럼 할머니 텃밭은요? 상추랑 고추는 괜찮아요?

   Geureom halmeoni teotbateunyo? Sangchurang gochuneun gwaenchanayo?

   What about your vegetable patch? Are the lettuce and peppers all right?

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   B 괜찮기는. 물을 똑같이 주는데도 상추가 비실비실해. 고추는 꽃도 잘 안 피고.

   Gwaenchankineun. Mureul ttokgachi juneundedo sangchuga bisilbisilhae. Gochuneun kkotdo jal an pigo.

   All right? Hardly. I water them the same as always, but the lettuce is all spindly. The peppers barely even flower.

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   A 채소는 햇빛을 하루에 몇 시간은 받아야 하거든요. 할머니, 이거 일조권 문제일 수도 있어요.

   Chaesoneun haetbicheul harue myeot siganeun badaya hageodeunyo. Halmeoni, igeo iljogwon munjeil sudo isseoyo.

   Vegetables need a few hours of sun a day, you know. Grandma, this might be a sunlight rights issue.

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   B 일조권? 그게 뭔데?

   Iljogwon? Geuge mwonde?

   Sunlight rights? What's that?

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   A 햇빛을 받을 권리요. 새 건물 때문에 햇빛이 너무 오래 가려지면 보상을 요구할 수 있어요.

   Haetbicheul badeul gwolliyo. Sae geonmul ttaemune haetbichi neomu orae garyeojimyeon bosangeul yoguhal su isseoyo.

   The right to get sunlight. If a new building blocks your sun for too long, you can ask for compensation.

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    B 햇빛에도 권리가 있어? 세상 참 좋아졌다.

    Haetbichedo gwolliga isseo? Sesang cham joajyeotda.

    Even sunlight comes with rights? The world's come a long way.

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    A 동지를 기준으로 하루 연속 두 시간은 해가 들어야 한대요. 그보다 적으면 허가를 받았음에도 불구하고 건설사가 보상금을 물어야 할 수도 있고요.

    Dongjireul gijuneuro haru yeonsok du siganeun haega deureoya handaeyo. Geuboda jeogeumyeon heogareul badasseumedo bulguhago geonseolsaga bosanggeumeul mureoya hal sudo itgoyo.

    They say that, measured on the winter solstice, you should get at least two hours of sun in a row. If it's less, the builder may have to pay compensation even though they had a permit.

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    B 동지면 한겨울이잖아. 지금도 이런데 겨울엔 우리 집은 해 구경도 못 하겠다.

    Dongjimyeon hangyeourijana. Jigeumdo ireonde gyeouren uri jibeun hae gugyeongdo mot hagetda.

    The solstice is midwinter. If it's like this now, we won't see the sun at all in winter.

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    A 그러니까요. 우선 날마다 몇 시에 해가 드는지 사진으로 기록해 두면 좋겠어요.

    Geureonikkayo. Useon nalmada myeot sie haega deuneunji sajineuro girokae dumyeon jokesseoyo.

    Exactly. First, it'd be good to keep a photo record of when the sun comes in each day.

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    B 사진은 네가 좀 찍어 줘. 할머니는 휴대폰으로 그런 거 할 줄 몰라.

    Sajineun nega jom jjigeo jwo. Halmeonineun hyudaeponeuro geureon geo hal jul molla.

    You'll have to take the photos. Grandma doesn't know how to do that sort of thing on a phone.

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    A 제가 주말마다 와서 찍을게요. 옆집 할아버지도 마찬가지시죠? 같이 하시면 더 힘이 될 거예요.

    Jega jumalmada waseo jjigeulgeyo. Yeopjip harabeojido machangajisijyo? Gachi hasimyeon deo himi doel geoyeyo.

    I'll come and take them every weekend. The old man next door has the same problem, right? It'd carry more weight if you did it together.

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    B 그 양반은 벌써 변호사한테 물어봤대. 근데 이 나이에 돈 받겠다고 싸우는 것 같아서 마음이 좀 그래.

    Geu yangbaneun beolsseo byeonhosahante mureobwatdae. Geunde i naie don batgetdago ssauneun geot gataseo maeumi jom geurae.

    He's already asked a lawyer. But at my age, it feels like picking a fight just to get money, and I don't feel great about it.

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    A 싸우자는 게 아니에요. 할머니 권리를 찾는 거예요. 게다가 텃밭은 할머니 낙이잖아요.

    Ssaujaneun ge anieyo. Halmeoni gwollireul channeun geoyeyo. Gedaga teotbateun halmeoni nagijanayo.

    It's not about fighting. It's about claiming your rights. Besides, that vegetable patch is your pride and joy.

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    B 낙이지. 해 좋은 날 여기 앉아서 고추 따는 게 제일 좋았는데.

    Nagiji. Hae joeun nal yeogi anjaseo gochu ttaneun ge jeil joanneunde.

    It is. Sitting out here picking peppers on a sunny day was my favourite thing.

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    A 그럼 이번 주부터 시작해요. 구청에 낼 민원도 제가 대신 써 드릴게요.

    Geureom ibeon jubuteo sijakaeyo. Gucheonge nael minwondo jega daesin sseo deurilgeyo.

    Then let's start this week. I'll write the complaint to the district office for you, too.

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