Day 114: Morning Show on Rising Rates
On a TV morning show, host Kim Taeho (A) talks with economist Lee Jungmin (B), restaurant owner Park Sangcheol (C) and young renter Yoon Seoyeon (D) about rising prices and interest rates.
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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 μλ νμλκΉ. μ€λ μμΉ¨μλ μ₯λ°κ΅¬λ λ¬Όκ°μ λμΆ κΈλ¦¬ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ‘ μμνκ² μ΅λλ€. κ²½μ νμ μ΄μ λ―Ό λ°μ¬λ, νλ°κΈ° κΈλ¦¬ μ λ§μ μ΄λ»μ΅λκΉ?
Annyeonghasimnikka. Oneul achimeneun jangbaguni mulgawa daechul geumni iyagiro sijakagetseumnida. Gyeongjehakja Ijeongmin baksanim, habangi geumni jeonmangeun eotteoseumnikka?
Good morning. This morning we start with grocery prices and loan rates. Dr. Lee Jungmin, as an economist, what's your outlook for interest rates in the second half of the year?
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B λΉλΆκ°μ λμ μμ€μ΄ μ΄μ΄μ§ κ²μΌλ‘ λ΄ λλ€. λ¬Όκ° μ€λ¦μΈκ° μμ§ κΊΎμ΄μ§ μμμ ν μ°¨λ‘ λ μΈμλ κ°λ₯μ±λ μμ΅λλ€.
Dangbunganeun nopeun sujuni ieojil geoseuro bomnida. Mulga oreumsega ajik kkeokkiji anaseo han charye deo insangdoel ganeungseongdo itseumnida.
I expect them to stay high for a while. Prices are still climbing, so there may even be one more rise.
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A λ°μμ² μ¬μ₯λ, μμμ μλ‘μ 체κ°νμλ λΆμκΈ°λ μ΄λ»μ΅λκΉ?
Baksangcheol sajangnim, jayeongeopjaroseo chegamhasineun bunwigineun eotteoseumnikka?
Mr. Park, how does it feel on the ground for a small business owner?
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C λ§λ λ§μμμ€. μμ©μ , μ±μ κ°μ΄ λ€ μ¬λΌμ κΉμΉμ°κ° ν κ·Έλ¦ νμλ λ¨λ κ² κ±°μ μμ΅λλ€. κ°κ² λμΆ μ΄μκΉμ§ μ€λ₯΄λ μ¨μ΄ λ§νλλ€.
Maldo masipsio. Sigyongnyu, chaeso gapsi da ollaseo gimchijjigae han geureut parado namneun ge geoui eopseumnida. Gage daechul ijakkaji oreuni sumi makimnida.
Don't get me started. Cooking oil and vegetables have all gone up, so I make almost nothing on a bowl of kimchi stew. And now the interest on my business loan is rising too. I can barely breathe.
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A μμ κ°κ²©μ μ¬λ¦¬μ§λ μμΌμ ¨μ΅λκΉ?
Eumsik gagyeogeul ollijineun aneusyeotseumnikka?
Haven't you raised your prices?
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C μ κ°κ²κ° μ² μ μ¬λ Έλ€κ° μλμ΄ λ°μΌλ‘ μ€μλ€κΈ°μ, μ λ μ°¨λ§ λͺ» μ¬λ Έμ΅λλ€. λΆκ²½κΈ°μλ μλ―Όλ€μ΄ μΈμλΆν° μ€μ΄κ±°λ μ.
Yeop gagega cheon won ollyeotdaga sonnimi baneuro jureotdagie, jeoneun chama mot ollyeotseumnida. Bulgyeonggieneun seomindeuri oesikbuteo jurigeodeunyo.
I heard the place next door raised theirs by a thousand won and lost half their customers, so I just couldn't bring myself to. In a downturn, ordinary people cut back on eating out first.
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A μ€μμ° μ¨λ μ μΈ λμΆμ΄ μμΌμλ€κ³ μ?
Yoon Seoyeon ssineun jeonse daechuri isseusidagoyo?
Ms. Yoon, I understand you have a jeonse loan?
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D λ€. μ΄ λ μ μ λ³λ κΈλ¦¬λ‘ λ°μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ°λ° μ§λλ¬μ κΈλ¦¬κ° λ μ€λ₯Έλ€κΈ°μ μλλ¬ κ³ μ κΈλ¦¬λ‘ λ°κΏ¨μ΅λλ€.
Ne. I nyeon jeone byeondong geumniro badatseumnida. Geureonde jinandare geumniga deo oreundagie seodulleo gojeong geumniro bakkwotseumnida.
Yes. I took it out two years ago at a variable rate. But last month I heard rates would go up further, so I hurried to switch to a fixed rate.
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A κ·Έ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ μ΄λμ λ€μΌμ ¨μ΅λκΉ?
Geu iyagineun eodiseo deureusyeotseumnikka?
Where did you hear that?
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D νμ¬ λλ£λ€λ κ·Έλ κ³ , μ νλΈμμλ λ€λ€ κ·Έλ κ² λ§νλλΌκ³ μ. μ΄μκ° λ§€λ¬ μ€λ₯΄λ κ±Έ 보면μ κ°λ§ν μμ μκ° μμμ΅λλ€.
Hoesa dongnyodeuldo geureoko, Yutyubeueseodo dadeul geureoke malhadeoragoyo. Ijaga maedal oreuneun geol bomyeonseo gamanhi isseul suga eopseotseumnida.
My coworkers were saying it, and everyone on YouTube was saying the same. I couldn't just sit there watching my interest go up every month.
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B κ·Έ λ§μμ μ΄ν΄ν©λλ€. λ€λ§ κ³ μ κΈλ¦¬λ λ³΄ν΅ λ³λ κΈλ¦¬λ³΄λ€ λκ² μμν©λλ€. λ΄λ μ κΈλ¦¬κ° νλ½νλ©΄ μ€νλ € μν΄λ₯Ό λ³΄μ€ μλ μμ΅λλ€.
Geu maeumeun ihaehamnida. Daman gojeong geumnineun botong byeondong geumniboda nopge sijakamnida. Naenyeone geumniga harakamyeon ohiryeo sonhaereul bosil sudo itseumnida.
I understand how you felt. But fixed rates usually start higher than variable ones. If rates fall next year, you could actually lose out.
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D κ·Έλλ λ§€λ¬ μΌλ§κ° λκ°μ§ μ νν μλκΉ λ§μμ νΈν©λλ€.
Geuraedo maedal eolmaga nagalji jeonghwaki anikka maeumeun pyeonhamnida.
Still, I know exactly how much will go out each month, so I have peace of mind.
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B κ·Έ μμ κ°λ κ°μΉκ° μμ΅λλ€. λ€λ§ μ£Όλ³μμ κΈλ¦¬κ° μ€λ₯Έλ€κΈ°μ λ©λ¬μ κ°μνμλ 건 μνν©λλ€. ν₯ν μ λ§μ μ λ¬Έκ°λ€ μ¬μ΄μμλ μκ°λ¦¬κ±°λ μ.
Geu anjeonggamdo gachiga itseumnida. Daman jubyeoneseo geumniga oreundagie deongdara garatasineun geon wiheomhamnida. Hyanghu jeonmangeun jeonmungadeul saieseodo eotgalligeodeunyo.
That stability is worth something. But switching just because people around you say rates will rise is risky. Even experts disagree about where things are heading.
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A κ·Έλ λ€λ©΄ μ§κΈ κ°μ λμ κ°μΈμ μ΄λ»κ² ν΄μΌ ν©λκΉ?
Geureotamyeon jigeum gateun ttaee gaeineun eotteoke haeya hamnikka?
Then what should individuals do at a time like this?
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B λ¨Όμ μλμμ μ΄μκ° μ°¨μ§νλ λΉμ¨λΆν° κ³μ°ν΄ 보μ μΌ ν©λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λμΆμ κ°μνκΈ° μ μλ μμλ£λ₯Ό κΌ νμΈνμ μΌ νκ³ μ.
Meonjeo sodeugeseo ijaga chajihaneun biyulbuteo gyesanhae bosyeoya hamnida. Geurigo daechureul garatagi jeoneneun susuryoreul kkok hwaginhasyeoya hagoyo.
First, work out what share of your income goes on interest. And before switching loans, be sure to check the fees.
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D μ, μμλ£μ... μ¬μ€ 그건 λ―Έμ² νμΈμ λͺ» νμ΅λλ€.
A, susuryoyo... sasil geugeon micheo hwagineul mot haetseumnida.
Oh, the fees... To be honest, I didn't think to check that.
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C μ λ κ·Έλ κ² λͺ λ² λΉν΄ λ΄€μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλλ μμ° μ¨λ μ΄ λ λμ μ€λ₯΄λ μ΄μλ₯Ό μ λ²ν ¨ λ΄μ ¨μΌλ, μ΄λ² μΌλ μ’μ 곡λΆκ° λ κ²λλ€.
Jeodo geureoke myeot beon danghae bwatseumnida. Geuraedo Seoyeon ssineun i nyeon dongan oreuneun ijareul jal beotyeo naesyeosseuni, ibeon ildo joeun gongbuga doel geomnida.
I've been caught out like that a few times myself. Still, you've held out against rising interest for two years, so this will be a good lesson too.
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A μ¬μ₯λκ»μλ μ΄ μ΄λ €μ΄ μκΈ°λ₯Ό μ΄λ»κ² 견λ λ΄κ³ κ³μλκΉ?
Sajangnimkkeseoneun i eoryeoun sigireul eotteoke gyeondyeo naego gyesimnikka?
And how are you getting through these hard times, Mr. Park?
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C λ©λ΄λ₯Ό λ°μΌλ‘ μ€μ΄κ³ , μ¬λ£λ μλ²½ μμ₯μμ μ§μ μ¬ μ΅λλ€. μ§κΈμ λ²ν°λ κ² μ΅μ μ λλ€.
Menyureul baneuro jurigo, jaeryoneun saebyeok sijangeseo jikjeop sa omnida. Jigeumeun beotineun ge choeseonimnida.
I've cut my menu in half, and I buy ingredients myself at the market at dawn. Right now, holding on is the best I can do.
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A λ€, λ¬Όκ°λ κΈλ¦¬λ μ½μ§ μμ μκΈ°μ λλ€. λμΌλ‘ λ° μ¬μ₯λ, μμ²μλΆλ€κ» ν λ§μ λΆνλ립λλ€.
Ne, mulgado geumnido swipji aneun sigiimnida. Kkeuteuro bak sajangnim, sicheongjabundeulkke han malsseum butakdeurimnida.
Yes, these are difficult times for both prices and rates. Finally, Mr. Park, a word for our viewers?
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C κΉμΉμ°κ° κ°μ μμ§ κ·Έλλ‘μ λλ€. μ μ²λΌ λ²ν°κ³ μλ λλ€ κ°κ²λ€, λ§μ΄ μ°Ύμ μ£Όμμμ€.
Gimchijjigae gapseun ajik geudaeroimnida. Jeocheoreom beotigo inneun dongne gagedeul, mani chaja jusipsio.
My kimchi stew is still the same price. Please support the neighbourhood shops that are holding on, like mine.
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