Day 116: Bargaining Over Chuseok Cooking

Dialogue

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   A 어머니, 이번 추석 음식 장만 말인데요. 올해는 전을 좀 사서 하면 어떨까요?

   Eomeoni, ibeon chuseok eumsik jangman marindeyo. Olhaeneun jeoneul jom saseo hamyeon eotteolkkayo?

   Mother, about preparing the Chuseok food this year. What if we bought the jeon this time?

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   B 전을 산다고요? 차례상에 사 온 전을 올려요?

   Jeoneul sandagoyo? Charyesange sa on jeoneul ollyeoyo?

   Buy the jeon? You mean put shop-bought jeon on the ancestral table?

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   A 요즘은 반찬 가게에서도 정성껏 부쳐서 팔아요. 맛도 집에서 한 거랑 거의 똑같고요.

   Yojeumeun banchan gageeseodo jeongseongkkeot buchyeoseo parayo. Matdo jibeseo han georang geoui ttokgatgoyo.

   Side-dish shops make it with real care these days. It tastes almost the same as homemade, too.

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   B 맛이야 비슷하겠지만, 조상님 드시는 음식인데 좀 그렇네요.

   Masiya biseutagetjiman, josangnim deusineun eumsiginde jom geureonneyo.

   It may taste similar, but it's food for the ancestors. It doesn't sit right with me.

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   A 작년에 제가 전을 부치는 동시에 탕국까지 끓이느라 허리가 끊어지는 줄 알았어요. 어머니도 무릎이 안 좋으시잖아요.

   Jangnyeone jega jeoneul buchineun dongsie tanggukkkaji kkeurineura heoriga kkeuneojineun jul arasseoyo. Eomeonido mureupi an joeusijanayo.

   Last year I was frying jeon and making the soup at the same time, and I thought my back would break. And your knees aren't good either.

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   B 그건 그래요. 나도 요즘은 한 시간만 서 있어도 다리가 저려요.

   Geugeon geuraeyo. Nado yojeumeun han siganman seo isseodo dariga jeoryeoyo.

   That's true. These days my legs go numb if I stand for just an hour.

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   A 게다가 뉴스 보니까 물가가 오르는 가운데 차례 상차림 비용이 삼십만 원을 넘었대요. 전은 사 오는 거나 재료 사서 직접 하는 거나 값이 별 차이 없더라고요.

   Gedaga nyuseu bonikka mulgaga oreuneun gaunde charye sangcharim biyongi samsimman woneul neomeotdaeyo. Jeoneun sa oneun geona jaeryo saseo jikjeop haneun geona gapsi byeol chai eopdeoragoyo.

   Plus, the news said that with prices rising, the cost of an ancestral table has passed three hundred thousand won. Buying the jeon costs about the same as making it ourselves.

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   B 그래도 동그랑땡은 집에서 한 거 아니면 우리 아들이 손도 안 대잖아요.

   Geuraedo donggeurangttaengeun jibeseo han geo animyeon uri adeuri sondo an daejanayo.

   Still, my son won't touch the meat patties unless they're homemade.

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   A 그럼 동그랑땡만 집에서 하고, 동태전이랑 꼬치전은 사는 걸로 해요.

   Geureom donggeurangttaengman jibeseo hago, dongtaejeonirang kkochijeoneun saneun geollo haeyo.

   Then let's make just the meat patties at home and buy the fish and skewer jeon.

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    B 가게는 알아봤어요? 추석 전에는 주문이 밀려서 금방 마감될 텐데요.

    Gageneun arabwasseoyo? Chuseok jeoneneun jumuni millyeoseo geumbang magamdoel tendeyo.

    Have you looked into shops? Orders pile up before Chuseok, so they'll stop taking them soon.

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    A 그게... 사실 지난주에 미리 주문한다는 것이 깜빡했어요. 어제 전화해 보니까 벌써 마감됐대요.

    Geuge... sasil jinanjue miri jumunhandaneun geosi kkamppakaesseoyo. Eoje jeonhwahae bonikka beolsseo magamdwaetdaeyo.

    Well... Actually, I meant to order early last week, but it slipped my mind. When I called yesterday, they'd already stopped taking orders.

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    B 어머, 그럼 어떡해요?

    Eomeo, geureom eotteokaeyo?

    Oh dear, so what now?

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    A 그래서 다른 가게를 두 군데 더 찾아 놨어요. 한 곳은 오늘까지 주문을 받는대요.

    Geuraeseo dareun gagereul du gunde deo chaja nwasseoyo. Han goseun oneulkkaji jumuneul banneundaeyo.

    So I found two other shops. One of them is taking orders until today.

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    B 그럼 지금 당장 전화해요. 이번에는 내가 옆에서 지켜볼게요.

    Geureom jigeum dangjang jeonhwahaeyo. Ibeoneneun naega yeopeseo jikyeobolgeyo.

    Then call right now. This time I'll sit here and watch you do it.

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    A 네, 지금 할게요. 대신 송편은 어머니랑 같이 빚고 싶어요. 애들도 좋아하고요.

    Ne, jigeum halgeyo. Daesin songpyeoneun eomeonirang gachi bitgo sipeoyo. Aedeuldo joahagoyo.

    Okay, I'll do it now. But I'd like to make the songpyeon with you. The kids love that too.

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    B 송편은 당연히 같이 빚어요. 그거라도 해야 명절 기분이 나죠.

    Songpyeoneun dangyeonhi gachi bijeoyo. Geugeorado haeya myeongjeol gibuni najyo.

    Of course we'll make songpyeon together. It doesn't feel like a holiday without that.

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    A 그리고 나물은 제가 전날 와서 무칠게요. 어머니는 앉아서 간만 봐 주세요.

    Geurigo namureun jega jeonnal waseo muchilgeyo. Eomeonineun anjaseo ganman bwa juseyo.

    And I'll come the day before and do the seasoned greens. You just sit and taste for seasoning.

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    B 부담 덜어 주려는 마음은 고마워요. 사실 나도 해마다 명절이 다가오면 부담감에 잠이 잘 안 왔어요.

    Budam deoreo juryeoneun maeumeun gomawoyo. Sasil nado haemada myeongjeori dagaomyeon budamgame jami jal an wasseoyo.

    Thank you for trying to take the load off me. Truth is, every year as the holidays got closer, the pressure kept me up at night too.

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    A 어머니도요? 진즉에 말씀하시지 그러셨어요. 앞으로는 좀 간소하게 해요.

    Eomeonidoyo? Jinjeuge malsseumhasiji geureosyeosseoyo. Apeuroneun jom gansohage haeyo.

    You too? You should have said so sooner. From now on, let's keep it simpler.

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    B 며느리 앞에서 힘들다고 하기가 쉽지 않잖아요. 시어머니 체면도 있고요.

    Myeoneuri apeseo himdeuldago hagiga swipji anchanayo. Sieomeoni chemyeondo itgoyo.

    It's not easy to admit you're struggling in front of your daughter-in-law. A mother-in-law has her pride, too.

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