Day 130: Grandma's Family in the North

Dialogue

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   C 할머니, 역사 숙제 때문에 여쭤볼 게 있어요. 한국 전쟁을 겪은 가족 이야기를 인터뷰해 오래요.

   Halmeoni, yeoksa sukje ttaemune yeojjwobol ge isseoyo. Hanguk jeonjaengeul gyeokkeun gajok iyagireul inteobyuhae oraeyo.

   Grandma, I need to ask you something for my history homework. We have to interview a family member who lived through the Korean War.

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   A 전쟁 얘기? 그걸 뭐 하러 들어. 다 지난 일이야.

   Jeonjaeng yaegi? Geugeol mwo hareo deureo. Da jinan iriya.

   The war? What do you want to hear about that for? It's all in the past.

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   B 어머니, 사실 저도 제대로 들은 적이 없어요. 고향이 북한 황해도라고만 들었어요.

   Eomeoni, sasil jeodo jedaero deureun jeogi eopseoyo. Gohyangi Bukhan Hwanghaedoragoman deureosseoyo.

   Mother, actually I've never heard the whole story either. All I know is that you're from Hwanghae Province in the North.

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   A 그래, 황해도 연안이야. 바다가 가까워서 겨울이면 굴을 따 먹던 데지.

   Geurae, Hwanghaedo yeonaniya. Badaga gakkawoseo gyeourimyeon gureul tta meokdeon deji.

   That's right, Yeonan in Hwanghae. It was near the sea, so in winter we'd gather oysters to eat.

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   C 할머니는 그때 몇 살이셨어요?

   Halmeonineun geuttae myeot sarisyeosseoyo?

   How old were you then, Grandma?

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   A 일곱 살. 온 나라가 전쟁터였지. 일사 후퇴 때 아버지랑 나만 먼저 배를 타고 남쪽으로 내려왔어. 엄마랑 오빠 둘은 며칠 뒤에 따라온다고 했는데...

   Ilgop sal. On naraga jeonjaengteoyeotji. Ilsa hutoe ttae abeojirang naman meonjeo baereul tago namjjogeuro naeryeowasseo. Eommarang oppa dureun myeochil dwie ttaraondago haenneunde...

   Seven. The whole country was a battlefield. During the January Fourth Retreat, only my father and I went south first by boat. My mother and my two older brothers said they'd follow a few days later, but...

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   C 그럼 나머지 가족은요?

   Geureom nameoji gajogeunyo?

   So what happened to the rest of the family?

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   A 그게 마지막이었어. 그 뒤로 칠십 년 넘게 소식 한 번 못 들었어.

   Geuge majimagieosseo. Geu dwiro chilsip nyeon neomge sosik han beon mot deureosseo.

   That was the last time. In over seventy years since, I've never heard a word.

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   B 어머니... 그 얘기를 왜 여태 안 하셨어요? 혼자 얼마나 애타셨을까요.

   Eomeoni... geu yaegireul wae yeotae an hasyeosseoyo? Honja eolmana aetasyeosseulkkayo.

   Mother... Why didn't you ever tell us? You must have been so anguished, all alone.

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    A 말해 봤자 뭐 하니. 애들 할아버지한테만 생전에 한 번 했지. 가슴에 묻어 두는 게 편했어.

    Malhae bwatja mwo hani. Aedeul harabeojihanteman saengjeone han beon haetji. Gaseume mudeo duneun ge pyeonhaesseo.

    What good would telling do? I only ever told my husband, just once, before he passed. It was easier to keep it buried in my heart.

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    C 할머니, 이산가족 찾기 신청은 해 보셨어요? 뉴스에서 상봉하는 거 봤어요.

    Halmeoni, isangajok chatgi sincheongeun hae bosyeosseoyo? Nyuseueseo sangbonghaneun geo bwasseoyo.

    Grandma, have you ever applied to find separated family? I've seen the reunions on the news.

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    A 신청한다는 것이 벌써 몇 년이 지났어. 서류를 받아 놓고도 손이 안 가더라.

    Sincheonghandaneun geosi beolsseo myeot nyeoni jinasseo. Seoryureul bada nokodo soni an gadeora.

    I meant to apply, and years have gone by. I got the forms, but I couldn't bring myself to fill them in.

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    B 왜요, 어머니?

    Waeyo, eomeoni?

    Why, Mother?

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    A 무서워서 그랬지. 찾았는데 다 돌아가셨다고 하면 그걸 어떻게 들어.

    Museowoseo geuraetji. Chajanneunde da doragasyeotdago hamyeon geugeol eotteoke deureo.

    Because I was scared. If they found them and told me they'd all passed away, how could I bear to hear it?

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    B 그 마음 알아요. 살아 계실 가능성은 낮을 테지만, 어머니 조카들 근황이라도 알 수 있잖아요.

    Geu maeum arayo. Sara gyesil ganeungseongeun najeul tejiman, eomeoni jokadeul geunhwangirado al su itjanayo.

    I understand. The chances they're still alive may be slim, but you might at least hear how your nephews and nieces are doing.

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    C 요즘은 유전자 검사도 미리 해 둘 수 있대요. 나중에 자손들끼리라도 찾을 수 있게요.

    Yojeumeun yujeonja geomsado miri hae dul su itdaeyo. Najunge jasondeulkkirirado chajeul su itgeyo.

    They say you can even do a DNA test in advance now. So that at least the descendants can find each other later.

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    A 그런 것도 있어? 별게 다 있구나.

    Geureon geotdo isseo? Byeolge da itguna.

    There's such a thing? They have everything these days.

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    B 신청서는 제가 대신 써 드릴게요. 어머니는 기억나시는 것만 말씀해 주세요.

    Sincheongseoneun jega daesin sseo deurilgeyo. Eomeonineun gieongnasineun geonman malsseumhae juseyo.

    I'll fill in the application for you. Just tell me whatever you remember.

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    C 저도 숙제 끝나도 계속 도울게요. 한반도 지도에서 할머니 고향도 찾아볼게요.

    Jeodo sukje kkeunnado gyesok doulgeyo. Hanbando jidoeseo halmeoni gohyangdo chajabolgeyo.

    I'll keep helping even after my homework's done. I'll find your hometown on a map of the peninsula, too.

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    A 그래... 그럼 오빠들 이름부터 적어라. 큰오빠가 박정수, 작은오빠가 박정호야.

    Geurae... geureom oppadeul ireumbuteo jeogeora. Keunoppaga Bakjeongsu, jageunoppaga bakjeonghoya.

    All right... Then write down my brothers' names first. The older one was Park Jungsu, the younger one Park Jungho.

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