Day 133: A Walker for Grandpa

Dialogue

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   B 어서 오세요. 찾으시는 거 있으세요?

   Eoseo oseyo. Chajeusineun geo isseuseyo?

   Welcome. Are you looking for something?

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   A 할아버지가 쓰실 보행기를 좀 보려고요. 요양 보험이 된다기에 왔어요.

   Harabeojiga sseusil bohaenggireul jom boryeogoyo. Yoyang boheomi doendagie wasseoyo.

   I'd like to look at walkers for my grandfather. I heard the care insurance covers them, so I came in.

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   B 네, 복지용구로 사실 수 있어요. 할아버지께서 장기요양 등급을 받으셨어요?

   Ne, bokjiyongguro sasil su isseoyo. Harabeojikkeseo janggiyoyang deunggeubeul badeusyeosseoyo?

   Yes, you can buy one as a welfare aid. Has your grandfather been given a long-term care grade?

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   A 등급이요? 그런 게 있어요? 그냥 연세가 많으시면 되는 줄 알았어요.

   Deunggeubiyo? Geureon ge isseoyo? Geunyang yeonsega maneusimyeon doeneun jul arasseoyo.

   A grade? There's such a thing? I thought being elderly was enough.

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   B 아니에요. 건강보험공단에서 조사를 해서 일 등급부터 오 등급까지 판정을 받으셔야 해요. 등급이 나오면 지원을 받아서 가격의 십오 퍼센트만 내시면 되고요.

   Anieyo. Geongangboheomgongdaneseo josareul haeseo il deunggeupbuteo o deunggeupkkaji panjeongeul badeusyeoya haeyo. Deunggeubi naomyeon jiwoneul badaseo gagyeogui sibo peosenteuman naesimyeon doegoyo.

   No. The National Health Insurance Service has to assess him and give him a grade from one to five. Once he has a grade, the subsidy means you only pay fifteen percent of the price.

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   A 아... 할아버지가 지난달에 넘어지신 뒤로 걷는 걸 무서워하셔서 급하게 알아보고 온 거거든요.

   A... harabeojiga jinandare neomeojisin dwiro geonneun geol museowohasyeoseo geupage arabogo on geogeodeunyo.

   Oh... My grandfather's been afraid of walking since he fell last month, so I looked into it in a hurry.

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   B 많이 놀라셨겠네요. 다리 힘이 약해지신 어르신들은 한 번 넘어지시면 겁을 많이 내세요. 지금은 걸으실 때 어떠세요?

   Mani nollasyeotgenneyo. Dari himi yakaejisin eoreusindeureun han beon neomeojisimyeon geobeul mani naeseyo. Jigeumeun georeusil ttae eotteoseyo?

   He must have had quite a fright. When older people's legs get weak, one fall makes them very nervous. How does he manage walking now?

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   A 집 안에서는 벽을 짚고 다니시는데, 밖에는 거의 안 나가세요.

   Jip aneseoneun byeogeul jipgo danisineunde, bakkeneun geoui an nagaseyo.

   At home he gets around by holding on to the walls, but he hardly goes out.

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   B 그럼 등급 신청은 꼭 하세요. 다만 결과가 나오기까지 한 달쯤 걸려요.

   Geureom deunggeup sincheongeun kkok haseyo. Daman gyeolgwaga naogikkaji han daljjeum geollyeoyo.

   Then definitely apply for a grade. But it takes about a month for the result to come through.

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    A 한 달이나요? 그동안은 그냥 기다려야 돼요?

    Han darinayo? Geudonganeun geunyang gidaryeoya dwaeyo?

    A whole month? Do we just have to wait until then?

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    B 그래서 드리는 말씀인데, 바로 사지 마시고 먼저 대여를 해 보세요. 저희 가게는 한 달에 이만 원이고, 동네 보건소에서 무료로 빌려주기도 해요.

    Geuraeseo deurineun malsseuminde, baro saji masigo meonjeo daeyeoreul hae boseyo. Jeohui gageneun han dare iman wonigo, dongne bogeonsoeseo muryoro billyeojugido haeyo.

    That's why I'm saying this: don't buy one straight away, rent one first. Our shop charges twenty thousand won a month, and some local health centres lend them for free.

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    A 빌리는 것도 돼요? 그냥 하나 사는 게 편하지 않아요?

    Billineun geotdo dwaeyo? Geunyang hana saneun ge pyeonhaji anayo?

    You can rent them too? Wouldn't it be easier to just buy one?

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    B 보행기는 사 가셔도 안 쓰시는 어르신이 정말 많아요. 가족들이 비싼 걸로 사 드렸음에도 불구하고 창고에 넣어 두시는 경우도 흔하고요.

    Bohaenggineun sa gasyeodo an sseusineun eoreusini jeongmal manayo. Gajokdeuri bissan geollo sa deuryeosseumedo bulguhago changgoe neoeo dusineun gyeongudo heunhagoyo.

    Lots of older people never use a walker once it's bought. It's common for them to stick it in storage even though the family bought them an expensive one.

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    A 왜요?

    Waeyo?

    Why?

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    B 키에 안 맞거나 너무 무겁거나, 아니면 남 보기 창피하다고 싫어하시거든요.

    Kie an matgeona neomu mugeopgeona, animyeon nam bogi changpihadago sireohasigeodeunyo.

    It doesn't fit their height, or it's too heavy, or they don't like being seen with one.

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    A 저희 할아버지가 딱 그러실 것 같아요. 지팡이도 창피하다고 안 쓰세요.

    Jeohui harabeojiga ttak geureosil geot gatayo. Jipangido changpihadago an sseuseyo.

    That sounds exactly like my grandfather. He won't even use a cane because he's embarrassed.

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    B 그럼 더더욱 써 보시고 정하세요. 그사이에 등급이 나오면 그때 맞는 걸로 사시면 되고요. 비용도 훨씬 줄어요.

    Geureom deodeouk sseo bosigo jeonghaseyo. Geusaie deunggeubi naomyeon geuttae manneun geollo sasimyeon doegoyo. Biyongdo hwolssin jureoyo.

    All the more reason to try one before you decide. If the grade comes through in the meantime, you can buy one that suits him then. It'll cost much less, too.

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    A 좋네요. 그럼 제일 가볍고 무난한 걸로 빌려 갈게요. 높이 조절도 되죠?

    Jonneyo. Geureom jeil gabyeopgo munanhan geollo billyeo galgeyo. Nopi jojeoldo doejyo?

    Sounds good. Then I'll rent the lightest, simplest one. The height's adjustable, right?

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    B 그럼요. 할아버지 손목 높이에 맞추시면 걸으실 때 안정감이 있어요. 여기 서류에 연락처만 적어 주세요.

    Geureomyo. Harabeoji sonmok nopie matchusimyeon georeusil ttae anjeonggami isseoyo. Yeogi seoryue yeollakcheoman jeogeo juseyo.

    Of course. Set it to your grandfather's wrist height and he'll feel steady when he walks. Just write your contact details on this form.

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