Day 14: Glasses at Seven

Dialogue

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   C 엄마, 의사 선생님이 뭐래? 나 눈 아픈 거야?

   Eomma, uisa seonsaengnimi mworae? Na nun apeun geoya?

   Mom, what did the doctor say? Is something wrong with my eyes?

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   A 아픈 건 아니야. 서아 눈이 가까운 건 잘 보는데 먼 건 잘 못 본대. 그걸 근시라고 해.

   Apeun geon aniya. Seoa nuni gakkaun geon jal boneunde meon geon jal mot bondae. Geugeol geunsirago hae.

   Nothing's wrong exactly. Your eyes see things up close fine, but not things far away. That's called being short-sighted.

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   C 아, 그래서 칠판 글씨가 흐릿하게 보였구나. 나는 칠판이 더러운 줄 알았어.

   A, geuraeseo chilpan geulssiga heuritage boyeotguna. Naneun chilpani deoreoun jul arasseo.

   Oh, so that's why the writing on the board looked blurry. I thought the board was dirty.

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   B 맞아. 그래서 안경을 쓰는 게 좋겠대. 안 쓰면 눈이 쉽게 피곤해질뿐더러 시력이 더 빨리 나빠질 수도 있대.

   Maja. Geuraeseo angyeongeul sseuneun ge joketdae. An sseumyeon nuni swipge pigonhaejilppundeoreo siryeogi deo ppalli nappajil sudo itdae.

   That's right. So the doctor thinks you should wear glasses. Without them, your eyes will get tired easily, and your eyesight could get worse faster too.

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   C 싫어! 안경 쓰면 친구들이 엄청 놀릴 거야. 우리 반에 안경 쓴 애는 한 명도 없어!

   Sireo! Angyeong sseumyeon chingudeuri eomcheong nollil geoya. Uri bane angyeong sseun aeneun han myeongdo eopseo!

   No! My friends will tease me like crazy if I wear glasses. Nobody in my class wears glasses!

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   A 요즘은 안경 쓴 친구들 많아. 그리고 의사 선생님이 태블릿은 하루에 딱 삼십 분만 보래. 석 달마다 검진도 받고.

   Yojeumeun angyeong sseun chingudeul mana. Geurigo uisa seonsaengnimi Taebeulliseun harue ttak samsip bunman borae. Seok dalmada geomjindo batgo.

   Lots of kids wear glasses these days. And the doctor said just thirty minutes of tablet a day. And a check-up every three months.

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   C 삼십 분? 지금은 한 시간 보잖아! 안경도 쓰고 태블릿도 줄이라니, 이건 너무해.

   Samsip bun? Jigeumeun han sigan bojana! Angyeongdo sseugo Taebeullitdo jurirani, igeon neomuhae.

   Thirty minutes? I get an hour now! Glasses and less tablet? That's so unfair.

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   B 화면을 가까이서 장시간 보면 눈이 나빠질뿐더러 잠도 잘 안 와. 서아 요즘 늦게 자는 것도 그 때문일 거야.

   Hwamyeoneul gakkaiseo jangsigan bomyeon nuni nappajilppundeoreo jamdo jal an wa. Seoa yojeum neutge janeun geotdo geu ttaemunil geoya.

   Looking at a screen up close for a long time is bad for your eyes, and it makes it harder to fall asleep too. That's probably why you've been going to bed so late.

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   C 그래도 싫어. 안경 쓰면 얼굴이 이상해 보여.

   Geuraedo sireo. Angyeong sseumyeon eolguri isanghae boyeo.

   I still don't want to. Glasses make your face look weird.

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    A 그럼 주말에 안경점 가서 서아 마음에 드는 걸로 고르자. 분홍색 테도 있고 별 모양 테도 있대.

    Geureom jumare angyeongjeom gaseo seoa maeume deuneun geollo goreuja. Bunhongsaek tedo itgo byeol moyang tedo itdae.

    Then let's go to the optician's this weekend and pick the ones you like. They have pink frames and star-shaped ones too.

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    C ...그래도 우리 반에서 나만 쓰는 건 싫어.

    ...Geuraedo uri baneseo naman sseuneun geon sireo.

    ...But I still don't want to be the only one in my class with glasses.

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    B 서아야, 사실 아빠도 서아 나이 때 안경을 썼어. 일곱 살 때부터.

    Seoaya, sasil appado seoa nai ttae angyeongeul sseosseo. Ilgop sal ttaebuteo.

    Seoa, you know what? I wore glasses at your age too. From when I was seven.

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    C 진짜? 아빠가? 아빠 지금은 안경 안 쓰잖아.

    Jinjja? Appaga? Appa jigeumeun angyeong an sseujana.

    Really? You? But you don't wear glasses now.

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    B 어른이 돼서 수술을 받았거든. 할머니 댁에 가면 아빠 어릴 때 사진 있어. 동그란 안경 쓰고 앞니 빠진 사진.

    Eoreuni dwaeseo susureul badatgeodeun. Halmeoni daege gamyeon appa eoril ttae sajin isseo. Donggeuran angyeong sseugo amni ppajin sajin.

    I had surgery when I grew up. There's a photo of me as a kid at Grandma's house. Round glasses and a missing front tooth.

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    A 맞아, 엄마는 그 사진만 보면 아직도 웃음이 나. 얼마나 귀여운지 몰라.

    Maja, eommaneun geu sajinman bomyeon ajikdo useumi na. Eolmana gwiyeounji molla.

    That's right, that photo still makes me laugh every time. You have no idea how cute he was.

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    C 그럼 나도 동그란 안경 할래. 아빠랑 똑같이. 대신 태블릿은 사십 분만 보면 안 돼?

    Geureom nado donggeuran angyeong hallae. Apparang ttokgachi. Daesin Taebeulliseun sasip bunman bomyeon an dwae?

    Then I want round glasses too. Just like Dad's. But can't I have forty minutes of tablet instead?

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    B 하하, 그 협상은 다음 검진 결과 보고 다시 하자.

    Haha, geu hyeopsangeun daeum geomjin gyeolgwa bogo dasi haja.

    Ha, let's renegotiate that after your next check-up.

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