Day 155 of 160

Day 155: The Stationery Shop's Last Month

At an old stationery shop near a new subway station, Minjun (B), a boy who shops there all the time, notices a sign on the door and asks Mr. Choi (A), the shopkeeper, about it.

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Dialogue

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  1. B 아저씨, μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”! 샀프심 μ‚¬λŸ¬ μ™”μ–΄μš”. 근데 문에 뢙은 μ’…μ΄λŠ” λ­μ˜ˆμš”?

    Ajeossi, annyeonghaseyo! Syapeusim sareo wasseoyo. Geunde mune buteun jongineun mwoyeyo?

    Hi, Mr. Choi! I came to buy pencil leads. But what's that paper on the door?

  2. A μ•„, 민쀀이 μ™”κ΅¬λ‚˜. κ·Έκ±° λ΄€μ–΄? 아저씨 κ°€κ²Œκ°€ 이달 λ§κΉŒμ§€λ§Œ 문을 μ—΄μ–΄.

    A, Minjuni watguna. Geugeo bwasseo? Ajeossi gagega idal malkkajiman muneul yeoreo.

    Oh, Minjun, it's you. You saw that? My shop's only open until the end of this month.

  3. B λ„€? 문을 λ‹«λŠ”λ‹€κ³ μš”? μ™œμš”? μž₯사가 μ•ˆ λΌμš”?

    Ne? Muneul danneundagoyo? Waeyo? Jangsaga an dwaeyo?

    What? You're closing? Why? Is business bad?

  4. A μ†λ‹˜μ€ μ—¬μ „ν•œλ° μ›”μ„Έκ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ˜¬λžμ–΄. 역이 생기고 λ‚˜μ„œ 이 거리 μ›”μ„Έκ°€ 두 λ°° κ°€κΉŒμ΄ λ›°μ—ˆκ±°λ“ .

    Sonnimeun yeojeonhande wolsega neomu ollasseo. Yeogi saenggigo naseo i geori wolsega du bae gakkai ttwieotgeodeun.

    I've got as many customers as ever, but the rent's gone up too much. Since the station opened, rents on this street have nearly doubled.

  5. B μ§€ν•˜μ² μ—­μ΄ μƒκ²¨μ„œ 쒋은 κ±° μ•„λ‹ˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”? μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” 이제 νŽΈν•΄μ‘Œλ‹€κ³  ν•˜μ…¨λŠ”λ°μš”.

    Jihacheollyeogi saenggyeoseo joeun geo anieosseoyo? Eommaneun ije pyeonhaejyeotdago hasyeonneundeyo.

    Wasn't it good that the subway station came? My mom said things are easier now.

  6. A λ‹€λ‹ˆκΈ°λŠ” νŽΈν•΄μ‘Œμ§€. 그런데 μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ 많이 λ‹€λ‹ˆλ‹ˆκΉŒ 건물 주인듀이 μ›”μ„Έλ₯Ό 올린 κ±°μ•Ό. 아저씨 같은 μž‘μ€ κ°€κ²ŒλŠ” 버티기가 어렡지.

    Danigineun pyeonhaejyeotji. Geureonde sarami mani daninikka geonmul juindeuri wolsereul ollin geoya. Ajeossi gateun jageun gageneun beotigiga eoryeopji.

    Getting around is easier, sure. But with more people around, the building owners raised the rent. It's hard for small shops like mine to hang on.

  7. B 그럼 μ—¬κΈ°μ—λŠ” 뭐가 λ“€μ–΄μ™€μš”?

    Geureom yeogieneun mwoga deureowayo?

    Then what's coming in here?

  8. A 컀피 체인점이 λ“€μ–΄μ˜¨λŒ€. μš”μ¦˜ 이 골λͺ©μ— μΉ΄νŽ˜κ°€ 쀄쀄이 μƒκΈ°μž–μ•„.

    Keopi cheinjeomi deureoondae. Yojeum i golmoge kapega juljuri saenggijana.

    A chain cafΓ©, I hear. CafΓ©s keep popping up one after another in this alley these days.

  9. B 또 μΉ΄νŽ˜μš”? μ €λŠ” 컀피도 μ•ˆ λ§ˆμ‹œλŠ”λ°μš”. 이제 쀀비물은 μ–΄λ””μ„œ μ‚¬μš”?

    Tto kapeyo? Jeoneun keopido an masineundeyo. Ije junbimureun eodiseo sayo?

    Another cafΓ©? I don't even drink coffee. Where am I supposed to buy my school supplies now?

  10. A λ―Έμ•ˆν•˜λ‹€. λ„ˆν¬λ“€ν•œν…Œ 미리 λ§ν•œλ‹€λŠ” 것이 μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ λŠ¦μ—ˆλ„€. 괜히 μ„œκΈ€νΌμ„œ 자꾸 λ―Έλ€˜μ–΄.

    Mianhada. Neohuideulhante miri malhandaneun geosi ireoke neujeonne. Gwaenhi seogeulpeoseo jakku mirwosseo.

    I'm sorry. I meant to tell you kids sooner, and now it's this late. It made me sad, so I kept putting it off.

  11. B μ‚Όμ‹­ λ…„ λ™μ•ˆ ν•˜μ‹  κ°€κ²Œμž–μ•„μš”. 아빠도 어릴 λ•Œ μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ 딱지λ₯Ό 샀닀고 ν•˜μ…¨μ–΄μš”.

    Samsip nyeon dongan hasin gagejanayo. Appado eoril ttae yeogiseo ttakjireul satdago hasyeosseoyo.

    You've run this shop for thirty years. My dad said he bought ddakji cards here when he was little too.

  12. A λ„€ μ•„λΉ κ°€ μ€€ν˜Έμ˜€μ§€? κ·Έ 녀석이 우리 κ°€κ²Œμ—μ„œ 딱지λ₯Ό 제일 많이 사 κ°”μ–΄.

    Ne appaga Junhoyeotji? Geu nyeoseogi uri gageeseo ttakjireul jeil mani sa gasseo.

    Your dad's Junho, right? That rascal bought more ddakji here than anyone.

  13. B 아저씨, 그럼 μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ„œλͺ…을 λ°›μœΌλ©΄ μ–΄λ•Œμš”? 학ꡐ μΉœκ΅¬λ“€μ΄λž‘ 동넀 μ‚¬λžŒλ“€ν•œν…Œμš”. κ°€κ²Œκ°€ 없어지면 μ•ˆ λœλ‹€κ³ μš”.

    Ajeossi, geureom uriga seomyeongeul badeumyeon eottaeyo? Hakgyo chingudeurirang dongne saramdeulhanteyo. Gagega eopseojimyeon an doendagoyo.

    Mr. Choi, what if we collect signatures? From my school friends and people in the neighbourhood. Saying the shop mustn't close.

  14. A μ„œλͺ…? 마음이 λ­‰ν΄ν•˜κ΅¬λ‚˜. 그런데 μ›”μ„ΈλŠ” 건물 주인이 μ •ν•˜λŠ” κ±°λΌμ„œ, μ„œλͺ…을 받아도 λ°”λ€ŒκΈ°λŠ” μ–΄λ €μšΈ κ±°μ•Ό.

    Seomyeong? Maeumi mungkeulhaguna. Geureonde wolseneun geonmul juini jeonghaneun georaseo, seomyeongeul badado bakkwigineun eoryeoul geoya.

    Signatures? That touches my heart. But the rent is up to the building owner, so even with signatures it probably won't change.

  15. B κ·Έλž˜λ„ ν•΄ 보고 μ‹Άμ–΄μš”. ꡬ청에 λ‚΄λ©΄ λˆ„κ°€ 도와쀄 μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμž–μ•„μš”. 우리 반 μ• λ“€ λ‹€ μ—¬κΈ° λ‹¨κ³¨μ΄μ—μš”.

    Geuraedo hae bogo sipeoyo. Gucheonge naemyeon nuga dowajul sudo itjanayo. Uri ban aedeul da yeogi dangorieyo.

    I still want to try. If we send it to the district office, someone might help. Everyone in my class is a regular here.

  16. A ν—ˆν—ˆ, 우리 민쀀이 μ°Έ λŒ€κ²¬ν•˜κ΅¬λ‚˜. 사싀 κ΅¬μ²­μ—μ„œλ„ 였래된 κ°€κ²Œλ₯Ό λ„μšΈ 방법을 μ•Œμ•„λ³΄κ³  μžˆλ‹€κ³  ν•˜λ”λΌ.

    Heoheo, uri Minjuni cham daegyeonhaguna. Sasil gucheongeseodo oraedoen gagereul doul bangbeobeul arabogo itdago hadeora.

    Ha, I'm proud of you, Minjun. Actually, I heard the district office is looking into ways to help old shops too.

  17. B κ±° λ΄μš”! 그럼 μ„œλͺ…도 같이 λ‚΄λ©΄ μ’‹μž–μ•„μš”.

    Geo bwayo! Geureom seomyeongdo gachi naemyeon jochanayo.

    See! Then it'd be good to send in signatures too.

  18. A 그래, ν•΄ 보자. κ²°κ³ΌλŠ” μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 될지 λͺ¨λ₯΄μ§€λ§Œ. μ„€λ Ή 이 κ°€κ²ŒλŠ” μ—†μ–΄μ§ˆμ§€λΌλ„, λ„ˆν¬κ°€ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 마음 써 μ€€ 건 평생 간직할 κ±°λ‹€.

    Geurae, hae boja. Gyeolgwaneun eotteoke doelji moreujiman. Seollyeong i gageneun eopseojiljirado, neohuiga ireoke maeum sseo jun geon pyeongsaeng ganjikal geoda.

    All right, let's try. I don't know how it'll turn out. Even if this shop disappears, I'll treasure how much you kids cared for the rest of my life.

  19. B 없어지면 μ•ˆ λΌμš”. 그리고 λ§Œμ•½μ— 문을 닫아도 λ‹€λ₯Έ λ°μ„œ λ‹€μ‹œ μ—¬μ‹€ κ±°μ£ ?

    Eopseojimyeon an dwaeyo. Geurigo manyage muneul dadado dareun deseo dasi yeosil geojyo?

    It can't disappear. And even if you close, you'll open again somewhere else, right?

  20. A μ•ˆ κ·Έλž˜λ„ μ—­μ—μ„œ μ’€ λ¨Ό μ˜›λ‚  골λͺ©μ— μž‘μ€ 자리λ₯Ό μ•Œμ•„λ³΄λŠ” 쀑이야. κ°€κ²ŒλŠ” μž‘μ•„μ§ˆμ§€λΌλ„ 문ꡬ점은 계속할 κ±°λ‹€.

    An geuraedo yeogeseo jom meon yennal golmoge jageun jarireul araboneun jungiya. Gageneun jagajiljirado mungujeomeun gyesokal geoda.

    As a matter of fact, I'm looking at a small spot in the old alley a bit farther from the station. Even if the shop gets smaller, I'm going to keep running a stationery shop.

  21. B μ§„μ§œμš”? 그럼 μ„œλͺ… 받을 λ•Œ μƒˆ κ°€κ²Œλ„ 같이 μ•Œλ¦΄κ²Œμš”. 그리고 샀프심도 μ£Όμ„Έμš”!

    Jinjjayo? Geureom seomyeong badeul ttae sae gagedo gachi allilgeyo. Geurigo Syapeusimdo juseyo!

    Really? Then when I collect signatures, I'll tell everyone about the new shop too. And I'll take the pencil leads, please!

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