Day 158 of 160

Day 158: Overthinking a One-Word Reply

At a cafΓ©, Suji (A), who stayed up all night worrying about a text from her new boyfriend, shows it to her close friend Dahye (B).

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Dialogue

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  1. B μˆ˜μ§€μ•Ό, λ„ˆ 눈이 μ™œ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 퉁퉁 λΆ€μ—ˆμ–΄? μ–΄μ œ 잠 λͺ» μž€μ–΄?

    Sujiya, neo nuni wae ireoke tungtung bueosseo? Eoje jam mot jasseo?

    Suji, why are your eyes so puffy? Didn't you sleep last night?

  2. A 응, 거의 λͺ» μž€μ–΄. 이것 μ’€ 봐. λ―Όμˆ˜κ°€ 보낸 λ‹΅μž₯이야.

    Eung, geoui mot jasseo. Igeot jom bwa. Minsuga bonaen dapjangiya.

    Yeah, barely. Look at this. It's Minsu's reply.

  3. B μ–΄λ”” 봐. λ„€κ°€ 보낸 건 μ—„μ²­ 긴데... λ‹΅μž₯은 '응.' 이게 λ‹€μ•Ό?

    Eodi bwa. Nega bonaen geon eomcheong ginde... dapjangeun 'eung.' Ige daya?

    Let's see. What you sent is really long... and the reply is "Yeah." That's it?

  4. A κ·Έλ ‡λ‹€λ‹ˆκΉŒ. 주말에 뭐 ν•˜κ³  싢은지 정성껏 λ¬Όμ–΄λ΄€λŠ”λ° λ”± ν•œ κΈ€μžμ•Ό. λ‚˜ν•œν…Œ 마음이 식은 κ±° μ•„λ‹κΉŒ?

    Geureotanikka. Jumare mwo hago sipeunji jeongseongkkeot mureobwanneunde ttak han geuljaya. Nahante maeumi sigeun geo anilkka?

    That's what I'm saying. I put real thought into asking what he wanted to do this weekend, and he sent one syllable. Do you think he's losing interest?

  5. B μ„€λ§ˆ 문자 ν•˜λ‚˜λ₯Ό 가지고 λ°€μƒˆ κ³ λ―Όν•œ κ±°μ•Ό?

    Seolma munja hanareul gajigo bamsae gominhan geoya?

    Wait, you lost a whole night's sleep over one text?

  6. A ν•˜λ‚˜κ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆμ•Ό. μš”μ¦˜ λ‹΅μž₯이 μ „μ²΄μ μœΌλ‘œ μ§§μ•„μ‘Œμ–΄. μ²˜μŒμ—λŠ” 이λͺ¨ν‹°μ½˜λ„ 막 λ³΄λƒˆλŠ”λ°.

    Hanaga aniya. Yojeum dapjangi jeonchejeogeuro jjalbajyeosseo. Cheoeumeneun imotikondo mak bonaenneunde.

    It's not just one. His replies have gotten shorter overall. At first he'd send emojis and everything.

  7. B 사귄 지 ν•œ 달 됐지? μ›λž˜ μ²˜μŒμ—λŠ” λ‹€λ“€ κ³Όν•˜κ²Œ μ‹ κ²½ μ“°λ‹€κ°€ νŽΈν•΄μ§€λ©΄ 짧아져. λ„€κ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ˜ˆλ―Όν•œ κ±°μ•Ό.

    Sagwin ji han dal dwaetji? Wollae cheoeumeneun dadeul gwahage singyeong sseudaga pyeonhaejimyeon jjalbajyeo. Nega neomu yeminhan geoya.

    You've been going out for a month, right? At first everyone tries too hard, and once they're comfortable the messages get shorter. You're being too sensitive.

  8. A λ¨Έλ¦¬λ‘œλŠ” μ•„λŠ”λ° 자꾸 μ΅œμ•…μ˜ 경우만 λ– μ˜¬λΌ. ν—€μ–΄μ§€μžκ³  ν•˜λ©΄ μ–΄λ–‘ν•˜μ§€, 이런 κ±°.

    Meorironeun aneunde jakku choeagui gyeonguman tteoolla. Heeojijago hamyeon eotteokaji, ireon geo.

    I know that in my head, but I keep imagining the worst. Like, what if he wants to break up.

  9. B 그게 μ‚¬λžŒ 심리야. 정보가 λΆ€μ‘±ν•˜λ©΄ λ‡Œκ°€ λΉˆμΉΈμ„ 제일 λ‚˜μœ μͺ½μœΌλ‘œ μ±„μš°κ±°λ“ . λ¬Έμžμ—λŠ” λ§νˆ¬λ„ ν‘œμ •λ„ μ—†μœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒ 더 그래.

    Geuge saram simniya. Jeongboga bujokamyeon noega binkaneul jeil nappeun jjogeuro chaeugeodeun. Munjaeneun maltudo pyojeongdo eopseunikka deo geurae.

    That's just psychology. When information's missing, your brain fills in the blanks with the worst possibility. Texts have no tone of voice or facial expression, so it's even worse.

  10. A λ§žμ•„. μ–Όκ΅΄ 보고 λ“€μ—ˆμœΌλ©΄ κ·Έλƒ₯ '응'μ΄μ—ˆμ„ 텐데.

    Maja. Eolgul bogo deureosseumyeon geunyang 'eung'ieosseul tende.

    True. If I'd heard it face to face, it would've just been "yeah."

  11. B 그리고 μ§€λ‚œλ²ˆμ— μ…‹μ΄μ„œ λ°₯ 먹을 λ•Œ λ³΄λ‹ˆκΉŒ 민수 씨 μ›λž˜ μ’€ λ¬΄λšλšν•˜λ°. λ‚˜ν•œν…Œλ„ λŒ€λ‹΅μ„ 짧게 ν•˜λ”λΌ.

    Geurigo jinanbeone sesiseo bap meogeul ttae bonikka Minsu ssi wollae jom muttukttukade. Nahantedo daedabeul jjalge hadeora.

    And when the three of us had dinner last time, I noticed Minsu's a bit curt by nature. He gave me short answers too.

  12. A μ§„μ§œ? λ‚˜λŠ” λ‚˜ν•œν…Œλ§Œ κ·ΈλŸ¬λŠ” 쀄 μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄.

    Jinjja? Naneun nahanteman geureoneun jul arasseo.

    Really? I thought it was just with me.

  13. B 그리고 이거 λͺ‡ μ‹œμ— μ™”λŠ”μ§€ 봐. μ˜€ν›„ 두 μ‹œμž–μ•„. μ‹­μ€‘νŒ”κ΅¬ μΌν•˜λ‹€κ°€ κΈ‰ν•˜κ²Œ λ‹΅μž₯ν•œ κ±°μ•Ό.

    Geurigo igeo myeot sie wanneunji bwa. Ohu du sijana. Sipjungpalgu ilhadaga geupage dapjanghan geoya.

    And look what time this came. Two in the afternoon. Nine times out of ten, he replied in a hurry in the middle of work.

  14. A μ•„... 그러고 λ³΄λ‹ˆ κ·Έ μ‹œκ°„μ— νšŒμ˜κ°€ λ§Žλ‹€κ³  ν–ˆμ–΄. λ‚˜ 혼자 '응' ν•œ κΈ€μžλ₯Ό 가지고 μ†Œμ„€μ„ 썼넀.

    A... geureogo boni geu sigane hoeuiga mantago haesseo. Na honja 'eung' han geuljareul gajigo soseoreul sseonne.

    Oh... come to think of it, he said he has lots of meetings then. I made up a whole story out of one syllable.

  15. B κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ λ‹΅μž₯은 ν–ˆμ–΄?

    Geureonikka. Geuraeseo dapjangeun haesseo?

    Exactly. So did you reply?

  16. A μ•„λ‹ˆ. μΏ¨ν•˜κ²Œ λ¬΄μ‹œν•œλ‹€λŠ” 게 λ°€μƒˆ 썼닀 μ§€μ› λ‹€λ§Œ 슀무 번 ν–ˆμ–΄. 봐, λ©”λͺ¨μž₯에 써 λ‘” κ²ƒλ§Œ μ΄λ§ŒνΌμ΄μ•Ό.

    Ani. Kulhage musihandaneun ge bamsae sseotda jiwotdaman seumu beon haesseo. Bwa, Memojange sseo dun geonman imankeumiya.

    No. I meant to play it cool and ignore it, but I wrote and deleted something twenty times all night. Look how much is in my notes app.

  17. B 'ν˜Ήμ‹œ λ‚˜ν•œν…Œ 화났어?' 이런 κ±Έ 보내렀고 ν–ˆμ–΄? μ ˆλŒ€ μ•ˆ 돼. μ„±κΈ‰ν•˜κ²Œ κ΅΄λ©΄ 였히렀 λΆ€λ‹΄μŠ€λŸ¬μ›Œν•΄.

    'Hoksi nahante hwanasseo?' Ireon geol bonaeryeogo haesseo? Jeoldae an dwae. Seonggeupage gulmyeon ohiryeo budamseureowohae.

    You were going to send "Are you mad at me?" Absolutely not. If you rush him like that, he'll just feel pressured.

  18. A 그럼 뭐라고 보내? 같이 μ’€ 써 쀘.

    Geureom mworago bonae? Gachi jom sseo jwo.

    Then what do I send? Help me write it.

  19. B κ°€λ³κ²Œ κ°€μž. 'ν† μš”μΌμ— κ·Έ μ˜ν™” μ–΄λ•Œ? ν‘œλŠ” λ‚΄κ°€ μ˜ˆλ§€ν• κ²Œ.' μ§ˆλ¬Έμ€ ν•˜λ‚˜λ§Œ, λŒ€λ‹΅ν•˜κΈ° μ‰½κ²Œ.

    Gabyeopge gaja. 'Toyoire geu yeonghwa eottae? Pyoneun naega yemaehalge.' Jilmuneun hanaman, daedapagi swipge.

    Keep it light. "How about that movie on Saturday? I'll book the tickets." Just one question, easy to answer.

  20. A μ’‹λ‹€. λ„ˆν•œν…Œ λ¨Όμ € 보여 μ€€λ‹€λŠ” 게... μ•„, λ―Όμˆ˜ν•œν…Œ λ°”λ‘œ 보내 버렸어!

    Jota. Neohante meonjeo boyeo jundaneun ge... a, Minsuhante baro bonae beoryeosseo!

    That's good. I meant to show you first... Oh no, I sent it straight to Minsu!

  21. B μž˜λλ„€, μ–΄μ°¨ν”Ό 보낼 κ±°μ˜€μž–μ•„. μ–΄? 벌써 λ‹΅μž₯ μ™”λ‹€. 뭐래?

    Jaldwaenne, eochapi bonael geoyeotjana. Eo? Beolsseo dapjang watda. Mworae?

    Good, you were going to send it anyway. Oh? He's replied already. What does he say?

  22. A 'μ’‹μ•„! 보고 μ‹Άμ—ˆμ–΄. νŒμ½˜μ€ λ‚΄κ°€ μ‚΄κ²Œ.' μ΄λ²ˆμ—” μ„Έ λ¬Έμž₯이야!

    'Joa! Bogo sipeosseo. Papkoneun naega salge.' Ibeonen se munjangiya!

    "Sure! I missed you. I'll get the popcorn." Three whole sentences this time!

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