Day 25 of 160

Day 25: No Grandchildren for Mom Yet

At a cafΓ©, Minjae (A) hears some news from his older brother Minsu (B), who married last spring.

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Dialogue

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  1. B λ―Όμž¬μ•Ό, μ—„λ§ˆ μ•„λΉ ν•œν…Œ λ§ν•˜κΈ° 전에 λ„ˆν•œν…Œ λ¨Όμ € μ–˜κΈ°ν•˜λ €κ³ . μˆ˜μ§„μ΄λž‘ λ‚˜, λ‹ΉλΆ„κ°„ μ•„μ΄λŠ” μ•ˆ κ°–κΈ°λ‘œ ν–ˆμ–΄.

    Minjaeya, eomma appahante malhagi jeone neohante meonjeo yaegiharyeogo. Sujinirang na, dangbungan aineun an gatgiro haesseo.

    Minjae, I wanted to tell you before Mom and Dad. Sujin and I have decided not to have kids for now.

  2. A μ•„, μ§„μ§œ? μ–Έμ œ κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ μ •ν–ˆμ–΄? λ‘˜μ΄ 였래 μ–˜κΈ°ν–ˆκ² λ„€.

    A, jinjja? Eonje geureoke jeonghaesseo? Duri orae yaegihaetgenne.

    Oh, really? When did you decide that? You two must have talked about it for a long time.

  3. B 결혼 μ „λΆ€ν„° μ‘°κΈˆμ”© μ–˜κΈ°ν–ˆμ–΄. λ‘˜ λ‹€ νšŒμ‚¬μ—μ„œ 이제 막 자리 μž‘λŠ” μ€‘μ΄μž–μ•„. μˆ˜μ§„μ΄λŠ” 내년에 ν•΄μ™Έ 파견 κΈ°νšŒλ„ 있고.

    Gyeolhon jeonbuteo jogeumssik yaegihaesseo. Dul da hoesaeseo ije mak jari jamneun jungijana. Sujinineun naenyeone haeoe pagyeon gihoedo itgo.

    We'd been talking about it a bit since before the wedding. We're both only just getting settled at work. And Sujin might get posted overseas next year.

  4. A ν•˜κΈ΄ ν˜•μˆ˜λ‹˜ 일 μ—„μ²­ μ’‹μ•„ν•˜μ‹œμž–μ•„. μš”μ¦˜ 뢀쩍 λ°”λΉ  λ³΄μ΄μ‹œκ³ . 근데 돈 λ¬Έμ œλ„ μžˆμ–΄?

    Hagin hyeongsunim il eomcheong joahasijana. Yojeum bujjeok bappa boisigo. Geunde don munjedo isseo?

    True, she really loves her job. And she's looked a lot busier lately. But is money part of it too?

  5. B μ†”μ§νžˆ 크지. μ „μ„Έ λŒ€μΆœ κ°šλŠ” κ²ƒλ§ŒμœΌλ‘œλ„ 벅찬데, μ‚¬κ΅μœ‘λΉ„κΉŒμ§€ μƒκ°ν•˜λ©΄ 막막해.

    Soljiki keuji. Jeonse daechul gamneun geonmaneurodo beokchande, sagyoyukbikkaji saenggakamyeon mangmakae.

    Honestly, a big part. Just paying off the loan for our lease deposit is hard enough, and when I think about private tutoring on top of that, I don't know where we'd even start.

  6. A μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ 제일 걱정이닀. μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ μΉœκ΅¬λΆ„λ“€ 손주 사진 λ³΄λ©΄μ„œ λΆ€λŸ¬μ›Œν•˜μ‹œκ³€ ν–ˆμž–μ•„.

    Eommaga jeil geokjeongida. Eommaga chingubundeul sonju sajin bomyeonseo bureowohasigon haetjana.

    Mom's the one I'm worried about. She always used to look at her friends' grandkids' photos and get envious.

  7. B κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ. κ²°ν˜Όμ‹ λλ‚˜μžλ§ˆμž "μ†μ£ΌλŠ” μ–Έμ œ 보여 쀄 κ±°λ‹ˆ?" ν•˜μ…¨μ–΄.

    Geureonikka. Gyeolhonsik kkeunnajamaja "sonjuneun eonje boyeo jul geoni?" Hasyeosseo.

    I know. Right after the wedding, she asked, "So when do I get a grandchild?"

  8. A ν˜•, 그럼 좔석에 말할 κ±°μ•Ό? 온 가쑱이 λ‹€ λͺ¨μΌ λ•Œ?

    Hyeong, geureom chuseoge malhal geoya? On gajogi da moil ttae?

    So are you going to tell them at Chuseok? When the whole family's together?

  9. B 응. 근데 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ κΊΌλ‚΄μ•Ό 할지 λͺ¨λ₯΄κ² μ–΄. μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ μ„œμš΄ν•΄ν•˜μ‹€κΉŒ 봐.

    Eung. Geunde eotteoke kkeonaeya halji moreugesseo. Eommaga seounhaehasilkka bwa.

    Yeah. But I don't know how to bring it up. I'm afraid Mom will be hurt.

  10. A μΉœμ²™λ“€ λ‹€ μžˆλŠ” λ°μ„œ λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ•ˆ 돼. 큰아버지가 또 μ €μΆœμ‚°μ— κ΄€ν•œ λ‰΄μŠ€ μ–˜κΈ°λΆ€ν„° κΊΌλ‚΄μ‹€κ±Έ.

    Chincheokdeul da inneun deseo malhamyeon an dwae. Keunabeojiga tto jeochulsane gwanhan nyuseu yaegibuteo kkeonaesilgeol.

    Don't say it in front of all the relatives. Uncle will start in on the news about the low birth rate again, I bet.

  11. B λ§žμ•„. λͺ…μ ˆλ§ˆλ‹€ 큰아버지가 κ²°ν˜Όμ΄λž‘ μΆœμ‚°μ— κ΄€ν•΄μ„œ ν•œ 말씀씩 ν•˜μ‹œκ³€ ν•˜μž–μ•„. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ κ·Έ μ „λ‚  μ—„λ§ˆ μ•„λΉ λ§Œ λ”°λ‘œ λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ§ν•˜λ €κ³ .

    Maja. Myeongjeolmada keunabeojiga gyeolhonirang chulsane gwanhaeseo han malsseumssik hasigon hajana. Geuraeseo geu jeonnal eomma appaman ttaro mannaseo malharyeogo.

    Right. Every holiday, Uncle always has something to say about marriage and having kids. So I'm going to see Mom and Dad on their own the day before and tell them then.

  12. A 쒋은 생각이닀. 'μ ˆλŒ€ μ•ˆ λ‚³λŠ”λ‹€'κ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ 'μ§€κΈˆμ€ μ•„λ‹ˆλ‹€'라고 ν™•μ‹€νžˆ 말해. κ·Έλž˜μ•Ό μ—„λ§ˆλ„ 덜 μ†μƒν•΄ν•˜μ‹œμ§€.

    Joeun saenggagida. 'Jeoldae an nanneunda'ga anira 'jigeumeun anida'rago hwaksilhi malhae. Geuraeya eommado deol soksanghaehasiji.

    Good idea. Make it clear it's "not now," not "never." That way Mom won't be as upset.

  13. B 그게 우리 μ§„μ§œ 생각이야. λͺ‡ λ…„ 뒀에 μ—¬μœ κ°€ 생기면 λ‹€μ‹œ μ–˜κΈ°ν•΄ 보기둜 ν–ˆμ–΄.

    Geuge uri jinjja saenggagiya. Myeot nyeon dwie yeoyuga saenggimyeon dasi yaegihae bogiro haesseo.

    That's what we really think. We've agreed to talk about it again in a few years, when we have more breathing room.

  14. A 그리고 μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ μ„œμš΄ν•΄ν•˜μ‹œλ©΄ λ‚΄κ°€ μ˜†μ—μ„œ ν˜• νŽΈμ„ λ“€μ–΄ μ€„κ²Œ. λ‚˜ μš”μ¦˜ 강아지 μž…μ–‘ κ³ λ―Ό 쀑이거든. κ·Έ μ–˜κΈ°λ₯Ό κΊΌλ‚΄λ©΄ μ—„λ§ˆ 관심이 λ‹€ κ·Έμͺ½μœΌλ‘œ 갈걸?

    Geurigo eommaga seounhaehasimyeon naega yeopeseo hyeong pyeoneul deureo julge. Na yojeum gangaji ibyang gomin jungigeodeun. Geu yaegireul kkeonaemyeon eomma gwansimi da geujjogeuro galgeol?

    And if Mom's upset, I'll back you up. I've been thinking about adopting a puppy. If I bring that up, all her attention will go that way, I bet.

  15. B ν•˜ν•˜, 손주 λŒ€μ‹  κ°•μ•„μ§€λΌλ‹ˆ. μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ 더 μ„œμš΄ν•΄ν•˜μ‹œλŠ” κ±° μ•„λ‹ˆμ•Ό?

    Haha, sonju daesin gangajirani. Eommaga deo seounhaehasineun geo aniya?

    Ha, a puppy instead of a grandchild? Won't that just make her more upset?

  16. A λͺ¨λ₯΄μ§€. μ—„λ§ˆ μ˜›λ‚ μ— κ°•μ•„μ§€λ§Œ 보면 쓰닀듬곀 ν•˜μ…¨μž–μ•„. μ˜μ™Έλ‘œ μ’‹μ•„ν•˜μ‹€ μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμ–΄.

    Moreuji. Eomma yennare gangajiman bomyeon sseudadeumgon hasyeotjana. Uioero joahasil sudo isseo.

    Who knows? Mom used to stop and pet every dog she saw. She might like it more than you'd think.

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