Day 29: Learning the Janggu at Seventy-Three

Dialogue

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   A 순자야, 어제 저녁 뉴스 봤어? 나이 들어서도 새로운 걸 배우면 뇌 노화가 느려진대.

   Sunjaya, eoje jeonyeok nyuseu bwasseo? Nai deureoseodo saeroun geol baeumyeon noe nohwaga neuryeojindae.

   Soonja, did you see the news last night? They say if you keep learning new things when you're older, your brain ages more slowly.

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   B 그래? 난 드라마 보다가 잠들어서 못 봤어. 요즘 건망증이 심해서 그런 뉴스는 꼭 봐야 하는데.

   Geurae? Nan deurama bodaga jamdeureoseo mot bwasseo. Yojeum geonmangjeungi simhaeseo geureon nyuseuneun kkok bwaya haneunde.

   Really? I fell asleep watching a drama, so I missed it. I'm so forgetful these days, I really should watch news like that.

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   A 미국 연구진이 노인 수천 명을 십 년 동안 조사했는데, 악기를 배운 사람들이 기억력이 덜 떨어졌대.

   Miguk yeongujini noin sucheon myeongeul sip nyeon dongan josahaenneunde, akgireul baeun saramdeuri gieongnyeogi deol tteoreojyeotdae.

   An American research team studied thousands of older people for ten years, and the ones who learned an instrument lost less of their memory.

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   B 십 년이나 조사했다니! 그럼 괜히 하는 소리는 아니겠네.

   Sip nyeonina josahaetdani! Geureom gwaenhi haneun sorineun anigenne.

   Ten whole years! Then it's not just talk.

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   A 그래서 나 주민 센터 장구 교실에 등록하려고. 화요일이랑 목요일 아침에 한대.

   Geuraeseo na jumin senteo janggu gyosire deungnokaryeogo. Hwayoirirang mogyoil achime handae.

   So I'm going to sign up for the janggu class at the community centre. It's on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

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   B 네가 장구를? 너 옛날에 노래방에서 탬버린 하나 들고도 장단을 못 맞췄잖아.

   Nega janggureul? Neo yennare noraebangeseo Taembeorin hana deulgodo jangdaneul mot matchwotjana.

   You, playing the janggu? Back in the day you couldn't even keep the beat with a tambourine at karaoke.

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   A 그러니까 배우려는 거지. 우리 어릴 때 동네 잔치에서 어른들이 장구를 치곤 했잖아. 그게 늘 부러웠어.

   Geureonikka baeuryeoneun geoji. Uri eoril ttae dongne janchieseo eoreundeuri janggureul chigon haetjana. Geuge neul bureowosseo.

   That's exactly why I want to learn. When we were little, the grown-ups used to play the janggu at village parties. I always envied them.

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   B 맞아, 명절이면 마당에서 다 같이 흥겹게 춤추곤 했지. 그땐 참 재미있었는데.

   Maja, myeongjeorimyeon madangeseo da gachi heunggyeopge chumchugon haetji. Geuttaen cham jaemiisseonneunde.

   That's right, on holidays we'd all dance merrily together in the yard. That was so much fun back then.

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   A 너도 같이 하자. 혼자 가면 쑥스럽잖아.

   Neodo gachi haja. Honja gamyeon ssukseureopjana.

   Come with me. It's awkward going on my own.

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    B 아이고, 난 무릎이 안 좋아서 바닥에 오래 앉아 있지도 못해.

    Aigo, nan mureupi an joaseo badage orae anja itjido motae.

    Oh dear, my knees are bad, so I can't even sit on the floor for long.

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    A 의자에 앉아서 치는 반도 있대. 강사가 국악을 전공한 젊은 선생님인데 아주 친절하대.

    Uijae anjaseo chineun bando itdae. Gangsaga gugageul jeongonghan jeolmeun seonsaengniminde aju chinjeolhadae.

    They say there's a class where you play sitting on a chair. The instructor's a young teacher who majored in Korean traditional music, and apparently very kind.

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    B 의자에 앉아서도 칠 수 있다니! 그건 몰랐네.

    Uijae anjaseodo chil su itdani! Geugeon mollanne.

    You can play it sitting on a chair! I didn't know that.

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    A 게다가 공짜야. 구청에서 어르신들 치매 예방하라고 지원해 주는 거래.

    Gedaga gongjjaya. Gucheongeseo eoreusindeul chimae yebangharago jiwonhae juneun georae.

    And it's free. Apparently the district office pays for it to help older people prevent dementia.

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    B 공짜라니, 그럼 안 갈 이유가 없네. 근데 소리가 커서 이웃들이 싫어하지 않을까?

    Gongjjarani, geureom an gal iyuga eomne. Geunde soriga keoseo iutdeuri sireohaji aneulkka?

    Free? Then there's no reason not to go. But won't the neighbours hate the noise?

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    A 연습은 센터에서만 하면 되지. 집에서는 방석 두드리면서 장단만 익히면 돼.

    Yeonseubeun senteoeseoman hamyeon doeji. Jibeseoneun bangseok dudeurimyeonseo jangdanman ikimyeon dwae.

    We'll only practise at the centre. At home we can just tap on a cushion to learn the rhythms.

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    B 알았어, 한번 해 보자. 대신 내가 너보다 잘 쳐도 삐지면 안 된다.

    Arasseo, hanbeon hae boja. Daesin naega neoboda jal chyeodo ppijimyeon an doenda.

    All right, let's give it a go. But don't sulk if I end up playing better than you.

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    A 하하, 그건 두고 봐야지. 이 나이에 사는 낙이 하나 생겼네. 내일 산책 끝나고 바로 등록하러 가자.

    Haha, geugeon dugo bwayaji. I naie saneun nagi hana saenggyeonne. Naeil sanchaek kkeunnago baro deungnokareo gaja.

    Ha! We'll see about that. At our age, I've found something new to live for. Let's go and sign up right after our walk tomorrow.

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