Day 37: Indexing My Allowance to Inflation

Dialogue

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   A 아빠, 나 용돈 좀 올려 주면 안 돼? 요즘 물가가 너무 올랐어.

   Appa, na yongdon jom ollyeo jumyeon an dwae? Yojeum mulgaga neomu ollasseo.

   Dad, can you raise my allowance? Prices have gone up so much lately.

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   B 물가? 고등학생이 물가 얘기를 다 하네. 얼마나 올랐는데?

   Mulga? Godeunghaksaengi mulga yaegireul da hane. Eolmana ollanneunde?

   Prices? Listen to you, a high schooler talking about inflation. How much have they gone up?

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   A 편의점 삼각김밥이 작년엔 천이백 원이었는데 지금은 천오백 원이야. 컵라면 가격도 다 올랐고.

   Pyeonuijeom Samgakgimbabi jangnyeonen cheonibaek wonieonneunde jigeumeun cheonobaek woniya. Keomnamyeon gagyeokdo da ollatgo.

   Triangle kimbap at the convenience store was 1,200 won last year, and now it's 1,500. Cup noodles have all gone up too.

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   B 그건 그렇네. 근데 너 한 달에 편의점에서 얼마 쓰는데? 카드 내역 한번 같이 보자.

   Geugeon geureonne. Geunde neo han dare pyeonuijeomeseo eolma sseuneunde? Kadeu naeyeok hanbeon gachi boja.

   That's true. But how much do you spend at the convenience store a month? Let's look at your card statement together.

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   A 어... 꼭 봐야 돼?

   Eo... kkok bwaya dwae?

   Uh... do we have to?

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   B 올려 달라며. 근거가 있어야지. 어디 보자... 씀씀이가 보통이 아니네. 편의점에서만 한 달에 십이만 원?

   Ollyeo dallamyeo. Geungeoga isseoyaji. Eodi boja... sseumsseumiga botongi anine. Pyeonuijeomeseoman han dare sibiman won?

   You want a raise, don't you? Then you need evidence. Let's see... You're quite the spender. 120,000 won a month at the convenience store alone?

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   A 학원 끝나면 배고프니까 그렇지. 친구들이 라면 먹고 가자고 해서 따라간 거야. 거의 매일.

   Hagwon kkeunnamyeon baegopeunikka geureochi. Chingudeuri ramyeon meokgo gajago haeseo ttaragan geoya. Geoui maeil.

   That's because I'm hungry after cram school. My friends wanted to grab ramyeon before going home, so I went along. Pretty much every day.

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   B 아빠도 고등학생 때 친구들이 날마다 떡볶이 먹고 가자기에 따라갔다가 용돈을 다 날렸어. 이렇게 사 먹다가는 두 배로 올려 줘도 한 달도 못 버틴다.

   Appado godeunghaksaeng ttae chingudeuri nalmada tteokbokki meokgo gajagie ttaragatdaga yongdoneul da nallyeosseo. Ireoke sa meokdaganeun du baero ollyeo jwodo han daldo mot beotinda.

   When I was in high school, my friends wanted to get tteokbokki every day after school, so I tagged along and blew my whole allowance. If you keep buying food like this, you won't last a month even if I double it.

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   A 그럼 어떡해? 굶으라고?

   Geureom eotteokae? Gulmeurago?

   So what am I supposed to do? Starve?

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    B 누가 굶으래? 집에서 간식을 챙겨 가면 되지. 그리고 이 음료수는 뭐야? 하루에 두 캔씩 마셨네.

    Nuga gulmeurae? Jibeseo gansigeul chaenggyeo gamyeon doeji. Geurigo i eumnyosuneun mwoya? Harue du kaenssik masyeonne.

    Who said anything about starving? You can take snacks from home. And what's this drink? You had two cans a day.

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    A 그건 에너지 음료야. 시험 기간이라 어쩔 수 없었어.

    Geugeon eneoji eumnyoya. Siheom giganira eojjeol su eopseosseo.

    That's an energy drink. It was exam season, so I had no choice.

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    B 그런 걸 매일 마시다가는 용돈보다 건강이 먼저 바닥난다. 카페인 덩어리잖아. 그건 끊어.

    Geureon geol maeil masidaganeun yongdonboda geongangi meonjeo badangnanda. Kapein deongeorijana. Geugeon kkeuneo.

    If you drink that stuff every day, your health will run out before your allowance does. It's pure caffeine. Quit it.

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    A 알았어. 대신 용돈은 올려 주는 거지?

    Arasseo. Daesin yongdoneun ollyeo juneun geoji?

    Fine. But you'll raise my allowance, right?

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    B 좋아. 물가 오른 만큼 한 달에 만 원 인상. 그중 절반은 무조건 적금에 넣고.

    Joa. Mulga oreun mankeum han dare man won insang. Geujung jeolbaneun mujogeon jeokgeume neoko.

    Okay. A 10,000-won monthly raise to match prices. And half of it goes into a savings account, no matter what.

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    A 절반이나? 그럼 실제로 오르는 건 오천 원이잖아.

    Jeolbanina? Geureom siljero oreuneun geon ocheon wonijana.

    Half? Then my actual raise is only 5,000 won.

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    B 석 달 동안 꾸준히 모으면, 네가 모은 만큼 아빠도 똑같이 넣어 줄게. 그렇게 모아야 목돈이 되는 거야.

    Seok dal dongan kkujunhi moeumyeon, nega moeun mankeum appado ttokgachi neoeo julge. Geureoke moaya mokdoni doeneun geoya.

    If you save steadily for three months, I'll match whatever you've saved. That's how you build up a nest egg.

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    A 오, 그럼 이자가 백 퍼센트네? 콜. 오늘부터 간식은 집에서 챙겨 간다.

    O, geureom ijaga baek peosenteune? Kol. Oneulbuteo gansigeun jibeseo chaenggyeo ganda.

    Oh, so that's a hundred percent interest? Deal. From today, I'm taking snacks from home.

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