Day 66: Sixteen Thousand Won for Naengmyeon

Dialogue

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   B 저, 죄송한데 합석해도 될까요? 자리가 없어서요.

   Jeo, joesonghande hapseokaedo doelkkayo? Jariga eopseoseoyo.

   Excuse me, sorry, but may I share your table? There aren't any free seats.

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   A 그럼요, 앉으세요. 여기는 점심때마다 이래요.

   Geureomyo, anjeuseyo. Yeogineun jeomsimttaemada iraeyo.

   Of course, have a seat. It's like this every lunchtime.

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   B 감사합니다. 아니, 물냉면 한 그릇에 만육천 원이요? 제가 잘못 본 거 아니죠?

   Gamsahamnida. Ani, mullaengmyeon han geureuse manyukcheon woniyo? Jega jalmot bon geo anijyo?

   Thank you. Wait, sixteen thousand won for a bowl of naengmyeon? I'm not reading that wrong, am I?

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   A 제대로 보신 거예요. 저도 아까 메뉴판 보고 깜짝 놀랐어요.

   Jedaero bosin geoyeyo. Jeodo akka menyupan bogo kkamjjak nollasseoyo.

   You read it right. I was shocked too when I saw the menu.

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   B 작년에 왔을 때만 해도 만사천 원이었던 것 같은데요.

   Jangnyeone wasseul ttaeman haedo mansacheon wonieotdeon geot gateundeyo.

   I'm sure it was fourteen thousand when I came last year.

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   A 제가 대학생 때는 이 집 냉면이 사천 원이었어요. 그때도 비싸다고 투덜거리면서 먹었는데요.

   Jega daehaksaeng ttaeneun i jip naengmyeoni sacheon wonieosseoyo. Geuttaedo bissadago tudeolgeorimyeonseo meogeonneundeyo.

   When I was at university, naengmyeon here was four thousand won. Even then we grumbled about the price while we ate.

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   B 사천 원이요? 지금은 사리 추가만 해도 그 정도 하잖아요.

   Sacheon woniyo? Jigeumeun sari chugaman haedo geu jeongdo hajanayo.

   Four thousand? These days that's what an extra portion of noodles costs.

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   A 그러니까요. 냉면 한 그릇이 네 배나 뛰었다니요. 서민들은 이제 냉면도 마음 놓고 못 먹겠어요.

   Geureonikkayo. Naengmyeon han geureusi ne baena ttwieotdaniyo. Seomindeureun ije naengmyeondo maeum noko mot meokgesseoyo.

   Exactly. To think a bowl of naengmyeon costs four times as much. Ordinary people can't even have naengmyeon without thinking twice anymore.

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   B 뉴스 보니까 메밀 같은 재료 값이 많이 올랐더라고요. 육수 내는 한우 값에 가스비, 인건비까지 다 올랐대요.

   Nyuseu bonikka memil gateun jaeryo gapsi mani ollatdeoragoyo. Yuksu naeneun hanu gapse gaseubi, ingeonbikkaji da ollatdaeyo.

   According to the news, ingredients like buckwheat have gone up a lot. The Korean beef for the broth, gas bills, wages, it's all gone up.

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    A 하긴 식당 입장에서도 버티기 힘들겠네요. 요즘은 물가 오름세가 정말 무섭네요.

    Hagin sikdang ipjangeseodo beotigi himdeulgenneyo. Yojeumeun mulga oreumsega jeongmal museomneyo.

    True, it must be hard for restaurants to hang on too. Prices are going up at a frightening rate these days.

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    B 저희 회사 앞 김치찌개도 만 원 넘은 지 오래예요. 외식비만 한 달에 삼십만 원이 넘어요.

    Jeohui hoesa ap gimchijjigaedo man won neomeun ji oraeyeyo. Oesikbiman han dare samsimman woni neomeoyo.

    Even the kimchi stew outside my office went over ten thousand won ages ago. I spend over three hundred thousand won a month just eating out.

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    A 월급은 그대로인데 점심값만 오르니 큰일이네요.

    Wolgeubeun geudaeroinde jeomsimgamman oreuni keunirineyo.

    Salaries stay the same while lunch keeps getting pricier. That's a real problem.

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    B 그래서 저는 씀씀이 좀 줄이려고 일주일에 두 번은 도시락을 싸 와요. 오늘은 큰맘 먹고 온 거고요.

    Geuraeseo jeoneun sseumsseumi jom juriryeogo iljuire du beoneun dosirageul ssa wayo. Oneureun keunmam meokgo on geogoyo.

    That's why I bring a packed lunch twice a week, to cut back on spending. Today I'm treating myself.

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    A 저도 오늘은 아내 몰래 온 거예요. 여름에 이 집 냉면은 한 번 먹어 줘야 하거든요.

    Jeodo oneureun anae mollae on geoyeyo. Yeoreume i jip naengmyeoneun han beon meogeo jwoya hageodeunyo.

    Same here. I snuck out without telling my wife. You've got to have this place's naengmyeon at least once every summer.

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    B 하하, 그럼 우리 둘 다 오늘 오전은 냉면값 벌려고 일한 셈이네요.

    Haha, geureom uri dul da oneul ojeoneun naengmyeongap beollyeogo ilhan semineyo.

    Ha ha, so we both basically worked all morning just to pay for our naengmyeon.

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    A 그러게요. 월급이 통장을 스쳐 지나간다더니, 이제는 냉면 그릇을 스쳐 가네요.

    Geureogeyo. Wolgeubi tongjangeul seuchyeo jinagandadeoni, ijeneun naengmyeon geureuseul seuchyeo ganeyo.

    Tell me about it. They say your salary just brushes past your bank account; now it brushes past a naengmyeon bowl.

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    B 이 가격이면 국물 한 방울도 못 남기겠어요. 아, 나왔네요.

    I gagyeogimyeon gungmul han banguldo mot namgigesseoyo. A, nawanneyo.

    At this price I can't leave a single drop of broth. Oh, here it comes.

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    A 자, 맛있게 드세요. 식초는 나중에 넣으시고, 원래 맛부터 보세요.

    Ja, masitge deuseyo. Sikchoneun najunge neoeusigo, wollae matbuteo boseyo.

    Here we go, enjoy. Save the vinegar for later and taste it as it is first.

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