Day 73: Adopting an Older Shelter Dog
At a city animal shelter, a young office worker (A) who wants to adopt a puppy sits down for an adoption interview with a member of staff (B).
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Dialogue
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A μλ νμΈμ. ννμ΄μ§μμ λ³Έ κ°μ κ°μμ§λ₯Ό μ μνκ³ μΆμ΄μ μμ΄μ. λ λ¬ λ μμ΄μ.
Annyeonghaseyo. Hompeijieseo bon galsaek gangajireul ibyanghago sipeoseo wasseoyo. Du dal doen aiyo.
Hello. I'd like to adopt the brown puppy I saw on your website. The two-month-old.
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B λ€, λ°κ°μ΅λλ€. μ μ μ μ μλ΄λΆν° μ§ννκ² μ΅λλ€. μ μμ ν μλͺ μ ꡬνλ λμμ μμΌλ‘ μμ€ λ λκ² μ± μμ μ§λ μΌμ λλ€.
Ne, bangapseumnida. Ibyang jeone sangdambuteo jinhaenghagetseumnida. Ibyangeun han saengmyeongeul guhaneun dongsie apeuro sibo nyeon neomge chaegimeul jineun irimnida.
Welcome. Before any adoption, we start with an interview. Adopting means saving a life, and at the same time taking responsibility for it for fifteen years or more.
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A λ€, κ°μ€λ λΌ μμ΄μ. μΆ©λμ μΌλ‘ μ¨ κ±΄ μλμμ.
Ne, gagoneun dwae isseoyo. Chungdongjeogeuro on geon anieyo.
Yes, I'm prepared for that. This isn't a spur-of-the-moment thing.
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B λͺ κ°μ§ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. νΌμ μ¬μλκΉ? ν루μ μ§μ λΉμ°μλ μκ°μ μ΄λ μ λμ λκΉ?
Myeot gaji yeojjwobogetseumnida. Honja sasimnikka? Harue jibeul biusineun siganeun eoneu jeongdoimnikka?
Let me ask you a few questions. Do you live alone? How many hours a day are you away from home?
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A νΌμ μ΄κ³ μ, μΆκ·Όνλ©΄ λ³΄ν΅ μ΄λ μκ° μ λμ. μΌκ·Όμ΄ μμΌλ©΄ λ λ¦κ³ μ.
Honja salgoyo, chulgeunhamyeon botong yeoldu sigan jeongdoyo. Yageuni isseumyeon deo neutgoyo.
I live alone, and on workdays I'm usually out about twelve hours. Longer if I have to work late.
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B κ·Έλ¬λ©΄ μ΄λ¦° κ°μμ§λ μ‘°κΈ μ΄λ ΅μ΅λλ€. κ·Έ μκΈ°μλ λ°°λ³ νλ ¨μ μΈλ΄μ¬μ΄ νμν λμμ μ¬λ μκΈΈλ κ°μ₯ λ§μ΄ νμνκ±°λ μ.
Geureomyeon eorin gangajineun jogeum eoryeopseumnida. Geu sigieneun baebyeon hullyeone innaesimi piryohan dongsie saram songildo gajang mani piryohageodeunyo.
Then a young puppy would be difficult. At that age, toilet training takes patience, and at the same time they need people around more than ever.
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A κ·Έλλ μμ¦μ κ°μμ§ μ μΉμλ μμμμ.
Geuraedo yojeumeun gangaji yuchiwondo itjanayo.
But there are doggy daycares these days.
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B λ¬Όλ‘ μμ΅λλ€. λ€λ§ λΉμ©μ΄ ν λ¬μ μμλ§ μμ΄ λλ λ°λ€κ°, λ§€μΌ μμΉ¨μ λ μΌλ‘ λ°λ €λ€μ£Όκ³ λ°λ €μ€μ μΌ ν©λλ€.
Mullon itseumnida. Daman biyongi han dare susimman woni deuneun dedaga, maeil achimjeonyeogeuro deryeodajugo deryeoosyeoya hamnida.
There are, of course. But they cost hundreds of thousands of won a month, and you'd have to drop the dog off and pick it up every day.
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A 그건 μκ°μ λͺ» νλ€μ. κ·ΈλΌ μ 쑰건μΌλ‘λ μ μμ΄ λΆκ°λ₯νκ°μ?
Geugeon saenggageul mot haenneyo. Geureom je jogeoneuroneun ibyangi bulganeunghangayo?
I hadn't thought of that. So is adoption out of the question in my situation?
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B μλλλ€, κ·Έλ° λ»μ μλλλ€. νΉμ λ€ ν° κ°λ μκ°ν΄ λ³΄μ ¨μ΅λκΉ?
Animnida, geureon tteuseun animnida. Hoksi da keun gaeneun saenggakae bosyeotseumnikka?
No, that's not what I mean. Have you considered an adult dog?
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A λμ΄ λ κ°μ? μμ§ν μ μ§μ μ μμ μ λͺ» ν κ² κ°μμμ.
Nai deun gaeyo? Soljiki sae jibe jeogeungeul jal mot hal geot gataseoyo.
An older dog? To be honest, I thought it might not settle into a new home very well.
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B μ€νλ € λ°λμΈ κ²½μ°κ° λ§μ΅λλ€. μ μͺ½μ μλ 보리λ μΌκ³± μ΄μΈλ°, μ±ν₯μ΄ μ°¨λΆν΄μ μ₯μκ° νΌμ μμ΄λ μ‘°μ©ν μ κΈ°λ€λ¦½λλ€.
Ohiryeo bandaein gyeonguga manseumnida. Jeojjoge inneun borineun ilgop sarinde, seonghyangi chabunhaeseo jangsigan honja isseodo joyonghi jal gidarimnida.
It's often the opposite. Bori, over there, is seven, and she has a calm nature. She waits quietly even when she's left alone for long hours.
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A μΌκ³± μ΄μ΄λ©΄ κΈλ°© ν€μ΄μ§κ² λμ§ μμκΉμ?
Ilgop sarimyeon geumbang heeojige doeji aneulkkayo?
Seven? Wouldn't we have to say goodbye too soon?
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B μν견μ΄λΌ μμΌλ‘ μΉ ν λ μ μΆ©λΆν ν¨κ»ν μ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ³΄νΈμμμ νμΌμμ΄ κΈ°λ€λ¦¬λλ μ§§λλΌλ ν κ°μ‘±μ μ¬λμ λ°λ κ² λ³΄λ¦¬νν λ ν¨μ¬ ν볡ν μΌμ΄μ§μ.
Sohyeonggyeonira apeuro chilpal nyeoneun chungbunhi hamkkehal su itseumnida. Geurigo bohosoeseo hayeomeopsi gidarineuni jjaldeorado han gajogui sarangeul banneun ge borihanteneun hwolssin haengbokan irijiyo.
She's a small breed, so you'd easily have seven or eight more years together. And for Bori, being loved by a family, even for a shorter time, would be far happier than waiting endlessly at the shelter.
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A νλ² λ§λ λ³Ό μ μμκΉμ?
Hanbeon manna bol su isseulkkayo?
Could I meet her?
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B λ¬Όλ‘ μ λλ€. κ°μ΄ μ°μ± μ ν΄ λ³΄μκ³ μ μ€ν κ²°μ νμ λ λ¦μ§ μμ΅λλ€.
Mullonimnida. Gachi sanchaegeul hae bosigo sinjunghi gyeoljeonghasyeodo neutji anseumnida.
Of course. Take her for a walk first; there's plenty of time to think it over carefully.
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A μ, μ²μ 보λλ° μ μμ λ± λΆμ΄μ κ±·λ€μ. 꼬리λ κ³μ νλ€κ³ μ.
Wa, cheoeum boneunde je yeope ttak buteoseo geonneyo. Kkorido gyesok heundeulgoyo.
Wow, she's only just met me, but she's walking right beside me. And her tail hasn't stopped wagging.
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B λ³΄λ¦¬κ° μ’μ μ¬λμ μ μμλ΄ λλ€. μ μ μ μ²μλ μ€λ μ°μ λ λκ³ , μΌμ£ΌμΌ μκ°ν΄ 보μκ³ μ€μ λ λ©λλ€.
Boriga joeun sarameul jal arabomnida. Ibyang sincheongseoneun oneul sseusyeodo doego, iljuil saenggakae bosigo osyeodo doemnida.
Bori is good at spotting good people. You can fill in the adoption form today, or take a week to think it over and come back.
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