Day 73 of 160

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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  1. A μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. ν™ˆνŽ˜μ΄μ§€μ—μ„œ λ³Έ κ°ˆμƒ‰ κ°•μ•„μ§€λ₯Ό μž…μ–‘ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άμ–΄μ„œ μ™”μ–΄μš”. 두 달 된 μ•„μ΄μš”.

    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.

  2. B λ„€, λ°˜κ°‘μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μž…μ–‘ 전에 상담뢀터 μ§„ν–‰ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μž…μ–‘μ€ ν•œ 생λͺ…을 κ΅¬ν•˜λŠ” λ™μ‹œμ— μ•žμœΌλ‘œ μ‹­μ˜€ λ…„ λ„˜κ²Œ μ±…μž„μ„ μ§€λŠ” μΌμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    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.

  3. A λ„€, κ°μ˜€λŠ” 돼 μžˆμ–΄μš”. μΆ©λ™μ μœΌλ‘œ 온 건 μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”.

    Ne, gagoneun dwae isseoyo. Chungdongjeogeuro on geon anieyo.

    Yes, I'm prepared for that. This isn't a spur-of-the-moment thing.

  4. B λͺ‡ κ°€μ§€ μ—¬μ­€λ³΄κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 혼자 μ‚¬μ‹­λ‹ˆκΉŒ? ν•˜λ£¨μ— 집을 λΉ„μš°μ‹œλŠ” μ‹œκ°„μ€ μ–΄λŠ μ •λ„μž…λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

    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?

  5. A 혼자 μ‚΄κ³ μš”, μΆœκ·Όν•˜λ©΄ 보톡 열두 μ‹œκ°„ μ •λ„μš”. 야근이 있으면 더 λŠ¦κ³ μš”.

    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.

  6. B 그러면 μ–΄λ¦° κ°•μ•„μ§€λŠ” 쑰금 μ–΄λ ΅μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έ μ‹œκΈ°μ—λŠ” λ°°λ³€ ν›ˆλ ¨μ— 인내심이 ν•„μš”ν•œ λ™μ‹œμ— μ‚¬λžŒ 손길도 κ°€μž₯ 많이 ν•„μš”ν•˜κ±°λ“ μš”.

    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.

  7. A κ·Έλž˜λ„ μš”μ¦˜μ€ κ°•μ•„μ§€ μœ μΉ˜μ›λ„ μžˆμž–μ•„μš”.

    Geuraedo yojeumeun gangaji yuchiwondo itjanayo.

    But there are doggy daycares these days.

  8. B λ¬Όλ‘  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‹€λ§Œ λΉ„μš©μ΄ ν•œ 달에 μˆ˜μ‹­λ§Œ 원이 λ“œλŠ” 데닀가, 맀일 μ•„μΉ¨μ €λ…μœΌλ‘œ 데렀닀주고 λ°λ €μ˜€μ…”μ•Ό ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    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.

  9. A 그건 생각을 λͺ» ν–ˆλ„€μš”. 그럼 제 μ‘°κ±΄μœΌλ‘œλŠ” μž…μ–‘μ΄ λΆˆκ°€λŠ₯ν•œκ°€μš”?

    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?

  10. B μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€, 그런 λœ»μ€ μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν˜Ήμ‹œ λ‹€ 큰 κ°œλŠ” 생각해 λ³΄μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

    Animnida, geureon tteuseun animnida. Hoksi da keun gaeneun saenggakae bosyeotseumnikka?

    No, that's not what I mean. Have you considered an adult dog?

  11. A λ‚˜μ΄ λ“  κ°œμš”? μ†”μ§νžˆ μƒˆ 집에 적응을 잘 λͺ» ν•  것 κ°™μ•„μ„œμš”.

    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.

  12. B 였히렀 λ°˜λŒ€μΈ κ²½μš°κ°€ λ§ŽμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ €μͺ½μ— μžˆλŠ” λ³΄λ¦¬λŠ” 일곱 살인데, μ„±ν–₯이 μ°¨λΆ„ν•΄μ„œ μž₯μ‹œκ°„ 혼자 μžˆμ–΄λ„ 쑰용히 잘 κΈ°λ‹€λ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    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.

  13. A 일곱 살이면 금방 ν—€μ–΄μ§€κ²Œ λ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ„κΉŒμš”?

    Ilgop sarimyeon geumbang heeojige doeji aneulkkayo?

    Seven? Wouldn't we have to say goodbye too soon?

  14. B μ†Œν˜•κ²¬μ΄λΌ μ•žμœΌλ‘œ μΉ νŒ” 년은 μΆ©λΆ„νžˆ ν•¨κ»˜ν•  수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그리고 λ³΄ν˜Έμ†Œμ—μ„œ ν•˜μ—Όμ—†μ΄ κΈ°λ‹€λ¦¬λŠλ‹ˆ 짧더라도 ν•œ κ°€μ‘±μ˜ μ‚¬λž‘μ„ λ°›λŠ” 게 λ³΄λ¦¬ν•œν…ŒλŠ” 훨씬 ν–‰λ³΅ν•œ μΌμ΄μ§€μš”.

    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.

  15. A ν•œλ²ˆ λ§Œλ‚˜ λ³Ό 수 μžˆμ„κΉŒμš”?

    Hanbeon manna bol su isseulkkayo?

    Could I meet her?

  16. B λ¬Όλ‘ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 같이 산책을 ν•΄ λ³΄μ‹œκ³  μ‹ μ€‘νžˆ κ²°μ •ν•˜μ…”λ„ λŠ¦μ§€ μ•ŠμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    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.

  17. A 와, 처음 λ³΄λŠ”λ° 제 μ˜†μ— λ”± λΆ™μ–΄μ„œ κ±·λ„€μš”. 꼬리도 계속 ν”λ“€κ³ μš”.

    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.

  18. B 보리가 쒋은 μ‚¬λžŒμ„ 잘 μ•Œμ•„λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μž…μ–‘ μ‹ μ²­μ„œλŠ” 였늘 쓰셔도 되고, 일주일 생각해 λ³΄μ‹œκ³  μ˜€μ…”λ„ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

    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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