Day 82: Stuck at the Café Kiosk
At a neighbourhood café, Yuna (A), a regular customer, tells Haeun (B), the barista, about an older woman she saw struggling at the ordering kiosk.
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Dialogue
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A 아까 제가 들어올 때 키오스크 앞에 서 계시던 할머니 보셨어요?
Akka jega deureool ttae kioseukeu ape seo gyesideon halmeoni bosyeosseoyo?
Did you see the elderly lady standing at the kiosk when I came in earlier?
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B 네, 봤어요. 음료 만드느라 바빠서 바로 못 가 봤는데, 무슨 일 있었어요?
Ne, bwasseoyo. Eumnyo mandeuneura bappaseo baro mot ga bwanneunde, museun il isseosseoyo?
Yes, I saw her. I was busy making drinks, so I couldn't go over right away. Did something happen?
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A 카드를 손에 든 채로 한 십 분은 서 계셨어요. 화면만 애타게 들여다보시면서요.
Kadeureul sone deun chaero han sip buneun seo gyesyeosseoyo. Hwamyeonman aetage deuryeodabosimyeonseoyo.
She stood there for a good ten minutes holding her card, staring anxiously at the screen.
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B 아이고, 그렇게 오래요? 저는 메뉴를 천천히 고르시는 줄 알았어요.
Aigo, geureoke oraeyo? Jeoneun menyureul cheoncheonhi goreusineun jul arasseoyo.
Oh no, that long? I thought she was just taking her time choosing.
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A 제가 도와드릴까 하고 가 봤더니, 결제 버튼을 못 찾으셔서 번번이 처음 화면으로 돌아가시더라고요.
Jega dowadeurilkka hago ga bwatdeoni, gyeolje beoteuneul mot chajeusyeoseo beonbeoni cheoeum hwamyeoneuro doragasideoragoyo.
I went over to see if I could help, and it turned out she couldn't find the payment button, so she kept going back to the start screen.
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B 사실 그런 어르신들이 한두 분이 아니에요. 어떤 분은 주문을 못 하신 채로 그냥 나가신 적도 있어요.
Sasil geureon eoreusindeuri handu buni anieyo. Eotteon buneun jumuneul mot hasin chaero geunyang nagasin jeokdo isseoyo.
Honestly, she's not the only one. One older customer even walked out without managing to order.
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A 그럴 수밖에 없죠. 글씨는 작은 데다가 메뉴 이름이 거의 다 영어잖아요. 어르신들은 소외감까지 느끼실 거예요.
Geureol subakke eopjyo. Geulssineun jageun dedaga menyu ireumi geoui da Yeongeojanayo. Eoreusindeureun sooegamkkaji neukkisil geoyeyo.
No wonder. The text is tiny, and the menu names are almost all in English. Older people must feel left out on top of that.
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B 맞아요. 사이즈라든가 샷 추가라든가 고를 게 너무 많아서 저희도 가끔 헷갈려요.
Majayo. Saijeuradeunga syat chugaradeunga goreul ge neomu manaseo jeohuido gakkeum hetgallyeoyo.
Right. Size, extra shots, there's so much to choose that even we get confused sometimes.
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A 결국 제가 대신 눌러 드렸어요. 따뜻한 대추차 한 잔 드시고 싶으셨던 거더라고요.
Gyeolguk jega daesin nulleo deuryeosseoyo. Ttatteutan daechucha han jan deusigo sipeusyeotdeon geodeoragoyo.
In the end I pressed the buttons for her. All she wanted was a hot jujube tea.
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B 잘하셨어요. 사장님이 인건비 때문에 키오스크를 들여놓고 직원을 줄이셔서, 저 혼자 음료 만들면서 카운터까지 보기는 어렵거든요.
Jalhasyeosseoyo. Sajangnimi ingeonbi ttaemune kioseukeureul deuryeonoko jigwoneul jurisyeoseo, jeo honja eumnyo mandeulmyeonseo kaunteokkaji bogineun eoryeopgeodeunyo.
That was kind of you. The owner got the kiosk and cut staff to save on labour costs, so it's hard for me to make drinks and watch the counter on my own.
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A 그래도 기계 때문에 손님을 놓치면 가게 입장에서도 손해 아닐까요?
Geuraedo gigye ttaemune sonnimeul notchimyeon gage ipjangeseodo sonhae anilkkayo?
Still, if you lose customers because of a machine, isn't that a loss for the shop too?
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B 그렇죠. 단골 어르신들 발길이 요즘 뜸해진 것도 혹시 그래서인가 싶어요.
Geureochyo. Dangol eoreusindeul balgiri yojeum tteumhaejin geotdo hoksi geuraeseoinga sipeoyo.
It does. I wonder if that's why our older regulars have been coming less often lately.
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A 다른 동네 카페는 점심시간이라든가 붐비는 시간에만 직원이 직접 주문을 받는다던데요.
Dareun dongne kapeneun jeomsimsiganiradeunga bumbineun siganeman jigwoni jikjeop jumuneul banneundadeondeyo.
I heard some cafés in other neighbourhoods have staff take orders in person at busy times, like lunch.
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B 그거 좋네요. 키오스크는 그대로 두고, 카운터 한쪽에 직원이 주문을 받는 창구를 따로 만드는 거죠.
Geugeo jonneyo. Kioseukeuneun geudaero dugo, kaunteo hanjjoge jigwoni jumuneul banneun changgureul ttaro mandeuneun geojyo.
That's a good idea. We keep the kiosk, but set up a separate spot at one end of the counter where staff take orders.
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A 그리고 화면 글씨를 크게 하는 기능이 있으면 그것도 켜 두면 좋겠어요.
Geurigo hwamyeon geulssireul keuge haneun gineungi isseumyeon geugeotdo kyeo dumyeon jokesseoyo.
And if the screen has a large-text setting, it'd be good to switch that on too.
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B 아, 그런 설정이 있는지 찾아볼게요. 사장님께는 오늘 일부터 차근차근 말씀드려야겠어요.
A, geureon seoljeongi inneunji chajabolgeyo. Sajangnimkkeneun oneul ilbuteo chageunchageun malsseumdeuryeoyagesseoyo.
Oh, I'll look for a setting like that. I'll start by telling the owner about today, step by step.
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A 사장님이 반대하시면 제가 단골로서 한마디 거들게요.
Sajangnimi bandaehasimyeon jega dangolloseo hanmadi geodeulgeyo.
If the owner says no, I'll back you up as a regular.
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B 든든하네요. 오늘 저녁에 사장님 오시면 바로 제안해 볼게요.
Deundeunhaneyo. Oneul jeonyeoge sajangnim osimyeon baro jeanhae bolgeyo.
That's reassuring. When she comes in this evening, I'll suggest it right away.
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A 좋아요. 다음에 왔을 때는 그 할머니가 카운터에서 편하게 주문하고 계시면 좋겠네요.
Joayo. Daeume wasseul ttaeneun geu halmeoniga kaunteoeseo pyeonhage jumunhago gyesimyeon jokenneyo.
Great. I hope next time I come, that lady will be ordering comfortably at the counter.
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