Day 89: Grandpa Teaches Me Hanji

Dialogue

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   A 할아버지, 이 커다란 통에 들어 있는 하얀 물은 뭐예요? 꼭 우유 같아요.

   Harabeoji, i keodaran tonge deureo inneun hayan mureun mwoyeyo? Kkok uyu gatayo.

   Grandpa, what's this white water in the big tub? It looks just like milk.

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   B 그게 닥나무 껍질을 삶아서 두드린 거야. 거기에 닥풀을 섞어서 이 발로 종이를 뜨는 거지.

   Geuge dangnamu kkeopjireul salmaseo dudeurin geoya. Geogie Dakpureul seokkeoseo i ballo jongireul tteuneun geoji.

   That's paper-mulberry bark that's been boiled and beaten. You mix in a plant glue and scoop up the paper with this screen.

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   A 종이를 뜬다고요? 종이는 공장에서 기계로 만드는 줄 알았어요.

   Jongireul tteundagoyo? Jongineun gongjangeseo gigyero mandeuneun jul arasseoyo.

   Scoop up paper? I thought paper was made by machines in factories.

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   B 요즘 종이는 다 그렇지. 근데 한지는 이렇게 손으로 한 장씩 떠야 천 년을 가.

   Yojeum jongineun da geureochi. Geunde hanjineun ireoke soneuro han jangssik tteoya cheon nyeoneul ga.

   Most paper is these days. But hanji has to be scooped by hand, one sheet at a time, if it's going to last a thousand years.

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   A 천 년이요? 진짜요?

   Cheon nyeoniyo? Jinjjayo?

   A thousand years? Really?

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   B 그럼. 박물관에 가 보면 천 년이 넘은 한지 책도 있어. 할아버지가 직접 봤는데, 색만 좀 누렇지 아직 멀쩡하더라고.

   Geureom. Bangmulgwane ga bomyeon cheon nyeoni neomeun hanji chaekdo isseo. Harabeojiga jikjeop bwanneunde, saengman jom nureochi ajik meoljjeonghadeorago.

   Of course. In museums there are hanji books more than a thousand years old. I've seen them myself. They're a bit yellow, but otherwise still in perfect shape.

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   A 신기해요. 그런데 할아버지, 왜 이렇게 좋은 걸 배우는 사람이 별로 없어요?

   Singihaeyo. Geureonde harabeoji, wae ireoke joeun geol baeuneun sarami byeollo eopseoyo?

   That's amazing. But Grandpa, why do so few people learn something this good?

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   B 시간이 오래 걸리는 데다가 돈이 잘 안 되니까. 젊은 사람들이 와서 한두 달 해 보고는 힘들다고 다 그만두더라고.

   Sigani orae geollineun dedaga doni jal an doenikka. Jeolmeun saramdeuri waseo handu dal hae bogoneun himdeuldago da geumandudeorago.

   It takes a long time, and on top of that it doesn't pay much. Young people come, try it for a month or two, and then they all quit because it's too hard.

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   A 할아버지는 누구한테 배우셨어요?

   Harabeojineun nuguhante baeusyeosseoyo?

   Who did you learn it from, Grandpa?

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    B 우리 아버지한테 물려받았지. 우리 집안에서 대대로 해 온 일이야. 나도 너만 할 때부터 이 물통 옆에서 놀았어.

    Uri abeojihante mullyeobadatji. Uri jibaneseo daedaero hae on iriya. Nado neoman hal ttaebuteo i multong yeopeseo norasseo.

    I took it over from my father. Our family has done this for generations. I played beside this tub from when I was your age.

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    A 그럼 저도 배울 수 있어요? 미술 선생님이 제가 손재주가 좋다고 하셨어요.

    Geureom jeodo baeul su isseoyo? Misul seonsaengnimi jega sonjaejuga jotago hasyeosseoyo.

    Then can I learn it too? My art teacher said I'm good with my hands.

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    B 허허, 손재주만으로는 안 돼. 끈기가 있어야 해. 한겨울에 찬물에 손을 넣는 게 제일 힘들거든.

    Heoheo, sonjaejumaneuroneun an dwae. Kkeungiga isseoya hae. Hangyeoure chanmure soneul neonneun ge jeil himdeulgeodeun.

    Ha, being good with your hands isn't enough. You need staying power. The hardest part is putting your hands in cold water in the middle of winter.

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    A 저 추위 잘 참아요. 겨울에도 밖에서 매일 줄넘기하는걸요.

    Jeo chuwi jal chamayo. Gyeouredo bakkeseo maeil julleomgihaneungeoryo.

    I can handle the cold. I jump rope outside every day, even in winter.

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    B 그래? 그럼 조건이 하나 있다. 시작한 이상 중간에 그만두면 안 돼. 한 장을 뜨더라도 끝까지 떠야 종이가 되는 거야. 명심해라.

    Geurae? Geureom jogeoni hana itda. Sijakan isang junggane geumandumyeon an dwae. Han jangeul tteudeorado kkeutkkaji tteoya jongiga doeneun geoya. Myeongsimhaera.

    Is that so? Then there's one condition. Once you start, you can't quit halfway. Even for a single sheet, it only becomes paper if you see it through. Remember that.

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    A 약속할게요. 새끼손가락 걸어요.

    Yaksokalgeyo. Saekkisongarak georeoyo.

    I promise. Pinky swear.

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    B 허허, 대견하구나. 한번 해 봐라. 발을 두 손으로 잡은 채로 물을 앞뒤로 살살 흔들어.

    Heoheo, daegyeonhaguna. Hanbeon hae bwara. Bareul du soneuro jabeun chaero mureul apdwiro salsal heundeureo.

    Ha, that's my girl. Give it a try. Hold the screen with both hands and gently rock the water back and forth.

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    A 이렇게요? 어, 물이 다 빠져나가요!

    Ireokeyo? Eo, muri da ppajyeonagayo!

    Like this? Oh, all the water's running out!

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    B 처음엔 다 그래. 나도 첫해에는 종이를 백 장은 버렸을 거다. 손에 익을 때까지 계속하는 수밖에 없어.

    Cheoeumen da geurae. Nado cheothaeeneun jongireul baek jangeun beoryeosseul geoda. Sone igeul ttaekkaji gyesokaneun subakke eopseo.

    Everyone's like that at first. I must have thrown away a hundred sheets in my first year. You just have to keep at it until your hands get the feel of it.

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    A 그럼 방학마다 올게요. 할아버지 기술은 제가 꼭 물려받을 거예요.

    Geureom banghangmada olgeyo. Harabeoji gisureun jega kkok mullyeobadeul geoyeyo.

    Then I'll come every school holiday. I'm definitely going to inherit your craft, Grandpa.

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