Day 99: Leaving the Old Neighbourhood

Dialogue

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   A 어머님, 조합에서 온 서류 다 읽어 봤어요. 이 집 감정 평가액이 생각보다 괜찮게 나왔어요.

   Eomeonim, johabeseo on seoryu da ilgeo bwasseoyo. I jip gamjeong pyeonggaaegi saenggakboda gwaenchanke nawasseoyo.

   Mother, I've read all the papers from the redevelopment association. The appraisal for this house came out better than I expected.

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   B 그래요? 나는 글씨가 작아서 무슨 말인지 하나도 모르겠더라고요. 그래서 얼마나 준대요?

   Geuraeyo? Naneun geulssiga jagaseo museun marinji hanado moreugetdeoragoyo. Geuraeseo eolmana jundaeyo?

   Really? The print was so small I couldn't make out a thing. So how much are they giving?

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   A 현금으로 받으시면 보상금이 대략 삼억 오천 정도고요, 새 아파트 입주권을 받으시려면 분담금을 더 내셔야 해요.

   Hyeongeumeuro badeusimyeon bosanggeumi daeryak sameok ocheon jeongdogoyo, sae apateu ipjugwoneul badeusiryeomyeon bundamgeumeul deo naesyeoya haeyo.

   If you take cash, the compensation is about 350 million won. If you want the right to a flat in the new building, you'd have to pay an extra contribution.

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   B 새 아파트가 다 지어지려면 몇 년이나 걸리는데요?

   Sae apateuga da jieojiryeomyeon myeot nyeonina geollineundeyo?

   How many years will it take for the new flats to be built?

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   A 빨라도 오 년은 걸린대요. 그동안은 다른 데서 전세나 월세로 사셔야 하고요. 요즘은 주거비도 만만치 않아요.

   Ppallado o nyeoneun geollindaeyo. Geudonganeun dareun deseo jeonsena wolsero sasyeoya hagoyo. Yojeumeun jugeobido manmanchi anayo.

   At least five years, they say. In the meantime you'd have to rent somewhere else. And housing costs aren't cheap these days.

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   B 오 년이면 내가 여든이 넘는데요. 그때까지 이 동네 사람들이 남아 있기나 할까요.

   O nyeonimyeon naega yeodeuni neomneundeyo. Geuttaekkaji i dongne saramdeuri nama itgina halkkayo.

   In five years I'll be over eighty... I wonder if anyone from this neighbourhood will even be left by then.

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   A 그래서 말인데요, 어머님. 보상금 받으시면 저희 집 근처로 이사 오시는 건 어떠세요? 걸어서 오 분 거리에 작은 아파트가 있어요.

   Geuraeseo marindeyo, eomeonim. Bosanggeum badeusimyeon jeohui jip geuncheoro isa osineun geon eotteoseyo? Georeoseo o bun georie jageun apateuga isseoyo.

   That's why I was thinking, Mother. Once you get the compensation, how about moving near us? There's a small flat five minutes' walk away.

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   B 마음은 고마워요. 근처로 가면 손주들도 자주 볼 테지만, 경로당 친구들하고는 다 헤어지는 거잖아요.

   Maeumeun gomawoyo. Geuncheoro gamyeon sonjudeuldo jaju bol tejiman, gyeongnodang chingudeulhagoneun da heeojineun geojanayo.

   I appreciate the thought. If I move near you, I'll get to see the grandchildren often, but I'd lose all my friends at the senior centre.

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   A 경로당 친구분들도 다 이사 가시잖아요?

   Gyeongnodang chingubundeuldo da isa gasijanayo?

   But your friends at the centre are all moving away too, aren't they?

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    B 그렇지요. 보상은 다들 받을 테지만 뿔뿔이 흩어질 거예요. 사십 년을 한동네에서 살았는데, 생각만 해도 서글퍼요.

    Geureochiyo. Bosangeun dadeul badeul tejiman ppulppuri heuteojil geoyeyo. Sasip nyeoneul handongneeseo saranneunde, saenggangman haedo seogeulpeoyo.

    That's true. They'll all get compensation, but they'll be scattered everywhere. We lived in the same neighbourhood for forty years. It makes me sad just thinking about it.

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    A 그 마음 알아요. 저도 결혼 전에 처음 인사드리러 왔을 때 동네 분들이 다 나와서 반겨 주셨잖아요. 참 정겨웠어요.

    Geu maeum arayo. Jeodo gyeolhon jeone cheoeum insadeurireo wasseul ttae dongne bundeuri da nawaseo bangyeo jusyeotjanayo. Cham jeonggyeowosseoyo.

    I understand. When I first came to meet you before the wedding, the whole neighbourhood came out to welcome me. It was so warm.

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    B 그랬지요. 옆집 순자 할머니가 김치를 한 통 싸 줬잖아요.

    Geuraetjiyo. Yeopjip Sunja halmeoniga gimchireul han tong ssa jwotjanayo.

    It was. Sunja from next door packed you a whole tub of kimchi.

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    A 그럼 이렇게 하면 어떨까요? 친구분들이 어디로 가시는지 먼저 여쭤보고, 같이 가실 수 있는 동네를 알아보는 거예요.

    Geureom ireoke hamyeon eotteolkkayo? Chingubundeuri eodiro gasineunji meonjeo yeojjwobogo, gachi gasil su inneun dongnereul araboneun geoyeyo.

    Then how about this? We first ask where your friends are going, and look for a neighbourhood you could all move to together.

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    B 다 같이 한 동네로 간다고요? 그게 되겠어요?

    Da gachi han dongnero gandagoyo? Geuge doegesseoyo?

    All of us move to the same neighbourhood? Would that work?

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    A 실제로 그런 경우가 있대요. 재개발 지역 어르신들이 근처 임대 아파트로 같이 옮기신 기사도 봤어요.

    Siljero geureon gyeonguga itdaeyo. Jaegaebal jiyeok eoreusindeuri geuncheo imdae apateuro gachi omgisin gisado bwasseoyo.

    Apparently it happens. I read an article about older residents of a redevelopment area who moved into a rental complex nearby together.

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    B 한번 떠나기로 결정한 이상 뒤돌아보지 말아야 할 텐데, 나는 아직 마음이 막막해요.

    Hanbeon tteonagiro gyeoljeonghan isang dwidoraboji maraya hal tende, naneun ajik maeumi mangmakaeyo.

    Once I decide to leave, I shouldn't look back, but right now I just feel lost.

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    A 서두르실 필요 없어요. 이주 기간이 내년 가을까지니까 천천히 정하셔도 돼요.

    Seodureusil piryo eopseoyo. Iju gigani naenyeon gaeulkkajinikka cheoncheonhi jeonghasyeodo dwaeyo.

    There's no need to rush. The moving-out period runs until next autumn, so you can take your time deciding.

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    B 고마워요. 그럼 이번 주에 경로당 가면 순자 할머니한테 먼저 물어봐야겠어요.

    Gomawoyo. Geureom ibeon jue gyeongnodang gamyeon Sunja halmeonihante meonjeo mureobwayagesseoyo.

    Thank you. Then when I go to the senior centre this week, I'll ask Sunja first.

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    A 네, 그러세요. 주말에는 제가 모시고 가서 저희 동네도 한번 구경시켜 드릴게요.

    Ne, geureoseyo. Jumareneun jega mosigo gaseo jeohui dongnedo hanbeon gugyeongsikyeo deurilgeyo.

    Yes, do that. And at the weekend I'll take you over and show you around our neighbourhood.

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