Where can I stay in Seoul?

Thor May; translation by ¹ÚÁØ¿µ

1. Thor asks advice from some teachers in Busan

Thor:   Where can I stay in Seoul?

¼­¿ï °¡¼­ ¹¬À» ¸¸ÇÑ µ¥¸¦ ¾Æ³ª ?

Friend:   How much do you want to spend?

¼÷¹Ú·á¸¦ ¾ó¸¶Âë Àâ°í ÀÖ³ª ?

Thor:  I want something cheap.

Á» ½Ñ µ¥¸¦ ¾Ë°í ½ÍÀºµ¥ .

I¡¯m spending my own money.

³» µ·À¸·Î ÇÏ´Â ¿©ÇàÀ̴ϱî .

Friend:  Well then, stay in a yeogwan.

±×·³ ¿©°ü¿¡ °¡°Ô³ª .

Thor:  Everyone says ¡°stay in a yeogwan.¡±

¹¯´Â »ç¶÷¸¶´Ù ¶È°°Àº ¸»À̱º .

The question is, which yeogwan?

¾î´À ¿©°ü¿¡ °¡¶õ ¸»Àΰ¡ ?

Friend:  Oh, just go to any yeogwan. There are hundreds of them.

¾Æ¹« ¿©°üÀ̳ª °¡°Ô . ÈçÇØ ºüÁø °Ô ¿©°üÀε¥ .

Thor:  But some yeogwans will be good and some will be bad.

±×·¡µµ ÁÁÀº ¿©°üÀÌ ÀÖ°í ³ª»Û ¿©°üÀÌ ÀÖÀ» °Ô ¾Æ´Ñ°¡ .

Friend:  Ah, don¡¯t worry about it. Just go.

³ª Âü , °ÆÁ¤¸»°í ¾Æ¹«µ¥³ª °¡°Ô³ª .

Thor:  Oh, you are no help at all.

Âü µµ¿ò ¾È µÇ´Â±º .


2. Thor is standing near Tapgol park in Seoul. A lady offers to help.

Lady:  Are you looking for something?

¹¹ ã°í °è½Å °Ô ÀÖ³ª¿ä ?

Can I help you?

Á¦°¡ µµ¿Í µå¸± ÀÏÀÌ ÀÖÀ»±î¿ä ?

Thor:  Thanks, yes. I¡¯m looking for the Munhwa Yeogwan.

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Lady I¡¯ve never heard of it, sorry.

°Å±ä Àúµµ ¸ð¸£°Ú³×¿ä .

Thor:  Oh, this guide book says it¡¯s around here somewhere.

ÀÌ ¿©Çà¾È³»¼­¿¡ º¸¸é ÀÌ ±Ùó¿¡ Àִٴµ¥¿ä .

Lady:  Hmm, let me see. Yes, there¡¯s a phone number. Just a moment.

¾îµð ÇÑ ¹ø º¼±î¿ä . ¿©±â ÀüÈ­¹øÈ£°¡ Àֳ׿ä . Àá±ñ¸¸¿ä .

Thor:  Mobile phones are wonderful, aren¡¯t they?

ÈÞ´ëÆùÀº Âü ´ë´ÜÇÏÁÒ .

Lady:   Ah, what a nuisance! The battery is flat.

ÀÌ·± . ¹èÅ͸®°¡ ³ª°¬³×¿ä .

Wait, I¡¯ll ask that student over there.

ÀÖ¾î º¸¼¼¿ä . Àú±â ÇлýÇÑÅ× ºÎÅ¹ÇØ º¼²²¿ä .

Thor:  I¡¯m giving you a lot of trouble.

À̰ŠÆó¸¦ ¸¹ÀÌ ³¢Ä¡´Â±º¿ä .

Lady:  You are in luck. He made a booking for you.

Àß µÆ¾î¿ä . Àú ÇлýÀÌ ¿¹¾à±îÁö ÇØ Áá¾î¿ä .

Someone from the Munhwa Yeogwan will come here to pick you up in a few minutes.

¹®È­¿©°ü¿¡¼­ ±Ý¹æ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ³ª¿Í¼­ ¸ð½Ã°í °¥ °Å¿¡¿ä .

Thor:  Thank you very much indeed!

Á¤¸» °¨»çÇÕ´Ï´Ù .


"Where Can I Stay In Seoul?" copyrighted to Thor May 2005; all rights reserved

text byThor May; translation by ¹ÚÁØ ¿µ
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