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.
¾Æ , °í¸¿½À´Ï´Ù . ¹®È¿©°üÀ» ã°í ÀÖ¾ú¾î¿ä .
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 ÀüȹøÈ£°¡ 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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