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The house had been built by Nipa's grandfather in the year her mother was born, which made it the same age as Malee, though it had aged more honestly.
그 집은 니파의 할아버지가 그녀의 어머니가 태어난 해에 지은 것으로, 말리와 나이가 같았지만 집은 훨씬 더 솔직하게 나이를 먹어 있었다.
The wooden walls had gone silver in the places where the paint had thinned.
나무 벽은 페인트가 얇아진 곳마다 은빛으로 변해 있었다.
The porch roof sagged a little on the left side, where a mango branch had fallen during a storm some years back and left its impression in the eaves.
베란다 지붕은 왼쪽이 조금 처져 있었는데, 몇 년 전 폭풍우 때 망고 나뭇가지가 떨어지면서 처마에 흔적을 남긴 곳이었다.
Inside, the floors shifted under certain steps — the third board from the kitchen doorway, the two near the back window — and the family had learned to move around these creaks the way you learn to move around the furniture of someone you love.
집 안에서는 어떤 발걸음 아래서 바닥이 삐걱거렸다 — 부엌 문에서 세 번째 널빤지, 뒷창문 근처의 두 개 — 그리고 가족들은 사랑하는 사람의 가구를 피해 움직이는 법을 배우듯 이 삐걱거리는 소리들을 피해 다니는 법을 익혔다.
Not avoiding them, exactly.
정확히 피하는 것은 아니었다.
Just knowing where they were.
그저 어디에 있는지 알고 있는 것.
Nipa had grown up inside this knowledge.
니파는 이 앎 속에서 자라났다.
She knew which door stuck in the rainy season, which faucet needed a firm hand, which corner of the garden stayed cool into the afternoon when the rest of the yard turned to white heat.
그녀는 장마철에 어느 문이 뻑뻑해지는지, 어느 수도꼭지에 힘을 주어야 하는지, 마당의 나머지 부분이 하얀 열기로 달아오를 때 오후까지 서늘하게 남아 있는 정원의 구석이 어디인지 알고 있었다.
She knew the way light came through the kitchen window at the end of the day and turned the old wooden table the color of something burnished.
그녀는 하루가 저물 무렵 빛이 부엌 창문을 통해 들어와 낡은 나무 탁자를 광을 낸 것 같은 빛깔로 물들이는 모습을 알고 있었다.
She had not known that she knew these things until she was old enough to recognize that other houses were different — that her friends' houses had smooth tiled floors and walls that did not breathe — and by then the knowledge was already part of her, built in, belonging to her the way the creaking boards belonged to the house.
그녀는 다른 집들이 다르다는 것을 — 친구들의 집에는 매끄러운 타일 바닥이 있고 숨 쉬지 않는 벽이 있다는 것을 — 알아챌 만큼 나이가 들 때까지 자신이 이것들을 알고 있다는 사실을 알지 못했다. 그리고 그때쯤이면 그 앎은 이미 그녀의 일부가 되어 있었고, 내장된 채로, 삐걱거리는 널빤지가 집에 속하듯 그녀에게 속해 있었다.
Khao learned the house differently.
카오는 집을 다른 방식으로 익혔다.
He learned it the way dogs learn — through his nose first, then his body, then his habits.
그는 개들이 배우는 방식으로 익혔다 — 먼저 코로, 그다음 몸으로, 그다음 습관으로.
Vocabulary
- 그
- geu — He; that (third person pronoun or demonstrative)
- 집은
- jibeun — The house (topic marker attached)
- 할아버지가
- harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject marker attached)
- 그녀의
- geunyeo-ui — Her; belonging to her
- 어머니가
- eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker attached)
- 태어난
- taeeonan — Was born; (year) one was born in
- 해에
- haee — In the year; during that year
- 지은
- jieun — Built; constructed (modifier form)
- 것으로
- geoseuro — As something that; being the thing that
- 나이가
- naiga — Age (subject marker attached)
- 같았지만
- gatajiman — Was the same age but; although equal in age
- 훨씬
- hwolssin — Much more; far greater by comparison
- 더
- deo — More; additionally
- 솔직하게
- soljikage — Honestly; frankly; in a straightforward manner
- 나이를
- naireul — Age (object marker attached)
- 먹어
- meogeo — Eating; aging (colloquial form of 먹다)
- 있었다
- isseotda — Was; existed; had been (past tense)
- 나무
- namu — Wood; tree
- 벽은
- byeogeun — The wall (topic marker attached)
- 페인트가
- peinteu-ga — Paint (subject marker attached)
- 얇아진
- yalbajin — Thinned out; became thin (modifier form)
- 곳마다
- gotmada — Every place; wherever; in each spot
- 은빛으로
- eunbiteuro — Into a silver color; turning silver
- 변해
- byeonhae — Changed; turned into (shortened form)
- 베란다
- beranda — Veranda; porch; covered outdoor area
- 지붕은
- jibungeun — The roof (topic marker attached)
- 왼쪽이
- oenjjogi — The left side (subject marker attached)
- 조금
- jogeum — A little; slightly; somewhat
- 처져
- cheojyeo — Sagged; drooped; hung low
- 있었는데
- isseonneunde — Was in that state; existed, and...
- 몇
- myeot — Several; a few; how many
- 년
- nyeon — Year (counter for years)
- 전
- jeon — Before; ago; previous
- 폭풍우
- pokpungu — Rainstorm; violent storm with heavy rain
- 때
- ttae — Time; moment; occasion; when
- 망고
- manggo — Mango (tropical fruit)
- 나뭇가지가
- namutgajiga — Tree branch (subject marker attached)
- 떨어지면서
- tteoreojimyeonseo — While falling; as it fell down
- 처마에
- cheomae — On the eaves; at the roof overhang
- 흔적을
- heunjeogeul — A trace; mark; scar (object marker)
- 남긴
- namgin — Left behind; caused to remain (modifier)
- 곳이었다
- gosieotda — It was the place where; that spot
- 집
- jip — House; home; dwelling
- 안에서는
- aneseo-neun — Inside (the house), as for; within
- 어떤
- eotteon — Certain; some kind of; any particular
- 발걸음
- balgeoreum — Footstep; the sound or act of walking
- 아래서
- araeseo — Under; beneath; from below
- 바닥이
- badagi — The floor (subject marker attached)
- 삐걱거렸다
- ppigeogeoryeotda — Creaked; made a squeaking sound repeatedly
- 부엌
- bueok — Kitchen; cooking area of a home
- 문에서
- muneseo — From the door; at the door
- 세
- se — Three (native Korean number)
- 번째
- beonjjae — Ordinal counter: -th (e.g., third)
- 널빤지
- neolppаnji — Plank; wooden board; floorboard
- 뒷창문
- dwitchangmun — Back window; rear window of a building
- 근처의
- geuncheo-ui — Near; in the vicinity of; nearby
- 두
- du — Two (native Korean number)
- 개
- gae — Counter for objects; also means dog
- 그리고
- geurigo — And; and then; additionally
- 가족들은
- gajokdeureun — The family members (topic marker attached)
- 사랑하는
- saranghaneun — Beloved; loved; that one loves
- 사람의
- saram-ui — Of a person; belonging to someone
- 가구를
- gagureul — Furniture (object marker attached)
- 피해
- pihae — Avoiding; steering clear of
- 움직이는
- umjigineun — Moving; that moves (modifier form)
- 법을
- beobeul — The way; method; how to (object marker)
- 배우듯
- baeudeut — As if learning; just as one learns
- 이
- i — This; these (demonstrative pronoun)
- 삐걱거리는
- ppigeogeorineun — Creaking; that makes squeaking noises
- 소리들을
- sorideureul — The sounds (plural, object marker attached)
- 다니는
- daнineun — Going around; passing through regularly
- 익혔다
- ikyeotda — Learned; became accustomed to; memorized
- 정확히
- jeonghwakhi — Exactly; precisely; accurately
- 피하는
- pihaneun — Avoiding; that avoids (modifier form)
- 것은
- geoseun — The thing/act (topic marker attached)
- 아니었다
- anieotda — Was not; it was not the case
- 그저
- geujeo — Simply; just; merely
- 어디에
- eodie — Where; at what place
- 있는지
- inneunji — Whether it exists; where it is
- 알고
- algo — Knowing; having knowledge of
- 있는
- inneun — Existing; that is; present (modifier)
- 것
- geot — Thing; fact; matter; the act of
- 앎
- am — Knowing; knowledge; awareness (noun form)
- 속에서
- sogесео — From within; inside; in the midst of
- 자라났다
- jaranатda — Grew up; was raised; developed
- 그녀는
- geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached)
- 장마철에
- jangmacheore — During the rainy season; in monsoon period
- 어느
- eoneu — Which; a certain; some (determiner)
- 문이
- muni — The door (subject marker attached)
- 뻑뻑해지는지
- ppeokppeokhaejineunchi — Whether it becomes stiff; which gets stuck
- 수도꼭지에
- sudokkogjie — At the faucet; on the water tap
- 힘을
- himeul — Strength; force (object marker attached)
- 주어야
- jueoya — Must give; have to apply (force)
- 하는지
- haneunji — Whether to do; which one must do
- 마당의
- madang-ui — Of the yard; belonging to the courtyard
- 나머지
- nameoji — The rest; the remainder; the other part
- 부분이
- bubuni — The part; section (subject marker attached)
- 하얀
- hayan — White; pale (modifier form)
- 열기로
- yeolgiro — With heat; by means of warmth
- 달아오를
- daraoreul — Will become hot; heated up (modifier)
- 오후까지
- ohugakji — Until the afternoon; up to midday
- 서늘하게
- seoneulhage — Coolly; in a cool manner; remaining cool
- 남아
- nama — Remaining; staying behind; left over
- 정원의
- jeonwon-ui — Of the garden; belonging to the garden
- 구석이
- guseogi — The corner; nook (subject marker attached)
- 어디인지
- eodiinji — Where it is; which corner it might be
- 하루가
- haruga — The day (subject marker attached)
- 저물
- jeoмul — That fades; as day ends (modifier form)
- 무렵
- muryeop — Around the time of; about the time when
- 빛이
- bichi — Light (subject marker attached)
- 창문을
- changmuneul — The window (object marker attached)
- 통해
- tonghae — Through; by means of; via
- 들어와
- deureoвa — Coming in; entering (shortened form)
- 낡은
- nalgeun — Old; worn; aged (of objects)
- 탁자를
- takjareul — The table (object marker attached)
- 광을
- gwangeul — Gloss; shine; polish (object marker)
- 낸
- naen — Produced; brought out; polished (modifier)
- 같은
- gateun — Same; similar; alike (modifier form)
- 빛깔로
- bitkkallo — In the color of; with the same hue
- 물들이는
- muldeullineun — Dyeing; tinting; coloring (modifier form)
- 모습을
- moseubeul — The appearance; sight; scene (object marker)
- 다른
- dareun — Different; other; another (modifier form)
- 집들이
- jipduri — Other houses (subject marker attached)
- 다르다는
- dareudaneun — That they are different (quoted modifier)
- 것을
- geoseul — The fact; the thing (object marker)
- 친구들의
- chingudeul-ui — Of friends; belonging to friends
- 집에는
- jibeneun — In the house; as for in friends' homes
- 매끄러운
- maekkeureoun — Smooth; sleek; slippery (modifier form)
- 타일
- tail — Tile; ceramic floor or wall tile
- 있고
- itgo — Has; exists, and... (connective form)
- 숨
- sum — Breath; breathing; also hiding
- 쉬지
- swiji — Not breathing; without resting (negative)
- 않는
- anneun — Does not; that does not (modifier)
- 벽이
- byeogi — The wall (subject marker attached)
- 있다는
- itdaneun — That there is; the fact that it exists
- 알아챌
- araсhael — Will notice; enough to realize (modifier)
- 만큼
- mankeum — As much as; to the extent that
- 들
- deul — Plural marker; also means entering
- 때까지
- ttaekaji — Until the time; up until when
- 자신이
- jasini — Oneself (subject marker attached)
- 이것들을
- igeotdeureul — These things (object marker attached)
- 사실을
- sasireul — The fact; the truth (object marker)
- 알지
- alji — To know; whether one knows
- 못했다
- motaetda — Could not; was unable to do
- 그때쯤이면
- geuttaejjeumimyeon — By around that time; when that point came
- 앎은
- ameun — Knowledge; knowing (topic marker attached)
- 이미
- imi — Already; by now; by that point
- 일부가
- ilbuga — A part; a portion (subject marker)
- 되어
- doeo — Having become; turning into
- 있었고
- isseotgo — Had been; existed, and... (connective)
- 내장된
- naejangdoen — Built-in; embedded; internalized (modifier)
- 채로
- chaero — While remaining as; in the state of
- 널빤지가
- neolppanjiga — The floorboard (subject marker attached)
- 집에
- jibe — To the house; in the home
- 속하듯
- sokhadeut — As if belonging to; just as it belongs
- 그녀에게
- geunyeoege — To her; belonging to her
- 속해
- sokhae — Belonging; being part of (shortened)
- 집을
- jibeul — The house (object marker attached)
- 방식으로
- bangsigeuro — In the way of; by the method of
- 그는
- geuneun — He (topic marker attached)
- 개들이
- gaeduri — Dogs (subject marker attached)
- 배우는
- baeуneun — Learning; that learns (modifier form)
- 먼저
- meonjeo — First; before anything else; ahead
- 코로
- koro — With the nose; by means of smell
- 그다음
- geudaeum — Next; after that; then
- 몸으로
- momeuro — With the body; through bodily experience
- 습관으로
- seupgwaneuro — As a habit; through routine practice
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