19 two-turn dialogues about 천체, illustrating 7 words from this category at 2급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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오늘 날씨는 어때?
How's the weather today?
하늘이 맑은 것을 보니 좋을 거 같아.
The sky is clear, so it should be nice.
하늘도 무심하시지, 또 시험에 떨어졌어.
Heaven is so heartless, I failed the exam again.
네가 한 노력은 하늘도 아실 테니 다음에는 꼭 붙을 거야.
Heaven knows how hard you tried, so you'll definitely pass next time.
할아버지가 돌아가신 지도 일 년이 되었구나.
It's already been a year since Grandpa passed away.
할아버지께서는 저 하늘에서 행복하게 살고 있겠지?
Grandpa is probably living happily up in the sky, right?
떠오르는 해를 보며 무슨 소원 빌었어?
What wish did you make while looking at the rising sun?
그냥 건강하고 행복하게 살게 해 달라고 빌었어.
I just wished to live healthy and happy.
너는 어쩜 해가 거듭될수록 더 예뻐지는구나.
You just get prettier every year.
칭찬해 주셔서 고맙습니다.
Thank you for the compliment.
밤이 되면 위험하니 꼭 해 안에 들어오거라.
It's dangerous once night falls, so make sure you come back before sunset.
네. 걱정 마세요.
Okay, I won't worry.
지수는 커서 뭐가 되고 싶니?
Jisu, what do you want to be when you grow up?
하늘의 별을 관측하고 연구하는 천문학자가 되고 싶어요.
I want to be an astronomer who observes and studies the stars in the sky.
이 종이에 붙어 있는 별은 뭐예요?
What's the star stuck on this paper?
딸아이가 착한 일을 할 때마다 제가 하나씩 붙여 주는 거예요.
It's something I put on every time my daughter does a good deed.
그 작가를 애도하기 위해 장례식장을 찾는 사람들이 끊이지 않는대요.
I heard people keep coming to the funeral home to mourn that writer.
우리 문학계를 이끈 큰 별이셨으니 그럴 수밖에요.
That's only natural, since they were a great star who led our literary world.
떠오르는 해를 보며 무슨 소원 빌었어?
What wish did you make while watching the rising sun?
그냥 건강하고 행복하게 살게 해 달라고 빌었어.
I just wished for a healthy and happy life.
너는 어쩜 해가 거듭될수록 더 예뻐지는구나.
How is it that you become more beautiful with each passing year?
칭찬해 주셔서 고맙습니다.
Thank you for the compliment.
밤이 되면 위험하니 꼭 해 안에 들어오거라.
It's dangerous at night, so make sure you come back before sunset.
네. 걱정 마세요.
Yes, don't worry.
왜 캄캄하게 커튼을 다 쳐 놨어?
Why did you close all the curtains so it's dark in here?
햇빛이 너무 강해서.
Because the sunlight is too strong.
사람들이 네 작품을 알아보지 못하다니, 너무 안타까워.
It's such a shame that people don't recognize your work.
언젠가 햇빛을 볼 날이 오겠지.
Someday it will see the light of day.
떠오르는 해를 보며 무슨 소원 빌었어?
What wish did you make while watching the rising sun?
그냥 건강하고 행복하게 살게 해 달라고 빌었어.
I just wished to live healthily and happily.
너는 어쩜 해가 거듭될수록 더 예뻐지는구나.
How is it that you get prettier with each passing year?
칭찬해 주셔서 고맙습니다.
Thank you for the compliment.
밤이 되면 위험하니 꼭 해 안에 들어오거라.
It's dangerous at night, so make sure you come back before dark.
네. 걱정 마세요.
Okay, don't worry.
오늘 저녁으로 일식 어때?
How about a solar eclipse for dinner tonight?
좋지.
Sounds good.
어제 오전에 일식이 일어나는 걸 봤니?
Did you see the solar eclipse yesterday morning?
응. 어두워지면서 해가 가려지는 모습이 정말 신기했어.
Yeah, it was amazing how the sun got covered as it darkened.
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These 19 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 7 2급 words in this category — 하늘, 해, 별, 해, 햇빛 and the rest. Each is two turns, so what you see is not only how the word is used but what it is usually said in answer to.
They are written examples rather than transcribed speech, so they are tidier than a real conversation and shorter. What they are not is translated English: they were written in Korean, by Korean lexicographers, to show how the word behaves — which is why the speech levels and the sentence endings in them are worth copying.
Dialogues, translations and word meanings from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.