13 two-turn dialogues about 천체, illustrating 8 words from this category at 6급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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안개가 심하네.
The fog is really thick.
그러게, 천지를 분간하기가 어려워.
I know, it's hard to tell heaven from earth.
우리나라도 십 년 사이에 많이 변했네.
Our country has changed a lot in the last ten years.
십 년이면 천지가 바뀔 만한 시간이지.
Ten years is enough time for heaven and earth to change.
식물원은 어땠어?
How was the botanical garden?
꽃들이 예쁘게 자라나서 온통 꽃 천지였어.
The flowers were blooming beautifully, it was a sea of flowers everywhere.
망원경으로 무엇을 관찰하고 계십니까?
What are you observing with the telescope?
화성과 화성의 위성을 보고 있습니다.
I'm looking at Mars and its satellites.
유럽에서 하는 축구 경기를 생중계한다며?
They say they're broadcasting a soccer match from Europe live, right?
응, 위성으로 실시간 중계를 한대.
Yeah, they're streaming it in real time via satellite.
선생님, 왜 오존층을 보호해야 하나요?
Teacher, why do we need to protect the ozone layer?
태양의 자외선을 흡수해서 우리를 보호해 주기 때문이란다.
Because it absorbs the sun's ultraviolet rays and protects us.
우주에서 가장 오래된 은하가 발견됐다며?
Did you hear that the oldest galaxy in the universe was discovered?
응, 미국에서 우주 망원경으로 찾아냈대.
Yeah, they found it with a space telescope in the US.
엄마, 지구는 어디에 속해 있는 거예요?
Mom, what does Earth belong to?
응. 지구는 은하계에 포함된 태양계 안에 속한 행성이야.
Well, Earth is a planet in the solar system, which is part of the Milky Way galaxy.
하늘을 더 가까이 볼 수는 없을까?
Can't we get a closer look at the sky?
천문대에 가면 천체를 가까이서 볼 수 있어.
If you go to the observatory, you can see celestial bodies up close.
외계인이 사는 행성이 정말로 존재할까?
Do you think there really is a planet where aliens live?
글쎄, 목격자도 있다고는 하지만 실제로 안 봤으니 못 믿겠어.
Well, people say there are witnesses, but since I haven't actually seen one, I can't believe it.
하늘이 붉게 물들어서 정말 예쁘군요.
The sky is dyed red, it's really beautiful.
저도 이맘때의 사양을 정말 좋아합니다.
I also really love the sunset at this time of day.
요즘 대학교에서 철학을 공부하는 학생들은 찾기 힘듭니다.
These days, it's hard to find students studying philosophy in universities.
철학이 사양의 학문이 될까 봐 걱정이네요.
I'm worried that philosophy might become a declining field.
이렇게 귀한 물건을 그냥 받을 수는 없습니다.
I can't just accept such a precious gift.
괜찮으니 사양 말고 받게.
It's fine, don't refuse and just take it.
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These 13 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 8 6급 words in this category — 천지, 위성, 오존층, 은하, 은하계 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.