13 two-turn dialogues about 체력 상태, illustrating 5 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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내가 너보다 힘이 센데 왜 씨름에서 항상 지지?
I'm stronger than you, so why do I always lose at ssireum?
씨름은 힘만 세다고 되는 게 아냐. 기술이 있어야 해.
Ssireum isn't just about strength. You need technique.
아이고, 아파라. 너는 여자애가 무슨 힘이 그렇게 세냐?
Ouch, that hurts. You're a girl, how can you be so strong?
살짝 때린 거 가지고 무슨 엄살이니?
I barely tapped you, why are you making such a fuss?
엄마, 이제 저한테 기대세요. 제가 힘이 되어 드릴게요.
Mom, now you can rely on me. I'll be your strength.
그래, 우리 딸밖에 없구나.
Yes, I only have my daughter.
가스레인지 화력이 약하네.
The gas stove's flame is weak.
가스레인지가 오래되어서 그런가 보다. 새 것으로 바꿔야겠어.
It must be because the stove is old. We should get a new one.
의사가 뭐래? 어디가 안 좋은 거래?
What did the doctor say? What's wrong?
내가 남들보다 소화 기능이 약하다고 하네. 위장약을 지어 주더라고.
He said my digestion is weak. He prescribed me some stomach medicine.
아무래도 나는 이대로 세상을 떠날 것 같구나.
I think I'm going to die soon anyway.
그런 약한 말씀은 하지 마세요. 얼른 일어나셔야지요.
Don't say such weak things. You need to get better soon.
에구, 밧줄이 끊어져 버렸네.
Oh no, the rope snapped.
그러게 내가 튼튼한 밧줄로 가져오라고 했잖아.
I told you to bring a sturdy rope.
엄마, 나 우유 먹기 싫어요.
Mom, I don't want to drink milk.
우유를 많이 먹어야 뼈가 튼튼하게 되는 거야.
You need to drink lots of milk to have strong bones.
이번에 투자하려는 회사는 어떤 회사입니까?
What kind of company are you thinking of investing in?
재무 구조가 아주 튼튼하여 부도가 날 염려가 없는 회사입니다.
A company with a very solid financial structure that won't go bankrupt.
이십 년 만에 어렸을 적 인기 가수가 텔레비전에서 노래하는 걸 보았어요.
After twenty years, I saw the singer I loved as a kid perform on TV.
저도 봤어요. 세월이 지나 허옇게 센 머리조차도 매력적이더군요.
I saw it too. Even his gray hair is charming after all these years.
왜 죽도 못 얻어 먹고 다닌 사람처럼 얼굴이 퍼렇게 셌니?
Why do you look so pale, like you haven't eaten a thing?
며칠 밤을 새웠더니 그런가 봐요.
I guess it's because I've been up for a few nights.
집에 라면 몇 개 남았니?
How many ramen packets do we have left?
아까 세어 봤는데 4 개 밖에 안남아 있어.
I counted earlier, and there are only four left.
선생님, 어디 편찮으세요?
Teacher, are you feeling unwell?
독한 감기에 걸려서 정신이 좀 없네.
I caught a bad cold, so I'm a bit out of it.
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These 13 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 5 2급 words in this category — 힘, 약하다, 튼튼하다, 세다, 편찮다 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.