집에 쥐가 있는 거 같아.
I think there's a mouse in the house.
고양이라도 키워 볼까?
Should we get a cat?
아아, 나 발가락에 쥐가 나서 못 움직이겠어.
Oh, I have a cramp in my toe and can't move.
저런. 그럼 쥐가 난 부분을 좀 주물러 봐.
Oh no. Then try rubbing the part that's cramped.
동물류Korean Conversation: 동물류 — TOPIK 3
18 two-turn dialogues about 동물류, illustrating 8 words from this category at 3급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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요즘 마을에 이리가 자주 출몰한대요.
I heard wolves have been appearing in the village often lately.
큰일이군. 사나운 동물이니까 조심해야 해.
That's serious. They're fierce animals, so we need to be careful.
너 혼자 방에서 뭘 하고 있어?
What are you doing alone in your room?
궁금하면 네가 이리 와서 봐.
If you're curious, come here and see for yourself.
아빠 왜 이리 늦으셨어요?
Dad, why are you so late?
오늘따라 차가 많이 막히더라고.
The traffic was really bad today, for some reason.
요즘 마을에 이리가 자주 출몰한대요.
I heard wolves have been appearing in the village often lately.
큰일이군. 사나운 동물이니까 조심해야 해.
That's serious. They're fierce animals, so we need to be careful.
너 혼자 방에서 뭘 하고 있어?
What are you doing alone in your room?
궁금하면 네가 이리 와서 봐.
If you're curious, come here and see for yourself.
아빠 왜 이리 늦으셨어요?
Dad, why are you so late?
오늘따라 차가 많이 막히더라고.
The traffic was really bad today, for some reason.
왜 새 두 마리를 한 마리씩 다른 새장에 키우고 있어?
Why are you keeping the two birds in separate cages?
같이 두면 알을 낳을까 봐 암과 수로 분리해 뒀어.
I separated the female and male in case they lay eggs if kept together.
의사 선생님, 제 병명이 무엇인가요?
Doctor, what is my diagnosis?
환자 분, 놀라지 말고 잘 들으세요. 환자 분의 병명은 암입니다.
Please don't be alarmed and listen carefully. Your diagnosis is cancer.
의사 선생님, 제가 살 방법은 없을까요?
Doctor, is there any way for me to survive?
죄송합니다. 이미 암이 온몸에 퍼져서 치료를 할 수가 없습니다.
I'm sorry. The cancer has already spread throughout your body, so we cannot treat it.
지수야, 유치원에서 배운 노래 불러 봐.
Jisu, sing the song you learned in kindergarten.
곰 세 마리가 한집에 있어. 아빠 곰, 엄마 곰, 아기 곰.
Three bears live in one house. Papa bear, mama bear, baby bear.
나 저번에 배가 아픈데 꾹 참고 수업을 끝까지 듣다가 결국 응급실에 실려 갔어.
Last time I had a stomachache, but I held it in and finished the class, and ended up being taken to the ER.
그러니까 네가 곰처럼 미련하다는 소리를 듣지.
That's why people say you're as foolish as a bear.
너는 왜 오리마냥 뒤뚱뒤뚱 걷니?
Why are you waddling like a duck?
책가방이 너무 무거워서요.
Because my backpack is too heavy.
내일 아들 내외가 내려온다네?
I heard your son and his wife are coming down tomorrow?
그래요? 그럼 오리를 잡아다 맛있는 요리를 해 줘야지.
Really? Then I should catch a duck and make a delicious meal.
이번에 장학 재단이 새로 만들어졌다며?
I heard a new scholarship foundation was just established?
응. 이번 사고로 안타깝게 목숨을 잃은 사자들의 생전 소원이었대.
Yeah. Apparently it was the lifelong wish of the lions who sadly lost their lives in this accident.
나는 동물 중에서 사자가 제일 좋아.
My favorite animal is the lion.
나도. 특히 얼굴이랑 목에 난 갈기가 제일 멋있어.
Mine too. I especially love the mane around their face and neck.
이 개집 정말 예쁘네. 어디에서 산 거야?
This doghouse is really pretty. Where did you get it?
애완동물 용품을 전문으로 파는 가게에서 샀어.
I bought it at a store that specializes in pet supplies.
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 동물류 in Korean?
These 18 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 8 3급 words in this category — 쥐, 이리, 이리, 암, 곰 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.
Are these dialogues natural Korean?
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.