17 two-turn dialogues about 동물류, illustrating 8 words from this category at 4급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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돼지들이 왜 저렇게 모여 있어요?
Why are the pigs gathered like that?
엄마 돼지가 새끼들에게 젖을 먹이는 거야.
The mother pig is nursing her piglets.
벌써 집에 가는 거야?
Are you going home already?
내 새끼들 밥 챙겨 주러 가야지.
I have to go feed my kids.
제가 안 그랬어요.
I didn't do it.
이 새끼가 어디서 거짓말이야?
You little liar, where are you telling lies?
돈 때문에 자기 자식을 버린 사람이 뉴스에 나왔어요.
I saw on the news that someone abandoned their own child because of money.
쯧쯧, 짐승도 제 새끼는 끔찍히 생각한다는데.
Tsk tsk. Even beasts care deeply for their young.
사람을 저렇게 잔인하게 때리다니 정말 끔찍해요.
Hitting someone that cruelly is just horrible.
맞아요, 그야말로 짐승이 따로 없네요.
Right, he's truly no better than a beast.
어디서 자꾸 찬바람이 들어오는 것 같아.
I keep feeling a cold draft coming in from somewhere.
창문 새가 살짝 벌어진 것 같네요.
It seems like the window is slightly open at the gap.
와, 정말 오랜만입니다.
Wow, it's been a really long time.
못 보던 새에 얼굴이 좋아지셨습니다.
In the time we haven't seen each other, you look better.
요즘 많이 바쁘니?
Are you very busy these days?
네, 다른 일에 한눈을 팔 새도 없어요.
Yes, I don't even have a moment to spare for anything else.
유민아, 이게 올챙이라는 거야. 크면서 꼬리는 없어지고 다리가 생겨서 개구리가 된단다.
Yumin, this is a tadpole. As it grows, its tail disappears, legs appear, and it becomes a frog.
와, 엄마. 너무 신기해요.
Wow, Mom, that's so amazing!
지수야, 조기 반찬을 왜 안 먹어?
Jisu, why aren't you eating the early-stage side dish?
난 비린내 나는 생선을 좋아하지 않아.
I don't like fish that smells fishy.
엄마, 제 핸드폰 못 봤어요?
Mom, have you seen my phone?
너는 핸드폰을 조기에 두고 왜 엉뚱한 데 와서 찾고 있니?
You left your phone at the early stage, so why are you looking for it in the wrong place?
누나, 갑자기 태극기를 왜 꺼내?
Sis, why are you suddenly taking out the national flag?
현충일이니까 조기를 달아야지.
It's Memorial Day, so we should fly it at half-mast.
이제 송아지가 태어나는 거예요?
Is the calf being born now?
네. 소가 곧 새끼를 낳을 것 같으니까 어서 수의사를 부르는 게 좋겠어요.
Yes. The cow looks like it's about to give birth, so we'd better call the vet.
고래는 바다에 사는 다른 생물들과 다르게 알을 낳지 않고 새끼를 낳는단다.
Unlike other creatures that live in the sea, whales don't lay eggs; they give birth to live young.
그래서 포유류에 속하는군요.
That's why they belong to the mammals.
민준이가 내일까지 내야 하는 과제 벼락치기를 하고 있더라.
Minjun is cramming for the assignment due tomorrow.
고래 봐야 너무 많아서 오늘 안에 다 못 끝낼걸.
If he leaves it until the last minute, there's too much to finish today.
결혼 준비는 잘돼 가?
How's the wedding preparation going?
내 월급이 고래 가지고 좀 빠듯해. 그래도 행복해.
My salary is barely enough, but I'm still happy.
집에서 어떤 동물을 키우니?
What kind of animal do you keep at home?
나는 거북이를 좋아해서 여러 마리의 거북이를 키우고 있어.
I like turtles, so I keep several turtles.
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These 17 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 8 4급 words in this category — 새끼, 짐승, 새, 개구리, 조기 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.