12 two-turn dialogues about 동식물 행위, illustrating 4 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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너는 이다음에 자라서 뭐가 되고 싶니?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
대통령이 되고 싶어요.
I want to be president.
옆집 아이는 어려운 환경 속에서도 밝게 잘 자란 것 같아.
The kid next door seems to have grown up bright and well despite a tough environment.
맞아. 한 번도 부모님 속을 썩인 적이 없대.
Right. They say he's never once caused his parents any worry.
사람들이 질서를 잘 안 지키는 것 같아.
People don't seem to follow the rules very well.
나라는 점점 발전했지만 시민 의식은 잘 자라지 않네.
The country has developed, but civic awareness hasn't grown much.
자식들이 다 떠나니 어머니께서 혼자 외로워하시는 것 같아.
Now that all the kids have left, I think your mother feels lonely alone.
애완동물이라도 키워 보시면 어떨까요?
How about she gets a pet to raise?
이 전단지 좀 봐 줘. 뒤에서 봐도 잘 보여?
Can you look at this flyer? Is it visible well from behind?
아니. 글씨 크기를 조금 더 키우는 게 좋겠어.
No, it would be better to make the font size a bit bigger.
감독님께서는 많은 신인 배우들을 키워 내신 것으로 알려져 있는데요.
The director is known for having raised many rookie actors.
아닙니다. 저는 단지 그들에게 실력을 펼칠 기회를 주었을 뿐입니다.
No, I just gave them the chance to show their skills.
국화는 언제쯤 필까?
When will the chrysanthemums bloom?
가을이 되어야 피지. 이제 여름인데 피려면 아직 멀었어.
They bloom in autumn. It's still summer, so there's a long way to go.
산으로 캠핑을 갈 때 가장 조심해야 할 일이 뭘까?
What's the most important thing to be careful about when camping in the mountains?
무엇보다 불이 피지 않게 조심해야 해. 라이터나 성냥을 쓸 때 특별히 주의해야겠지.
Above all, you need to be careful not to start a fire. You have to be especially careful when using lighters or matches.
며칠 전까지만 해도 피곤해 보이더니 오늘은 얼굴이 폈네.
You looked tired until a few days ago, but today your face looks bright.
응, 며칠 동안 푹 쉬었거든.
Yeah, I rested well for a few days.
꽃잎이 바람에 날며 떨어지고 있어.
The petals are flying and falling in the wind.
그러게. 이제 꽃들도 다 시들어 떨어지나 보다.
I know. It seems the flowers are all wilting and falling now.
내 주먹이 나는 순간 넌 끝이야.
The moment my fist flies, you're done.
그렇게 싸움에 자신이 있어? 어디 한번 덤벼 봐!
You're that confident in fighting? Go ahead, try me!
아직도 옆집 부부가 물건을 던지며 싸우고 있니?
Are the neighbors still fighting and throwing things?
말도 마. 방금 전에도 식기와 국자가 날고 큰소리가 나던데.
Don't even mention it. Just a moment ago, dishes and ladles were flying and there was a loud noise.
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These 12 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 4 2급 words in this category — 자라다, 키우다, 피다, 날다 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.