19 two-turn dialogues about 언어, illustrating 10 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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이 대리 조금 전까지 자리에 있지 않았어요?
Wasn't Assistant Manager Lee here just a moment ago?
방금 과장님께 불려 갔어요.
They were just called away by the manager.
너는 목욕탕에 자주 가니?
Do you go to the bathhouse often?
응, 따뜻한 물에 때를 불렸다가 밀고 나면 기분이 좋아지거든.
Yeah, after soaking in hot water to soften the dead skin and scrubbing it off, I feel great.
너는 너무 말랐어.
You're too skinny.
안 그래도 요즘 밥도 잘 먹고 운동도 열심히 해서 몸을 불리려고 노력중이야.
I know, I'm trying to gain weight by eating well and exercising hard these days.
승규야, 나 이 문장 해석 좀 해 줄래? 단어를 모르겠어.
I didn't realize I was speeding. Could you let me off just this once?
단어를 모르면 사전 찾아보면 되잖아.
Please make sure to follow the regulated speed limit from now on.
김 박사, 연구 결과는 어떻게 나왔나?
This store sells both clothes and coffee, so I'm not sure if it's a clothing store or a café.
아직은 섣불리 해석을 내리지 않는 게 좋겠습니다. 조금 더 지켜보도록 하지요.
Since most customers come to buy clothes, it seems to be defined as a clothing store among customers.
승규야, 나 이 문장 해석 좀 해 줄래? 단어를 모르겠어.
Seunggyu, can you analyze this sentence for me? I don't know the words.
단어를 모르면 사전 찾아보면 되잖아.
If you don't know the words, you can just look them up in a dictionary.
김 박사, 연구 결과는 어떻게 나왔나?
Dr. Kim, how did the research results turn out?
아직은 섣불리 해석을 내리지 않는 게 좋겠습니다. 조금 더 지켜보도록 하지요.
It's better not to jump to conclusions yet. Let's observe a bit longer.
무슨 기분 나쁜 일 있어?
Did something upset you?
응, 욕 나올 것 같으니까 말 시키지 마.
Yeah, I feel like cursing, so don't talk to me.
지각 좀 몇 번 했다고 나한테 이렇게 면박을 줘도 되는 거야?
Is it okay to scold me like this just because I was late a few times?
휴, 네가 하는 짓을 보니 욕을 들을 만하다.
Ugh, seeing what you do, you deserve the scolding.
이번 일은 자네가 전문가이니 나서서 좀 도와주지 않겠나?
You're the expert on this matter, so won't you step in and help?
괜히 나섰다가 어르신께 욕이 될까 걱정입니다.
I'm worried that if I step in and it goes wrong, it might bring shame to the elder.
이 대리 조금 전까지 자리에 있지 않았어요?
Wasn't the manager at his desk just a moment ago?
방금 과장님께 불려 갔어요.
He was just called in by the department head.
너는 목욕탕에 자주 가니?
Do you go to the bathhouse often?
응, 따뜻한 물에 때를 불렸다가 밀고 나면 기분이 좋아지거든.
Yeah, after soaking the dead skin in warm water and scrubbing it off, I feel great.
너는 너무 말랐어.
You're too skinny.
안 그래도 요즘 밥도 잘 먹고 운동도 열심히 해서 몸을 불리려고 노력중이야.
I know, these days I've been eating well and exercising hard to try to bulk up.
김 선생님은 호랑이 선생님이셔.
Teacher Kim is a tiger teacher.
맞아. 무서운 김 선생님을 가리키는 적절한 비유다.
Right. That's a fitting metaphor for the scary Teacher Kim.
이 텔레비전 프로그램은 퀴즈 프로그램이야?
Is this TV show a quiz show?
맞아. 시청자들이 낸 수수께끼를 출연자들이 푸는 방식이야.
Yes, it's a format where the contestants solve riddles submitted by viewers.
인간이 죽지 않고 영원히 살 수 있는 방법이 있을까?
Is there a way for humans to live forever without dying?
그건 현대 의학이 풀지 못한 수수께끼지.
That's a mystery that modern medicine hasn't solved.
운동을 하니까 점점 건강이 좋아지는 것 같아.
I feel like my health is getting better as I exercise.
체중 관리도 하고 몸도 건강해지니 이런 게 일석이조 아니겠어?
You're managing your weight and getting healthier too—isn't that killing two birds with one stone?
한국어를 참 유창하게 하시네요.
You speak Korean very fluently.
고맙습니다. 오 년 동안 공부하면서 연습을 많이 했어요.
Thank you. I studied and practiced a lot over five years.
과장님, 휴직계를 내기 전에 지수 씨에게 업무를 인수해 주면 되죠?
Manager, I just need to hand over my work to Jisu before submitting my leave of absence, right?
응. 확실하게 해 줘. 인수인계 시 부정확으로 발생된 문제는 자네가 책임져야 할 테니까.
Yeah, make sure you do it thoroughly. You'll be responsible for any problems caused by inaccuracies in the handover.
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These 19 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 10 4급 words in this category — 불리다, 해석, 해석, 욕, 불리다 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.