이 문단하고 다음 문단의 맥락이 잘 연결되지 않는 것 같구나.
It seems like this paragraph and the next one don't connect well in context.
그럼 매끄럽게 이어지도록 내용을 수정할게요.
Then I'll revise the content so it flows smoothly.
언어Korean Conversation: 언어 — TOPIK 6
23 two-turn dialogues about 언어, illustrating 18 words from this category at 6급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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당신은 부탁할 때 좀 부드러운 어조로 말하면 안 돼요?
Can't you speak in a softer tone when you're asking for something?
알겠어요. 노력해 볼게요.
Okay, I'll try.
저 사람은 말하는 톤을 보니 일본에서 온 것 같아.
Judging by the way that person speaks, they seem to be from Japan.
어조만 듣고도 정확히 알아맞혔네.
You guessed it exactly right just from the tone.
한국 사람들은 이순신 장군을 존경하지요?
Koreans respect Admiral Yi Sun-sin, don't they?
네. 우리는 이순신 장군을 성웅이라 일컫습니다.
Yes. We call Admiral Yi Sun-sin a holy hero.
선생님은 진정한 애국자이십니다.
Teacher, you are a true patriot.
사람들이 나를 애국자라고 일컫지만 나보다 더 나라를 사랑하는 사람이 많지.
People call me a patriot, but there are many who love this country more than I do.
아들이 효심이 깊다고 소문이 자자하던데 좋으시겠어요.
I hear your son is widely known for his deep filial piety. You must be pleased.
사람들이 아들의 효심을 일컬으니 당연히 좋지요.
Of course I'm pleased, since people praise my son's filial devotion.
사람들은 내가 거절을 잘 못한다는 걸 알고 자꾸 부탁을 해 오는 것 같아.
People seem to keep asking me for favors because they know I can't say no.
웃으면서 얼버무리는 네 태도부터 고칠 필요가 있어.
You need to fix your habit of smiling and speaking ambiguously first.
엄마, 재료를 다 한군데 담고 나서 어떻게 해요?
Mom, what do I do after putting all the ingredients in one bowl?
어느 정도 얼버무린 다음에 볶으렴.
Mix them up a bit, then stir-fry them.
문학 잡지에 제가 쓴 시 평론이 실렸어요!
My poetry review was published in a literary magazine!
어머, 축하해요.
Oh, congratulations!
어려서부터 디자이너가 되겠다고 하더니 유민이는 결국 유학을 떠나는구나.
Ever since she was little, she said she'd become a designer, and now Yumin is finally going abroad to study.
세계 최고의 디자이너가 될 거라고 입버릇처럼 되뇌곤 했잖아.
She used to repeat over and over that she'd become the world's best designer.
아니. 저는 속이려고 한건 아니지만...
No, I didn't mean to deceive you, but...
횡설수설 지껄이지 말고 똑바로 말해.
Stop talking gibberish and speak clearly.
민준이는 커서 무엇이 되고 싶니?
Minjun, what do you want to be when you grow up?
저는 어떤 목소리도 자유자재로 낼 수 있는 특기를 살려 성우가 되고 싶습니다.
I want to be a voice actor, using my talent for freely producing any kind of voice.
승규가 너에게 정식으로 청혼을 했니?
Did Seunggyu formally propose to you?
아니. 하지만 언젠가 결혼을 하리라는 무언의 약속이 있었어.
No, but there was a silent promise that we would marry someday.
민준이는 말솜씨가 있어서 이야기를 재미나게 잘해.
Minjun has a way with words, so he tells stories really entertainingly.
맞아. 그 친구의 이야기를 듣고 있으면 시간 가는 줄 모르겠어.
Right. When you listen to him, you lose track of time.
광고지에 우리 상품의 좋은 점에 대해서 깔끔하게 열거를 했으면 좋겠어요.
I'd like you to neatly enumerate the good points of our products on the flyer.
알겠습니다. 한번 잘 정리해서 써 보겠습니다.
Understood. I'll organize it well and write it up.
지수가 영어에 능통하다며?
I heard Jisu is proficient in English.
응, 그런데 영어뿐만 아니라 독어도 잘해.
Yeah, but they're also good at German, not just English.
이 사진을 보면 그 당시의 사회적 분위기를 알 수 있어요.
Looking at this photo, you can tell the social atmosphere of that time.
한 장의 사진에도 역사의 함축이 들어 있어요.
Even a single photo carries the implications of history.
주제의 함축이 드러난 부분을 찾았어요?
Did you find the part where the theme's implication is revealed?
네, 마지막 단락인 것 같아요.
Yes, I think it's the last paragraph.
좌담회는 잘 마치셨나요?
Did the discussion session go well?
네, 많은 경제 학자들이 참여해서 성공적으로 의견을 교환했죠.
Yes, many economists participated, and we successfully exchanged opinions.
이 음식의 맛은 어때?
How does this food taste?
이 음식의 맛을 형용하자면, 달콤하면서도 약간 매콤한 느낌이야.
To describe the taste, it's sweet with a bit of a spicy kick.
저는 버스 타고 왔어요.
I came by bus.
저녁 먹었냐니까 웬 동문서답이니?
I asked if you had dinner, so why are you giving an irrelevant answer?
제 보고서 좀 검토해 주시겠어요?
Could you please review my report?
음, 다 좋은데 여기 띄어쓰기가 잘못되었어요. 여기는 붙여 써야 맞아요.
Hmm, it's all good, but the spacing here is wrong. It should be written without a space.
너 정말 영어 발음이 좋다.
Your English pronunciation is really good.
영화에 나오는 원어민 발음을 따라하면서 공부했거든.
I studied by mimicking the native speakers' pronunciation in movies.
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How do you talk about 언어 in Korean?
These 23 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 18 6급 words in this category — 맥락, 어조, 일컫다, 얼버무리다, 평론 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.