16 two-turn dialogues about 가사 행위, illustrating 6 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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엄마, 식탁보에 주스를 흘렸어요.
Mom, I spilled juice on the tablecloth.
주스가 스며들기 전에 얼른 빨아야겠다.
We need to wash it quickly before the juice soaks in.
이 책 읽어 봤어? 재미있니?
Have you read this book? Is it good?
응, 읽으면 점점 감동이 스며드는 걸 느낄 수 있을 거야.
Yeah, as you read it, you'll feel the emotion seeping in more and more.
지수는 정말 어른들에게 인사를 잘하더라.
Jisu is really good at greeting adults.
어렸을 때부터 인사하는 습관이 생활에 스며들어 있어.
She's had the habit of greeting people since she was little, so it's just become a part of her.
왜 양말을 두 개씩이나 신어?
Why are you wearing two pairs of socks?
겨울에 산에 가려면 방한을 위해서 이렇게 해야 돼.
If you're going to the mountains in winter, you have to do this to protect against the cold.
갑작스럽게 한국에 방문하시게 된 이유가 있습니까?
Is there a reason you suddenly decided to visit Korea?
일본에 일정이 있어 왔다가 한국 팬들에게도 인사를 드리려고 방한을 결정했습니다.
I came for a schedule in Japan, and I decided to visit Korea to greet Korean fans too.
밖에 둔 상자 안으로 들여놓을까요?
Should I bring the box that's outside inside?
그래. 생선이 상할지도 모르니까 들여놔야겠다.
Yes. The fish might spoil, so we should bring it in.
야구장에 발을 들여놓는 건 오늘이 처음이야.
This is the first time I've set foot in a baseball stadium.
앞으로 가끔 야구 구경하러 오자.
Let's come watch baseball more often from now on.
집에 쌀이 떨어졌어요.
We're out of rice at home.
내일 장에 가서 한 가마니 들여놓으마.
I'll go to the market tomorrow and get a sack.
방에 들어오니 좋은 향이 코끝에 스미는데요?
When I came into the room, a nice scent permeated my nose.
아카시아 향이에요. 창을 열어 놓으면 아카시아 꽃의 향이 방으로 들어오거든요.
It's the scent of acacia. When I leave the window open, the fragrance of acacia flowers comes into the room.
맛이 어때요? 괜찮지요?
How does it taste? Is it okay?
네, 혓바닷에 스미는 달콤함이 정말 최고네요!
Yes, the sweetness that soaks into my tongue is really the best!
박물관에 전시된 유물은 잘 봤니?
Did you see the artifacts displayed at the museum well?
네, 유물에 스며 있는 우리 조상의 얼도 느낄 수 있었어요.
Yes, I could also feel the spirit of our ancestors permeating the artifacts.
쥐를 잡느라 창고를 마구 헤집었더니 지저분해졌어.
I rummaged through the storage room to catch a mouse, and now it's a mess.
내가 도와줄게. 어서 치우자.
I'll help you. Let's clean up quickly.
지난번에 산 내 셔츠가 어디에 갔지?
Where did my shirt I bought last time go?
옷장 아래 칸에 있어. 한 번 헤집어 봐.
It's in the bottom drawer of the closet. Try rummaging through it.
갈대가 너무 높게 자라서 길을 걷는 내내 헤집고 왔어.
The reeds grew so tall that I had to push through them the whole way.
사람들이 다니기 힘들겠는데. 잘라서 정리해야겠다.
It must be hard for people to walk through. We should cut them down and tidy up.
지수는 옷에 티끌 하나 묻어 있지 않더라.
Jisu didn't have a single speck of dust on her clothes.
걔가 원래 깔끔하잖아.
She's always been neat like that.
자, 이걸로 필요한 걸 사렴.
Here, use this to buy what you need.
이 티끌만 한 돈으로는 아무 것도 살 수 없어요.
With this pittance, I can't buy anything.
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These 16 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 6 6급 words in this category — 스며들다, 방한, 들여놓다, 스미다, 헤집다 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.