26 two-turn dialogues about 건축, illustrating 18 words from this category at 5급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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네가 쓰는 배드민턴 채는 뭔가 달라 보인다.
Your badminton racket looks different from mine.
응, 선수용이라서 일반인용보다 더 가볍고 튼튼해.
Yeah, it's for players, so it's lighter and sturdier than the regular ones.
엄마한테 거짓말을 하다니, 종아리를 맞아야겠구나. 어서 채를 가져와.
Lying to your mother—you deserve a spanking. Go get the switch.
엄마, 잘못했어요.
Mom, I'm sorry.
말을 몰려면 채를 써야 하나요?
Do I need to use a whip to ride a horse?
말을 처음 타시는 거니 아직은 채를 쓰지 말고 제가 가르쳐 드리는 대로 해 보세요.
Since it's your first time, don't use the whip yet—just follow my instructions.
설날에 뭐했니?
What did you do on New Year's Day?
가족들이랑 새해 설계를 하면서 올해 할 일을 생각해 봤어.
I thought about what to do this year while making plans for the new year with my family.
이번 건물 붕괴 사고의 원인은 파악이 되었나요?
Have you figured out the cause of this building collapse accident?
처음부터 설계가 잘못되어 있었던 게 아닌가 추측하고 있습니다.
We suspect that the design was wrong from the start.
아저씨, 이 목재 정도면 가구를 만드는 데 쓸 만할까요?
Sir, is this timber good enough to use for making furniture?
음, 그냥 쓰기에는 어렵고 가공해야겠는걸?
Hmm, it's hard to use as is—it needs to be processed.
네가 쓰는 배드민턴 채는 뭔가 달라 보인다.
Your badminton racket looks different from mine.
응, 선수용이라서 일반인용보다 더 가볍고 튼튼해.
Yeah, it's for pros, so it's lighter and sturdier than the regular ones.
엄마한테 거짓말을 하다니, 종아리를 맞아야겠구나. 어서 채를 가져와.
Lying to your mother? You need a spanking. Go get the stick.
엄마, 잘못했어요.
Mom, I'm sorry.
말을 몰려면 채를 써야 하나요?
Do I need to use a whip to ride the horse?
말을 처음 타시는 거니 아직은 채를 쓰지 말고 제가 가르쳐 드리는 대로 해 보세요.
Since it's your first time, don't use a whip yet. Just follow my instructions.
요새 공사장에서 일한다며?
I heard you're working at a construction site these days?
응, 건축 자재를 옮기는 일을 하고 있어.
Yeah, I'm moving building materials.
요즘 민준이는 뭘 하고 산대?
What's Minjun up to these days?
듣기로는 공사장에서 벽돌 나르는 일을 한다던데?
I heard he's working at a construction site carrying bricks.
우리나라 전통 가옥은 부드러움의 미가 돋보여요.
Traditional Korean houses really highlight the beauty of softness.
저는 특히 지붕의 곡선이 참 아름답다고 생각해요.
I especially think the curve of the roof is beautiful.
나는 나중에 궁궐 같은 집을 짓고 살고 싶어.
I want to build and live in a palace-like house someday.
그렇게 드넓고 으리으리한 집에 살려면 돈 많이 벌어야겠다.
You'd have to earn a lot of money to live in such a vast and grand house.
문단속을 철저히 하고 갔는데 도대체 도둑이 어떻게 들어온 거지?
I locked all the doors and windows before I left, so how on earth did the thief get in?
경찰 조사에 따르면 굴뚝을 통해 들어왔대.
According to the police investigation, they came in through the chimney.
너는 커서 뭐가 되고 싶어?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
건축가가 돼서 아름다운 건물을 짓고 싶어요.
I want to become an architect and build beautiful buildings.
우와, 여기는 예술가 동네라서 그런지 집집마다 건물이 참 예쁘다.
Wow, maybe because this is an artists' neighborhood, every house has such pretty buildings.
그렇지? 다들 직접 디자인하고 건축한 집들이야.
Right? These are all houses that people designed and built themselves.
볼일 보고 나서 변기 물 좀 내려!
Flush the toilet after you use it!
깜빡했어요. 다음부터 꼭 물을 내릴게요.
I forgot. I'll make sure to flush from now on.
건설업에 뛰어들어 보니 어떠세요?
How is it going for you since you jumped into the construction industry?
공사 준비부터 완공까지 생각보다 어려운 일이 많네요.
There are more difficult things than I expected, from preparing the construction to completing it.
양궁은 엄청난 집중력을 요하는 운동이란다.
Archery is a sport that requires tremendous concentration.
그래서 궁을 당기기 전에 마음을 가다듬으라고 하는군요.
That's why they say to calm your mind before drawing the bow.
여기가 영국 여왕이 사는 궁인가요?
Is this the palace where the Queen of England lives?
응. 정면에 깃발이 꽂혀 있으면 현재 여왕이 거주하고 있다는 뜻이야.
Yes. If a flag is flying in front, it means the Queen is currently in residence.
서양식 건물에 비해 한국의 집이 갖는 특징은 무엇일까?
Compared to Western-style buildings, what are the characteristics of Korean houses?
가장 대표적인 특징은 온돌이 깔려 있어서 바닥이 특히 따뜻하다는 것이 아닐까?
The most distinctive feature is probably that they have ondol, so the floor is especially warm.
몸이 으슬으슬한 게 온돌에 누워서 몸을 지지고 싶어.
I'm feeling chilly, and I want to lie on the ondol and warm up.
뜨끈한 온돌에 누우면 최고지.
Lying on a warm ondol is the best.
나도 너처럼 형제가 많았으면 좋겠다.
I wish I had as many siblings as you.
왜? 나는 오히려 외동아들이라 항상 독방을 쓸 수 있는 네가 부러운데.
Why? I actually envy you for being an only child and always having a room to yourself.
교소도에 들어간 죄수 중 문제를 일으킨 사람은 독방에 가두기도 한다며?
I heard that among prisoners in the correctional facility, those who cause trouble are put in solitary confinement.
응. 햇빛도 안 들어오는 좁은 방에서 혼자 지낸다는 건 정말 힘들 것 같아.
Yeah. Being alone in a small room with no sunlight must be really tough.
방이 너무 추워.
The room is too cold.
보일러 온도를 올려 놨으니 이제 따뜻해질 거야.
I've turned up the boiler, so it'll get warm now.
너는 이 층에 살면서 왜 승강기를 타고 가냐?
Why do you take the elevator when you live on the second floor?
계단으로 올라가는 게 귀찮잖아.
Because going up the stairs is a hassle.
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These 26 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 18 5급 words in this category — 채, 설계, 목재, 채, 공사장 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.