어머나, 방 안에 개미가 왜 이렇게 많아?
Oh my, why are there so many ants in the room?
단 음식을 그냥 두니까 당연히 개미가 꼬이지.
Of course ants are attracted if you leave sweets out.
곤충류Korean Conversation: 곤충류 — TOPIK 4
13 two-turn dialogues about 곤충류, illustrating 8 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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아, 가려워. 벌레에 물린 거 같아.
Ugh, I'm itchy. I think I got bitten by a bug.
그러네. 벌레에 물린 자리가 발갛게 부어올랐다.
Yeah, the bite is all red and swollen.
과일 껍질 얼른 치워라. 파리 꼬일라.
Hurry and throw away the fruit peels. They'll attract flies.
네. 음식물 쓰레기통 비우고 올게요.
Okay, I'll go empty the food waste bin.
과일 껍질 얼른 치워라. 파리 꼬일라.
Hurry and throw away the fruit peels. They'll attract flies.
네. 음식물 쓰레기통 비우고 올게요.
Okay. I'll go empty the food waste bin.
자취방에서 쓸 그릇은 다 장만했니?
Have you bought all the dishes you need for your place?
그릇을 벌로 맞출까 하다가 금세 싫증이 날 것 같아서 마음에 드는 것으로 하나씩 샀어.
I thought about buying a set of dishes, but I figured I'd get tired of them quickly, so I bought one piece at a time that I liked.
혹시 갈아입을 옷 한 벌 더 있으면 좀 빌려줄래?
Do you have an extra set of clothes to change into that I could borrow?
미안. 나도 티셔츠 한 장만 챙겨 와서 빌려주기 힘들어.
Sorry. I only brought one shirt, so I can't lend you any.
이 수저들 참 예쁘다. 어디서 났어?
These spoons are really pretty. Where did you get them?
결혼할 때 부모님께서 수저 여러 벌을 선물로 사 주셨어.
When I got married, my parents bought me several sets of spoons as a gift.
그 장판지의 나비가 어떻게 되니?
How big is the butterfly on that drawing paper?
일 미터 정도 되는 것 같아.
It looks about a meter long.
엄마, 우리 집 마당에도 나비가 많이 날아들었으면 좋겠어요.
Mom, I wish lots of butterflies would fly into our yard.
그럼 꽃을 많이 심자.
Then let's plant lots of flowers.
너는 아침에 일어나서 잠자리도 정리 안 했더구나.
You didn't even make your bed when you got up this morning.
죄송해요, 늦잠을 자서 그랬어요.
Sorry, I overslept.
요즘 불면증 때문에 밤에 잠을 못 자겠어요.
I can't sleep at night because of insomnia these days.
잠자리에 들기 전에 따뜻한 우유를 마셔 보세요.
Try drinking some warm milk before going to bed.
신혼 첫날밤에 잠자리는 어땠어?
How was the first night of your honeymoon?
둘 다 피곤해서 그냥 곯아떨어졌어요.
We were both so tired we just passed out.
너는 왜 그렇게 거미를 무서워하니?
Why are you so afraid of spiders?
다리가 여덟 개나 있어서 징그럽잖아.
Because they have eight legs, they're so creepy.
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 곤충류 in Korean?
These 13 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 8 4급 words in this category — 개미, 벌레, 파리, 파리, 벌 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.