14 two-turn dialogues about 공공 기관, illustrating 9 words from this category at 3급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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차가 너무 많이 막히는데 사고라도 났나요?
The traffic is so bad; did an accident happen?
도로 공사 때문에 일부 도로가 통제된 것 같아요.
It seems some roads are closed due to road construction.
김 대리랑 같이 일하기 싫은데 어떡하지?
I don't want to work with Manager Kim; what should I do?
싫어도 공사는 분명히 해야지.
Even if you don't like it, you have to do the work properly.
외교관으로 일하신 경력이 있네요?
You have experience working as a diplomat?
네, 예전에 공사로 발령을 받아 외교 활동을 한 적이 있습니다.
Yes, I was once posted as a minister and did diplomatic work.
민준이 말이야, 일이 잘되는지 강남에 새로 사무소를 냈다고 하더라.
You know Minjun? I heard he opened a new office in Gangnam because things are going well.
응, 나도 들었어. 언제 시간 내서 한번 들르자.
Yeah, I heard too. Let's find time to drop by sometime.
너희 오빠는 어떤 일을 하시니?
What does your older brother do?
오빠는 경찰이라 파출소에서 일해.
He's a police officer, so he works at a local police station.
책 빌려 볼 수 있는 데 없나?
Is there anywhere I can borrow books?
공공 도서관에 가면 일반인도 책을 빌릴 수 있을 거야.
If you go to the public library, regular people can borrow books too.
회사 다닌 지 일 년이 넘었는데 모은 돈이 하나도 없어.
I've been working for over a year now, but I haven't saved a penny.
서 푼 벌어 닷 푼 쓰니 돈이 안 모일 수밖에.
With you spending more than you earn, there's no way you'd save up.
지수와 어디서 만나기로 했니?
Where did you agree to meet Jisu?
영화관 앞에서 만나기로 했어. 너도 세 시까지 그쪽으로 와.
We agreed to meet in front of the movie theater. You should come there by three too.
그럼 고향서 언제 서울로 올라오셨어요?
So when did you come up to Seoul from your hometown?
고등학교 졸업하자마자 취직하려고 왔어요.
I came right after graduating high school to find a job.
검도를 배우고 싶어요.
I want to learn kendo.
집 앞에 있는 검도 도장에 가 보렴.
Go check out the kendo dojo in front of our house.
이 집으로 계약하겠습니다.
I'll sign the contract for this house.
네, 그럼 이 계약서를 잘 읽어 보시고 여기에 도장을 찍어 주세요.
Okay, then please read this contract carefully and stamp it here.
일 년 동안 일본에서 일하게 됐다면서요?
I heard you're going to work in Japan for a year?
네. 며칠 전 비자도 발급받았고, 짐도 다 챙겼으니 이젠 일본으로 떠나기만 하면 됩니다.
Yes. I got my visa a few days ago, and I've packed everything, so now I just need to leave for Japan.
아까 어떤 애가 지하철에서 마구 뛰어다니더라고요.
Earlier, some kid was running around wildly on the subway.
아이한테 공공장소에서 지켜야 할 예절을 제대로 가르쳐야 할 텐데요.
They really should teach children proper manners for public places.
불이 났을 때는 어떻게 해야 할까요?
What should we do when there's a fire?
119로 전화를 걸어서 가까운 소방서에 신고를 해야 해요.
You should call 119 and report it to the nearest fire station.
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These 14 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 9 3급 words in this category — 공사, 사무소, 파출소, 공공, 서 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.