23 two-turn dialogues about 학교생활, illustrating 9 words from this category at 1급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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이곳에서 시청으로 가는 길을 알고 있니?
Do you know how to get to City Hall from here?
응, 여기에서 버스를 타고 세 정거장을 가면 돼.
Yeah, you take the bus from here and go three stops.
지금 몇 시인지 아니?
Do you know what time it is?
응, 지금은 오후 한 시 정각이야.
Yeah, it's exactly one o'clock in the afternoon.
지수가 집에 간다고 인사하는 걸 왜 안 받아 줘?
Why didn't you say goodbye to Jisu when she left?
지수가 갔어? 일에 집중하느라 지수가 가는 것도 알지 못했어.
She left? I was so focused on work that I didn't even notice her go.
승규더러 찾아오라고 하면 되지 왜 굳이 데리러 가?
Why not just tell Seunggyu to come find us? Why go all the way to pick him up?
여기 길을 잘 모르는 것 같아서 그냥 역에서 기다리라고 했거든.
He doesn't know the way around here, so I told him to wait at the station.
우리 날씨도 더운데 수영장이나 갈래?
It's hot, want to go to the pool?
근데 나 수영할 줄도 모르고 물도 무서워해서.
I don't know how to swim and I'm scared of the water.
김 사장이 이번 사업 실패로 큰 충격을 받은 것 같아.
I heard President Kim was really shocked by the failure of this business.
지금까지 실패를 모르고 사업이 계속 번창해 왔으니 더 그럴 거야.
It's no wonder, since his business has never known failure until now.
유럽 여행이 어땠어요? 여행 이야기를 해 주세요.
How was your trip to Europe? Tell me about your travels.
네, 알겠어요. 유럽 여행은 재미있었어요.
Okay. The trip to Europe was fun.
나는 사람들하고 이야기를 할 때 주로 내가 말을 하는 편이야.
When I talk with people, I usually do most of the talking.
그래? 나는 주로 듣는 편인데.
Really? I'm usually the one who listens.
선생님, 오늘도 수업 시간에 재미있는 이야기를 해 주세요.
Teacher, please tell us an interesting story in class today too.
오늘은 시간이 없어서 할 수 없어요.
I can't today because I don't have time.
말하기는 쉬운데 글을 쓰는 것은 어려워. 어떻게 하면 글을 잘 쓸 수 있을까?
Speaking is easy, but writing is hard. How can I write well?
글을 잘 쓰려면 좋은 글을 많이 읽어야 돼. 일기를 쓰는 것도 좋은 방법이야.
To write well, you need to read a lot of good writing. Keeping a diary is also a good method.
옆집 양반은 글깨나 배운 사람이라더니, 행동이 왜 그 모양이니?
They say the neighbor is a man of learning, but why does he act like that?
공부를 많이 했다고 해서 인격이 훌륭한 것은 아닌가 봐요.
I guess just because someone has studied a lot doesn't mean they have a good character.
할머니, 여기에 이름을 적어 주세요.
Grandma, please write your name here.
아이고. 미안한데 내가 글을 몰라. 내가 말해 줄 테니 자네가 대신 좀 써 주게나.
Oh dear. I'm sorry, but I can't read or write. I'll tell you, so please write it for me.
회의가 빨리 끝났으니 오랜만에 회식이나 할까요?
The meeting ended early, so shall we have a company dinner for the first time in a while?
좋아요. 회의를 빨리 끝내기를 잘했네요.
Sure. It's a good thing we finished the meeting quickly.
보름이 넘도록 계속 비가 오더니 드디어 날이 좀 개네.
It rained for over two weeks, and finally the weather is clearing up.
응. 장마가 이제 끝났나 봐.
Yeah. The rainy season must be over now.
계속 내리막길이네.
It's all downhill from here.
응. 산이 끝나는 지점까지 쭉 내려가야 돼.
Yeah. We have to go all the way down to where the mountain ends.
이번 일을 어떤 방법으로 진행시킬지 모두 구체적으로 말씀을 해 주세요.
Please explain in detail how we should proceed with this matter.
그럼 저부터 말하겠습니다.
Then I'll speak first.
선생님, 드릴 말씀이 있습니다.
Teacher, I have something to say to you.
그래. 말해 봐라.
Go ahead, say it.
저는 전도사가 되어 말씀을 전하며 살고 싶습니다.
I want to become a missionary and live spreading the word.
전도사가 되면 하느님의 뜻을 세상에 널리 알려 주세요.
If you become a missionary, please spread God's will widely to the world.
이 글을 쓰게 된 이유는 무엇인가요?
What is the reason you wrote this piece?
지금부터 이유에 대해 하나하나 설명을 해 드릴게요.
From now on, I'll explain the reasons one by one.
지금 보고 계신 작품에 대해 질문이 있으면 해 주십시오.
If you have any questions about the work you're looking at, please ask.
작가가 언제 그린 작품이죠?
When did the artist paint it?
여기는 얘기하기에 좀 시끄럽네요.
It's a bit noisy here to talk.
네, 조용한 방으로 갑시다.
Yes, let's go to a quiet room.
김 씨가 평소에도 말썽을 많이 일으켰습니까?
Did Mr. Kim cause a lot of trouble in the past?
아니에요. 조용한 사람이었어요.
No, he was a quiet person.
막내가 할머니 댁에 내려가니 집안이 다 조용하네요.
Now that the youngest has gone down to Grandma's house, the whole house is quiet.
그러네요, 할머니는 고생 좀 하시겠지만.
Indeed, though Grandma will have her hands full.
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These 23 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 9 1급 words in this category — 알다, 모르다, 이야기, 글, 끝나다 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.