24 two-turn dialogues about 한국의 문학, illustrating 10 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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이 자리는 사람이 자주 바뀌네요.
This position changes people often, doesn't it?
네. 수많은 인물이 거쳐간 자리라고 할 수 있지요.
Yes, you could say it's a spot that many important figures have passed through.
우리 아들, 머리 깎으니 인물이 훤하네.
Our son, with a haircut, you look so handsome.
시간이 없어서 그냥 뒀는데 자르니 시원해요.
I just left it because I had no time, but cutting it feels refreshing.
새로 시작한 드라마 봤어?
Did you watch the new drama that started?
응. 등장 인물이며 장소며 모두 우리 이야기 같아.
Yeah, the characters and the settings all feel like our own story.
왜 그리스에 가고 싶으세요?
Why do you want to go to Greece?
그리스 로마 신화의 배경이 되는 곳들을 가보고 싶어서요.
Because I want to visit the places that are the settings for Greek and Roman myths.
이 책은 고구려의 건국 신화를 배경으로 하고 있습니다.
This book is set against the founding myth of Goguryeo.
그 책을 읽으면 고구려가 어떻게 세워졌는지 알 수 있겠군요.
Reading that book should let you understand how Goguryeo was established.
중동에 제일 높은 건물을 지은 회사가 우리나라 회사래요.
I heard the company that built the tallest building in the Middle East is from our country.
이미 그 회사는 건설업계에서 신화같은 존재로 유명합니다.
That company is already famous in the construction industry as a legendary presence.
고전 문학 연구라는 수업을 들어 보려고 하는데 많이 어려울까?
I'm thinking of taking a class called Classical Literature Studies. Is it very hard?
네가 고어를 잘 안다면 많이 어렵지는 않을 거야.
If you know archaic words well, it won't be too difficult.
도서관에 가서 뭘 빌려야 할지 모르겠어.
I don't know what to borrow from the library.
그럼 고전 백 선을 정리해 놓은 목록을 참고해 봐. 좋은 책들이 많아.
Then try looking at a list of a hundred classics. There are a lot of good books.
고전들 중 대부분은 많이 훼손되어서 그 내용을 알 수가 없다고 해.
They say most of the classics are so damaged that we can't know their contents.
중요한 역사적 자료들인데 안타깝다.
They're important historical materials, so that's a shame.
식민지가 되면 고유의 언어나 문화를 강제로 빼앗기는 일이 많군요.
When a country becomes a colony, it often gets its unique language or culture forcibly taken away.
응. 그래서 동화 정책에 반발하는 사람들도 많았지.
Yeah. That's why many people opposed the assimilation policy.
우리 애는 밤에 잠을 잘 안 자려고 해.
Our kid doesn't want to sleep at night.
그럴 땐 애한테 동화를 한 편씩 읽어 주면 좋아.
In that case, reading a fairy tale to them helps.
저 사람은 못된 짓을 그렇게 많이 하고 죗값을 어떻게 치르려는 걸까?
That person has done so many bad things. How will they pay for their sins?
그러게. 지옥이 두렵지도 않은가 봐.
I know. They must not even fear hell.
수능 시험을 준비하느라 그동안 힘들었겠구나.
You must have had a hard time preparing for the college entrance exam.
네. 고등학교 삼 년은 그야말로 지옥이었어요.
Yes. High school was literally hell for three years.
일에 시달리다 며칠 동안 여행을 다녀왔는데 정말 천국에 간 것 같았어.
After being swamped with work, I went on a trip for a few days and it felt like I'd been to heaven.
여행 가서 정말 좋았나 보구나.
You must have really enjoyed the trip.
우와, 여기에 너랑 내가 좋아하는 과일이 가득해.
Wow, this place is full of all the fruits you and I love.
정말 이곳이야말로 과일 천국이구나!
This really is a fruit heaven!
엄마, 나도 죽으면 나중에 천국에 갈 수 있어요?
Mom, can I go to heaven when I die?
거짓말 안 하고 착한 일 많이 하면 갈 수 있을 거야.
If you don't lie and do lots of good deeds, you will.
지수야, 이제 이 닦고 자야지.
Jisu, it's time to brush your teeth and go to bed.
엄마, 저 동화책 조금만 더 보고 자면 안 돼요?
Mom, can I read this fairy tale a little more before sleeping?
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Have you read Hong Gildong-jeon?
너 홍길동전 읽어 봤어?
No, I haven't. But I bought a picture book of it yesterday.
어제 미술 전시회에 가서 뭘 했어?
What did you do at the art exhibition yesterday?
전시된 그림도 보고 전시된 그림을 모아 놓은 그림책도 샀어.
I looked at the displayed paintings and also bought a picture book that collects them.
왜 갑자기 차가 동요를 하는 거지?
Why is the car suddenly swaying?
도로 상태가 좋지 않은 것 같아.
The road conditions seem bad.
김 선생님은 정말 강직하시고 청렴한 분이셔.
Teacher Kim was truly upright and incorruptible.
응. 어떤 유혹에도 조금의 동요조차 없으셨지.
Yes, he showed no wavering even in the face of any temptation.
그래, 일꾼들의 상태는 좀 어떤가?
So, how are the workers doing?
지난주까지만 해도 동요가 심했는데 이제 좀 수그러들고 안정된 상태입니다.
Up until last week there was significant unrest, but now it has subsided and they are stable.
매일 일기를 쓰면 스트레스가 풀리는 것 같아.
Writing in a diary every day seems to relieve my stress.
그러면 작문 실력도 늘었겠구나.
Then your writing skills must have improved too.
선생님, 이번 작문 숙제는 무엇인가요?
Teacher, what is this week's composition homework?
여러분이 가장 재미있게 봤던 영화에 대해 써 오세요.
Write about the movie you enjoyed the most.
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These 24 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 10 4급 words in this category — 인물, 신화, 고전, 동화, 지옥 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.