인칭Korean Conversation: 인칭 — TOPIK 4
15 two-turn dialogues about 인칭, illustrating 6 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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A
왜 남자만 군대에 가야 해?
Why do only men have to go to the army?
B
그러게 말야. 남자만 군 생활을 해야 한다는 게 억울할 때도 있지.
I know, right. Sometimes it feels unfair that only men have to do military service.
A
너희 동네 이름이 바뀌었다면서?
I heard your neighborhood's name changed?
B
응. 원래 군이었는데 인구가 늘어나서 이번에 시로 승격됐거든.
Yeah. It was originally a county, but the population grew, so it was promoted to a city this time.
A
홍수 때문에 올해 농사는 다 망했네요.
This year's farming is ruined because of the flood.
B
그래도 군에서 피해 복구 비용을 지원해 줘서 정말 다행입니다.
Still, it's a relief that the county is providing disaster recovery funds.
A
사진 속에 앳되어 보이는 소녀가 누구니?
Who is that girl in the photo who looks so young?
B
우리 엄마야. 아기자기한 얼굴에 오밀조밀한 이목구비가 참 귀여우시지?
That's my mom. With her cute face and delicate features, isn't she adorable?
A
우리 엄마는 작은 선물에도 활짝 웃으시는데 특히 꽃을 좋아하셔.
My mom smiles brightly even at small gifts, and she especially loves flowers.
B
정말 소녀 같으시구나.
She really is like a girl.
B
네, 소녀가 어머니를 뵙고자 찾아왔습니다.
Yes, a girl has come to see your mother.
A
왜 남자만 군대에 가야 해?
Why do only men have to go to the military?
B
그러게 말야. 남자만 군 생활을 해야 한다는 게 억울할 때도 있지.
I know, right. Sometimes it feels unfair that only men have to do military service.
A
너희 동네 이름이 바뀌었다면서?
I heard your town's name changed.
B
응. 원래 군이었는데 인구가 늘어나서 이번에 시로 승격됐거든.
Yeah. It was originally a county, but the population grew, so it was promoted to a city this time.
A
홍수 때문에 올해 농사는 다 망했네요.
This year's farming is ruined because of the flood.
B
그래도 군에서 피해 복구 비용을 지원해 줘서 정말 다행입니다.
Still, I'm really glad the county is providing disaster recovery funds.
A
아니, 그대가 여기에 웬일인가?
Oh, what brings you here?
B
하하, 그대가 보고 싶어 왔소.
Haha, I came because I wanted to see you.
A
안녕하세요? 선생님.
Hello, teacher.
B
아, 그대가 오늘 오기로 한 학생인가?
Ah, are you the student who was supposed to come today?
A
윗동네에 사는 아무개는 부지런하고 마음씨도 고운 여자랑 결혼을 한다네.
I heard that so-and-so who lives in the upper neighborhood is marrying a hardworking woman with a kind heart.
B
그 아무개 이름이 뭔데?
What's that so-and-so's name?
A
왜 남자만 군대에 가야 해?
Why do only men have to go to the military?
B
그러게 말야. 남자만 군 생활을 해야 한다는 게 억울할 때도 있지.
I know, right. Sometimes it feels unfair that only men have to serve.
A
너희 동네 이름이 바뀌었다면서?
I heard your town's name changed.
B
응. 원래 군이었는데 인구가 늘어나서 이번에 시로 승격됐거든.
Yeah. It used to be a county, but the population grew, so it was promoted to a city this time.
A
홍수 때문에 올해 농사는 다 망했네요.
The flood ruined all the crops this year.
B
그래도 군에서 피해 복구 비용을 지원해 줘서 정말 다행입니다.
Still, I'm really grateful the county is providing recovery support funds.
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How do you talk about 인칭 in Korean?
These 15 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 6 4급 words in this category — 군, 소녀, 군, 그대, 아무개 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.