20 two-turn dialogues about 인사하기, 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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참외에 있는 씨는 왜 다 발라내는 거야?
Why are you taking all the seeds out of the melon?
응, 난 씨가 잘 소화가 안 되는 것 같아서.
Oh, I just don't think I digest seeds very well.
개가 아주 잘생겼네요.
That's a handsome dog you've got there.
좋은 씨를 받아서 낳은 놈이거든요.
Yeah, he's from a good bloodline.
이렇게 놀기만 하다가 재수하는 거 아니야?
Are you sure you're not just going to end up repeating a year by fooling around like this?
야, 말이 씨가 돼.
Hey, don't jinx it.
내일이면 한국을 떠나시는데 기분이 어떠신가요?
You're leaving Korea tomorrow—how do you feel?
섭섭하기도 하고 설레기도 하고 조금 혼란스럽네요.
I feel a bit sad, a bit excited, and a little confused.
그동안 어떻게 지냈습니까?
How have you been getting along?
저야 이런저런 일을 하며 잘 지냈습니다.
I've been doing well, keeping busy with this and that.
산 속에서 도대체 뭐하며 지냈니?
What on earth did you do to pass the time in the mountains?
주로 책 읽고 명상을 하며 시간을 보냈습니다.
I mostly spent time reading and meditating.
괜찮으시다면 당분간 저희 집에서 지내시지요.
If you don't mind, please stay at our place for a while.
고맙습니다만, 머물 곳이 따로 있습니다.
Thank you, but I have somewhere else to stay.
김 교수님의 사모님은 검소하시더라.
Professor Kim's wife is very frugal.
그러게. 지도층 인사의 가족이라고는 믿기지 않던데.
Indeed. You wouldn't believe she's a family member of a leading figure.
인사 드려. 우리 선생님이셔.
Let me introduce you. This is my teacher.
안녕하세요? 처음 뵙겠습니다.
Hello? Nice to meet you.
안녕하세요. 무역 회사에서 근무하고 있는 이승규 과장입니다
Hello. I'm Lee Seunggyu, a manager at a trading company.
저도 인사를 드려야죠. 저는 김민준 과장입니다.
I should introduce myself too. I'm Kim Minjun, a manager.
어서 해치워 버리자.
Let's just get it done quickly.
그래. 주말까지 야근할 수는 없어.
Yeah. We can't work overtime all weekend.
어서 와. 오느라 고생 많았지?
Come in, come in. You must have had a hard time getting here.
아니에요, 사모님. 그간 평안하셨어요?
Not at all, ma'am. Have you been well?
이러다가 학교에 늦겠어.
At this rate, we'll be late for school.
어서 출발하자.
Let's hurry and leave.
그동안 누군지 한번 꼭 보고 싶었는데 이렇게 만나게 되어 반갑습니다.
I've been wanting to see who you were all this time, so I'm glad to meet you like this.
저를 반갑게 맞아 주셔서 감사합니다.
Thank you for welcoming me so warmly.
안녕히 주무셨어요?
Did you sleep well?
그래, 잘 잤다.
Yeah, I slept well.
안녕히 지내셨어요?
Have you been doing well?
응, 너도 잘 지냈니?
Yeah, have you been doing well too?
제가 드디어 시험에 합격했습니다.
I finally passed the exam.
정말 잘됐군요! 진심으로 축하를 드립니다.
That's great! My heartfelt congratulations.
지수야, 안녕?
Hey, Jisu, hi!
응, 안녕?
Yeah, hi!
안녕? 잘 있었어?
Hey, how have you been?
응, 너도 잘 지냈지?
Yeah, you've been doing well too, right?
안녕. 잘 가.
Bye, take care.
응, 안녕. 조심해서 들어가.
Yeah, bye. Get home safely.
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These 20 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 9 1급 words in this category — 씨, 어떻다, 지내다, 인사, 어서 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.