정도Korean Conversation: 정도 — TOPIK 5
34 two-turn dialogues about 정도, illustrating 22 words from this category at 5급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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A
조카 생긴 것 축하해! 딸이야 아들이야? 누구 닮았어?
Congratulations on your nephew! Is it a girl or a boy? Who does he look like?
B
고마워. 남자 아이인데 언니를 빼다 박은 듯 닮았어.
Thanks. It's a boy, and he looks exactly like my sister.
A
오늘 승규 못 봤니? 전해 줄 것이 있어서 만나야 하는데.
Did you see Seunggyu today? I need to meet him to give him something.
B
아까 봤는데 무척 바쁜 듯 뛰어가던걸.
I saw him earlier—he ran off looking very busy.
A
아까 낸 문제는 다 풀었니?
Did you solve all the problems I gave earlier?
B
선생님, 그 문제는 알 듯 말 듯 헷갈려서 아직 다 못 풀었어요.
Teacher, I'm still stuck on that one—I almost get it but not quite.
A
이 학교 학생은 몇 명이나 됩니까?
How many students does this school have?
B
개교한 지가 얼마 안 돼서 아직 오십여 명에 불과합니다.
Since it just opened, there are no more than about fifty.
A
수능을 망쳤으니 내 인생도 이제 끝이야.
I failed the college entrance exam, so my life is over now.
B
그렇지 않아. 수능은 인생의 여러 단계 중 하나에 불과할 뿐이야.
That's not true. The exam is just one of many stages in life.
A
요즘에는 돈 때문에 자식이 부모를 버리기도 한다고 해요.
These days, they say children sometimes abandon their parents because of money.
B
실로 무서운 세상이구나.
This is truly a frightening world.
A
새로 들어선 전자 제품 상가에서 물건을 사면 사은품을 많이 준다면서요?
I heard they give lots of free gifts if you buy something at the new electronics mall.
B
제가 어제 갔었는데 휴지 한 통 주는 게 고작이던데요.
I went yesterday, and all they gave was a box of tissues, at most.
A
여자 친구가 힘들어하는데 해 줄 수 있는 게 고작 위로뿐이라 속상해.
My girlfriend is struggling, and all I can do is offer comfort, which makes me sad.
B
힘들 땐 위로가 가장 큰 힘이 되니까 너무 속상해하지 마.
When times are hard, comfort is the greatest strength, so don't be too upset.
A
여기가 다른 가게보다 물건값이 싸다며?
You said this place is cheaper than other stores?
B
그래봤자 고작 몇백 원 차이야.
Even so, it's only a few hundred won difference.
A
왜 그렇게 바빠?
Why are you so busy?
B
한정된 시간 안에 최대한 일을 많이 하려면 바쁘게 움직여야지.
If you want to get as much work done as possible within a limited time, you have to move fast.
A
어려서부터 책을 특별히 좋아하신 이유가 있으세요?
Why have you been especially fond of books since you were young?
B
저는 유독 호기심이 많은 아이였는데, 책은 저의 호기심을 충족시켜 주었거든요.
I was a particularly curious child, and books satisfied my curiosity.
A
이 옷감은 저 옷감보다 훨씬 더 고급스러워 보이네요.
This fabric looks much more luxurious than that one.
B
네, 이 옷감은 다른 것과 격이 달라요.
Yes, this fabric is of a different status from the others.
A
선생님, 주격 조사가 뭐예요?
Teacher, what is a nominative case particle?
B
그 조사가 붙은 말이 문장 내에서 주어로서의 격을 가지게 만들어 주는 조사예요.
It's a particle that gives the word it attaches to the status of being the subject in a sentence.
A
네가 힘으로 그 친구를 이기겠다는 건 계란으로 바위 치기인 격이야.
Trying to beat that friend with strength is like hitting a rock with an egg.
B
그래? 그 정도로 그 녀석이 힘이 세?
Really? Is he that strong?
A
고향에 계신 부모님은 자주 뵙는 편이세요?
Do you get to see your parents back home often?
B
바빠서 자주는 못 뵙고 시간 날 때마다 간간이 들릅니다.
I can't see them often because I'm busy, but I drop by from time to time whenever I have time.
A
아버지 머리에도 이제 간간이 흰머리가 나셨네요.
Dad's getting a few gray hairs now, too.
B
그럼. 내 나이도 쉰이 다 되었는데 당연하지.
Yeah, I'm almost fifty, so it's only natural.
A
김 대리님 승진하셨다면서요. 축하드려요.
I heard you got promoted, Manager Kim. Congratulations.
B
고마워요. 정말 더없이 기쁩니다.
Thank you. I'm truly overjoyed.
A
수영을 시작한 지 얼마나 됐어요?
How long has it been since you started swimming?
B
육 개월 남짓 됐어요.
A little over six months.
A
오늘 일찍 올 수 있어?
Can you come early today?
B
여덟 시쯤 일이 끝날 것 같은데 가급적이면 빨리 가도록 할게요.
I think I'll be done around eight, but I'll try to come as soon as I can.
A
요즘 바빠서 고향에 계신 부모님께 전화도 못 드렸어.
I've been so busy lately that I haven't even called my parents back home.
B
네가 잘 지내나 궁금하시겠다. 가급적 연락은 자주 드려.
They must be wondering how you're doing. You should contact them as often as you can.
A
부자라고 해서 무조건 행복하고 가난하다고 해서 불행한 건 아닌가 봐.
It seems being rich doesn't necessarily make you happy, and being poor doesn't make you unhappy.
B
물론이지. 돈과 행복은 비례하는 게 아냐.
Of course. Money and happiness aren't proportional.
A
엄마, 결혼 먼저 하고 공부는 나중에 할게요.
Mom, I'll get married first and study later.
B
안 된다. 매사에 때가 있는 법이야.
No. Everything has its time.
A
이번에도 해 봤자 안 될 게 뻔해.
It's obvious it won't work even if we try this time.
B
너는 왜 매사 그렇게 부정적이니?
Why are you so negative about everything?
A
담배를 끊었다면서?
I heard you quit smoking?
B
응, 흡연이 간 기능을 약화시킨다고 의사가 금연을 권하더라고.
Yeah, the doctor recommended quitting because smoking weakens liver function.
A
이 인형 더 작게 만들 수는 없을까?
Can't you make this doll any smaller?
B
그게 최소화한 크기야. 더 작게 만들기는 어려워.
That's the smallest size we can make it. It's hard to make it any smaller.
A
여러 사람이 함께 일해야 부담을 최소화할 수 있어.
Several people need to work together to minimize the burden.
B
도와줄 사람을 더 구해 보자.
Let's find more people to help.
A
최근 출산율이 하락한 이유가 무엇일까요?
What do you think is the reason for the recent drop in the birth rate?
B
평균 결혼 연령이 높아지는 것도 이유 중에 하나일 것입니다.
The rising average age of marriage is likely one of the reasons.
A
지하철 요금이 생각보다 많이 나왔어.
The subway fare came out higher than I expected.
B
멀리 왔잖아. 기본 요금으로 갈 수 있는 거리를 초과해서 그래.
Well, you came from far away. It's because you exceeded the distance you can travel with the base fare.
A
네 친구 중에 개그맨이 있다며?
I heard one of your friends is a comedian?
B
응, 걔는 실제로도 엄청 웃겨.
Yeah, that person is really funny in real life too.
A
김치가 아직 익지 않았나 봐요?
Is the kimchi not fermented yet?
B
네, 아직 맛이 덜하긴 하네요.
Yeah, it's still a bit lacking in flavor.
A
책을 많이 봤더니 부쩍 눈이 침침하네.
I've been reading a lot, and my eyes have suddenly gotten blurry.
B
당근이 시력 약화를 막아 준대.
They say carrots help prevent weakening eyesight.
A
친구들 중에 아직 대학 졸업을 안 한 사람이 있어?
Do you know any friends who still haven't graduated from college?
B
글쎄. 십중팔구가 졸업했고, 학교에 있는 사람은 거의 없을걸.
Hmm, nine times out of ten they've graduated, and almost no one is still in school.
A
우리 회사의 제품은 크기 최소화로 아주 작게 만들어졌습니다.
Our company's product is made very small with size minimization.
B
쉽게 손에 들고 다닐 수 있겠군요.
It must be easy to carry in your hand.
A
새로 나온 약이 부작용 최소화로 더 안전해졌대.
I heard the new drug is safer with the minimization of side effects.
B
이제 안심하고 먹어도 되겠구나.
Now we can take it without worry.
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How do you talk about 정도 in Korean?
These 34 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 22 5급 words in this category — 듯, 불과하다, 실로, 고작, 한정되다 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.