사원들이 회사 측에 임금을 올려 달라고 요구했다면서요?
I heard the employees demanded a wage increase from the company.
네. 일은 많이 시키고 돈은 적게 주니 그런 거죠.
Yes, that's because they make you work a lot but pay you little.
전통 문화Korean Conversation: 전통 문화 — TOPIK 4
21 two-turn dialogues about 전통 문화, illustrating 11 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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어머님이 살아계실 때 효도를 많이 못 해서 후회돼.
I regret not being more filial when my mother was alive.
영혼이라도 좋은 곳에 가셨으면 해.
I hope her soul is in a good place.
너 '파우스트'라는 책 읽어 봤니?
Have you read the book 'Faust'?
응, 영혼을 악마에게 파는 이야기잖아.
Yeah, it's the story of selling your soul to the devil.
요즘에도 아이들에게 한자와 예절을 가르치는 서당이 있대요.
I heard there are still village schoolhouses these days that teach children Chinese characters and etiquette.
그럼 우리 애도 서당에 한번 보내야겠어요. 우리 애가 예의범절을 몰라요.
Then we should send our kid to one. Our kid doesn't know any manners.
어머니, 제삿상을 다 차렸는데요. 이제 뭘 할까요?
Mother, the ancestral rite table is all set. What should we do now?
이제 향을 피워야지.
Now we need to light the incense.
음, 커피 향 좋다. 방금 내렸구나?
Mmm, the coffee smells good. You just brewed it, right?
네, 커피 한 잔 드릴까요?
Yes, would you like a cup of coffee?
대감 어른, 한양에서 김 대감과 박 대감이 오셨습니다.
My lord, Kim and Park from Hanyang have arrived.
어서 방으로 모시어라.
Show them to the room at once.
무슨 일로 왔느냐?
What brings you here?
대감께 아뢸 말씀이 있사옵니다.
I have something to report to you, my lord.
영의정 대감을 뵙고 싶습니다.
I wish to see the Prime Minister.
천한 것이 감히 누구를 만나고자 하느냐?
How dare a lowly one like you seek an audience with him?
조선에서 신하들의 힘은 생각보다 컸나 봐.
In Joseon, the ministers' power seems to have been greater than I thought.
맞아. 조정에서 신하들이 왕을 쫓아내는 일도 있었어.
Right. There were even cases where ministers drove the king out of the royal court.
생각이 모두 달라서 합의점을 찾기가 쉽지 않습니다.
Everyone has different opinions, so it's not easy to find a consensus.
내가 직접 조정에 나서야겠다.
I'll have to step in and mediate directly.
가족이 다 함께 여행을 가기 위해서는 날짜 조정이 필요할 것 같아요.
If the whole family is going on a trip together, we'll need to adjust the dates.
그럼 가능한 날짜를 모두 이야기해 봅시다.
Then let's all talk about the possible dates.
사원들이 회사 측에 임금을 올려 달라고 요구했다면서요?
I heard the employees demanded a wage increase from the company.
네. 일은 많이 시키고 돈은 적게 주니 그런 거죠.
Yes. They make you work a lot but pay you little, so that's why.
이런 말씀을 드리기가 어렵지만 유산을 하신 것 같습니다.
I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but it seems you've had a miscarriage.
네? 아이가 죽었단 말씀이신가요?
What? Are you saying the baby died?
여기 건물을 새로 짓는다더니 아직 공터네.
They said they were going to build a new building here, but it's still an empty lot.
건물 신축 계획이 유산이 되었다더라.
I heard the construction plans were abandoned.
저 집은 요즘 유산 분배 문제 때문에 형제들이 날마다 싸운대요.
I heard that family's siblings fight every day over the inheritance distribution.
돈보다 형제 간의 우애를 지키는 게 더 값진 일인데 안타깝네요.
It's sad that they don't value their sibling bond more than money.
서울은 매력적인 도시인 것 같아.
Seoul seems like a charming city.
응, 고전적인 건축물들과 첨단 과학으로 지어진 건물들이 조화를 이루고 있는 곳이지.
Yeah, it's a place where classical buildings and high-tech structures harmonize.
선생님, 이 소설이 왜 고전적인 명작인 줄 알겠어요. 정말 너무 감동적이에요.
Teacher, I understand why this novel is a classic masterpiece. It's really so moving.
반세기가 지난 지금까지도 사람들에게 감동을 주는 훌륭한 작품이지.
It's a great work that has moved people even after half a century.
이 한식당은 항상 손님이 넘쳐 나네요.
This Korean restaurant is always overflowing with customers.
고전적 분위기 속에서 한국 전통 음식을 맛볼 수 있어서 인기가 많아요.
It's popular because you can taste traditional Korean food in a classical atmosphere.
회사가 독단적으로 임금을 낮추기로 결정했대.
I heard the company decided to lower wages on its own.
직원들의 입장도 고려를 해서 결정해야 하는 것 아니야?
Shouldn't they make a decision that takes the employees' position into consideration?
회사가 독단적으로 임금을 낮추기로 결정했대.
I heard the company decided to lower wages on its own.
직원들의 입장도 고려를 해서 결정해야 하는 것 아니야?
Shouldn't they make a decision that takes the employees' position into consideration?
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 전통 문화 in Korean?
These 21 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 11 4급 words in this category — 임금, 영혼, 서당, 향, 대감 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.