네가 선생님 앞에서 자꾸 그러니 혼이 나지.
You keep doing that in front of the teacher, so you get scolded.
저는 나쁜 의도가 아니었어요.
I didn't mean any harm.
승규는 벌써 집에 갔어?
Did Seunggyu already go home?
집에 일이 생겼다고 그러던데요.
They said something came up at home.
지시Korean Conversation: 지시 — TOPIK 3
24 two-turn dialogues about 지시, illustrating 11 words from this category at 3급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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공부를 열심히 했는데도 성적이 좋지 않아요.
I studied hard, but my grades aren't good.
결과가 이러하다고 너무 실망하지는 말아라.
Don't be too disappointed just because the results are like this.
저는 꼭 유학을 가겠습니다.
I will definitely go study abroad.
네 결정이 그러하다면 유학을 가도록 해라.
If your decision is like that, then go ahead and study abroad.
어제는 아버지가 편찮으셨어요.
Yesterday, my father was unwell.
그러한 사정이 있었으면 미리 연락을 했어야지.
If that was the situation, you should have contacted me in advance.
요즘 어떻게 살아?
How have you been these days?
그냥 그러한 일들로 하루하루를 보내고 있습니다.
I've just been spending my days with such things.
어제 회의에서 무슨 이야기가 오갔나요?
What was discussed at yesterday's meeting?
저도 회의에 참석하지 않아서 아는 바가 없어요.
I didn't attend the meeting either, so I have no knowledge of it.
아기가 계속 우는 걸 보니 어디 아픈 것 같아.
The baby keeps crying, so it seems something is wrong.
하지만 어디가 아픈지 알 수 없으니 어찌할 바를 모르겠어.
But since we can't know what's wrong, we don't know what to do.
식당에 들어가려면 한 시간을 기다려야 한대.
They say you have to wait an hour to get into the restaurant.
그렇게 오래 기다릴 바에는 다른 데에 가자.
Rather than wait that long, let's go somewhere else.
어제 미팅에 나온 애들은 어땠어?
How were the people at yesterday's meeting?
뭐, 괜찮았는데 그중에 마음에 드는 사람은 없었어.
Well, they were okay, but none of them really caught my eye.
이렇게 중요한 일을 왜 나는 아직까지 모르고 있었나?
Why didn't I know about such an important matter until now?
제가 전자에 말씀 드린 적이 있었는데 기억이 나지 않으세요?
I mentioned it to you earlier, don't you remember?
이상 두 팀의 광고 전략에 대한 발표를 들어 보았습니다. 어떠셨습니까 여러분?
We've heard the presentations on the advertising strategies of both teams. What did you all think?
전자의 발표는 신상품의 기능에 중점을 두었고, 후자는 외형적 특징을 돋보이게 한 것 같네요.
The former focused on the new product's features, while the latter highlighted its external design.
요새 주위에 전자 기기들이 정말 많은 것 같아.
There really are so many electronic devices around these days.
맞아, 전기가 없으면 생활이 진짜 불편해질 거야.
Right, life would be really inconvenient without electricity.
이번에는 정말 열심히 하려고 했는데, 감기에도 걸렸었고 집에 중요한 일도 있었어요.
I really tried to work hard this time, but I caught a cold and had some important family matters.
이런저런 사정이 없는 사람이 어디 있습니까?
Who doesn't have this and that kind of situation?
어제 회의에서 무슨 이야기가 오갔나요?
What was discussed at the meeting yesterday?
저도 회의에 참석하지 않아서 아는 바가 없어요.
I didn't attend the meeting either, so I have no idea.
아기가 계속 우는 걸 보니 어디 아픈 것 같아.
The baby keeps crying, so I think something is wrong.
하지만 어디가 아픈지 알 수 없으니 어찌할 바를 모르겠어.
But since I can't tell what's wrong, I don't know what to do.
식당에 들어가려면 한 시간을 기다려야 한대.
They say you have to wait an hour to get into the restaurant.
그렇게 오래 기다릴 바에는 다른 데에 가자.
Rather than wait that long, let's go somewhere else.
유 대리가 또 휴게실에서 놀고 있네.
Assistant manager Yoo is playing around in the break room again.
이렇게 바쁠 때에 일은 안 하고 저래도 되는 거야?
How can they do that when we're this busy and not working?
유민이는 결혼을 하지 않고 평생 혼자 살 거래.
Yumin says they'll never marry and live alone forever.
저러던 애들이 실제로는 남들보다 더 빨리 결혼을 하더라고.
People who say that usually end up getting married faster than anyone else.
저기, 그 뭐더라? 왜 그거 있잖아. 갑자기 이름이 생각이 안 나네.
Um, what was it again? You know, that thing. I can't remember the name all of a sudden.
뭐 말이야?
What is it?
저기, 사실은 나 고백할 게 있어.
Um, actually, I have something to confess.
뭔데? 무슨 큰일이기에 그렇게 뜸을 들여?
What is it? What's so big that you're taking this long to say it?
밤새워 공부했는데 시험을 별로 못 봤어.
I studied all night, but I didn't do well on the exam.
나도 그래. 이래서 공부는 미리미리 해야 하나 봐.
Same here. I guess this is why you should study little by little in advance.
학생이 맨날 지각하고 이래서 되겠니?
Student, is it okay to keep being late like this?
죄송합니다. 다음부터는 지각하지 않겠습니다.
I'm sorry. I won't be late from now on.
어째 점점 더위가 심해지는 것 같아요.
It seems like the heat is getting worse and worse.
그러게요. 날씨가 이래서 가을이 온 것 같지도 않네요.
I know. With the weather like this, it doesn't feel like autumn is coming at all.
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 지시 in Korean?
These 24 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 11 3급 words in this category — 그러다, 이러하다, 그러하다, 바, 그중 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.