어디 가시는 길이세요?
Where are you headed?
읍에 유명한 의원이 온다기에 구경가는 길이에요.
I'm on my way to see a famous doctor who's coming to town.
지역Korean Conversation: 지역 — Ungraded
16 two-turn dialogues about 지역, illustrating 13 words from this category at 그 밖의 어휘. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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선생님, 여드름은 왜 생기나요?
Teacher, why do pimples form?
피지가 피부 밖으로 나오지 못해 생기는 경우가 많습니다.
They often occur when sebum can't come out of the skin.
이 농경지에서는 어떤 농작물을 기르나요?
What crops do you grow on this farmland?
배추를 길러요.
We grow napa cabbage.
이 도시는 한때 옛 왕조의 도읍이었어.
This city was once the capital of an ancient dynasty.
그래서 궁궐 터가 곳곳에 많구나.
That's why there are palace sites all over the place.
지금은 폐광이 되기는 했지만, 이 지역에 유명한 탄광이 있었다면서?
Although it's now a closed mine, I heard there was a famous coal mine in this area, right?
맞아. 석탄 매장량이 엄청나게 많았다고 들었어.
That's right. I heard the coal reserves were enormous.
글 쓰느라 그동안 스트레스 많이 받았었죠?
You must have been under a lot of stress while writing.
원고를 모두 써서 보내고 나니 이제는 좀 마음에 평안이 오는 것 같네요.
Now that I've sent in all the manuscript, I feel some peace of mind.
할머니, 고향에 다시 가고 싶지는 않으세요?
Grandma, don't you want to go back to your hometown?
가고 싶지. 매일매일 떠나온 향토를 생각해.
I do. I think of the homeland I left every single day.
이 고장의 향토 음식을 맛보고 싶은데 어디를 가지?
I want to try the local food of this region. Where should we go?
오늘 장이 열린다고 하니까 거기에 가 보자.
I heard there's a market today, so let's go there.
여기가 맛있다고 소문난 식당인데 맛이 어때?
This place is known for good food—how does it taste?
글쎄, 내 구미에는 별로 맞지 않네.
Well, it doesn't really suit my taste.
이 사업이 성공하면 우리는 엄청난 돈을 벌 수 있어!
If this business succeeds, we'll make a ton of money!
흠, 구미가 당기기는 하네.
Hmm, it does tempt my appetite.
최근 구미에서 한국 문화에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있어요.
Interest in Korean culture is growing in Europe and America these days.
맞아요. 덕분에 가수들의 유럽과 미국 진출이 활발해졌다고 하더라고요.
Right. I heard that's why singers are expanding into Europe and America more actively.
우리 중심가를 좀 벗어나 보는 건 어때?
How about we get away from the downtown area?
정말 좋은 생각이야. 이제는 자연이 아름다운 곳에서 맑은 공기를 마시고 싶어.
That's a great idea. I want to breathe fresh air in a place with beautiful nature now.
저는 미술사에 관심이 많아서 더 공부하고 싶어요.
I'm really interested in art history and want to study it more.
이번에 미술관에서 개최하는 포럼에 가보세요. 한국의 미술사에 대한 토론을 할 예정이라고 했어요.
You should go to the forum being held at the art museum this time. They said there will be a discussion about Korean art history.
유럽 여행은 어디로 가니?
Where are you going for your Europe trip?
폴란드랑 헝가리를 포함해서 동구권을 중심으로 둘러보려고 해.
I'm planning to tour the Eastern Bloc, including Poland and Hungary.
내가 살던 고향은 전깃불도 들어오지 않아서 밤이면 칠흑같이 어두웠어.
My hometown didn't even have electricity, so it was pitch dark at night.
그런 외진 두메에 사셨는지 몰랐네요.
I didn't know you lived in such a remote backwoods place.
이사 갈 집을 찾고 있다면서요?
You said you're looking for a place to move to?
네. 그동안 너무 조용한 곳에 살아서 이번에는 역세권과 번화가를 중심으로 알아보고 있어요.
Yes. I've lived in such a quiet area, so this time I'm looking around places near the station and busy streets.
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지역 at other levels:
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다른 주제More ungraded conversations
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 지역 in Korean?
These 16 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 13 ungraded words in this category — 읍, 피지, 농경지, 도읍, 탄광 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.