14 two-turn dialogues about 지역, illustrating 10 words from this category at 6급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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인터넷이 발달하면서 세상이 좁아지고 있는 것 같아.
With the internet, the world seems to be getting smaller.
맞아, 세계 전역의 일을 바로 내 방에서 알 수 있으니까.
True, you can find out what's happening across the entire world right from your room.
벌써 내일이 동생 전역이야.
Tomorrow is my brother's discharge from the military already.
그래? 축하해! 동생도 고생이 많았겠네.
Really? Congratulations! He must have had a tough time.
이 와인은 정말 맛있는걸.
This wine is really delicious.
내가 직접 프랑스 와인 산지에 가서 일일이 맛을 보며 구해 온 거야.
I went to the wine-producing region in France myself and picked it out by tasting each one.
왜 아랍어를 배우니?
Why are you learning Arabic?
회사에서 중동으로 발령이 났거든.
Because I got assigned to the Middle East at work.
도읍지가 곧 적군에 의해 함락당할 것 같습니다.
It looks like the capital city will soon fall to the enemy.
그렇다면 빨리 임금님을 성 밖으로 피신하시도록 해야겠군.
If so, we must quickly have the king flee outside the city walls.
여기 농지 면적은 어느 정도 되나?
How large is the farmland here?
약 삼만 평 정도 되니 많은 농작물을 기를 수 있지요.
It's about thirty thousand pyeong, so we can grow a lot of crops.
이 근처에 우체국이 어디에 있습니까?
Where is the post office around here?
이 길 끝의 모퉁이를 돌면 우체국이 바로 보일 거에요.
Turn the corner at the end of this street, and you'll see the post office right away.
옆집 아주머니께서 새로 음식점을 내셨는데 장사가 잘 안 된대.
The lady next door opened a new restaurant, but I heard business isn't good.
가게가 시장 모퉁이에 있어서 눈에 잘 안 띄는 것 같아.
It seems the shop is at the corner of the market, so it's not very visible.
범인을 잡을 수 있을까요?
Can we catch the culprit?
도로를 차단했으니 이 근처 한 모퉁이에 숨어 있을 겁니다.
We've blocked the roads, so they must be hiding in some corner around here.
여기가 묏자리로는 어떤가요?
How is this spot for a grave site?
자손들이 대대로 잘된다는 명당이죠.
It's a propitious location where descendants will prosper for generations.
이 대리 자리가 일하기에는 제일 좋은 자리네요.
This assistant manager position is the best spot for working.
네, 제가 명당을 차지하고 있어요.
Yes, I've secured the propitious location.
오늘 영남의 날씨는 어때요?
What's the weather like in the southeastern part of Korea today?
아주 맑아요.
It's very clear.
강북으로 이사 갔다면서?
I heard you moved north of the river.
응. 강남에 비해 집값도 싸고 조용해서 살기 좋아.
Yeah, compared to Gangnam, the housing is cheaper and it's quiet, so it's nice to live here.
기사를 보니 돈이 많다면 세계여행을 가고 싶다는 사람들이 많더라.
According to an article, many people said they'd like to travel the world if they had a lot of money.
나도 그 기사 봤어. 누구나 여행에 대한 동경을 가지고 있는 것 같아.
I saw that article too. It seems everyone has a yearning for travel.
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These 14 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 10 6급 words in this category — 전역, 산지, 중동, 도읍지, 농지 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.