20 two-turn dialogues about 맛, illustrating 8 words from this category at 1급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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이 김치 좀 먹어 봐.
Try some of this kimchi.
맛이 제대로 들었네.
It's perfectly seasoned.
걔는 여자 애가 여자다운 맛이 없고 꼭 남자아이 같다니까.
That girl has no feminine charm at all; she's just like a boy.
여자는 꼭 여자다워야 한다는 법이라도 있니?
Is there a law that says women have to be feminine?
요즘 미술을 배우는데 그림 그리는 게 너무 재미있어.
I've been learning art lately, and drawing is so much fun.
네가 그림 그리는 맛을 알게 되었구나.
So you've gotten a taste for drawing.
소리가 아주 맛있게 들리는데요?
It sounds really delicious, doesn't it?
드셔 보시면 실제로도 맛이 좋을 거예요.
If you try it, it will actually taste good too.
아침, 저녁으로 바람이 시원하게 부는 걸 보니 이제 정말 가을인가 봐.
With the wind blowing cool in the morning and evening, it really feels like autumn now.
그러게. 여름이 가는 건 아쉽지만 덥지 않아서 좋아.
I know. It's a shame summer's leaving, but it's nice not being hot.
너 이거 냉장고에 넣어 둔 거 맞아? 하나도 안 시원하잖아.
Did you really put this in the fridge? It's not cold at all.
어? 분명히 냉장고에 넣어 뒀는데 왜 이렇게 미지근하지?
Huh? I definitely put it in the fridge. Why is it so lukewarm?
일층은 사방이 벽으로 둘러싸여 있어서 좀 답답한 것 같은데 이층도 그래?
The first floor feels stuffy with walls all around; is the second floor like that too?
그래도 이층에는 베란다가 있고 시야도 탁 트여서 시원해.
Still, the second floor has a balcony and an open view, so it's refreshing.
음식 맛이 어때?
How's the food?
좀 매운데. 후추를 너무 많이 넣었나 봐.
It's a bit spicy. I think I put in too much pepper.
지수야, 유민이는 외모만 보면 얌전한 성격일 것 같아.
Jisu, you'd think Yumin has a gentle personality just by looking at her.
그런데 쟤가 외모와는 달리 성질이 엄청 매워.
But she's actually got a really fiery temper, unlike her looks.
오늘 날씨는 어때?
How's the weather today?
오늘따라 유독 바람이 맵네. 옷 따뜻하게 입어야겠어.
The wind is especially biting today. I need to dress warmly.
국이 좀 싱겁네요.
The soup is a bit bland.
그럼 소금을 좀 더 넣을까요?
Should I add more salt then?
어디서 돈벼락 안 떨어지나?
I wish money would just rain down from somewhere.
그런 싱거운 소리 할 거면 잠이나 자.
If you're going to make such lame jokes, just go to sleep.
너 이 책을 읽어 봤어?
Have you read this book?
응. 그런데 결말이 너무 싱거워서 재미없더라.
Yeah, but the ending was so anticlimactic that it wasn't interesting.
우와, 너희 집 장롱 멋지다.
Wow, your wardrobe is awesome.
부인하고 상의해서 직접 짠 수제품이야.
It's handmade, woven by me after consulting with my wife.
너 남자 친구 선물 뭐 줄 거야?
What are you going to give your boyfriend as a gift?
난 회색 실로 목도리를 짜 주려고.
I'm going to knit him a scarf with gray yarn.
여행 계획은 다 확인해 봤어?
Have you checked the whole travel plan?
응, 근데 셋째 날 일정을 다시 짜야 할 것 같아.
Yeah, but I think I need to rework the schedule for the third day.
임신하고 나니까 신 게 계속 먹고 싶어.
Ever since I got pregnant, I keep wanting to eat sour things.
우리 엄마도 나 가졌을 때 귤을 그렇게 많이 드셨대.
My mom said she ate a ton of tangerines when she was pregnant with me.
아! 어제부터 갑자기 왜 이렇게 발목이 시지?
Ow! Why is my ankle suddenly so sore since yesterday?
어디서 삐끗한 거 아냐?
Did you twist it somewhere?
다음부터는 사진 찍을 때 눈 좀 뜨고 찍어. 표정이 이게 뭐니?
Next time, open your eyes when you take a picture. What kind of expression is that?
햇빛 때문에 눈이 셔서 눈을 제대로 뜰 수가 없었어.
The sunlight was so dazzling I couldn't open my eyes properly.
어제 그 식당 음식 어땠어?
How was the food at that restaurant yesterday?
비싼 돈을 주고 그렇게 맛없는 음식을 먹다니, 돈이 아깝더라.
Paying so much for such bad-tasting food, it felt like a waste of money.
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These 20 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 8 1급 words in this category — 맛, 맛있다, 시원하다, 맵다, 싱겁다 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.