15 two-turn dialogues about 맛, illustrating 7 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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민준이의 성격은 어때?
What's Minjun's personality like?
솔직하고 담백해서 남에게 거짓말을 하지 않아.
They're honest and straightforward, so they never lie to anyone.
이 담백한 국물 맛은 어떻게 냈어요?
How did you get this bland broth to taste like this?
멸치와 조개와 각종 채소를 넣고 우려내었어요.
I simmered it with anchovies, clams, and various vegetables.
가을 하늘을 표현한 이 그림을 보니 어때요?
What do you think of this painting that captures the autumn sky?
맑은 가을 하늘의 느낌을 담백하게 잘 살렸네요.
It really brings out the clear autumn sky feeling in a clean, simple way.
음, 역시 우리 엄마가 한 밥맛이 최고야.
Mmm, as expected, my mom's cooking is the best.
천천히 많이 먹어.
Eat slowly and eat a lot.
어머, 내가 좋아하는 간장 게장이네. 이거 보니까 밥맛이 확 돈다.
Oh, it's my favorite marinated crab. Seeing this, my appetite is suddenly wide open.
조금만 기다려. 엄마가 밥 차려 줄게.
Wait a bit. I'll get the rice ready for you.
너 무슨 일로 경찰서에 다녀온 거야?
What did you go to the police station for?
글쎄, 가게 주인이 내가 훔치지도 않은 물건을 훔쳤다고 고소했지 뭐야.
Well, the shop owner sued me, claiming I stole something I didn't even steal.
누구신지...? 저를 아세요?
Who are you...? Do you know me?
고등학교 때 단짝을 몰라 보다니 정말 고소할 일이다.
Not recognizing your best friend from high school—that's truly satisfying.
빵 냄새 너무 고소하다.
The bread smells so nutty and fragrant.
갓 구워서 맛도 좋을 거야.
It was just baked, so it'll taste great too.
어머니, 쑥은 어떻게 해 먹을까요?
Mom, how should we cook the mugwort?
요리하기 전에 쑥을 살짝 데쳐서 물에 담가 쓴맛을 우려내렴.
Before cooking, blanch the mugwort briefly and soak it in water to draw out the bitter taste.
승규가 우리를 선생님께 다 고자질했대.
I heard Seunggyu tattled on all of us to the teacher.
이런, 승규에게 조직의 쓴맛을 보여 줘야겠다.
Oh dear, we need to show Seunggyu the bitter taste of the organization.
아, 아까 중국 음식을 너무 많이 먹었더니 속이 느끼해 죽겠어.
Ugh, I ate too much Chinese food earlier and now I feel greasy.
기름진 음식을 그렇게 먹어 대니 느끼할 수밖에.
Well, you can't help but feel greasy with the way you eat fatty food.
여기에 대체 뭘 넣은 거야? 냄새가 느끼하고 역겨워.
What did you put in this anyway? It smells greasy and disgusting.
평소대로 요리했는데. 네가 예민해서 그런 걸 거야.
I cooked it as usual. It's because you're so sensitive.
너의 까만 눈동자는 저 하늘의 달과 별보다도 아름답게 빛나는구나.
Your dark eyes shine more beautifully than the moon and stars of that sky.
느끼하게 왜 이래?
Why are you being so cheesy?
요즘 자꾸 신맛이 당기네.
Lately I keep craving something sour.
그럼 귤이나 자몽을 좀 사 갈까?
So shall I get some tangerines or grapefruit?
찌개가 짠맛이 너무 강해요.
The stew has too strong a salty taste.
그럼 물을 좀 부으세요.
Then add some water.
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These 15 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 7 4급 words in this category — 담백하다, 밥맛, 고소하다, 쓴맛, 느끼하다 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.