12 two-turn dialogues about 문학, illustrating 6 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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어제 드라마 봤어?
Did you watch the drama yesterday?
응. 배우들이 연기에 몰입했는지 감정이 극에 달했더라.
Yeah. The actors were so immersed in their acting that the emotions reached a peak.
어? 전지를 넣었는데도 라디오가 안 나오네. 고장이 났나?
Huh? I put in the battery, but the radio isn't working. Is it broken?
극을 잘못 끼운 거 아냐?
Maybe you put the battery in the wrong way?
이번에 공연하는 극의 내용은 어떤 거래?
What's the play being performed this time about?
남녀 간의 가슴 아픈 사랑 이야기가 나온대.
They say it's a heartbreaking love story between a man and a woman.
오늘 본 연극 어땠어?
How was the play you saw today?
내가 이 극장가의 연극을 몇 번 봤는데 흐름이 다 비슷한 것 같아.
I've seen a few plays in this theater district, and they all seem to follow a similar flow.
요즘 어떤 책들을 읽니?
What kind of books are you reading these days?
갈래에 상관없이 이것저것 읽고 있어.
I'm reading all sorts, regardless of genre.
학문의 여러 갈래 중 어떤 게 가장 기본이 될까?
Among the many branches of academia, which do you think is the most fundamental?
글쎄, 나는 다른 학문보다 철학이 가장 기본이 되는 것 같아.
Hmm, I think philosophy is more fundamental than other fields.
너는 문예 분야에 관심이 많은 것 같더라.
You seem to have a lot of interest in the field of literature.
응, 문예 전반적으로 모두 관심이 있지만 특히 음악에 관심이 많아.
Yes, I'm interested in all of literature, but especially in music.
이번에 문예 창작과에 진학한다며?
I heard you're going to study creative writing.
응, 난 어린 시절부터 소설가가 되는 게 꿈이었잖아.
Yes, I've dreamed of becoming a novelist since I was a child.
이 원고 집필한 사람이 누구죠? 처음 들어보는 이름인데 원고가 참 좋네요.
Who wrote this manuscript? I've never heard the name, but it's really good.
아, 어제 신인 작가라며 한 사람이 와서는 우리 쪽에 원고를 두고 갔어요. 그 사람 원고예요.
Oh, someone came by yesterday saying they were a new writer and left this manuscript with us. It's theirs.
참신하고 독특한 시를 쓰고 싶은데, 좀처럼 시상이 떠오르지 않아.
I want to write a fresh and unique poem, but I can't think of a poetic idea.
그렇게 앉아만 있지 말고 새로운 경험을 해 보는 건 어때?
Instead of just sitting there, why not try new experiences?
승규야, 이 시에서는 어떤 시상이 주로 드러나 있니?
Seunggyu, what poetic idea is mainly expressed in this poem?
유년 시절 가난했지만 따뜻했던 가족의 사랑을 그리워하는 시적 화자의 감정이 느껴져요.
I can feel the speaker's longing for the warm love of a poor but loving family during childhood.
일기장이네?
Is that a diary?
아니야, 일기라기보다는 그때그때마다 떠올랐던 시상을 끄적여 놓은 노트야.
No, it's more like a notebook where I jot down poetic ideas that come to mind from time to time.
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These 12 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 6 6급 words in this category — 극, 극작가, 갈래, 문예, 집필하다 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.