문화 차이Korean Conversation: 문화 차이 — TOPIK 5
22 two-turn dialogues about 문화 차이, illustrating 15 words from this category at 5급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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A
돌아가신 어머니는 항상 고향 땅을 그리워 하셨지.
My late mother always missed her hometown.
B
그곳에 산소를 만들어 드려서 다행이다.
I'm glad we were able to make a grave for her there.
A
주말에 어디 다녀왔어?
Where did you go over the weekend?
B
응, 곧 추석이 다가와서 산소에 벌초하러 갔었어.
Oh, Chuseok is coming up soon, so I went to trim the grass at the grave.
A
불이 붙은 성냥을 병 속에 넣고 뚜껑을 닫으면 왜 불이 꺼지지?
Why does the flame go out when you put a lit match in a bottle and close the lid?
B
병 속의 산소가 다 타 버려서 부족해지기 때문이야.
Because the oxygen in the bottle gets used up and runs low.
A
한국에서는 이사를 하면 이웃에 떡을 돌린다면서요?
I heard that in Korea, when you move, you share rice cakes with the neighbors.
B
네. 떡을 돌리면서 이웃과 인사를 나누는 관습이 있지요.
Yes. There's a custom of sharing rice cakes and greeting the neighbors when you move in.
A
내가 무서운 이야기를 하나 해 줄까?
Want me to tell you a scary story?
B
지난번처럼 시체를 묻어 놓은 곳에서 귀신이 나왔다는 얘기를 하려고?
Are you going to tell that one about a ghost appearing where a corpse was buried, like last time?
A
지수야, 유치원에서 배운 노래 불러 봐.
Jisu, sing the song you learned in kindergarten.
B
까치 까치 설날은 어저께고요. 우리 우리 설날은 오늘이래요.
Magpie, magpie, New Year's was yesterday. They say our New Year is today.
A
이 나라에서는 소고기를 먹으면 안 되나요?
Is it not allowed to eat beef in this country?
B
종교적인 이유 때문에 금기로 여겨진단다.
It's considered taboo for religious reasons.
A
우리 아이는 천식을 앓고 있어서 인공 조미료를 먹으면 절대 안 됩니다.
My child has asthma, so they must never eat artificial seasonings.
B
혹시 다른 금기 식품이 있으면 미리 알려 주세요.
If there are any other taboo foods, please let me know in advance.
A
너 그렇게 엄마 말 안 들으면 도깨비가 와서 잡아 간다!
If you don't listen to your mom, the dokkaebi will come and take you away!
A
엄마, 제 겨울옷 어디 두셨어요?
Mom, where did you put my winter clothes?
B
장롱 위 함에 넣어 뒀어.
I put them in the box on top of the wardrobe.
A
'함 사세요.' 라는 소리가 들리는 걸 보니 누가 결혼하나 봐?
I hear someone shouting 'Buy the box!' — looks like someone's getting married?
B
요즘에는 함을 안 보내는 집들도 있던데.
These days, some families don't send the box at all.
A
할아버지, 안녕하세요.
Grandfather, hello.
B
어른께는 엎드려 큰절을 해야지. 고개만 까딱하면 쓰나?
You should bow deeply to your elders. Is a nod of the head enough?
A
형, 설날에는 어른들께 세배를 해야 하지? 어떻게 하는 거야?
Brother, on New Year's Day we're supposed to bow to the adults, right? How do you do it?
B
형이 큰절을 하는 방법을 가르쳐 줄게.
I'll teach you how to do a deep bow.
A
내일 민요 공연을 보러 갈 거니?
Are you going to see the folk song performance tomorrow?
B
응, 가야지. 이번엔 타령을 중심으로 공연 프로그램을 짰다고 하니까 더 기대가 돼.
Yeah, I'm going. I'm even more excited since they said the program is centered on taryeong this time.
A
나는 전통 방식으로 결혼식을 하려고.
I'm going to have a traditional wedding.
B
너는 정말 우리 전통문화를 아끼고 좋아하는구나.
You really do cherish and love our traditional culture.
A
서양식 풍속을 이해하는 것은 중요하지만 맹목적으로 따라가서는 안 된다고 생각해.
I think it's important to understand Western customs, but we shouldn't follow them blindly.
B
응, 맞아. 우리는 우리 고유의 풍속을 보존해야 할 필요도 있지.
Yeah, right. We also need to preserve our own customs.
A
너도 이제 나이가 들었으니 양가의 아들과 결혼해야지?
Now that you're older, you should marry a son from both families, right?
B
하지만 저는 집안보다 그 사람의 됨됨이를 보고 싶어요.
But I'd rather look at the person's character than their family background.
A
결혼식을 작게 한다고 했을 때 부모님은 뭐라고 하셨어요?
What did your parents say when you said you'd have a small wedding?
B
일반적인 결혼 방식이 아니라서 양가 부모님들의 걱정이 크셨어요.
Since it's not the usual way to marry, both sets of parents are quite worried.
A
약소하지만 예물을 준비했습니다. 받아 주세요.
It's a small token, but I've prepared a gift. Please accept it.
B
뭘 이런 걸 다. 고맙네.
You shouldn't have. Thank you.
A
그거 못 보던 시계인데?
That's a watch I haven't seen before.
B
결혼할 때 남편한테 받은 예물 시계야.
It's a gift watch I got from my husband when we got married.
A
민준이의 아버님께서 오늘 새벽에 돌아가셨대.
Minjun's father passed away early this morning.
B
발인이 언제래? 빈소는 어디에 차린 거야?
When's the funeral? Where's the funeral hall set up?
A
이제 너희 딸도 학교에 들어갈 적령기가 되지 않았니?
Isn't your daughter about the right age to start school now?
B
내년에 입학해. 언제 이렇게 많이 컸는지 몰라.
She starts next year. I can't believe how much she's grown.
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How do you talk about 문화 차이 in Korean?
These 22 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 15 5급 words in this category — 산소, 관습, 시체, 까치, 금기 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.