부모님께서는 지금 집에 계시니?
Are your parents home now?
아니요. 외출 중이라 지금 집에 안 계세요.
No, they're out, so they're not home right now.
능력Korean Conversation: 능력 — TOPIK 1
29 two-turn dialogues about 능력, illustrating 12 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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자네 아들 녀석은 공부를 좀 하는가?
Is your son any good at his studies?
아니, 공부를 못하는 편일세.
No, he's not much of a student.
나도 못 푼 문제인데 네가 풀겠니?
If I couldn't solve it, do you think you can?
아무렴, 내가 너보다 못하겠니?
Of course, am I any worse than you?
노트북 하나 사려면 얼마나 들어요?
How much does a laptop cost these days?
제품마다 다르지만 못해도 오십만 원 정도는 들어요.
It varies by model, but at least 500,000 won.
너는 춤을 참 잘 추는구나. 나는 전혀 못 춰.
You dance really well. I can't dance at all.
춤을 왜 못 추니? 너도 연습하면 할 수 있어.
Why can't you dance? You can do it if you practice.
그 가게는 술을 파는 덴데.
That place sells alcohol.
맞아. 그 장소는 애들이 있을 곳이 못 되는 것 같아.
Right. That place doesn't seem suitable for kids.
이번 프로젝트에서 가장 힘들었던 점이 무엇입니까?
What was the hardest part of this project?
기획하는 단계가 가장 어려웠던 것 같습니다.
I think the planning stage was the most difficult.
승규가 사업이 망하고 부인과는 이혼했다는 소식 들었어?
Did you hear that Seunggyu's business failed and he divorced his wife?
요즘 처지가 좀 어렵다는 얘기는 들었는데 그 정도일 줄은 몰랐네.
I heard he's been having a hard time lately, but I didn't know it was that bad.
한국어로 된 책인데 왜 내용이 이해가 안 될까요?
It's a book in Korean, so why can't I understand the content?
저는 번역문이 더 어려워서 원서로 읽고 있어요.
I find the translation harder, so I'm reading the original.
시험 잘 봤어?
Did you do well on the exam?
응, 문제가 쉬워서 잘 본 것 같아.
Yeah, I think I did well because the questions were easy.
이 책은 저한테는 좀 어려운 것 같아요.
This book seems a bit difficult for me.
그럼 좀 더 쉬운 책을 소개해 드릴게요.
Then I'll introduce you to an easier book.
한 번 틀린 문제는 다시 틀리기 쉬우니까 꼭 다시 살펴봐.
Since you're likely to get a question wrong again if you've gotten it wrong once, make sure to review it.
네, 다음번에는 틀리지 않을게요.
Yes, I won't get it wrong next time.
엄마, 유민이가 먼저 저 때렸어요. 저는 억울하다고요.
Mom, Yumin hit me first. I'm the one who's wronged.
너도 잘한 거 없어. 둘 다 똑같이 잘못했어.
You're not innocent either. You're both equally at fault.
사장님, 드디어 계약이 체결되었습니다.
Boss, the contract has finally been signed.
김 실장, 정말 잘했네. 정말 고생이 많았어.
Manager Kim, you did really well. You've worked hard.
나도 외국어 잘하고 싶다. 넌 어떻게 그렇게 잘하니?
I wish I could speak a foreign language well. How do you do it so well?
사실은 어릴 적에 부모님을 따라 외국에서 오래 살았었어.
Actually, I lived abroad for a long time as a kid because of my parents' work.
자, 잘 따라 해 보세요. 팔을 쭉 뻗고 엉덩이를 낮춰서 앉아 주세요.
Okay, follow along. Stretch your arms out and lower your hips as you sit.
아이고, 너무 힘든 동작이에요!
Oh my, this move is so hard!
너 이렇게 공부해서는 성공하기 힘들어!
If you study like this, it's going to be hard to succeed.
아니, 성공이 꼭 공부만 잘해야 할 수 있는 건가요? 전 그렇게 생각하지 않아요.
Well, do you think success only comes from studying well? I don't think so.
요즘 잘 지내나? 장사는 좀 잘 되고?
How have you been these days? How's business?
네, 작년까지만 해도 생활이 힘든 상태였는데 지금은 좀 괜찮아졌어요.
Well, life was tough until last year, but things are a bit better now.
자네 아들 녀석은 공부를 좀 하는가?
Is your son any good at studying?
아니, 공부를 못하는 편일세.
No, he's actually pretty bad at it.
나도 못 푼 문제인데 네가 풀겠니?
Even I couldn't solve this problem—do you think you can?
아무렴, 내가 너보다 못하겠니?
Of course. Do you think I'm worse than you?
노트북 하나 사려면 얼마나 들어요?
How much does a laptop cost?
제품마다 다르지만 못해도 오십만 원 정도는 들어요.
It varies by model, but it's at least 500,000 won.
우리는 언제 저런 호화로운 집에서 한번 살아 보지?
When will we ever live in a house that luxurious?
우리 같은 보통 사람들은 꿈이나 꾸는 거지, 뭐.
People like us, ordinary folks, can only dream about it.
엄마, 오늘따라 맛있는 반찬이 왜 이렇게 많아요?
Mom, why are there so many delicious side dishes today?
오늘은 특별한 날이니까 네가 좋아하는 걸로 준비했단다.
Today is a special day, so I prepared all your favorites.
누구시죠? 저를 아시나요?
Who is this? Do you know me?
앗, 죄송합니다. 아는 사람인 줄 알고, 제가 잘못 봤나 봅니다.
Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were someone I knew—I must have seen you wrong.
찌개가 왜 이렇게 맛이 없지?
Why does this stew taste so bad?
잘못 간을 해서 그런 거야, 소금 좀 줘 봐.
It's because I seasoned it wrong. Give me some salt.
우리가 유민이의 생일 파티를 몰래 준비하는 걸 유민이가 알아차렸는지 자꾸 물어보는데?
Yumin keeps asking if we're secretly planning their birthday party. Do you think they've caught on?
괜히 잘못 입을 눌렸다가 비밀이 들킬지도 모르니까 모르는 척 아무 말도 하지마.
If we accidentally let it slip, the secret might get out, so pretend you don't know and don't say anything.
자네 아들 녀석은 공부를 좀 하는가?
Is your son doing well in his studies?
아니, 공부를 못하는 편일세.
No, he's on the weaker side when it comes to studying.
나도 못 푼 문제인데 네가 풀겠니?
Even I couldn't solve that problem—can you?
아무렴, 내가 너보다 못하겠니?
Of course, am I any worse than you?
노트북 하나 사려면 얼마나 들어요?
How much does it cost to buy a laptop?
제품마다 다르지만 못해도 오십만 원 정도는 들어요.
It varies by model, but at least about 500,000 won.
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 능력 in Korean?
These 29 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 12 1급 words in this category — 안, 못하다, 못, 어렵다, 쉽다 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.