22 two-turn dialogues about 색깔, illustrating 13 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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화초가 누렇게 시들어 버렸어.
The flowers have withered and turned yellow.
저런. 뿌리까지 마른 걸 보니 다시 살아나긴 힘들겠어.
Oh no. With the roots dried up like that, it'll be hard for them to come back.
제가 큰 병을 앓고 난 이후로 얼굴이 이렇게 누레요.
Ever since I had a serious illness, my face has been this yellow.
황달 증세가 있는 것 같군요. 병원에 가 보는 게 어때요?
It looks like you might have jaundice. Why don't you go see a doctor?
너 이번 여름에 해수욕장에 다녀왔지? 재미있었어?
You went to the beach this summer, right? Did you have fun?
응. 재미있었어. 밖에서 너무 많이 놀았더니 햇볕에 타서 얼굴이 시커멓게 됐어.
Yeah, it was fun. I played outside so much that my face got all sunburned and turned deep black.
저는 이 밝고 연한 색상의 자켓이 좋아 보이네요.
I like this jacket with its bright, light hue.
네, 손님. 봄에 아주 화사하게 입기 좋습니다.
Yes, ma'am. It's great for wearing in spring to look very fresh.
어제 동물원에 갔었는데, 몸 색깔이 정말 새파란 파랑새를 봤어.
I went to the zoo yesterday and saw a bluebird with a really deep blue body.
그렇구나. 나도 동물원에 가고 싶다.
Oh, really? I want to go to the zoo too.
너 어디 아프니? 얼굴이 핏기가 없이 하얗고 입술이 새파랗게 변했어.
Are you sick? Your face is pale and your lips have turned blue.
몸에 한기가 느껴지는 것이 감기 몸살인 것 같아.
I feel a chill in my body, so I think it's a cold with body aches.
어제 만난 새파랗게 어린 후배가 나한테 반말을 하더라.
That really young junior I met yesterday was speaking to me in banmal.
아마 후배가 네 나이를 몰라서 그랬을 거야.
He probably did that because he didn't know your age.
밤새 내린 눈이 쌓여서 길이 지금 허예.
The snow that fell overnight has piled up, and the road is all white now.
길이 막힐 테니 좀 일찍 나가야겠어.
The traffic will be bad, so we should leave a bit early.
세상에, 추워서 얼굴이 허옇게 질린 거 봐. 이리 와서 따뜻한 차 한 잔 마시렴.
Oh my, look at your face, it's gone white from the cold. Come here and have a warm cup of tea.
네, 고맙습니다.
Yes, thank you.
오늘 무슨 일 있나? 광장에 사람들이 허옇게 모여 있던데.
Is something happening today? The square is packed with people, all white with the crowd.
글쎄, 무슨 행사라도 하나 보지.
I don't know, maybe there's some event.
가방을 하도 들고 다녔더니 손잡이가 새까맣게 됐어.
I've carried this bag so much that the handle has turned pitch-black.
손잡이 가죽을 잘 닦아 봐.
Try wiping the leather handle well.
보고서는 아직도 완성 못한 거야?
Haven't you finished the report yet?
아직 기획 단계라서 보고서 완성하려면 새까맣게 멀었어요.
We're still in the planning stage, so the report is a long way off.
엄마, 탄내가 나는데요?
Mom, I smell something burning.
어머, 불 위에 냄비 올려놓은 걸 새까맣게 잊었네!
Oh dear, I completely forgot I left a pot on the stove!
넥타이 색깔 좀 골라 주겠습니까?
Could you help me pick a tie color?
피부가 하얀 편이시라 청색이 잘 어울리시겠네요.
Since you have fair skin, blue would suit you well.
사파이어는 무슨 색이야?
What color is a sapphire?
투명한 푸른색이야.
It's a clear blue.
장미는 무슨 색으로 드릴까요?
What color roses would you like?
붉은색 장미로 주세요.
I'll take the red ones, please.
너 왜 얼굴이 새하얗게 질렸니?
Why is your face so pale white?
밖이 너무 추워서 그런가 봐.
I guess it's because it's too cold outside.
무슨 색으로 글씨를 쓸까?
What color should I write in?
흰 종이에 쓰는 거니까 흑색 펜으로 쓰는 것이 깔끔할 것 같아.
Since you're writing on white paper, a black pen would look neat.
나는 여기에 청색보다는 적색이 어울릴 것 같아.
I think red suits this better than blue.
빨간색은 너무 강렬해 보이지 않을까?
Don't you think red looks too intense?
그 친구는 적색 성격을 가진 운동에 참여한다면서요?
I heard that friend is joining a movement with a red character.
글쎄, 공산주의를 지지하는 모양이에요.
Well, they seem to support communism.
선생님이 수업 시간에 중요하다고 말한 부분이 어디야?
Where is the part the teacher said was important in class?
책에서 홍색으로 밑줄 그은 곳을 봐.
Look at the part underlined in red in the book.
신부의 한복 치마가 참 예쁘네.
The bride's hanbok skirt is really pretty.
응, 홍색이라 시선을 사로잡는 것 같아.
Yeah, the red color seems to catch the eye.
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These 22 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 13 5급 words in this category — 누렇다, 시커멓다, 색상, 새파랗다, 허옇다 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.