삶의 상태Korean Conversation: 삶의 상태 — TOPIK 4
72 two-turn dialogues about 삶의 상태, illustrating 40 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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A
승규가 교통사고로 생명이 위독하다는 게 정말이야?
Is it true that Seunggyu is in critical condition after a car accident?
B
응. 아직 의식이 돌아오지 않았대.
Yeah, they say he hasn't regained consciousness yet.
A
여보, 오늘 산부인과에 갔었는데 제 안에 작은 생명이 생겼대요.
Honey, I went to the OB-GYN today, and they said there's a little life growing inside me.
B
정말이에요? 이렇게 기쁠 수가!
Really? I'm so happy!
A
요즘 어린 가수들의 인기는 거품인 것 같아.
These days, young singers' popularity seems like a bubble.
B
확실히 가수로서의 생명이 짧긴 하지.
True, their careers as singers are definitely short-lived.
A
지난 장마 때 산에서 토사가 내려와 많은 재산 피해가 있었어요.
During the last monsoon, mudslides came down from the mountain and caused a lot of property damage.
B
그래서 여름이 오기 전에 시설물을 점검하고 나무를 심어 사태를 예방하고자 합니다.
So we plan to inspect facilities and plant trees before summer to prevent such situations.
A
아이들과 놀이공원에 잘 다녀오셨어요?
Did you have a good time at the amusement park with the kids?
B
나들이 나온 사람들로 꽉 차서 그야말로 사람 사태를 빚었어요.
It was so packed with people out for a day trip that it was a real crowd situation.
A
경찰 당국에서 오늘 파업 중인 노조원들을 모두 잡아들일 예정이랍니다.
I heard the police plan to arrest all the striking union members today.
B
노조원들을 자극하는 것은 파업 사태를 더욱 악화시킬 뿐입니다.
Provoking the union members will only worsen the strike situation.
A
유민 씨, 교통사고를 당할 뻔했다면서요?
Yumin, I heard you almost got into a car accident?
B
네, 어떤 청년이 목숨을 걸고 저를 구해 줬어요.
Yes, a young man risked his life to save me.
A
저 시각 장애 축구 선수들 대단하다.
Those visually impaired soccer players are amazing.
B
정말, 보이지 않지만 소리를 듣고 공을 찾는 모습이 멋지다.
Really, it's impressive how they find the ball by sound even though they can't see.
A
지금 저희 집 인터넷이 잘 안 돼요.
My internet at home isn't working well right now.
B
고객님, 지금 장애로 인하여 수신기를 수리 중이니 조금만 기다려 주십시오.
Ma'am, we're repairing the receiver due to a fault, so please wait a moment.
A
일이 바쁘더라도 주말에 시간을 내서 집에 한번 내려오렴.
Even if you're busy, try to make time to come down home this weekend.
B
네. 형편을 봐서 다음 주쯤 가도록 할게요.
Okay. I'll see how things look and come down sometime next week.
A
아이들이 자라니까 집이 점점 좁아지는 느낌이에요.
Now that the kids are growing up, the house feels smaller and smaller.
B
사는 형편이 좀 나아지면 지금보다 큰 집으로 이사를 합시다.
Let's move to a bigger place once our financial situation gets a little better.
A
저는 고등학생 때부터 아르바이트를 해서 생활비와 학비를 벌었어요.
I've been working part-time since high school to earn living expenses and tuition.
B
너는 어렸을 때부터 독립 생활을 했구나.
So you've been living independently since you were young.
A
민준 씨 회사는 아버지로부터 물려받은 회사인가요?
Is Minjun's company inherited from his father?
B
아니요, 제가 혼자서 세운 독립 회사입니다.
No, it's an independent company I founded on my own.
A
요즘 이웃 나라가 분열 조짐을 보이고 있다며?
I heard the neighboring country is showing signs of division these days.
B
응, 소수 민족들이 나라로부터 독립을 하려고 정부에 반기를 들고 있대.
Yeah, they say minority groups are rebelling against the government to gain independence from the country.
A
어제 드라마 어떻게 끝났어?
How did the drama end yesterday?
B
행복한 결말로 끝날 줄 알았는데 반대로 비극으로 끝났어.
I thought it would end with a happy ending, but instead it ended in tragedy.
A
요새 경기가 안 좋아서 회사를 운영하기 힘들지?
The economy is bad these days, so it must be hard to run the company, right?
B
내년부터는 경기가 점차 나아진다고 하니 올해만 잘 버티면 괜찮을 거야.
They say the economy will gradually improve starting next year, so if we just endure this year, we'll be fine.
A
너희 가게에는 항상 사장님이 자리를 지키고 있더라?
I noticed the owner is always at your store.
B
우리 사장님은 가게에는 주인이 버티고 있어야 직원들이 일을 열심히 한다고 생각하시거든.
Our boss thinks that if the owner doesn't hold down the fort at the store, the employees won't work hard.
A
우리 축구팀이 강팀을 맞아 한 점을 앞서고 있어!
Our soccer team is leading by one goal against a strong team!
B
상대편의 거센 공격에도 잘 버티고 있네!
They're withstanding the opponent's fierce attacks well!
A
나는 요즘 일상이 너무 재미없어.
My daily life is so boring these days.
B
나도 그래. 그럼 우리 여행이나 갈까?
Mine too. Then how about we go on a trip?
A
엄마, 저 동물들이 이쪽으로는 오지 않고 우리 안에 계속 뭉쳐 있어요.
Mom, those animals aren't coming this way; they keep huddling together in their pen.
B
저 동물은 원래 따로 다니지 않고 무리 지어 다니는 습성이 있단다.
Those animals naturally don't move alone; they have a habit of moving in groups.
A
지수가 내년에는 꼭 결혼할 거래.
Jisu says she'll definitely get married next year.
B
지금 사귀는 사람도 없는데 내년에 결혼은 좀 무리야.
She doesn't even have a boyfriend now, so getting married next year is a bit unrealistic.
A
왜 다리를 절뚝거려?
Why are you limping?
B
어제 너무 오래 뛰었더니 발목에 무리가 왔나 봐요.
I guess I overdid it yesterday from running too long; my ankle is feeling strained.
A
가고 싶던 회사에 취직했다며? 축하해.
I heard you got a job at the company you wanted. Congratulations.
B
고마워. 다 네 덕이야.
Thanks. It's all thanks to you.
A
아가야, 살림은 어떻게 꾸려 나가고 있니?
Dear, how are you managing the household?
B
그이가 한 달, 또는 두 달에 한 번 벌어다 주는 부정한 돈으로 살고 있어요.
We live on the dishonest money he brings in once a month or every two months.
A
아니, 그 부부가 갑자기 왜 이혼을 했대?
What? Why did that couple suddenly get divorced?
B
글쎄, 남편이 후배와 부정한 짓을 하다가 부인한테 딱 걸렸대요.
Well, the husband was caught by his wife having an affair with a junior colleague.
A
산 중턱에 있는 공터에는 왜 못 들어가?
Why can't we go into the empty lot halfway up the mountain?
B
무당이 그러는데 신성한 곳이라서 부정한 사람은 얼씬도 못한대.
The shaman says it's a sacred place, so people who are unclean can't even go near it.
A
병원에서 꼭 수술을 해야만 한 대?
Does the hospital really have to do surgery?
B
응, 의사 선생님이 수술이 불가피하다고 하셨어.
Yeah, the doctor said surgery is inevitable.
A
저는 왜 이렇게 불행할까요?
Why am I so unfortunate?
B
불행하다고 생각하지만 말고 어떻게 하면 행복해질 수 있을까를 생각해 보렴.
Instead of thinking you're unfortunate, think about how you can become happy.
A
지수야, 그냥 내가 실수했다고 할게.
Jisu, I'll just say it was my mistake.
B
아니야. 네가 나 때문에 곤란한 입장에 처하게 되는 것은 원하지 않아.
No. I don't want you to be put in a difficult position because of me.
A
이번 사건의 모든 책임은 저에게 있습니다.
I take full responsibility for this incident.
B
사고가 일어났으니 어쩔 수 없이 책임자인 당신을 엄벌에 처할 수밖에 없네요.
Since the accident has happened, I have no choice but to sentence you, as the person in charge, to severe punishment.
A
요즘 우리 팀 성적은 어때?
How's your team's record these days?
B
별로 좋지 않아. 아직까지 선두에 있긴 하지만 2위 팀에게 바짝 쫓기고 있어.
Not great. We're still in first place, but the second-place team is chasing us closely.
A
어휴, 마누라 얼굴을 언제 봤는지 모르겠어.
Ugh, I can't remember the last time I saw my wife's face.
B
나도. 업무에 쫓기다 보면 집에 들어갈 시간이 없어.
Me neither. With work chasing me around, I don't have time to go home.
A
너 왜 이렇게 정신이 없어?
Why are you so frazzled?
B
나도 모르겠어. 요즘 정체를 알 수 없는 불안감에 쫓기고 있어.
I don't know. Lately I've been pursued by a vague sense of anxiety.
A
무조건 돈이 많다고 해서 행복한 것은 아닌 것 같아.
I don't think having lots of money necessarily makes you happy.
B
맞아, 부자들도 불행을 느낄 때가 있을 거야.
Right, even rich people must feel misfortune sometimes.
A
주식을 하다가 결국 그 사람은 파산했어.
In the end, that person went bankrupt from trading stocks.
B
그의 끝임 없는 욕심이 불행을 초래한 거야.
His endless greed brought about his misfortune.
A
박 선생님이 딸을 비명에 잃으셨다고 합니다.
I heard Professor Park lost his daughter to an untimely death.
B
딸이 아직 어린 나이인데 죽다니 무척 안타깝네요.
It's so sad that she died at such a young age.
A
어제 잠결에 비명 소리를 들은 것 같은데. 넌 못 들었니?
I think I heard a scream in my sleep last night. Didn't you hear it?
B
글쎄. 난 잠들면 누가 업어 가도 모르잖아.
I don't know. Once I'm asleep, I wouldn't notice even if someone carried me off.
A
할아버지의 묘비에 쓰인 글은 누가 쓰신 거예요?
Who wrote the inscription on Grandpa's tombstone?
B
할아버지께서 돌아가시기 전에 직접 비명에 써 달라고 남기신 말이란다.
It's the words Grandpa left before he passed, asking for them to be written on his grave.
A
지수야. 너랑 남은 일생을 함께하고 싶어.
Jisu, I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
B
지금 청혼하는 거야?
Are you proposing right now?
A
온 국민이 바라던 대로 왕자가 탄생했대요.
I heard a prince was born, just as the whole nation hoped.
B
아, 그거 정말 축하할 일이군요.
Oh, that's really something to celebrate.
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These 72 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 40 4급 words in this category — 생명, 사태, 목숨, 장애, 형편 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.