나도 애틋했던 청춘이 있었지.
I too had a tender youth once.
그럼 젊었을 때 이야기 좀 해주세요.
Then please tell me some stories from when you were young.
삶의 상태Korean Conversation: 삶의 상태 — TOPIK 5
17 two-turn dialogues about 삶의 상태, illustrating 11 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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중년 남성에게 어울릴 만한 모자를 찾고 있는데요.
I'm looking for a hat that would suit a middle-aged man.
이건 어떠세요?
How about this one?
지수 옷 노출이 너무 심한 거 아니니?
Isn't Jisu's outfit too revealing?
그러니까. 몸매가 훤히 드러나서 좀 민망해.
I know. Her figure is completely visible, it's a bit embarrassing.
빛이 너무 밝은 것 같은데?
The light seems too bright, doesn't it?
노출을 좀 줄여서 사진을 찍어야겠다.
I need to reduce the exposure and take the photo.
인터넷이 발달하면서 청소년들이 유해 환경에 쉽게 영향을 받게 되었어요.
With the development of the internet, teenagers are easily influenced by harmful environments.
안 좋은 환경에 노출이 되지 않도록 어른들이 신경을 써야 합니다.
Adults need to make sure they aren't exposed to bad environments.
어차피 한 번 사는데 생을 보람있게 살아야 하지 않겠니?
Since we only live once, shouldn't we live a life that's worthwhile?
네. 저도 빨리 이 무기력증을 떨치고 활기차게 살고 싶어요.
Yes. I also want to shake off this lethargy and live energetically.
어딜 그렇게 분주하게 뛰어가니?
Where are you running off to in such a hurry?
급한 일이 생겨서 빨리 가 봐야 하거든요.
Something urgent came up, so I need to go quickly.
저기 사람들이 모여 있는데, 뭐 하는 거지?
There's a crowd over there—what are they doing?
불우한 이웃을 돕기 위한 성금을 모금하는 거 같아.
It looks like they're collecting donations to help the underprivileged.
오늘은 많이 고단해 보이시네요.
You look very tired today.
요즘 계속 야근을 했더니 오늘은 좀 피곤하네요.
I've been working late these days, so I'm a bit exhausted today.
이번 올림픽에서 금메달을 딴 소감을 말씀해 주세요.
Please tell us how you feel about winning the gold medal at this Olympics.
고단한 훈련을 잘 견뎌 낸 덕분인 것 같습니다.
I think it's because I endured the exhausting training well.
사는 게 뜻대로 되지 않아서 괴로워.
Life isn't going as I want, and it's painful.
삶이 고단하다고 희망을 버려서는 안 돼.
You shouldn't give up hope just because life is hard.
해외에서 상을 받았다는 영화 봤어요?
Did you see that movie that won an award overseas?
아니요, 애가 딸려서 영화관 가는 것도 쉽지 않네요.
No, with the kids to take care of, it's not easy to even go to the movies.
그 회사의 총무부에 지원하려는데 어때?
I'm thinking of applying to the general affairs department at that company. What do you think?
네 전공과 맞는 경리과가 총무부에 딸려 있으니까 괜찮을 것 같아.
The accounting section, which matches your major, is under the general affairs department, so it seems like a good fit.
거리 홍보에 일손이 부족하다고 사람을 몇 명 더 보내 달라는데요.
They're asking for a few more people because they're short-handed for the street promotion.
여기도 바쁘니 줄줄이 딸려 보내지 말고 한 명만 보내세요.
We're busy here too, so don't send a whole line of them—just send one person.
이번 겨울 방학에는 무엇을 할 계획이니?
What are you planning to do during winter break?
집에서 한가롭게 책을 읽으며 쉬고 싶어요.
I want to stay home and read books at my leisure.
너희 집 강아지 살아났어?
Did your dog survive?
아니, 불행히도 죽었어.
No, unfortunately, it died.
교과서를 통째로 외우려니까 너무 힘드네.
Trying to memorize the whole textbook is so hard.
책 전체를 외우는 것은 헛수고야. 내용을 이해해야지.
Memorizing the entire book is a fool's errand. You need to understand the content.
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 삶의 상태 in Korean?
These 17 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 11 5급 words in this category — 청춘, 중년, 노출, 생, 분주하다 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.