15 two-turn dialogues about 사람의 종류, illustrating 10 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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놈들이 달아나는데 추격할까요?
The guys are running away. Should we chase them?
그냥 내버려 두게.
Just let them go.
우리가 이번 전쟁에서 이길 수 있을까?
Can we win this war?
놈들은 최신형 무기를 가지고 있어서 쉽지 않을 거야.
It won't be easy because they have the latest weapons.
저 사람이 여기가 자기 자리라며 우리보고 당장 비키래.
That person said this is their seat and told us to move right away.
공공장소에 자기 자리가 어디 있어? 별 웃기는 놈 다 보겠네.
How can anyone claim a seat in a public place? What a ridiculous guy.
웬 꽃이에요?
What are these flowers for?
손님들에게 감사의 마음을 표현하고자 저희 마을 청년회의 명의로 드리는 꽃입니다.
We're giving them in the name of our village youth association to express our gratitude to our customers.
아내가 지금 집을 부부 공동 명의로 바꿔 달라고 그러네.
My wife wants to change the house to joint ownership.
어차피 공동의 재산인 데다 공동 명의가 세금도 절약돼서 좋아.
Well, it's joint property anyway, and joint ownership saves on taxes, so that's good.
그동안 두통 때문에 고생이 많았는데 이번에 치료를 받으면서 많이 좋아졌어요.
I've been suffering from headaches for a while, but I've improved a lot after getting treatment this time.
그 의사 선생님이 정말 명의이신가 보네요.
That doctor must really be a master physician.
여기는 흑인 인권 운동이 일어났던 곳이에요.
This is where the Black civil rights movement took place.
아, 이 사진들이 그때의 치열했던 모습이군요.
Ah, these photos must be from those intense times.
교통사고를 당한 뒤 바로 병원에 갔니?
Did you go to the hospital right after the car accident?
응, 사고를 낸 운전자가 보험 처리를 해서 바로 진료를 받았어.
Yeah, the driver who caused the accident handled the insurance, so I got treated right away.
동지! 큰일 났어요. 우리와 뜻을 같이 하던 김 군이 적에게 잡혔어요.
Comrade! Something terrible happened. Kim, who shared our cause, has been captured by the enemy.
뭐라고요? 김 동지를 어떻게 구하죠?
What? How do we rescue Comrade Kim?
교수님, 저는 개인적인 사정이 있어서 시험을 따로 보면 안 될까요?
Professor, I have personal circumstances, so could I take the exam separately?
학생의 사정은 알겠지만 개개인의 사정을 모두 봐줄 수는 없습니다.
I understand your situation, but I can't accommodate every individual's circumstances.
길을 가는데 갑자기 행인이 나를 불러 세우는 거야.
I was walking down the street when a passerby suddenly stopped me.
이상한 사람 아니었어?
Wasn't that weird?
저 농구 선수는 정말 거인 같다.
That basketball player really looks like a giant.
맞아. 그래서 덩크 슛도 정말 잘해.
Right. That's why they're so good at slam dunks too.
이번 대회에서도 저 작은 선수가 우승을 했어!
That small player won the championship again this time!
역시 작은 거인이라는 별명다워.
As expected, they live up to the nickname 'the little giant.'
성년의 날에는 무슨 선물을 주고 받아?
What kind of gifts do people give and receive on Coming of Age Day?
성년이 된 사람에게 장미를 선물로 줘.
You give roses to the person who has come of age.
잠깐 현관문을 열어 둔 사이에 강아지가 밖으로 나갔는데 저쪽에 있네요.
The puppy got out while I left the front door open for a moment, and it's over there.
한 쪽으로 몰이를 해서 잡는 편이 낫겠어요.
It'd be better to round it up from one side and catch it.
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These 15 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 10 5급 words in this category — 놈, 명의, 흑인, 운전자, 동지 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.