내일도 비가 많이 오려나?
Is it going to rain a lot tomorrow too?
일기 예보를 보니까 최고 팔십 밀리미터까지 내린다는 것 같던데.
According to the weather forecast, it looks like up to eighty millimeters might fall.
세는 말Korean Conversation: 세는 말 — TOPIK 4
12 two-turn dialogues about 세는 말, illustrating 7 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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너는 유민이랑 친하니?
Are you close with Yumin?
아니. 한두 마디 이야기를 나누어 본 게 전부야.
No. I've only exchanged a word or two with them.
밀가루를 반죽하고 있는데 잘 덩어리가 지지 않아요.
I'm kneading the flour, but it won't form a lump properly.
밀가루와 물의 비율을 잘 맞춰야 합니다.
You need to get the ratio of flour to water right.
식빵을 얇게 썰어 드릴까요?
Should I slice the bread thinly for you?
아니요, 세 명이 나눠 먹을 거니까 세 덩어리로 잘라 주세요.
No, we're going to share it among three people, so cut it into three chunks.
우리 집 막내는 항상 형이 가진 것은 다 빼앗으려고 하더라.
Our youngest always tries to take everything our oldest has.
막내가 유독 욕심덩어리야.
The youngest is a real greedy lump.
야, 너 왜 자꾸 나한테 돈 한 푼 안 주면서 허드렛일 시키니?
Hey, why do you keep making me do chores without paying me a single penny?
그래. 알았어. 그럼 시급 줄게.
Fine, okay. Then I'll pay you an hourly wage.
후회할 바엔 실패하더라도 한 번 시도해 보자.
If we're going to regret it anyway, let's just try once even if we fail.
그래. 그래야 나중에 후회가 남지 않을 것 같아.
Yeah, that way we won't have regrets later.
지수는 결혼식에 옷을 왜 저렇게 입고 왔어?
Why did Jisu come to the wedding dressed like that?
자기 딴엔 그게 신경 쓴다고 쓴 거겠죠..
She probably thought that was her way of making an effort.
어머, 이 목걸이 정말 예쁘다! 비싸겠다!
Oh my, this necklace is so pretty! It must be expensive!
응. 너무 비싼 거라서 특별한 날이 아닌 다음엔 하고 나가기도 무서워.
Yeah, it was so pricey that I'm scared to wear it out unless it's a special occasion.
학생, 여기서 시청 역까지 어떻게 가야 하나?
Excuse me, how do I get to City Hall Station from here?
이번 역에서 1호선으로 지하철을 갈아타세요.
Transfer to Line 1 at this station.
아주머니, 삼겹살 일 킬로만 주세요.
Ma'am, just one kilo of pork belly, please.
네, 여기 있습니다. 더 필요한 것 없으세요?
Okay, here you go. Anything else you need?
운동을 시작했다고? 그래, 잘 생각했어.
You started exercising? Good, that's a smart move.
응, 아침마다 운동장에 가서 이 킬로씩 뛰고 있어.
Yeah, I go to the track every morning and run two kilos.
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you talk about 세는 말 in Korean?
These 12 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 7 4급 words in this category — 밀리미터, 마디, 덩어리, 푼, 엔 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.