성격Korean Conversation: 성격 — Ungraded

18 two-turn dialogues about 성격, illustrating 15 words from this category at 그 밖의 어휘. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.

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대형 마트가 들어서서 재래시장 상인들이 어려움을 겪고 있대.

I heard that the traditional market vendors are struggling because a big supermarket opened up.

이것이야말로 시장을 독점하는 대기업의 횡포군.

This is exactly the tyranny of big corporations monopolizing the market.

얘, 말꼬리 좀 집요하게 물고 늘어지지 마.

Hey, stop being so tenacious about nitpicking everything I say.

그게 아니라, 네 말이 틀렸으니까 하는 말이야.

It's not that. I'm just saying it because you're wrong.

승규는 좀 무뚝뚝한 것 같아.

Seunggyu seems a bit blunt.

말씨가 다정다감하지 않아서 그렇지, 알고 보면 맘이 따뜻한 친구야.

It's just that his way of speaking isn't warm and affectionate—once you get to know him, he's a friend with a warm heart.

지수 고향이 어디니?

Where is Jisu from?

제주도야, 지수가 종종 제주도 말씨를 쓰는데 몰랐어?

Jeju Island. Jisu sometimes uses a Jeju dialect—didn't you know?

김 교수가 문제를 일으킨 제자를 내쳤다면서?

I heard Professor Kim kicked out a student who caused trouble?

응, 아무리 잘못을 했어도 그렇게 무자비하게 쫓아낼 줄은 몰랐어.

Yeah, no matter what they did wrong, I never thought they'd be so ruthless as to throw them out like that.

사장님이 직원들의 존경을 받는 이유가 무엇입니까?

Why do you think the boss earns the employees' respect?

일할 때는 엄격하시지만 평소에는 직원들을 인자하게 대하기 때문이에요.

Because although he's strict at work, he treats the staff kindly in everyday matters.

이번 폭우로 온 나라가 난리인데 이 와중에 국회의원들이 해외로 여행을 갔다는군요.

The whole country is in chaos from this heavy rain, and in the middle of it, I heard the lawmakers went on a trip abroad.

국민의 세금으로 월급을 받는 국회의원들이 파렴치하기 짝이 없네요.

It's utterly shameless for lawmakers who get paid with taxpayers' money.

눈썹이 얄팍한 게 네 엄마를 꼭 닮아 예쁘구나.

Your thin eyebrows look just like your mother's—so pretty.

하지만 저는 눈썹이 진하고 굵었으면 좋겠어요.

But I wish my eyebrows were thick and bold.

이번 한 번만 돈 좀 빌려주면 딱 두 배로 갚을게.

If you just lend me some money this once, I'll pay you back double.

너의 그 얄팍한 속셈을 모를 줄 알고?

Do you think I can't see through your shallow scheme?

꾀병을 부려서 나만 대청소에서 빠졌어.

I faked being sick so I got out of the big cleaning.

그렇게 영악하게 요령만 부리면 못 쓴다.

You can't keep being that cunning and just finding ways to cut corners.

연말 모임에 입고 갈 옷을 고르고 있어. 어떤 게 좋을까?

I'm picking out an outfit for the year-end gathering. Which one do you think is good?

너는 밝고 발랄한 느낌이 잘 어울리니까, 이 옷이 좋겠어.

Bright and lively suits you well, so this one would be good.

우리 선생님은 어질고 온유하셔서 학생들이 참 좋아해.

Our teacher is so benevolent and gentle that the students really like them.

그런 선생님이라면 공부 말고도 배울 점이 정말 많겠다.

With a teacher like that, there must be so much to learn beyond just academics.

아이들이 바른 품성을 지니도록 교육해야 해요.

We need to educate children to have good character.

맞아요. 품성 교육이 무척 중요하죠.

That's right. Character education is very important.

박 교수님는 실력도 뛰어나고 품성이 정말 훌륭하셔.

Professor Park is not only talented but also has excellent character.

맞아. 존경할 만한 분이야.

Right. They're someone to be respected.

유민이는 성격이 조금 이기적인 것 같지 않아?

Don't you think Yumin's personality is a bit selfish?

인자가 없고 욕심이 많아서 이기적으로 보이는 것 같아.

It seems selfish because they lack compassion and are greedy.

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How do you talk about 성격 in Korean?

These 18 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 15 ungraded words in this category — 횡포, 집요하다, 말씨, 몹쓸, 무자비하다 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.