민준이랑 고등학생 때부터 친구였어?
Have you been friends with Minjun since high school?
아니. 고등학생일 당시에는 서로 몰랐어.
No. We didn't know each other at that time when we were in high school.
시간Korean Conversation: 시간 — TOPIK 4
107 two-turn dialogues about 시간, illustrating 75 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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현실을 똑바로 봐. 지금 네가 이렇게 놀 처지야?
Face reality. Is this the time for you to be playing around?
안 그래도 이제 백수 생활에서 벗어나려고 해.
I was just about to get out of this unemployed life.
날씨가 벌써 추워지네.
The weather's already getting cold.
그러게. 놀러 다니기 좋은 시절은 다 지나갔다.
I know. The good times for going out and having fun are all behind us.
이 성은 고대에 지어졌다고 합니다.
This castle is said to have been built in ancient times.
이 성을 보니 당시의 건축 양식을 알 수 있군요.
Seeing this castle, I can understand the architectural style of that era.
이 박물관에는 무엇이 전시되어 있어요?
What is on display in this museum?
고대의 유물들이 전시되어 있습니다.
Artifacts from ancient times are on display.
이 바위에 얽힌 전설이 뭐야?
What's the legend about this rock?
집을 나간 남편을 밤낮으로 고대를 하다가 돌이 된 아내에 대한 이야기야.
It's about a wife who waited day and night for her husband who left home, and turned into stone.
우리는 오늘날의 환경 문제를 돌아봐야 할 것입니다.
We must reflect on today's environmental issues.
네. 예전과는 다른 자연환경을 살펴야 할 때입니다.
Yes, it's time to examine the natural environment, which is different from the past.
너희 어머니 아프시다더니 괜찮아?
I heard your mother was sick. Is she okay?
응. 초기에 치료해서 다행히 많이 좋아지셨어.
Yeah. Because we caught it early, she's gotten much better, thankfully.
이 식당은 정말 장사가 잘 되네요.
This restaurant really does great business.
네, 여섯 시 무렵부터 자정까지는 손님으로 항상 북적거려요.
Yes, from around six o'clock until midnight it's always bustling with customers.
언제부터 머리가 아프셨어요?
When did your headache start?
그제 자정 무렵부터 아팠던 것 같아요.
I think it started around midnight the day before yesterday.
사람을 만날 때 때로는 자신의 속마음을 감출 줄도 알아야 해.
When meeting people, sometimes you need to know how to hide your true feelings.
그러니까 적절하게 처신하라는 말이지?
So you mean I should behave appropriately, right?
우리도 때로는 좀 진지한 대화를 해 보자.
Let's have a serious conversation sometimes.
미안해. 자꾸 너만 보면 웃긴 이야기만 떠올라.
Sorry. Whenever I see you, I can only think of funny things to say.
민준이가 요즘 자주 밤을 새우는 것 같네?
Minjun seems to be staying up late a lot these days, doesn't he?
시험을 앞두고 밀린 공부를 하는 것 같아.
I think he's catching up on his studies with the exam ahead of him.
네가 아무리 설명해도 부모님은 허락하지 않으실 거야.
No matter how much you explain, your parents won't allow it.
언젠가 부모님도 날 이해해 주실 거라고 믿어.
I believe that someday my parents will understand me.
엄마, 여긴 왠지 익숙하네요. 언젠가 와 봤던 것 같아요.
Mom, this place feels familiar somehow. I think I've been here before.
네가 어렸을 때 자주 놀러 오던 공원이란다.
This is the park you used to come to often when you were little.
승규가 요즘 끊임없이 먹어서 걱정이에요.
Seunggyu has been eating nonstop lately, and I'm worried.
성장하는 아이들은 많이 먹기 마련이니까 너무 걱정하지 마세요.
Growing kids are bound to eat a lot, so don't worry too much.
여러분의 눈앞에 보이는 것이 바로 우리나라에서 가장 긴 다리입니다.
What you see before your eyes is the longest bridge in our country.
와! 끝이 보이지 않을 정도로 길고 웅장하네요.
Wow! It's so long and magnificent that you can't see the end.
이런, 둑에 틈이 생겨서 물이 새잖아.
Oh no, there's a crack in the levee and water is leaking.
빨리 틈을 메우지 않으면 큰일이 나겠는 걸.
If we don't fill the gap quickly, something serious will happen.
소매치기는 어디로 도망을 간 거죠?
Where did the pickpocket run off to?
모르겠습니다. 사람들 틈 사이로 사라졌어요.
I don't know. They disappeared into the crowd.
아이가 놀러 나가려고만 해요.
The child only wants to go out and play.
네, 틈만 있으면 밖으로 나가려고 하네요.
Yes, whenever there's a chance, they try to go outside.
이런, 둑에 틈이 생겨서 물이 새잖아.
Oh no, there's a crack in the levee and water is leaking.
빨리 틈을 메우지 않으면 큰일이 나겠는 걸.
If we don't fill the gap quickly, something serious will happen.
소매치기는 어디로 도망을 간 거죠?
Where did the pickpocket run off to?
모르겠습니다. 사람들 틈 사이로 사라졌어요.
I don't know. They disappeared into the crowd.
아이가 놀러 나가려고만 해요.
The child only wants to go out and play.
네, 틈만 있으면 밖으로 나가려고 하네요.
Yes, whenever there's a chance, they try to go outside.
우리 언제 만날까?
When should we meet?
수업이 끝난 직후에 만나는 게 어때?
How about meeting right after class ends?
요즘 젊은이들은 어른을 공경할 줄 몰라.
Young people these days don't know how to respect their elders.
최근 들어 생긴 근대의 풍조가 이제는 널리 퍼진 것 같아.
It seems the modern trend that's emerged recently has now spread widely.
근대 국어는 중세 국어나 현대 국어와 아주 다른가요?
Is modern Korean very different from Middle Korean or contemporary Korean?
두 시기의 중간에 있기 때문에 두 시기 국어의 특징을 모두 가지고 있어요.
Since it's between the two periods, it has features of both.
현관문을 잘 잠그고 나왔니?
Did you lock the front door properly before leaving?
아까 확인하고 또다시 확인했으니 걱정 마.
I checked earlier and checked again, so don't worry.
부모님은 잘 계시지요?
Are your parents doing well?
네, 얼마 전에 아버지께서 평생을 일하신 학교에서 은퇴하시고 어머니하고 여행을 가셨어요.
Yes, my father recently retired from the school where he worked his whole life, and he went on a trip with my mother.
이번에 자네도 승진하고 자식도 좋은 대학에 합격했다면서?
I heard you got promoted and your kid got into a good university this time.
응. 정말 요즈음은 살맛이 나.
Yeah. These days, life really feels worth living.
우리가 같이 영화를 봤던 게 어저께였나?
Was it yesterday that we watched a movie together?
내가 귀국한 이튿날이었으니까 그저께지.
It was the day after I returned, so it was the day before yesterday.
결국 당초 목표를 달성하지 못했네요.
In the end, we didn't achieve our original goal.
네. 처음에는 백 명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 하려고 했는데 말이지요.
Right. We had planned to survey a hundred people from the beginning, you know.
왜 이렇게 늦게 왔어?
Why are you so late?
새벽에 눈이 많이 와서 일찍이 집을 나섰는데도 길이 너무 막혔어.
It snowed a lot at dawn, so even though I left home early, the roads were too jammed.
공연은 어땠어요?
How was the performance?
정말 좋았어요. 일찍이 느껴 보지 못한 감동이었어요.
It was really good. It was a moving experience I'd never felt before.
버스 요금이 왜 100원 더 찍혔지?
Why did the bus fare charge 100 won more?
이달부터 버스 요금 올랐어.
The bus fare went up starting this month.
아직 물품이 배송되지 않아서 확인해 보려고요.
I'm calling to check because the goods haven't been delivered yet.
네. 곧바로 담당자를 연결해 드리겠습니다.
Okay. I'll connect you to the person in charge right away.
가장 가까운 우체국이 어디인가요?
Where is the nearest post office?
이 길을 따라 곧바로 가다 사거리에서 좌회전하세요.
Go straight along this road and turn left at the intersection.
오늘 저녁에 영화 보기로 한 거 잊지 않았지?
You haven't forgotten we're going to see a movie tonight, have you?
응. 수업 끝나면 곧바로 영화관으로 갈게.
No. I'll head straight to the theater after class.
네가 금년에 몇 살이지?
How old are you this year?
올해로 스무 살이 되었어요.
I turned twenty this year.
모처럼 쉬는 날인데 나를 좀 가만히 내버려 둬.
It's my first day off in a while, so just leave me alone.
그래도 날씨가 정말 좋으니까 밖에 한번 나가보자.
Still, the weather is really nice, so let's go outside for a bit.
모처럼 삼촌이 집에 왔으니 삼촌이랑 나가서 놀다가 오렴.
Since your uncle is home for the first time in a while, go out and play with him.
와! 삼촌, 우리 놀이공원 가요!
Yay! Uncle, let's go to the amusement park!
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These 107 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 75 4급 words in this category — 당시, 현실, 시절, 고대, 오늘날 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.