18 two-turn dialogues about 연애와 결혼, illustrating 10 words from this category at 3급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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나는 지금보다 훨씬 여유 있는 삶을 누리고 싶어.
I want to enjoy a much more relaxed life than now.
하긴 넌 너무 바빠서 가끔은 안쓰러울 때가 있어.
True, you're so busy that sometimes I feel sorry for you.
인생은 정말 죽으면 끝인 걸까?
Does life really just end when you die?
나는 죽음 이후에 내세의 삶이 있다고 믿어.
I believe there's an afterlife after death.
어쩌면 사람마다 정해진 운명이 있을지도 몰라.
Maybe everyone has a predetermined destiny.
그럴지도 모르지. 하지만 운명이 정해졌다고 믿고 노력을 안 하는 건 어리석은 짓이야.
Maybe so. But believing your fate is fixed and not trying is foolish.
환경 보호는 전 세계 사람들의 운명과 관련된 일이라, 반드시 실천해야 해.
Environmental protection is tied to the fate of people worldwide, so we must act.
맞아. 후손에게도 깨끗한 환경을 물려줘야 하니까.
Right. We need to leave a clean environment for future generations.
지난주에 너 남자 소개받았다면서? 어떻게 됐어?
I heard you were introduced to a guy last week. How did it go?
그 사람이랑 나, 운명적인 만남인 것 같아.
I think it's a fated meeting between him and me.
여보, 김 사장. 지난번에 계약하기로 했는데 왜 취소하겠다는 거요?
Hey, Mr. Kim. We agreed to sign the contract last time, so why are you saying you want to cancel?
어허, 나도 그럴 만한 사정이 있다니까.
Oh, I have my reasons for that.
여보, 내일이 우리 결혼기념일인 거 잊지 않았지요?
Honey, you haven't forgotten that tomorrow is our wedding anniversary, have you?
그럼요. 우리가 결혼한 지도 벌써 십 년이나 되었네요.
Of course not. It's already been ten years since we got married.
승규의 어떤 모습에 반하셨어요?
What was it about Seunggyu that made you fall in love?
특히 남자다운 목소리에 반했지요.
I especially fell for his manly voice.
늘 야근에 주말까지 일한다며?
You're always working overtime and even on weekends, right?
응, 그에 반해 휴가를 많이 주니까 견딜 만한 것 같아.
Yeah, but on the other hand, they give a lot of vacation days, so it's bearable.
너는 어쩌면 그렇게 엄마 뜻에 반하는 행동만 하는 거니?
Why do you always act against your mother's wishes?
저는 제 뜻대로 살 권리가 있다고요.
I have the right to live my own way.
승규의 어떤 모습에 반하셨어요?
What was it about Seunggyu that made you fall in love?
특히 남자다운 목소리에 반했지요.
I especially fell for his manly voice.
늘 야근에 주말까지 일한다며?
You're always working overtime and even on weekends, right?
응, 그에 반해 휴가를 많이 주니까 견딜 만한 것 같아.
Yeah, but on the other hand, they give a lot of vacation days, so it's bearable.
너는 어쩌면 그렇게 엄마 뜻에 반하는 행동만 하는 거니?
Why do you always act against your mother's wishes?
저는 제 뜻대로 살 권리가 있다고요.
I have the right to live my own way.
아무리 영화지만 너무 정렬적으로 키스를 하는 거 아니야?
No matter how much it's a movie, isn't that kiss a bit too passionate?
그러게. 애들하고 보기에 좀 민망하다.
I know. It's a bit embarrassing to watch with the kids.
갑자기 그 사람이 내 뺨에 키스를 해서 깜짝 놀랐어.
Suddenly that person kissed me on the cheek, and I was startled.
외국에서는 그냥 흔하게 하는 인사니까 놀라지 마.
In foreign countries, it's just a common greeting, so don't be surprised.
오늘 학원에 갔는지 안 갔는지 솔직히 고백을 하면 혼내지 않겠다.
If you honestly confess whether you went to the academy today, I won't scold you.
잘못했어요 어머니. 한 번만 봐주세요.
I'm sorry, Mother. Please forgive me just this once.
내 청혼을 받아 주겠어요?
Will you accept my marriage proposal?
물론이지, 당신에게 멋진 남편이 될게.
Of course, I'll be a wonderful husband to you.
지난 주 소개팅에서 만난 사람은 어땠어?
How was the person you met on the blind date last week?
나쁘지 않았어. 그래서 몇 번 더 만나볼 생각이야.
Not bad. So I'm thinking of meeting them a few more times.
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These 18 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 10 3급 words in this category — 삶, 운명, 만남, 여보, 반하다 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.