A Study in Scarlet — Page 12

Vocabulary

우리는

urineun — We (subject marker attached)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

화학

hwahak — Chemistry, the study of substances

약품들

yakpumdeul — Chemicals, medicinal or chemical substances (plural)

사이에서

saieseo — Among, between (people or things)

작업하도록

jageophadorok — So as to work, in order to work

남겨두고

namgyeoduge — Leaving someone or something behind

함께

hamkke — Together, with someone

내

nae — My, belonging to me

호텔

hotel — Hotel, a place for lodging

쪽으로

jjogeuro — Toward, in the direction of

걸어갔다

georeogatda — Walked toward, went on foot

그런데

geureonde — By the way, however, but then

나는

naneun — I (subject marker attached)

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all of a sudden

멈춰

meomchwo — Stopped, came to a halt

돌아보며

dorabomyeo — Looking back at, turning to look

물었다

mureotda — Asked a question

도대체

dodaeche — On earth, possibly, what on earth

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker attached)

내가

naega — I (subject marker, emphatic form)

왔다는

watdaneun — That (someone) came, having come from

걸

geol — The fact that, thing that (colloquial)

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way

알았을까

arasseulkka — Could have known, wondered how one knew

동행은

donghaengeun — Companion, travel partner (subject marker)

수수께끼

susukkeukki — Riddle, mystery, puzzle

같은

gateun — Like, similar to, resembling

미소를

misoreul — Smile (object marker attached)

지었다

jieoatda — Made, formed (an expression or smile)

그건

geugeon — That is, that thing (contracted form)

그만의

geumanui — His own, unique to him

작은

jageun — Small, little

특이한

teugihan — Unique, peculiar, distinctive trait

점이에요

jeomieyo — It is a point or characteristic (polite)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached)

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke, told

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly, considerably

많은

maneun — Many, a lot of, numerous

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker, plural)

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of

것들을

geotdeureul — Things (plural, object marker attached)

알아내는지

aranaeneunji — Whether one figures out or discovers

궁금해했죠

gunggeumhaetjyo — Were curious about, wondered (past, confirmatory)

수수께끼란

susukkeukkiran — So it is a riddle (topic marker attached)

말이죠

mariyo — That's what you mean, isn't that right

손을

soneul — Hands (object marker attached)

비비며

bibimyeo — Rubbing together, while rubbing

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Exclaimed, cried out loudly

이거

igeo — This, this thing (colloquial)

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly, indeed

흥미롭군요

heungmiropgunyo — How interesting, that is fascinating (exclamatory)

우리를

urireul — Us (object marker attached)

소개해

sogaehae — Introduce, make an introduction

주셔서

jusyeoseo — Because you gave/did (honorific causal form)

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you (formal, polite expression)

인류를

illyureul — Humanity, humankind (object marker attached)

제대로

jedaero — Properly, correctly, as it should be

연구하는

yeonguhaneun — Studying, researching (modifying form)

것은

geoseun — The thing that is (topic marker attached)

바로

baro — Precisely, right, exactly

인간이다

inganida — It is humankind, it is the human being

라는

raneun — Called, known as (quotation modifier)

말도

maldo — Even the saying, the expression too

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know, there is such a thing

그렇다면

geureotamyeon — If that is so, then in that case

연구해

yeonguhae — Study it, conduct research (informal)

보세요

boseyo — Please try, go ahead and try (polite)

작별

jakbyeol — Farewell, parting, saying goodbye

인사를

insareul — Greeting, farewell gesture (object marker)

하며

hamyeo — While doing, saying or doing simultaneously

하지만

hajiman — But, however, nonetheless

어려운

eoryeoun — Difficult, hard, challenging

문제라는

munjerangeun — Called a problem, that it is a problem

알게

alge — Come to know, so as to realize

될

doel — Will become, will end up (future modifier)

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be, it is going to be (polite)

당신에

dangsine — About you, concerning you

대해

daehae — Regarding, about, concerning

알아내는

aranaeneun — Finding out, discovering (modifying form)

것이

geosi — The thing that (subject marker attached)

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker attached, formal)

그에

geue — About him, regarding him

것보다

geotboda — Than what, more than the thing

더

deo — More, additionally, further

많을

maneul — Will be many, will be more (future modifier)

거라고

georago — Saying that it will be, claiming it will be

장담하죠

jangdamhajyo — I guarantee, I can assure you

잘

jal — Well, good, take care

가세요

gaseyo — Please go, goodbye (polite imperative)

대답하고

daedaphago — Answered and then, after replying

새로

saero — Newly, freshly, anew

사귄

sagwin — Made friends with, newly acquainted (past)

지인에

jiine — Acquaintance (with location/direction marker)

상당한

sangdanghan — Considerable, significant, substantial

흥미를

heungmireul — Interest, fascination (object marker attached)

느끼며

neukkimyeo — While feeling, sensing at the same time

호텔로

hotello — To the hotel (directional marker attached)

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly, at a leisurely pace