A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

제

je — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the nth'

권

gwon — Counter for books; volume

다시

dasi — Again; once more

살아나다

saranada — To come back to life; to revive

장

jang — Chapter; section of a book

시대

sidae — Era; age; period of time

우편

upyeon — Mail; postal service

마차

macha — Horse-drawn carriage or coach

밤

bam — Night; nighttime

의

ui — Possessive particle meaning 'of'

그림자

geurimja — Shadow; silhouette cast by light

들

deul — Plural suffix for nouns

준비

junbi — Preparation; readiness for something

포도주

podoju — Wine; fermented grape beverage

가게

gage — Shop; small store or stall

구두장이

gudujang-i — Shoemaker; cobbler who repairs shoes

황금

hwanggeum — Gold; precious yellow metal

실

sil — Thread; thin strand used for sewing

오

o — Five; the number 5

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time measurement

후

hu — After; later; subsequent time

하나

hana — One; a single item or unit

광경

gwanggyeong — Scene; sight; spectacular view

실망

silmang — Disappointment; feeling let down

축하

chukha — Congratulation; celebration of an achievement

수백

subaek — Hundreds; several hundred in number

명

myeong — Counter for people; persons

사람들

saramdeul — People; multiple human beings

도시

dosi — City; urban area

시골

sigol — Countryside; rural area outside the city

머리

meori — Head; hair; top part of body

두

du — Two; used before counters

가지

gaji — Kind; type; variety of something

약속

yaksok — Promise; appointment; commitment made

짝

jjak — Pair; matching partner or counterpart

을

eul — Object particle for consonant-ending nouns

이루는

iruneun — Forming; making up; constituting something

그림

geurim — Picture; drawing; painting

섬세한

seomsechan — Delicate; refined; subtle in manner

사내

sanae — Man; fellow; adult male person

섬세함

seomseham — Delicacy; refinement; subtleness of character

이

i — Subject particle for vowel-ending nouns

없는

eomneun — Lacking; without; not having something

정직한

jeongjikhan — Honest; truthful; straightforward in character

상인

sang-in — Merchant; trader; person who sells goods

뜨개질

tteukaejil — Knitting; craft of making fabric with needles

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged from before

어느

eoneu — Certain; some; a particular unspecified one

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

아홉

ahop — Nine; the number 9 in native Korean

의견

uigyeon — Opinion; view; personal perspective on something

탄원

tanwon — Petition; earnest appeal or plea

메아리치는

mearichiineun — Echoing; resounding repeatedly through space

발소리

balsori — Sound of footsteps; noise of walking

바다

bada — Sea; ocean; large body of water

는

neun — Topic particle marking the subject of sentence

솟구친다

sotguchinda — Surges; rises up suddenly with force

불길

bulgil — Flames; blazing fire; ominous sign

치솟다

chisotda — To soar; to shoot upward rapidly

자석

jaseok — Magnet; object that attracts iron

바위

bawi — Rock; large stone formation

에

e — Location or direction particle meaning 'to/at'

이끌리다

ikkeullida — To be drawn; to be attracted toward something

폭풍

pokpung — Storm; violent windstorm

자취

jachui — Trace; track; mark left behind

비밀리에

bimillrie — Secretly; in a covert or hidden manner

속

sok — Inside; interior; within something

고요

goyo — Stillness; quiet; peaceful calm

나무꾼

namukun — Woodcutter; person who chops wood

승리

seungni — Victory; triumph; winning a contest

문

mun — Door; gate; entrance

두드리다

dudeurida — To knock; to tap repeatedly on surface

카드

kadeu — Card; playing card or greeting card

놀이

nori — Play; game; recreational activity

한

han — One; a certain; a single

수

su — Move; play in a game; means

승부

seungbu — Match outcome; contest between win and loss

가

ga — Subject particle for vowel-ending nouns

결정되다

gyeoljeongdoeda — To be decided; to be determined finally

실체

silche — Substance; true identity; actual entity

황혼

hwanghon — Twilight; dusk; fading light at sunset

어둠

eodum — Darkness; absence of light

쉰둘

swindul — Fifty-two; native Korean number

끝나다

kkeunnada — To end; to finish; to come to close

영원히

yeongwonhi — Forever; eternally; for all time

사라지다

sarajida — To disappear; to vanish; to fade away