A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

처음에

cheo-eum-e — At first; in the beginning of a situation

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker attached); referring to a male subject

깊이

gipi — Deeply; to a great depth or degree

잠들었지만

jam-deu-reot-ji-man — Fell asleep, but; contrasting with what followed

차츰

cha-cheum — Gradually; little by little over time

침대에서

chim-dae-e-seo — In/on the bed; indicating location on a bed

뒤척이고

dwi-cheok-i-go — Tossing and turning; restlessly shifting in bed

몸을

mom-eul — Body (object marker); the physical body as object

뒤집기

dwi-jip-gi — Flipping over; the act of turning something upside down

시작하더니

si-jak-ha-deo-ni — Started to do, and then; transition to next action

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally; at last after a long process

이불

i-bul — Blanket or duvet; traditional Korean bedding cover

위로

wi-ro — Upward; toward the top or above something

일으켰는데

il-eu-kyeot-neun-de — Raised up, and; lifted something with context following

뾰족하게

ppyo-jok-ha-ge — Sharply; in a pointed or spiky manner

선

seon — Standing; having risen or stood upright

그의

geu-eui — His; possessive form referring to a male person

머리카락은

meo-ri-ka-rak-eun — Hair (topic marker); strands of hair on the head

당장이라도

dang-jang-i-ra-do — At any moment; immediately, even right now

시트를

si-teu-reul — Sheet (object marker); bed sheet as a target of action

갈기갈기

gal-gi-gal-gi — Into shreds; torn apart into many pieces

찢어버릴

jjit-eo-beo-ril — Will rip apart completely; tearing something to destruction

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if; appearing like something is about to happen

보였다

bo-yeot-da — Appeared; seemed or looked a certain way

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

순간

sun-gan — Moment; a very brief instant in time

극도로

geuk-do-ro — Extremely; to the highest or utmost degree

짜증스러운

jja-jeung-seu-reo-un — Irritating; causing annoyance or frustration to someone

목소리로

mok-so-ri-ro — With a voice; using a particular tone or sound

외쳤다

oe-chyeot-da — Shouted; cried out loudly with strong emotion

젠장

jen-jang — Damn it; a mild Korean expletive expressing frustration

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun in Korean

여자가

yeo-ja-ga — Woman (subject marker); a female person as grammatical subject

또

tto — Again; once more, repeating a previous action

하고

ha-go — Doing; performing an action, connecting to next clause

있잖아

it-ja-na — You know; used to point out something obvious

단정하고

dan-jeong-ha-go — Neat and tidy; well-groomed in appearance

부지런해

bu-ji-reon-hae — Diligent; hardworking and industrious in nature

보이는

bo-i-neun — Appearing; seeming to have a certain quality

한

han — One; a single person or thing (modifier)

여인이

yeo-in-i — A woman (subject marker); a refined or adult female

구석에서

gu-seok-e-seo — In the corner; from a corner of a room

무릎을

mu-reup-eul — Knee (object marker); the knee joint as grammatical object

꿇고

kkul-ko — Kneeling; being in a kneeling position

있다가

it-da-ga — Was doing and then; transitioning from a continuous state

허둥지둥

heo-dung-ji-dung — In a fluster; moving about hurriedly and clumsily

두려운

du-ryeo-un — Fearful; feeling afraid or frightened of something

기색으로

gi-saek-eu-ro — With an expression of; showing a particular facial sign

일어섰는데

il-eo-seot-neun-de — Stood up, and; rose to a standing position with context

모습만으로도

mo-seup-man-eu-ro-do — Even from appearance alone; just by her look alone

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject marker); referring to a previously mentioned woman

바로

ba-ro — Exactly; right away or precisely the one mentioned

말한

mal-han — Spoken; the one who was mentioned or talked about

당사자임을

dang-sa-ja-im-eul — Being the person in question; the very individual concerned

알

al — To know; recognizing or understanding a fact

수

su — Ability/possibility; used in '~ㄹ 수 있다' construction

있었다

it-seot-da — There was; existed or was present at a time

뭐야

mwo-ya — What is it; informal exclamation expressing surprise or anger

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker); honorific title after a name

장화를

jang-hwa-reul — Boots (object marker); tall waterproof or working boots

찾으며

chat-eu-myeo — While looking for; searching for something simultaneously

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; spoke or uttered words to someone

있었던

it-seot-deon — That had been; referring to a past state or existence

거야

geo-ya — It is (casual); informal assertion of a fact or situation

그렇지

geu-reot-ji — Right, isn't it; seeking confirmation of a statement

이렇게

i-reok-e — Like this; in this manner or way

두

du — Two; the number two as a modifier

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal suffix; used to indicate order (second, third, etc.)

아침

a-chim — Morning; the early part of the day

인사를

in-sa-reul — Greeting (object marker); a salutation or courteous gesture

건넨

geon-nen — Having given/offered; passed along a greeting or item

후

hu — After; following a particular event or time

세

se — Three; the number three as a modifier

여인에게

yeo-in-e-ge — To the woman; indirect object marker toward a female

집어던졌다

jib-eo-deon-jyeot-da — Threw at; hurled or flung something toward someone

그것은

geu-geot-eun — That thing (topic marker); referring to a previously mentioned object

진흙이

jin-heuk-i — Mud (subject marker); wet earthy soil as subject

잔뜩

jan-tteuk — A lot; fully loaded or covered with something

묻은

mud-eun — Smeared on; covered or stained with a substance

장화였는데

jang-hwa-yeot-neun-de — Were boots, and; identifying the thrown object with context

이는

i-neun — This (topic marker); referring to something just mentioned

씨의

ssi-eui — Mr./Ms.'s; possessive form of an honorific title

가정

ga-jeong — Household; a family home or domestic setting

살림과

sal-lim-gwa — Housekeeping and; domestic affairs connected to something else

관련된

gwal-lyeon-doen — Related to; connected or associated with something

기묘한

gi-myo-han — Strange; peculiar or mysterious in an odd way

사정을

sa-jeong-eul — Circumstances (object marker); a particular situation or condition

소개할

so-gae-hal — Will introduce; presenting or explaining something to someone

기회가

gi-hoe-ga — Opportunity (subject marker); a chance to do something

되기도

doe-gi-do — Also becomes; serves as something in addition

한다

han-da — Does; plain form present tense action verb ending

즉

jeuk — That is; namely, used to introduce an explanation

은행

eun-haeng — Bank; a financial institution for money transactions

영업

yeong-eop — Business operations; commercial activity or business hours

시간이

si-gan-i — Time (subject marker); a period or duration of time

끝난

kkeut-nan — Ended; finished or concluded a period or activity

깨끗한

kkae-kkeu-tan — Clean; free from dirt or impurities

신고

sin-go — Wearing (shoes); having put on footwear

집에

jib-e — At home; to or at one's house

돌아오는

dol-a-o-neun — Returning; coming back to a place regularly

일이

il-i — Occurrence (subject marker); an event or happening

잦았건만

jat-at-geon-man — Was frequent, yet; happened often but contrasting result follows

다음

da-eum — Next; the one following in sequence or time

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

아침에

a-chim-e — In the morning; at the time of morning

일어나

il-eo-na — Waking up; rising from sleep in the morning

보면

bo-myeon — When one looks; upon checking or examining something

장화에

jang-hwa-e — On the boots; located on or attached to boots

묻어

mud-eo — Stained on; smeared or stuck onto a surface

발견하기

bal-gyeon-ha-gi — Discovering; finding something unexpected upon inspection

일쑤였다

il-ssyu-yeot-da — Was common; used to happen frequently or habitually

빗나간

bit-na-gan — Gone astray; missed its target or went off course

욕설을

yok-sseol-eul — Profanity (object marker); vulgar or abusive language

바꾸어

ba-kkwo — Changing; replacing or substituting one thing for another

뭘

mwol — What (object); informal contraction of 무엇을

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for something close by

골칫덩어리야

gol-chit-deong-eo-ri-ya — You're a troublemaker; calling someone a problem person

그냥

geu-nyang — Just; simply, without any special reason or effort

기도를

gi-do-reul — Prayer (object marker); a religious act of praying

드리고

deu-ri-go — Offering (humble); humbly giving or performing for someone

있었을

it-sseot-eul — Would have been; past supposition or conjecture form

뿐이에요

ppun-i-e-yo — That is all; merely, nothing more than this

있었다고

it-seot-da-go — Quoting that there was; indirect quotation of past existence

참

cham — Really; used to express admiration or exasperation

대단한

dae-dan-han — Remarkable; impressive or extraordinary (often sarcastic here)

여자로군

yeo-ja-ro-gun — What a woman; exclamatory realization about a female

앉아서

an-ja-seo — Sitting and then; while seated, performing another action

나한테

na-han-te — To me; directed at the speaker (informal)

대고

dae-go — Directed at; aimed toward someone or something

드린다는

deu-rin-da-neun — Claiming to offer humbly; quoting an act of humble giving

게

ge — Thing/fact (casual); nominalizer in informal speech

무슨

mu-seun — What kind of; questioning the nature of something

뜻이야

tteut-i-ya — What does it mean; asking for the meaning informally

당신을

dang-sin-eul — You (object marker); formal or distanced second person

향해

hyang-hae — Toward; in the direction of someone or something

기도한

gi-do-han — Prayed; having performed an act of prayer

아니에요

a-ni-e-yo — It is not; polite negation of a statement

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

기도하고

gi-do-ha-go — Praying and; performing prayer connected to next clause

있었어요

it-sseot-eo-yo — Was doing; polite past progressive form of existence

않아

a-na — Not doing; informal negative continuation form

설령

seol-lyeong — Even if; supposing a hypothetical contrary situation

그랬다

geu-raet-da — Did so; acted in that manner in the past

해도

hae-do — Even if; concessive conjunction for hypothetical situations

난

nan — I (topic); informal contraction of 나는

그런

geu-reon — Such; of that kind or nature

참견을

cham-gyeon-eul — Meddling (object marker); unwanted interference in one's affairs

당하지

dang-ha-ji — Not going to suffer; refusing to be subjected to something

않을

a-neul — Will not; future negative modifier form

이봐

i-bwa — Hey, look here; informal attention-getting interjection

네

ne — Your; second person possessive in informal speech

어머니

eo-meo-ni — Mother; a respectful term for one's mother

여자야

yeo-ja-ya — Is a woman; informal declarative identifying someone as female

꼬마

kko-ma — Little one; an affectionate term for a small child

아버지의

a-beo-ji-eui — Father's; possessive form referring to one's father

번영을

beon-yeong-eul — Prosperity (object marker); flourishing success and wealth

놓고

no-ko — Regarding; placing focus on a topic or matter

기도나

gi-do-na — Prayer or; suggesting praying as a limited option

있으니

it-eu-ni — Since there is; causal ending noting an existing situation