Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 10

Vocabulary

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; conjunction indicating result or consequence

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short period of time

생각하다가

saenggakhadaga — While thinking; in the middle of thinking about something

벽을

byeogeul — Wall (object marker); the wall as direct object

타고

tago — Climbing; riding; going up along a surface

올라가

ollaga — Goes up; climbs upward; ascends

뒷다리로

dwitdariro — With the hind legs; using the back legs

못에

mose — On a nail; at a nail; attached to a nail

매달려

maedallryeo — Hanging; suspended; clinging to something above

죽은

jugeun — Dead; deceased; modifier form of to die

척을

cheogeul — Pretense; act of pretending; feigning something

했습니다

haetsseumnida — Did; performed; formal past tense of to do

후

hu — After; later; following a time or event

생쥐

saengjwi — Mouse; small rodent; house mouse

한

han — One; a; indefinite article or number one

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals (subject); one animal subject

살짝

saljjak — Slightly; sneakily; gently and quietly

나와서

nawaseo — Coming out; having come out and then

고양이가

goyangiga — Cat (subject marker); the cat as subject

있는

inneun — Existing; being present; modifier form of to be

것을

geoseul — The thing; the fact; nominalizer as object

보았습니다

boatsseumnida — Saw; witnessed; formal past tense of to see

아하

aha — Aha; exclamation of sudden realization or discovery

생쥐가

saengjwiga — The mouse (subject); mouse as grammatical subject

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Shouted; exclaimed; cried out loudly in formal speech

마님

manim — Madam; mistress; respectful address for a lady

당신이

dangsinyi — You (subject); formal second-person pronoun with subject marker

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly; degree adverb

영리하다는

yeongnihadaneun — That (one) is clever; modifier clause meaning being smart

건

geon — The thing; contracted form of 것은; nominalizer

틀림없어요

teullimeopsseoyo — Without doubt; certainly; there is no mistake

하지만

hajiman — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast

원한다면

wonhandamyeon — If one wants; if you wish; conditional desire clause

거기에

geogie — There; in that place; at that location

매달린

maedalllin — Hanging; suspended; modifier for something hung up

밀가루

milgaru — Flour; wheat flour used in cooking and baking

자루로

jarullo — Into a sack; as a bag; using a sack

변한다

byeonhanda — Changes; transforms; becomes something different

해도

haedo — Even if; even though; concessive conditional form

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); we as grammatical subject

당신

dangsin — You; formal second-person pronoun in Korean

근처에

geuncheoe — Near; in the vicinity of; close to a place

얼씬거리는

eolssingeorineun — Hovering around; loitering near; showing one's face nearby

일은

ireun — The act of; the matter of; topic-marked action noun

없을

eopseul — Will not exist; there will be none; future negation

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; it is going to; future/predictive ending

현명하다면

hyeonmyeonhadamyeon — If one is wise; if you are prudent and sensible

한번

hanbeon — Once; one time; just once; at least once

위험하다고

wiheomhadago — That it is dangerous; quoting something as dangerous

판단한

pandanhan — Judged; assessed; modifier for having made a judgment

자들의

jadeulye — Of those people; possessive for a group of persons

순진한

sunjinhan — Innocent; naive; simple-hearted; guileless modifier

척하는

cheokaneun — Pretending; acting as if; feigning a state

태도에

taedoe — In the attitude; regarding the manner or behavior

속지

sokji — Being deceived; being fooled; base form of to be tricked

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier; negation of action

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the thing; formal declarative sentence ending

장난꾸러기

jangnankkureogi — Mischievous person; prankster; troublemaker; naughty one

개

gae — Dog; domestic canine animal

옛날에

yennale — Once upon a time; long ago; in the old days

아무

amu — Any; no particular; used with negation meaning none

이유

iyu — Reason; cause; grounds for an action or event

없이

eopssi — Without; lacking; in the absence of something

사람들에게

saramdeulege — To people; toward people; people as indirect object

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — Rushing at; lunging toward; charging aggressively at someone

물어뜯는

mureotteutneun — Biting; gnawing; modifier for biting aggressively

개가

gaega — Dog (subject marker); the dog as grammatical subject

있었는데

isseonnunde — There was; existed; background clause with contrast nuance

주인의

juinye — Owner's; belonging to the owner or master

집에

jibe — At home; to the house; in the household

오는

oneun — Coming; visiting; modifier for those who come

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one of something

큰

keun — Big; large; great; modifier meaning great in degree

골칫거리였습니다

golchitgeoriyeosseumnida — Was a nuisance; was a big trouble; formal past statement

주인은

juineun — The owner (topic); master as the topic of sentence

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; quoting the existence of something

알리기

alligi — To notify; to inform; nominalized form of to announce

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to; for the sake of

개의

gaeye — The dog's; possessive form referring to the dog

목에

moge — On the neck; around the neck; at the throat

방울을

bangureul — Bell (object); small bell as the direct object

달았습니다

daratsseumnida — Attached; hung; fastened; formal past tense of to attach

개는

gaeneun — The dog (topic marker); dog as the sentence topic

자랑스러워하며

jarangseureowohamyeo — Being proud; feeling proud while doing something else

엄청난

eomcheongan — Enormous; tremendous; huge; modifier for great magnitude

만족감을

manjokgameul — Satisfaction (object); feeling of contentment as direct object

느끼며

neukkimyeo — Feeling; sensing; while experiencing an emotion

딸랑거리며

ttallanggeorimyeo — Jingling; rattling bell sound while doing something

으스대고

euseuadego — Showing off; swaggering; strutting arrogantly and then

다녔습니다

danyeosseumnida — Went around; roamed about; formal past tense of to go around

그런데

geureonde — But; however; by the way; transitional conjunction

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly; modifier describing old age

다가와서

dagawaseo — Coming close; approaching and then doing something else

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke; formal past tense of to say

친구여

chinguyeo — O friend; vocative form addressing a friend

으스대는

euseudaeneun — Swaggering; showing off; modifier for arrogant behavior

줄이면

juriumyeon — If one reduces; if you lessen; conditional of to reduce

줄일수록

jurillsurok — The more you reduce; the less you show off the better

더

deo — More; to a greater degree; comparative adverb

좋을

joeul — Will be good; future modifier meaning it will be better

거야

geoya — It will be; casual assertive ending for predictions

설마

seolma — Surely not; don't tell me; expressing disbelief or doubt

네

ne — Your; second-person possessive pronoun (informal)

방울이

banguri — Bell (subject); small bell as grammatical subject

공로에

gongnoe — For merit; regarding achievement or contribution made

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning; relational modifier

보상으로

bosangeuro — As a reward; as compensation; given in return for something

주어진

jueojin — Given; bestowed; modifier for something that was given

거라고

georago — That it is; quoting a belief or assumption

생각하는

saenggakaneun — Thinking; believing; modifier for the act of thinking

아니겠지

anigetji — Wouldn't it; surely not; rhetorical disbelief expression

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; instead; contrary to expectation

그것은

geugeogeun — That (topic); that thing as the sentence topic

수치의

suchiye — Of shame; of disgrace; possessive for embarrassment

표시야

pyosiya — It is a sign; it is a mark; casual declarative ending

악명은

angmyeongeun — Infamy (topic); notoriety as the sentence topic

종종

jongjong — Often; frequently; from time to time

명성으로

myeongseongero — As fame; as reputation; in the form of renown

오해받습니다

ohaebatsseumnida — Is misunderstood; is mistaken for something else formally

숯

sut — Charcoal; burned wood used as fuel

굽는

gupneun — Burning; baking; modifier for making charcoal by burning

사람과

saramgwa — With a person; and a person; person with conjunction

표백업자

pyobaegeopja — Bleacher; whitener; person who bleaches or whitens cloth

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself; without company

살며

salmyeo — Living while; residing and doing something else simultaneously

일하는

ilhaneun — Working; laboring; modifier for one who works

사람이

sarami — Person (subject); a person as grammatical subject

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There was; existed; formal past tense of to exist