Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 13

Vocabulary

여우와

yeouwawa — Fox and; the fox (with connective particle)

까마귀

kkamagwi — Crow; a large black bird

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals, subject marker attached

부리에

burie — In/on the beak; at the bird's bill

치즈

chijeu — Cheese; a dairy food product

조각을

jogageul — A piece or chunk (object marker attached)

물고

mulgo — Holding in the mouth; biting and

나뭇가지에

namutgajie — On a tree branch; perched on a limb

앉아

anja — Sitting; being seated (verb stem form)

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was sitting there; existed but (background clause)

그때

geuttae — At that time; just then, at that moment

여우

yeou — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her; referring to a female (object marker)

발견하고

balgyeonhago — Discovered and; spotted and then did something

치즈를

chijeuреul — The cheese; cheese (with object marker)

빼앗을

ppaeasseul — To steal/snatch; to take away by force

방법을

bangbeobeul — A method or way (with object marker)

찾기

chatgi — Finding; searching for (nominalized verb form)

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to do

머리를

meorireul — Head; one's head (with object marker)

굴리기

gulligi — Rolling; racking (one's brain, nominalized form)

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Began; started doing something (formal past tense)

나무

namu — Tree; a woody plant

아래로

araero — Downward; toward the bottom, below

다가와

dagawa — Approached; came closer (verb connective form)

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing up

위를

wireul — Above; upward direction (with object marker)

올려다보며

ollyeodabomyeo — Looking up at; gazing upward while doing something

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

위에

wie — Above; on top of, up there

보이는

boineun — That is visible; can be seen (modifier form)

저

jeo — That (over there); that yonder thing

새는

saeneun — The bird; bird (with topic marker)

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent, how very

고귀한

gogwihan — Noble; dignified, majestic, of high standing

새인가

saein'ga — Is it a bird; what a bird (question form)

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; belonging to her (possessive marker)

아름다움은

areumdaumeun — Beauty; her beauty (with topic marker)

비할

bihal — To compare; matchable, comparable (modifier form)

데가

dega — Place; nothing to compare to (subject marker)

없고

eopgo — Does not exist and; is without, lacking and

깃털의

gitteorei — Of the feathers; feather's (possessive form)

색깔은

saekkkareun — The color; color (with topic marker)

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly, genuinely, very much so

아름답구나

areumdapguna — How beautiful; exclamation of beauty (informal)

목소리가

mokssoriga — Voice; one's voice (with subject marker)

외모만큼이나

oemomankeumin'a — As much as one's appearance; equally beautiful as looks

아름답다면

areumdapdamyeon — If it is beautiful; given that it is beautiful

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; she (with topic marker)

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Without doubt; certainly, undoubtedly, for sure

새들의

saedeurui — Of the birds; birds' (possessive plural)

여왕이

yeowangi — Queen; the queen (with subject marker)

되어야

doeseoya — Should become; must be, ought to become

할

hal — Should do; will do (future/obligation modifier)

텐데

tende — It should be; I expect it would be so

까마귀는

kkamagwineun — The crow; crow (with topic marker)

이

i — This; these words, this (demonstrative)

말에

mare — To these words; upon hearing this statement

몹시

mopsi — Very; extremely, greatly, intensely

우쭐해져서

ujjulhaejyeoseo — Became puffed up; got conceited and so

자신이

jasini — Oneself; himself/herself (subject marker attached)

노래할

noraehal — To sing; will sing (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability; can, possible (ability noun)

있다는

itdaneun — That one can; the fact of being able to

것을

geoseul — The thing; fact (nominalizer with object marker)

여우에게

yeouege — To the fox; for the fox (dative marker)

보여

boyeo — To show; showing (verb connective form)

주려고

juryeogo — In order to give; intending to show/give

큰

keun — Loud; big, large (modifier form)

소리로

soriro — With a sound; loudly, with a voice

까악

kkaak — Caw; the sound a crow makes

하고

hago — And; doing, saying (connective verb form)

울었습니다

ureossseumnida — Cried out; called (formal polite past tense)

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally, needless to say

떨어졌고

tteoreojyeotgo — Fell and; dropped and (past connective form)

그것을

geugeosl — It; that thing (with object marker)

낚아채며

nakkachemyeo — Snatching; grabbing quickly while doing something

부인

buin — Madam; lady, a respectful address to a woman

목소리는

moksolineun — Voice; your voice (with topic marker)

있군요

itgunyo — You do have; indeed you possess (exclamatory)

하지만

hajiman — But; however, yet, on the other hand

부족한

bujokhan — Lacking; insufficient, deficient (modifier form)

것은

geoseun — The thing that is; what is lacking (topic)

지혜입니다

jihyeimnida — Is wisdom; it is wisdom (formal statement)

말과

malgwa — Horse and; the horse (with connective particle)

마부

mabu — Groom; a person who tends horses

옛날에

yennare — Once upon a time; in the old days

마부가

mabuga — A groom; the horse keeper (subject marker)

그는

geuneun — He; that man (with topic marker)

돌보는

dolboneun — Taking care of; tending, looking after (modifier)

말의

marui — Of the horse; horse's (possessive marker)

털을

teoreul — Fur/coat; hair (with object marker)

깎고

kkakgo — Trimmed and; cut and (connective verb form)

빗질하는

bitjilhaneun — Grooming; brushing, combing (modifier form)

데

de — In doing; for the purpose, in the matter of

오랜

oraen — Long; lengthy, a long period of time

시간을

siganeul — Time; hours (with object marker)

보냈지만

bonaetjiman — Spent but; passed time yet (concessive past)

매일

maeil — Every day; daily, each and every day

말에게

marege — To the horse; for the horse (dative marker)

주어야

jueoya — Must give; should be given (obligation form)

귀리의

gwiruii — Of the oats; oats' (possessive marker)

일부를

ilbureul — A portion; some part (with object marker)

훔쳐

humchyeo — Stealing; pilfering (verb connective form)

자신의

jasinui — One's own; his own (possessive reflexive)

이익을

iigeul — Profit; personal gain (with object marker)

팔았습니다

parassseumnida — Sold; sold it (formal polite past tense)

말은

mareun — The horse; horse (with topic marker)

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; more and more, little by little

더

deo — More; further, increasingly

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; poor, worsening (modifier form)

상태가

sangtaega — Condition; state (with subject marker)

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and; turned into (past connective form)

마침내

machim'nae — Finally; at last, eventually, in the end

마부에게

mabuege — To the groom; for the groom (dative marker)

소리쳤습니다

sorichyeossseumnida — Shouted; cried out (formal polite past tense)

당신이

dangsini — You; yourself (subject marker, formal address)

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really, genuinely, in earnest

내가

naega — I; me (subject marker, first person)

윤기

yungi — Shine; luster, glossiness of hair or coat

있고

itgo — Having and; possessing and (connective form)

건강하게

geonganghage — Healthily; in a healthy manner, looking well

보이기를

boigireul — To appear; looking (nominalized with object marker)

원한다면

wonhandamyeon — If you want; if you desire (conditional form)

빗질은

bitjireun — Grooming; the brushing (with topic marker)

덜

deol — Less; fewer, to a lesser degree

먹이를

meogireul — Feed; food for animals (with object marker)

많이

mani — A lot; much, plenty, in large amounts

합니다

hamnida — Do; does (formal polite present tense ending)