Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 14

Vocabulary

어린

eorin — young, little, small in age

양

yang — sheep, lamb

늑대

neukdae — wolf, a wild predatory canine animal

한

han — one, a single (numeral modifier)

마리가

mariga — counter for animals, subject marked

무리에서

murieseo — from the group, flock, or herd

길을

gireul — road, path (object particle attached)

잃고

ilko — losing, having lost (something)

헤매는

hemaeneun — wandering, roaming around lost

발견하고는

balgyeonhagoneun — upon discovering, after finding something

그럴듯한

geureoldeutan — plausible, convincing, seemingly reasonable

구실도

gusildo — excuse, pretext, justification (also/even)

없이

eopsi — without, lacking something entirely

이토록

itorok — this much, to this extent, so very

무력한

muryeokhan — helpless, powerless, without any strength

생명을

saengmyeongeul — life, living being (object particle attached)

빼앗는

ppaeasnneun — taking away, stealing, seizing forcefully

약간의

yakganui — a little, slight, some amount of

양심의

yangsimui — of conscience, relating to moral sense

가책을

gachaegeul — pang of conscience, remorse, guilt feeling

느꼈다

neukkkyeotda — felt, experienced an emotion or sensation

그래서

geuraeseo — therefore, so, as a result of that

그는

geuneun — he, that person (subject particle attached)

불만거리를

bulmangeoireul — a source of complaint, grievance material

찾다가

chatdaga — while searching for, looking for something

마침내

machimne — finally, at last, in the end

말했다

malhaetda — said, spoke, uttered words to someone

이

i — this, hey (familiar address particle)

녀석아

nyeoseoga — hey you rascal, familiar address to inferior

작년에

jangnyeone — last year, during the previous year

네가

nega — you (subject particle, informal form)

나를

nareul — me, I (object particle attached)

심하게

simhage — severely, badly, to a harsh degree

모욕했지

moyokhaetji — you insulted, you humiliated (past tense)

그건

geugeon — that is, that thing (contraction form)

불가능해요

bulganeunghaeyo — it is impossible, cannot happen politely stated

울며

ulmyeo — while crying, weeping at the same time

저는

jeoneun — I, me (humble/polite subject form)

그때

geuttae — at that time, back then, that moment

태어나지도

taeeonajido — not even born yet, hadn't been born

않았거든요

anatgeodeunyo — because I didn't, explaining reason politely

그렇다면

geureotamyeon — if that is so, then in that case

반박했다

banbakhaetda — retorted, countered, argued back against

너는

neoneun — you (informal topic/subject particle attached)

내

nae — my, mine (possessive first person informal)

목초지에서

mokchojieseo — from the meadow, pasture, grazing land

풀을

pureul — grass, plants (object particle attached)

뜯어먹고

tteudeomokgo — grazing, eating by nibbling grass

있잖아

itjana — you know, don't you know (familiar)

그것도

geugeotdo — that too, that also, even that

아니에요

anieyo — it is not, that is not correct politely

대답했다

daedaphaetda — answered, replied, responded to a question

아직

ajik — yet, still, not yet done

먹어본

meogeobon — having tried eating, ever eaten before

적이

jeogi — time, experience of doing (subject marked)

없거든요

eopgeodeunyo — because there isn't, explaining lack politely

그럼

geureom — then, well then, in that case

샘물을

saemmureul — spring water, well water (object particle)

마시고

masigo — drinking, and then drinking something

있겠구나

itgetguna — you must be doing, I suppose you are

계속했다

gyesokhaetda — continued, kept going, persisted speaking

정말이에요

jeongmalieyo — it is really true, honestly polite form

불쌍한

bulssanghan — pitiful, poor, wretched, deserving sympathy

어미의

eomiui — of the mother (animal), mother's (possessive)

젖

jeot — milk (from mother), breast milk

외에는

oeeneun — other than, except for, besides that

아무것도

amugeopdo — nothing at all, not anything whatsoever

마셔본

masyeobon — having tried drinking, ever drunk before

없어요

eopseoyo — there is not, I don't have (polite)

뭐

mwo — what, well, anyway (interjection/question)

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — anyway, regardless, in any case

나는

naneun — I, as for me (topic particle attached)

저녁을

jeonyeogeul — dinner, evening meal (object particle)

먹지

meokji — eat (negative or assertive ending form)

않고는

ankoneun — without doing, unless doing something

가지

gaji — go (verb stem, negative construction)

않을

aneul — will not, future negative verb form

테다

teda — intend to, will certainly do something

그리고

geurigo — and, and then, furthermore, additionally

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — lunging at, rushing toward aggressively

지체

jiche — delay, hesitation, without pause

잡아먹어

jabameogeo — catching and eating, devouring prey

버렸다

beoryeotda — did completely, finished off entirely (auxiliary)

공작과

gongjakkwa — peacock and (accompaniment particle attached)

두루미

durumi — crane, a large wading bird

공작

gongjak — peacock, large ornamental bird with plumage

깃털이

gitteoри — feathers, plumage (subject particle attached)

칙칙하다고

chikchikhadadago — saying that it is dull, drab, gloomy

조롱했다

joronghaetda — mocked, ridiculed, taunted scornfully

화려한

hwaryeohan — gorgeous, splendid, brilliantly colorful

색깔을

saekkkareul — color, hue, shade (object particle attached)

봐

bwa — look, see, look at this (imperative)

네

ne — your (informal possessive), yes

초라한

chorahan — shabby, plain, humble looking appearance

깃털보다

gittteolboda — than feathers, compared to the plumage

얼마나

eolmana — how much, how very, to what extent

더

deo — more, further, additionally compared

아름다운지

areumdaeunji — how beautiful, whether it is beautiful

부정하지

bujeonghaji — deny, negate (negative construction form)

않아

ana — don't, not doing (informal negative ending)

것보다

geotboda — than that, compared to that thing

훨씬

hwolssin — much more, far more, considerably greater

화려하다는

hwaryeohadaneun — that it is gorgeous, claiming to be splendid

하지만

hajiman — however, but, on the other hand

날기로

nalgiro — as for flying, speaking of flight

말하자면

malhajamyeon — so to speak, if I were to say

구름

gureum — cloud, clouds in the sky

속까지

sokkaji — all the way into, up to inside

높이

nopi — high, at a great height, highly

솟아오를

sosaooreul — rising up high, soaring upward into sky

수

su — can, able to, possibility (noun form)

있지만

itjiman — there is but, can do however

위의

wiui — on top of, above (possessive location)

수탉처럼

sutalkcheoreom — like a rooster, similar to a cock

땅에

ttange — on the ground, to the earth

묶여

mukkkyeo — tied, bound, tethered to something

고양이와

goyangiwa — cat and (accompaniment particle attached)

새들

saedeul — birds (plural marker attached)

고양이

goyangi — cat, domestic feline animal

새장

saejang — birdcage, enclosure for keeping birds

안의

anui — inside of, within (possessive location)

아프다는

apeuданeun — that they are sick, saying to be ill

소식을

sosigeul — news, tidings (object particle attached)

들었다

deureotda — heard, listened to, received news