Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 26

Vocabulary

그러면

geureo myeon — In that case; if so; then

나는

na neun — I (topic marker); referring to oneself

닭

dak — Chicken; a common domesticated bird

몇

myeot — How many; a few; some number of

마리를

ma ri reul — Counter for animals (object marker attached)

팔고

pal go — Sell and (then); selling something first

그

geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned

돈으로

don eu ro — With money; using money as means

새

sae — New; brand new

드레스를

deu re seu reul — Dress (object marker); a women's garment

사서

sa seo — Buy and (then); after buying something

시장에

si jang e — To the market; at the marketplace

갈

gal — Will go; going (future modifier form)

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something happens

입을

i beul — Will wear; to wear (future modifier form)

거야

geo ya — Going to; informal expression of future intention

젊은

jeol meun — Young; youthful in age

남자들이

nam ja deul i — Men (subject marker); male persons, plural

모두

mo du — All; everyone; everything together

감탄하며

gam tan ha myeo — While admiring; expressing admiration simultaneously

나에게

na e ge — To me; toward me; directed at oneself

구애하러

gu ae ha reo — In order to court; to woo someone romantically

올

ol — Will come; coming (future modifier form)

테지만

te ji man — Will probably; but even so (concessive future)

고개를

go gae reul — Head/neck (object marker); one's head or neck

홱

hwaek — Swiftly; suddenly with a quick sharp motion

돌려버리고

dol lyeo beo ri go — Turn away completely and; dismissively turn aside

그들에게

geu deul e ge — To them; directed toward those people

아무

a mu — Any; no (with negative); whatsoever

말도

mal do — Even a word; not even speaking

하지

ha ji — Do not; not doing (negative verb form)

않을

a neul — Will not; future negative modifier form

양동이를

yang dong i reul — Bucket (object marker); a pail or container

까맣게

kka ma ke — Completely; utterly (lit. pitch-black); entirely forgetting

잊어버리고

i jeo beo ri go — Completely forgot and; lose something from memory

말한

mal han — Said; spoken (past modifier form)

대로

dae ro — As; according to; just as stated

행동하며

haeng dong ha myeo — While acting; behaving in a certain way

그녀는

geu nyeo neun — She (topic marker); referring to a female

돌렸다

dol lyeot da — Turned; rotated something (past tense)

양동이가

yang dong i ga — Bucket (subject marker); a pail as subject

쓰러지고

sseu reo ji go — Fell over and; topple or collapse

우유가

u yu ga — Milk (subject marker); dairy liquid as subject

쏟아지며

ssot a ji myeo — Spilling out while; pouring out simultaneously

그녀의

geu nyeo ui — Her; belonging to her (possessive)

멋진

meot jin — Splendid; wonderful; impressive and stylish

공중

gong jung — Air; midair; in the sky above

누각들이

nu gak deul i — Castles in the air; lofty imaginary structures (plural subject)

순식간에

sun sik gan e — In an instant; in the blink of an eye

사라져

sa ra jyeo — Disappeared; vanished from sight

버렸다

beo ryeot da — Completely did (regrettable completion); went ahead and did

병아리가

byeong a ri ga — Chick (subject marker); a baby chicken

부화하기

bu hwa ha gi — Hatching; the act of hatching from egg

전에

jeon e — Before; prior to a certain time or event

미리

mi ri — In advance; beforehand; ahead of time

세지

se ji — Count; do not count (negative verb stem)

마라

ma ra — Don't; imperative negative command form

돌고래

dol go rae — Dolphin; a marine mammal known for intelligence

고래

go rae — Whale; a large marine mammal

그리고

geu ri go — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses or items

청어

cheong eo — Herring; a type of small saltwater fish

돌고래들이

dol go rae deul i — Dolphins (subject marker); plural dolphins as subject

고래들과

go rae deul gwa — With whales; alongside plural whales

다투다가

da tu da ga — While quarreling; in the middle of arguing

머지않아

meo ji an a — Before long; soon; in the near future

서로

seo ro — Each other; mutually; one another

싸우기

ssa u gi — Fighting; the act of fighting or battling

시작했다

si jak haet da — Started; began doing something (past tense)

전투는

jeon tu neun — The battle (topic marker); combat as the subject

매우

mae u — Very; extremely; greatly intensifying a description

치열했고

chi yeol haet go — Was fierce and; intensely competitive and continuing

끝날

kkeut nal — Will end; ending (future modifier form)

기미도

gi mi do — Even a sign; no indication or hint at all

없이

eop si — Without; lacking something entirely

한동안

han dong an — For a while; for some time; a period

계속되었는데

gye sok doe eot neun de — Continued but; kept going with contrast following

그때

geu ttae — At that time; then; at that moment

한

han — One; a; single (numeral or article-like)

마리가

ma ri ga — One animal (subject marker); counter for animals

어쩌면

eo jjeo myeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly by some chance

자신이

ja sin i — Oneself (subject marker); referring reflexively to self

이를

i reul — This (object marker); referring to the situation

멈출

meom chul — Stop; halt (future modifier form)

수

su — Possibility; ability; can (potential noun)

있을지도

i sseul ji do — Might be possible; there could be a chance

모른다고

mo reun da go — That one doesn't know; perhaps (indirect quotation)

생각했다

saeng gak haet da — Thought; considered something (past tense)

그래서

geu rae seo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

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

끼어들어

kki eo deu reo — Intervened; stepped in; wedged into a situation

싸움을

ssa um eul — Fight (object marker); a conflict or brawl

그만두고

geu man du go — Stop and; quit doing something and then

화해하라고

hwa hae ha ra go — To reconcile; urging others to make peace

설득하려

seol deuk ha ryeo — In order to persuade; attempting to convince

했다

haet da — Did; tried to do (past tense)

그러나

geu reo na — However; but; nevertheless indicating contrast

중

jung — Among; one of; in the middle of

하나가

ha na ga — One (subject marker); one of them

그에게

geu e ge — To him; directed toward that male person

경멸적으로

gyeong myeol jeok eu ro — Contemptuously; in a scornful or disdainful manner

말했다

mal haet da — Said; spoke; told someone (past tense)

우리는

u ri neun — We (topic marker); referring to our group

너

neo — You; informal second-person pronoun

같은

ga teun — Like; same as; similar to something

청어에게

cheong eo e ge — To a herring; directed at a herring fish

화해를

hwa hae reul — Reconciliation (object marker); making peace as object

중재받느니

jung jae bat neu ni — Rather than receive mediation from; rejecting arbitration

차라리

cha ra ri — Rather; preferably; would sooner do otherwise

죽을

ju geul — Will die; dying (future modifier form)

때까지

ttae kka ji — Until the time; up to the point of

싸우겠다

ssa u get da — Will fight; intend to continue fighting

여우와

yeo u wa — With the fox; a cunning animal and

원숭이

won sung i — Monkey; a primate animal known for agility

원숭이가

won sung i ga — Monkey (subject marker); a primate as subject

함께

ham kke — Together; jointly; alongside one another

길을

gi reul — Road (object marker); a path or street

가다가

ga da ga — While going; in the middle of traveling

둘

dul — Two; both; a pair of things

어느

eo neu — Which; either; some particular one

쪽이

jjo ki — Side (subject marker); which side or direction

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

좋은

jo eun — Good; fine; favorable in quality

가문

ga mun — Family lineage; clan; distinguished family background

출신인지를

chul sin in ji reul — As to whether one is from; origin questioned

두고

du go — Regarding; over (an issue); leaving and then

논쟁을

non jaeng eul — Argument (object marker); a debate or dispute

벌이게

beo ri ge — Come to start; end up engaging in something

되었다

doe eot da — Became; came to be (past tense)