Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 38

Vocabulary

여우가

yeo-u-ga — Fox (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said, spoke (formal past tense)

이건

i-geon — This is (contraction of 이것은)

내가

nae-ga — I, me (subject marker attached)

평생

pyeong-saeng — One's whole life, lifetime

마셔본

ma-syeo-bon — Have tried drinking (past experience modifier)

물

mul — Water

중에

jung-e — Among, in the middle of

가장

ga-jang — Most, the most (superlative adverb)

맛있는

mas-in-neun — Delicious, tasty (modifier form)

물이야

mul-i-ya — It is water (informal declarative ending)

내려와서

nae-ryeo-wa-seo — Come down and then (sequential connector)

직접

jik-jeop — Directly, in person, firsthand

맛봐봐

mat-bwa-bwa — Try tasting it yourself (informal imperative)

염소는

yeom-so-neun — Goat (topic marker attached)

오직

o-jik — Only, solely, exclusively

갈증을

gal-jeung-eul — Thirst (object marker attached)

해소할

hae-so-hal — To relieve, resolve (future modifier form)

생각만

saeng-gak-man — Only the thought, thinking only of

하며

ha-myeo — While doing, and (simultaneous action connector)

곧바로

got-ba-ro — Immediately, straight away, right then

뛰어들었습니다

ttwi-eo-deul-eot-seum-ni-da — Jumped into, leaped in (formal past)

물을

mul-eul — Water (object marker attached)

충분히

chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately

마신

ma-sin — Drank (past tense modifier form)

후

hu — After, afterwards, following

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker attached)

여우처럼

yeo-u-cheo-reom — Like a fox (comparative particle)

빠져나올

ppa-jyeo-na-ol — To escape from, get out of (modifier)

방법을

bang-beop-eul — Method, way (object marker attached)

찾아

cha-ja — Looking for, searching (connective form)

주위를

ju-wi-reul — Surroundings, around (object marker attached)

둘러보았지만

dul-leo-bo-at-ji-man — Looked around but (contrast connector, past)

아무런

a-mu-reon — No, not any (modifier, used with negatives)

방법도

bang-beop-do — Method also, any way (emphatic particle)

찾을

cha-jeul — To find (future/potential modifier form)

수

su — Way, means, ability (used with 없다/있다)

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was not, did not exist (formal past)

그때

geu-ttae — At that time, then, at that moment

좋은

jo-eun — Good, nice (modifier form)

생각이

saeng-gak-i — Idea, thought (subject marker attached)

있어

it-sseo — There is, I have (informal present)

네가

ne-ga — You (subject marker attached, informal)

뒷다리로

dwit-da-ri-ro — With hind legs (directional particle attached)

서서

seo-seo — Standing, while standing (connective form)

앞다리를

ap-da-ri-reul — Front legs (object marker attached)

우물

u-mul — Well (water well)

벽에

byeo-ge — On the wall (locative particle attached)

단단히

dan-dan-hi — Firmly, tightly, solidly

붙이면

bu-chi-myeon — If you press against, if you attach

네

ne — Your (possessive, informal)

등

deung — Back (body part)

위로

wi-ro — Upward, onto, above (directional particle)

올라가서

ol-la-ga-seo — Go up and then (sequential connective)

거기서

geo-gi-seo — From there, at that place

뿔을

ppul-eul — Horn(s) (object marker attached)

딛고

dit-go — Stepping on, treading on (connective form)

밖으로

bak-eu-ro — Outside, outward (directional particle attached)

나갈

na-gal — To go out, exit (future modifier form)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then, furthermore

나가면

na-ga-myeon — If I go out, once I get out

너도

neo-do — You too, you also (particle attached)

꺼내줄게

kkeo-nae-jul-ge — I will take you out (informal promise)

부탁받은

bu-tak-bat-eun — Was requested, received a favor (modifier)

대로

dae-ro — As, just as, according to

했고

haet-go — Did and (past connective, and then)

여우는

yeo-u-neun — The fox (topic marker attached)

그의

geu-eui — His, of him (possessive)

등을

deung-eul — Back (object marker attached)

타고

ta-go — Riding on, climbing onto (connective)

나왔습니다

na-wat-seum-ni-da — Came out, exited (formal past tense)

그리고는

geu-ri-go-neun — And then, after that (emphatic connector)

태연하게

tae-yeon-ha-ge — Calmly, nonchalantly, without concern

걸어가

geo-reo-ga — Walk away (connective form of 걷다)

버렸습니다

beo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Did and left it (completed action, formal past)

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker attached)

향해

hyang-hae — Toward, facing, in the direction of

큰

keun — Big, large, loud (modifier form)

소리로

so-ri-ro — With a voice, in a sound (instrumental particle)

외치며

oe-chi-myeo — While shouting, while crying out

꺼내주겠다는

kkeo-nae-ju-get-da-neun — Promised to take out (reported speech modifier)

약속을

yak-sok-eul — Promise (object marker attached)

상기시켰습니다

sang-gi-si-kyeot-seum-ni-da — Reminded someone of, brought to mind (formal past)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but, nevertheless

그저

geu-jeo — Just, merely, simply

돌아서서

dol-a-seo-seo — Turning around and (sequential connective)

수염에

su-yeom-e — On the beard (locative particle attached)

털이

teol-i — Hair, fur (subject marker attached)

많은

man-eun — Many, much, a lot (modifier form)

만큼

man-keum — As much as, to the extent of

머릿속에

meo-rit-so-ge — Inside the head, in the mind

지혜가

ji-hye-ga — Wisdom (subject marker attached)

있었다면

it-seot-da-myeon — If there had been (past conditional)

다시

da-si — Again, once more

나올

na-ol — To come out (future/potential modifier)

있는지

it-neun-ji — Whether there is, if possible (indirect question)

확인하지

hwa-gin-ha-ji — Check, verify (negative connective form)

않고

an-ko — Without doing, not doing (connective negative)

우물에

u-mul-e — Into the well (locative particle attached)

뛰어들지는

ttwi-eo-deul-ji-neun — Would not have jumped in (topic emphasis)

않았겠지

an-at-get-ji — Would not have done (conjecture, past negative)

뛰기

ttwi-gi — Jumping, running (nominalized verb form)

전에

jeon-e — Before, prior to

살펴보라

sal-pyeo-bo-ra — Look carefully, examine (imperative form)

어부와

eo-bu-wa — Fisherman and (connective particle attached)

작은

ja-geun — Small, little (modifier form)

물고기

mul-go-gi — Fish

어부가

eo-bu-ga — Fisherman (subject marker attached)

바다에

ba-da-e — In the sea, at the ocean

그물을

geu-mul-eul — Net (object marker attached)

던졌는데

deon-jyeot-neun-de — Threw and (past tense background connector)

끌어올려

kkeu-reo-ol-lyeo — Pulling up, hauling up (connective form)

보니

bo-ni — Upon seeing, when looked (discovery connector)

물속에

mul-so-ge — In the water, underwater

놓아달라고

no-a-dal-la-go — Asking to be let go (reported request form)

애원하는

ae-won-ha-neun — Pleading, begging (present modifier form)

한

han — One, a single (numeral modifier)

마리밖에

ma-ri-bak-ke — Only one (animal counter + only particle)

들어

deu-reo — Entered, contained (connective form)

있지

it-ji — There is, is in (informal confirmation form)

않았습니다

an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not, was not (formal past negative)