Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 41

Vocabulary

요리사

yo-ri-sa — Chef; a person who professionally cooks food

어느

eo-neu — A certain; used to indicate an unspecified thing

날

nal — Day; a single unit of time, one day

한

han — One; a; indefinite article or number one

부자가

bu-ja-ga — Rich person (subject); a wealthy individual

여러

yeo-reo — Several; many; various in number or kind

친구들과

chin-gu-deul-gwa — With friends; plural friends with 'with' particle

지인들을

ji-in-deul-eul — Acquaintances (object); people one knows personally

잔치에

jan-chi-e — To a feast; a celebratory party or banquet

초대했습니다

cho-dae-haet-seum-ni-da — Invited (formal past); formally welcomed guests somewhere

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

개는

gae-neun — The dog (topic); dog marked as sentence topic

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

친구인

chin-gu-in — Who is a friend; relative clause modifying friend

다른

da-reun — Another; different; other than the current one

개를

gae-reul — Dog (object); dog marked as sentence object

초대할

cho-dae-hal — To invite; future modifier form of 'invite'

좋은

jo-eun — Good; adjective modifying a noun positively

기회라고

gi-hoe-ra-go — Saying it is an opportunity; quoting a chance

생각했습니다

saeng-gak-haet-seum-ni-da — Thought (formal past); formally considered or believed something

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So; therefore; conjunction showing cause and result

그

geu — That; he; third-person pronoun or demonstrative

개에게

gae-e-ge — To the dog; dative particle marking the recipient

가서

ga-seo — Going and then; sequential connector after 'go'

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said (formal past); formally spoke or told someone

우리

u-ri — Our; we; first-person plural pronoun

주인이

ju-in-i — Owner/master (subject); the person who owns something

잔치를

jan-chi-reul — Feast (object); a banquet marked as sentence object

베푸신다네

be-pu-sin-da-ne — Is giving/hosting; honorific for generously providing something

근사한

geun-sa-han — Splendid; wonderful; describing something impressively nice

음식이

eum-sik-i — Food (subject); edible items marked as topic

잔뜩

jan-tteuk — Plenty; a lot; in great abundance or quantity

차려질

cha-ryeo-jil — Will be set out; food will be prepared and served

테니

te-ni — Since it will; connective indicating expected situation ahead

오늘

o-neul — Today; referring to the current day

밤

bam — Night; the dark period after sunset

나와

na-wa — With me; first person pronoun with 'with' particle

함께

ham-kke — Together; jointly with another person or group

식사하러

sik-sa-ha-reo — To eat a meal; purposive form of 'have a meal'

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this; in this manner or way

초대받은

cho-dae-ba-deun — Invited (past modifier); one who received an invitation

개가

gae-ga — The dog (subject); dog marked as sentence subject

왔고

wat-go — Came and; past tense with sequential connector

부엌에서

bu-eok-e-seo — In the kitchen; location particle attached to kitchen

준비가

jun-bi-ga — Preparation (subject); readiness or setup as subject

이루어지는

i-ru-eo-ji-neun — Being carried out; happening or being accomplished continuously

것을

geo-seul — The thing (object); nominalizer marked as object

보자

bo-ja — Upon seeing; as soon as one sees something

속으로

so-geu-ro — Inwardly; inside oneself; thinking to oneself

이런

i-reon — Such; this kind of; exclamatory demonstrative adjective

운이

u-ni — Luck (subject); fortune or chance as subject

좋구나

jo-ku-na — How good it is; exclamatory expression of pleasant surprise

밤은

ba-meun — The night (topic); night marked as sentence topic

이삼

i-sam — Two or three; an approximate small number

버틸

beo-til — To endure; to hold out or withstand something

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; bound noun after verb

있을

i-sseul — There will be; future modifier of existence verb

만큼

man-keum — As much as; to the extent of something

실컷

sil-keot — To one's heart's content; eating or doing fully

먹어야겠어

meo-geo-ya-get-seo — I must eat; expressing strong intention to eat

동시에

dong-si-e — At the same time; simultaneously while doing something

그는

geu-neun — He (topic); third-person masculine pronoun as topic

것이

geo-si — The thing (subject); nominalizer marked as subject

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much; how; used in exclamatory expressions

기쁜지

gi-ppeun-ji — How happy; indirect expression of degree of joy

친구에게

chin-gu-e-ge — To a friend; dative particle attached to friend

보여

bo-yeo — To show; causative form of seeing something

주려고

ju-ryeo-go — Intending to give/show; purposive connector of 'give'

꼬리를

kko-ri-reul — Tail (object); an animal's tail as sentence object

힘차게

him-cha-ge — Powerfully; vigorously; with great energy or force

흔들었습니다

heun-deu-reot-seum-ni-da — Wagged/shook (formal past); moved back and forth formally

바로

ba-ro — Right; exactly; just at that moment or place

그때

geu-ttae — At that time; referring to a specific past moment

요리사가

yo-ri-sa-ga — The chef (subject); cook marked as sentence subject

그를

geu-reul — Him (object); third-person pronoun as sentence object

발견했고

bal-gyeon-haet-go — Discovered and; found something with sequential connector

부엌에

bu-eok-e — In the kitchen; location particle attached to kitchen

낯선

nat-seon — Unfamiliar; strange; describing someone or something unknown

있는

in-neun — That is present; existence modifier form of verb

짜증이

jja-jeung-i — Irritation (subject); annoyance or frustration as subject

나서

na-seo — Feeling (it) and; rising feeling with sequential connector

개의

gae-ui — Dog's; possessive particle attached to dog

뒷다리를

dwit-da-ri-reul — Hind legs (object); rear legs of an animal

잡아

ja-ba — Grabbing; holding tightly with sequential connector

창문

chang-mun — Window; an opening in a wall for light

밖으로

ba-geu-ro — To the outside; directional particle meaning outward

던져

deon-jyeo — Throwing; tossing something with sequential connector

버렸습니다

beo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Threw away (formal past); completed action with regret

심하게

sim-ha-ge — Severely; harshly; in an extreme or serious manner

떨어져서

tteo-reo-jyeo-seo — Having fallen; dropped down with sequential connector

처참하게

cheo-cham-ha-ge — Miserably; pitifully; in a wretched or pitiful manner

울부짖으며

ul-bu-ji-jeu-myeo — Howling and; crying out loudly while doing something

할

hal — To do; future modifier form of action verb

빨리

ppal-li — Quickly; fast; at a rapid speed

절뚝거리며

jeol-ttuk-geo-ri-myeo — Limping and; walking unevenly due to injury

도망쳤습니다

do-mang-chyeot-seum-ni-da — Ran away (formal past); fled from a place formally

이윽고

i-euk-go — Before long; after a while; eventually in narrative

개들이

gae-deul-i — The dogs (subject); plural dogs as sentence subject

만나

man-na — Meeting; encountering with sequential connector

그래

geu-rae — So; well then; casual conversational connector

저녁은

jeo-nyeo-geun — The evening/dinner (topic); marked as sentence topic

어떠했어

eo-tteo-haet-seo — How was it?; asking about a past experience casually

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then; whereupon; narrative connector showing immediate response

대답했습니다

dae-dap-haet-seum-ni-da — Answered (formal past); formally responded to a question

정말

jeong-mal — Really; truly; used for emphasis or sincerity

멋진

meot-jin — Wonderful; cool; splendid; describing something impressive

시간이었어

si-gan-i-eot-seo — It was a time; casual past of 'it was time'

포도주가

po-do-ju-ga — Wine (subject); grape wine marked as sentence subject

너무

neo-mu — Too; so; excessively; intensifying adverb

좋아서

jo-a-seo — Because it was good; causal connector of good

많이

ma-ni — A lot; much; in large quantity or degree

마셨는지

ma-syeot-neun-ji — Whether drank; uncertain past action connector for drinking

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way; asking about method or manner

집을

ji-beul — Home (object); house or home as sentence object

나왔는지

na-wat-neun-ji — Whether came out; uncertain past of leaving a place

기억이

gi-eo-gi — Memory (subject); recollection marked as sentence subject

사람의

sa-ra-mui — Person's; possessive particle attached to person

희생으로

hui-saeng-eu-ro — Through sacrifice; by means of someone's sacrifice

베풀어지는

be-pu-reo-ji-neun — Being given; generosity being offered to someone

호의는

ho-ui-neun — Favor (topic); goodwill or kindness as sentence topic

조심하라

jo-sim-ha-ra — Beware; be careful; imperative warning to be cautious