Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 44

Vocabulary

아버지

abeoji — Father; male parent in a family

아들들

adeuldeul — Sons; multiple male children

어떤

eotteon — A certain; some kind of; what type

남자에게

namjaege — To a man; directed toward a male person

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually; one another

다투는

dateuneun — Quarreling; fighting; arguing with each other

여럿

yeoreot — Several; many; a number of things

아무리

amuri — No matter how; however much one tries

노력해도

noryeokaedo — Even if one tries hard; despite effort

사이좋게

saijoke — On good terms; getting along well together

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; all at the same time

할 수가 없었다

hal suga eopseotda — Was unable to do; could not manage it

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

다음과 같은

daeumeugwa gateun — As follows; like the following method

방법으로

bangbeobeuro — By means of a method; using a way

어리석음을

eoriseogeumeul — Foolishness; stupidity (object form)

깨우쳐

kkaeuchyeo — To enlighten; make someone realize the truth

결심했다

gyeolsimhaetda — Made a decision; resolved to do something

나뭇가지

namutgaji — Tree branch; a stick broken from a tree

묶음을

mukeumeul — A bundle; a tied group of items (object)

가져오게

gajyeooge — To have someone bring; fetch something here

차례로

charyero — In turn; one by one in order

무릎으로

mureupeuro — With the knee; using one's knee to break

부러뜨려

bureoddeuryeo — To snap; break something in two pieces

시도했지만

sidohaetjiman — Tried but; attempted nevertheless without success

실패했다

silpaehaetda — Failed; did not succeed in an attempt

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that point; whereupon something happened

풀어

pureo — To untie; loosen; undo a knot or bundle

하나씩

hanassik — One by one; one at a time each

나누어 주었고

nanuweo jueotgo — Distributed and; handed out one to each

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely none; completely without

어려움

eoryeoum — Difficulty; hardship; a challenging situation

없이

eopsi — Without; lacking; in the absence of something

부러뜨렸다

bureoddeuryeotda — Broke; snapped something into pieces successfully

자, 얘들아

ja, yaedeurа — Now, children; hey kids; listen up children

뭉치면

mungchimyeon — If united; when banded together; if you unite

너희는

neohuineun — You (plural); you all; all of you

적들을

jeokdeureul — Enemies (object form); the opposing foes

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately to handle something

당해낼 수 있다

danghaenael su itda — Can withstand; able to deal with enemies

하지만

hajiman — But; however; on the other hand though

싸우고

ssaugo — Fighting and; quarreling and then doing something

흩어지면

heuteojimyeon — If scattered; when divided and spread apart

나약함이

nayakkami — Weakness (subject); frailty; lack of strength

공격하는

gonggyeokhaneun — Attacking; those who are assaulting someone

손에

sone — Into the hands of; under the control of

내맡기게

naematkige — To surrender to; to leave at the mercy of

될 것이다

doel geosida — Will become; it will end up that way

단결이 힘이다

dangyeori himi da — Unity is strength; togetherness is powerful

등불

deungbul — Oil lamp; a flame used for lighting

기름이

gireumi — Oil (subject); fuel for a lamp or cooking

가득 찬

gadeuk chan — Full of; filled to capacity; brimming with something

맑고

malkgo — Clear and; pure and; bright and clean

안정된

anjongdoen — Stable; steady; calm and well-balanced light

빛으로

bicheuro — With light; as light; using brightness

타오르다가

taoreudaga — While burning brightly; was blazing and then

우쭐해지기

ujjulhaejigi — Becoming conceited; starting to feel smug or proud

태양보다

taeyangboda — Than the sun; more than the sun itself

더 밝게

deo balge — More brightly; shining with greater brightness

빛난다고

bichnandago — Claiming to shine; boasting that it shines

자랑하기

jaranghagi — Bragging; boasting about one's own qualities

바로 그때

baro geuttae — Right at that moment; just then; precisely then

바람이

barami — The wind (subject); a gust of air

휙 불어와

hwik bureowa — Blew with a whoosh; sudden gust came

등불을 꺼버렸다

deungbureul kkeobeolyeotda — Blew the lamp out; extinguished the flame completely

누군가

nugunga — Someone; a certain person; somebody unspecified

성냥을 그어

seongnyangeul geueo — Struck a match; lit a match by striking

다시 불을 붙이며

dasi bureul buchimyeo — Relighting the flame; igniting the fire again

넌 그냥 계속 타고 있어

neon geunyang gyesok tago isseo — Just keep burning; continue to flame quietly

태양은 신경 쓰지 말고

taeyangеun singyeong sseuji malgo — Don't worry about the sun; ignore the sun

별들조차도

byeoldeuljoчado — Even the stars; not even stars need relighting

방금

banggeum — Just now; a moment ago; very recently

올빼미와 새들

olppaemiwa saedeul — The owl and the birds; a fable title

올빼미는

olppaemineun — The owl (topic); referring to an owl specifically

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly; to a great degree

지혜로운

jihyeroun — Wise; full of wisdom; showing good judgment

옛날 옛적

yennal yetjeok — Once upon a time; long long ago

숲에서

subeseo — In the forest; inside the woods somewhere

첫 번째

cheot beonjjae — The first; number one in a sequence

떡갈나무가

tteokgalnnamuga — The oak tree (subject); a large deciduous tree

싹을 틔웠을 때

ssageul tiwosseul ttae — When it sprouted; at the time of budding

다른 모든

dareun modeun — All other; every other one besides this

새들을 불러 모아

saedeureul bulleo moa — Gathered all the birds; called them together

이 작은 나무가 보이니

i jageun namuga boini — Do you see this small tree; notice it