Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 47

Vocabulary

그렇게

geureoke — In that way; like that; so

했을

haesseul — Would have done; past conditional form of 하다

것입니다

geosipnida — It is (the thing that); formal sentence ending

여우가

yeou-ga — Fox (subject marker attached); the fox

대답했습니다

daedaphaesseumnida — Replied; answered formally

모든

modeun — All; every; each one without exception

발자국이

baljagug-i — Footprints (subject marker); tracks left by feet

동굴을

donggul-eul — Cave (object marker); hollow underground chamber

향하고

hyanghago — Heading toward; facing in a direction

있고

itgo — There is/are and; existing and continuing

반대

bandae — Opposite; contrary direction or side

방향으로는

banghyang-euroneun — As for the direction; toward that direction

하나도

hanado — Not even one; none at all

없다는

eopta-neun — That there is none; stating nonexistence

것을

geoseul — The fact/thing (object marker); what

알아채지

araechaej i — To notice; to detect or perceive something

못했다면

mothaessda-myeon — If (you) had failed to; if unable to do

말이죠

mal-ijyo — That is to say; right?; you know what I mean

목욕하는

mogyokha-neun — Bathing; in the act of taking a bath

소년

sonyeon — Boy; young male child or youth

한

han — One; a/an; a certain person or thing

강에서

gang-eseo — In/at the river; location marker on river

목욕을

mogyog-eul — Bath (object marker); act of bathing

하다가

hadaga — While doing; in the middle of doing something

깊은

gipeun — Deep; having great depth

곳으로

gos-euro — To a place; toward a spot or location

들어가게

deureogage — To end up entering; to go into a place

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and; resulted in a state

익사할

iksahal — About to drown; at risk of drowning

큰

keun — Big; great; large in size or degree

위험에

wiheom-e — In danger; at risk; facing peril

처했습니다

cheohaesseumnida — Was placed in; faced a difficult situation formally

길을

gil-eul — Road/path (object marker); a street or way

지나가던

jinagadeon — Was passing by; used to pass along

남자가

namja-ga — Man (subject marker); adult male person

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him

도움을

doum-eul — Help (object marker); assistance or aid

요청하는

yocheongha-neun — Requesting; asking for something from someone

외침을

oechim-eul — Cry/shout (object marker); a loud call for help

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and; listening and then doing next

강가로

ganggaro — To the riverbank; toward the edge of a river

가서

gaseo — Going and then; after going somewhere

물에

mul-e — Into the water; in or into water

들어갈

deureogal — To enter; to go into a place or substance

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of

부주의했다며

bujuuihaessda-myeo — Saying that (someone) was careless or negligent

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); referring to a male person

꾸짖기

kkujitkgi — Scolding; the act of reprimanding someone

시작했지만

sijakhaessji-man — Started but; began doing something however

도우려는

doureuryeo-neun — Intending to help; attempting to assist

시도는

sido-neun — Attempt (topic marker); an effort or try

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely not; absolutely none

하지

haji — Not do; base of negative action form

않았습니다

anhasseumnida — Did not do; formal negative past tense

선생님

seonsaengnim — Teacher; respectful title for an adult

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Shouted; cried out loudly in formal speech

먼저

meonjeo — First; before anything else; prior to

저를

jeo-reul — Me (object marker); humble first-person object

도와주시고

dowajusigo — Please help me and; honorific request to assist

나중에

najung-e — Later; afterward; at a future time

꾸짖어

kkujijeo — Scold; reprimand someone for wrong behavior

주세요

juseyo — Please give/do; polite request ending

위기

wigi — Crisis; emergency or critical situation

상황에서는

sanghwang-eseoneun — In a situation; as for the circumstances

조언이

joeon-i — Advice (subject marker); counsel or suggestion

아닌

anin — Not; rather than; instead of something

주어라

jueora — Give (imperative); command to provide something

돌팔이

dolpali — Quack; fake or unqualified practitioner

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; small amphibian that lives near water

옛날

yennal — Long ago; in the old days; once upon a time

옛적에

yetjeog-e — In olden times; in a distant past era

습지의

seupji-ui — Of the marsh/wetland; belonging to a swamp

집에서

jib-eseo — From home; at or from one's house

나와

nawa — Coming out and; after emerging from a place

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker); referring to one's own self

약에

yag-e — In medicine; regarding drugs or remedies

능숙하고

neungsukago — Skilled and; proficient and continuing

병을

byeong-eul — Illness (object marker); disease or sickness

고칠

gochil — To fix/cure; able to heal or correct

수

su — Ability; possibility; can do something

있는

inneun — That exists; who is able; present tense modifier

박식한

baksikhan — Knowledgeable; well-learned; having great expertise

의사라고

uisarago — Saying (he) is a doctor; claiming to be physician

온

on — Entire; whole; all of something

세상에

sesang-e — To the world; throughout the entire world

선포했습니다

seonpohaesseumnida — Proclaimed; announced publicly and formally

군중

gunjung — Crowd; a large gathering of people

속에는

sog-eneun — Among/inside; within a group or space

있었는데

isseonnneunde — There was; existed but; background situation

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); that person as subject

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject marker); formal/polite second person

의사라고요

uisaragoyo — You're saying you're a doctor?; questioning claim

아니

ani — No; not; exclamation of disbelief

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

절름발이

jeolleumbari — Lame; a person or limb that cannot walk properly

다리와

dari-wa — Leg and; limb and something else

얼룩지고

eollukjigo — Spotted and; stained and continuing

주름진

jureum-jin — Wrinkled; having creases or folds in skin

피부도

pibu-do — Skin also; even the skin

고치지

gochiji — Fix/cure (negative form); unable to heal

못하면서

mothamyeonseo — While being unable to; even though cannot do

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

남을

nam-eul — Others (object marker); other people

치료하겠다고

chiryohagessdago — Claiming to treat/cure; saying will heal others

나서는

naseo-neun — Stepping forward; coming forth to do something

겁니까

geomnnika — Is it that?; formal question seeking explanation

네

ne — You (informal); your own self

자신을

jasin-eul — Yourself (object marker); one's own self

고쳐라

gochyeora — Heal/fix yourself; imperative to cure oneself

배가

bae-ga — Stomach/belly (subject marker); abdomen

부른

bureun — Full; having a full stomach after eating

여우

yeou — Fox; clever wild animal in many fables

배고픈

baegopеun — Hungry; feeling the need to eat food

속이

sogi — Inside (subject marker); hollow interior space

빈

bin — Empty; hollow; containing nothing inside

나무에서

namu-eseo — From/in a tree; at or from a wooden structure

몇몇

myeonmyeot — Several; a few; some number of things

양치기들이

yangchigi-deul-i — Shepherds (subject marker); people tending sheep

돌아올

doraol — Will return; coming back to a place

때를

ttae-reul — Time (object marker); a moment or occasion

대비해

daebihae — In preparation for; getting ready for something

두었던

dueotdeon — Had stored/placed; kept something for later use

많은

maneun — Many; a large amount or number of

양의

yang-ui — Of quantity; amount of something belonging to

빵과

ppang-gwa — Bread and; loaf of bread together with

고기를

gogi-reul — Meat (object marker); flesh used as food

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaesseumnida — Discovered; found something formally in past tense

발견한

balgyeonhan — Having discovered; found (modifier form)

것에

geos-e — At the thing; regarding what was found

기뻐하며

gippeohamy eo — Being happy and; rejoicing while doing something

좁은

jobeun — Narrow; small in width or space

구멍으로

gumeong-euro — Through a hole; via a gap or opening

빠져들어가

ppajyeodeureo-ga — Squeezed into; slipped inside through an opening

그것을

geugeot-eul — It (object marker); that thing as object

모두

modu — All; everything; every single item

게걸스럽게

gegeolseureobge — Greedily; voraciously; eating in a gluttonous manner

먹어치웠습니다

meogeochiwosseumnida — Devoured; ate up everything completely and greedily