Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 58

Vocabulary

여우

yeou — Fox, a cunning wild animal

멧돼지

metdwaeji — Wild boar, a large tusked forest animal

한

han — One, a single (numeral modifier)

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals, subject marker attached

숲속의

supsogeui — Inside the forest, deep in the woods

나무

namu — Tree, a woody plant

줄기에

julggie — On the trunk or stem of a plant

엄니를

eomnireul — Tusk, large protruding tooth (object marker attached)

갈고

galgo — Sharpening, honing a blade or tusk

있을

isseul — To be, to exist (future/modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, or occasion

지나가다가

jinagadaga — While passing by, happening to walk past

그가

geuga — He, that person (subject marker attached)

하는

haneun — Doing, the action one is performing

일을

ireul — Work, task, or thing being done

보고

bogo — Seeing, after looking at something

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said, spoke (formal past tense)

도대체

dodaeche — On earth, possibly used to express frustration or puzzlement

왜

wae — Why, for what reason

그러는

geureoneun — Acting that way, doing such a thing

거예요

geoyeyo — It is the case that, informal polite ending

사냥꾼들이

sanyanggkundeuri — Hunters (plural subject marker attached)

오늘은

oneureun — Today (topic marker attached)

나오지도

naojido — Did not even come out or appear

않았고

anatgo — Did not do and (negative past connective)

내가

naega — I, me (subject marker attached)

보기엔

bogien — In my view, from what I can see

다른

dareun — Other, different, another kind

위험도

wiheomdo — Danger also, even a threat (topic/also marker)

없는데요

eomneundeyo — There is none, but (polite contradiction or comment)

맞아요

majayo — That's right, you are correct

친구여

chinguyo — Oh friend, addressing someone as a friend

대답했습니다

daedaphaetsseumnida — Answered, replied (formal past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However, but, on the other hand

내

nae — My, belonging to me

목숨이

moksuumi — Life, one's life or existence (subject marker)

위험에

wiheome — In danger, at risk (locative marker attached)

처하는

cheohaneun — Being placed in, facing a situation

순간

sungan — Moment, instant, a brief point in time

나는

naneun — I, me (topic marker attached)

사용해야

sayonghaeyа — Must use, need to make use of

할

hal — Will do, to do (future modifier form)

그때

geuttae — At that time, at that moment

가서는

gaseoneun — Going there and then, once one goes

갈

gal — To sharpen, hone (future/modifier form)

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker attached)

없을

eopseul — Will not have, there will be none

테니까요

tenikkaYo — Because it will be so, since that is the case

조각가

jogakga — Sculptor, an artist who carves statues

인류가

illyuga — Humanity, mankind (subject marker attached)

자신을

jasineul — Oneself, himself or herself (object marker)

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way or manner

평가하는지

pyeonggahaneуnji — How one evaluates or judges something

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

알고

algo — Knowing and, after knowing something

싶었습니다

sipheotseumnida — Wanted to, desired to (formal past tense)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached)

사람으로

saraмeuro — As a person, in the form of a human

변장하고

byeonjangahago — Disguising oneself and, wearing a disguise

조각가의

jogakgaui — The sculptor's, belonging to the sculptor

작업실로

jageopsillo — To the workshop or studio

들어갔는데

deureogannеunde — Entered and, went inside (past connective)

그곳에는

geugose neun — In that place, at that location (topic marker)

완성되어

wanseongdoeeo — Having been completed, being finished

판매

panmae — Sale, selling of goods or products

준비가

junbiga — Preparation (subject marker attached)

된

doen — Become, having become (modifier form)

여러

yeoreo — Several, various, many different

조각상들이

jogaksangdeuri — Statues, sculptures (plural subject marker)

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There were, existed (formal past tense)

조각상들

jogaksangdeul — Statues, a collection of sculptures

사이에서

saieseo — Among, between, in the middle of

조각상을

jogaksangeul — A statue (object marker attached)

가격을

gageogeul — Price, cost (object marker attached)

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked, inquired (formal past tense)

조각가가

jogakgaga — The sculptor (subject marker attached)

그게

geuge — That, is that (contracted form of 그것이)

전부인가요

jeonbuingayo — Is that all, is that everything

웃으며

useumyeo — While smiling or laughing

그리고

geurigo — And, and then, additionally

조각상

jogaksang — Statue, a carved or sculpted figure

하나를

hanareul — One (object marker attached)

가리키며

garikimyeo — While pointing at, indicating something

저것은

jeogeoseun — That thing over there (topic marker)

얼마인가요

eolmaingayo — How much is it, what is the price

대답이

daedabi — Answer, reply (subject marker attached)

돌아왔습니다

dorawatseumnida — Came back, returned (formal past tense)

반

ban — Half, one half of something

그러면

geureomyeon — If so, then, in that case

저기

jeogi — Over there, that place in the distance

얼마를

eolmareul — How much (object marker attached)

원하시나요

wonhasinayo — Do you want, what do you desire (polite)

자신의

jasinui — One's own, belonging to oneself

계속

gyesok — Continuously, keeping on, without stopping

저것이요

jeogeosiyo — That one over there (polite pointing response)

아

a — Ah, oh (exclamation of realization or surprise)

두

du — Two, a pair of something

개를

gaereul — Things, items (counter, object marker attached)

사신다면

sasindamyeon — If you buy, should you purchase (honorific)

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply, for free or without condition

끼워

kkiwo — Inserting, including as a bonus or extra

드리겠습니다

deurigetseumnida — I will give (humbly, formal future tense)