Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 64

Vocabulary

사실

sasil — In fact; truth or reality

곰은

gomeun — Bear (topic marker attached)

절대

jeoldae — Absolutely; never; under no circumstances

시체에

sichee — On/to a corpse or dead body

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker attached)

대지

daeji — Do not touch or place hands on

않는다는

anneundaneun — The fact of not doing something

전통이

jeontong-i — Tradition (subject marker attached)

있다

itda — To exist; there is/are

여우는

yeoeuneun — Fox (topic marker attached)

그가

geuga — He/she (subject marker attached)

이런

ireon — This kind of; like this

식으로

sigeuro — In this manner or way

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking; the act of saying something

것을

geoseul — Thing/act (object marker attached)

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and (then doing something else)

미소를

misoreul — Smile (object marker attached)

지으며

jieumyeo — While forming or making (a smile)

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke (past tense)

친구여

chinguyeo — O friend; vocative address to a friend

당신이

dangsin-i — You (formal, subject marker attached)

배가

baega — Stomach/hunger (subject marker attached)

고플

gopeul — Being hungry (modifier form)

때

ttae — Time; when; moment

제발

jebal — Please; I beg you

죽은

jugeun — Dead; deceased (modifier form)

자에게만

jaegeman — Only to the person (dative + only)

관심을

gwansimeul — Interest; attention (object marker attached)

두고

dugo — Place; keep; direct attention toward

살아

sara — Being alive; living (verb stem form)

있는

inneun — Who are; existing (modifier form)

자들은

jadeureun — Those people; ones (plural, topic marker)

내버려

naebeoryeo — Leave alone; abandon (verb stem form)

두었으면

dueosseumyeon — If you would leave/keep alone

해요

haeyo — Please do; polite request ending

위선자는

wiseonjaneun — Hypocrite (topic marker attached)

자기

jagi — Oneself; self (reflexive pronoun)

자신

jasin — Oneself; one's own self

외에는

oeeneun — Other than; except for

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one (with negative verb)

속이지

sogiji — Deceive; trick (negative verb form)

못한다

mothanda — Cannot do; is unable to

당나귀와

dangnagwiwa — Donkey and (conjunction attached)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (modifier form)

농부

nongbu — Farmer; agricultural worker

초원에

chowone — In/on a meadow or grassland

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated (verb stem form)

근처에서

geuncheoeseo — From nearby; in the vicinity

풀을

pureul — Grass (object marker attached)

뜯고

tteutgo — Grazing; plucking grass and (then)

당나귀를

dangnagwireul — Donkey (object marker attached)

지켜보고

jikyeobogo — Watching over; keeping an eye on

있을

isseul — While being; in the state of existing

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all of a sudden

무장한

mujanghan — Armed; carrying weapons (modifier form)

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker attached)

몰래

mollae — Secretly; stealthily; without being noticed

다가오는

dagaoneun — Approaching; coming closer (modifier form)

발견했다

balgyeonhaetda — Discovered; found; noticed (past tense)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached)

순간

sungan — Moment; instant

벌떡

beoltteok — Suddenly jumping up to one's feet

일어나

ireona — Standing up; rising (verb stem form)

당나귀에게

dangnagwiege — To the donkey (dative marker attached)

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast; rapidly

함께

hamkke — Together; along with

도망치자고

domangchijago — Suggesting to flee or run away together

애원하며

aewonhamyeo — Pleading; begging while doing something

그렇지

geureochi — Otherwise; if not so; isn't that right

않으면

aneumyeon — If (one) does not; unless

우리

uri — We; our

둘

dul — Two; both (numeral)

다

da — All; both; entirely

적에게

jeogeege — To the enemy (dative marker attached)

잡히고

japhigo — Being caught; getting captured and

말

mal — Word; speech; end result (here: regrettable outcome)

거야

geoya — Will; going to (casual future ending)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

당나귀는

dangnagwineun — The donkey (topic marker attached)

그저

geujeo — Just; merely; simply

게으르게

geeeureuge — Lazily; in a slothful manner

둘러보며

dulleobomyeo — Looking around while doing something else

그렇다면

geureotdamyeon — If that is so; in that case then

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker attached)

나에게

naege — To me; for me (dative form)

지금보다

jigeumboda — More than now; compared to the present

더

deo — More; even more

무거운

mugeooun — Heavy; weighty (modifier form)

짐을

jimeul — Burden; load; baggage (object marker)

지게

jige — To carry (a load); make bear a burden

할

hal — Will do; going to do (modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer

같아요

gatayo — Seems like; appears to be (polite)

아니

ani — No; not; an interjection of denial

주인이

juini — Owner; master (subject marker attached)

오

o — Oh; an exclamation of realization

데려가도

deryeogado — Even if (someone) takes me along

상관없어요

sanggwaneopsseoyo — It doesn't matter; I don't mind (polite)

어차피

eochapi — Anyway; in any case; regardless

나빠질

nappajil — Will become worse (modifier form)

것도

geotdo — Even the thing; nothing either (with neg.)

없으니까요

eopseunikkayo — Because there is none; since it doesn't exist

황소와

hwangsowa — Ox/bull and (conjunction attached)

개구리

gaeguri — Frog

두

du — Two (numeral used before counter)

마리의

mariui — Counter for animals (possessive attached)

작은

jageun — Small; little (modifier form)

연못가에서

yeonmotgaeseo — At the edge of/beside a pond

놀고

nolgo — Playing and (then something else)

황소가

hwangsoga — The ox/bull (subject marker attached)

물을

mureul — Water (object marker attached)

마시러

masireo — In order to drink (purpose form)

내려와

naeryeowa — Came down; descended (verb form)

우연히

uyeonhi — By chance; accidentally; coincidentally

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative/article)

중

jung — Among; in the middle of

한

han — One; a (numeral/article)

마리를

marireul — One animal (counter, object marker)

밟아

balba — Stepping on (verb stem form)

짓눌러

jitnulleo — Crushing; pressing down forcefully

죽이고

jugigo — Killing and (then something else)

말았다

maratda — Ended up doing (regrettable result marker)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

찾지

chatji — Search for; look for (negative verb form)

못하자

motaja — Upon failing to find; being unable to

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him

형제에게

hyeongjeege — To his brother (dative marker attached)

어디

eodi — Where; which place

있냐고

innnyago — Asking where (someone) is (indirect question)

물었다

mureotda — Asked; inquired (past tense)