Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 72

Vocabulary

독사와

doksa-wa — Viper/poisonous snake with connective particle 'and'

줄칼

julkal — A file; a tool used for smoothing or shaping

독사

doksa — Venomous snake; viper

한

han — One; a single (counter prefix)

마리가

mari-ga — Counter for animals, with subject particle

목수의

moksu-ui — Carpenter's; belonging to a carpenter

가게에

gage-e — In/into the shop or store

들어가

deureoga — Entered; went inside a place

먹을

meogeul — Something to eat; food (modifier form)

것을

geoseul — Thing; object (object particle attached)

구걸하며

gugeolhamyeo — While begging; asking desperately for something

이

i — This (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

연장

yeonjang — Tool; implement used for work

저

jeo — That (distal demonstrative); over there

연장을

yeonjang-eul — Tool with object particle attached

찾아다녔다

chajadanyeotda — Went around searching; roamed looking for something

그

geu — He; that (pronoun/demonstrative)

중에서도

jungeseo-do — Even among; especially within a group

줄칼에게

julkal-ege — To the file; dative particle attached to file

다가가

dagaga — Approached; moved closer to something

끼

kki — Meal; mealtime (informal counter for meals)

식사를

siksa-reul — Meal with object particle; dining

부탁하였다

butakha-yeotda — Requested; asked a favor of someone

경멸

gyeongmyeol — Contempt; scorn; strong disrespect toward someone

섞인

seokkín — Mixed; blended together with something

동정의

dongjeong-ui — Of pity; compassion's (possessive particle attached)

어조로

eojo-ro — In a tone; with a manner of speaking

대답하였다

daedaphaYeotda — Replied; gave an answer to someone

언제나

eonjena — Always; at all times without exception

모든

modeun — All; every; entire amount or number

빼앗기만

ppaeatgiman — Only being taken from; only losing things

하고

hago — And; doing and (connective verb form)

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

돌려주지

dollyeojuji — Not giving back; not returning something to someone

않는데

anneunde — Does not; negative form with contrast implication

내게서

naegeso — From me; away from myself

무언가를

mueonga-reul — Something (object particle); some unspecified thing

얻을

eodeul — To obtain; to get something (modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~ㄹ 수 있다)

생각하다니

saenggakhada-ni — To think that; expressing surprise at a thought

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (formal); topic marker attached

참으로

chameuro — Truly; indeed; really (adverb of emphasis)

바보군요

babo-gunyo — What a fool you are; exclamation of foolishness

탐욕스러운

tamyokseureoun — Greedy; excessively desirous of wealth or gain

자는

ja-neun — Person (topic marker); one who does something

베풀

bepul — To give generously; to bestow kindness on others

줄

jul — Way; means; ability to do something

모른다

moreunda — Does not know; is unaware of something

고양이와

goyangi-wa — Cat with connective particle 'and'

수탉

sutak — Rooster; male chicken

고양이

goyangi — Cat; domestic feline animal

수탉에게

sutak-ege — To the rooster; dative particle attached

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — Rushed at; lunged toward aggressively

잡아먹을

jabameogeul — To catch and eat; to devour (modifier form)

그럴듯한

geureoldeuthan — Plausible; seemingly convincing; reasonable-sounding

핑계를

pinggye-reul — Excuse; pretext (object particle attached)

찾으려

chajeuryeo — Trying to find; seeking (intentional verb form)

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of to do

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being (formal conjunction)

보통

botong — Usually; normally; in general circumstances

먹지

meokji — Does not eat; negative form of to eat

않으며

aneumyeo — Does not; negative connective form

그녀도

geunyeo-do — She also; her too (topic with 'also' particle)

그래서는

geuraeseo-neun — By doing so; acting that way (contrasting form)

안

an — Not; negative adverb before verb

알고

algo — Knowing; aware of (connective verb form)

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; expressing reason or cause

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last; after a long time

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject particle attached); female pronoun

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; past tense of to speak

너는

neo-neun — You (informal topic marker); casual second person

밤에

bam-e — At night; during the nighttime

울어대며

ureodaemyeo — While crying out repeatedly; crowing noisily

사람들을

saramdeul-eul — People (object particle); humans as direct object

잠

jam — Sleep; slumber; rest during night

못

mot — Cannot; inability (negative adverb)

들게

deulge — So that one falls asleep (causative form)

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size or degree

골칫거리야

golchitgeori-ya — You are a nuisance; a troublesome problem

그러니

geureoni — Therefore; so; consequently (connective conjunction)

없애버리겠어

eopsaebeorigeseo — I will get rid of you; eliminate completely

그러나

geureona — However; but; on the other hand (conjunction)

자신을

jasin-eul — Himself/herself (object particle); reflexive pronoun

변호하며

byeonhohamyeo — While defending oneself; arguing in self-defense

제때

jette — On time; at the right moment

일어나

ireona — Wake up; rise from sleep

하루

haru — One day; a single day

일과를

ilgwa-reul — Daily routine; daily schedule (object particle)

시작할

sijakhal — To start; begin (modifier future form)

있도록

itdorok — So that one can; in order to be able

사실

sasil — In fact; actually; truth or reality

자신

jasin — Oneself; self; reflexive reference

없이는

eopsineun — Without; in the absence of something

살기

salgi — Living; to live (nominalized verb form)

어렵다고

eoryeopda-go — Saying it is difficult; quoting hardship

그럴

geureol — Such; like that (modifier form of 그러다)

하지만

hajiman — But; however; nevertheless (common conjunction)

그들이

gedeul-i — They (subject particle); third person plural

저녁을

jeonyeok-eul — Dinner; evening meal (object particle attached)

굶을

gulmeul — To starve; skip a meal (modifier form)

없어

eopseo — There isn't; cannot; informal negative existence

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; then (additive conjunction)

죽여

jugyeo — Killed; took the life of (verb stem)

잡아먹었다

jabameok-eotda — Caught and ate; devoured completely

핑계가

pinggye-ga — Excuse (subject particle); pretext as subject

해서

haeseo — Because of doing; just because (causal form)

악당이

akdang-i — Villain; evildoer (subject particle attached)

범죄를

beomjoe-reul — Crime (object particle); criminal act as object

멈추는

meomchuneun — Stops; ceases (present modifier form)

법은

beop-eun — Law; rule; way of doing (topic marker)

없다

eopda — Does not exist; there is none

토끼와

tokki-wa — Rabbit with connective particle 'and'

거북이

geobuki — Turtle; tortoise; slow-moving reptile

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; one particular (adjective)

날

nal — Day; a specific day in time

토끼

tokki — Rabbit; hare

느린

neurin — Slow; not fast (modifier adjective form)

걸음을

georeum-eul — Pace; walking steps (object particle attached)

놀려댔다

nollyeodaetda — Teased repeatedly; kept mocking someone