Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 79

Vocabulary

농부

nongbu — Farmer; a person who works agricultural land

종달새

jongdalsae — Skylark; a small singing bird

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals (subject particle attached)

옥수수밭에

oksusubate — In/at a cornfield or maize field

둥지를

dungjireul — Nest (object particle); a bird's nest

틀고

teulgo — Build or make (a nest); construct and then

익어가는

ikeoganeun — Ripening; gradually becoming ripe

곡식

goksik — Grain; cereal crops grown for food

아래에서

araeseo — From beneath; under or below something

새끼들을

saekkideureul — Young offspring (object particle); baby animals

키우고

kiugo — Raise or nurture; bring up young ones

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was/were (formal past tense of 있다)

어느

eoneу — One; a certain (indefinite determiner)

날

nal — Day; a single day in time

아직

ajik — Still; not yet; up to this point

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; fully; in a total manner

자라기

jaragi — Growing up; the act of growing (nominalized)

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or event

농작물을

nongjangmureul — Crops; agricultural produce (object particle)

살피러

salpireo — In order to check or inspect something

왔다가

watdaga — Came and then (implies a subsequent action)

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; rapidly; at a fast pace

누렇게

nureopge — Turning yellow; becoming golden in color

것을

geoseul — Thing/fact (object particle); nominalizer

보고

bogo — Seeing; after seeing and then

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

이웃들에게

iutdeureге — To the neighbors; directed at nearby people

와서

waseo — Coming and then; after coming here

이

i — This; a demonstrative determiner near speaker

밭을

bateul — Field (object particle); a cultivated plot

거두는

geoduneun — Harvesting; gathering in crops from field

도와달라고

dowadallago — To ask someone to help; request for assistance

전갈을

jeongareul — Message (object particle); a sent message

보내야겠어

bonaeyagesseo — Should send; intend to send a message

새끼

saekki — Young offspring; baby animal or chick

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

하나가

hanaga — One (subject particle); one of them

그

geu — That; a third-person demonstrative determiner

말을

mareul — Words/speech (object particle); what was said

엿듣고

yeotdeutgo — Eavesdrop; overhear secretly and then

몹시

mopsi — Extremely; very much; intensely

겁을

geobeul — Fear (object particle); fright or terror

먹어

meogeo — To feel fear; literally 'eat fear' (idiom)

어미에게

eomiegе — To the mother; directed at parent animal

지금

jigeum — Now; at this present moment in time

당장

dangjang — Right away; immediately without any delay

옮기는

omgineun — Moving; relocating to another place

것이

geosi — Thing/fact (subject particle); nominalizer

낫지

natji — Better; isn't it better (rhetorical form)

않겠냐고

anketnyago — Wouldn't it be; indirect question form

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; posed a question (formal past tense)

서두를

seodureul — Hurrying; rushing (object particle attached)

필요

piryo — Necessity; need; something required

없어

eopseo — There is none; no need (informal ending)

어미가

eomiga — Mother animal (subject particle); the parent

대답했습니다

daedaphaetseumnida — Answered; replied (formal past tense)

친구들에게

chingudeurege — To friends; directed toward one's friends

도움을

doumeul — Help (object particle); assistance or aid

바라는

baraneun — Hoping for; wishing or expecting from others

사람은

sarameun — Person (topic particle); a human being

일을

ireul — Work/task (object particle); a job or matter

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly; in a leisurely unhurried manner

처리하기

cheorikagi — Handling; dealing with matters (nominalized)

마련이거든

maryeonigeodeun — Is bound to; it's natural that (explanation)

며칠

myeochil — Several days; a few days later

후

hu — After; later; following a period of time

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to do something

지나가다가

jinagadaga — While passing by; going past and then

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; beyond a normal degree

익어

ikeo — Ripened; having become fully ripe

이삭에서

isaкeseo — From the ear of grain; from a grain head

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Falling off; dropping away from something

땅에

ttange — On/to the ground; onto the earth surface

쏟아지는

ssodajineun — Pouring out; spilling or scattering downward

보았습니다

boatseumnida — Saw; observed (formal past tense of 보다)

더

deo — More; further; additionally beyond current state

이상

isang — Beyond; more than; no longer acceptable

미룰

mirul — To postpone; to delay or put something off

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (modal noun)

그가

geuga — He (subject particle); that person subject

바로

baro — Right; directly; immediately; exactly now

오늘

oneul — Today; this current day

일꾼들을

ilkkundeurеul — Workers (object particle); hired laborers

고용해서

goyonghaeseo — Hiring and then; employing workers first

시작하게

sijakhage — To make start; cause to begin work

해야겠어

haeyagesseo — Must do; should do (informal determination)

듣고

deutgo — Hearing; after listening and then

자

ja — Come on; alright (interjection to prompt action)

얘들아

yaedeuら — Hey kids; informal address to young children

우리

uri — We; us; our (first person plural pronoun)

떠나야

tteonaya — Must leave; need to depart from here

해

hae — Do; must do (informal imperative/statement)

이제

ije — Now; from this point on; at last

친구들

chingudeul — Friends; plural of friend

이야기를

iyagireul — Story/talk (object particle); a narrative

하지

haji — Do not; not doing (negative verb form)

않고

anko — Without doing; not doing and instead

직접

jikjeop — Directly; personally; by oneself

처리하려

cheoriharyo — Intending to handle; trying to deal with

하고

hago — Doing; and (connective or quotative form)

있어

isseo — Is doing; exists (informal present progressive)

자조가

jajoga — Self-help (subject particle); helping oneself

최선의

choesonui — Best (possessive); the finest or optimal

도움이다

doumida — Is help; constitutes the best assistance

사자와

sajawa — Lion (with 'and'); a large wild cat

당나귀

dangnagwi — Donkey; a domesticated hoofed working animal

동업자가

dongeопjaga — Business partner (subject particle); a partner

되어

doeeo — Becoming; having become (connective form)

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly with someone else

사냥을

sanyangeul — Hunting (object particle); the act of hunting

나섰습니다

naseotseumnida — Set out; departed to do something (formal)

얼마

eolma — Some time; how much (used for duration here)

그들은

geudeurеun — They (topic particle); those people

여러

yeoreo — Several; various; many of something

마리의

mariui — (Counter for animals) of; several animals'

야생

yasaeng — Wild; living in nature without domestication

염소들이

yeomsodeuri — Goats (subject particle); plural wild goats

있는

inneun — Existing; that are present (modifying clause)

동굴에

donggulle — In/at a cave; inside a natural rock cave

이르게

ireuge — To arrive at; to reach a destination

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became; came to be (formal past tense)