Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 80

Vocabulary

사자는

sa-ja-neun — The lion (topic marker attached)

동굴

dong-gul — A cave or cavern

입구에

ip-gu-e — At the entrance or entry point

자리를

ja-ri-reul — A seat, spot, or position (object marker)

잡고

jap-go — Taking or occupying a position and then

나오기를

na-o-gi-reul — Coming out; waiting for them to emerge

기다렸고

gi-da-ryeot-go — Waited and then (past tense connector)

당나귀는

dang-na-gwi-neun — The donkey (topic marker attached)

안으로

an-eu-ro — Toward the inside or inward direction

들어가

deu-reo-ga — Entering or going inside a place

밖으로

bak-eu-ro — Toward the outside or outward direction

겁주어

geop-ju-eo — Frightening or scaring someone intentionally

내쫓기

nae-jjot-gi — Driving out or chasing away someone

위해

wi-hae — For the purpose of; in order to

있는

it-neun — Existing; present; having something available

힘껏

him-kkeot — With all one's strength or effort

울어댔다

ul-eo-daet-da — Kept crying or braying loudly repeatedly

나타나는

na-ta-na-neun — Appearing or showing up (present modifier)

대로

dae-ro — As soon as; as they appear one by one

하나씩

ha-na-ssik — One by one, individually each time

쓰러뜨렸고

sseu-reo-ddeu-ryeot-go — Knocked down or toppled and then continued

텅

teong — Completely empty; hollow (emphatic adverb)

비자

bi-ja — Became empty; once it was emptied out

나와서

na-wa-seo — Came out and then did something next

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said or spoke (past tense)

어때

eo-ttae — How about it? What do you think?

내가

nae-ga — I (subject marker, informal first person)

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly, considerably well done

잘

jal — Well, skillfully, in a good manner

겁줬지

geop-jwot-ji — Scared them, didn't I? (past, seeking confirmation)

그렇지 않아

geu-reot-ji an-a — Isn't that right? Don't you agree?

그렇고말고

geu-reot-go-mal-go — Absolutely, of course, certainly so indeed

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because; the reason being that (conjunction)

네가

ne-ga — You (subject marker, informal second person)

줄

jul — The fact that; knowing whether something is so

몰랐다면

mol-lat-da-myeon — If I had not known; supposing ignorance of

나도

na-do — I also; me too (inclusive particle)

돌아서서

do-ra-seo-seo — Turning around and then running away

도망쳤을

do-mang-chyeot-eul — Would have fled or run away (past conditional)

테니까

te-ni-kka — Because it would have been so (reasoning)

예언자

ye-eon-ja — A prophet or fortune-teller who predicts future

시장에

si-jang-e — At the market or marketplace (location)

앉아

an-ja — Sitting down in a place or position

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own (possessive, reflexive pronoun)

서비스를

seo-bi-seu-reul — Service or services (object marker attached)

이용하고자

i-yong-ha-go-ja — Wishing or intending to make use of

모든

mo-deun — Every, all, each without exception

이들의

i-deul-eui — These people's; of those individuals (possessive)

운세를

un-se-reul — One's fortune, luck, or fate (object marker)

봐주었다

bwa-ju-eot-da — Read or told fortune as a favor

갑자기

gap-ja-gi — Suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

달려와서

dal-lyeo-wa-seo — Ran over and then reported something urgently

그의

geu-eui — His, belonging to him (possessive pronoun)

집에

ji-be — At or in the house (location marker)

도둑이

do-duk-i — A thief or burglar (subject marker)

들어

deu-reo — Broke in; a thief entered the house

손에

so-ne — In one's hands; within reach (location)

닿는

dat-neun — Touching or within reach (present modifier)

것은

geo-seun — Thing that; the thing (topic marker attached)

모두

mo-du — All, everything, every single item

가져갔다고

ga-jyeo-gat-da-go — That they took everything away (reported speech)

알려주었다

al-lyeo-ju-eot-da — Informed or notified someone of news

순식간에

sun-sik-gan-e — In an instant, in the blink of an eye

벌떡

beol-tteok — Jumping up suddenly and abruptly (adverb)

일어나

i-reo-na — Standing up or getting up from a position

머리카락을

meo-ri-ka-ra-geul — Hair strands (object marker attached)

쥐어뜯으며

jwi-eo-ddeu-deu-myeo — Pulling and tearing at one's own hair

악당들에게

ak-dang-deul-e-ge — To the villains or scoundrels (dative marker)

저주를

jeo-ju-reul — A curse or hex (object marker attached)

퍼부으면서

peo-bu-eu-myeon-seo — Pouring out curses while simultaneously running

달려갔다

dal-lyeo-gat-da — Ran off or dashed away quickly (past tense)

구경꾼들은

gu-gyeong-kkun-deul-eun — The onlookers or bystanders (topic marker)

재미있어 했고

jae-mi-it-eo-haet-go — Found it amusing or entertaining and then

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, one of

명이

myeong-i — A person/people counter (subject marker attached)

자처하지만

ja-cheo-ha-ji-man — Claims or presents oneself as, but actually

정작

jeong-jak — In reality, when it actually comes to it

닥칠지는

dak-chil-ji-neun — What will befall or happen to oneself

알아챌

a-ra-chael — To notice or perceive something (modifier form)

만큼

man-keum — As much as; to the extent of something

영리하지

yeong-ri-ha-ji — Clever or smart enough (negative construction)

못한

mot-han — Unable to; not capable of doing something

것 같군요

geot gat-gun-yo — It seems like; it appears to be so