Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 100

Vocabulary

매우

mae-u — Very; to a great degree or extent

좋은

jo-eun — Good; having positive or desirable qualities

징조

jing-jo — Omen or sign indicating a future event

의사

ui-sa — Doctor; a licensed medical professional

말했습니다

mal-haess-seup-ni-da — Said; spoke formally in past tense

정말

jeong-mal — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity

아주

a-ju — Very; extremely; to a high degree

잘

jal — Well; in a good or skillful manner

되어

doe-eo — Becoming; turning into a certain state

가고

ga-go — Going; moving toward a destination

있어요

iss-eo-yo — There is; exists; polite present tense

그

geu — That; he; a pronoun or demonstrative adjective

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

한

han — One; a; an article or numeral modifier

친구

chin-gu — Friend; a person one has a close bond with

병자

byeong-ja — Sick person; someone suffering from illness

문병하러

mun-byeong-ha-reo — To visit someone who is ill or hospitalized

왔고

wass-go — Came and; arrived, then continued with something

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; directed toward that person

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way or manner

지내는지

ji-nae-neun-ji — How one is doing or getting along

이런

i-reon — This kind of; such as this type

대답

dae-dap — Answer; a response given to a question

들었습니다

deu-reoss-seup-ni-da — Heard; received an answer or sound formally

친애하는

chin-ae-ha-neun — Dear; beloved; affectionate term of address

나는

na-neun — I; the first-person subject pronoun with topic marker

징조들

jing-jo-deul — Omens; plural of signs indicating future events

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — Because of; due to a certain reason or cause

죽어가고

jug-eo-ga-go — Dying; in the process of losing life gradually

나그네

na-geu-ne — Traveler; a wanderer or wayfarer on a journey

나무

na-mu — Tree; a tall woody plant with branches and leaves

두

du — Two; the numeral 2 used before a noun

여름날

yeo-reum-nal — Summer day; a day during the summer season

뜨거운

tteu-geo-un — Hot; having a high temperature; burning

열기

yeol-gi — Heat; intense warmth radiating from a source

속에

sok-e — Inside; within a space, place, or situation

황량하고

hwang-lyang-ha-go — Desolate and; barren, empty, and bleak

먼지

meon-ji — Dust; fine dry particles covering surfaces

가득한

ga-deuk-han — Full of; completely filled with something

길

gil — Road; path; a route for travel or walking

걷고

geot-go — Walking and; moving on foot and continuing

있었습니다

iss-eoss-seup-ni-da — Were; existed; past progressive formal ending

이윽고

i-euk-go — Eventually; after a while; soon thereafter

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They; third-person plural subject with topic marker

기쁜

gi-ppeun — Joyful; feeling or expressing happiness and delight

마음으로

ma-eum-eu-ro — With heart; with a certain feeling or attitude

벗어나

beos-eo-na — Escaping; getting away from something unpleasant

넓게

neol-ge — Widely; broadly; spread out over a large area

뻗은

ppeos-eun — Stretched out; extended branches or limbs widely

가지들

ga-ji-deul — Branches; plural of tree branches or arms

짙은

jit-eun — Dense; thick; deep in color or concentration

그늘

geu-neul — Shade; shadow; cool area sheltered from sunlight

아래에서

a-rae-e-seo — Under; below; from beneath a surface or object

타오르는

ta-o-reu-neun — Blazing; burning intensely and brightly

햇볕

haet-byeot — Sunlight; the warmth and light from the sun

피했습니다

pi-haess-seup-ni-da — Avoided; escaped from something unpleasant formally

쉬면서

swi-myeon-seo — While resting; taking a break at the same time

올려다보고

ol-lyeo-da-bo-go — Looking up at; gazing upward toward something

있을

iss-eul — Being; in the state of doing something ongoing

때

ttae — Time; moment; when a particular event occurs

중

jung — Among; middle; one of a group of people

명이

myeong-i — Person(s); counter for people as subject

동행

dong-haeng — Companion; someone traveling together with another

쓸모없는

sseul-mo-eom-neun — Useless; having no practical value or purpose

열매

yeol-mae — Fruit; the edible product of a plant or tree

맺지

maet-ji — Bear; produce fruit or results (negative context here)

않고

an-ko — Not doing; negation connector between two clauses

사람에게

sa-ram-e-ge — To a person; directed toward human beings

아무런

a-mu-reon — Any; no; used in negative sentences for emphasis

도움

do-um — Help; assistance provided to someone in need

되지

doe-ji — Become; be (used in negative or conditional forms)

분개하며

bun-gae-ha-myeo — Being indignant; feeling and showing angry resentment

말을

mal-eul — Words; speech as an object in a sentence

가로막았습니다

ga-ro-mag-ass-seup-ni-da — Interrupted; blocked someone's speech or path formally

배은망덕

bae-eun-mang-deok — Ingratitude; forgetting and disregarding received kindness

것

geot — Thing; a general noun referring to objects or concepts

외쳤습니다

oe-chyeoss-seup-ni-da — Exclaimed; shouted loudly in a formal past tense

태양

tae-yang — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system

피해

pi-hae — Avoiding; escaping from something harmful or unpleasant

내

nae — My; mine; first-person possessive pronoun

아래로

a-rae-ro — Downward; toward a lower position or place

와서

wa-seo — Coming and; having come and then doing something

피신하고는

pi-sin-ha-go-neun — Having taken refuge and then; after finding shelter

잎들

ip-deul — Leaves; plural of leaf on a plant or tree

시원한

si-won-han — Cool; refreshingly cold or pleasantly cool temperature

즐기는

jeul-gi-neun — Enjoying; taking pleasure in something present

바로

ba-ro — Right; exactly; directly; immediately

순간에

sun-gan-e — At the moment; at that very instant in time

욕하며

yok-ha-myeo — While insulting; cursing or speaking badly of someone

쓸모없다고

sseul-mo-eop-da-go — Saying useless; claiming something has no value

많은

man-eun — Much; many; a large quantity of something

도움이

do-um-i — Help as subject; assistance as the topic of discussion

돌아온다

dol-a-on-da — Returns; comes back; is repaid in a certain way

벼룩

byeo-ruk — Flea; a small parasitic insect that feeds on blood

황소

hwang-so — Bull; a large powerful male bovine animal

당신처럼

dang-sin-cheo-reom — Like you; similar to you in some quality

크고

keu-go — Big and; large in size and also another quality

힘센

him-sen — Strong; powerful; having great physical strength

녀석

nyeo-seok — Fellow; guy; a somewhat informal term for a creature

인간

in-gan — Human being; mankind; people in general

섬기며

seom-gi-myeo — While serving; attending to and working for others

힘든

him-deun — Hard; difficult; requiring great effort or strength

일을

il-eul — Work as object; tasks or labor being performed

모두

mo-du — All; everything; every single one without exception

해주는

hae-ju-neun — Doing for; performing a task on someone's behalf

것에

geot-e — At the fact of; regarding the act of doing something

만족하는

man-jok-ha-neun — Satisfied with; content with a situation or result

반면

ban-myeon — On the other hand; in contrast; meanwhile

보시다시피

bo-si-da-si-pi — As you can see; as is visible to you now

나처럼

na-cheo-reom — Like me; similar to me in some characteristic

작은

jak-eun — Small; little; of a size below average

몸에

mom-e — On the body; onto or upon a living body

기생하며

gi-saeng-ha-myeo — While parasitizing; living off a host organism

피를

pi-reul — Blood as object; the red fluid in living bodies

실컷

sil-keot — To one's fill; as much as one desires; thoroughly

마시고도

ma-si-go-do — Even after drinking; despite having consumed fully

대가로

dae-ga-ro — In return; as compensation or payment for something

아무

a-mu — Any; no (with negation); used for indefinite reference

하지

ha-ji — Do (negative form); not doing in informal speech

않으니

an-eu-ni — Since not doing; because one does not do something

어찌

eo-jji — How; why; in what way (slightly archaic/literary)

된

doen — Become; happened; occurred (past modifier form)