Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 104

Vocabulary

탈

tal — Mask, trouble, or fault; something gone wrong

수도

sudo — Capital city; or water supply system

있는데

inneunde — There is/are, but; exists with contrast

먼지

meonji — Dust; tiny particles floating in the air

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person subject pronoun

길을

gireul — Road or path (object form); way to walk

터벅터벅

teobeokteeobeok — Trudging heavily; walking slowly and wearily

걷다니!

geotdani! — Exclamation of disbelief at someone walking

방앗간

bangangan — Mill; a place for grinding grain

주인은

juineun — The owner (topic form); master of something

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form of they/them

말에

mare — In the words of; regarding what was said

일리가

illiga — There is logic/reason; makes some sense

있다고

itdago — Saying that there is; reported existence clause

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought; past tense of to think

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; conjunction showing result

그는

geuneun — He (topic form); third-person male subject

아들을

adeureul — Son (object form); one's male child

당나귀에

dangnaguie — On the donkey; locative form of donkey

태우고

taeuge — Loading or seating someone; making ride along

자신은

jasineun — Oneself (topic form); himself/herself

옆에서

yeopeseo — From beside; at the side of something

걸었다

georeotda — Walked; past tense of to walk

그러다

geureoda — While doing so; then, at that point

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of he/him

오랜

oraen — Long-time, old; describing lengthy duration

친구들을

chingudureul — Friends (object form); plural of friend

만났는데

mannannneunde — Met, but; past tense of meet with contrast

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic form); third-person plural subject

인사를

insareul — Greeting (object form); act of saying hello

건네며

geonnemyeo — While handing over; passing along as doing

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of to say

당신이

dangsini — You (subject form); polite second-person pronoun

걸어

georeo — Walking; gerund/connective form of to walk

고생하면서

gosaenghamyeonseo — While suffering hardship; enduring difficulty simultaneously

태워

taewo — Riding, letting ride; short connective of 태우다

보내다니

bonaedani — Exclamation at sending someone off in disbelief

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun or article

버릇없이

beoreueopssi — Rudely, without manners; in an ill-mannered way

키우겠군요

kiugetgunyo — You will raise (spoil) them; predictive exclamation

저

jeo — That (over there); humble first-person pronoun

게으름뱅이

geeureumbaengi — Lazybones; a person who is very lazy

녀석을

nyeoseogeul — That fellow (object form); rascal, the kid

걷게

geotge — So that (he) walks; causative walking form

하세요

haseyo — Please do; polite imperative of to do

그게

geuge — That is; contraction of 그것이 (that thing)

아이에게

aieege — To the child; dative form of child

더없이

deoeopssi — Extremely, most; without anything more or better

좋을

joeul — Good (future/modifier form); will be good

겁니다

geomnida — It will be; formal predictive sentence ending

조언을

joeoneul — Advice (object form); counsel given to someone

따라

ttara — Following, according to; in line with something

아들

adeul — Son; one's male child or offspring

대신

daesin — Instead of; in place of something or someone

당나귀

dangnagui — Donkey; a domesticated pack animal

등에

deunge — On the back of; dorsal surface location

올라타고

ollatago — Getting on and riding; mounting and continuing

아들은

adeureun — The son (topic form); one's male child

뒤에서

dwiесео — From behind; at the back of something

얼마

eolma — How much, how far; an indefinite quantity

가지

gaji — Going (connective); branch, or type/kind

않아

ana — Not doing; negative connective form

여자들과

yeojadeulgwa — With the women; plural women with conjunction

아이들

aideul — Children; plural form of child

무리를

mureureul — Group or crowd (object form); a bunch of

앞질렀고

apjilleotgo — Overtook and; passed ahead of a group

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject form); third-person plural

하는

haneun — Doing, that does; present modifier of 하다

말을

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

들었다

deureotda — Heard; past tense of to hear/listen

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; expressing sincerity or emphasis

이기적인

igijeokkin — Selfish; acting only for one's own benefit

늙은이야

neulgeuniya — Old man!; exclamatory label for an elderly person

자기는

jagineun — Oneself (topic); referring reflexively to the subject

편하게

pyeonhage — Comfortably, easily; in a comfortable manner

타고

tago — Riding and; connective form of to ride

가면서

gamyeonseo — While going; doing something simultaneously with going

가엾은

gayeolgeun — Pitiful, poor; deserving of sympathy or pity

어린

eorin — Young, little; modifier describing a young person

제

je — My/one's own; humble possessive pronoun

다리로

dariro — With (his) legs; instrumental form of leg

겨우겨우

gyeougyeou — Barely, with great difficulty; just managing to

따라오게

ttaraoge — So that (someone) follows; causative follow form

하다니

hadani — To make do; exclamation of disbelief at action

자기

jagi — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

뒤에

dwie — Behind, at the back; locative form of back

올라타게

ollatage — So that (someone) gets on; causative mount form

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of to do

더

deo — More, further; comparative adverb of degree

가다가

gadaga — While going along; mid-action interruption connective

나그네들을

nageunadeureul — Travelers (object form); plural of wanderer/traveler

주인에게

juinege — To the owner; dative form of owner/master

있는

inneun — That exists/is; present modifier of to exist

당나귀가

dangnaguiga — The donkey (subject form); donkey as subject

것인지

geossinji — Whether it is; questioning the identity of something

아니면

animyeon — Or else, if not; conjunction presenting alternative

빌린

billin — Borrowed; past modifier of to borrow

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of to ask/inquire

것이며

geosimyeo — It is, and; connective asserting fact with addition

시장에

sijange — To the market; locative form of market

팔러

palleo — To sell; purposive form of to sell

가는

ganeun — Going; present modifier/connective of to go

중이라고

jungirago — Saying (he) is in the middle of doing

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied; past tense of to answer

세상에

sesange — Oh my goodness; exclamation of surprise/disbelief

하고

hago — Saying; quotative connective of to say/do

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way; adverb of manner

짐을

jimeul — Load, baggage (object form); burden being carried

싣고

sitgo — Loading and; connective form of to load

가면

gamyeon — If (one) goes; conditional form of to go

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Poor, pitiful; deserving compassion or sympathy

짐승이

jimseungi — The beast/animal (subject form); a creature

도착할

dochakal — Will arrive; future modifier of to arrive

때쯤엔

ttaejjeumen — By about the time; approximate time expression

너무

neomu — Too much, excessively; adverb of excess

지쳐서

jichyeoseo — Being exhausted, so; causal form of to tire

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun

거들떠보지

geodeutteoboji — Not even glancing at; paying no attention

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite future predictive ending

차라리

charari — Rather, instead; expressing a preferable alternative

당신들이

dangsindeurí — You all (subject form); plural polite you

당나귀를

dangnaguireul — The donkey (object form); donkey as direct object

들고

deulgo — Carrying and; connective form of to lift/carry

게

ge — Short form of 것이; that/the thing being done

낫겠어요

natgesseoyo — Would be better; polite predictive of 낫다

어디

eodi — Where; interrogative of location or place

한번

hanbeon — Once, one try; making an attempt at something

해보죠

haebojyo — Let's try it; polite hortative of to try

노인이

noini — The old man (subject form); elderly person

시도는

sidoneun — The attempt (topic form); a try at something

해볼

haebol — Worth trying; future modifier of to try doing

수

su — Ability, possibility; can, able to do

있죠

itjyo — There is, right?; polite affirmative with tag