Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 113

Vocabulary

어느

eo-neu — A certain; some particular (used before nouns)

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

밤

bam — Night; the hours of darkness

그가

geu-ga — He (subject form); that person as subject

성문

seong-mun — City gate; gate of a castle or fortress

밖을

bak-eul — Outside (object form); the exterior area

거닐며

geo-nil-myeo — While strolling; walking leisurely and casually

하늘을

ha-neul-eul — Sky (object form); the sky above

넋을

neok-eul — Soul/spirit (object form); one's senses or consciousness

잃고

il-ko — Losing and; having lost (something)

올려다보느라

ol-ryeo-da-bo-neu-ra — Being occupied with looking up at something

발

bal — Foot; the lower extremity used for walking

아래를

a-rae-reul — Below (object form); the area underneath

보지

bo-ji — Not seeing; failing to look (negative verb form)

못하다가

mo-ta-da-ga — While being unable to do something

마른

ma-reun — Dry; dried up, lacking moisture

우물에

u-mul-e — Into/in a well; a dug water well

빠졌다

ppa-jyeot-da — Fell into; dropped down into something

신음하며

sin-eum-ha-myeo — While groaning; making sounds of pain

누워

nu-wo — Lying down; reclining on a surface

있을

it-seul — Being (modifier form); existing at a time

때

ttae — Time; a moment or point in time

지나가던

ji-na-ga-deon — Was passing by; someone who was walking past

한

han — One; a certain (indefinite article equivalent)

사람이

sa-ram-i — Person (subject form); a human individual

그

geu — That; referring to something previously mentioned

소리를

so-ri-reul — Sound (object form); a noise or voice

듣고

deut-go — Hearing and; listening and then doing something

우물가로

u-mul-ga-ro — Toward the well side; to the well's edge

다가와

da-ga-wa — Came closer; approached nearer to something

내려다보았고

nae-ryeo-da-bo-at-go — Looked down at and; peered downward at

무슨

mu-seun — What kind of; which sort of thing

일이

il-i — Matter/event (subject form); something that happened

있었는지

it-seot-neun-ji — Whether there was; what had occurred

알게

al-ge — Coming to know; so as to understand

되자

doe-ja — Upon becoming; as soon as it happened

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this; in this way or manner

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; spoke these words to someone

당신이

dang-sin-i — You (subject form); polite second-person pronoun

정말로

jeong-mal-lo — Truly; really, in a genuine sense

너무

neo-mu — Too much; excessively beyond a normal degree

열심히

yeol-sim-hi — Eagerly; with great effort and enthusiasm

바라보느라

ba-ra-bo-neu-ra — Being busy gazing at; occupied with staring

발이

bal-i — Foot (subject form); one's foot as subject

땅

ttang — Ground; the earth's surface underfoot

위에서

wi-e-seo — On top of; from the surface above

어디로

eo-di-ro — To where; in which direction heading

가는지조차

ga-neun-ji-jo-cha — Even where it is going; not even noticing direction

못했다고

mo-taet-da-go — Reportedly could not; said to have been unable

한다면

han-da-myeon — If one says; supposing that is the case

꼴을

kkol-eul — Fate/appearance (object form); deserved outcome or plight

당해도

dang-hae-do — Even if suffering; even experiencing that consequence

싸다고

ssa-da-go — That it is deserved; serves one right

생각합니다

saeng-gak-ham-ni-da — I think; formal expression of one's opinion

농부와

nong-bu-wa — Farmer and; a person who farms land

뱀

baem — Snake; a legless reptile

농부의

nong-bu-ui — Farmer's (possessive); belonging to the farmer

어린

eo-rin — Young; small in age, not yet grown

아들이

a-deul-i — Son (subject form); a male child

뱀에게

baem-e-ge — By a snake (dative); bitten by the snake

물려

mul-ryeo — Being bitten; having been bitten by an animal

상처로

sang-cheo-ro — From the wound; due to injury sustained

죽었다

juk-eot-da — Died; passed away, ceased to live

아버지는

a-beo-ji-neun — The father (topic form); one's male parent

슬픔에

seul-peum-e — In grief; overwhelmed by sadness and sorrow

제정신이

je-jeong-sin-i — One's right mind (subject); mental composure, sanity

아니었고

a-ni-eot-go — Was not and; negating a state and continuing

뱀에

baem-e — Toward the snake; directed at the snake

대한

dae-han — Regarding; about or concerning something

분노로

bun-no-ro — With rage; driven by intense anger

도끼를

do-kki-reul — Axe (object form); a chopping tool

집어

jib-eo — Picking up; grabbing and lifting an object

들고

deul-go — Holding and; carrying while doing something else

뱀의

baem-ui — Snake's (possessive); belonging to the snake

굴

gul — Den/burrow; a hole where an animal lives

가까이

ga-kka-i — Nearby; close in distance to something

가서

ga-seo — Going and; after going to a place

뱀을

baem-eul — Snake (object form); the snake as direct object

죽일

juk-il — To kill (modifier); intending to kill

기회를

gi-hoe-reul — Opportunity (object form); a chance to act

엿보았다

yeot-bo-at-da — Watched for; lurked waiting for an opportunity

이윽고

i-euk-go — Eventually; after a while, at last

뱀이

baem-i — Snake (subject form); the snake as subject

기어

gi-eo — Crawling; moving by creeping along the ground

나왔고

na-wat-go — Came out and; emerged from and then

남자는

nam-ja-neun — The man (topic form); an adult male person

향해

hyang-hae — Toward; in the direction of something

내리쳤지만

nae-ri-chyeot-ji-man — Struck down but; swung at but missed fully

다시

da-si — Again; once more, a repeated action

굴속으로

gul-sok-eu-ro — Into the burrow; into the inside of the den

들어가기

deul-eo-ga-gi — Entering; the act of going inside somewhere

전에

jeon-e — Before; prior to a certain time or event

꼬리

kko-ri — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

끝만

kkeut-man — Only the tip; just the very end part

잘라내는

jal-la-nae-neun — Cutting off; severing a part from something

데

de — Point/fact; a situation or circumstance

그쳤다

geu-chyeot-da — Stopped at; was limited to only that

그는

geu-neun — He (topic form); that man as topic

다음으로

da-eum-eu-ro — Next; afterward, proceeding to the next step

싸움을

ssa-um-eul — Fight (object form); a conflict or quarrel

화해하고

hwa-hae-ha-go — Reconciling and; making peace and then doing

싶다는

sip-da-neun — Claiming to want; pretending to desire something

척하며

cheok-ha-myeo — Pretending; acting as if something were true

밖으로

bak-eu-ro — To the outside; outward from a place

꾀어내려

kkoe-eo-nae-ryeo — Trying to lure out; attempting to entice outside

했다

haet-da — Did; attempted or performed an action

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but, introducing a contrasting statement

나는

na-neun — I (topic form); first-person singular topic

잃어버린

il-eo-beo-rin — Lost; having permanently lost something precious

때문에

ttae-mun-e — Because of; due to a specific reason

당신의

dang-sin-ui — Your (possessive); belonging to you

친구가

chin-gu-ga — Friend (subject form); a close companion

될

doel — Will become (modifier); able to become something

수

su — Ability/possibility; can, the possibility of doing

없고

eop-go — Does not exist and; lacking and also

당신도

dang-sin-do — You also; you too, likewise

자식

ja-sik — Child/offspring; one's son or daughter

나의

na-ui — My (possessive); belonging to me

없습니다

eop-seum-ni-da — There is not (formal); polite negative existence

상처는

sang-cheo-neun — Wound (topic form); an injury or emotional hurt

그것을

geu-geot-eul — That thing (object form); it as direct object

입힌

ip-in — Inflicted; having caused a wound on someone

자

ja — Person; one who does something (suffix/noun)

앞에서

ap-e-seo — In front of; in the presence of someone

결코

gyeol-ko — Never; absolutely not, under no circumstances

잊히지

i-ji-ji — Not forgotten; not fading from memory

않는다

an-neun-da — Does not; negates a habitual or general action