Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 119

Vocabulary

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; used as a modifier

다음

daeum — Next, following; the one after

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker attached); referring to a male

아내에게

anae-ege — To the wife; dative form of wife

가서

gaseo — Going and then; connective form of to go

똑같은

ttokgateun — Exactly the same, identical

질문을

jilmun-eul — Question (object form); a query or inquiry

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; formal past tense of to do

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (subject marker); referring to a female

자신과

jasin-gwa — With oneself; reflexive pronoun with conjunction

남편은

nampyeon-eun — The husband (topic marker); one's male spouse

불평할

bulpyeonghal — To complain; modifier form of complaining

것이

geosi — Thing that; nominalizing particle with subject marker

없다고

eopsdago — Saying there is nothing; reported speech form

대답했습니다

daedaphaessseumnida — Answered, replied; formal past tense

하지만

hajiman — However, but; contrast conjunction

계속해서

gyesokhae-seo — Continuing on, then continued; connective form

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of to speak

날씨가

nalssiga — The weather (subject marker); atmospheric conditions

좋고

joko — Good and; connective form of to be good

건조해서

geonjohae-seo — Because it is dry; causal connective form

도자기를

dojagireul — Pottery, ceramics (object marker); fired clay items

말릴

mallil — To dry; future modifier form of to dry something

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot structure

있으면

isseumyeon — If there is; conditional form of to exist

좋겠어요

joketsseoyo — It would be nice; polite wishful expression

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her, of her; possessive form of she

아버지는

abeoji-neun — The father (topic marker); one's male parent

재미있는

jaemiinneun — Interesting, amusing; modifier form of fun

표정으로

pyojeong-euro — With an expression; facial expression with instrumental

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object marker); referring to a female

바라보았습니다

baraboassseumnida — Looked at, gazed; formal past tense of to gaze

너는

neoneun — You (topic marker); informal second-person subject

건조한

geonjoehan — Dry; adjective modifier form of dry weather

날씨를

nalssireul — Weather (object marker); atmospheric conditions

원하고

wonhago — Want and; connective form of to want

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); referring to a male subject

네

ne — Your; informal possessive of you

언니는

eonni-neun — Older sister (topic); older female sibling for women

비를

bireul — Rain (object marker); precipitation

원하는구나

wonhaneunguna — So you want; realization exclamation about wanting

나는

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

기도에서

gido-eseo — In prayer; locative form of prayer

너희의

neohui-ui — Your (plural); possessive for a group of people

소원이

sowon-i — Wish, desire (subject marker); a heartfelt hope

이루어지기를

irueojigireul — That it be fulfilled; nominalizing desire expression

빌려고

billyeogo — In order to pray/borrow; intentional connective form

했는데

haenneunde — Was going to do but; contrastive past connective

이제

ije — Now, at this point; current moment in time

보니

boni — Looking and seeing; connective form meaning upon seeing

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun for something mentioned

문제는

munje-neun — The problem (topic marker); an issue or difficulty

언급하지

eongeupaji — To mention; negative connective form of mentioning

않는

anneun — Not doing; present negation modifier form

낫겠구나

natgetguna — It would be better; realization of a better choice

도둑과

doduk-gwa — With a thief; thief with conjunctive particle

여관

yeogwan — Inn, guesthouse; traditional lodging establishment

주인

juin — Owner, host; person who owns a place

한

han — One, a certain; numeral or indefinite article

도둑이

dodugi — A thief (subject marker); one who steals

여관에

yeogwane — At the inn; locative form of guesthouse

방을

bangeul — A room (object marker); enclosed living space

빌려

billyeo — Renting, borrowing; connective form of to rent

훔칠

humchil — To steal; future modifier form of to steal

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); nominalizer with object particle

찾아

chaja — Looking for, finding; connective form of to seek

며칠

myeochil — Several days, a few days; indefinite number of days

동안

dongan — During, for a period; time duration expression

그곳에

geugose — At that place; locative form of that location

머물렀습니다

meomulleossseumnida — Stayed, lodged; formal past tense of to stay

그러나

geureona — However, but; formal contrast conjunction

기회가

gihoe-ga — Opportunity (subject marker); a favorable chance

좀처럼

jomcheoreom — Rarely, seldom; used with negatives meaning hardly ever

오지

oji — Not coming; negative connective form of to come

않았는데

anatneunde — Did not but; contrastive past negative connective

어느

eoneu — Some, a certain; indefinite determiner

날

nal — Day; a single day or date

축제가

chukje-ga — Festival (subject marker); a celebratory public event

열리자

yeollija — As soon as it opened; sequential connective of to open

주인이

juini — The owner (subject marker); host or proprietor

멋진

meotjin — Stylish, great; modifier meaning impressive or cool

새

sae — New; adjective meaning brand new or fresh

코트를

koteu-reul — Coat (object marker); an outer garment

입고

ipgo — Wearing and; connective form of to wear clothing

문

mun — Door, gate; an entrance or exit

앞에

ape — In front of; locative particle indicating front position

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective form of to sit down

바람을

barameul — Wind, breeze (object marker); moving air

도둑은

dodugeun — The thief (topic marker); one who steals things

보자마자

bojamaja — As soon as seeing; immediately upon seeing

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); referring to something mentioned

갖고

gatgo — Having and; connective form of to have or possess

싶어졌습니다

sipeojeossseumnida — Came to want; formal past tense of becoming desirous

마침

machim — Just then, as it happened; fortunate timing adverb

할

hal — To do; future modifier form of to do

일이

iri — Work, thing (subject marker); task or matter

없었으므로

eopseosseumeuro — Because there was nothing; causal past negative form

옆에

yeope — Beside, next to; locative indicating side position

자리를

jarireul — Seat, spot (object marker); a place to sit

잡고

japgo — Taking and; connective form of to grab or take

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of he referring to a male

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker); spoken language

걸기

geolgi — To strike up; nominalized form of initiating conversation

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Started, began; formal past tense of to begin

두

du — Two; the numeral two in native Korean

사람은

sarameun — The people (topic marker); persons or individuals

한동안

handongan — For a while; for some period of time

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, conversation (object marker); a talk or tale

나누었는데

nanueonnneunde — Shared and; contrastive past of to share or exchange

그때

geuttae — At that time, then; referring to a past moment

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all of a sudden; unexpectedly

하품을

hapumeul — A yawn (object marker); the act of yawning

하며

hamyeo — Doing and; simultaneous connective form of to do

늑대처럼

neukdaecheoreom — Like a wolf; comparison particle with wolf

울부짖었습니다

ulbujijeotsseumnida — Howled, wailed; formal past tense of to cry out

주인은

juineun — The owner (topic marker); proprietor or host

걱정스러운

geokjeongseureoun — Worried, anxious; modifier form of being concerned

듯이

deusi — As if, seemingly; expressing an appearance or manner

무슨

museun — What kind of, what; interrogative determiner

일이냐고

irinya-go — Asking what the matter is; reported question form

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked, inquired; formal past tense of to ask