Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 125

Vocabulary

함께

hamkke — Together; at the same time with someone

소년이

sonyeoni — Boy (subject marker attached); a young male

갔는데

ganneunde — Went, but; went and then (connective)

새총을

saechongeul — Slingshot (object marker); handheld stone-launching device

들고

deulgo — Holding and; carrying something while doing another action

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was; existed (formal past tense ending)

농부가

nongbuga — Farmer (subject marker); person who farms land

달라고

dallago — Asking to give; requesting that something be handed over

할

hal — Will do; about to do (future modifier form)

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever a certain moment occurs

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative pronoun or determiner)

말을

mareul — Words/speech (object marker); something said or spoken

알아듣고

aradeutgo — Understanding what was said; comprehending spoken words

까마귀들에게

kkamaguideulege — To the crows; directed toward a group of crows

경고했고

gyeonggohaetkko — Warned and; gave a warning and then did something else

까마귀들은

kkamaguideureun — The crows (topic marker); group of black corvid birds

순식간에

sunsikgane — In an instant; very quickly in a moment

날아가

naraga — Flew away; moved through the air departing somewhere

버렸습니다

beoryeotseumnida — Did completely (regrettable completion); finished an action entirely

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

농부는

nongbuneun — The farmer (topic marker); a person who cultivates land

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier before noun)

가지

gaji — Kind; type; branch (also means tree branch)

꾀를

kkoeреul — Trick/scheme (object marker); a clever cunning plan

꾀를

kkoereul — A trick or clever scheme (object marker form)

생각해

saenggakae — Think; come up with an idea or thought

냈습니다

naetseumnida — Produced; came up with; brought something out successfully

얘야

yaeya — Hey kid; affectionate call to a child

하고

hago — Saying; and (quotative or conjunctive connector)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); that person as the subject

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke formally (past tense declarative ending)

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); our group as sentence subject

어떻게든

eotteokeden — Somehow; by any means necessary; in any way

이

i — This; these (proximal demonstrative determiner)

새들을

saedeuреул — The birds (object marker); plural of bird

새들을

saedeuреul — Birds (object marker); referring to multiple birds

이겨야겠어

igyeoyagesseo — Must beat; need to overcome or defeat them

앞으로

apеuro — From now on; going forward into the future

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first person singular as subject

새총이

saechongi — Slingshot (subject marker); device for launching stones

필요할

piryohal — Will need; when something is necessary or required

때

ttae — Time; moment; when (temporal noun)

새총

saechong — Slingshot; Y-shaped device used to hurl stones

이라고

irago — Saying it is; quotation marker for nouns

하지

haji — Not do; won't say (negative verb connector)

않고

ankko — Without doing; not doing and (negative connector)

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply; without special reason or change

흠

heum — Hmm; a throat-clearing or vague signal sound

테니

teni — Since I will; intending to do so therefore

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if so; in that case (conditional connector)

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast; in a hurried manner

건네줘야

geonnejwoya — Must hand over; need to pass something to someone

해

hae — Must do; have to (informal obligatory ending)

이윽고

ieukgo — Before long; after a while; eventually (literary adverb)

새

sae — Bird; new (can mean either depending on context)

떼

tte — Flock; swarm; a large group of animals

전체가

jeonchega — The whole; entire group (subject marker attached)

다시

dasi — Again; once more; a second time

돌아왔습니다

dorawatseumnida — Returned; came back (formal past declarative)

그러나

geureona — However; but; on the other hand (contrast connector)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely not; completely none

눈치채지

nunchichaеji — Not noticing; failing to sense or detect something

눈치채지

nunchichaеji — Noticing/sensing (negative form); picking up on cues

못했고

mothaetgo — Could not do and; failed to accomplish something

그들이

geodeuri — They (subject marker); third person plural as subject

사정거리

sajeonggeori — Range; effective distance a weapon can reach

밖으로

bakkеuro — Outside; to the outside of a range or area

벗어나기

beoseonagi — Escaping; getting out of or breaking free from

전에

jeonе — Before; prior to a certain time or event

여러

yeoreo — Several; various; many (before plural nouns)

개의

gaeui — Of pieces; counter for objects (possessive form)

돌을

doreul — Stones (object marker); rocks used as projectiles

그들

geodeul — They; them; a group of people being referred to

사이로

sairo — Among; into the space between (directional marker)

던질

deonjil — To throw; will hurl (future modifier form)

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker); available time for an action

있었는데

isseonneunde — There was; existed but (connective past tense)

마리는

marineun — Counter for animals (topic marker); one animal as topic

머리를

meorireul — Head (object marker); the top part of the body

또

tto — Also; again; and additionally

다리를

darireul — Leg (object marker); limb used for walking

다른

dareun — Other; different; another one (adjective modifier)

날개를

nalgaereul — Wing (object marker); bird's limb used for flying

맞혔습니다

machyeotseumnida — Hit; struck a target (formal past declarative)

서둘러

seodullео — Hurriedly; rushing to do something quickly

도망치다가

domangchidaga — While fleeing; in the middle of running away

두루미

durumi — Crane; a large long-legged migratory bird

몇

myeot — Several; a few; how many (quantity word)

마리를

marireul — Animals (object marker); counter for animals, object form

만났는데

mannanneunde — Met but; encountered and then (connective past)

두루미들이

durumideuri — The cranes (subject marker); group of crane birds

무슨

museun — What kind of; which (interrogative determiner)

일이냐고

irinyago — Asking what the matter is; what happened (indirect question)

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; inquired (formal past declarative ending)

일이냐고요

irinyagoyo — What's the matter? (polite echo question form)

까마귀

kkamagwi — Crow; large black intelligent corvid bird

마리가

mariga — Animal counter (subject marker); one animal as subject

문제는

munjeneun — The problem is (topic marker); issue being discussed

바로

baro — Right; exactly; directly; precisely that thing

저

jeo — Those (distal demonstrative); that over there

악당들

akdangdeul — Villains; bad guys; wicked people (plural)

인간들이에요

ingandeurieyo — It's the humans; those people are the problem

근처에는

geuncheoneneun — Near; in the vicinity of (topic marker form)

가지도

gajido — Even going; don't even go (emphatic negative)

마세요

maseyo — Please don't; polite negative imperative ending

그들은

geodeureun — They (topic marker); referring to a known group

가지를

gajireul — Branch/type (object marker); tree branch or a kind

말하면서

malhamyeonseo — While saying; speaking at the same time as acting

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); a fact or matter as object

의미하는

uimihaneun — Meaning; that which signifies something (modifier form)

버릇이

beoreusi — Habit (subject marker); a habitual behavior or tendency

버릇이

beoreusi — Habit; a customary or regular behavior pattern

있는데

inneunde — There is but; exists and (connective present tense)

그것

geugeot — That thing; it (third person object pronoun)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to a certain reason or cause

우리의

uriui — Our; belonging to us (possessive form)

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy (adjective)

친구

chingu — Friend; a close companion or acquaintance

여럿이

yeoreosi — Many; several people (subject marker attached)

방금

banggeum — Just now; a moment ago; very recently

목숨을

moksumeul — Life (object marker); one's life as something risked

잃었답니다

ireotnamnida — Lost (reported speech); reportedly lost their lives

당나귀와

dangnagwiwa — Donkey and; a donkey together with something else

개

gae — Dog; a common domestic canine animal

개가

gaega — Dog (subject marker); a dog as sentence subject

여행을

yeohaengeul — Travel/journey (object marker); going on a trip

하던

hadeon — Used to do; was doing (retrospective modifier)

중

jung — Middle; in the midst of doing something

길을

gireul — Road/path (object marker); a way or route traveled

가다가

gadaga — While going; in the middle of traveling somewhere

봉인된

bongindoen — Sealed; having been closed with an official seal

꾸러미

kkureomi — Bundle; package; a wrapped or tied parcel

하나가

hanaga — One (subject marker); a single item as subject

땅에

ttange — On the ground; at a location on the earth

놓여

nohyeo — Placed; laid down; set upon a surface

있는

inneun — Is; existing (present tense modifier form)

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaetseumnida — Discovered; found something (formal past declarative)

당나귀가

dangnagwiga — The donkey (subject marker); a donkey as subject

그것을

geugeoseul — It/that thing (object marker); referring to that item

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); it as a sentence object

집어

jipeo — Picking up; grasping and lifting an object

봉인을

bongineul — Seal (object marker); an official closure or stamp

뜯었더니

tteuteotdeoni — Tore open and then; broke the seal and discovered

글이

geuri — Writing/text (subject marker); written characters or words

적혀

jeokyeo — Written; inscribed; recorded on something

발견하고는

balgyeonhagoneun — Upon discovering; found and then (emphatic connector)

개에게

gaеege — To the dog; directed at the dog (dative marker)

소리

sori — Sound; voice; noise; aloud

내어

naeo — Making a sound; producing a voice or noise

내어

naeo — Producing a sound; reading out loud to someone

읽어

ilgeo — Reading; perusing written text (connective form)

주기

jugi — Giving; doing something for someone (noun form)

시작했습니다

sijakhaetseumnida — Began; started an action (formal past declarative)