Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 133

Vocabulary

반격할

ban-gyeok-hal — About to counterattack or strike back against someone

때는

ttae-neun — When; at the time of a situation

반드시

ban-deu-si — Without fail; certainly; absolutely must

올바른

ol-ba-reun — Correct; right; proper; upright

상대를

sang-dae-reul — The opponent or other party (object marker)

겨냥하고

gyeo-nyang-ha-go — Aiming at; targeting a specific person or thing

있는지

it-neun-ji — Whether something exists or is present

확인하라

hwa-gin-ha-ra — Make sure; verify; confirm (imperative form)

늑대와

neuk-dae-wa — Wolf and; together with a wolf

말

mal — Horse; also means word or speech

이리저리

i-ri-jeo-ri — Here and there; wandering in various directions

돌아다니던

dol-a-da-ni-deon — Used to roam or wander around habitually

늑대가

neuk-dae-ga — The wolf (subject marker attached)

이르렀지만

i-reu-reot-ji-man — Arrived at or reached a place, but nonetheless

먹을

meo-geul — To eat; intending to eat something

수

su — Ability or possibility to do something

없었기에

eop-seot-gi-e — Because there was not; since it was impossible

그냥

geu-nyang — Just; simply; without doing anything special

지나치려던

ji-na-chi-ryeo-deon — Was about to pass by or overlook something

참에

cham-e — Just at that moment; right at that point

한

han — One; a single (numeral/determiner)

마리가

ma-ri-ga — Counter for animals, subject marker attached

나타났다

na-ta-nat-da — Appeared; showed up; came into view

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; spoke; told (past tense)

봐봐

bwa-bwa — Look, look! Hey, check this out!

여기

yeo-gi — Here; this place

멋진

meot-jin — Wonderful; splendid; great-looking

있잖아

it-ja-na — You know there is; as you can see, there is

너를

neo-reul — You (object marker); directed toward you

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone

내가

nae-ga — I; me (subject marker attached, informal)

손대지

son-dae-ji — Not touching; refraining from interfering with something

않고

an-ko — Without doing; not doing and then continuing

남겨

nam-gyeo — Leaving behind; setting aside for later

두었으니

du-eot-eu-ni — Since I have left it; because it was kept

네가

ne-ga — You (subject marker); informal second person subject

잘

jal — Well; nicely; skillfully

익은

i-geun — Ripened; fully mature (of grain or fruit)

곡식을

gok-sik-eul — Grain; cereal crops (object marker attached)

씹는

ssip-neun — Chewing; the act of grinding food with teeth

소리를

so-ri-reul — Sound; noise (object marker attached)

들으면

deu-reu-myeon — If one hears; when listening to a sound

정말

jeong-mal — Really; truly; genuinely

즐거울

jeul-geo-ul — Will be enjoyable; pleasurable; delightful

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalized concept or idea

같아

ga-ta — Seems like; looks as if; it appears so

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; nevertheless

말이

mal-i — The horse (subject marker); horse said or did

대답했다

dae-dap-haet-da — Replied; answered; responded to a question

있었다면

it-eot-da-myeon — If there had been; supposing it had existed

이

i — This; hey (vocative); also numeral one

친구야

chin-gu-ya — Hey friend! (informal address to a friend)

배를

bae-reul — Stomach; belly; also boat (object marker)

희생해

hui-saeng-hae — Sacrificing; giving up something for a cause

가며

ga-myeo — While going; as one proceeds along the way

귀를

gwi-reul — Ear; ears (object marker attached)

즐겁게

jeul-geop-ge — Pleasurably; joyfully; in an enjoyable manner

하려

ha-ryeo — Intending to do; about to attempt something

하지는

ha-ji-neun — As for doing; topic marker on negative intention

않았겠지

an-at-get-ji — Wouldn't have done; surely would not have acted

자신에게

ja-sin-e-ge — To oneself; for one's own benefit or use

쓸모없는

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

것을

geo-seul — Thing; matter; fact (object marker attached)

남에게

nam-e-ge — To others; to another person

주는

ju-neun — Giving; the act of handing something to someone

데는

de-neun — In doing; as for the act or place of

아무런

a-mu-reon — No; not any; absolutely none whatsoever

미덕이

mi-deok-i — Virtue; moral merit (subject marker attached)

없다

eop-da — There is not; does not exist; to lack

박쥐

bak-jwi — Bat; the flying nocturnal mammal

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; furthermore; in addition

갈매기

gal-mae-gi — Seagull; a common coastal seabird

갈매기가

gal-mae-gi-ga — The seagull (subject marker attached)

동업을

dong-eop-eul — Business partnership (object marker attached)

맺고

maet-go — Forming; establishing a relationship or agreement

함께

ham-kke — Together; jointly; in company with others

교역

gyo-yeok — Trade; commerce; exchange of goods between parties

항해를

hang-hae-reul — Voyage; sea journey (object marker attached)

떠나기로

tteo-na-gi-ro — Deciding to depart; resolving to set off

결심했다

gyeol-sim-haet-da — Decided; resolved; made up one's mind firmly

박쥐는

bak-jwi-neun — The bat (topic marker); as for the bat

사업

sa-eop — Business; enterprise; commercial undertaking

자금으로

ja-geum-eu-ro — As funds; using capital or financial resources

돈을

don-eul — Money (object marker attached)

빌렸고

bil-lyeot-go — Borrowed money and; took a loan and then

여러

yeo-reo — Various; several; many different kinds

종류의

jong-nyu-ui — Of types; of kinds; of various categories

옷을

os-eul — Clothes; clothing (object marker attached)

잔뜩

jan-tteuk — A lot; in large quantities; abundantly; full of

준비했으며

jun-bi-haet-eu-myeo — Prepared and; having made ready, additionally

갈매기는

gal-mae-gi-neun — The seagull (topic marker); as for the seagull

무더기

mu-deo-gi — A pile; a heap; a large bundle of things

가져갔다

ga-jyeo-gat-da — Took along; carried away; brought with oneself

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way; thus

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (topic marker); as for them

출발했다

chul-bal-haet-da — Departed; set off; started a journey

얼마

eol-ma — Some; how much; a certain amount of time

후

hu — After; later; subsequent to an event

커다란

keo-da-ran — Large; big; enormous; quite sizeable

폭풍이

pok-pung-i — Storm; a violent weather event (subject marker)

몰아쳐

mol-a-chyeo — Struck fiercely; a storm raged and blew hard

배와

bae-wa — The ship and; the boat along with something else

화물

hwa-mul — Cargo; freight; goods being transported

전부가

jeon-bu-ga — Everything; all of it (subject marker attached)

바다

ba-da — The sea; the ocean

밑으로

mit-eu-ro — To the bottom; downward; underneath something

가라앉았지만

ga-ra-an-jat-ji-man — Sank to the bottom, but still survived

세

se — Three; the numeral three (Korean native number)

여행자는

yeo-haeng-ja-neun — The travelers (topic marker); as for the travelers

가까스로

ga-kka-seu-ro — Barely; just barely; with great difficulty

육지에

yuk-ji-e — On land; at the shore; onto dry ground

닿을

da-eul — To reach; to touch; to arrive at a place

있었다

it-eot-da — Was able to; there was; it existed in the past