Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 151

Vocabulary

마침

ma-chim — Just in time; coincidentally at that moment

몇몇

myeot-myeot — Some; a few; several people or things

마을

ma-eul — Village; small community or town

사람들이

sa-ram-deu-ri — People (subject marker attached); human beings

인근

in-geun — Nearby area; vicinity; surrounding neighborhood

제단에서

je-dan-e-seo — At or from the altar; place of worship offerings

염소를

yeom-so-reul — Goat (object marker); domesticated horned animal

제물로

je-mul-lo — As a sacrificial offering; ritual gift to deity

바치고

ba-chi-go — Offering; dedicating something to a higher power

있었는데

i-sseot-neun-de — Was happening; ongoing action with contrast following

독수리가

dok-su-ri-ga — Eagle (subject marker); large predatory bird

날아

na-ra — Flying; moving through the air with wings

내려와

nae-ryeo-wa — Coming down; descending from a higher position

타오르는

ta-o-reu-neun — Burning; blazing; flames actively rising upward

고기

go-gi — Meat; flesh of an animal used as food

한

han — One; a single piece or unit of something

점을

jeom-eul — A piece; a bit; small portion of something

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself; personal possession

둥지로

dung-ji-ro — To the nest; bird's home structure in trees

낚아챘습니다

nak-a-chaet-seum-ni-da — Snatched; grabbed quickly and carried away forcefully

강한

gang-han — Strong; powerful; having great force or intensity

바람이

ba-ram-i — Wind (subject marker); moving air; natural breeze

불어

bu-reo — Blowing; wind moving and spreading in direction

둥지에

dung-ji-e — In or at the nest; bird's dwelling location

불이

bul-i — Fire (subject marker); flames; burning combustion

붙었고

but-eot-go — Caught fire; ignited and continued to burn

그

geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned

결과

gyeol-gwa — Result; outcome; consequence of an action or event

새끼

sae-kki — Young animal; offspring; baby creature of a species

독수리들이

dok-su-ri-deu-ri — Eagles (plural subject); multiple large predatory birds

반쯤

ban-jjeum — About half; halfway; partially to some degree

구워진

gu-wo-jin — Roasted; cooked by heat; grilled or baked state

채

chae — While in that state; remaining in a condition

땅으로

ttang-eu-ro — To the ground; toward the earth below

떨어졌습니다

tteo-reo-jyeot-seum-ni-da — Fell down; dropped from a higher position

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then; at that point; as a result of that

여우가

yeo-u-ga — Fox (subject marker); clever wild canine animal

자리로

ja-ri-ro — To the spot; toward a particular place or location

달려와

dal-ryeo-wa — Ran over; came running quickly to a place

보는

bo-neun — Watching; seeing; observing something in progress

앞에서

ap-e-seo — In front of; before someone's eyes; openly visible

새끼들을

sae-kki-deu-reul — Young animals (object); offspring as targets of action

잡아먹었습니다

jab-a-meok-eot-seum-ni-da — Caught and ate; devoured prey by grabbing it

거짓된

geo-jit-doen — False; deceitful; characterized by lies and dishonesty

믿음은

mid-eum-eun — Faith; belief; trust in something or someone

인간의

in-gan-ui — Human; of mankind; relating to people and humanity

벌을

beol-eul — Punishment; penalty for wrongdoing or bad behavior

피할

pi-hal — To avoid; to escape from something unpleasant

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; used with verbs modally

있을지

i-sseul-ji — Whether there may be; uncertain possibility expression

몰라도

mol-ra-do — Even if unknown; though one may not know

신의

sin-ui — Of the god; divine; belonging to a deity

벌은

beol-eun — Punishment (topic marker); divine or legal penalty

없습니다

eop-seum-ni-da — Does not exist; there is none; absent formally

주인과

ju-in-gwa — Owner and; proprietor of a shop or business

손님들

son-nim-deul — Customers; guests; people visiting a shop or place

두

du — Two; the number two before a noun

남자가

nam-ja-ga — Man (subject marker); adult male person

시장의

si-jang-ui — Of the market; belonging to a marketplace

고기를

go-gi-reul — Meat (object marker); flesh being acted upon

사고

sa-go — Buying; purchasing goods and continuing another action

주인이

ju-in-i — Owner (subject marker); the proprietor acting

잠깐

jam-kkan — For a moment; briefly; a short period of time

등을

deung-eul — Back (object marker); rear side of the body

돌린

dol-rin — Turned; rotated; directed away from a direction

사이

sa-i — Gap; interval; while; between two moments or people

중

jung — Among; one of; within a group or number

명이

myeong-i — Person counter (subject); number of people doing action

덩이를

deong-i-reul — Chunk; lump; a piece or block of something

낚아채

nak-a-chae — Snatching; grabbing quickly in a swift motion

다른

da-reun — Other; different; another person or thing

사람의

sa-ram-ui — Person's; belonging to another individual

속에

sok-e — Inside; within; in the interior of something

재빨리

jae-ppal-li — Quickly; swiftly; with great speed and agility

숨겼습니다

sum-gyeot-seum-ni-da — Hid; concealed something from view or discovery

돌아섰을

do-ra-syeot-seul — When turned around; having turned back to face

때

ttae — When; time; moment that something occurs

없어진

eop-seo-jin — Disappeared; gone missing; no longer present there

것을

geot-eul — The fact; thing (object marker); nominalizer structure

바로

ba-ro — Immediately; right away; directly without delay

알아채고

ar-a-chae-go — Noticed and; detected; realized something and continued

그들을

geu-deu-reul — Them (object marker); those people being accused

도둑으로

do-duk-eu-ro — As thieves; labeling someone as a criminal stealer

몰았습니다

mol-at-seum-ni-da — Accused; drove; cornered someone into a situation

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; conjunction showing contrast or opposition

집은

jib-eun — The one who hid (topic); person who concealed it

사람은

sa-ram-eun — The person (topic marker); the individual in question

자기에게

ja-gi-e-ge — To oneself; in one's own possession; with himself

없다고

eop-da-go — Saying there is none; claiming absence of something

했고

haet-go — Said and; did and; past action with continuation

가진

ga-jin — Having; possessing; the one who holds something

자기가

ja-gi-ga — Oneself (subject); referring to the person themselves

않았다고

an-at-da-go — Claiming did not; denying a past action occurred

주인은

ju-in-eun — The owner (topic); shopkeeper as the main subject

자신을

ja-sin-eul — Oneself (object marker); himself being deceived

속이고

sok-i-go — Deceiving; tricking; cheating someone dishonestly

확신했지만

hwak-sin-haet-ji-man — Was convinced but; certain despite following contrast

이렇게만

i-reo-ke-man — Only like this; just in this way; only saying this

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said; spoke; expressed something verbally to others

너희가

neo-hui-ga — You (plural, subject); addressing a group of people

거짓말로

geo-jit-mal-lo — With lies; using falsehood as a means of deception

나를

na-reul — Me (object marker); first person singular being acted on

속일

sok-il — To deceive; to trick; future/modifier form of cheat

신들은

sin-deu-reun — The gods (topic); divine beings as the subject

없으며

eop-seu-myeo — There are none and; does not exist, continuing clause

너희를

neo-hui-reul — You (plural, object); addressing group being warned

그냥

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

내버려

nae-beo-ryeo — Leave alone; abandon; let go without intervention

두지

du-ji — Not leave; not allow to remain in a state

않을

an-eul — Will not; future negation modifier before noun

것이다

geot-i-da — It will be; declarative certainty about future outcome

둘러대는

dul-reo-dae-neun — Making excuses; giving evasive or misleading explanations

말은

mal-eun — Words; speech (topic marker); language being discussed

종종

jong-jong — Often; frequently; from time to time; regularly

다름없습니다

da-reum-eop-seum-ni-da — No different; equivalent to; amounts to the same thing

한번은

han-beon-eun — Once; one time; on a particular occasion in past

좁은

jop-eun — Narrow; tight; having little width or space

길을

gil-eul — Road; path (object marker); way being traveled on

따라

tta-ra — Following; along; going in the same direction as

여행하다가

yeo-haeng-ha-da-ga — While traveling; journeying and then something happened

앞쪽

ap-jjok — Front side; ahead; the forward direction or area

땅

ttang — Ground; earth; land; the surface beneath one's feet

위에

wi-e — On top of; above; at a higher position on surface

사과처럼

sa-gwa-cheo-reom — Like an apple; resembling the fruit in appearance

보이는

bo-i-neun — Appearing; looking like; seeming to the eyes

것이

geot-i — Thing (subject marker); object or matter being seen

놓여

no-yeo — Placed; lying; set down and resting somewhere

있는

in-neun — That is; existing; present tense modifier for nouns

발견하고

bal-gyeon-ha-go — Discovered and; found something and then continued

지나가면서

ji-na-ga-myeon-seo — While passing by; going past something simultaneously

그것을

geu-geot-eul — It; that thing (object marker); the item in question

밟았습니다

balp-at-seum-ni-da — Stepped on; trampled; put one's foot down upon it