Bleak House — Page 1

Vocabulary

관할

gwanhal — Jurisdiction or authority over a legal matter

하에

hae — Under; beneath a condition or authority

런던

reondeon — London, the capital city of England

얼마

eolma — How much; a certain amount or time

전

jeon — Before; ago; prior to a point in time

끝났고

kkeunnassgo — Ended and; finished and then

인

in — Of; related to a place or group

홀에

hore — In the hall; inside the large hall

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated in a place

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; there was (past tense)

냉혹한

naenghokhan — Harsh; brutal; ruthlessly cold or severe

11월의

sibirwol-ui — Of November; belonging to November

날씨

nalsssi — Weather; atmospheric conditions outside

거리에는

georie-neun — On the streets; in the roads (topic marker)

마치

machi — Just as if; as though; like

물이

mul-i — Water (subject marker); the water

막

mak — Just; right now; barely; just then

지표면에서

jipyomyeon-eseo — From the surface of the earth

빠져나간

ppajyeonagan — Having escaped or drained away from somewhere

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; similar to something

진흙이

jinheuk-i — Mud (subject marker); the mud

가득하여

gadeukayeo — Being full of; filled completely with something

코끼리

kokkiri — Elephant; large thick-skinned mammal

같은

gateun — Same as; like; similar to something

도마뱀처럼

domabaekcheoreom — Like a lizard; resembling a lizard's movement

뒤뚱거리며

dwittuunggeorimeot — Waddling; moving clumsily from side to side

올라오는

ollaoneun — Coming up; ascending toward the speaker

몸길이

momgiri — Body length; total length of a creature's body

되는

doeneun — Being; amounting to; that is approximately

마주친다

majuchinda — To encounter; to come face to face with

해도

haedo — Even if; even though; regardless of doing

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely not; entirely (with negative)

이상할

isanghal — To be strange; odd; surprising (future modifier)

것이

geosi — Thing (subject marker); the fact that

없을

eopseul — There won't be; would not exist (future modifier)

것

geot — Thing; fact; something (general nominalizer)

같았다

gatatta — Seemed; appeared to be; looked like (past)

굴뚝에서

gulddugeseo — From the chimney; out of the smokestack

연기가

yeongi ga — Smoke (subject marker); the smoke

내려앉아

naeryeoanja — Settling down; descending and resting on a surface

부드러운

budeureo-un — Soft; gentle; smooth in texture or manner

검은

geomeun — Black; dark in color

이슬비를

iseulbi-reul — Drizzle (object marker); fine light rain

만들어내고

mandeureonaego — Creating and; producing and; generating something

그

geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned

속에는

soge-neun — Inside it; within it (topic marker)

다

da — All; fully; completely grown or finished

자란

jaran — Grown; having grown up; fully developed

눈송이만큼

nunsong-i mankeum — As much as a snowflake; snowflake-sized

커다란

keodaran — Very large; big; considerably sized

그을음

geueureum — Soot; black residue from smoke or fire

조각들이

jogakdeuri — Pieces (subject marker); fragments; bits

섞여

seokyeo — Mixed in; blended together with something

있었다—

isseotda — Were; existed; there were (past tense, em-dash)

태양의

taeyang-ui — Of the sun; the sun's (possessive)

죽음을

jugeum-eul — Death (object marker); the death of something

애도하듯이

aedohadusi — As if mourning; as though lamenting a death

사람들은

saramdeur-eun — People (topic marker); the people

상상할

sangsanghal — To imagine; to conceive of something (future modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (bound noun)

개들은

gaedeul-eun — Dogs (topic marker); the dogs

진흙

jinheuk — Mud; wet earth; thick dirty soil

속에서

sogeseo — Inside; within; from inside something

분간조차

bungan jocha — Even distinguishing; even telling apart (emphatic)

할

hal — To do (future modifier); that one will do

없었다

eopseotda — Was not; did not exist; there was none

말들도

maldeuldo — Horses too; the horses also

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly any different

다를

dareul — Different (object modifier); to differ from

바

ba — Way; aspect; the fact that; difference

없어

eopseo — There is none; without; lacking something

튀어

twieo — Splashed; flew up; popped out

보행자들은

bohaengja-deul-eun — Pedestrians (topic marker); people walking on foot

전반적인

jeonbanjeogin — Overall; general; pertaining to everything broadly

불쾌감에

bulkwaegam-e — In discomfort; in the feeling of unpleasantness

물들어

muldeuro — Dyed; tinted; infused with a certain feeling

서로의

seoroui — Each other's; one another's (possessive)

우산을

usan-eul — Umbrella (object marker); the umbrella

부딪히며

budikkimeot — While bumping into; while colliding with something

날이

nari — The day (subject marker); daylight

밝은

balgeun — Bright; light; clear (modifier form)

이후로

ihu-ro — Since; from that point onward in time

이

i — This; these (demonstrative determiner)

과연

gwayeon — Indeed; as expected; really; actually

밝기는

balggi-neun — As for brightness; the brightness (topic marker)

했다면

haetdamyeon — If it had been; if it had happened

수만

suman — Tens of thousands; myriads of people

명의

myeong-ui — Of people; a number of people's (possessive)

다른

dareun — Other; different; another kind of

미끄러지고

mikkeurojigo — Slipping and; sliding and (connective form)

넘어졌던

neomeojyeotdeon — Had fallen over; used to fall down

길모퉁이에서

gilmotungi-eseo — At the street corner; from around the corner

발판을

balpan-eul — Foothold (object marker); footing; stepping ground

잃고

ilko — Losing and; having lost a foothold

겹겹이

gyeopgyeopi — In many layers; layer upon layer repeatedly

쌓인

ssain — Piled up; accumulated; stacked (modifier form)

위에

wie — On top of; above; over something

새로운

saeroun — New; fresh; novel (modifier form)

진흙을

jinheuk-eul — Mud (object marker); the mud

더하며

deohamyeo — Adding and; while adding more to something

지점들에서

jijeomdeureseo — At various points; from certain spots or locations

끈질기게

kkeuunjilgige — Tenaciously; persistently; stubbornly clinging on

포장도로에

pojangdo-roe — On the pavement; on the paved road surface

달라붙어

dallabuteo — Sticking to; clinging fast to a surface

불어나듯

bureunadeut — As if growing; as though multiplying rapidly

쌓여가고

ssaeyeo gago — Continuing to pile up; accumulating more and more

어디에나

eodie-na — Everywhere; in every place; wherever one looks

안개가

angae ga — Fog (subject marker); the fog

끼었다

kkieo-otda — Was present; fog hung around; mist covered

강

gang — River; a large flowing body of water

상류에는

sangnyue-neun — Upstream (topic marker); in the upper river area

초록빛

chorokbit — Green light; greenish color; verdant hue

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny (modifier form)

섬들과

seomdeulgwa — Islands and; small islands together with

초원

chowon — Meadow; grassland; open grassy plain

사이로

sairo — Between; through the gap of; among

강이

gang-i — River (subject marker); the river flows

흐르는

heureuneun — Flowing; running; streaming (present modifier)

곳에

gose — In the place; at the spot where

하류에는

haryue-neun — Downstream (topic marker); in the lower river area

거대하고

geodaehago — Huge and; enormous and (connective form)

더러운

deoreoun — Dirty; filthy; unclean (modifier form)

도시의

dosi-ui — Of the city; the city's (possessive)

여러

yeoreo — Several; various; many kinds of

겹으로

gyeop-euro — In layers; in multiple overlapping rows

늘어선

neureoson — Lined up; arranged in a row

선박들과

seonbakdeulgwa — Ships and; vessels and; boats together with

강변의

gangbyeon-ui — Of the riverbank; the riverside's (possessive)

오염

oyeom — Pollution; contamination; environmental dirty state

사이를

saireul — Between (object marker); the gap between

더럽혀진

deorupyeojin — Dirtied; polluted; having been contaminated

채로

chaero — As it is; in its state; while remaining so

흘러가는

heulleoganun — Flowing along; drifting downstream (present modifier)

습지에도

seupji-edo — Even in the marshes; in the wetlands too

고지대에도

gojidae-edo — Even in the highlands; in elevated areas too

안개는

angae-neun — Fog (topic marker); the fog (as subject)

석탄

seoktan — Coal; black combustible mineral fuel

안으로

an-euro — Into; inward; toward the inside of something

기어들고

gieo-deulgo — Creeping in and; crawling inside and

대형

daehyeong — Large-scale; big; of great size

선박들의

seonbakdeul-ui — Of the ships; the vessels' (possessive plural)

뜰에

ddeule — In the yard; on the deck area; in the court

깔리고

kkalligo — Spreading and; being laid over and

맴돌며

maemdolmyeo — Hovering around; circling; drifting about

배들의

baedeul-ui — Of the boats; the ships' (possessive plural)

축

chuk — Drooping; hanging limply; sagging downward

늘어졌다

neureojeotda — Hung down; drooped; sagged limply (past tense)