Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 4

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that (third person pronoun or demonstrative)

뒤에는

dwi-e-neun — Behind, at the back (location marker)

긴

gin — Long (adjective modifying a noun)

헛간이

heotgan-i — Barn, shed (subject marker attached)

있고

itgo — There is/exists, and (connective form)

앞에는

ap-e-neun — In front, at the front (location marker)

꽃피는

kkotpineun — Blooming, flowering (adjective modifying noun)

사이에서

sai-eseo — Among, between (spatial locative marker)

솟아오른

sosaooreun — Rising up, jutting upward (modifying adjective form)

첫

cheot — First, the very first (ordinal prefix)

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal number suffix meaning '-th' in sequence

말

mal — Horse (animal); also word/speech depending on context

있는데

inneunde — There is, but / and (contrastive connective)

지난

jinan — Past, last, previous (adjective modifying noun)

시절

sijeol — Days, times, era, period of one's life

많은

maneun — Many, numerous (adjective modifying noun)

위에

wi-e — On top of, above (location marker)

짐을

jim-eul — Load, luggage, burden (object marker attached)

내려놓았던

naeryeonoa-deon — Had put down, had set down (past retrospective)

곳이다

gos-ida — It is the place, it is the spot

정직한

jeongjikan — Honest, straightforward, upright (adjective)

두

du — Two (numeral used before a noun)

지었는데

jieonnneunde — Built, constructed, and (contrastive connective)

사실

sasil — In fact, actually, the truth

우리가

uri-ga — We, us (subject marker attached)

이야기하는

iyagihaneun — Talking, speaking, narrating (present modifier)

시점에도

sijeom-edo — Even at the time, at that point in time

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, yet, as before (adverb)

짓고

jitgo — Building, constructing, and (connective form)

있는

inneun — Existing, being, in the state of (modifier)

중이었다

jung-i-eotda — Was in the middle of doing something

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker attached, third person)

안의

an-ui — Inside, interior (possessive marker attached)

모든

modeun — All, every (adjective modifying noun)

중심

jungsim — Center, core, central point

기둥을

gidung-eul — Pillar, column, post (object marker attached)

손수

sonsu — By hand, personally, by oneself (adverb)

깎았고

kkak-atgo — Carved, cut, shaved, and (connective past tense)

설치했다

seolchihaetda — Installed, set up, put in place (past tense)

그리고

geurigo — And, and then (conjunction connecting sentences)

자신도

jasin-do — Even oneself, also himself/herself (reflexive)

모르게

moreuge — Without knowing, unknowingly (adverbial form)

이

i — This (near demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

이야기를

iyagi-reul — Story, tale (object marker attached)

시작하게

sijakage — To cause to begin, to start (causative form)

만든

mandeun — Made, created (past modifier form)

인물이다

inmuri-da — Is a person, character, figure (declarative)

지방의

jibang-ui — Of the region, local, provincial (possessive)

제멋대로인

jemeotdaeroin — Willful, unpredictable, doing as one pleases

4월의

sawol-ui — Of April, April's (possessive form)

어느

eoneu — Some, a certain, one (indefinite determiner)

날

nal — Day (a single day)

정오에

jeongo-e — At noon, at midday (time marker attached)

교회

gyohoe — Church, place of Christian worship

작업을

jageob-eul — Work, task, operation (object marker attached)

하다

hada — To do, to perform (basic verb)

내려와

naeryeowa — Coming down, descending (connective form)

잔디밭을

jandibat-eul — Lawn, grassy field (object marker attached)

가로질러

garojilleo — Crossing, going across (directional connective)

자신을

jasin-eul — Oneself (reflexive pronoun, object marker attached)

향해

hyanghae — Toward, heading to (directional expression)

다가오는

dagaoneun — Approaching, coming closer (present modifier)

볼품없는

bolpumeopneun — Plain-looking, unattractive, shabby in appearance

모습을

moseub-eul — Appearance, figure, look (object marker attached)

발견했다

balgyeonhaetda — Discovered, spotted, found (past tense)

당시

dangsi — At that time, back then (temporal adverb)

서른

seoreun — Thirty (native Korean numeral)

살쯤

sal-jjeum — About (an age), approximately years old

되었는데

doeeonnneunde — Became, was, and (past connective form)

시절에도

sijeol-edo — Even during that time, in those days too

너구리

neoguri — Raccoon dog, tanuki (native Asian mammal)

가죽

gajuk — Leather, hide, skin (animal material)

모자를

moja-reul — Hat, cap (object marker attached)

쓰고

sseugo — Wearing (on head), and (connective form)

바지를

baji-reul — Trousers, pants (object marker attached)

장화

janghwa — Boots, tall boots (footwear)

안에

an-e — Inside, within (location marker attached)

집어넣고

jibeoneoko — Tucking in, putting inside, and (connective)

있었다

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

큰

keun — Big, large (adjective modifying noun)

머리를

meori-reul — Head (object marker attached)

앞으로

ap-euro — Forward, toward the front (directional)

약간

yakgan — Slightly, a little, somewhat (adverb)

한쪽으로

hanjjok-euro — To one side, sideways (directional expression)

기울인

giurin — Tilted, inclined, leaned (past modifier form)

채

chae — While, in the state of (manner connective)

걸었으며

georeosseuimyeo — Walked, and (past connective with and-meaning)

첫눈에는

cheonnun-e-neun — At first glance, at first sight (topic)

호감

hogam — Favorable impression, likability, positive feeling

가는

ganeun — Going; winning (favor) (present modifier form)

인상이

insang-i — Impression, image, appearance (subject marker)

아니었다

anieotda — Was not, it was not (past negative copula)

우리의

uri-ui — Our, of us (possessive form)

이야기가

iyagi-ga — Story, tale (subject marker attached)

주로

juro — Mainly, primarily, mostly (adverb)

그에

geu-e — About him, regarding him (locative marker)

관한

gwanhan — Concerning, about, related to (modifier)

것이고

geosigo — It is the thing, and (connective declarative)

어떻게든

eotteokedeon — Somehow, by any means, one way or another

시작해야

sijakaeya — Must start, should begin (obligation form)

하므로

hameuro — Because (one) does, therefore (causal connector)

잠시

jamsi — For a moment, briefly, for a short while

그에게

geu-ege — To him, toward him (dative marker)

주의를

juui-reul — Attention, caution (object marker attached)

기울여

giuryeo — Paying (attention), turning toward (connective)

보는

boneun — Looking, seeing (present modifier form)

것이

geosi — The thing, the fact (subject marker attached)

좋을

joheul — Good, would be good (future modifier form)

것이다

geosida — It is (the thing), that is (declarative)

에이고

eigo — Oh my, goodness (exclamation of mild surprise)

앞치마에

apchima-e — On the apron (location marker attached)

손을

son-eul — Hand (object marker attached)

문지르며

munjireumyeo — Rubbing, wiping, and (simultaneous connective)

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke, told (past tense declarative)

어

eo — Hey, um (informal interjection or filler)

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way (question adverb)

지내

jinae — How are you doing, getting along (informal)

멈추며

meomchumyeo — Stopping, pausing, and (simultaneous connective)

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Shouted, cried out, exclaimed (past tense)

농부들

nongbudeul — Farmers, agriculturalists (plural form)

무슨

museun — What kind of, what sort of (interrogative)

여우와

yeou-wa — Fox and (connector attached to animal noun)

거위

geowi — Goose (domestic waterfowl)

놀이를

nori-reul — Game, play, activity (object marker attached)

하고

hago — Doing, and (connective or comitative form)

거야

geoya — Are going to, intend to (informal future)

서

seo — Stand (imperative or connective, short form)

서리

seori — Frost (thin ice crystals forming on surfaces)

오기

ogi — Coming, arrival (nominalized verb form)

전에

jeon-e — Before, prior to (temporal marker)

끝낼

kkeunnael — Will finish, will complete (future modifier)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun after verb)

있을

isseul — Will be, will exist (future modifier form)

것

geot — Thing, fact (bound noun nominalizer)

같아

gata — Seems like, looks like (informal conjecture)

미소

miso — Smile (gentle facial expression of happiness)

한

han — One, a single (numeral adjective)

번

beon — Time, instance, occurrence (counter word)

없이

eopsi — Without, lacking (adverbial form of 없다)

물었다

mureotda — Asked, inquired, questioned (past tense)

튼

teun — Strong, solid, sturdy (shortened modifier form)

튼튼하게

teunteunhage — Solidly, sturdily, strongly (adverbial form)

지어

jieo — Build, construct (imperative connective form)