Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 7

Vocabulary

이제

i-je — Now; at this point in time

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject marker attached)

생각해보니

saeng-gak-hae-bo-ni — Now that I think about it

얼굴에는

eol-gul-e-neun — On the face (topic marker attached)

거친

geo-chin — Rough, coarse, rugged in appearance

힘이

him-i — Strength, power (subject marker attached)

있었는데

i-sseot-neun-de — There was; existed (with contrast nuance)

특히

teu-ki — Especially, particularly, in particular

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker attached)

너구리

neo-gu-ri — Raccoon dog, a fox-like East Asian animal

가죽

ga-juk — Leather, hide, or animal skin

모자를

mo-ja-reul — Hat or cap (object marker attached)

벗었을

beo-seot-eul — When (he) had taken off (clothing)

때

ttae — Time, moment, occasion when something occurs

그러했다

geu-reo-haet-da — It was so; that was the case

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached)

공장

gong-jang — Factory, plant, manufacturing facility

마당이나

ma-dang-i-na — Yard or courtyard (or/either conjunction)

길에서

gil-e-seo — On the street or road (location marker)

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker attached)

볼

bol — To see; will see (future/modifier form)

때마다

ttae-ma-da — Every time, whenever something happens

항상

hang-sang — Always, at all times, constantly

고개를

go-gae-reul — Head or neck (object marker attached)

끄덕여

kkeu-deok-yeo — Nodding the head as a greeting

인사했고

in-sa-haet-go — Greeted and (continued action conjunction)

때로는

ttae-ro-neun — Sometimes, occasionally, at times

그도

geu-do — He also, he too (inclusive particle)

답례로

dap-rye-ro — In return, as a gesture of reciprocation

끄덕였지만

kkeu-deok-yeot-ji-man — Nodded but (contrast conjunction follows)

더

deo — More, even more, to a greater degree

자주

ja-ju — Often, frequently, many times

그녀를

geu-nyeo-reul — Her (object marker attached)

보지

bo-ji — Seeing, to see (negation base form)

못한

mot-han — Unable to; failed to do something

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if, like, in the manner of

보였다

bo-yeot-da — Appeared, seemed, looked a certain way

끄덕이지

kkeu-deok-i-ji — Nodding (negation base form here)

않는

an-neun — Not doing; present tense negation modifier

것을

geot-eul — The thing, the act (object marker attached)

어리석음이라고

eo-ri-seo-geum-i-ra-go — Calling it foolishness or stupidity

생각했었지만

saeng-gak-haet-eot-ji-man — Had thought so, but (contrast follows)

어쩌면

eo-jjeo-myeon — Perhaps, maybe, possibly it could be

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That thing, that (topic marker attached)

결국

gyeol-guk — In the end, ultimately, after all

딴

ttan — Different, another, other (modifier form)

생각에

saeng-gak-e — In thought, in one's mind (location)

빠진

ppa-jin — Sunken into, absorbed in, engrossed

것일

geot-il — It being the case that; possibility form

수도

su-do — Also possible; might also be the case

있었다

i-sseot-da — There was; it existed; it was so

무엇

mu-eot — What, what thing (interrogative pronoun)

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — Because of, due to, on account of

능력이

neung-nyeok-i — Ability, capability (subject marker attached)

있다고

it-da-go — Saying that (someone) has or possesses

생각하시나요

saeng-gak-ha-si-na-yo — Do you think? (polite question form)

손에

son-e — In the hand, at hand (location marker)

든

deun — Held in; carrying (modifier/relative form)

꽃다발에서

kkot-da-bal-e-seo — From the bouquet of flowers (source marker)

꽃을

kkot-eul — Flower (object marker attached)

따면서

tta-myeon-seo — While picking or plucking (simultaneous action)

물었다

mu-reot-da — Asked, inquired (past tense verb)

우선

u-seon — First of all, to begin with, primarily

부자예요

bu-ja-ye-yo — He/she is rich; a wealthy person (polite)

말했다

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

대해

dae-hae — About, regarding, concerning something

설명할

seol-myeong-hal — To explain, will explain (future modifier)

생각은

saeng-gak-eun — The thought or idea (topic marker attached)

없었지만

eop-seot-ji-man — Did not have; there wasn't, but

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own (possessive form)

말을

mal-eul — Words, speech (object marker attached)

변호해야

byeon-ho-hae-ya — Must defend; need to advocate for

할

hal — To do; will do (future modifier form)

의무를

eui-mu-reul — Duty, obligation (object marker attached)

느꼈다

neu-kkyeot-da — Felt, sensed (past tense verb)

부자라고요

bu-ja-ra-go-yo — You say rich? Echoing with surprise (polite)

글쎄

geul-sse — Well, hmm; expression of hesitation or doubt

가난하지

ga-nan-ha-ji — Poor, impoverished (negation base form)

않아요

an-a-yo — Does not; is not (polite negation ending)

농부들

nong-bu-deul — Farmers, agricultural workers (plural)

사이에

sa-i-e — Among, between (location/context marker)

무려

mu-ryeo — As many as, no less than (emphasizing quantity)

서른

seo-reun — Thirty (native Korean number)

개의

gae-eui — Of (number) items (counter possessive form)

가지고

ga-ji-go — Holding, having, possessing (connective form)

있는데

it-neun-de — Having; there are, with background nuance

일부는

il-bu-neun — Some of them, a portion (topic marker)

토지에

to-ji-e — On land, on the land (location marker)

가축에

ga-chuk-e — On livestock, on cattle (location marker)

걸려

geol-lyeo — Hanging on; placed against as collateral

있어요

it-sseo-yo — There is/are; exists (polite present form)

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How, in what way (interrogative adverb)

돈을

don-eul — Money (object marker attached)

벌었나요

beo-reot-na-yo — Did (you) earn? How did (you) make money?

놀라며

nol-la-myeo — While being surprised, in astonishment

가죽이랑

ga-juk-i-rang — Leather and (listing conjunction)

양털이랑

yang-tteol-i-rang — Wool and (listing conjunction)

그것들을

geu-geot-deul-eul — Those things (plural, object marker attached)

팔아서

pa-ra-seo — By selling; after selling (connective form)

쓸어

sseu-reo — Sweeping up; raking in (connective form)

담았죠

dam-at-jyo — Collected, piled up (past, soft confirmation)

짐을

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

한가득

han-ga-deuk — Completely full, packed to the brim

실으면

si-reu-myeon — If loaded, when goods are loaded up

여섯

yeo-seot — Six (native Korean number)

마리

ma-ri — Counter for animals (head of livestock)

말이

mal-i — Horse (subject marker attached)

끄는

kkeu-neun — Pulling, drawing (present modifier form)

마차로

ma-cha-ro — By wagon, by carriage (instrumental marker)

데려다

de-ryeo-da — Taking someone along, accompanying to a place

주죠

ju-jyo — Gives, does for someone (soft confirmation)

술에

sul-e — On alcohol; into drink (location marker)

취하고

chwi-ha-go — Gets drunk and (connective conjunction)

술을

sul-eul — Alcohol, liquor (object marker attached)

마시지

ma-si-ji — Drinking (negation base form here)

않고

an-ko — Without doing; not doing and (connective)

모아두죠

mo-a-du-jyo — Saves up, accumulates and keeps it (soft confirm)

만들기

man-deul-gi — Making, creating (noun/gerund form)

시작했는데

si-jak-haet-neun-de — Started doing, began (with background nuance)

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner)

시절에는

si-jeol-e-neun — In those days, during that era (topic)

귀했기

gwi-haet-gi — Was scarce, rare, precious (reason form)

때문이었다

ttae-mun-i-eot-da — It was because of; the reason was that

그래도

geu-rae-do — Even so, nevertheless, still

머뭇거렸다

meo-mut-geo-ryeot-da — Hesitated, wavered, paused uncertainly (past)

여우와

yeo-u-wa — Fox and (conjunction attached)

거위

geo-wi — Goose, a large waterfowl bird

라는

ra-neun — Called, named (quotation modifier form)

게

ge — Abbreviated form of 것이; thing that is

무슨

mu-seun — What kind of, what sort of (determiner)

뜻이었나요

tteut-i-eot-na-yo — What was the meaning? (polite past question)

잠시

jam-si — A short while, a moment, briefly

후

hu — After, later, subsequent to

웃었다

u-seot-da — Laughed, smiled (past tense verb)

속하지

sok-ha-ji — Belonging to (negation base form here)

정치적으로는

jeong-chi-jeok-eu-ro-neun — Politically speaking, in terms of politics

장군을

jang-gun-eul — General (military rank, object marker)

존경했다

jon-gyeong-haet-da — Respected, admired, revered (past tense)

다음

da-eum — Next, following, the one after

읍

eup — Town, township (administrative unit in Korea)

의장이

eui-jang-i — Chairperson, president of a committee (subject)

된다면

doen-da-myeon — If (someone) becomes, supposing (he) becomes

뭐라고

mwo-ra-go — What would you say? What to call it?

하겠어요

ha-get-sseo-yo — Would you say/do? (polite future volition)