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English → Korean The Dog Her Mother Didn't Choose Level 5/10

In the afternoon, at the hour when the shadows from the mango trees began to lengthen and the air started its slow cooling, he would go to the gate again.

오후가 되어 망고나무 그늘이 길게 늘어지기 시작하고 공기가 서서히 식어가는 시간이 되면, 그는 다시 대문으로 향하곤 했다.

He would sit.

그는 앉아 있곤 했다.

He would wait.

그는 기다리곤 했다.

And she would come.

그리고 그녀가 오곤 했다.

This is how it worked for four years, with the fidelity of a law of nature.

이것이 사 년 동안 이어진 방식이었으며, 자연의 법칙처럼 한결같았다.

The gate swung open.

대문이 활짝 열렸다.

Nipa came through.

니파가 들어왔다.

Khao met her there, white and attentive, and for a moment before the demands of the afternoon descended — homework, dinner, her mother's voice calling from somewhere inside — it was just the two of them in the garden, the day closing softly around them.

카오는 그곳에서 그녀를 맞이했다. 하얗고 귀를 기울인 채로. 오후의 일상이 밀려오기 전 잠깐 동안 — 숙제, 저녁 식사, 집 안 어딘가에서 들려오는 어머니의 목소리가 오기 전 — 그것은 오직 그들 둘만의 시간이었다. 정원 안에서, 하루가 그들을 부드럽게 감싸며 저물어가는.

Malee watched this sometimes from the porch, without comment.

말레는 가끔 현관에서 이 모습을 말없이 바라보았다.

She thought it was a kind of love she recognized — the love that organizes itself entirely around another person, that does not ask anything except to be near, that finds its fullest expression simply in the act of return.

그녀는 그것이 자신이 알아볼 수 있는 어떤 사랑이라고 생각했다 — 오로지 다른 존재를 중심으로 스스로를 조직하는 사랑, 곁에 있는 것 외에는 아무것도 바라지 않는 사랑, 그저 돌아오는 행위 안에서 가장 완전한 표현을 찾는 사랑.

She had felt something like it herself, once, for people who were no longer here.

그녀 자신도 한때 그와 비슷한 감정을 느낀 적이 있었다, 이제는 곁에 없는 사람들을 향해.

She understood it.

그녀는 그것을 이해했다.

She let them have it.

그녀는 그들이 그것을 누리도록 내버려 두었다.

Vocabulary

오후가
ohu-ga — Afternoon (subject marker attached)
되어
doe-eo — Becoming; having become a certain state
망고나무
manggo-namu — Mango tree, a tropical fruit-bearing tree
그늘이
geuneul-i — Shadow or shade (subject marker attached)
길게
gilge — Lengthily; in a long or extended manner
늘어지기
neureoji-gi — Stretching out; becoming elongated or extended
시작하고
sijak-hago — Beginning and; starting something and continuing
공기가
gonggi-ga — Air (subject marker attached); the atmosphere
서서히
seoSeohi — Slowly; gradually; at a leisurely pace
식어가는
sigeo-ganeun — Gradually cooling down; becoming cooler over time
시간이
sigan-i — Time (subject marker attached); a period of time
되면
doe-myeon — When it becomes; once a condition is met
그는
geu-neun — He (topic marker); referring to a male person
다시
dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous state
대문으로
daemun-euro — Toward the main gate; in direction of entrance
향하곤
hyanghagon — Used to head toward; habitually directed toward
했다
haessda — Did; past tense of the verb 'to do'
앉아
anja — Sitting; in the act of being seated
있곤
itgon — Used to be; habitual past existence or state
기다리곤
gidarigon — Used to wait; habitually waited for someone
그리고
geurigo — And; also; connecting two clauses or ideas
그녀가
geunyeo-ga — She (subject marker); referring to a female person
오곤
ogon — Used to come; habitually came to a place
이것이
igeosi — This (subject marker); referring to this thing
sa — Four; the number four in Korean
nyeon — Year; unit of time equal to twelve months
동안
dongan — During; for a period or duration of time
이어진
ieojin — Continued; connected; having carried on unbroken
방식이었으며
bangsig-ieosseumyeo — Was a way or method and furthermore
자연의
jayeon-ui — Of nature; belonging to the natural world
법칙처럼
beopchik-cheoreom — Like a law or rule; resembling a natural principle
한결같았다
hangyeolgatasda — Was consistently the same; remained unwavering throughout
대문이
daemun-i — The main gate (subject marker); front entrance door
활짝
hwalljjak — Wide open; fully bloomed or swung open
열렸다
yeollyeossda — Was opened; became open (past tense)
들어왔다
deureo-wassda — Came in; entered a place (past tense)
그곳에서
geugot-eseo — There; at that place or location
그녀를
geunyeo-reul — Her (object marker); referring to a female person
맞이했다
majihaeassda — Welcomed; greeted someone upon their arrival
하얗고
hayahgo — White and; being white in color and also
귀를
gwi-reul — Ear (object marker); the organ for hearing
기울인
giurin — Having leaned or tilted; having listened attentively
채로
chae-ro — While remaining in a state; keeping that condition
오후의
ohu-ui — Of the afternoon; belonging to afternoon time
일상이
ilsang-i — Daily routine (subject marker); everyday life
밀려오기
millyeoo-gi — Rushing in; surging forward like a wave
jeon — Before; prior to a certain event or time
잠깐
jamkkan — Briefly; for a short moment in time
숙제
sukje — Homework; assignments given to students outside class
저녁
jeonyeok — Evening; dinner; the latter part of the day
식사
siksa — Meal; eating; the act of having a meal
jip — House; home; a place where one lives
an — Inside; within; the interior of a space
어딘가에서
eodin-ga-eseo — From somewhere; from an unspecified location nearby
들려오는
deullyeo-oneun — Coming to one's ears; being heard from afar
어머니의
eomeoni-ui — Mother's; belonging to or of one's mother
목소리가
mokso-ri-ga — Voice (subject marker); the sound of speaking
오기
o-gi — Coming; the act of arriving or returning
그것은
geugeot-eun — That thing (topic marker); referring to something
오직
ojik — Only; solely; exclusively for one purpose
그들
geudeul — They; them; a group of people mentioned
둘만의
dul-man-ui — Belonging only to the two of them
시간이었다
sigan-ieossda — Was a time; it was their special moment
정원
jeongwon — Garden; an outdoor space with plants and flowers
안에서
ane-seo — Inside; within a space or enclosed area
하루가
haru-ga — A day (subject marker); one full day
그들을
geudeul-eul — Them (object marker); referring to a group
부드럽게
budeureopge — Gently; softly; in a tender or delicate manner
감싸며
gamssam-yeo — Wrapping around; enveloping and also continuing
저물어가는
jeomureo-ganeun — Gradually fading; the day slowly coming to end
가끔
gakkeum — Sometimes; occasionally; not very frequently
현관에서
hyeongwan-eseo — At the entrance; from the front door area
i — This; a demonstrative adjective indicating nearby thing
모습을
moseup-eul — Appearance; figure (object marker); one's visible form
말없이
mal-eopsi — Silently; without words; saying nothing at all
바라보았다
baraboan-da — Gazed at; looked at something from a distance
그녀는
geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject
그것이
geugeot-i — That thing (subject marker); referring to something
자신이
jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker); referring to one's own self
알아볼
arab-ol — To recognize; to identify something or someone
su — Ability; possibility; can do (used with verbs)
있는
inneun — Existing; present; a modifier meaning 'that is there'
어떤
eotteon — Some kind of; a certain type of thing
사랑이라고
sarang-irago — Saying it is love; calling it a form of love
생각했다
saenggak-aessda — Thought; considered; had a particular opinion
오로지
oroji — Solely; purely; only one thing and nothing else
다른
dareun — Other; different; another person or thing
존재를
jonjae-reul — Being; existence (object marker); a living entity
중심으로
jungsim-euro — Centered on; around a central point or focus
스스로를
seuseu-ro-reul — Oneself (object marker); by and for one's own self
조직하는
jojik-haneun — Organizing; structuring; arranging around a center
사랑
sarang — Love; deep affection between people
곁에
gyeote — Beside; next to; at the side of someone
geot — Thing; the act of; a nominalizing particle
외에는
oe-e-neun — Other than; besides; except for something else
아무것도
amugeopdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever
바라지
baraji — Not wishing for; not desiring anything more
않는
anneun — Not doing; a negation modifier for verbs
그저
geujeo — Simply; just; merely; nothing more than that
돌아오는
dora-oneun — Returning; coming back to a place or person
행위
haengwi — Act; action; a deliberate deed or behavior
가장
gajang — Most; the superlative degree; the highest level
완전한
wanjeonhan — Complete; perfect; fully whole without any flaw
표현을
pyohyeon-eul — Expression (object marker); a way of showing feeling
찾는
channeun — Seeking; looking for; trying to find something
그녀
geunyeo — She; her; a third-person female pronoun
자신도
jasin-do — Even oneself; also one's own self
한때
hantae — Once; at one time; in the past
그와
geu-wa — With him; together with that person
비슷한
biseushan — Similar; resembling; comparable to something else
감정을
gamjeong-eul — Emotion (object marker); a feeling or sentiment
느낀
neukin — Felt; having experienced a certain emotion
적이
jeogi — An experience of (subject marker); having once done
있었다
isseossda — There was; existed; had been (past tense)
이제는
ije-neun — Now (topic marker); at this point in time
없는
eomneun — Not existing; absent; no longer present
사람들을
saramdeul-eul — People (object marker); a group of human beings
향해
hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of someone or something
그것을
geugeot-eul — That thing (object marker); referring to something
이해했다
ihaehaeassda — Understood; comprehended; came to know something
그들이
geudeul-i — They (subject marker); a group as the subject
누리도록
nuridorok — So that they may enjoy; allowing enjoyment of something
내버려
naebeolyeo — Left alone; let be; allowed without interference
두었다
dueossda — Left it; kept it in a state (past tense)
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