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Vocabulary

그

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

집은

jibeun — The house (topic marker attached)

가족이

gajoги — Family (subject marker attached)

2대째

i daetjjae — Second generation, for two generations

살아온

saraaon — Have lived, have been living (past continuous)

곳이었다

gosieotda — Was the place where (something happened)

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her, belonging to her (possessive)

아버지가

abeojiga — Father (subject marker attached)

집을

jibeul — House (object marker attached)

지을

jieul — To build (future/modifier form of 짓다)

당시

dangsi — At that time, back then

이

i — This (demonstrative adjective)

지방의

jibangui — Of the region, local area's (possessive)

일대는

ildaeneun — The entire surrounding area (topic marker)

아직

ajik — Still, yet (indicating continuation of state)

대부분

daebubun — Most, the majority (of something)

과수원과

gwasuwongwa — Orchards and (fruit garden with conjunction)

비포장

bipojang — Unpaved, not paved (road surface)

골목길로

golmokgillo — By alleyway, through narrow lanes

이루어져

irueojyeo — Composed of, made up of (connective form)

있었고

isseotgo — There was, and (past tense connective)

세

se — Three (native Korean numeral)

블록

beullok — Block (unit of city distance)

너머에서도

neomeoeseodo — Even from beyond, from the other side

스님들의

seunimdeului — Buddhist monks' (possessive plural form)

새벽

saebyeok — Dawn, early morning before sunrise

독경

dokgyeong — Reciting Buddhist scriptures aloud

소리가

soriga — Sound, noise (subject marker attached)

들려왔으며

deullyeowasseumyeo — Could be heard coming, and (connective)

가장

gajang — Most, the most (superlative adverb)

가까운

gakkaun — Nearest, closest (adjective modifier form)

시장까지도

sijangkkajido — Even to the market (with inclusive particle)

붉은

bulgeun — Red, reddish (modifier form of 붉다)

흙먼지를

heungmeonjireul — Dirt dust, soil dust (object marker)

헤치며

hechimyeo — While pushing through, cutting through

자전거로

jajeonggeoro — By bicycle (instrumental particle attached)

사십

sasip — Forty (Sino-Korean numeral)

분을

buneul — Minutes (object marker attached)

달려야

dallyeoya — Must ride, have to ride (obligation form)

했다

haetda — Did, had to (past tense completion)

그는

geuneun — He (subject with topic marker)

짙고

jitgo — Dark and, dense and (connective form)

단단한

dandanhan — Hard, solid, firm (adjective modifier)

좋은

joeun — Good, fine (adjective modifier form)

티크

tikeu — Teak (type of dense tropical hardwood)

목재로

mokjaero — With timber, using wood material

지었는데

jieonneunde — Built it, but (past tense with contrast)

그것은

geugeogeun — That, it (pronoun with topic marker)

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, fully

마르는

mareuneun — Drying (present modifier form of 마르다)

데만

deman — Only for the purpose of, just for

수십

susip — Dozens, tens of (several tens)

년이

nyeoni — Years (subject marker attached)

걸리고

geolligo — Takes time, and (connective form)

썩는

sseongeun — Rotting, decaying (present modifier form)

데는

deneun — For the matter of, as for the part of

그보다

geuboda — Than that, more than it (comparative)

더

deo — More, additionally (comparative adverb)

긴

gin — Long (modifier form of 길다)

세월이

sewori — Time, years passing (subject marker)

필요한

piryohan — Necessary, needed (adjective modifier form)

종류의

jongnnyuui — Kind of, type of (possessive form)

나무였으며

namuyeosseumyeo — Was a tree, and (past tense connective)

빗물이

binnmuri — Rainwater (subject marker attached)

통과하는

Passing through, penetrating (modifier form)

것이

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

아니라

anira — Not, rather than (negative connective)

집

jip — House, home (basic noun)

아래로

araero — Downward, below (directional particle)

흘러

heulleo — Flowing, running (connective form of 흐르다)

지나가도록

jinagadorok — So as to pass through, in order to flow past

낮은

najeun — Low, short in height (modifier form)

기둥

gidung — Pillar, column, post (architectural support)

위에

wie — On top of, above (locative particle)

올려

ollyeo — Lifting up, raising (connective form)

세웠다

sewotda — Erected, set up, stood (past tense)

지붕은

jibuengeun — The roof (topic marker attached)

기와로

giwaro — With roof tiles, using traditional tiles

있었는데

isseonnneunde — There was, but (past tense with contrast)

살아오는

saraaoneun — Has been living, living through (modifier)

동안

dongan — During, while, for (a period of time)

유난히

yunnanhi — Unusually, particularly, especially severe

심한

simhan — Severe, intense, extreme (modifier form)

폭풍이

pokpungi — Storm (subject marker attached)

한

han — One (native Korean numeral modifier)

번

beon — Time, instance, once (counter for events)

지나간

jinagan — Passed, went past (past modifier form)

뒤

dwi — After, behind, following (noun/particle)

새로

saero — Newly, anew, freshly (adverb)

얹은

eonjeun — Placed on top, laid on (past modifier)

것이었다

geosiеotda — Was the one that, it was (past copula)

베란다는

berandaneun — The veranda (topic marker attached)

집의

jibui — Of the house, the house's (possessive)

앞면을

ammyeoneul — The front face, façade (object marker)

따라

ttara — Along, following (direction particle/adverb)

이어지다가

ieojidaga — While continuing, then (transition connective)

아침

achim — Morning (early part of the day)

햇살이

haessari — Sunlight, sunshine (subject marker attached)

먼저

meonjeo — First, before others, earlier

닿는

danneun — Reaching, touching (present modifier form)

동쪽으로

dongkkeuro — Toward the east, to the eastern side

돌아

dora — Turning, going around (connective form)

감싸

gamssa — Wrapping around, embracing (connective form)

안듯

andut — As if embracing, like holding (simile form)

이어졌다

ieojyeotda — Continued, extended, connected (past tense)

정원에는

jeongwonenneun — In the garden (locative with topic marker)

망고나무

mangnomamu — Mango tree (tropical fruit-bearing tree)

두

du — Two (native Korean numeral)

그루가

geuruga — Trees (counter for trees, subject marker)

오래된

oraedoen — Old, long-standing (past modifier form)

나무들로

namudeulro — As trees, with trees (plural instrumental)

팔을

pareul — Arms (object marker attached)

벌려도

beollyeodo — Even spreading wide, even if stretched out

안을

aneul — To hold in arms, to embrace (object marker)

수

su — Ability, possibility (auxiliary noun)

없을

eopseul — Unable to, will not have (modifier form)

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of

굵은

gulgueun — Thick, stout (modifier form of 굵다)

둥치를

dungchireul — Tree trunk (object marker attached)

지니고

jinigo — Possessing, having (connective form)

있었다

isseotda — There was, existed (past tense copula)

그리고

geurigo — And, also, furthermore (conjunction)

대문

daemun — Main gate, front gate of a property

근처에는

geuncheоenеun — Near, in the vicinity of (topic marker)

나무

namu — Tree, wood (basic noun)

있어

isseo — There is, being there (connective form)

3월부터

samwolbuteo — From March (starting from the third month)

우기가

ugiga — Rainy season (subject marker attached)

찾아와

chajawa — Comes, arrives, visits (connective form)

잎을

ibeul — Leaves (object marker attached)

깨끗이

kkaekkeusi — Cleanly, neatly, completely (adverb)

떨궈낼

tteolgwonael — To drop off, shed completely (future modifier)

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time when (temporal particle)

흰색과

huinsaekgwa — White color and (conjunction attached)

노란색

noransaek — Yellow color (basic color noun)

꽃을

kkocheul — Flowers (object marker attached)

피웠다

piwotda — Bloomed, made bloom (past causative form)

자체는

jacheneun — Itself, the thing itself (topic marker)

단순했다

dansunhaetda — Was simple, was plain (past adjective)

초록색으로

choroksaekeuro — In green color, painted green

칠한

chirhan — Painted, coated (past modifier form)

철제

cheolche — Made of iron, iron (material adjective)

대문으로

daemuneu ro — As a gate, with the gate (instrumental)

열려면

yeollyeomyeon — In order to open, if one wants to open

특정한

teukjeonghan — Specific, particular (adjective modifier)

방향으로

banghyangeuro — In a direction, toward a direction

아래를

araereul — Downward, the bottom (object marker)

누르면서

nureurmyeonseo — While pressing, while pushing down

살짝

saljjak — Slightly, gently, a little bit

들어

deureo — Lifting (connective form of 들다)

올려야

ollyeoya — Must lift up, have to raise (obligation)

하는

haneun — Doing, that does (present modifier form)

걸쇠가

geolsoega — Latch, clasp (subject marker attached)

달려

dallyeo — Attached, hanging (connective form of 달리다)

너무

neomu — Too, excessively (degree adverb)

어릴

eoril — When young, at a young age (modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, when (temporal noun)

익혀서

ikhyeoseo — Having learned, having mastered (connective)

배웠던

baewotdeon — Had learned (past retrospective modifier)

기억조차

gieokjocha — Even the memory (inclusive particle 조차)

나지

naji — Coming up, surfacing (negative connective)

않았다

anatda — Did not (past tense negation)

다섯

daseot — Five (native Korean numeral)

살이

sari — Years old (subject marker attached)

되었을

doeeosseul — When she became, by the time of (modifier)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached)

쳐다보지

chyeodaboji — Without looking at (negative connective form)

않고도

ankkodo — Without even doing, even without

문을

muneul — Door, gate (object marker attached)

열

yeol — To open (modifier/infinitive form of 열다)

수영이나

suyeonina — Swimming or (alternative particle attached)

자전거

jajeongeo — Bicycle (two-wheeled vehicle)

타기처럼

tagicheoreom — Like riding, similar to cycling

동작이

dongjagi — Movement, motion (subject marker attached)

몸

mom — Body, physical self

안에

ane — Inside, within (locative particle)

깊이

gipi — Deeply, profoundly (adverb)

새겨져

saegyeojyeo — Engraved into, imprinted (connective form)

대문은

daemunеun — The main gate (topic marker attached)

안쪽으로

anjjogeuro — Inward, toward the inside

열렸다

yeollyeotda — Opened, was opened (past tense)

삐걱거리는

ppigeokkeurineun — Creaking, squeaking (present modifier form)

소리도

sorido — Sound also, noise too (additive particle)

아니고

anigo — Not, it is not (negative connective)

그렇다고

geureotago — That said, even so (concessive connector)

맑게

malgge — Clearly, brightly, in a clear tone

울리는

ulleuneun — Ringing, resonating (present modifier form)

아닌

anin — Not being, that is not (modifier form)

중간

jungan — Middle, halfway point, between

어딘가의

eodinkaui — Somewhere's, of somewhere (possessive)

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object marker attached)

냈다

naetda — Made, produced (a sound) (past tense)

누군가가

nugukkaga — Someone (subject marker attached)

들어오거나

deureogeona — Comes in or, entering or (alternative form)

나간다는

nagandaneun — Going out, that one leaves (quoted modifier)

것을

geoseul — The thing, the fact (object marker attached)

알려주는

allyeojuneun — Telling, informing, letting know (modifier)

작고

jakgo — Small and, little and (connective form)

일상적인

ilsangjeoin — Everyday, ordinary, routine (adjective)

소리였는데

soriyeonnneunde — Was a sound, but (past tense contrast)

사람의

saramui — Person's, of people (possessive)

왕래가

wangnaega — Coming and going, traffic (subject marker)

많지

manchi — Not many, not numerous (negative connective)

않은

aneun — That does not, not (negative modifier form)

집에서

jibeseo — At the house, from the home (locative)

귀

gwi — Ear (body part for hearing)

기울일

giuril — To prick up, to lean toward (modifier form)

만한

manhan — Worth, deserving of (comparative modifier)

소리였다

soriyeotda — Was a sound (past tense copula)

금세

geumse — Quickly, right away, in no time

알아챘다

arachyeotda — Noticed, realized, caught on (past tense)