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Vocabulary

그

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

집은

jibeun — The house (topic marker attached)

유난히

yunанhi — Unusually, particularly, especially so

풍년이었던

pungnyeonieotdeon — Which had been a year of abundant harvest

해에

hae-e — In the year, during that year

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject marker attached)

지은

jieun — Built, constructed (past modifier form)

것이었는데

geosieonnneunde — It was the thing, but… (explanatory clause)

해에는

hae-eneun — In that year (with topic/contrast marker)

재스민

jaeseumin — Jasmine (type of fragrant flower or rice)

쌀

ssal — Uncooked rice, raw rice grains

값이

gapsi — Price, cost (subject marker attached)

워낙

wonak — So extremely, inherently, by nature very much

높아

nopa — High, tall (adjective in connective form)

남자가

namjaga — The man (subject marker attached)

목재를

mokjaereul — Timber, lumber (object marker attached)

살

sal — To buy, purchase (verb stem)

형편이

hyeongpyeoni — Circumstances, financial situation (subject marker)

될

doel — To become, to be possible (future modifier)

정도였다

jeongdoyeotda — Was to the extent of, was about that level

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — Anyway, regardless, in any case

그것이

geugeosi — That thing, it (subject marker attached)

전해지는

jeonhaejineun — Being handed down, passed on as a story

이야기였다

iyagiyeotda — Was the story, was the tale told

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, tale (object marker attached)

너무

neomu — Too much, excessively, very

많이

mani — A lot, much, in great quantity

들어서

deureoseo — Having heard (so), because of hearing

어느

eoneu — Which, some, a certain (determiner)

부분이

bubuni — Part, portion, section (subject marker)

사실이고

sasiirigo — Is a fact, is true (and…)

세월이

sewori — Time, the passage of years (subject marker)

흐르면서

heureurmyeonseo — While flowing, as time passes by

거듭하는

geodeupaneun — Repeating, doing again and again

동안

dongan — During, while, for a period of time

윤색된

yunsaekdoen — Embellished, embroidered, elaborated over time

것인지

geosinji — Whether it is the case that…

더

deo — More, further, anymore

이상

isang — More than, beyond, no longer (after 더)

확신할

hwaksinhal — To be certain of, to be convinced (future modifier)

수

su — Way, means, ability to do something

없었다

eopseotda — Did not have, there was not, could not

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached)

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly, certainly, obviously

알고

algo — Knowing, and knows (connective form)

있는

inneun — Existing, present, that is (modifier form)

것은

geoseun — The thing that (topic marker attached)

마룻바닥이

marutbadagi — The wooden floor, hardwood floor (subject marker)

짙은

jiteun — Deep, dark, thick (color or shade)

꿀

kkul — Honey (sweet substance made by bees)

색깔이었고

saekkkari-eotgo — Was the color of (and…)

특정한

teukjeonghan — Specific, particular, certain designated

자리에서

jari-eseo — At a spot, in a place (locative marker)

삐걱거렸다는

ppigeokkgeoryeotdaneun — That it creaked, reportedly squeaked (reported modifier)

것

geot — Thing, fact, the matter

그리고

geurigo — And, and also, furthermore

결혼

gyeolhon — Marriage, wedding

첫

cheot — First, the very first

달에

dare — In the month, during the month

자리들을

jarideur-eul — The spots, places (plural, object marker)

하나하나

hana-hana — One by one, each and every one

모두

modu — All, everyone, everything

익혀두었기

ikyeodueotgi — Having memorized and kept in mind (nominalized)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to (causal connector)

밤에

bame — At night, during the night

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one (with negative verb)

깨우지

kkaeуji — Waking someone up (negative connective form)

않고

anko — Without doing, not doing (negative connector)

집

jip — House, home, residence

안을

aneul — Inside, the interior (object marker)

돌아다닐

doradanil — To roam around, wander about (future modifier)

있었다는

isseotdaneun — That one was able to, reportedly could

것이었다

geos-ieotda — Was the fact, was the thing

결국에는

gyeolgugeoneun — In the end, ultimately, eventually

익혔다

ikyeotda — Learned, memorized, mastered something

아이들은

aideureun — The children (topic marker attached)

언제나

eonjena — Always, at all times, ever

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way, so

하기

hagi — Doing (nominalized verb form)

마련이었다

maryeon-ieotda — Was bound to, was naturally expected to

앞문은

ammuneun — The front door (topic marker attached)

집이

jibi — The house (subject marker attached)

처음

cheoeum — First time, beginning, the start

지어질

jieojiل — To be built, to be constructed (future passive)

때부터

ttaebuteo — From the time of, since when

있던

itdeon — That existed, which was there (past modifier)

철로

cheolro — Made of iron, with iron (instrumental)

만들어져

mandeureojyeo — Being made of, having been constructed (connective)

검게

geomge — Darkly, in black (adverbial form of black)

칠해져

chilhaejyeo — Having been painted, coated with paint

있었고

isseotgo — Was, existed (and…, connective past form)

각도로

gakdoro — At an angle, with a certain angle

들어

deureo — Lifting, raising (connective verb form)

올리지

olliji — Lifting up (negative connective form)

않으면

aneumyeon — If not, unless one does

걸려서

geollyeoseo — Getting caught on, being snagged (causal)

열리지

yeolliji — Opening, being opened (negative connective)

않는

anneun — Does not, is not (negative modifier)

걸쇠가

geolswoega — The latch, clasp (subject marker attached)

달려

dallyeo — Attached, hung on (connective form)

있었다

isseotda — There was, existed (past tense)

이것은

igeoseun — This (thing) (topic marker attached)

일종의

iljongui — A kind of, a sort of, a type of

내밀한

naemilhan — Intimate, private, deeply personal knowledge

지식이

jisigi — Knowledge, information (subject marker attached)

되었는데

doeeonnneunde — Became, turned into (explanatory past form)

마치

machi — Just like, as if, as though

한

han — One, a single, a certain

가족이

gajogi — Family (subject marker attached)

외부인들은

oebuindeureun — Outsiders, people from outside (topic marker)

갖지

gatji — Having, possessing (negative connective form)

못한

motan — Unable to have, lacking (past modifier)

작은

jageun — Small, little, minor

능숙함들을

neungsukamdeureul — Skills, proficiencies (plural, object marker)

쌓아가는

ssaaganeun — Accumulating, building up over time

방식과

bangsikgwa — Method, way, manner (with and)

같았다

gatata — Was like, resembled, was the same as

손님들은

sonnimdeureun — The guests, visitors (topic marker attached)

그것

geugeot — That thing, it

애를

aereul — Effort, trouble (object marker; 애를 먹다=struggle)

먹었다

meogeotda — Ate; here: had trouble, struggled with

우편배달부는

upyeonbaedalbuneun — The mail carrier, postman (topic marker)

끝내

kkeutnae — In the end, finally, never managed to

익히지

ikiji — Learning, mastering (negative connective form)

못했다

motaetda — Could not, was unable to do

하지만

hajiman — But, however, nonetheless

보지

boji — Looking, seeing (negative connective form)

않고도

ankodo — Even without doing, without looking

번의

beonui — Number of times, one motion (possessive)

동작으로

dongjageuro — With one motion, in a single movement

그것을

geugeos-eul — That thing, it (object marker attached)

열

yeol — To open (verb stem); ten

문이

muni — The door (subject marker attached)

내는

naeneun — Producing, making (a sound) (modifier form)

소리

sori — Sound, noise

짧은

jjalbeun — Short, brief, quick

금속성

geumsoksseong — Metallic (quality or nature of metal)

울림에

ullime — In the resonance, the ring (locative)

이어지는

ieojineun — Continuing, following, linked to

경첩의

gyeongcheobi — Of the hinge, hinge's (possessive)

낮은

najeun — Low, deep, not high (modifier)

신음

sineum — Groan, moan, low creaking sound

는

neun — Topic marker particle (attached to noun)

기억하는

gieokhaneun — Remembering, which one remembers (modifier)

돌아오는

doraoneun — Coming back, returning (modifier form)

소리였다

soriyeotda — Was the sound of (past tense)

소리를

sorireul — The sound (object marker attached)

이것이

igeosi — This thing (subject marker attached)

그를

geureul — Him, he (object marker attached)

지켜보던

jikyeobodeon — Which was watching over, observing (past modifier)

오후마다

ohumada — Every afternoon, each afternoon

마음속으로

maeumsogEuro — In one's heart, inwardly, inside the mind

되새기던

doesaegideon — Was ruminating on, rehearsing in the mind

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached)

두

du — Two (numeral)

블록

beullok — Block (city block unit of distance)

너머에

neomeoe — Beyond, on the other side of

서는

seoneun — Standing, stopping at (topic connective)

스쿨버스를

seukulbeoseureul — The school bus (object marker attached)

기다리지

gidariji — Waiting (negative connective form)

않았는데

anassneunde — Did not, but… (past negative explanatory)

스쿨버스는

seukulbeoseuneun — The school bus (topic marker attached)

나름의

nareu-mui — Its own, characteristic (possessive modifier)

내며

naemyeo — While making, producing (a sound) (connective)

왔다

watda — Came, arrived (past tense)

길

gil — Road, path, street, way

위의

wiui — On top of, above (possessive form)

발소리를

balsorireul — The sound of footsteps (object marker)

기다리지도

gidarijido — Not even waiting for, not waiting either

그쪽이

geujjogi — That side, that direction (subject marker)

당연한

dangyeonhan — Natural, obvious, expected, of course

일이었을

iri-eoseul — Would have been the natural thing to do

것이다

geosiда — It is the case that, it is the thing

대문을

daemun-eul — The main gate, front gate (object marker)

기다렸다

gidariyeotda — Waited for, anticipated (past tense)

구체적으로는

guchejeogeuro-neun — Specifically, concretely, to be more precise

일련의

illyeonui — A series of, a sequence of

소리들을

sorideur-eul — The sounds (plural, object marker)

올려지는

ollyeojineun — Being lifted, being raised (passive modifier)

걸쇠

geolswoe — Latch, clasp, door catch

경첩

gyeongcheop — Hinge (door or gate hinge)