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English → Korean Honey Floors and Inherited Silence Level 5/10

She went inside and washed the dishes and came back and sat in her chair at the porch table.

그녀는 안으로 들어가 설거지를 하고 돌아와 현관 테이블 앞 자신의 의자에 앉았다.

The garden was full of the sounds of night insects.

정원은 밤 벌레 소리로 가득했다.

The mango tree was a dark shape against a sky that still held the last pale memory of the sun.

망고나무는 태양의 마지막 희미한 기억을 여전히 간직한 하늘을 배경으로 어두운 형체를 이루고 있었다.

Nipa slept.

니파는 잠들어 있었다.

Khao slept beside her.

카오는 그녀 곁에서 잠들어 있었다.

The gate stood at the end of the path, iron and black, its latch at rest.

문은 길 끝에 서 있었는데, 쇠로 만들어진 검은 문이었고 빗장은 고요히 내려져 있었다.

Malee sat with them until the air cooled, and did not go inside, and did not feel the need to.

말레는 공기가 식을 때까지 그들과 함께 앉아 있었고, 안으로 들어가지 않았으며, 그럴 필요도 느끼지 않았다.

This was the thing about evenings like this one — they asked nothing of you.

이런 저녁의 특별한 점이 바로 이것이었다 — 저녁은 당신에게 아무것도 요구하지 않는다.

They only asked that you remain, and she had always found that easy.

저녁은 오직 당신이 머물러 있기만을 바랄 뿐이었고, 그녀는 그것이 언제나 쉽게 느껴졌다.

Remaining was what she knew how to do.

머무르는 것, 그것이 그녀가 할 줄 아는 일이었다.

She poured the last of the water from the jug and drank it slowly and watched her daughter sleep, and the white dog sleeping beside her, and the gate at the end of the garden path.

그녀는 물병에서 마지막 남은 물을 따라 천천히 마시며 딸이 잠드는 것을 바라보았고, 그 곁에서 잠든 흰 개를, 그리고 정원 길 끝에 있는 문을 바라보았다.

The night settled around all of them like something patient and familiar.

밤은 인내심 있고 친숙한 무언가처럼 그들 모두를 감싸며 내려앉았다.

Vocabulary

그녀는
geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached); refers to a female subject
안으로
aneuro — To the inside; inward direction
들어가
deureoga — Enters; goes inside a place
설거지를
seolgeojireul — Dishwashing (object marker); washing the dishes
하고
hago — Does and; connecting action to next clause
돌아와
dorawa — Returns; comes back to a place
현관
hyeongwan — Entryway; front entrance or foyer of a home
테이블
teibeul — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
ap — Front; the space directly ahead of something
자신의
jasinui — One's own; possessive form of oneself
의자에
uijae — On/in a chair; location marker attached to chair
앉았다
anjatda — Sat down; past tense of to sit
정원은
jeongwoneun — The garden (topic marker); an outdoor cultivated space
bam — Night; the dark period after sunset
벌레
beolle — Insect; a small crawling or flying creature
소리로
soriro — With sound; using or filled with noise
가득했다
gadeukhaetda — Was full; was filled completely with something
태양의
taeyang-ui — Of the sun; possessive relating to the sun
마지막
majimak — Last; final in a sequence or time
희미한
huimihan — Faint; dim or barely perceptible
기억을
gieogul — Memory (object marker); a recollection or remembrance
여전히
yeojeonhi — Still; continuing as before without change
간직한
ganjikhan — Kept; held or preserved something carefully
하늘을
haneureul — The sky (object marker); the expanse above earth
배경으로
baegyeongeuro — As a background; serving as a backdrop
어두운
eoduun — Dark; lacking light or brightness
형체를
hyeongchereul — A silhouette or form (object marker); a shape or figure
이루고
irugo — Forms and; achieving or making up a shape
있었다
isseotda — Was; past tense of to exist or be present
잠들어
jamdeulleo — Falls asleep; transitions into a sleeping state
그녀
geunyeo — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
곁에서
gyeoteseo — Beside; at someone's side or nearby
문은
muneun — The door/gate (topic marker); an entry panel
gil — Road; a path or street for travel
끝에
kkeute — At the end; at the tip or conclusion of something
seo — Standing; being upright in a position
있었는데
isseonnunde — Was there, and; past tense with connective nuance
쇠로
soero — Made of iron/metal; using iron as material
만들어진
mandeureoijn — Made; constructed or fabricated from material
검은
geomeun — Black; dark-colored
문이었고
munieotgo — Was a gate/door, and; past tense connective form
빗장은
bitjangeun — The bolt/latch (topic marker); a door-locking bar
고요히
goyohi — Quietly; in a still and peaceful manner
내려져
naeryeojyeo — Lowered; put down or descended into position
공기가
gonggiga — The air (subject marker); the surrounding atmosphere
식을
sigeul — To cool (object marker); becoming lower in temperature
때까지
ttaekkaji — Until; up to a certain point in time
그들과
geudeurwa — With them; together with those people
함께
hamkke — Together; in company with others
앉아
anja — Sitting; being in a seated position
있었고
isseotgo — Was present, and; past continuous connective form
들어가지
deureogaji — Going inside (negation follows); entering a space
않았으며
anasseumyeo — Did not, and furthermore; negative connective past tense
그럴
geureol — Such; of that kind or in that way
필요도
piryodo — Need also; necessity with additive nuance
느끼지
neukkiji — Feel (negation follows); sensing or perceiving something
않았다
anasda — Did not; past tense negative ending
이런
ireon — This kind of; such as this type
저녁의
jeonyeogui — Of the evening; possessive relating to evening time
특별한
teukbyeolhan — Special; unique or out of the ordinary
점이
jeomi — The point/aspect (subject marker); a notable feature
바로
baro — Exactly; precisely or right at that moment
이것이었다
igeosieotda — Was this; past tense of it is this thing
저녁은
jeonyeogeun — The evening (topic marker); the time after sunset
당신에게
dangsinege — To you; directed at or given to you
아무것도
amugeotdo — Nothing; not anything at all
요구하지
yoguhaji — Demand (negation follows); requesting or requiring something
않는다
anneunda — Does not; present tense negative declarative ending
오직
ojik — Only; solely or exclusively
당신이
dangsini — You (subject marker); second-person formal pronoun
머물러
meomulleo — Staying; remaining in a place without leaving
있기만을
itgimaneul — Only being present (object); just the act of staying
바랄
baral — To wish; hoping or desiring something to happen
뿐이었고
ppunieotgo — Was only that, and; limiting connective past form
그것이
gueosi — That (subject marker); referring to that thing
언제나
eonjena — Always; at all times without exception
쉽게
swipge — Easily; in a simple or effortless manner
느껴졌다
neukkkyeojyeotda — Was felt; something was perceived or sensed
머무르는
meomureuneun — Staying; the act of remaining somewhere
geot — Thing; a nominalizer referring to an act or object
그녀가
geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female subject of a sentence
hal — Will do; future modifier form of to do
jul — Know-how; ability or means to do something
아는
aneun — Knowing; having knowledge or skill in something
일이었다
irieotda — Was a thing/task; past tense of it is a matter
물병에서
mulbyeongeseo — From the water bottle; a container for drinking water
남은
nameun — Remaining; leftover or not yet used
물을
mureul — Water (object marker); liquid essential for life
따라
ttara — Pouring; following or pouring liquid out
천천히
cheoncheonhi — Slowly; in an unhurried and gradual manner
마시며
masimyeo — Drinking and; consuming liquid while doing something else
딸이
ttari — Daughter (subject marker); a female child
잠드는
jamdeunun — Falling asleep; drifting into sleep
것을
geoseul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer with object particle
바라보았고
barabwatgo — Watched and; gazed at something, then continued
geu — That; a demonstrative modifier for a noun
잠든
jamdeun — Sleeping; in a state of sleep
huin — White; having the color white
개를
gaereul — Dog (object marker); a domesticated canine animal
그리고
geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting clauses or items
정원
jeongwon — Garden; an outdoor space with plants or lawn
있는
inneun — That exists/is there; present-tense modifier of existence
문을
muneul — Door/gate (object marker); an entryway panel
바라보았다
barabwatda — Gazed at; looked steadily at something
밤은
bameun — The night (topic marker); nighttime as subject of discussion
인내심
innaesim — Patience; the ability to endure calmly
있고
itgo — Having and; possessing a quality and continuing
친숙한
chinsukhan — Familiar; something well-known and comfortable
무언가처럼
mueongacheoreom — Like something; resembling an unspecified thing
그들
geudeul — They; third-person plural pronoun
모두를
modureul — All of them (object marker); every one of a group
감싸며
gamssumyeo — Wrapping and; enveloping while doing something else
내려앉았다
naeryeoanjatda — Settled down; descended and came to rest gently
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