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Vocabulary

집

jip — House or home, a place where one lives

앞

ap — Front, the area directly ahead of something

대문은

daemun-eun — The front gate (topic marker attached)

매년

maenyeon — Every year, annually recurring

그랬듯이

geulaetdeusi — Just as it had been, as was the case before

습기로

seupgi-ro — Due to humidity or moisture (with directional particle)

인해

inhae — Due to, because of, caused by something

약간

yakgan — Slightly, a little bit, somewhat

부풀어

bupuleo — Swollen or puffed up, expanded from moisture

올라

olla — Rising up, having risen (directional verb form)

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply, without any particular reason

밀기만

milgiman — Only pushing, merely pressing against something

해서는

haeseoneun — By doing, if one only does (conditional form)

열리지

yeolliji — Does not open, fails to open (negation base)

않고

ango — Without doing, not doing and then continuing

들어

deureo — Lifting, raising; entering (contextual verb stem)

올려야

ollyeoya — Must lift up, need to raise something

했다

haetda — Did, had to do (past tense completion marker)

이것을

igeoseul — This thing, this fact (object marker attached)

알고

algo — Knowing, being aware of something

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed, had been (past progressive form)

그는

geuneun — He, that male person (topic marker attached)

첫

cheot — First, the initial one in a sequence

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter suffix meaning '-th' in sequence

우기에

ugi-e — During the rainy season (with location particle)

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny in size

동작들을

dongjak-deul-eul — Movements, gestures, actions (plural object form)

지켜보며

jikyeobomyeo — While watching carefully, observing attentively

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing, it (object marker attached)

이해하게

ihaehage — Came to understand, so as to comprehend

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and then, came to be (connective past)

이제는

ijeneun — Now, at this point in time (topic emphasis)

건기든

geongi-deun — Whether dry season, regardless of dry season

우기든

ugi-deun — Whether rainy season, regardless of rainy season

같은

gateun — Same, identical, equal in nature

기대

gidae — Expectation, anticipation of something to come

어린

eorin — Young, youthful; here implies tender or eager

주의를

juui-reul — Attention, care, caution (object marker attached)

기울이며

giuroimyeo — While paying attention, tilting one's focus toward

대문을

daemun-eul — The front gate (object marker attached)

바라보는

baraboneun — Looking at, gazing toward something or someone

자리에

jari-e — At a place or spot (location particle attached)

자신을

jasin-eul — Oneself, himself (reflexive pronoun, object form)

두었다

dueotda — Placed, positioned oneself or something somewhere

대문이

daemun-i — The front gate (subject marker attached)

열리는

yeollineun — Opening, in the act of being opened

어려움과

eoryeoum-gwa — The difficulty and (connective particle attached)

열린다는

yeollindaneun — The fact that it opens (nominalized reported speech)

사실

sasil — Fact, truth, actual reality of something

자체를

jache-reul — The thing itself (emphatic noun, object marker)

구분하지

gubunhaji — Did not distinguish, did not differentiate between

않았다

anassda — Did not, negation of a past action

중요한

jungyohan — Important, significant, of great value

것은

geoseun — The thing that, what is (topic marker attached)

오직

ojik — Only, solely, exclusively one thing

순서뿐이었다

sunseo-ppun-i-eotda — Was only the order, nothing but sequence mattered

소리

sori — Sound, noise, an audible sensation

움직임

umjigim — Movement, motion, the act of moving

그리고

geurigo — And, and then, additionally connecting clauses

그녀

geunyeo — She, her, a third-person female pronoun

7월의

chilwol-ui — Of July, belonging to the seventh month

어느

eoneu — A certain, some, one particular (indefinite determiner)

오후

ohu — Afternoon, the time period after noon

학교

hakgyo — School, an institution for learning and education

가방

gabang — Bag, backpack, or handbag carried by someone

안에

ane — Inside, within a space or container

종이

jongi — Paper, a thin sheet used for writing

묶음을

mukeum-eul — A bundle or packet of things tied together

접어

jeobeo — Folding, having folded something flat

넣고

neoko — Put in and then, placing inside something

집으로

jib-euro — Toward home, in the direction of one's house

돌아왔다

dorawatda — Returned, came back to a previous location

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker), referring to a female person

문

mun — Door, an entrance or exit of a room

앞에

ape — In front of, at the front side of

가방을

gabang-eul — The bag (object marker attached to bag)

내려놓고

naeryeonoko — Set down, put down and then continued

늘

neul — Always, habitually, at all times

하던

hadeon — Used to do, habitually did (past habitual modifier)

인사를

insa-reul — A greeting, a gesture of salutation (object form)

건넸다

geonnyetda — Offered, extended, passed something to someone

두

du — Two, the number two in Korean

손으로

son-euro — With hands, using the hands as instrument

그의

geu-ui — His, belonging to him (possessive form)

귀를

gwi-reul — The ears (object marker attached to ear)

감싸고

gamsago — Wrapping around, cupping and then continuing

이마를

ima-reul — The forehead (object marker attached to forehead)

잠시

jamsi — Briefly, for a short moment in time

머리

meori — Head, the topmost part of the body

위에

wie — On top of, above a surface or object

대는

daeneun — Placing against, touching or pressing gently

인사였다

insa-yeotda — It was a greeting, that was the salutation

그러고

geurogo — After that, and then, following that action

나서

naseo — After doing, having done and then proceeding

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening, the time of day before night

식사를

siksa-reul — A meal (object marker), an occasion of eating

준비하며

junbihimyeo — While preparing, in the process of getting ready

강낭콩과

gangnanggong-gwa — Kidney beans and (connective particle attached)

칼을

kal-eul — A knife (object marker), a cutting utensil

들고

deulgo — Holding, carrying something in hand and then

앉아

anja — Sitting, in a seated position

있는

inneun — Who is, that is present (progressive modifier form)

식탁으로

siktak-euro — To the dining table, toward the table

종이들을

jongi-deul-eul — The papers (plural), sheets of paper as object

가져갔다

gajyeogatda — Took, brought something over to a location

지원서예요

jiwonseo-yeyo — It is an application form (polite speech level)

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke, uttered something to someone

손대지

sondaeji — Without touching, not laying hands on it

바라보았다

barabowatda — Looked at, gazed at something attentively

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, fully, in a thorough manner

이해하고

ihaehago — Understanding and then, comprehending something

싶은

sipeun — Wanting to, desiring to do something

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker), that which one reads

읽을

ilgeul — To read, future modifier of reading action

때처럼

ttaecheoreom — Like when, as if it were that time

표지를

pyoji-reul — The cover, title page (object marker attached)

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly, in an unhurried and careful manner

읽었다

ilgeotda — Read, completed the act of reading something

이건

igeon — This is, short form of this thing is

거네

geone — I see it is, realization about something noted

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject marker), she as the sentence subject

네

ne — Yes, affirmative response to a question

그건

geugeon — That is, short form of that thing is

아주

aju — Very, extremely, quite an intensifying adverb

먼

meon — Far, distant, a long way away

곳이야

gosiya — It is a place, that's where it is (casual)

맞은편에

majeunpyeon-e — Across from, on the opposite side of something

앉았다

anjatda — Sat down, took a seated position

엄마

eomma — Mom, mother, an informal term for one's mother

알아요

arayo — I know, I am aware (polite present tense)

사람은

saram-eun — The person (topic marker), referring to someone

조용했다

joyonghaetda — Was quiet, remained silent without speaking

바깥에서는

bakkat-eseo-neun — Outside, from the exterior (topic emphasis added)

비가

bi-ga — Rain (subject marker), rain as sentence subject

다시

dasi — Again, once more, repeating a previous action

내리기

naerigi — Falling, the act of rain coming down

시작했다

sijakhaetda — Started, began doing something at a point

가볍고

gabyeopgo — Light and, not heavy, gentle in weight

고른

goreun — Even, steady, uniform and consistent in pattern

빗줄기가

bitjulgi-ga — The rain stream (subject), steady lines of rain

정원의

jeongwon-ui — Of the garden, belonging to the garden space

소리들을

sori-deul-eul — The sounds (plural object), various audible noises

부드럽게

budeureobge — Softly, gently, in a smooth and mild way

만들었다

mandeureoatda — Made, caused something to become a certain way

안으로

an-euro — Inward, toward the inside of a space

들어와

deureoawa — Came in, entered inside a place

문간

mungan — Doorway, the threshold area near a door

근처에

geuncheo-e — Near, in the vicinity of a place

자리를

jari-reul — A spot or place (object marker), a position

잡고

jabgo — Taking a spot, settling and then continuing

앞발

apbal — Front paws, the front feet of an animal

턱을

teok-eul — The chin or jaw (object marker attached)

얹은

eonjeun — Having placed or rested on top of

채

chae — While remaining as is, in that state still

모든

modeun — All, every, the entirety of something

대화에

daehwa-e — To the conversation, toward the discussion happening

기울이는

giurineun — Paying attention to, leaning one's focus toward

그

geu — That, the (determiner), referring to something known

고요한

goyohan — Calm, still, serene and quietly peaceful

주의로

juui-ro — With attention, by means of careful awareness

사람을

saram-eul — A person (object marker), someone as the object

마치

machi — As if, just like, in the manner of

가만히

gamanhi — Quietly, still, without moving or making noise

귀

gwi — Ear, the organ used for hearing sounds

존재가

jonjae-ga — A being or existence (subject marker attached)

때로는

ttaero-neun — Sometimes, at times, on certain occasions

방

bang — Room, an enclosed space inside a building

안에서

an-eseo — Inside of, within a space or room

가장

gajang — Most, the most, superlative degree marker

필요한

piryohan — Necessary, needed, required for something

것임을

geosim-eul — That it is the thing (nominalized object form)

아는

aneun — Knowing, who knows, as if aware of something

듯이

deusi — As if, as though, in the manner of

집에

jibe — At home, to the house (location particle)

올

ol — Will come, future modifier of coming action

거예요

geoyeyo — Will be, it is going to happen (polite)

방학

banghak — School vacation, a holiday break from studies

때요

ttaeyo — It's during that time (polite sentence ending)

나중에도요

najunge-do-yo — Later too, also in the future (polite form)

학교일

hakgyo-il — It is just school, it is only schooling

뿐이에요

ppun-i-eyo — It is only, nothing more than this (polite)