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Vocabulary

나방들이

nabangdeul-i — Moths (subject marker attached)

식탁

siktak — Dining table, kitchen table

위의

wi-e — Above, on top of (possessive form)

불빛

bulbit — Light, glow from a flame or lamp

주위를

juwi-reul — Around, surrounding area (object marker)

맴돌았다

maemdo-rassda — Circled around, hovered repeatedly

발

bal — Foot, feet

위에

wi-e — On top of, above

턱을

teok-eul — Chin (object marker attached)

얹은

eonjeun — Placed upon, rested on something

채

chae — While remaining in a state, as is

두

du — Two (numeral)

사람의

saram-e — Of a person, person's

의자

uija — Chair, seat

사이에

sai-e — Between, in the middle of

누워

nuwo — Lying down (connective verb form)

있었다

isseossda — Was, existed (past tense)

전화할

jeonhwahal — Will call (telephone, future modifier)

거지

geoji — Right? You will, won't you? (confirmation)

말했다

malhaessda — Said, spoke (past tense)

그것은

geugeot-eun — That thing (topic marker attached)

질문이

jilmun-i — Question (subject marker attached)

아니었다

anieossda — Was not, it wasn't (past tense)

매주요

maeju-yo — Every week (polite ending)

원하시면

wonhasimyeon — If you wish, if you want (honorific)

더

deo — More, additionally

자주요

jaju-yo — Frequently, often (polite ending)

매주면

maejumyeon — If every week, once a week suffices

충분해

chungbunhae — It's enough, it's sufficient

그다지

geudaji — Not so much, not particularly

배가

bae-ga — Stomach, belly (subject marker attached)

고프지

gopeuji — Hungry (negative connective form)

않았음에도

anasseumedo — Even though not, despite not being

밥을

bab-eul — Rice, cooked rice (object marker)

한

han — One, a single

숟가락

sutgarak — Spoon

퍼서

peoseo — Scooping up and (connective form)

접시에

jeobsi-e — Onto a plate, into a dish

담았다

damassda — Put in, placed into a container

이모가

imo-ga — Maternal aunt (subject marker attached)

나한테

na-hante — To me, with me (informal dative)

전화번호를

jeonhwabeonho-reul — Phone number (object marker attached)

남겨뒀어

namgyeodwosseo — Left behind, kept for someone (informal)

뭔가

mwonga — Something, anything (informal)

필요한데

piryohande — Need something but, it's needed (contrast)

연락이

yeollak-i — Contact, communication (subject marker)

안

an — Not (negation prefix)

되면

doemyeon — If it doesn't work, if unavailable

알아요

arayo — I know, I understand (polite)

학교에

hakgyo-e — At school, to school

양호실이

yanghosil-i — School nurse's office (subject marker)

있어

isseo — There is, exists (informal)

엄마

eomma — Mom, mother (informal)

정원을

jeongwon-eul — Garden (object marker attached)

내다보았다

naedaboassda — Looked out at, gazed outward

망고나무는

mangnamu-neun — Mango tree (topic marker attached)

더욱

deouk — Even more, increasingly

어두운

eoduwun — Dark, dim (modifier form)

하늘을

haneul-eul — Sky (object marker attached)

배경으로

baegyeong-euro — Against a background of, as backdrop

검게

geomge — Darkly, blackly (adverb form)

서

seo — Standing (connective verb form)

있었고

isseotgo — Was there and (past connective)

남아

nama — Remaining, left over (connective)

있는

inneun — That exist, remaining (present modifier)

가지들은

gajideul-eun — Branches (topic marker attached)

낯익으면서도

najik-eumyeonseodo — Even while familiar, though recognizable

낯선

najseon — Unfamiliar, strange (modifier form)

형태를

hyeongtae-reul — Form, shape (object marker attached)

이루고

irugo — Forming, making up (connective)

나무는

namu-neun — Tree (topic marker attached)

가지들을

gajideul-eul — Branches (object marker attached)

잃은

ilheun — Lost, having lost (past modifier)

뒤로

dwiro — After, behind (directional marker)

달라

dalla — Different, changed (predicative form)

보였는데

boyeonneunde — Appeared, seemed (past contrast)

어딘가

eodin-ga — Somewhere, somehow, in some way

구조적으로

gujojeok-euro — Structurally, in terms of structure

변해버려서

byeonhaebeolyeoseo — Having completely changed (regret nuance)

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached)

아직

ajik — Still, yet, not yet

모습에

moseub-e — To the appearance, to the look

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, fully, entirely

익숙해지지

iksukhaejiji — Becoming accustomed to (negative form)

못했다

motaessda — Could not, was unable to

얘가

yae-ga — This kid/one (informal, subject marker)

너를

neo-reul — You (object marker, informal)

그리워할

geuriwohal — Will miss (someone), future modifier

거야

geoya — It will be, going to (informal assertion)

내려다보았다

naeryeodaboassda — Looked down at from above

이미

imi — Already, by now

올려다보고

ollyeodabogo — Looking up at (connective form)

마치

machi — Just as if, as though

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker attached)

언급되기를

eongeuptoegi-reul — Being mentioned (object marker, nominalized)

기다리고

gidarigo — Waiting and (connective form)

있었던

isseotdeon — Had been doing (past retrospective)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like it was the case

잘

jal — Well, good (adverb)

돌봐줘요

dolbwajwoyo — Please take care of (polite request)

얘는

yae-neun — This kid/one (informal, topic marker)

돌봐줄

dolbwajul — To take care of (future modifier)

필요

piryo — Need, necessity

없어

eopseo — There isn't, don't have (informal)

스스로

seuseullo — By oneself, on one's own

알아서

araso — Knowing for oneself, figuring it out

하거든

hageodeun — Because they do, you see (explanation)

하지만

hajiman — But, however

말을

mal-eul — Words, speech (object marker)

부드럽게

budeureopge — Softly, gently (adverb form)

반박하는

banbakaneun — Contradicting, refuting (modifier)

기색

gisaek — Sign, indication, look on one's face

없이

eobsi — Without, lacking

했고

haetgo — Did and (past connective)

잠시

jamsi — A moment, briefly

후

hu — After, later

덧붙였다

deotbuchyeossda — Added additionally, appended a remark

네가

ne-ga — You (subject marker, informal)

전화하면

jeonhwahamyeon — If you call (conditional form)

얘한테

yae-hante — To this kid, to them (informal dative)

알려줄게

allyeojulge — I'll let them know, I'll tell them

목소리를

moksorireul — Voice (object marker attached)

알거든

algeodeun — They know, because they know (explanation)

해줘요

haejwoyo — Please do (it) for (polite request)

누군가는

nugun-ga-neun — Someone (topic marker, at least someone)

해야지

haeyaji — Someone must do it, should do it

잔을

jan-eul — Cup, glass (object marker attached)

들어

deureo — Lifting, raising (connective form)

올렸다

ollyeossda — Raised up, lifted (past tense)

들어줘

deureojwo — Listen, lend an ear (informal request)

웬만한

wenmanhan — Ordinary, average, most typical people

사람들보다

saramdeul-boda — More than other people (comparative)

낫지

natji — Better, superior (informal assertion)

웃었고

useotgo — Laughed/smiled and (past connective)

웃음이

useum-i — Laughter, smile (subject marker)

스스로도

seuseullo-do — Even to oneself, herself as well

놀라웠다

nollawossda — Was surprising, was astonishing

예상보다

yesang-boda — More than expected, beyond expectation

작고

jakgo — Small and (connective adjective)

따뜻했으며

ttatteutaesseumyeo — Was warm and (formal connective)

이름

ireum — Name

붙일

buchil — To attach, to give (future modifier)

수

su — Ability, way, means (can)

없는

eomneun — Non-existent, without (modifier)

무언가를

mueonga-reul — Something unspecified (object marker)

담고

damgo — Containing, holding inside (connective)

열일곱이었기

yeolilgob-ieotgi — Because she was seventeen years old

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to

감정을

gamjeong-eul — Emotion, feeling (object marker)

표현할

pyohyeonhal — To express (future modifier form)

언어는

eneo-neun — Language (topic marker attached)

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more, far, considerably

나중에야

najunge-ya — Only later, not until much later

찾아올

chajaaol — Will come to find, arrive (future)

것이었다

geos-ieossda — It was going to be (past future)

다른

dareun — Different, another (modifier)

계절의

gyejeol-e — Of a season, season's (possessive)

도시에

dosi-e — In the city, at the city

서서

seoseo — Standing and (connective form)

온전하고

onjeonhago — Whole and, intact and (connective)

부서지지

buseojiji — Breaking apart (negative connective)

않은

aneun — Not broken, unbroken (negative modifier)

뒤에

dwi-e — Behind, after, in the wake of

남겨두고

namgyeodwogo — Leaving behind and (connective form)

왔다는

watdaneun — That one came (reported speech modifier)

것이

geos-i — The fact that (subject nominalized)

무슨

museun — What kind of, what sort of

의미인지

uimi-inji — What the meaning is (indirect question)

처음으로

cheoeum-euro — For the first time

이해하게

ihaehage — Come to understand (result connective)

될

doel — Will become, future modifier

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until that time, up to that point

나방들은

nabangdeul-eun — Moths (topic marker attached)

계속해서

gyesokaeseo — Continuously, keeping on doing

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly, at a leisurely pace