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English → Korean Roots Before the Leaving Level 5/10

Somewhere in the garden, a gecko made its sound — three short notes, then silence.

정원 어딘가에서 도마뱀붙이가 소리를 냈다 — 짧은 음 세 개, 그리고 침묵.

Khao exhaled once, heavily, and shifted so that more of his weight rested against Nipa's ankle.

카오는 한 번 무겁게 숨을 내쉬고는, 자신의 무게가 더 많이 니파의 발목에 기대도록 몸을 움직였다.

They sat like that for a long time.

그들은 오랫동안 그렇게 앉아 있었다.

The plates were empty and no one reached to clear them.

접시들은 비어 있었고 아무도 손을 뻗어 치우려 하지 않았다.

The light above the table drew its soft circle and beyond it the frangipani stood in darkness, and the gate at the end of the path was a dark shape with a pale latch, and the whole garden was very still, as if it too were holding something it wasn't ready to put down.

탁자 위의 불빛은 부드러운 원을 그리고 있었고, 그 너머에서 플루메리아는 어둠 속에 서 있었으며, 길 끝의 대문은 창백한 걸쇠가 달린 어두운 형체였고, 정원 전체는 마치 자신도 아직 내려놓을 준비가 되지 않은 무언가를 붙들고 있는 것처럼 매우 고요했다.

Malee refilled both their glasses.

말리는 두 사람의 잔을 다시 채웠다.

Nipa did not say anything.

니파는 아무 말도 하지 않았다.

Malee did not say anything.

말리는 아무 말도 하지 않았다.

There was nothing left to arrange or decide, and so they simply stayed there together in the particular silence of a thing that has already been agreed upon — the agreement being this: that love does not require presence to continue, that some things survive distance, and that the evening would be enough, was already enough, more than enough.

정리하거나 결정할 것은 아무것도 남아 있지 않았고, 그래서 그들은 이미 합의된 일의 특별한 침묵 속에서 그저 함께 그 자리에 머물렀다 — 그 합의란 이런 것이었다: 사랑은 계속되기 위해 곁에 있음을 필요로 하지 않는다는 것, 어떤 것들은 거리를 넘어 살아남는다는 것, 그리고 이 저녁으로 충분할 것이며, 이미 충분했고, 충분함을 넘어선다는 것.

Khao slept.

카오는 잠들었다.

Vocabulary

정원
jeong-won — A garden or yard outside a building.
어딘가에서
eodin-ga-eseo — From somewhere; from an unspecified place.
소리를
sori-reul — Sound or noise (object marker attached).
냈다
naet-da — Made or produced a sound or result.
짧은
jjalbeun — Short in length or duration.
eum — A tone, note, or sound; also a thinking sound.
se — Three; the number three in native Korean counting.
gae — Counter for general objects; also means dog.
그리고
geurigo — And; used to connect two clauses or items.
침묵
chimmuk — Silence; the absence of speech or noise.
han — One; the number one in native Korean counting.
beon — Time or instance; counter for occurrences.
무겁게
mugeopge — Heavily; in a heavy manner.
숨을
sum-eul — Breath (object marker attached); air inhaled or exhaled.
내쉬고는
naeshwi-go-neun — Having exhaled and then; after breathing out.
자신의
jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself (possessive).
무게가
muge-ga — Weight (subject marker attached); heaviness of a body.
deo — More; to a greater degree or extent.
많이
mani — A lot; in a large quantity or degree.
발목에
balmok-e — On or at the ankle (locative marker attached).
기대도록
gidae-dorok — So as to lean against or rely upon something.
몸을
mom-eul — Body (object marker attached); the physical body.
움직였다
umjigyeot-da — Moved; shifted position of body or object.
그들은
geudeur-eun — They (topic marker attached); refers to a group.
오랫동안
oraetdongan — For a long time; over an extended period.
그렇게
geureoke — Like that; in that manner or way.
앉아
anja — Sitting; in the act of being seated.
있었다
isseot-da — Was; existed or remained in a state.
접시들은
jeopsideul-eun — The plates (topic marker); flat dishes for food.
비어
bieo — Empty; having nothing inside (verb stem form).
있었고
isseot-go — Were and; existed in a state, connecting to next clause.
아무도
amudo — Nobody; not a single person.
손을
son-eul — Hand (object marker attached); the human hand.
뻗어
ppeoeo — Stretching out; extending a limb outward.
치우려
chiwuryeo — Intending to clear away or remove something.
하지
haji — Do not; negated verb form preceding 않다.
않았다
anatda — Did not; past tense negation of an action.
탁자
takja — A table; a piece of furniture with a flat top.
위의
wi-ui — Above or on top of (possessive locative form).
불빛은
bulbit-eun — The light (topic marker); glow from a light source.
부드러운
budeureoun — Soft or gentle in texture or quality.
원을
won-eul — Circle (object marker attached); a round shape.
geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner.
너머에서
neomeo-eseo — From beyond; from the other side of something.
어둠
eodum — Darkness; the absence of light.
속에
soge — Inside or within; in the interior of something.
seo — Standing; being upright on one's feet.
있었으며
isseot-euryeo — Was and; existed, connecting to an additional clause.
gil — Road or path; a way for traveling.
끝의
kkeut-ui — Of the end; at the far end of something.
대문은
daemun-eun — The main gate (topic marker); entrance gate to a property.
창백한
changbaekhan — Pale; lacking color, appearing whitish or wan.
달린
dallin — Attached or hanging; fastened to something.
어두운
eoduun — Dark; having little or no light.
형체였고
hyeongche-yeotgo — Was a shape or form and; a dark silhouette seen.
전체는
jeonche-neun — The whole or entirety (topic marker); everything together.
마치
machi — Just as; as if; used to introduce a simile.
자신도
jasin-do — Even oneself; also oneself (inclusive particle attached).
아직
ajik — Still; yet; not yet completed or changed.
내려놓을
naeryeonoeul — To put down or set down; release what is held.
준비가
junbi-ga — Preparation (subject marker attached); readiness for something.
되지
doeji — Become; used in negation meaning not yet ready.
않은
aneun — Not; adjectival negation modifying a following noun.
무언가를
mueonga-reul — Something (object marker); an unspecified thing being held.
붙들고
butdeulgo — Holding onto; grasping or clinging to something.
있는
inneun — Being; present-tense modifier indicating ongoing action.
것처럼
geotcheoreom — As if; like something; used to draw a comparison.
매우
maeu — Very; extremely; to a high degree.
고요했다
goyohaet-da — Was still or tranquil; completely calm and quiet.
du — Two; the number two in native Korean counting.
사람의
saram-ui — Of a person; belonging to the two people.
잔을
jan-eul — Cup or glass (object marker); vessel for drinking.
다시
dasi — Again; once more; a second time.
채웠다
chaewot-da — Filled up; made a container full again.
아무
amu — Any; no (with negation); used in indefinite expressions.
말도
maldo — Even a word; not even a single word spoken.
정리하거나
jeongni-hageona — To organize or settle, or; arrange and conclude things.
결정할
gyeoljeonghal — To decide; make a decision about something.
것은
geot-eun — Thing or matter (topic marker); the thing in question.
아무것도
amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever remaining.
남아
nama — Remaining; left over after other things are done.
있지
itji — There is; exist (used in negated or question forms).
않았고
anatgo — Did not and; past negation connecting to next clause.
그래서
geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that reason.
이미
imi — Already; by this time; prior to the present moment.
합의된
hapeui-doen — Agreed upon; something that has been mutually consented to.
일의
il-ui — Of the matter; belonging to a particular affair or thing.
특별한
teukbyeolhan — Special; distinct from the ordinary in some way.
속에서
sog-eseo — Within; inside of; from the interior of something.
그저
geujeo — Simply; just; merely without anything more added.
함께
hamkke — Together; in the company of another person.
자리에
jari-e — In the seat or place; at one's spot or position.
머물렀다
meomulleot-da — Stayed; remained in a place for a time.
합의란
hapeui-ran — As for agreement; what agreement means or entails.
이런
ireon — This kind of; such as this; of this nature.
것이었다
geot-i-eot-da — It was; this is what something was or meant.
사랑은
sarang-eun — Love (topic marker); deep affection between people.
계속되기
gyesok-doegi — To continue; to go on without stopping (noun form).
위해
wihae — For the sake of; in order to achieve something.
곁에
gyeote — By one's side; next to or near a person.
있음을
isseum-eul — The state of being present (object marker nominalized).
필요로
piryo-ro — In need of; requiring something as a necessity.
않는다는
anneundaneun — That it does not; quoted negation of a general truth.
geot — Thing; matter; used to nominalize verbs or clauses.
어떤
eotteon — Some; certain; a particular kind of thing.
것들은
geotdeul-eun — Things (plural, topic marker); multiple unspecified items.
거리를
geori-reul — Distance (object marker); space between two points.
넘어
neomeo — Over or across; beyond a boundary or obstacle.
살아남는다는
sara-namneundaneun — That they survive; quoted claim about enduring hardship.
i — This; a demonstrative determiner indicating nearby thing.
저녁으로
jeonyeok-euro — With this evening; by means of tonight's gathering.
충분할
chungbunhal — Will be sufficient; will be enough for the purpose.
것이며
geot-imyeo — It is and; a thing that is, connecting to next clause.
충분했고
chungbunhaetgo — Was sufficient and; was enough, linking to next clause.
충분함을
chungbunham-eul — Sufficiency (object marker); the state of being enough.
넘어선다는
neomeoseondaneun — That it surpasses; goes beyond the stated limit.
잠들었다
jamdeureot-da — Fell asleep; transitioned from wakefulness into sleep.
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