Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 5

Vocabulary

우리

uri — We, us; first person plural pronoun

가문이

gamuni — Family clan or lineage (subject form)

고장에서

gojangeseo — From a region, hometown, or local area

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb indicating highest degree

자랑스럽고

jarangseureopgo — Proud; feeling or expressing pride (connective form)

오래된

oraedoen — Old, long-established, or ancient

가문이며

gamunimyeo — And being a family clan (connective form)

바다

bada — Sea, ocean

건너

geonneo — Across, over the other side

영국인

yeonggugIn — British person, someone from England

중에

junge — Among, in the middle of

우리와

uriwa — With us; us plus particle (with)

자리를

jarireul — Place, seat, position (object form)

바꾸기

bakkugi — Changing, swapping; gerund form of to exchange

위해

wihae — For the sake of, in order to

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner indicating totality

것을

geoseul — Thing, matter (object particle attached)

내놓지

naenochi — Not put out or offer up (negative connective)

않을

aneul — Will not; negative future modifier form

사람이

sarami — Person, human being (subject form)

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, hardly

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is none or no one (quoting form)

것이지요

geosijiyo — It is the case, you see (soft assertion ending)

철없는

cheoreomnneun — Immature, childish, lacking sense

아이처럼

aicheoreom — Like a child; childlike manner

말하는구나

malhanenguna — You are speaking; exclamatory observation of speech

부인이

buini — Wife or lady (subject form), respectful term

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke (past tense declarative)

그리고

geurigo — And, also; simple additive conjunction

내가

naega — I (subject form), first person singular subject

영국인이라는

yeonggugIniraneun — The fact of being British (quoting modifier)

기억해

gieokae — Remember; informal imperative of to remember

주렴

juryeom — Please do (soft request ending, slightly archaic)

엄마

eomma — Mom, mother; informal term of address

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; adverb expressing sincerity

미안해요

mianhaeyo — I am sorry; polite apology expression

소녀가

sonyeoga — Girl (subject form); young female person

부드러운

budeureowen — Soft, gentle, smooth (modifier form)

머리를

meorireul — Head or hair (object form)

소파에

sopae — On the sofa (locative particle attached)

기대어

gidaeo — Leaning against, resting on (connective form)

어머니의

eomeoiniui — Mother's; possessive form of mother

어깨에

eokkaee — On the shoulder (locative particle attached)

얼굴을

eolgureul — Face (object form)

파묻었다

pamudeoetda — Buried or pressed into something (past tense)

영국인이라고

yeonggugInirago — As being British; quoting particle for identity

생각할

saenggakhal — To think, consider (future modifier form)

수가

suga — Ability, possibility (subject form in expressions)

없어요

eobeoseoyo — There is not, cannot; polite negative existence

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject form); third person female subject

평생

pyeongsaeng — All one's life, lifetime

동안

dongan — During, for a period of time

여기서

yeogiseo — Here, from this place

살아왔잖아요

sarawatjanayo — Has been living here, you know (past continuity)

아버지

abeoji — Father, dad; formal term for one's father

저의

jeoui — My, mine; humble first person possessive

냉정한

naengjeonghan — Cold, indifferent, emotionally detached

영국인들과

yeonggugIndeurGwa — With the British people (plural with particle)

무슨

museun — What kind of, what; interrogative determiner

상관이에요

sanggwanieyo — It is related or concerned; what does it matter

한때가

hantaega — A time, once upon a time (subject form)

기억나는구나

gieongnanenguna — I recall now; exclamatory form of remembering

세상에서

sesangeseo — In the world, in existence

황량하고

hwangnyangHago — Desolate, barren, bleak (connective form)

신에게

sinege — To God; deity with dative particle

버림받은

beorimbadeun — Abandoned, forsaken, cast away (modifier form)

곳이라고

gosirago — As a place; quoting particle for location

생각했던

saenggakaetdeon — Had thought, used to think (retrospective modifier)

때가

ttaega — Time, moment (subject form)

이제는

ijeneun — Now, by now (topic particle attached)

익숙해진

iksukaejin — Became accustomed to, grown used to

것이

geosi — The thing, the fact (subject form)

사실이지

sasiriIji — It is true, that is a fact (soft confirmation)

하지만

hajiman — However, but; concessive conjunction

네가

nega — You (subject form); second person informal subject

옛

yet — Old, former, of the past

고향이

gohyangi — Hometown, birthplace (subject form)

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, some, certain

곳이었는지

gosieonneunji — What kind of place it was (indirect question)

알

al — To know, understand (base future modifier)

수만

suman — Only if able to; conditional ability marker

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is, if one could (conditional form)

이곳과

igotGwa — With this place; here with comparative particle

다른

dareun — Different, other, another

집도

jipdo — Even another home; house with additive particle

알고

algo — Knowing; connective form of to know

싶지

sipji — Do not want to (negative desire connective)

않아요

anayo — Do not, am not; polite negative ending

잠시

jamsi — For a moment, briefly, for a short time

밝은

balgeun — Bright, clear, cheerful (modifier form)

눈에

nune — In the eyes (locative particle attached)

그늘이

geuneuri — Shadow, shade (subject form)

드리웠다

deuriwoetda — Fell over, cast a shadow (past tense)

넌

neon — You (topic form); informal second person topic

어리석고

eoriseokgo — Foolish, stupid (connective form)

편견에

pyeongyeone — In prejudice; bias with locative particle

가득

gadeuk — Full of, filled with

차

cha — Full, filled; short connective of to be filled

있구나

itguna — You are (in a state); exclamatory observation

그토록

geutorok — So much, to that extent, that greatly

공감할

gonggamhal — To empathize, to relate to (future modifier)

줄

jul — Way, means; ability or method (in expressions)

모르는

moreuneun — Not knowing, unaware of (present modifier form)

딸을

ttareul — Daughter (object form)

두었다니

dueotdani — To have placed or raised; exclamatory discovery

힘드는구나

himdeuneunguna — It must be hard; exclamatory observation of difficulty

공감하지

gonggamhaji — Not empathizing (negative connective form)

못하려는

motaryeoneun — Intending not to be able to; unwilling modifier

게

ge — Thing, situation; informal contraction of 것이

아니에요

anieyo — It is not; polite negative copula

자

ja — Come now, well; interjection to prompt action

이제

ije — Now, at this point in time

둘이

duri — Two people together (subject form)

참

cham — Really, truly; adverb of emphasis or sincerity

아늑하게

aneukage — Cozily, snugly, comfortably (adverb form)

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know, isn't it; soft assertion with you know

옛날이야기

yennariyagi — Old story, tale from the past, folklore

하나

hana — One; the number one or a single item

해줘요

haejwoyo — Please do it for me; polite request form

저는

jeoneun — I (topic form); humble first person topic

듣는

deudneun — Listening, hearing (present modifier form)

걸

geol — Thing, act of; informal object nominalizer

좋아하거든요

joahageordeunyo — I like it, you see; explaining preference softly

부인의

buinui — Of the lady or wife; possessive form

이마에서

imaeseo — From the forehead; body part with locative particle

찌푸림이

jjipurimI — Frown, scowl (subject form)

사라지고

sarajigo — Disappeared, vanished (connective past form)

짜증스럽던

jjajeungseureopdeon — Annoyed, irritated (retrospective modifier form)

주름이

jureumiI — Wrinkle, crease (subject form)

얼굴에서

eolgureseo — From the face; face with locative particle

풀렸다

pullyeoetda — Was released, eased, smoothed out (past tense)