Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 6

Vocabulary

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

생기

saenggi — Vitality, liveliness, or fresh energy

있고

itgo — Having; existing and (connective form)

흥분된

heungbundoen — Excited, agitated, or aroused in feeling

표정으로

pyojeong-euro — With a facial expression; using one's face

이야기를

iyagireul — Story or conversation (object marker attached)

시작했다

sijakhaetda — Began; started doing something

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female subject of sentence

무슨

museun — What kind of; which (modifier before noun)

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker attached)

할지

halji — Whether to say; what one will say

정확히

jeonghwakhi — Exactly, precisely, accurately

알고

algo — Knowing; being aware of (connective form)

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; had been (past continuous)

그

geu — That; it (demonstrative pronoun or determiner)

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely, excessively

자주

jaju — Often, frequently, repeatedly

들어왔다

deureowatda — Had heard; came in (past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However, but, nevertheless

수백

subaek — Hundreds; several hundred

수천

sucheon — Thousands; several thousand

번을

beoneul — Times, instances (object marker attached)

들었음에도

deureosseumedo — Even though having heard; despite listening

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite, in spite of, regardless of

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker); one's own self

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely (used with negatives)

알지

alji — Knowing; to know (verb stem form)

못하는

motaneun — Unable to do; not capable of doing

단정한

danjeonghan — Neat, tidy, well-ordered in appearance

삶의

samui — Of life; life's (possessive marker)

역사를

yeoksareul — History (object marker); record of the past

듣는

deudneun — Listening to; hearing (present modifier form)

것에

geose — To the thing of; regarding the act

결코

gyeolko — Never, by no means (used with negatives)

지치지

jichiji — Not getting tired; not becoming weary

않았다

anhatda — Did not; negation of past action

잘

jal — Well, nicely, properly

정돈되고

jeongdondoego — Being organized, tidied up (connective form)

말쑥하게

malssukage — Smartly, neatly, in a well-groomed manner

차려입은

charyeoibeun — Dressed up, wearing fine clothing

하인들

haindelul — Servants, domestic workers (plural)

시간을

siganeul — Time (object marker); a period of time

어기지

eogiji — Not breaking or violating (rules, time)

않는

anneun — Not doing (present modifier negation form)

식사

siksa — Meal, dining, eating

훌륭하고

hullyunghago — Excellent, splendid (connective form)

풍성한

pungseonghan — Abundant, plentiful, bountiful

음식

eumsik — Food, cuisine, dishes

고운

goun — Fine, beautiful, delicate in quality

드레스들

deureseudel — Dresses (plural); fine women's garments

파티들

patideul — Parties (plural); social gatherings

탄탄한

tantanhan — Solid, sturdy, firm, well-grounded

교육

gyoyuk — Education, schooling, upbringing

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own (possessive); of oneself

삶과는

samgwaneun — Compared to one's own life (contrast marker)

동떨어진

dongtteorojin — Far removed from, disconnected, distant

규율

gyuyul — Discipline, rules, regulations

이

i — This; these (demonstrative determiner)

모든

modeun — All, every, entire

것들이

geotdeuri — These things (subject marker, plural)

저마다의

jeomadaui — Each one's own; respective, individual

매력을

maeryeogeul — Charm, appeal, attraction (object marker)

발휘하고

balhwihago — Displaying, exerting, exercising one's charm

지나간

jinagan — Past, gone by, elapsed (modifier form)

시절의

sijeorui — Of a time or period; of those days

이야기들을

iyagideureul — Stories (plural, object marker); tales

기쁘게

gippeuge — Gladly, happily, with pleasure

들으면서도

deureumyeonseodo — Even while listening; though hearing

어머니의

eomeoniui — Mother's (possessive); belonging to mother

풍요로웠던

pungyorowotdeon — That was prosperous, affluent, abundant (past)

시절을

sijeoreul — A time, period, days (object marker)

부러워하지

bureowohaji — Not envying; not feeling jealous of

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of, like that

삶은

salmeun — Life (topic marker); that kind of life

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her, for her (dative marker)

감옥이나

gamogina — A prison or something like it

다름없었을

dareumeopseosseul — Would have been no different from; equivalent

것이다

geosida — It is (the case); assertive sentence ending

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way, so

생각했지만

saenggakhaetjiman — Thought so, but; although she thought that

생각을

saenggageul — Thought, idea (object marker attached)

소리

sori — Sound, voice, noise

내어

naeo — Making (a sound); letting out (connective)

말하지는

malhajineun — Not saying aloud; not speaking out (contrast)

부인은

buineun — Mrs., Madam (topic marker); married woman

오늘

oneul — Today, this day

밤

bam — Night, nighttime

오래된

oraedoen — Old, long-standing, aged

시작했는데

sijakhaenneunde — Started (with background context); began but

평소보다

pyeongsoboda — More than usual; compared to normal times

조금

jogeum — A little, slightly, a bit

더

deo — More, further, additionally

활기차게

hwalgichage — Energetically, vigorously, with animation

풀어나갔다

pureunagatta — Unfolded, narrated, worked through gradually

마침내

machimnae — Finally, at last, in the end

한숨을

hansumeul — A sigh (object marker); deep breath out

내쉬며

naesswimyeo — While exhaling; sighing and then

끝맺었다

kkeunmajeotda — Concluded, wrapped up, brought to an end

오

o — Oh! (exclamation of emotion or nostalgia)

아름다웠던

areumdawotdeon — That was beautiful; lovely (past modifier)

옛

yet — Old, former, of the past

시절이여

sijeoriyeo — O those days! (exclamatory vocative form)

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke, told (past tense)

그때는

geuttaeneun — At that time (topic marker); back then

아버지를

abeojireul — Father (object marker); one's father

몰랐잖아요

mollajjanayo — You didn't know, did you? (reminder tone)

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Replied, answered, responded (past tense)

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her, hers (possessive); belonging to her

이마에

imaee — On the forehead (locative marker)

주름이

jureum-i — Wrinkle, crease (subject marker)

잡혔고

japhyeotgo — Was formed/creased and (connective, passive)

따뜻한

ttatteuthan — Warm, gentle, kind-hearted

마음속에

maeumsoge — Inside the heart/mind (locative marker)

잠시

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

분노의

bunnoul — Of anger, of rage (possessive marker)

감정이

gamjeong-i — Emotion, feeling (subject marker)

스쳐

seuchyeo — Passing by, brushing past (connective form)

지나갔다

jinagattda — Passed by, went past (past tense)

아버지도

abeojido — Father also, father either (additive marker)

없었잖아요

eopseotjanayo — Weren't there, right? (past, reminder form)

물론이지

mullon-iji — Of course, naturally, certainly

얘야

yaeya — My dear child; affectionate address to child

너희가

neohuiga — You (plural, subject marker); you all

많은

maneun — Many, much, a lot of

것을

geoseul — Thing, matter (object marker attached)

보상해

bosanghae — Compensate, make up for, repay

주지

juji — Give (to someone); do for someone (base)

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); referring to oneself

남편과

nampyeongwa — Husband and (connective marker)

아이들을

aideureul — Children (plural, object marker)

사랑하지만

saranghajiman — Love, but; loving yet (contrast connective)

나라가

naraga — Country, nation (subject marker)

싫어

sireo — Dislike, hate, find unpleasant (informal)

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly, indeed

그러지

geuroji — Don't do that; don't act like that

마세요

maseyo — Please don't; polite negative imperative

어머니

eomeoni — Mother, mom

고통스러운

gotongseureoun — Painful, agonizing, distressing

벌떡

beoldeok — Suddenly jumping up; springing to one's feet

자리에서

jarieseo — From one's seat or place (locative marker)

일어섰다

ireosetda — Stood up, rose to one's feet (past tense)