Little Women — Page 5

Vocabulary

파란

pa-ran — Blue-colored; describing something of blue color

군용

gun-yong — Military use; intended for or related to the army

양말을

yangmal-eul — Socks (object marker); referring to a pair of socks

바늘들이

baneul-deuri — Needles (subject marker); multiple knitting or sewing needles

달그락거릴

dalgeurak-georil — To rattle or clatter repeatedly with a clicking sound

때까지

ttae-kkaji — Until a certain time or point; up to when

흔들었고

heundeul-eotgo — Shook and (continued); past tense of shaking something

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her; possessive form referring to a female person

실뭉치는

silmungchi-neun — Ball of thread or yarn (topic marker); a wound bundle of yarn

방

bang — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

건너편으로

geonneopyeon-euro — To the opposite side; across to the other side of a room

튀어

twi-eo — To bounce or spring out; sudden jumping movement

나갔다

na-gatda — Went out; exited or flew out of a place

불쌍한

bulssang-han — Poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy or pity

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity or truth

안됐지만

andwaetjiman — It's a pity but; feeling sorry yet acknowledging reality

어쩔

eojjeol — What can be done; used in expressions of helplessness

수

su — Way; means; possibility of doing something

없잖아

eopjanha — There's no way, right; expressing inevitability informally

그러니

geureo-ni — So; therefore; used to introduce a logical conclusion

네

ne — Your; second person possessive pronoun in Korean

이름을

ireum-eul — Name (object marker); referring to someone's name

사내아이처럼

sanaei-cheoreom — Like a boy; resembling the behavior of a male child

만드는

mandeu-neun — Making; creating; present participle of to make

것과

geot-gwa — The thing and; connecting two noun clauses together

우리

uri — We; our; first person plural pronoun in Korean

여자애들에게

yeojaaedeur-ege — To the girls; indirect object marker for female children

오빠

oppa — Older brother; term used by females for older males

노릇을

noreus-eul — Role or duty; acting the part of something

하는

ha-neun — Doing; present participle of the verb to do

것으로

geot-euro — With the fact of; by means of doing something

만족하려고

manjok-haryeogo — Trying to be satisfied; intending to find contentment

노력해야

noryeok-haeya — Must make an effort; need to try hard

해

hae — Do; informal sentence-final form of to do

말했다

malhaetda — Said; past tense of speaking or saying something

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She; third person feminine pronoun as topic

세상의

sesang-ui — Of the world; belonging to or relating to the world

모든

modeun — All; every; referring to the entirety of something

설거지와

seolgeoji-wa — Dishwashing and; doing the dishes and something else

먼지

meonji — Dust; fine particles of dirt settling on surfaces

털기로도

teolgi-rodo — Even with dusting; even by shaking off dust

부드러움을

budeureou-meul — Softness or gentleness (object marker); quality of being soft

잃지

ilchi — Lose (negative form); not losing a quality or thing

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

손으로

son-euro — With hands; using one's hands as an instrument

거친

geochin — Rough; coarse; describing a rough or rugged texture

머리를

meori-reul — Head or hair (object marker); referring to one's head

쓰다듬었다

sseudadeum-eotda — Stroked or caressed; gently patted in a soothing way

너에

neo-e — To you; indirect object marker for second person

대해서

daehae-seo — Regarding; concerning; about a particular subject

말하자면

malhaja-myeon — Speaking of; to put it in terms of something

계속했다

gyesok-haetda — Continued; kept going with a statement or action

너는

neo-neun — You (topic marker); second person singular as topic

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than is appropriate or needed

까다롭고

kkada-ropgo — Picky and; overly particular or fastidious about things

점잔을

jeomjan-eul — Primness (object marker); affected dignity or airs

빼

ppae — To put on airs; to act overly dignified or prim

잘난

jallan — Conceited; acting as if superior or overly self-important

체하는

che-haneun — Pretending; acting as if something is the case

태도가

taedo-ga — Attitude (subject marker); one's manner or behavior

지금은

jigeum-eun — Right now; at the present moment as a topic

우습지만

useupjiman — Funny but; amusing yet with a contrasting point

조심하지

josim-haji — Not being careful; failing to watch out or take care

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; unless a condition is met

어른이

eoreun-i — Adult (subject marker); a grown-up or mature person

되어서도

doeo-seodo — Even after becoming; even when one grows into something

작은

jageun — Small; little; describing something of small size

거위가

geowi-ga — Goose (subject marker); referring to a goose

될

doel — Will become; future form of to become

거야

geo-ya — It will be; informal future assertive sentence ending

우아한

uahan — Elegant; graceful; having refined and dignified style

척하려

cheok-haryeo — Trying to pretend; intending to act as if something

하지

haji — Do not; negative imperative informal verb ending

때의

ttae-ui — Of the time; possessive relating to a certain time

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; describing something of positive quality

태도와

taedo-wa — Attitude and; manner combined with something else

세련된

seryeon-doen — Refined; sophisticated; polished in manner or style

말투는

maltu-neun — Way of speaking (topic); one's speech style or tone

마음에

maeum-e — To one's heart; in one's mind or feelings

들어

deul-eo — Like; to be pleasing; to enter one's liking

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

터무니없는

teomuni-eomneun — Absurd; groundless; completely without reasonable basis

말들은

maldeul-eun — Words or remarks (topic marker); multiple spoken expressions

속어만큼이나

sogeo-mankeuminaI — As much as slang; just as bad as informal slang

나빠

nappa — Bad; poor in quality or behavior; not good

말괄량이고

malgwallangi-go — A tomboy and; spirited girl behaving boyishly and something else

거위라면

geowi-ramyeon — If Amy is a goose; conditional based on being a goose

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble, topic marker); polite first person subject

뭔가요

mwon-gayo — What am I; polite question asking what something is

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of asking a question

그녀도

geunyeo-do — She also; third person feminine with additive particle

잔소리를

jansori-reul — Nagging or scolding (object marker); critical lecture or reprimand

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; doing something with others

들을

deureul — To listen or hear (modifier); receiving spoken words

준비가

junbi-ga — Preparation (subject marker); readiness for something

되어

doeo — Became; having become; intermediate connective verb form

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; past progressive or existential past tense

넌

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

사랑스러운

sarangseureo-un — Lovely; adorable; inspiring love and affection

아이야

ai-ya — Child; informal sentence-final address to a child

그

geu — That; the; a determiner pointing to something specific

이상도

isang-do — Even more than; neither more than something specified

이하도

iha-do — Even less than; neither less than something specified

아니야

aniya — Is not; informal negative copula sentence ending

따뜻하게

ttaddeut-hage — Warmly; in a warm and affectionate manner

대답했고

daedap-haetgo — Answered and; past tense of replying then continuing

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one; used with negative verbs

말에

mar-e — To the words; regarding what was said

반박하지

banbak-haji — Not refuting; not contradicting what was stated

않았다

anatda — Did not; past negative form of a verb

생쥐

saengchwi — Mouse; a small rodent, used here as a nickname

가족의

gajok-ui — Of the family; belonging to or related to the family

귀염둥이였기

gwiyeomdungi-yeotgi — Because she was the darling; the beloved favorite of family

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; giving a reason or explanation

어린

eorin — Young; little; describing a young age or youth

독자들은

dokja-deul-eun — Readers (topic marker); people who read a text

사람들이

saramdeul-i — People (subject marker); a group of human beings

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; asking the manner of something

생겼는지

saenggyeot-neunji — What they look like; indirect question about appearance

알고

algo — Knowing and; present participial of to know

싶어

sipeo — Want to; expressing a desire to do something

하기

hagi — Doing; nominal form of the verb to do

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; giving a reason or cause

우리는

uri-neun — We (topic marker); first person plural as subject

이

i — This; a determiner indicating something nearby or current

순간을

sungan-eul — Moment (object marker); a brief point in time

빌려

billyeo — Borrowing; taking use of a moment or opportunity

자매의

jamae-ui — Of the sisters; possessive referring to female siblings

모습을

moseup-eul — Appearance or figure (object marker); how someone looks

간략히

gallyak-hi — Briefly; concisely; in a short and summarized manner

묘사하고자

myosa-hagoja — Intending to describe; wishing to depict or portray

한다

handa — Does; declarative present tense of to do

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker); third person plural as topic

황혼

hwanghon — Twilight; dusk; the dim light after sunset

속에서

sog-eseo — Inside of; within; from inside a place or condition

뜨개질을

tteugaejil-eul — Knitting (object marker); the craft of making fabric with needles

하며

hamyeo — While doing; simultaneously doing two actions

앉아

anja — Sitting; present form of to sit down

있었고

isseotgo — Were and; past existential form connecting two clauses

12월의

sibi-wol-ui — Of December; possessive relating to the twelfth month

눈은

nun-eun — Snow (topic marker); frozen precipitation as a topic

밖에서

bakk-eseo — Outside; from outside a place or building

조용히

joyong-hi — Quietly; silently; in a calm and noiseless manner

내리고

naeri-go — Falling and; snow coming down and something else happening

불은

bur-eun — Fire (topic marker); flames as a topic of sentence

안에서

an-eseo — Inside; from within an enclosed space or area

활기차게

hwalgi-chage — Vigorously; energetically; in a lively and spirited manner

타닥거렸다

tadak-georyeotda — Crackled; made repeated popping sounds like a fire