McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7

Vocabulary

새장

sae-jang — Birdcage; an enclosure for keeping birds

옆에

yeo-pe — Beside; next to a person or object

서

seo — Standing; base form of the verb 서다

있을

i-sseul — Will be; future modifier form of 있다

것이고

geo-si-go — Will be and; connecting future tense clauses

새는

sae-neun — The bird (topic); referring to a bird

노래할

no-rae-hal — Will sing; future modifier form of 노래하다

것입니다

geo-sim-ni-da — It will be; formal future tense ending

연못

yeon-mot — Pond; a small body of still water

옆

yeop — Side; beside or next to something

나무에

na-mu-e — In/on the tree; tree with locative particle

새들이

sae-deul-i — The birds (subject); plural birds as subject

있습니다

it-sseum-ni-da — There are; formal polite form of 있다

당신은

dang-sin-eun — You (topic); formal second-person pronoun

그것들을

geu-geot-deul-eul — Them (object); plural pronoun as object

볼

bol — To see; future modifier form of 보다

수

su — Ability; used in 볼 수 있다 (can see)

있나요

in-na-yo — Is there/can; polite question ending form

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean

둥지

dung-ji — Nest; a bird's home built from materials

안에

an-e — Inside; within a place or container

그것들이

geu-geot-deul-i — They (subject); plural pronoun as subject

다섯

da-seot — Five; the number five in Korean

마리

ma-ri — Counter for animals; used counting creatures

새

sae — Bird; a feathered winged animal

둥지를

dung-ji-reul — Nest (object); nest with object particle

털지

teol-ji — To raid/rob; negative base of 털다

않을

an-eul — Will not; future negative modifier form

그는

geu-neun — He (topic); third-person masculine pronoun

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that; in such a manner or way

하기에는

ha-gi-e-neun — For doing; nominalizer with topic particle

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively beyond a normal degree

친절합니다

chin-jeol-ham-ni-da — Is kind; formal polite form of 친절하다

오리들에게

o-ri-deul-e-ge — To the ducks; ducks with dative particle

먹이를

meo-gi-reul — Food/feed (object); food for animals

줄

jul — Will give; future modifier form of 주다

수는

su-neun — Ability (topic); 수 with topic marker

드레스를

deu-re-seu-reul — Dress (object); a dress as sentence object

가지고

ga-ji-go — Having; carrying or possessing something

이것은

i-geo-seun — This (topic); this thing as sentence topic

어떤

eo-tteon — What kind of; which type or sort

새인가요

sae-in-ga-yo — Is it a bird?; polite question about identity

그것은

geu-geo-seun — It (topic); that thing as sentence topic

올빼미입니다

ol-ppae-mi-im-ni-da — It is an owl; formal identification statement

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How; to what extent or degree

큰

keun — Big/large; modifier describing large size

눈을

nun-eul — Eyes (object); eyes as sentence object

있는지요

in-neun-ji-yo — How it has; exclamatory question about existence

하지만

ha-ji-man — However/but; conjunction contrasting two clauses

낮에는

na-je-neun — During the day (topic); daytime with contrast

잘

jal — Well; doing something skillfully or properly

없습니다

eop-sseum-ni-da — There is not; formal polite negative existence

올빼미는

ol-ppae-mi-neun — The owl (topic); owl as sentence topic

밤에

bam-e — At night; during the nighttime hours

가장

ga-jang — Most; superlative degree marker in Korean

냇

naet — Stream/brook; small flowing body of water

애완

ae-wan — Pet; relating to a domesticated companion animal

올빼미를

ol-ppae-mi-reul — Owl (object); owl as sentence object

날이

nal-i — The day (subject); weather/day as subject

덥습니다

deop-sseum-ni-da — It is hot; formal polite statement about heat

소들은

so-deul-eun — The cows (topic); plural cows as topic

나무의

na-mu-ui — Of the tree; tree with possessive particle

그늘

geu-neul — Shade; shadow or cool area under trees

그것들은

geu-geot-deul-eun — They (topic); plural pronoun as topic

풀을

pul-eul — Grass (object); grass as sentence object

먹습니다

meok-sseum-ni-da — Eats; formal polite form of 먹다

우리

u-ri — We/our; first-person plural pronoun

도망가지

do-mang-ga-ji — Run away; negative base of 도망가다

않습니다

an-sseum-ni-da — Does not; formal polite negative verb ending

헛간으로

heot-gan-eu-ro — To the barn; barn with directional particle

옵니다

om-ni-da — Comes; formal polite form of 오다

해가

hae-ga — The sun (subject); sun as sentence subject

곧

got — Soon; in a short time from now

질

jil — Will set; future modifier of 지다 (sun setting)

가는

ga-neun — Going; present modifier form of 가다

길에

gil-e — On the road/way; path with locative particle

늙은

neul-geun — Old; modifier describing an aged creature

소

so — Cow; a large domesticated bovine animal

한

han — One; the number one used as modifier

마리가

ma-ri-ga — Animal counter (subject); counter with subject marker

목에

mo-ge — On the neck; neck with locative particle

방울을

bang-ul-eul — Bell (object); small bell as sentence object

달고

dal-go — Wearing/hanging; connecting form of 달다

개를

gae-reul — Dog (object); dog as sentence object

보지만

bo-ji-man — Sees but; contrasting clause after seeing

달리지

dal-li-ji — Run; negative base of 달리다 (to run)

개는

gae-neun — The dog (topic); dog as sentence topic

소들에게

so-deul-e-ge — To the cows; cows with dative particle