McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 8

Vocabulary

배가

baega — Subject form of 'ship' or 'stomach'.

암초에

amcho-e — On or at a reef or rocky obstacle.

걸렸습니다

geollyeosseumnida — Got caught or stuck on something.

다섯

daseot — The number five in native Korean.

명의

myeong-ui — Possessive counter for number of people.

남자가

namja-ga — Man or men as the subject of a sentence.

배에

bae-e — On or in a ship or boat.

타고

tago — Riding or boarding a vehicle or vessel.

있습니다

isseumnida — Formal present tense of 'to be' or 'exist'.

보트가

boteu-ga — Boat as the subject of a sentence.

그들에게

geudeul-ege — To them; dative form of third-person plural.

닿지

daji — Not reaching; failing to make contact with.

못하면

mothamyeon — If unable to do something; conditional inability.

그들은

geudeul-eun — They; third-person plural topic marker form.

익사할

iksahal — About to drown; future attributive form of drowning.

것입니다

geossimnida — It is; formal declarative ending for noun predicates.

보트에는

boteu-eneun — As for on the boat; topic-marked locative phrase.

용감한

yonggamhan — Brave, courageous, or bold in character.

남자들이

namjadeul-i — Men as the subject; plural form of man.

남자를

namja-reul — Man as the object of a verb.

구할

guhal — To save or rescue someone from danger.

제

je — My; first-person possessive pronoun in formal speech.

과

gwa — And; conjunction connecting nouns together.

복습

bokseup — Review or revision of previously learned material.

이리

iri — Come here; directional expression toward the speaker.

오렴

oryeom — Informal imperative meaning 'come here, please'.

얘들아

yaedeul-a — Hey kids; informal address to children or friends.

소들에게

sodeul-ege — To the cows; dative plural form of cow.

먹이를

meogi-reul — Food or feed as the object, especially for animals.

주자

juja — Let's give; informal suggestion or proposal form.

해가

hae-ga — The sun as the subject of a sentence.

졌고

jyeotgo — Set or went down, as the sun; and then.

소들은

sodeul-eun — The cows as the topic of a sentence.

헛간에

heotgan-e — In or at the barn or shed.

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun form.

애완

aewan — Pet; relating to a domesticated companion animal.

고양이

goyangi — Cat; a common domesticated feline pet animal.

목에

mok-e — On the neck; locative form of the noun neck.

방울을

bang-ul-eul — Bell or drop as the object of a verb.

달아

dara — Hanging or attaching something onto another object.

두었습니다

dueosseumnida — Left or placed something in a particular state.

어느

eoneu — A certain; used before nouns to indicate one particular.

더운

deoun — Hot; adjective describing warm or hot weather.

날

nal — Day; a unit of time or a specific day.

큰

keun — Big or large; adjective modifying a following noun.

나무

namu — Tree or wood; a common everyday vocabulary word.

그늘

geunеul — Shade or shadow cast by a tree or object.

아래

arae — Below or under; positional word indicating lower location.

풀밭에

pulbat-e — In the grassy field or meadow.

앉았습니다

anjasseumnida — Sat down; formal past tense of to sit.

인형을

inhyeong-eul — Doll as the object; a toy figure or puppet.

흔들어

heundeul-eo — Shaking or rocking something back and forth.

재우고

jaeu-go — Putting to sleep; lulling someone to sleep and then.

노래를

norae-reul — Song as the object of a verb like sing.

불러

bulleo — Calling or singing; informal connective verb form.

주기를

jugi-reul — The act of giving as the object of a verb.

좋아합니다

joahamnida — Likes or is fond of something; formal present tense.

우리

uri — We or our; first-person plural pronoun in Korean.

보트에

boteu-e — In or on the boat; locative form.

탄

tan — Riding; past attributive form of to board or ride.

배를

bae-reul — Ship or boat as the object of a verb.

향해

hyanghae — Toward; indicating direction or aim at something.

가고

gago — Going; connective form of the verb to go.

할

Will do; future attributive form of to do.

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in can or cannot structures.

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is or if one can; conditional form.

사람들을

saramdeul-eul — People as the object of a verb.

사람들이

saramdeul-i — People as the subject of a sentence.

익사하도록

iksahadorok — So that they drown; purpose or result clause form.

내버려

naebeoryeo — Leaving behind or abandoning someone or something.

두지

duji — Not leaving or placing; negative connective verb form.

않을

aneul — Will not; future attributive negative verb form.

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; interrogative or indefinite adjective.

새가

sae-ga — Bird as the subject of a sentence.

눈을

nun-eul — Eyes as the object; also means snow depending on context.

가지고

gajigo — Having or possessing something; connective form.

있나요

innayo — Do you have or is there; informal polite question form.

올빼미입니다

olppaemi-imnida — It is an owl; formal declarative sentence ending.

올빼미는

olppaemi-neun — The owl as the topic of a sentence.

밤에

bam-e — At night; locative form of the noun night.

볼

bol — To see or look; future attributive verb form.

네

ne — Yes or your; affirmative response or possessive pronoun.

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb used before adjectives.

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning skillfully or in a good manner.

넘어지다

neomeojida — To fall down or trip over something.

얼음

eoreum — Ice; frozen water used for skating or cooling.

스케이트

seukeit — Ice skate; a blade-fitted boot for skating on ice.

울다

ulda — To cry or weep; expressing sadness through tears.

함께

hamkke — Together; doing something jointly with another person.

있었다

isseotda — Was or existed; plain past tense of to be.

돌

dol — Stone or rock; a hard natural mineral object.

했다

haetda — Did; plain past tense of the verb to do.

삽화

saphwa — Illustration or picture accompanying a text.

겨울에

gyeoul-e — In winter; locative form of the noun winter.

연못에서

yeonmot-eseo — At or from the pond; locative source marker.

스케이트를

seukeiteureul — Ice skates as the object of a verb.

타는

taneun — Riding; present attributive form of to ride or board.

아이들

aideul — Children; plural form of child or kid.

소년들이

sonyeondeul-i — Boys as the subject; plural form of boy.

신고

singo — Wearing footwear; connective form of to put on shoes.

위에

wi-e — On top of; positional word indicating upper location.

돌이

dol-i — Stone as the subject of a sentence.

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean counting.

한

han — One; numeral used before counters or as Korean ethnic adjective.

소년이

sonyeon-i — A boy as the subject of a sentence.

그것을

geugeos-eul — It as the object; third-person singular pronoun form.

보지

boji — Not seeing; negative connective form of to see.

못하고

motago — Unable to do and then; connective inability form.

넘어졌습니다

neomeojyeosseumnida — Fell down; formal past tense of to trip and fall.

하지만

hajiman — However or but; conjunction showing contrast between ideas.

그는

geu-neun — He as the topic of a sentence.

소년이라

sonyeon-ira — Because he is a boy; causal or explanatory connective.

울지

ulji — Not crying; negative connective form of to cry.

강

gang — River; a large natural flowing body of water.

근처의

geuncheo-ui — Near or nearby; possessive form of vicinity.

제재소

jejaeso — Sawmill; a facility where logs are cut into lumber.

배경에

baegyeong-e — In the background; locative form of background.

마을과

maeul-gwa — Village and; noun with conjunction attached.

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a raised landform smaller than a mountain.

전경에

jeongyeong-e — In the foreground; locative form of foreground.

근처에서

geuncheo-eseo — Near or in the vicinity; locative source marker.

놀고

nolgo — Playing; connective form of the verb to play.

있는

inneun — Who are; present attributive form of to exist or be.

두

du — Two; the number two used before a counter noun.

아이

ai — Child; a young person or kid.

보다

boda — To see or look at; also a comparison particle.

가다

gada — To go; basic verb of motion toward a destination.

여기

yeogi — Here; a demonstrative adverb of place near the speaker.

모두

modu — All or everyone; totality of people or things.

바퀴

bakwi — Wheel; a circular object that rotates for movement.

방앗간

bangat-gan — Mill; a building where grain is ground into flour.

가지다

gajida — To have or possess something; basic verb of possession.

둥근

dunggeun — Round or circular; adjective describing a round shape.

봐요

bwayo — Look or see; informal polite imperative or statement.

연못

yeonmot — Pond; a small body of still water.

옆에

yeope — Next to or beside; positional word for adjacency.