McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 9

Vocabulary

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Lovable, adorable, or charming in appearance or manner

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describing a person or animal advanced in years

소가

soga — Cow (subject form); 소 means cow

우리에게

uriegee — To us; giving or directing something toward us

마실

masil — To drink (future/modifier form); related to drinking

달콤한

dalkomhan — Sweet, sugary; describing a pleasant sweet taste

우유를

uyureul — Milk (object form); 우유 means milk

줍니다

jumnida — Gives; formal polite present tense of 주다

제

je — My (humble/polite form); first-person possessive pronoun

과

gwa — And, with; conjunction connecting nouns

엄마

eomma — Mom, mother; informal term for one's mother

크다

keuda — To be big, large; describing great size

처럼

cheoreom — Like, as; particle meaning similar to or resembling

아빠

appa — Dad, father; informal term for one's father

팔

pal — Arm; the limb extending from shoulder to hand

타다

tada — To ride, board; getting on a vehicle or animal

멀리

meolli — Far away, at a distance; indicating a remote location

헛간

heotgan — Barn; a farm building for storing animals or grain

둘

dul — Two; the number two in native Korean counting

다

da — All, entirely; indicating everything or completeness

속보

sokbo — Trot; a moderately fast walking or running pace

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of the formal pronoun 당신

저를

jeoreul — Me (object form); humble first-person object pronoun

태워

taewo — To give a ride; causative form of 타다, letting someone ride

같이

gachi — Together, alike; doing something jointly with someone

타도

tado — Even if riding; concessive form of 타다

될까요

doelkkayo — Would it be okay? Polite question about permission or possibility

안에서

aneseo — Inside, within; indicating location inside something

얌전히

yamjeonhi — Quietly, well-behaved; acting calmly and obediently

앉아

anja — Sitting; present gerund or connector form of 앉다

있을게요

isseulgeyo — I will stay/be; polite promise to remain in a state

보세요

boseyo — Please look, please see; polite imperative of 보다

우리

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

위에

wie — On top of, above; indicating a position higher than something

있어요

isseoyo — There is, exists; polite present tense of 있다

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how; used to express degree or extent

큰지

keunji — How big; indirect question form expressing size

일어나요

ireonayo — Get up, stand up; polite form of 일어나다

헛간까지

heotgankkajiи — All the way to the barn; destination particle on 헛간

속보로

sokboro — At a trot; instrumental form meaning by trotting pace

달리기에

dalligIe — For running; dative form of the noun 달리기

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; indicating something beyond a normal degree

뚱뚱하지

ttungttunghaji — Not fat; base of negated form of 뚱뚱하다 (to be fat)

않잖아요

anjanayo — Isn't it true that not; rhetorical negative confirmation

의

ui — Of, 's; possessive particle linking nouns

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

던지다

deonjida — To throw, toss; projecting an object through the air

떨어지다

tteoreojida — To fall, drop; moving downward due to gravity

잘

jal — Well, nicely; adverb indicating something done skillfully

공

gong — Ball; a round object used in games and sports

벽

byeok — Wall; a vertical structure forming a side of a room

이었다

ieotda — Was, were; past tense copula form of 이다

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty, beautiful; adjective describing attractive appearance

된

doen — Become, made; past modifier form of 되다

무엇

mueot — What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; adverb emphasizing truth or sincerity

공이다

gongida — It is a ball; copula sentence identifying something as a ball

응

eung — Yes, uh-huh; informal affirmative response

너

neo — You; informal second-person singular pronoun

받을

badeul — To receive (future/modifier form); catching or accepting something

수

su — Ability, possibility; bound noun indicating capability

있어

isseo — Can, there is; informal present form of 있다

나한테

nahante — To me, at me; informal dative form of 나

던져봐

deonjyeobwa — Try throwing; imperative suggesting an attempt to throw

어디

eodi — Where; interrogative adverb asking about location

보자

boja — Let's see, let's look; informal suggestive form of 보다

떨어뜨리지

tteoreotteuriji — Not drop; negated connector form of 떨어뜨리다

않을게

aneulge — I won't; informal promise not to do something

잘했어

jalhaesseo — Well done, good job; informal praise for doing something well

자

ja — Come on, now then; interjection prompting action

할

hal — Will do, to do (modifier form); future form of 하다

있으면

isseumyeon — If there is, if one can; conditional form of 있다

위로

wiro — Upward, to the top; directional adverb indicating upward movement

가졌다

gajeotda — Had, possessed; past tense of 가지다 (to have)

갔다

gatda — Went; past tense of 가다 (to go)

부르다

bureuda — To call, to summon; also means to sing

~일지도

~iljido — Might be, could be; expressing possibility or uncertainty

깃발

gitbal — Flag, banner; a piece of cloth on a pole as symbol

가까이

gakkai — Closely, nearby; adverb indicating close proximity

헤엄쳤다

heeomchyeotda — Swam; past tense of 헤엄치다 (to swim)

그네

geune — Swing; a hanging seat for swinging back and forth

부르셨어요

bureusy eosseoyo — Called, summoned (honorific past); polite form of 부르다

저는

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

함께

hamkke — Together, along with; adverb indicating joint participation

연못에

yeonmose — To the pond, at the pond; locative form of 연못

갔어요

gasseoyo — Went; polite past tense of 가다

인형을

inhyeongeul — Doll (object form); 인형 means a doll or figurine

가져갔고

gajyeogatsgo — Took along and; past tense connector of 가져가다

깃발을

gitbareul — Flag (object form); object particle on 깃발

가져갔어요

gajyeogasseoyo — Took along; polite past tense of 가져가다

뚱뚱한

ttungttunghan — Fat, chubby; adjective describing an overweight figure

오리가

origa — Duck (subject form); 오리 means duck

둑으로

duguro — Toward the bank/embankment; directional form of 둑

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming; connective form of 헤엄치다

왔고

watgo — Came and; past tense connector of 오다

우리는

urineun — We (topic form); first-person plural topic pronoun

오리에게

oriegge — To the duck; dative particle indicating giving toward duck

먹이를

meogireul — Food/feed (object form); 먹이 means animal feed

줬어요

jweosseoyo — Gave; polite past tense of 주다

우리가

uriga — We (subject form); first-person plural subject pronoun

빠질지도

ppajiljido — Might fall in; possibility form of 빠지다 (to fall in)

모른다고

moreundago — Saying one doesn't know; indirect quote of 모르다

생각하셨어요

saenggakashy eosseoyo — Thought, considered (honorific); polite past of 생각하다

가지

gaji — Branch; also used in negative constructions meaning 'don't go'

않았잖아요

anatsjanayo — Didn't, right?; past negative rhetorical confirmation

그렇죠

geureotjyo — That's right, isn't it; seeking agreement or confirmation

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicating the present moment or a new start

타러

tareo — In order to ride; purposive form of 타다

가도

gado — Even if going, may go; concessive or permissive form of 가다