McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 30

Vocabulary

어느

eo-neu — A certain; some particular one among several

날

nal — Day; a specific day or time

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

늙은

neulg-eun — Old; aged, referring to an elderly being

암탉은

am-tak-eun — The hen (female chicken), topic-marked

병아리들을

byeong-a-ri-deul-eul — Chicks (baby chickens), object-marked plural

작은

jag-eun — Small; little in size

시냇가로

si-naet-ga-ro — To the streamside; toward the edge of a stream

데려갔습니다

de-ryeo-gat-seum-ni-da — Took someone along; led someone to a place

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic-marked); referring to a female subject

물가의

mul-ga-ui — Of the waterside; relating to the water's edge

공기가

gong-gi-ga — The air (subject-marked); atmosphere or fresh air

병아리들에게

byeong-a-ri-deul-e-ge — To the chicks; indirect object marker for chicks

좋을

jo-heul — Will be good; future modifier form of 좋다

것이라고

geot-i-ra-go — Quoted belief that something is the case

생각했습니다

saeng-gak-haet-seum-ni-da — Thought; believed something to be true formally

시냇가에

si-naet-ga-e — At the streamside; location at stream's edge

도착했을

do-chak-haet-seul — When (they) arrived; past modifier of arrival

때

ttae — Time; when; a point or period in time

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (topic-marked); referring to a group

잠시

jam-si — For a moment; briefly; a short period of time

둑

duk — Embankment; bank or levee beside water

위를

wi-reul — The top/above (object-marked); surface of something

걸었습니다

geol-eot-seum-ni-da — Walked; moved on foot formally stated

시냇물

si-naet-mul — Stream water; the flowing water of a brook

건너편은

geon-neo-pyeon-eun — The other side (topic-marked); opposite bank

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; to a great degree

아름다웠고

a-reum-da-wot-go — Was beautiful and; past tense connective of 아름답다

아이들을

a-i-deul-eul — The children (object-marked); kids or young ones

데리고

de-ri-go — Taking someone along; accompanying another person

그곳으로

geu-got-eu-ro — Toward that place; in the direction of there

건너가야겠다고

geon-neo-ga-ya-get-da-go — Quoted intention to cross over to the other side

안에

an-e — Inside; within a space or boundary

큰

keun — Big; large in size or scale

돌이

dol-i — A rock/stone (subject-marked); solid natural object

하나

ha-na — One; the number one or a single item

있었는데

it-eot-neun-de — There was (but/and); past tense background clause

병아리들이

byeong-a-ri-deul-i — The chicks (subject-marked); baby chickens as subject

그

geu — That; demonstrative referring to something nearby

돌

dol — Rock; stone; a hard natural object

위로

wi-ro — Upward; onto the top of something

뛰어오른

ttwi-eo-o-reun — Jumped up onto; leaped upward onto a surface

다음

da-eum — Next; after; following in order or time

건너편으로

geon-neo-pyeon-eu-ro — To the other side; toward the opposite bank

건너가는

geon-neo-ga-neun — Crossing over; going across a body of water

것이

geot-i — The thing (subject-marked); nominalizing particle usage

쉬울

swi-ul — Will be easy; future modifier form of 쉽다

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So; therefore; as a result of that

뛰어올라

ttwi-eo-ol-la — Jumped up; leaped onto something higher

아이들에게

a-i-deul-e-ge — To the children; indirect object marker for kids

따라오라고

tta-ra-o-ra-go — Quoted command to follow along or come after

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said; spoke formally; uttered words to someone

처음으로

cheo-eum-eu-ro — For the first time; initially; at the beginning

아이들이

a-i-deul-i — The children (subject-marked); kids as grammatical subject

말을

mal-eul — Words/speech (object-marked); language or instructions

듣지

deut-ji — Listen/obey (negative connector); to hear or follow

않는다는

an-neun-da-neun — Quoted fact of not doing something; refusal clause

것을

geot-eul — The thing (object-marked); nominalizer as direct object

알게

al-ge — Come to know; resulting in knowing something

되었습니다

doe-eot-seum-ni-da — Became; resulted in a state formally expressed

날개를

nal-gae-reul — Wings (object-marked); bird's limbs used for flying

퍼덕이며

peo-deok-i-myeo — Flapping (while); beating wings repeatedly and noisily

외쳤습니다

oe-chyeot-seum-ni-da — Shouted; cried out loudly in a formal statement

모두

mo-du — Everyone; all; every person or thing together

이리

i-ri — Over here; in this direction; come this way

오너라

o-neo-ra — Come here! Informal command to approach or arrive

내가

nae-ga — I (subject-marked); first person singular as subject

한

han — Did; done; past modifier of 하다

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — Like; as if; in the same manner as something

그러면

geu-reo-myeon — Then; if so; in that case as a connector

우리는

u-ri-neun — We (topic-marked); first person plural subject

뛰어넘을

ttwi-eo-neo-meul — Will jump over; future modifier of leaping across

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (used with 있다/없다)

있어

it-sseo — There is; can; exists (informal speech level)

어서

eo-seo — Hurry up; quickly; urging someone to act fast

어머니

eo-meo-ni — Mother; formal or respectful term for one's mom

못

mot — Cannot; inability to do something; negation of ability

해요

hae-yo — Do; does (polite informal); present tense of 하다

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each without exception

할

hal — Will do; future modifier of 하다

노력하면

no-ryeok-ha-myeon — If one tries; conditional clause of making effort

암탉이

am-tak-i — The hen (subject-marked); female chicken as subject

퍼덕이기만

peo-deok-i-gi-man — Only flapping; nothing but beating wings repeatedly

하면

ha-myeon — If (you) do; conditional form of 하다

저는

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

퍼덕이고

peo-deok-i-go — Flapping and; present connective of wing-beating

있어요

it-sseo-yo — Is/am doing (polite); progressive or existential form

혼자

hon-ja — Alone; by oneself; without others' help

서

seo — Standing; while standing; connective of 서다

있던

it-deon — Was (there); past retrospective modifier of 있다

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; conjunction showing contrast or exception

전보다

jeon-bo-da — More than before; compared to a previous state

더

deo — More; further; to a greater degree

잘

jal — Well; skillfully; in a good or proper manner

뛸

ttwil — Will jump/run; future modifier of 뛰다

수가

su-ga — Ability (subject-marked); possibility as grammatical subject

없어요

eop-sseo-yo — There is not; cannot; polite negative existential form

이런

i-reon — This kind of; such; like this type

처음

cheo-eum — First time; beginning; the very start of something

봤어

bwat-sseo — Saw; have seen (informal); past tense of 보다

너희는

neo-hui-neun — You all (topic-marked); second person plural subject

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all; absolutely not; zero degree of something

노력하지

no-ryeok-ha-ji — Try/make effort (negative connector); putting in effort

않는구나

an-neun-gu-na — (You) don't do it, I see; realization of non-action

저희는

jeo-hui-neun — We (humble, topic-marked); polite first-person plural

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — That much; in that way; to such a degree

멀리

meol-li — Far away; at a great distance from here