McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 31

Vocabulary

정말

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

우리는

urineun — We (subject marker attached); referring to our group

못

mot — Cannot; expresses inability to do something

해요

haeyo — Do; polite present tense form of 하다

한다고요

handagoyo — Are you saying (someone) does; quoting or confirming statement

라고

rago — Quotation particle meaning 'saying that' or 'called'

작은

jageun — Small; little; adjective modifying a noun

병아리들이

byeongariideuri — The chicks (subject); young baby chickens

재잘거렸습니다

jaejalgeo ryeosseumnida — Chattered; chirped or babbled in a lively way

그렇다면

geureotdamyeon — If that is so; then; a transitional conditional phrase

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; adjective describing an elderly being

암탉이

amtalgi — The hen (subject); an adult female chicken

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke; formal past tense of 말하다

포기해야겠구나

pogihaeya getguna — I guess I must give up; expressing resigned decision

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; conjunction showing result or consequence

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

강둑으로

gangdugeuro — To the riverbank; indicating direction toward the bank

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous action

뛰어올라

ttwieoolla — Jumped up; leaped onto something from below

새끼들을

saekki deureul — The young ones (object); offspring or baby animals

데리고

derigo — Taking along; accompanying someone or leading them

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly; at a leisurely or unhurried pace

집으로

jibeuro — To the house; indicating direction toward home

걸어갔습니다

georeo gasseumnida — Walked; went on foot in formal past tense

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); referring to one's mother

우리에게

urieге — To us; indirect object form of 'we/us'

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than what is appropriate

많은

maneun — Many; much; a large quantity or number

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); nominalizer used as direct object

요구하신

yoguhаsin — Demanded; requested; honorific form of 요구하다

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer representing an abstract concept

같아

gata — It seems; looks like; expresses supposition or resemblance

한

han — One; a; used as numeral or indefinite article

병아리가

byeongariga — A chick (subject); one baby chicken

다른

dareun — Other; different; referring to another person or thing

병아리들에게

byeongariideulege — To the chicks; indirect object referring to baby chickens

그래도

geuraedo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first person singular subject

노력했어

noryeokhaesseo — I tried; I made an effort; informal past tense

안

an — Not; negation placed before a verb or adjective

했어

haesseo — Did; informal past tense of 하다

노력해도

noryeokaedo — Even if one tries; concessive form of 노력하다

소용없었을

soyongeobseoesseul — Would have been useless; no use even trying

거야

geoya — It would be; informal assertive or explanatory ending

집에

jibe — At home; locative form indicating location of house

돌아왔을

dorawasseul — When (they) returned; past modifier form of 돌아오다

때

ttae — When; time; moment at which something occurs

암탉은

amtalgeun — The hen (topic); adult female chicken as topic

먹을

meogeul — Food to eat; future modifier of 먹다 as noun

찾기

chatgi — Searching; finding; nominalized form of 찾다

시작했습니다

sijakhaesseumnida — Began; started; formal past tense of 시작하다

곧

got — Soon; shortly; in a little while

뒷문

dwinmun — Back door; the door at the rear of a building

근처에서

geuncheоeseo — Near; in the vicinity of a place

빵

ppang — Bread; a common baked food staple

조각을

jogageul — A piece of; fragment used as direct object

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaesseumnida — Discovered; found; formal past tense of 발견하다

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female third person subject

병아리들을

byeongariideureul — The chicks (object); baby chickens as direct object

부르자

bureuja — When she called; as soon as she called them

모두

modu — All; everyone; every one of them

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; indirect object referring to the female subject

달려와서

dallyeowaseo — Ran over and; came running toward someone

저마다

jeomada — Each one; every individual on their own

베어

beo eo — Biting off; cutting into with teeth

물려고

mullyeogo — Trying to bite; intending to take a bite

했습니다

haesseumnida — Did; formal past tense ending for 하다

돼

dwae — No; stop it; colloquial negative command

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object

빵은

ppangeun — The bread (topic); bread as the topic of sentence

것이야

geosiya — It is (someone's) thing; informal possessive statement

그

geu — That; the; demonstrative referring to previously mentioned

아이만이

aimanee — Only that child; exclusively referring to one child

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really; emphatic adverb of sincerity

돌

dol — Stone; rock; a hard natural mineral object

위로

wiro — Onto; upward to; indicating direction above something

뛰어오르려고

ttwieooreuryeogo — Trying to jump up onto; intending to leap up

노력했단다

noryeokhaetdanda — Did try hard; narrative past form explaining an effort

책의

chaegeui — Of the book; possessive form indicating book's content

마지막

majimak — Last; final; the very end of something

과에

gwae — In the lesson/chapter; referring to a unit of study

이르렀습니다

ireuryeosseumnida — Reached; arrived at; formal past tense of 이르다

첫

cheot — First; the initial one in a sequence

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter suffix meaning '-th' in sequence

독본을

dokboneul — The reader (object); a textbook used for reading practice

다

da — All; completely; entirely finished something

마쳤습니다

machyeosseumnida — Finished; completed; formal past tense of 마치다

이제

ije — Now; from now on; at this point in time

여러분은

yeoreobуneun — You all (topic); polite plural second person address

안의

anui — Inside; within; possessive indicating interior contents

모든

modeun — Every; all; referring to each one without exception

과를

gwareul — The lessons (object); chapters as direct object

읽을

ilgeul — Can read; future modifier form of 읽다

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in 수 있다 construction

있고

itgo — And can; connecting clause indicating capability

쓸

sseul — To write; future modifier form of 쓰다

수도

sudo — Also can; 수 with 도 meaning 'also able to'

있습니다

isseumnida — There is; exists; formal present tense of 있다

책을

chaegeul — The book (object); direct object form of 책

잘

jal — Well; properly; in a good manner

보관했나요

bogwanhaenayo — Did you keep it safely; polite question about storage

아이들은

aideureun — Children (topic); kids as the topic of discussion

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; without exception

깔끔하고

kkalkkemhago — Neat and; tidy; clean in appearance and manner

깨끗하게

kkaekkeuthage — Cleanly; in a clean manner; kept without dirt

유지해야

yujihaeya — Must maintain; should keep something in a state

합니다

hamnida — Do; formal present tense polite ending of 하다

새

sae — New; brand new; fresh and unused

받을

badeul — To receive; future modifier form of 받다

준비가

junbiga — Preparation (subject); readiness as subject of sentence

되어

doeo — Having become; being ready; connective form of 되다

기쁘지

gippeuji — Aren't you glad; happy; used in rhetorical question

않나요

annnayo — Isn't it; aren't you; polite negative question ending

여러분을

yeoreobуneul — You all (object); polite plural second person object

학교에

hakgyoe — To school; at school; locative form of 학교

보내

bonae — Sending; to send someone somewhere

주시는

jusinеun — Who kindly give; honorific giving action modifier

부모님은

bumonimeun — Parents (topic); honorific form with topic marker

친절하십니다

chinjeolhasimnida — Are kind; honorific formal expression of kindness