McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 7

Vocabulary

소년들이

sonyeondeuri — Boys (subject marker attached)

비눗방울을

binutbangureul — Soap bubbles (object marker attached)

불기

bulgi — Act of blowing (nominalized verb form)

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to

현관으로

hyeongwaneuro — To or through the front entrance

나왔습니다

nawatseumnida — Came out; exited (formal polite past)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (adjective modifying a noun)

고양이가

goyangi-ga — Cat (subject marker attached)

문

mun — Door; gate

옆

yeop — Side; beside; next to

매트

maeteu — Mat; small floor rug

위에서

wieseo — On top of; upon (location marker)

잠들어 있습니다

jamdeureo itseumnida — Is asleep; has fallen asleep (formal)

비눗방울이

binutbanguri — Soap bubble (subject marker attached)

고양이의

goyangiui — Of the cat; cat's (possessive)

등

deung — Back (of a body); one's back

위로

wiro — Upward; onto the top of

부드럽게

budeureopge — Softly; gently; in a smooth manner

내려앉지만

naeryeoanjiman — Lands gently but; settles down but

터지지 않자

teojiji anja — When it doesn't burst; upon not popping

웃습니다

utseumnida — Laughs; smiles (formal polite present)

자신의

jasinui — One's own; his/her own (possessive)

비눗방울도

binutbanguldo — Soap bubble also; even the bubble

똑같이

ttokgachi — Exactly the same; identically

되도록

doedorok — So that it becomes; in order to become

해보려 합니다

haeboryeo hamnida — Tries to attempt; intends to try

이번에는

ibeone-neun — This time (topic marker); now instead

얼굴

eolgul — Face; one's facial features

내려앉아

naeryeoanja — Lands on; settles onto (connective form)

재채기를

jaechaegireul — Sneeze (object marker attached)

비누

binu — Soap; bar of soap

없이

eopsi — Without; in the absence of

세수하는

sesuhaneun — Washing one's face (modifier form)

게

ge — Thing; fact (contracted nominalized form)

더

deo — More; even more; further

좋을 거야

joeul geoya — Will probably be better; is likely better

말합니다

malhamnida — Says; speaks (formal polite present)

자

ja — Come on; now then (interjection)

이제

ije — Now; from now on

누가

nuga — Who (subject form); whoever

가장

gajang — Most; the greatest degree of something

큰

keun — Big; large (adjective modifying noun)

만들 수 있는지

mandeul su inneunji — Whether one can make; able to create

보자

boja — Let's see; let's look (informal suggestion)

내

nae — My; mine (first person possessive)

것이

geosi — Thing; the one (subject marker attached)

제일

jeil — Most; number one; the very best

커

keo — Big; large (informal adjective ending)

공중에서

gongjungeseo — In the air; up in midair

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how (degree question word)

높이

nopi — High; highly; at what height

떠

tteo — Float; rise up (connective verb form)

봐

bwa — Look; see (informal imperative)

나는

naneun — I; me (subject/topic marker attached)

볼 수 있어

bol su isseo — Can see; is able to see (informal)

아

a — Ah; oh (exclamation of realization)

터져버렸네

teojyeobeoryeonne — It has completely burst; popped already

것에는

geose-neun — In that thing; inside it (topic marker)

집과

jipgwa — House and; home together with

나무와

namuwa — Tree and; trees together with

하늘이

haneuri — Sky (subject marker attached)

보여

boyeo — Is visible; can be seen (informal)

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; very much so

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely (adjective modifier form)

색깔들이야

saekkkaldeuriya — Are (beautiful) colors (informal statement)

몇

myeot — How many; several; a few

가지야

gajiya — Types; kinds (informal statement ending)

빨강

ppalgang — Red; the color red

하나

hana — One; a single item

파랑

parang — Blue; the color blue

둘

dul — Two; a pair of something

다

da — All; everything; completely

사라졌네

sarajyeonne — Has disappeared; all gone now

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

해보자

haeboja — Let's try; let's give it a shot

색깔이

saekkkari — Color (subject marker attached)

가지인지

gajinji — Whether how many kinds; how many types

알아

ara — Know; understand (informal present)

무지개에

mujigae-e — In the rainbow; on the rainbow

있는

inneun — That exists; present (modifier form)

색깔만큼이야

saekkkalmankeumiiya — As many as the number of colors

그게

geuge — That is; that thing is (contracted)

12월

sibiweol — December; the twelfth month

10일

sibiil — The tenth day; 10th of the month

아빠가

appaga — Dad; father (subject marker attached)

저에게

jeoege — To me (humble first person dative)

크리스마스

keuriseumaseu — Christmas; the Christmas holiday

트리를

teurireul — Tree; Christmas tree (object marker)

주실 거예요

jusil geoyeyo — Will give (honorific future polite form)

그리고

geurigo — And; also; in addition to that

아빠는

appaneun — Dad; father (topic marker attached)

제가

jega — I (humble subject form); myself

부탁드리면

butakdeurimyeon — If I humbly request; if I ask politely

트리에

teurie — On the tree; onto the Christmas tree

좋은

joeun — Good; nice (adjective modifier form)

것들을

geotdeureul — Things; items (plural object marker)

올려놓아

ollyeonoa — Place on top; put up onto something

거라고

georago — That it will; quoted future expectation

하셨어요

hasyeosseoyo — Said; did (honorific past polite form)