McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 13

Vocabulary

이

i — This; also a particle marking subject

수업은

su-eo-beun — As for the class/lesson (topic marker)

아이들이

a-i-deul-i — Children (subject marker attached)

서로

seo-ro — Each other, mutually, one another

돕기

dop-gi — Helping, the act of helping someone

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of, in order to

항상

hang-sang — Always, at all times, constantly

준비되어

jun-bi-doe-eo — Being prepared, in a state of readiness

있도록

it-do-rok — So that (someone) is/has, ensuring a state

가르쳐야

ga-reu-chyeo-ya — Must teach, ought to instruct someone

합니다

ham-ni-da — Formal sentence-ending verb 'do/does/is'

제

je — My (humble/formal form); also 'chapter/lesson'

과

gwa — Lesson, chapter; also conjunction 'and'

새끼

sae-kki — Young offspring of an animal, baby animal

고양이와

go-yang-i-wa — Cat and (conjunction attached to cat)

생쥐

saeng-jwi — Mouse, small rodent

옛날에

yen-nal-e — Long ago, once upon a time, in old days

작은

ja-geun — Small, little, tiny in size

고양이가

go-yang-i-ga — Cat (subject marker attached)

있었는데

i-sseot-neun-de — There was, existed (with contrastive nuance)

눈처럼

nun-cheo-reom — Like snow, resembling snow

하얬지요

ha-yaet-ji-yo — Was white, it was white you know

헛간에서

heot-gan-e-seo — In/from the barn, inside the barn

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker attached), as for him

뛰어놀곤

ttwi-eo-nol-gon — Used to frolic/play around, habitually played

했지요

haet-ji-yo — Did (soft confirmation ending), you know did

오래전

o-rae-jeon — Long ago, a long time before now

일이었어요

i-ri-eot-seo-yo — It was a thing/matter that happened

헛간

heot-gan — Barn, shed, storage building for animals

안에서

an-e-seo — Inside, from within a place

생쥐가

saeng-jwi-ga — Mouse (subject marker attached)

이리저리

i-ri-jeo-ri — Here and there, back and forth, all around

뛰어다녔지요

ttwi-eo-da-nyeot-ji-yo — Ran around, scurried about you know

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached), as for her

고양이

go-yang-i — Cat, domestic feline animal

소리를

so-ri-reul — Sound, noise (object marker attached)

들었거든요

deu-reot-geo-deun-yo — Heard it, you see/because she heard it

고양이는

go-yang-i-neun — The cat (topic marker), as for the cat

검은

geo-meun — Black, dark-colored (adjective modifying noun)

눈

nun — Eye(s); also means snow depending on context

두

du — Two (native Korean number)

개를

gae-reul — Pieces/units (counter), object marker attached

가졌는데

ga-jyeot-neun-de — Had, possessed (with contrastive nuance)

까마귀처럼

kka-ma-gwi-cheo-reom — Like a crow, resembling a crow

새까맸지요

sae-kka-maet-ji-yo — Was jet black, completely black you know

그

geu — That, those; he/that (demonstrative/pronoun)

눈들이

nun-deul-i — The eyes (plural subject marker attached)

생쥐를

saeng-jwi-reul — The mouse (object marker attached)

발견했지요

bal-gyeon-haet-ji-yo — Discovered, spotted, found it you know

부드러운

bu-deu-reo-un — Soft, gentle, smooth (adjective form)

발

bal — Foot, paw of an animal

네

ne — Four (native Korean number); also 'yes'

발이었지요

ba-ri-eot-ji-yo — It was paws/feet, there were paws you know

발들이

bal-deul-i — The paws/feet (plural subject marker)

잡았지요

ja-bat-ji-yo — Caught, grabbed, seized it you know

진주

jin-ju — Pearl, precious round gem from oysters

같은

ga-teun — Like, similar to, same as (adjective)

이빨

i-ppal — Teeth, fangs of an animal

아홉

a-hop — Nine (native Korean number)

모두

mo-du — All, everyone, altogether, the whole

가지런히

ga-ji-reon-hi — Neatly, evenly, in an orderly row

줄지어

jul-ji-eo — Lined up, in a row, in formation

있었지요

i-sseot-ji-yo — There were, existed (soft confirmation)

이빨들이

i-ppal-deul-i — The teeth (plural subject marker attached)

물었지요

mu-reot-ji-yo — Bit, chomped, sank teeth in you know

물었을

mu-reot-seul — When/as it bit (modifier form of bite)

때

ttae — Time, moment, occasion when something happens

생쥐는

saeng-jwi-neun — The mouse (topic marker), as for the mouse

소리쳤지요

so-ri-chyeot-ji-yo — Cried out, shouted, exclaimed you know

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but, nevertheless, even so

고양이로부터

go-yang-i-ro-bu-teo — From the cat, away from the cat

미끄러져

mi-kkeu-reo-jyeo — Slipping away, sliding free from grasp

도망쳤지요

do-mang-chyeot-ji-yo — Escaped, fled, ran away you know

일하며

il-ha-myeo — While working, working and (doing something)

조금

jo-geum — A little, a bit, a small amount

노는

no-neun — Playing (present modifier form of play)

것은

geo-seun — The thing/fact of (nominalizer with topic marker)

누구에게도

nu-gu-e-ge-do — To anyone, not harmful to anyone at all

해롭지

hae-rop-ji — Harmful, not harmful (with negation attached)

않으며

a-neu-myeo — Is not, and also not (negation conjunction)

오히려

o-hi-ryeo — Rather, on the contrary, instead

많은

ma-neun — Many, much, a lot of (adjective form)

도움이

do-u-mi — Help, assistance (subject marker attached)

됩니다

doem-ni-da — Becomes, is (formal polite sentence ending)

놀고

nol-go — Play and (then do something else)

난

nan — After finishing, having done (contracted form)

후에는

hu-e-neun — After, following a time or event

기꺼이

gi-kkeo-i — Willingly, gladly, with a willing heart

일해야

il-hae-ya — Must work, should work, ought to work

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker), as for me, subject I

좋은

jo-eun — Good, nice, fine (adjective modifying noun)

놀이를

no-ri-reul — Play, games (object marker attached)

매우

mae-u — Very, extremely, greatly, highly

좋아하는

jo-a-ha-neun — Likes, who likes (present modifier form)

한

han — One; a/an; certain (determiner/number)

소년을

so-nyeo-neul — A boy (object marker attached)

알고

al-go — Know and (do something), knowing

있었습니다

i-sseot-seum-ni-da — There was, knew (formal past tense ending)

달리고

dal-li-go — Running and, run and (do something else)

수영하고

su-yeong-ha-go — Swimming and, swim and (do something)

뛰고

ttwi-go — Jumping and, jump and (connecting action)

공놀이를

gong-no-ri-reul — Ball play, playing with a ball (object marker)

할

hal — To do, can do (future/ability modifier form)

수

su — Ability, means; can (used in 할 수 있다)

있었으며

i-sseo-seu-myeo — Could, was able to and (also did something)

학교

hak-gyo — School, educational institution for students

밖에서는

ba-kke-seo-neun — Outside of, as for outside a place

즐거워했습니다

jeul-geo-wo-haet-seum-ni-da — Was happy, enjoyed, felt joyful (formal past)

시간이

si-ga-ni — Time (subject marker attached), the time

놀기

nol-gi — Playing, the act of playing or having fun

위한

wi-han — For, intended for, meant for (modifier form)

것이

geo-si — The thing (subject marker), the fact that

아님을

a-ni-meul — Is not, not being (object nominalizer form)

알았습니다

a-rat-seum-ni-da — Knew, came to know, understood (formal past)

우리의

u-ri-ui — Our, belonging to us (possessive marker)

분

bun — Minute (unit of time); also honorific counter

시간

si-gan — Time, hour, period of time

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then, furthermore (conjunction)

날들은

nal-deul-eun — The days (plural topic marker), as for days

소중하다는

so-jung-ha-da-neun — That (they) are precious, valuable, important

것을요

geo-seul-yo — The fact that (object marker, soft emphasis)