McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 44

Vocabulary

그녀는

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

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; used to emphasize a statement

쾌활한

kwaehwalhan — Cheerful, lively, bright in personality

어린

eorin — Young, little; describing a child or youth

소녀였지만

sonyeoyeotjiman — Was a girl, but; contrasting past state

오늘

oneul — Today; the current day

아침에는

achimeneun — In the morning (topic); referring to morning time

슬픔을

seulpeumeul — Sadness, sorrow (object marker); feeling of grief

느꼈습니다

neukkyeotseumnida — Felt, experienced an emotion (formal past tense)

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is; introduces an explanation

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); one's female parent

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, in this way; indicating manner

말했기

malhaetgi — Said, spoke (nominalizing past form)

때문입니다

ttaemunimida — It is because of; formal causal expression

아이들은

aideureun — Children (topic marker); young kids collectively

모두

modu — All, everyone, every one of them

크리스마스

keuriseumaseu — Christmas; the holiday on December 25th

선물을

seonmureul — Gift, present (object marker); something given

받겠지만

batgetjiman — Will receive, but; contrasting future expectation

나는

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

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

것을

geoseul — Thing, one (object marker); general noun pronoun

기대하지

gidaehaji — Do not expect; hoping or anticipating something

않아

ana — Do not, not doing; informal negation ending

올해

olhae — This year; the current calendar year

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); first-person plural subject

너무

neomu — Too, very, excessively; intensifying adverb

가난하거든

gananhageodeun — We are poor, you see; explaining a situation informally

오빠들에게

oppadeurege — To older brothers; indirect object, female speaker's brothers

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker); what was said

전하자

jeonhaja — When she conveyed, passed on; sharing information to others

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); third-person plural subject

그것에

geugeose — About it, regarding that; referring to something mentioned

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning a topic

많은

maneun — Many, much, a lot of; indicating large quantity

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, talk, conversation (object marker)

나눴습니다

nanwotseumnida — Shared, exchanged (formal past); had a conversation together

착하고

chakago — Kind and; good-natured, connecting to next adjective

다정한

dajeonghan — Warm, affectionate, tender in manner

엄마인데

eommainde — She is a mother, but/and; contrasting or contextualizing

선물이

seonmuri — Gift (subject marker); a present being discussed

없다니

eopdani — To think there is no; expressing disbelief or pity

안됐어

andwaesseo — That's a shame, poor thing; expressing sympathy informally

그게

geuge — That thing; contraction of 그것이, subject form

싫어

sireo — I hate it, I dislike it; expressing strong dislike

눈에

nune — In the eyes; locative form of 눈 (eye)

눈물을

nunmureul — Tears (object marker); drops from the eyes when crying

글썽이며

geulsseongimyeo — Welling up with tears; eyes glistening with emotion

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, spoke (formal past tense); formal way of stating speech

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing realization or emotion

엄마에겐

eommaegen — For/to mom; indirect object with topic nuance

네가

nega — You (subject marker); second-person informal subject

있잖아

itjana — You know, there is; reminding listener of known fact

하지만

hajiman — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

새로운

saeroun — New, fresh; describing something not seen before

것이

geosi — Thing (subject marker); general pronoun as subject

아니잖아

anijana — It's not, you know; informal denial reminding the listener

글쎄

geulsse — Well, hmm; filler expressing hesitation or pondering

돌아오면

doraomyeon — When (she) returns; conditional form of to come back

새로워질

saerowo jil — Will become new; future form of becoming fresh

거야

geoya — It will be, it is; informal future or assertive ending

엄마가

eommaga — Mom (subject marker); mother as the subject

한

han — One; numeral or approximation indicator

시간

sigan — Hour, time; a unit of time or time in general

동안

dongan — During, for a period; indicating duration of time

너를

neoreul — You (object marker); second-person informal object

못

mot — Cannot, unable to; negation of ability or action

봤잖아

bwatjana — Hasn't seen, you know; reminding of not having seen

펄쩍

peoljjeok — With a leap, jumping up; adverb describing sudden jump

뛰며

ttwiimyeo — While jumping, leaping; connective form of to jump

웃었습니다

useotseumnida — Laughed, smiled (formal past); expressed joy formally

그럼

geureom — Then, in that case; transition word in conversation

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first-person singular object

바구니에

bagunie — In the basket; locative form of basket

넣고

neoko — Put in and; connective form of to place inside

엄마한테

eommahante — To mom; informal indirect object, toward mother

데려다줘

deryeodajwo — Take me there; informal request to escort someone

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; additive conjunction

이게

ige — This is; contraction of 이것이, subject form

엄마의

eommaui — Mom's; possessive form indicating mother's ownership

선물이에요

seonmuriieyo — It is a gift; polite present tense identification

라고

rago — Saying that; quotation particle marking reported speech

말해

malhae — Say, tell; informal imperative of to speak

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; causal conjunction showing result

앉히고

anjigo — Sat (her) down and; causative connective of to sit

그녀

geunyeo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun

주위에

juwwie — Around, surrounding; locative indicating surrounding area

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

나뭇가지를

namutgajireul — Tree branches (object marker); twigs and boughs

가득

gadeuk — Fully, completely filled; adverb meaning to the brim

둘렀습니다

dullreotseumnida — Surrounded, wrapped around (formal past tense)

즐거운

jeulgoun — Joyful, pleasant, enjoyable; describing a fun experience

여정이었습니다

yeojeongieotseumnida — It was a journey; formal past description of a trip

현관

hyeongwan — Entryway, front door, porch; entrance of a building

앞에

ape — In front of; locative indicating position before something

내려놓고

naeryeonoko — Set down and; placed something down then continued

안으로

aneuro — Inside, to the interior; directional toward inside

들어가

deureoga — Go in, enter; informal form of to go inside

엄마

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

밖에

bakke — Outside; locative form indicating exterior location

엄마를

eommareul — Mom (object marker); mother as the direct object

위한

wihan — For, intended for; attributive form of 위하다

있어요

isseoyo — There is, it exists; polite present tense of existence

나가서

nagaseo — Going out and; connective form of to go outside

보니

boni — When she looked, upon seeing; connective of to see

그곳에

geugose — There, at that place; locative referring to mentioned spot

나뭇가지로

namutgajiro — With branches; instrumental form indicating material used

가득한

gadeukan — Full of, filled with; adjective form of to be full

바구니

baguni — Basket; a woven container for carrying items

안에

ane — Inside, within; locative indicating interior position

자신의

jasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Lovely, adorable, lovable; describing an endearing person

딸이

ttari — Daughter (subject marker); female child as subject

웃으며

useumyeo — While smiling, laughing; connective of to smile

앉아

anja — Sitting; present connective or informal form of to sit

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was there, existed (formal past); formal past of existence

바로

baro — Exactly, right, just; emphasizing immediacy or precision

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person singular as subject

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative adverb

원하던

wonhadeon — Had wanted, used to want; past retrospective modifier

것이야

geosiya — It is the thing; informal assertive identification

그렇다면

geureotamyeon — If that is so, then; conditional transition phrase

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Beloved, loving; present modifier of to love

나뭇잎

namunnip — Leaf, leaves; foliage of a tree

둥지에서

dungjieso — From the nest; ablative form of nest

뛰어나오며

ttwieona omyeo — Coming out jumping, leaping out; connective of to jump out

엄마들에게는

eommadeuregen — For mothers (topic); plural indirect object with topic marker

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times; adverb of frequency

크리스마스일

keuriseumaseuil — Will be Christmas; predictive nominal form of Christmas

것

geot — Thing; general noun used as pronoun or nominalizer

같아요

gatayo — It seems, it is like; polite form of resemblance or conjecture

매일

maeil — Every day, daily; adverb indicating daily recurrence

자기

jagi — One's own, oneself; reflexive pronoun or term of endearment

딸들을

ttalddeureul — Daughters (object marker); plural female children as object

볼

bol — To see, can see; future/prospective modifier of to see

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 볼 수 있다 (can see)

있으니까요

isseunikayo — Because there is/can; polite causal ending with existence