Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 6

Vocabulary

저기

jeogi — Over there; used to indicate a distant place

살아있는

sara-inneun — Living; currently alive

생명체

saengmyeongche — Living organism or creature

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree modifier

거대한

geodaehan — Gigantic; enormous in size

존재가

jonjae-ga — Being or existence (subject marker attached)

깊은

gipeun — Deep; having great depth

바다에서

bada-eseo — In or from the sea

뻗어

ppeodeo — Stretching out; extending outward

잠들거나

jamdeulgeona — Falling asleep or sleeping

헤엄치며

heeomchimyeo — While swimming through water

움직이는

umjiginneun — Moving; in motion

대륙처럼

daeryuk-cheoreom — Like a continent; resembling a landmass

그

geu — That; he or it (determiner or pronoun)

바다를

bada-reul — The sea (object marker attached)

들이마시고

deurimashigo — Inhaling or breathing in deeply

숨결로는

sumgyeol-roneun — With its breath (topic marker attached)

물의

mul-ui — Of water; water's (possessive marker)

몸속에

momsoge — Inside the body

기름의

gireum-ui — Of oil; oil's (possessive marker)

품고

pumgo — Holding or harboring within oneself

있는

inneun — Existing; having; present tense modifier

강력한

gangnyeokhan — Powerful; strong and mighty

고래들

goraedeur — Whales (plural)

세속과

sesok-gwa — Secular world and (conjunction attached)

성스러운

seongseureo-un — Sacred; holy and divine

상태

sangtae — State or condition of something

어느

eoneu — A certain; which; some particular

바로

baro — Right; directly; exactly

뒤에

dwie — Behind; at the back of

엎드려

eopdeullyeo — Lying face down; prostrating oneself

먹잇감을

meokit-gam-eul — Prey (object marker attached)

기다리며

gidarimyeo — While waiting for something or someone

기회를

gihoe-reul — Opportunity or chance (object marker attached)

주지

juji — Not giving; withholding (negation form)

않고

anko — Without doing; not doing and continuing

삼켜버리니

samkyeobeoirini — Swallows up completely; devours entirely

벌어진

beoreojin — Opened wide; spread apart

턱을

teok-eul — Jaw (object marker attached)

길로

gillo — As a road; mistaking for a path

기적의

gijeok-ui — Of miracles; miraculous (possessive)

해

hae — Year; the sun; also means 'year' contextually

고래가

gorae-ga — Whale (subject marker attached)

배의

bae-ui — Of the ship; ship's (possessive)

떠

tteo — Floating; drifting on water surface

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker attached)

고래의

gorae-ui — Of the whale; whale's (possessive)

머리를

meori-reul — Head (object marker attached)

잘라내어

jallanaeo — Cutting off; severing from the body

보트로

boteu-ro — By boat; using a boat

해안에

haean-e — At the coast or shoreline

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum

가까이

gakkai — Closely; near to something

끌어당기지만

kkeureo-danggijiman — Pulling toward oneself but not succeeding

수심

susim — Water depth; depth of a body of water

만다

manda — Ends up doing; resultant outcome marker

항해

hanghae — Voyage; navigation across the sea

열

yeol — Ten; the number ten

번

beon — Time; occurrence; counter for number of times

가는

ganeun — Going; on the way to a place

길에

gire — On the road or path

뛰노는

ttwinoneun — Frolicking; jumping and playing around

수많은

sumaneun — Countless; very many in number

고래들을

goraedeur-eul — Whales (plural, object marker attached)

보았으며

boasseumyeo — Saw and also; past tense with continuation

고래들은

goraedeur-eun — The whales (topic marker attached)

장난스럽게

jangnanseureopge — Playfully; in a mischievous manner

자연이

jayeon-i — Nature (subject marker attached)

어깨

eokkae — Shoulder; upper part of the body

위에

wie — On top of; above

만들어준

mandeureojun — Made and given; created for someone

숨구멍으로

sumgumeong-euro — Through the breathing hole or nostril

물을

mul-eul — Water (object marker attached)

내뿜고

naeppumgo — Spouting or exhaling water outward

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; past tense of 있다

아시아와

asia-wa — Asia and (conjunction attached)

아프리카

apeurika — Africa; the continent

항해기

hanghaegi — Travel or voyage record; nautical journal

이곳에서

igot-eseo — From or at this place here

너무나

neomuna — So very; excessively; to a great degree

고래

gorae — Whale; large marine mammal

떼를

tte-reul — Group or school of animals (object marker)

보았기에

boatggie — Because we saw; causal past tense form

배가

bae-ga — Ship or stomach (subject marker attached)

고래들과

goraedeur-gwa — With the whales (conjunction attached)

충돌할까

chungdolhalkka — Will collide; wondering if collision will occur

두려워

duryeowo — Afraid; fearful of something

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a high degree

조심스럽게

josimseureobge — Carefully; cautiously with great care

나아갈

naagal — To advance or move forward (modifier form)

수밖에

subakke — Have no choice but to; only option

없었다

eopseotda — Did not exist; there was none

여섯

yeoseot — Six; the number six

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; -th time or occurrence

세계

segye — World; the entire global sphere

일주

ilju — Circumnavigation; going around once completely

우리는

uri-neun — We (topic marker attached)

강을

gang-eul — River (object marker attached)

출발하여

chulbalhayeo — Departing from; setting out on a journey

타고

tago — Riding; boarding and traveling on something

속의

sok-ui — Inside of; within (possessive marker)

불리는

bullineun — Called; named; known as something

배에

bae-e — On the ship; aboard the vessel

올랐다

ollatda — Boarded; climbed onto or embarked

어떤

eotteon — Some; certain; what kind of

이들은

ideul-eun — These people (topic marker attached)

입을

ib-eul — Mouth or wearing (object marker attached)

수

su — Ability or possibility; can do something

없다고

eopda-go — Saying that it cannot be done

말하지만

malhajiman — They say but; speaking yet with contrast

그것은

geugeos-eun — That thing (topic marker attached)

꾸며낸

kkumyeonaen — Made up; fabricated or invented story

이야기일

iyagi-il — Is a story; narrative (predicative form)

뿐이다

ppunida — It is merely; only that and nothing more