Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 15

Vocabulary

이러한

i-reo-han — Such as this; of this kind or nature

것들은

geot-deul-eun — These things (plural topic marker attached)

상호적이다

sang-ho-jeok-i-da — To be mutual or reciprocal between parties

공은

gong-eun — The ball (topic marker attached)

튀어

twi-eo — Bouncing or springing outward

오르고

o-reu-go — Rising up and (continuing action)

다시

da-si — Again; once more; anew

앞으로

ap-eu-ro — Forward; toward the front direction

나아간다

na-a-gan-da — Moves forward; advances progressively

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because; the reason being that

지금

ji-geum — Now; at this present moment

고래의

go-rae-ui — Of the whale; whale's (possessive form)

서식지를

seo-sik-ji-reul — Habitat; the natural living area (object marker)

밝혀냄으로써

bal-kyeo-naem-eu-ro-sseo — By revealing or uncovering something unknown

포경업자들은

po-gyeong-eop-ja-deul-eun — Whalers; people engaged in whale hunting

간접적으로

gan-jeop-jeok-eu-ro — Indirectly; in a roundabout manner

신비로운

sin-bi-ro-un — Mysterious; having a mystical or unknown quality

북서

buk-seo — Northwest; the direction between north and west

항로에

hang-no-e — On the sea route or passage (locative)

대한

dae-han — Regarding; about; concerning a subject

새로운

sae-ro-un — New; fresh; not existing before

단서를

dan-seo-reul — Clue; hint; lead to finding something (object)

발견한

bal-gyeon-han — Discovered; found something previously unknown

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if; like; appearing to be something

보이기

bo-i-gi — Appearing; seeming; the act of looking like

때문이다

ttae-mun-i-da — It is because; the reason is this

어떤

eo-tteon — Some; a certain; what kind of

것

geot — Thing; object; fact (general noun)

에서

e-seo — From; at; in (locative/source particle)

바다에서

ba-da-e-seo — At sea; in or on the ocean

만날

man-nal — To meet; to encounter someone or something

때

ttae — Time; when; the moment something happens

가까운

ga-kka-un — Close; near; not far away

모습에

mo-seup-e — At the appearance or sight of something

강한

gang-han — Strong; powerful; intense

인상을

in-sang-eul — Impression; impact felt upon seeing something

받지

bat-ji — Receiving; to get (negative or conditional base)

불가능하다

bul-ga-neung-ha-da — To be impossible; cannot be done

줄이고

jul-i-go — Reducing; decreasing and (continuing action)

꼭대기에

kkok-dae-gi-e — At the very top; at the peak of something

세워

se-wo — Standing up; erecting; positioning upright

주위의

ju-wi-ui — Surrounding; of the area around something

넓은

neol-beun — Wide; broad; spacious

바다를

ba-da-reul — The sea; the ocean (object marker)

열심히

yeol-sim-hi — Diligently; eagerly; with great effort

살피는

sal-pi-neun — Scanning; carefully watching or observing surroundings

배는

bae-neun — The ship; the vessel (topic marker attached)

일반

il-ban — General; ordinary; common; typical

항해에

hang-hae-e — In navigation; engaged in a sea voyage

종사하는

jong-sa-ha-neun — Engaged in; working in a particular occupation

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Entirely; completely; not at all (with negative)

다른

da-reun — Different; other; not the same

분위기를

bun-wi-gi-reul — Atmosphere; mood; ambiance (object marker)

풍긴다

pung-gin-da — Exudes; gives off a certain feeling or aura

미국

mi-guk — The United States of America

탐험대

tam-heom-dae — Exploration team; group conducting an expedition

런던

reon-don — London; the capital city of England

근교와

geun-gyo-wa — Suburbs and; the outskirts of a city

지역의

ji-yeok-ui — Of the area; regional; local (possessive)

보행자들은

bo-haeng-ja-deul-eun — Pedestrians; people traveling on foot (topic)

문

mun — Door; gate; entrance

위에

wi-e — On top of; above; over

이루거나

i-ru-geo-na — Forming or achieving; making up a structure

입구를

ip-gu-reul — Entrance; entry point of a place (object)

장식하기

jang-sik-ha-gi — Decorating; the act of adorning something

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; in order to do

땅에

ttang-e — On the ground; on the earth (locative)

세워진

se-wo-jin — Erected; set up; placed in a standing position

크고

keu-go — Large and; big and (connective form)

굽은

gu-beun — Curved; bent; not straight

뼈들을

ppyeo-deul-eul — Bones (plural object marker attached)

본

bon — Seen; having seen or witnessed something

기억이

gi-eok-i — Memory; recollection (subject marker attached)

있을

i-sseul — Will have; there will be (future/probable form)

그것들이

geu-geot-deul-i — Those things; they (plural subject marker)

말을

mal-eul — Words; speech; what was said (object marker)

들었을

deu-reot-eul — Would have heard; having listened to something

것이다

geot-i-da — It is; this is the case (assertive ending)

항해

hang-hae — Navigation; sea voyage; sailing journey

이야기

i-ya-gi — Story; tale; conversation; narrative

보트들이

bo-teu-deul-i — The boats (plural subject marker attached)

고래를

go-rae-reul — The whale (object marker attached)

추격하다

chu-gyeok-ha-da — To chase; to pursue something or someone

돌아왔을

dol-a-wat-eul — When they returned; having come back

비로소

bi-ro-so — Only then; for the first time at last

자신들의

ja-sin-deul-ui — Their own; belonging to themselves (possessive)

배가

bae-ga — The ship (subject marker attached)

선원으로

seon-won-eu-ro — As a crew member; joining as a sailor

합류했던

ham-nyu-haet-deon — Had joined; previously joined a group

의해

ui-hae — By means of; due to; caused by (passive)

피로

pi-ro — With blood; by blood (instrumental particle)

물들어

mul-deul-eo — Stained; dyed; soaked with a substance

것을

geot-eul — The fact that; something (object marker)

보았다

bo-at-da — Saw; witnessed; observed in the past

관한

gwan-han — Regarding; about; related to a topic

신문

sin-mun — Newspaper; printed news publication

기사

gi-sa — Newspaper article; written news report

선원들

seon-won-deul — Sailors; crew members of a ship (plural)

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; during

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself (subject marker); the person themselves

배를

bae-reul — The ship; the boat (object marker)

타고

ta-go — Riding; boarding and (connective form)

돌아오는

dol-a-o-neun — Returning; coming back (present modifier form)

사람이

sa-ram-i — A person; someone (subject marker attached)

거의

geo-ui — Almost; nearly; hardly any

없다는

eop-da-neun — That there are none; the fact of absence

것은

geot-eun — The thing that; the fact (topic marker)

일반적으로

il-ban-jeok-eu-ro — Generally; commonly; in a typical manner

잘

jal — Well; skillfully; commonly known

알려져

al-lyeo-jyeo — Known; widely recognized (passive form)

있다

it-da — To exist; to be; to have something

갑자기

gap-ja-gi — Suddenly; all at once; without warning

거대한

geo-dae-han — Enormous; gigantic; of very large size

덩어리가

deong-eo-ri-ga — A mass; a lump; a chunk (subject marker)

물에서

mul-e-seo — From the water; out of the water

솟아올라

sot-a-ol-la — Shot upward; surged up suddenly from below

공중으로

gong-jung-eu-ro — Into the air; toward the sky above

수직으로

su-jik-eu-ro — Vertically; in a straight up-and-down direction

치솟았다

chi-sot-at-da — Soared; shot up dramatically into the air

그것은

geu-geot-eun — It; that thing (topic marker attached)

고래였다

go-rae-yeot-da — It was a whale (past tense declarative)

혹은

hok-eun — Or; alternatively; either one option