Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 4

Vocabulary

기분이

gibuni — Feeling or mood (subject marker attached)

딱

ttak — Exactly, perfectly, just right

맞을

majeul — To fit or match (future/modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, or occasion

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker attached)

그

geu — That, the; he (pronoun or determiner)

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago, a long time in the past

날들에

naldeure — Days (plural, with locative marker)

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning something

이야기하기를

iyagihagireul — The act of telling a story (object form)

무척

mucheok — Very much, extremely, greatly

좋아합니다

joahamnida — Likes or enjoys something (formal polite)

어느

eonu — Some, a certain, which (determiner)

날

nal — Day, date, or a particular day

아침

achim — Morning or breakfast

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Joyful, pleasant, enjoyable (modifier form)

작은

jageun — Small, little (modifier form)

산들바람들은

sandeulbaramdeureun — Gentle breezes (plural, topic marker)

개구리

gaeguri — Frog

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject marker attached)

평소처럼

pyeongsocheoreom — As usual, like normal times

커다란

keodaran — Large, big, huge (modifier form)

초록색

choroksaek — Green color

수련

suryeon — Water lily (aquatic flowering plant)

잎

ip — Leaf of a plant

위에

wie — On top of, above (locative)

앉아

anja — Sitting (connective form of 앉다)

있는

inneun — Being, existing (present modifier form)

것을

geoseul — Thing, fact (object marker attached)

발견했고

balgyeonhaetgo — Discovered and (connective past tense)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached)

흰색과

hinsaekgwa — White color and (connective)

노란색

noransaek — Yellow color

조끼

jokki — Vest, waistcoat (garment)

위로

wiro — Upward, over, onto (directional)

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker attached)

모으는

moeуneun — Gathering, collecting (present modifier)

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance, figure, sight (object form)

보고

bogo — Seeing and (connective form of 보다)

안에

ane — Inside, within (locative marker)

어리석은

eoriseoken — Foolish, stupid (modifier form)

초록

chorok — Green (color, shortened form)

파리들이

parideuri — Flies (insects, plural, subject marker)

가득하다는

gadeukhadaneun — Full of, filled with (quoted modifier)

알았습니다

arasseumnida — Came to know, understood (formal past)

줄무늬

julmunui — Stripe, striped pattern

다람쥐의

daramjwiui — Squirrel's (possessive form)

털에

teore — On the fur or hair (locative)

왜

wae — Why (question word)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in such a way

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely (modifier form)

줄무늬가

julmunuiga — Stripe (subject marker attached)

있는지

inneуnji — Whether there is (indirect question form)

말씀해

malsseuмhae — Please tell or say (honorific form)

주세요

juseyo — Please give or do for me (polite request)

산들바람

sandeulbaram — Gentle breeze, soft wind

중

jung — Among, in the middle of

하나가

hanaga — One (subject marker attached)

졸랐습니다

jollatseumnida — Pleaded, pestered, begged (formal past)

그것들은

geugeotdeureun — Those things (plural, topic marker)

명예의

myeongyeui — Of honor, honorary (possessive form)

줄무늬란다

julmunuiranda — They are stripes of honor (informal declarative)

깊고

gipgo — Deep and (connective form)

걸걸한

geolgeolhan — Rough, husky, gravelly (modifier form)

목소리로

moksoriro — With a voice (instrumental marker)

대답했습니다

daedaphaetseumnida — Answered, replied (formal polite past)

명예라고요

myeongyeragoyo — Honor, you say? (echoing/surprised question)

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly, indeed

멋지다

meotjida — Wonderful, cool, splendid

그것에

geugeose — About that, on that (locative/topic)

제발요

jebalyo — Please (earnest, polite begging)

산들바람들이

sandeulbaramdeuri — Gentle breezes (plural, subject marker)

크고

keugo — Big and (connective form)

불룩한

bullukan — Bulging, rounded, protruding (modifier)

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker attached)

반짝이며

banjjakimyeo — Sparkling, twinkling while doing something

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, tale (object marker attached)

시작했습니다

sijakhaetseumnida — Began, started (formal polite past)

옛날

yennal — Old days, long ago, once upon a time

옛적에

In olden times, in the old days

세상이

sesangi — The world (subject marker attached)

젊었을

jeolmeosseul — When young (past hypothetical modifier)

천

cheon — Thousand; also sky/heaven

대

dae — Generation, era, decade

조상인

josangin — Who is an ancestor (identifier form)

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged (modifier form)

다람쥐

daramjwi — Squirrel

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, topic marker)

지금의

jigeumui — Of today, current, present-day (possessive)

다람쥐와

daramjwiwa — With a squirrel (connective/comitative)

매우

maeu — Very, quite, extremely

비슷하게

biseutage — Similarly, in a similar way

살았습니다

saratseumnida — Lived (formal polite past tense)

항상

hangsang — Always, all the time

바빴는데

bappaenneunde — Was busy, but (connective past tense)

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly, honestly, I mean it

바빴고

bappaetgo — Was busy and (connective past form)

자신의

jasini — One's own (possessive/reflexive)

일에

ile — On work, about one's tasks (locative)

관한

gwanhan — Related to, concerning (modifier form)

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was a thing/matter (formal past)

내

nae — My, mine (first-person possessive)

일에만

ileman — Only on my work (restrictive marker)

엄격히

eomgyeokhi — Strictly, rigorously, sternly

집중함으로써

jipjunghameurosseo — By concentrating, by means of focusing

나는

naneun — I (topic marker attached)

이웃의

iusui — Neighbor's, of the neighbor (possessive)

참견할

chamgyeonhal — To interfere, meddle (future modifier)

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker attached)

없고

eopsgo — Do not have, there isn't, and (connective)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result

말썽을

malsseongeul — Trouble, mischief (object marker)

피하게

piage — To avoid, so as to escape

된다

doenda — Becomes, it turns out (plain form)

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, told (formal polite past)

그건

geugeon — That is, that thing (contracted topic)

지금도

jigeumdo — Even now, still today

하는

haneun — Doing, that does (present modifier)

말이에요

marieyo — It is what is said (polite informal)

끼어들었습니다

kkieodeureotseumnida — Interrupted, cut in (formal polite past)

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached)

이야기하고

iyagihago — Telling a story and (connective form)

조상만큼이나

josangmangeumina — As much as the ancestor, equally as

지혜롭다는

jihyeropdaneun — That one is wise (quoted modifier form)

보여줍니다

boyeojumnida — Shows, demonstrates (formal polite present)