Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 6

Vocabulary

밥

bap — Cooked rice; staple Korean food eaten daily

그를

geu-reul — Object pronoun meaning 'him'

잡아야

jab-aya — Must catch or grab something

했습니다

haess-seumnida — Formal past tense of 'to do'

그때

geu-ttae — At that time; referring to a specific moment

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself; reflexive pronoun in subject form

무엇을

mueot-eul — Object form of 'what'; asking about something

하는지

haneun-ji — Whether one is doing something; indirect question form

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; barely

깨닫지

kkaedat-ji — Negative form of 'to realize or become aware'

못한

mot-han — Was unable to; could not do something

채

chae — While still in a state; without changing condition

작은

jag-eun — Small; little in size

다람쥐

daramjwi — Squirrel; small bushy-tailed woodland animal

씨는

ssi-neun — Topic form of honorific title 'Mr./Ms.'

큰

keun — Big; large in size

씨에게

ssi-ege — To Mr./Ms.; dative form of honorific title

소리를

sori-reul — Object form of 'sound' or 'voice'

지르고

jireugo — To shout or scream and then do something else

욕을

yog-eul — Object form of 'curse words' or 'insults'

퍼붓기

peobut-gi — Pouring out or hurling insults or abuse

시작했습니다

sijak-haess-seumnida — Formal past tense of 'to start or begin'

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; as expected

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately; right away; at once

고개를

gogae-reul — Object form of 'head' or 'neck movement'

들어

deureo — To lift up or raise; entering something

낡은

nalg-eun — Old and worn out; dilapidated

그루터기

geuruteogi — Tree stump; remaining base after cutting a tree

위에

wie — On top of; above a surface

앉아

anja — Sitting; being seated

있는

inneun — Existing; being present; located somewhere

씨를

ssi-reul — Object form of honorific title 'Mr./Ms.'

보았습니다

bo-ass-seumnida — Formal past tense of 'to see or look'

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun for male subject

눈은

nun-eun — Topic form of 'eye' or 'eyes'

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; more and more; increasingly

더

deo — More; to a greater degree

노래졌고

noraejyeoss-go — Became yellow and then; turned yellowish

길고

gilgo — Long and; being long in shape

날카로운

nalkaroup-eun — Sharp; pointed; keen-edged

이빨을

ibbal-eul — Object form of 'teeth' or 'fangs'

드러내며

deureonae-myeo — While baring or revealing something openly

입술을

ipsul-eul — Object form of 'lips'

뒤로

dwiro — Backward; toward the back direction

잡아당겼으며

jab-adanggyeoss-eumyeo — Pulled back and; yanked backward while doing more

짧은

jjalb-eun — Short; brief in length

꼬리는

kkori-neun — Topic form of 'tail'

계속해서

gyesok-haeseo — Continuously; keeping on doing something

그러고는

geureogoneun — After doing that; and then following that action

도약으로

doyak-euro — With a leap; by means of a jump

씨가

ssi-ga — Subject form of honorific title 'Mr./Ms.'

있던

iss-deon — Where someone had been; past continuous location

그루터기를

geuruteogi-reul — Object form of 'tree stump'

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of something

곧장

gotjang — Straight ahead; directly without turning

달려왔습니다

dallyeowass-seumnida — Came running; ran toward something formally

그가

geu-ga — He; subject pronoun for male person

그곳에

geugot-e — At that place; to or at that location

도착할

dochak-hal — Future modifier of 'to arrive at a place'

때까지

ttaekaji — Until a certain time; up to the moment when

기다리지

gidari-ji — Negative form of 'to wait for someone'

않았습니다

an-ass-seumnida — Formal past negative; did not do something

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

이런

ireon — Oh dear; like this; expressing dismay or surprise

아니요

aniyo — No; polite form of negation or disagreement

그는

geu-neun — He; topic form of third-person male pronoun

그

geu — That; the; third-person pronoun or demonstrative

사납고

sanap-go — Fierce and; ferocious in manner or appearance

굶주린

gulmjurin — Starving; extremely hungry; famished

노란

noran — Yellow; having a yellow color

눈과

nun-gwa — Eyes and; connecting 'eyes' to another noun

잔인한

janin-han — Cruel; brutal; merciless in behavior

한번

hanbeon — Once; one time; taking a look at something

잘

jal — Well; skillfully; thoroughly

바라보고는

barabogo-neun — After gazing or staring at something carefully

그루터기의

geuruteogi-ui — Possessive form of 'tree stump'

구멍

gumeong — Hole; opening in a surface or object

속으로

sog-euro — Into the inside; going within something

재빨리

jaeppalli — Quickly; swiftly; in a fast manner

들어갔습니다

deureogass-seumnida — Formal past of 'to enter or go inside'

알다시피

aldasipi — As you know; as is well known

다른

dareun — Different; another; other than current option

곳으로

gos-euro — To another place; toward a different location

갈

gal — Future modifier of 'to go somewhere'

시간이

sigan-i — Subject form of 'time'

없었습니다

eobs-eoss-seumnida — Formal past of 'there is not'; did not exist

구멍을

gumeong-eul — Object form of 'hole or opening'

발견했습니다

balgyeon-haess-seumnida — Formal past of 'to discover or find something'

그것을

geugeos-eul — Object pronoun meaning 'it'; referring to that thing

보고

bogo — Looking at and; seeing then doing something else

으르렁거렸습니다

eureureongeoryeoss-seumnida — Formal past of 'to growl repeatedly'

그것은

geugeos-eun — Topic pronoun 'it'; referring to that thing

들어가기에는

deureogagi-eneun — As for entering; in terms of going inside

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than appropriate

작았고

jag-ass-go — Was small and; past tense of small with connector

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; expressing sincerity or emphasis

너무나

neomuna — Far too; extremely; emphatically excessive

작았습니다

jag-ass-seumnida — Formal past of 'to be small'

하지만

hajiman — However; but; expressing a contrasting idea

한

han — One; a single; used before counting nouns

손과

son-gwa — Hand and; connecting 'hand' with another noun

팔을

pal-eul — Object form of 'arm'

집어넣을

jib-eonheul — Future modifier of 'to insert or put inside'

수

su — Ability; possibility; can do something

있었고

iss-eoss-go — Was able to; existed and; past connector form

실제로

silje-ro — Actually; in reality; in practice

그렇게

geureoke — In that way; like that; doing so

하며

hamyeo — While doing; doing something simultaneously

안쪽을

anjjog-eul — Object form of 'the inside' or 'interior'

더듬어

deodeum-eo — Feeling around blindly; groping to find something

찾으려

chaj-euryeo — In order to find or search for something

죽을

jug-eul — Future modifier of 'to die'; about to die

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the degree of something

겁에

geob-e — In fear; with fright; experiencing terror

질렸습니다

jillyeoss-seumnida — Was terrified; was overwhelmed with fear formally

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response; acknowledgment

속이

sogi — Subject form of 'inside' or 'interior space'

빈

bin — Empty; hollow; having nothing inside

바닥에서

badak-eseo — From or at the bottom or floor

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

몸을

mom-eul — Object form of 'body'

납작하게

napjak-hage — Flatly; in a flat manner; pressed down thin

눕히고

nupigo — To lay flat and; making something lie down

숨을

sum-eul — Object form of 'breath'

참았습니다

cham-ass-seumnida — Formal past of 'to hold back or endure'

거기서

geogiseo — From there; at that place

나오는

naoneun — Coming out; exiting from inside a place

게

ge — Contracted form of 'it is good that'; thing to do

좋을

joh-eul — Future modifier of 'to be good or beneficial'

거야

geoya — Casual future; it will be; informal assertion

씨

ssi — Honorific title meaning Mr., Ms., or Mrs.

아니면

animyeon — Or else; otherwise; if not then

내가

naega — I; subject form of first-person pronoun

끌어낼

kkeureonael — Future modifier of 'to drag or pull out'

테니까

tenikka — Because I will; expressing intent as reason