Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 11

Vocabulary

지금의

ji-geum-ui — Of the present; current, today's

마찬가지로

ma-chan-ga-ji-ro — Similarly; in the same way, likewise

일하는

il-ha-neun — Working; doing work (present modifier form)

것을

geo-seul — The thing; object nominalizer with object marker

좋아하지

jo-a-ha-ji — Does not like; negative base of 좋아하다

않았습니다

an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; formal past negative ending

아니요

a-ni-yo — No; polite disagreement or negation

옛날

yet-nal — Old days; the past, long ago

토끼

to-kki — Rabbit; a small furry hopping animal

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms.; honorific title with topic marker

일을

il-eul — Work; labor with object particle attached

두려워했습니다

du-ryeo-wo-haet-seum-ni-da — Was afraid of; feared something formally stated

모습만

mo-seup-man — Just the appearance; only the sight or look

봐도

bwa-do — Even seeing; even if one looks at it

겁을

geo-beul — Fear; fright with object particle attached

먹었습니다

meo-geot-seum-ni-da — Ate; also idiomatically felt (fear, etc.)

남의

na-mui — Other people's; belonging to others

일에

i-re — In work/affairs; locative form of 일 (work)

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively, overly much

바빠서

ba-ppa-seo — Because (he was) busy; causal busy form

자기

ja-gi — Oneself; one's own self, reflexive pronoun

돌볼

dol-bol — To care for; to look after (future modifier)

시간이

si-ga-ni — Time; subject marked form of 시간 (time)

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was not; formal past negative existence

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore; so, consequently, as a result

갈색과

gal-saek-gwa — Brown and; the color brown with conjunction

회색

hoe-saek — Gray; the color gray or ash-colored

털옷은

teo-ro-seun — Fur coat; a garment made of fur, topic marked

항상

hang-sang — Always; at all times, constantly

구겨지고

gu-gyeo-ji-go — Wrinkled and; becoming crumpled, creased

엉클어지고

eong-keul-eo-ji-go — Tangled and; becoming knotted or disheveled

더러웠습니다

deo-reo-wot-seum-ni-da — Was dirty; was filthy, unclean (formal past)

집은

ji-beun — The house; home with topic particle attached

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; honorific title used with names

말고는

mal-go-neun — Except for; other than, besides someone

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; not anyone, no one at all

살

sal — To live; to reside (base verb modifier form)

생각을

saeng-ga-geul — Thought; idea with object particle attached

하지

ha-ji — Do; base of negative construction 하지 않다

않을

a-neul — Would not; future negative modifier form

허름한

heo-reum-han — Shabby; run-down, dilapidated, worn-out place

곳이었고

go-si-eot-go — Was a place and; past copula with conjunction

정원은

jeong-wo-neun — The garden; yard with topic particle attached

세상에

se-sang-e — My goodness; exclamation meaning 'in the world'

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of, like that (modifier)

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of 보다 (to see)

적도

jeok-do — Even once; experience marker with also particle

없을

eop-seul — Will not exist; future negative existence form

것입니다

geo-sim-ni-da — It is; formal declarative nominalizer ending

온통

on-tong — Entirely; all over, completely covered with

잡초와

jap-cho-wa — Weeds and; unwanted wild plants with conjunction

가시덤불뿐이었습니다

ga-si-deom-bul-ppun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was nothing but thorny bushes; all thorns

가시덤불

ga-si-deom-bul — Thorny bush; a dense thicket of thorn bushes

마당을

ma-dang-eul — The yard; courtyard with object particle attached

가득

ga-deuk — Fully; completely filled, packed to capacity

메워서

me-wo-seo — Filling up and; because it filled completely

사이로

sa-i-ro — Through the gap; between, amid (directional)

길을

gi-reul — Path; road with object particle attached

내지

nae-ji — Make (a path); create, cut through (negative base)

않았다면

an-at-da-myeon — If had not; past negative conditional form

들어가지도

deu-reo-ga-ji-do — Even entering; could not even go inside

못했을

mot-haet-seul — Could not have; past inability future modifier

이제

i-je — Now; from now on, at this point in time

자연

ja-yeon — Nature; the natural world, Mother Nature

어머니가

eo-meo-ni-ga — Mother; subject marked form of 어머니 (mother)

온다는

on-da-neun — That (she) is coming; reported speech modifier

소식을

so-si-geul — News; tidings with object particle attached

듣자

deut-ja — Upon hearing; as soon as one heard something

마음이

ma-eu-mi — Heart/mind; feelings with subject particle

한없이

han-eop-si — Endlessly; boundlessly, without limit or end

가라앉았습니다

ga-ra-an-jat-seum-ni-da — Sank; spirit sank, felt deeply discouraged

정원

jeong-won — Garden; a cultivated outdoor yard or space

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; also, in addition, furthermore

낡은

nal-geun — Old; worn-out, tattered, aged (modifier form)

옷을

o-seul — Clothes; clothing with object particle attached

보면

bo-myeon — If (she) sees; when looking at something

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much; to what degree, how very (intensifier)

화를

hwa-reul — Anger; rage with object particle attached

낼지

nael-ji — Whether (she) will show anger; uncertain future

잘

jal — Well; correctly, skillfully, very well

알고

al-go — Knowing and; present gerund of 알다 (to know)

있었기

it-seot-gi — Because (he) was knowing; past gerund nominalized

때문입니다

ttae-mu-nim-ni-da — It is because; formal causal ending expression

이런

i-reon — This kind of; such as this (demonstrative modifier)

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way, what should be done

손을

so-neul — Hands; with object particle attached

비비며

bi-bi-myeo — Wringing while; rubbing hands together simultaneously

울부짖었습니다

ul-bu-ji-jeot-seum-ni-da — Wailed; cried out loudly in distress formally

어서

eo-seo — Quickly; hurry up, come on, right away

청소를

cheong-so-reul — Cleaning; tidying up with object particle

시작해요

si-ja-kae-yo — Let's start; begin now (polite imperative/suggestion)

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms.; honorific title with subject particle

바쁘게

ba-ppeu-ge — Busily; in a busy manner, actively working

하면서

ha-myeon-seo — While doing; simultaneously acting and saying

충고했습니다

chung-go-haet-seum-ni-da — Advised; gave advice formally (past tense)

부지런한

bu-ji-reon-han — Diligent; hardworking, industrious (modifier form)

일꾼이었고

il-kkun-i-eot-go — Was a worker and; hardworking laborer (past)

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely, quite, highly

깔끔했습니다

kkal-kkeum-haet-seum-ni-da — Was neat; was tidy, clean, well-organized (formal)

최대한

choe-dae-han — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

멋지게

meot-ji-ge — Nicely; splendidly, in a stylish manner

꾸밀

kku-mil — To decorate; to fix up (future modifier form)

작정이었습니다

jak-jeong-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was determined; was intent on doing something

땅속

ttang-sok — Underground; inside the earth, below ground

깊은

gi-peun — Deep; profound, far down (modifier form)

곳에서

go-se-seo — From a place; locative source marker on 곳

깨끗한

kkae-kkeu-tan — Clean; pure, spotless (modifier form)

노란

no-ran — Yellow; golden-colored (modifier form)

모래를

mo-rae-reul — Sand; granular material with object particle

가져와

ga-jeo-wa — Brought; carried and came with something

현관

hyeon-gwan — Entrance; front door area, entryway, porch

앞에

a-pe — In front of; before (locative particle form)

고르게

go-reu-ge — Evenly; uniformly, spreading smoothly flat

뿌렸습니다

ppu-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Sprinkled; spread or scattered something (formal past)