Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 12

Vocabulary

제

je — My or I (humble/formal first person)

일을

ireul — Work or task (object form)

제때

jettae — On time, at the right moment

끝내면

kkeunnaimyeon — If one finishes or completes something

도와드리겠습니다

dowadeurigesseumnida — I will help you (formal, humble form)

하고

hago — And, or doing (connective particle/conjunction)

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, subject form)

어깨

eokkae — Shoulder, the joint connecting arm to body

너머로

neomeoro — Over, across, beyond a boundary or surface

소리쳤습니다

sorichyeosseumnida — Shouted, yelled out loudly (past tense, formal)

그것이

geugeos-i — That thing (subject form)

토끼

tokki — Rabbit, a small long-eared mammal

씨에게

ssiegae — To Mr./Ms. (honorific with dative particle)

한

han — One, a certain (determiner before nouns)

가지

gaji — Kind, sort, type of something

생각을

saenggageul — Thought, idea (object form)

떠올리게

tteoolige — To cause to recall or think of something

했습니다

haesseumnida — Did, made (past tense, formal ending)

그는

geuneun — He, that person (subject form)

이웃들

iutdeul — Neighbors, people living nearby (plural)

모두에게

modueege — To everyone, to all of them

도움을

doumeul — Help, assistance (object form)

청하고

cheonghago — To request, ask for help (connective form)

그러면

geureomyeon — Then, if so, in that case

아마

ama — Probably, perhaps, maybe

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature, nature's (possessive form)

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject form)

도착하기

dochakhagi — Arriving, the act of arrival

전에

jeone — Before, prior to a time or event

집과

jipgwa — House and (connective form)

정원을

jeongwoneul — Garden (object form)

정돈할

jeongdonhal — To tidy up, put in order (modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun after verb)

있을지도

isseulljido — Might be possible, there might be

모른다고

moreumdago — Saying one doesn't know, might not know

생각했습니다

saenggakaesseumnida — Thought, considered something (past tense, formal)

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, as a result

씨는

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

다람쥐

daramjwi — Squirrel, a small bushy-tailed rodent

그리고

geurigo — And, also, in addition

나머지

nameoji — The rest, the remainder of something

이웃들을

iutdeureul — Neighbors (plural, object form)

모두

modu — All, everyone, everything

찾아가

chajaga — To visit, go to find someone

자신의

jasinui — One's own (possessive reflexive form)

어려움을

eoryeoуmeul — Difficulty, hardship (object form)

이야기하고

iyagihago — Telling, talking about (connective form)

청했습니다

cheonghаesseumnida — Requested, asked for assistance (past formal)

지독한

jidokhan — Terrible, awful, intense (modifier form)

호기심과

hogisimgwa — Curiosity and (connective form)

남의

namui — Other people's, belonging to others

일에

irae — In someone's business or affairs

끼어드는

kkieodeuneun — Interfering, meddling in others' affairs

버릇으로

beoreoseuro — Habit, with the habit of doing something

늘

neul — Always, constantly, all the time

다른

dareun — Different, other (modifier before noun)

이들에게

ideulege — To these people, to others

폐를

pyereul — Trouble, burden (object form)

끼쳤음에도

kkichyeosseumedo — Even though one caused trouble/burden

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite, in spite of, regardless

모두는

moduneun — Everyone (topic form)

마음속에

maumsoge — Inside one's heart or mind

씨를

ssireul — Mr./Ms. (honorific, object form)

따뜻한

ttatteuthan — Warm, heartfelt, affectionate (modifier form)

자리를

jarireul — Place, spot, seat (object form)

갖고

gatgo — Having, holding (connective form)

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Had and, while having (connective past form)

자신들의

jasindeului — Their own (plural reflexive possessive)

끝내는

kkeunnаineun — Finishing, when finishing (modifier form)

대로

daero — As soon as, according to, as one does

도와주겠다고

dowajugetdago — Promising to help, saying they would help

약속했습니다

yaksokhaesseumnida — Promised, made a promise (past formal)

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, in a rush, hastily

집으로

jibeuro — Toward home, heading home

돌아가

doraga — To return, go back (connective form)

직접

jikjeop — Directly, personally, by oneself

시작하는

sijakaneun — Starting, beginning (modifier present form)

대신

daesin — Instead of, in place of something

방문할

bangmunhal — To visit, upon visiting (modifier form)

때마다

ttaemada — Every time, whenever something happens

잠시

jamsi — Briefly, for a short while

머물며

meomulmyeo — Staying, lingering (connective form)

팔짱을

paljjangeul — Arms folded, crossed arms (object form)

낀

kkin — With arms folded/crossed (modifier form)

채

chae — While remaining in a state or position

앉아서

anjaseo — Sitting and, while sitting down

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject form, reflexive)

찾아간

chajagan — Visited, went to find (past modifier)

이웃이

iusi — Neighbor (subject form)

일하는

ilhaneun — Working, in the act of working

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance, sight, figure (object form)

지켜보았습니다

jikyeoboasseumnida — Watched, observed carefully (past formal)

끼고

kkigo — With arms folded, inserting (connective form)

앉아

anja — Sitting down (connective or base form)

있는

inneun — Being, existing (present modifier form)

것을

geoseul — Thing, fact (nominalizer, object form)

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, quite

좋아했습니다

joahaesseumnida — Liked, enjoyed something (past formal)

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic form)

편안했습니다

pyeonанhаesseumnida — Was comfortable, felt at ease (past formal)

하지만

hajiman — But, however, nevertheless

지금은

jigeumeun — Now, at this moment (topic form)

그럴

geureol — To do that, such a (modifier form)

때가

ttaega — Time, moment (subject form)

아니었고

anieotgo — Was not, and (connective negative past)

그에게

geuege — To him, toward that person

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said, told someone (past formal)

우리

uri — We, our (first person plural)

나머지가

nameojiga — The rest of us (subject form)

당신을

dangsineul — You (object form, formal/written)

돕길

dopgil — Helping, wanting to help (nominal form)

원한다면

wonhandamyeon — If one wants, if one wishes

당신이

dangsini — You (subject form, formal/written)

먼저

meonjeo — First, before others, ahead

게

ge — Short for 것이 (thing is); contracted form

좋을

joeul — Good, it would be good (modifier form)

거예요

geoyeyo — It is (the thing), informal polite ending

라고

rago — Quoting particle, saying that

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged (modifier form for living things)

크고

keugo — Big and, large and (connective form)

풍성한

pungseonghan — Abundant, full, lush (modifier form)

꼬리를

kkorireul — Tail (object form)

조심스럽게

josimseureobge — Carefully, cautiously, with care

빗으며

biseumyeo — Combing and, while combing (connective form)

맞아요

majayo — That's right, correct (informal polite)