Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 18

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached to third person pronoun)

항상

hang-sang — Always; at all times

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; highly

교활했고

gyo-hwal-haet-go — Was cunning/sly and (connective form)

이웃들에게

i-ut-deul-e-ge — To the neighbors; directed at neighbors

수많은

su-man-eun — Countless; numerous; very many

장난을

jang-nan-eul — Pranks; tricks; mischief (object form)

쳤으며

chyeot-eu-myeo — Played (pranks) and; pulled tricks while

때로는

ttae-ro-neun — Sometimes; at times; occasionally

그들을

geu-deul-eul — Them (object form); those people

곤경에

gon-gyeong-e — Into trouble; into a difficult situation

빠뜨리기도

ppa-tteu-ri-gi-do — Also getting (someone) into trouble

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — Did; performed (formal polite past tense)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; nevertheless

그럴

geu-reol — Such a; like that; doing so (modifier)

때마다

ttae-ma-da — Every time; whenever; each occasion

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (subject form); those people

화를

hwa-reul — Anger (object form); one's temper

완전히

wan-jeon-hi — Completely; entirely; fully

잊을

i-jeul — To forget (future/modifier form)

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until the time; up until when

피해

pi-hae — Avoiding; evading; keeping away from

다니는

da-ni-neun — Going around; roaming; moving about

데

de — In (doing); the act of; at the point

성공했습니다

seong-gong-haet-seum-ni-da — Succeeded; was successful (formal past tense)

어느

eo-neu — A certain; some; one particular

날

nal — Day; a particular day

아침

a-chim — Morning; breakfast

장난의

jang-nan-ui — Of mischief; prank's; belonging to tricks

악마가

ak-ma-ga — The devil/demon (subject form)

늙은

neul-geun — Old; aged; elderly (modifier form)

씨의

ssi-ui — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, possessive form)

머릿속으로

meo-rit-sok-eu-ro — Into the inside of (someone's) head/mind

들어간

deul-eo-gan — Entered; went inside (past modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalized action or state

같았습니다

gat-at-seum-ni-da — Seemed like; appeared to be (formal past)

네

ne — Yes; indeed; that's right

정말로

jeong-mal-lo — Truly; really; in truth

분명히

bun-myeong-hi — Clearly; obviously; evidently

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way; so

보였습니다

bo-yeot-seum-ni-da — Appeared; looked; seemed (formal past tense)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; and then; furthermore

외로운

oe-ro-un — Lonely; solitary; isolated

작은

ja-geun — Small; little; tiny

길을

gi-reul — Road; path (object form)

따라

tta-ra — Along; following; according to

장난꾸러기가

jang-nan-kku-reo-gi-ga — The mischief-maker; little troublemaker (subject)

종종걸음으로

jong-jong-geo-reum-eu-ro — With quick short steps; trotting along

걸어가는

geo-reo-ga-neun — Walking along; going on foot (present modifier)

것을

geo-seul — The thing (object form); nominalizer object

보게

bo-ge — Come to see; get to see (connective)

되면

doe-myeon — If it becomes; when it happens

충분히

chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately

날카롭게

nal-ka-rop-ge — Sharply; keenly; with sharp attention

살펴보면

sal-pyeo-bo-myeon — If you look carefully; if you observe closely

그림자처럼

geu-rim-ja-cheo-reom — Like a shadow; as if a shadow

뒤꿈치를

dwi-kum-chi-reul — The heel(s) (object form)

따라오는

tta-ra-o-neun — Following; coming after (present modifier form)

말썽을

mal-sseong-eul — Trouble; mischief (object form)

될

doel — Will become; will be (future modifier)

것입니다

geo-sim-ni-da — It is the case that; it will be so

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble/polite subject form)

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing (subject form); it

실패하는

sil-pae-ha-neun — Failing; to fail (present modifier form)

본

bon — Seen; witnessed (past modifier form)

적이

jeo-gi — Experience of; instance of (subject form)

없습니다

eop-seum-ni-da — There is not; does not exist (formal)

과식

gwa-sik — Overeating; eating too much

후에

hu-e — After; following; subsequent to

반드시

ban-deu-si — Surely; certainly; without fail

배탈이

bae-tal-i — Stomachache; upset stomach (subject form)

나는

na-neun — Getting (a stomachache); occurring (modifier)

것만큼이나

geot-man-keum-i-na — Just as much as; as certain as (comparison)

확실합니다

hwak-sil-ham-ni-da — Is certain; is definite (formal polite)

바로

ba-ro — Right; exactly; just; immediately

이

i — This; the present (demonstrative modifier)

순간

sun-gan — Moment; instant; split second

개구리

gae-gu-ri — Frog (the animal)

할아버지는

ha-ra-beo-ji-neun — Grandfather (topic/subject form)

잠시

jam-si — For a moment; briefly; a short while

멈추고

meom-chu-go — Stopped and; paused and (connective)

뚫어지게

ttul-eo-ji-ge — Piercingly; intently; with a fixed stare

바라보았습니다

ba-ra-bo-at-seum-ni-da — Gazed at; stared at (formal past tense)

눈치채지

nun-chi-chae-ji — Not noticing; failing to catch on

못한

mot-han — Could not; was unable to (past modifier)

척했고

cheok-haet-go — Pretended; acted as if and (connective past)

향해

hyang-hae — Toward; facing; directed at

크고

keu-go — Big and; large and (connective form)

볼록한

bol-lok-an — Bulging; protruding; convex (modifier form)

눈

nun — Eye; eyes

하나로

ha-na-ro — With one; using one (instrumental form)

천천히

cheon-cheon-hi — Slowly; unhurriedly; at a leisurely pace

윙크한

wing-keu-han — Winked (past modifier form)

후

hu — After; following; afterwards

계속

gye-sok — Continuously; continuing; to keep on

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said; spoke; told (formal past tense)

어쨌든

eo-jjaet-deun — Anyway; regardless; in any case

제가

je-ga — I (humble subject form)

전에

jeo-ne — Before; previously; earlier

말했듯이

mal-haet-deu-si — As I said; as was mentioned before

그날

geu-nal — That day; on that particular day

머릿속에는

meo-rit-sok-e-neun — In (his/her) head/mind (topic form)

들어

deu-reo — Entered; got into (connective form)

있는

it-neun — Being; existing; is in (present modifier)

왜냐하면

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

이웃들이

i-ut-deul-i — The neighbors (subject form)

침대에서

chim-dae-e-seo — From the bed; in/from bed

일어나자마자

il-eo-na-ja-ma-ja — As soon as (they) got up; right after rising

치기

chi-gi — Playing (a prank); striking; pulling (tricks)

시작했기

si-jak-haet-gi — Because (he) started; having begun (reason form)

때문입니다

ttae-mu-nim-ni-da — It is because; it is due to (formal)

곰

gom — Bear (the animal)

왕이

wang-i — The king (subject form)

고개를

go-gae-reul — Head; neck (object form, as in turning head)

돌린

dol-rin — Turned; rotated (past modifier form)

사이에

sa-i-e — In the meantime; between; while (during gap)

왕의

wang-ui — The king's; belonging to the king

식사를

sik-sa-reul — Meal; food (object form)

숨기고

sum-gi-go — Hid and; concealed and (connective form)

방금

bang-geum — Just now; a moment ago

지나가던

ji-na-ga-deon — Was passing by; had been passing (past modifier)

중이었던

jung-i-eot-deon — Was in the middle of; had been doing

공손하게

gong-son-ha-ge — Politely; courteously; respectfully

잃어버린

il-eo-beo-rin — Lost; misplaced (past modifier form)

찾는

chan-neun — Looking for; searching for (present modifier)

돕겠다고

dop-get-da-go — Said would help; offered to assist (quoted)

제안했습니다

je-an-haet-seum-ni-da — Proposed; suggested; offered (formal past)

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of; like that

다음

da-eum — Next; following; after that

숨겨진

sum-gyeo-jin — Hidden; concealed (past passive modifier)

장소에

jang-so-e — At the place; at the location

가까이

ga-kka-i — Close; nearby; near to

올

ol — Will come (future modifier form)

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, topic form)

다른

da-reun — Another; different; other

곳에

got-e — At a place; at a spot; somewhere

숨겨버렸습니다

sum-gyeo-beo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Hid (it) away completely (formal past tense)