Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 19

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describes an elderly person or animal

곰

gom — Bear; large omnivorous mammal

왕은

wang-eun — The king; monarch (topic marker attached)

배가

bae-ga — Stomach/belly (subject marker attached); feeling hunger

고팠고

gopattgo — Was hungry and; past tense connective form

아침

achim — Morning; also refers to breakfast

식사를

siksa-reul — Meal; eating (object marker attached)

빨리

ppalli — Quickly, fast; at a rapid pace

먹고

meokgo — Eat and; connective form of to eat

싶은

sipeun — Wanting to; expressing desire to do something

마음에

ma-eum-e — In the mind/heart; mentally, emotionally driven

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Terrible, horrific; extremely unpleasant or frightening

분노로

bunno-ro — With rage/anger; intense emotional fury

자신을

jasin-eul — Oneself (object marker); referring to one's own self

몰아붙였습니다

mora-buchyeotseumnida — Drove/pushed oneself; forced into a corner urgently

씨는

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

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

동정적이었고

dongjeongjeok-i-eotgo — Was sympathetic and; showing compassion connectively

잃어버린

ireobeorin — Lost; having misplaced or lost something

찾기

chatgi — Finding, searching; noun form of to find

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to do something

최선을

choeseon-eul — One's best effort (object marker attached)

다하는

dahaneun — Doing one's utmost; giving everything one has

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like; appearing to be a certain way

보였습니다

boyeotseumnida — Appeared, seemed; polite past tense of to seem

마침내

machimnae — Finally, at last; after a long wait or effort

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all of a sudden; without warning

고개를

gogae-reul — Head/neck (object marker); physical turning of head

돌려

dollyeo — Turning; rotating the head or direction

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (honorific with subject marker attached)

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative pronoun or article

새로운

saeroun — New; fresh, recently acquired or discovered

곳에

gose — In a place; location marker meaning at a spot

숨기는

sumgineun — Hiding; concealing something from others

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer with object particle

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaetseumnida — Discovered, found; polite past tense of to discover

이런

ireon — This kind of; expressing this type or sort

그의

geuui — His, their; possessive pronoun third person

화가

hwa-ga — Anger (subject marker); rage rising up in someone

폭발했습니다

pokbwalhaetseumnida — Exploded; erupted suddenly with intense emotion

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; emphasizing truth or sincerity

그랬습니다

geuraetseumnida — It was so, that was the case; polite affirmation

그리고

geurigo — And, also; connecting two clauses or sentences

만약

manyak — If; introducing a conditional hypothetical situation

순간

sungan — Moment, instant; a very brief point in time

씨를

ssi-reul — Mr./Ms. (honorific with object marker attached)

잡을

jabeul — To catch/grab; future modifier form of to catch

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot constructions

있었다면

isseotdamyeon — If there had been; hypothetical past conditional form

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker); referring to something mentioned

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly, obviously; without any doubt

최후가

choehu-ga — The end, final moment; last moment of life

되었을

doeeosseul — Would have become; hypothetical past resultative form

것입니다

geosipnida — It is the case that; formal sentence-ending nominalizer

하지만

hajiman — But, however; introducing a contrasting statement

날쌨고

nalswaetgo — Was agile/nimble and; quick and light on feet

빠질

ppajil — To fall out; used in expression of extreme laughter

듯

deut — As if, seemingly; expressing resemblance or appearance

웃으며

useumyeo — While laughing; simultaneous action of laughing

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

숲

sup — Forest, woods; an area densely covered with trees

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside; moving toward the interior of something

사라졌습니다

sarajyeotseumnida — Disappeared; vanished from sight politely stated

얼마

eolma — How much, some amount; indefinite quantity or time

지나지

jinaji — Not passing; used in 'not long after' expressions

않아

ana — Not doing; negative connective form

그는

geuneun — He, that person (topic marker); third person subject

만났습니다

mannatseumnida — Met, encountered; polite past tense of to meet

씨에게

ssi-ege — To Mr./Ms.; dative honorific form toward a person

공손하게

gongsonhage — Politely, respectfully; in a courteous manner

대했습니다

daehaetseumnida — Treated, behaved toward; polite past tense of to treat

방금

banggeum — Just now, a moment ago; very recently

왕을

wang-eul — The king (object marker); monarch as object of verb

방문하고

bangmunhago — Visiting and; connective form of to visit

오는

oneun — Coming; present modifier form of to come

길이라고

girilago — Saying it is the way/path; quoting being on the way

말하며

malhамyeo — While saying; simultaneous action of speaking

왕이

wang-i — The king (subject marker); monarch as sentence subject

지금

jigeum — Now, currently; at this present moment

잔치를

janchi-reul — Feast, banquet (object marker); celebratory meal

즐기고

jeulgigo — Enjoying and; connective form of to enjoy

있으며

isseumyeo — While being/having; simultaneous state connective

당장

dangjang — Right now, immediately; without any delay

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurrying; rushing to do something quickly

가면

gamyeon — If one goes; conditional form of to go

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough; in adequate amount

나눠

nanwo — Sharing, dividing; splitting between people

먹을

meogeul — To eat; future modifier form of to eat

있을지도

isseuljiodo — There might be; expressing uncertain possibility

모른다고

moreundago — Saying one doesn't know; quoting uncertainty

넌지시

neonjisi — Subtly, hinting; suggesting something indirectly

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, spoke; polite past tense of to say

그런데

geureonde — By the way, however; transitional conjunction

그날

geunal — That day; referring to a specific mentioned day

식사로

siksa-ro — As a meal; instrumental form meaning for eating

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; used with negatives for total negation

찾지

chatji — Not finding; negative connective form of to find

못했기

motaetgi — Could not do; past tense inability nominalized

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; indicating reason or cause

고팠습니다

gopasseumnida — Was hungry; polite past tense of to be hungry

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; expressing result or consequence

감사를

gamsa-reul — Thanks, gratitude (object marker); expressing appreciation

표하고

pyohago — Expressing and; showing gratitude connectively

찾아

chaja — Finding, visiting; connective form of to find/visit

말한

malhan — Said, mentioned; past modifier form of to say

좋은

joeun — Good, nice; describing something of positive quality

것들을

geotdeul-eul — Things (plural object marker); multiple items or things

먹으러

meogeureo — To go eat; purposive form indicating eating as goal

떠났습니다

tteonatseumnida — Left, departed; polite past tense of to leave

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; Korean honorific title for a person

자신도

jasin-do — Oneself also; reflexive pronoun with also particle

길을

gil-eul — Road, path (object marker); a route or way

재촉하며

jaechokhamyeo — While hurrying/urging; pressing forward simultaneously

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, in this way; describing current manner

잔뜩

janttuk — A lot, fully; being filled or loaded with something

난

nan — I (casual); informal first-person subject pronoun

왕에게

wang-ege — To the king; dative form directing action toward king

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, some; asking or indicating type

대접을

daejeopseul — Treatment, hospitality (object marker); being hosted

받을지

badeulji — Whether one will receive; uncertain future reception

생각하며

While thinking; contemplating something simultaneously

다가왔습니다

dagawatseumnida — Approached, came near; polite past tense of to approach