Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 26

Vocabulary

천

cheon — One thousand; also can mean sky or cloth

대

dae — Generation; era; large; versus

조상인

josang-in — Being an ancestor; one who is an ancestor

지금의

jigeum-ui — Of the present; current; today's

그러하듯

geureohadeut — Just as it is so; in the same manner

숲과

sup-gwa — Forest and; woods along with something else

들판의

deulpan-ui — Of the field; belonging to the open field

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

동물들

dongmuldeul — Animals; plural form of animal

중에서

jung-eseo — Among; from within a group or set

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative marker

영리한

yeongni-han — Clever; smart; intelligent and quick-witted

축에

chuk-e — In the category of; among the ranks of

속했습니다

sokaet-seumnida — Belonged to; was included in a group

그는

geu-neun — He; him as the topic of sentence

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; excessively so

영리했기

yeongnihaetgi — Because he was clever; being smart (reason form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; for the reason that

영리하게

yeongni-hage — Cleverly; in a smart or intelligent manner

보이지

boiji — To appear; to seem; to be visible (negative context)

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

줄도

juldo — Also knew how to; the way to do also

알았고

ara-tgo — Knew and; was aware of and (conjunctive)

사실

sasil — Actually; in fact; the truth

이웃들은

iutdeul-eun — The neighbors (as topic); nearby residents

그를

geu-reul — Him; him as the object of the verb

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; rather; considerably so

둔한

dunhan — Dull; slow-witted; not sharp or clever

녀석이라고

nyeoseok-irago — Saying he is a fellow; calling him a guy

생각했습니다

saengak-aet-seumnida — Thought; considered; had the opinion that

다른

dareun — Different; other; another one

대부분의

daebubun-ui — Most of; the majority of something

동물들처럼

dongmuldeul-cheoreom — Like animals; similar to other animals

그저

geujeo — Simply; just; merely; without special reason

평범하고

pyeongbeomhago — Ordinary and; plain and unremarkable

일상적인

ilsangjeok-in — Everyday; routine; ordinary and commonplace

칙칙한

chikchik-han — Drab; dull; gloomy and dark-colored

갈색

galsaek — Brown; the color brown

옷을

os-eul — Clothes (as object); clothing worn on body

입고

ipgo — Wearing and; putting on clothes (conjunctive)

있었고

isseotgo — Was and; existed and (past conjunctive form)

그에게서

geu-egeseo — From him; away from him; about him

시선을

siseon-eul — Gaze (as object); one's line of sight

끌

kkeul — To draw; to attract; to pull attention

만한

manhan — Worth; worthy of; enough to deserve

것은

geot-eun — The thing (as topic); what is (topic marker)

아무것도

amugeos-do — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

없었습니다

eopseot-seumnida — There was not; did not exist; was absent

언제나

eonjenna — Always; at all times; ever and always

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly; to a great degree

공손했으며

gongsonhaet-seumyeo — Was polite and; was courteous and respectful

정말이지

jeongmal-iji — Truly; really; honestly speaking indeed

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely; really so

공손했습니다

gongsonhaet-seumnida — Was polite; showed courtesy and respect

그렇습니다

geureot-seumnida — That is so; yes, it is; indeed that is correct

씨는

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

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely; in truth

자기

jagi — Oneself; one's own; reflexive pronoun

일에만

il-eman — Only on one's work; only to one's business

신경

singyeong — Nerve; attention; concern; mental energy

쓰는

sseuneun — Using; paying (attention); writing (present modifier)

것처럼

geot-cheoreom — As if; like; as though it were so

보였고

boyeotgo — Appeared and; seemed and (past conjunctive)

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish; stupid; unwise and silly

질문을

jilmun-eul — Question (as object); inquiry being asked

하러

haro — In order to do; going to do (purpose form)

돌아다니거나

doradanigeo-na — Wandering around or; roaming about or

남의

nam-ui — Other people's; someone else's; another's

일에

il-e — In someone's affairs; into one's business

코를

ko-reul — Nose (as object); one's nose

들이미는

deurimineun — Sticking into; prying; intruding one's nose

법이

beob-i — Law; way; manner; the way of doing (subject)

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male respected figure

개구리는

gaeguri-neun — The frog (as topic); frog as subject of sentence

이

i — This; these; also used as a subject marker

말을

mal-eul — Words (as object); speech; what was said

한

han — One; a; did (past modifier); said

뒤

dwi — After; behind; back; following an event

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short while

멈추고

meomchugo — Stopped and; paused and (conjunctive form)

날카롭게

nalkaropge — Sharply; keenly; with a piercing gaze

바라보았고

baraboatgo — Looked at and; gazed at and (past conjunctive)

불편한

bulpyeonhan — Uncomfortable; uneasy; feeling ill at ease

표정을

pyojeong-eul — Expression (as object); facial expression shown

지었습니다

jieot-seumnida — Made (an expression); showed; put on a face

자

ja — Now; well then; come on; let's see

비록

birok — Although; even though; despite the fact

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely (used with negatives)

관심이

gwansim-i — Interest (as subject); concern; attention shown

없는

eomneun — Not having; lacking; without (modifier form)

결코

gyeolko — Never; by no means; absolutely not

하지

haji — Do (negation base); not doing (with 않다)

않았지만

anatjiman — Did not but; although did not do so

들판과

deulpan-gwa — Field and; open plains along with something

숲의

sup-ui — Of the forest; belonging to the woods

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny in size

예민한

yemin-han — Sensitive; sharp; keen and highly perceptive

두

du — Two; a pair of something

귀를

gwi-reul — Ears (as object); one's ears

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; with (something) in hand

일만

ilman — Only work; just business; solely one's affairs

척

cheok — Pretending; acting as if; feigning something

돌아다니는

doradanineun — Wandering around; roaming about (present modifier)

동안에도

dongan-edo — Even during; also while; throughout a period

말해지는

malhaejineun — Being said; what is spoken (passive modifier)

것을

geot-eul — The thing (as object); what is being done

귀

gwi — Ear; the organ of hearing

기울여

giullyeo — Tilting; lending (one's ear); paying attention

듣고

deutgo — Listening and; hearing and (conjunctive form)

또

tto — Again; also; and again; once more

들었습니다

deureot-seumnida — Listened; heard; lent an ear to something

들은

deureun — What was heard; listened to (past modifier)

모두

modu — All; everything; everyone; the whole of it

기억했기

gieok-haetgi — Because remembered; having memorized (reason form)

얼마

eolma — How much; a certain amount; some time

지나지

jinaji — Passing; going by (with negative: not long after)

않아

ana — Not doing; without (informal negative form)

이웃들

iutdeul — Neighbors; the people living nearby

합친

hapchin — Combined; added together; merged (modifier form)

것보다

geotboda — Than; more than; compared to something

세상에서

sesang-eseo — In the world; in this world; globally

일어나는

ireonaneun — Happening; occurring; taking place (modifier)

일들에

ildeul-e — About events; regarding things that happen

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

더

deo — More; further; additionally; to a greater degree

많이

mani — Much; a lot; in great quantity

알게

alge — Coming to know; getting to learn something

되었습니다

doeot-seumnida — Became; came to be; resulted in a state

하지만

hajiman — But; however; yet; nevertheless

입을

ib-eul — Mouth (as object); one's mouth

꼭

kkok — Tightly; surely; firmly; definitely; exactly

다물고

damulgo — Keeping closed; shut tight (mouth) and

있었으며

isseot-seumyeo — Was and; existed and (formal conjunctive past)

겸손하고

gyeomsonhago — Humble and; modest and unpretentious