Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 27

Vocabulary

매일

mae-il — Every day; occurring without exception daily

밤

bam — Night; the period of darkness after sunset

그는

geu-neun — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun

일찍

il-jjik — Early; before the expected or usual time

집에

jib-e — At home; to the house (locative/directional)

돌아와

dol-a-wa — Returned; came back to a place

해가

hae-ga — The sun; subject form of sun

지기

ji-gi — Setting; the sun going below the horizon

전에

jeon-e — Before; prior to a certain time or event

잠자리에

jam-ja-ri-e — To bed; into one's sleeping place

들었고

deul-eot-go — Went to bed; lay down and slept

모든

mo-deun — All; every single one without exception

사람들은

sa-ram-deul-eun — People; referring to people as subject

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms.; honorific title used after names

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much; to what degree or extent

좋은

jo-eun — Good; positive in quality or character

습관을

seup-gwan-eul — Habit; a regular practice or behavior

가졌는지

ga-jyeot-neun-ji — Whether one had; possessed a certain trait

칭찬했습니다

ching-chan-haet-seum-ni-da — Praised; expressed admiration for someone formally

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

다른

da-reun — Other; different from the one mentioned

사람들이

sa-ram-deul-i — People; humans as the subject of a clause

잠든

jam-deun — Asleep; having fallen into sleep

사이

sa-i — Between; in the interval or gap of time

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms.; honorific title as topic of sentence

몰래

mol-lae — Secretly; without others knowing or noticing

빠져나가

ppa-jyeo-na-ga — Slipped out; escaped or sneaked away quietly

밤의

bam-ui — Of the night; belonging to nighttime

절반

jeol-ban — Half; one of two equal portions

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

사라지곤

sa-ra-ji-gon — Used to disappear; habitually vanished repeatedly

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — Did; formal past tense of to do

그렇습니다

geu-reot-seum-ni-da — That is so; yes, that is correct formally

때로는

ttae-ro-neun — Sometimes; on certain occasions but not always

거의

geo-ui — Almost; nearly but not quite completely

아침이

a-chim-i — Morning; the early part of the day

될

doel — Will become; future form of to become

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until; up to a specific point in time

사라져

sa-ra-jyeo — Disappeared; vanished from sight or location

있기도

it-gi-do — Also being; even remaining in a state

항상

hang-sang — Always; at all times without exception

이웃들

i-ut-deul — Neighbors; people living nearby

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

누구도

nu-gu-do — Nobody; not anyone at all

깨어나기

kkae-eo-na-gi — Waking up; the act of awakening from sleep

돌아오도록

dol-a-o-do-rok — So as to return; in order to come back

조심했고

jo-sim-haet-go — Was careful; took caution and then continued

그런

geu-reon — Such; of that kind or nature

다음

da-eum — Next; following in order or time

모두가

mo-du-ga — Everyone; all people as subject

일어날

il-eo-nal — To wake up; to rise from sleep

기다렸다가

gi-da-ryeot-da-ga — Waited and then; paused before doing next action

모습을

mo-seup-eul — Appearance; one's visible form or figure

드러냈습니다

deu-reo-naet-seum-ni-da — Revealed; showed or exposed oneself formally

그가

geu-ga — He; third-person masculine subject marker

나와서

na-wa-seo — Came out and; emerged from a place

찾기

chat-gi — Searching; the act of looking for something

시작하면

si-jak-ha-myeon — When starting; upon beginning to do something

누군가가

nu-gun-ga-ga — Someone; an unspecified person as subject

반드시

ban-deu-si — Without fail; certainly and inevitably

어둠

eo-dum — Darkness; the absence of light

속에서

sok-e-seo — Inside of; from within a place or space

벌어진

beol-eo-jin — That occurred; something that happened or unfolded

나쁜

na-ppeun — Bad; morally wrong or poor in quality

짓에

jit-e — Act; regarding a deed or misdeed

대해

dae-hae — About; regarding or concerning a topic

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; directed toward that male person

이야기해

i-ya-gi-hae — Told; spoke or narrated a story to someone

주었습니다

ju-eot-seum-ni-da — Gave; did something for someone formally

창고가

chang-go-ga — Warehouse or storehouse; a storage building

침입을

chim-ip-eul — Intrusion; unauthorized entry into a place

당하고

dang-ha-go — Suffered; experienced something negative involuntarily

가장

ga-jang — Most; to the greatest degree or extent

것들이

geot-deul-i — Things; multiple items as subject of clause

도난당한

do-nan-dang-han — Stolen; taken away by theft

일이었습니다

il-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was an incident; a matter that occurred formally

밤에

bam-e — At night; during the nighttime hours

잠에서

jam-e-seo — From sleep; awakening out of a sleeping state

깨어

kkae-eo — Awoke; woke up from sleep

길고

gil-go — Long and; having great length

날카로운

nal-ka-ro-un — Sharp; having a keen edge or point

이빨을

i-ppal-eul — Teeth; the hard structures used for biting

가진

ga-jin — Having; possessing a certain feature or thing

사나운

sa-na-un — Fierce; wild and aggressive in appearance

얼굴이

eol-gul-i — Face; the front of the head as subject

자신들을

ja-sin-deul-eul — Themselves; reflexive plural object pronoun

향해

hyang-hae — Toward; in the direction of something

이를

i-reul — Teeth; showing one's teeth (baring them)

드러내고

deu-reo-nae-go — Baring; exposing or revealing teeth threateningly

있는

it-neun — Being; existing or in a continuing state

것을

geot-eul — The thing; object marker for a fact or scene

보고

bo-go — Seeing and; having witnessed something

작은

ja-geun — Small; little in size or stature

동물들

dong-mul-deul — Animals; multiple creatures of the animal kingdom

일부가

il-bu-ga — Some of; a portion of a group as subject

받은

ba-deun — Received; experienced or was subjected to something

끔찍한

kkeum-jjik-han — Terrible; horrifying and extremely unpleasant

공포에

gong-po-e — In fear; regarding intense terror or dread

대한

dae-han — About; concerning or relating to something

이야기였습니다

i-ya-gi-yeot-seum-ni-da — Was a story; it was a tale formally stated

속삭임으로

sok-sa-gim-eu-ro — In whispers; communicated through hushed voices

전해지는

jeon-hae-ji-neun — Being passed on; transmitted or spread among people

더

deo — More; additional or to a greater degree

일들에

il-deul-e — Regarding incidents; about multiple events or matters

매우

mae-u — Very; to a high degree, extremely

충격을

chung-gyeok-eul — Shock; a sudden disturbing impact or surprise

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if; appearing to be in a certain way

듣고는

deut-go-neun — Having heard and then; upon listening continued

뭔가

mwon-ga — Something; an unspecified thing or action

조치가

jo-chi-ga — Measure; an action taken to address a problem

취해져야

chwi-hae-jyeo-ya — Must be taken; an action needs to be implemented

한다고

han-da-go — Saying that; quoting what someone stated

말하며

mal-ha-myeo — While saying; speaking simultaneously with another action

누가

nu-ga — Who; asking about the identity of a person

일들을

il-deul-eul — The incidents; multiple events as object

저지르는지

jeo-ji-reu-neun-ji — Whether committing; who is carrying out the acts

의아해하곤

ui-a-hae-ha-gon — Used to wonder; habitually felt puzzled or curious

점점

jeom-jeom — Gradually; increasingly more over time

상황이

sang-hwang-i — Situation; the circumstances as subject

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively beyond a normal degree

나빠져서

na-ppa-jyeo-seo — Worsened and so; deteriorated causing a result

어머니의

eo-meo-ni-ui — Mother's; belonging to or of the mother

귀에까지

gwi-e-kka-ji — Even to the ears; reaching the attention of

들어가게

deul-eo-ga-ge — Came to enter; reached or got through to someone

되었고

doe-eot-go — Became and; turned into a state and continued

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She; third-person feminine subject pronoun

그

geu — That; a determiner referring to something mentioned

것이

geot-i — The thing; a fact or matter as subject

무슨

mu-seun — What kind of; asking about the nature of something

의미인지

ui-mi-in-ji — What the meaning is; inquiring about significance

알아보러

al-a-bo-reo — To find out; going in order to investigate

왔습니다

wat-seum-ni-da — Came; arrived at a place formally stated

그런데

geu-reon-de — But; by the way; however introducing new info

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She; third-person feminine subject with marker

도착하기

do-chak-ha-gi — Arriving; the act of reaching a destination

바로

ba-ro — Right; just; directly before or after something

전날

jeon-nal — The day before; the preceding day

강둑에

gang-duk-e — On the riverbank; at the edge of a river

살고

sal-go — Living and; residing in a place

있던

it-deon — Who was; used to be in a state or place

부인이

bu-in-i — Mrs.; a respectful title for a married woman

공포를

gong-po-reul — Terror; intense fear as the object of experience

겪었습니다

gyeok-eot-seum-ni-da — Experienced; went through a difficult situation formally