Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 33

Vocabulary

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached); first person subject form

너희에게

neohuiege — To you all; second person plural dative form

그

geu — He; that; the (pronoun or determiner)

이야기를

iyagireul — Story or tale (object marker attached)

해주면

haejumyeon — If one does something for someone else

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Without doubt; certainly; definitely

얘기를

yaegireul — Story or talk (colloquial, object marker attached)

듣게

deutge — So as to hear; in a way that one hears

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

것이고

geosigo — It will be and; connective future nominal form

그러면

geureomyeon — If so; then; in that case

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached); subject of sentence

자기에게

jagiege — To oneself; reflexive pronoun dative form

이야기해줄

iyagihaejul — Will tell a story for someone; future modifier

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time; up to when

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first person object form

가만히

gamanhi — Quietly; still; without moving or interfering

내버려

naeboryeo — Leave alone; abandon (connective verb form)

두지

duji — Not leave; negative connective of 두다 (to leave)

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

거야

geoya — It is going to be; casual future sentence ending

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; in addition

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first person topic form

두

du — Two; numeral used before counters

번씩

beonssik — Each time; per occurrence; repeatedly by turns

하는

haneun — Doing; present tense modifier form of 하다

걸

geol — Thing that; colloquial object nominal ending

좋아하지

joahaji — Does not like; negative connective of 좋아하다

않거든

ankgeodeun — Because I don't; explanatory negative ending

하지만

hajiman — But; however; nonetheless

여기

yeogi — Here; this place

있어요

isseoyo — Is here; exists; polite present tense of 있다

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny (modifier form)

산들바람

sandeulbaram — Gentle breeze; light refreshing wind

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; one of

하나가

hanaga — One (subject marker attached); one of them

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Shouted; cried out; exclaimed (past tense)

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative determiner

키

ki — Height; stature of a person or plant

큰

keun — Big; large; tall (modifier form of 크다)

풀

pul — Grass; plant; weed

덤불

deombul — Bush; thicket; shrubby undergrowth

바로

baro — Right; directly; immediately; just

뒤에

dwie — Behind; at the back of

흥

heung — Hmph; expression of displeasure or skepticism

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third person subject form

그리

geuri — So; that much; in that way

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a distance

있지

itji — Is there; exists (connective or question form)

않다고

antago — That (he) is not; indirect quotation negative form

생각했지

saenggakhaetji — I thought so; past tense with mild emphasis

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly man (respectful term)

개구리가

gaegeuriga — Frog (subject marker attached); the frog as subject

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun form

크고

keugo — Big and; connective modifier form of 크다

튀어나온

twieonaon — Bulging out; protruding (past modifier form)

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker attached)

반짝이며

banjjagimyeo — While sparkling; twinkling (connective form)

투덜거렸다

tudeolgeoryeotda — Grumbled; muttered complaints (past tense)

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; considerably

수줍은

sujubeun — Shy; bashful; timid (modifier form)

표정을

pyojeongeul — Facial expression (object marker attached)

하고

hago — Having; doing and; connective verb form

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly

어리석어

eoriseoeo — Foolish; stupid (connective adjective form)

보이며

boimyeo — While appearing; looking (connective form of 보이다)

숨어

sumeo — Hiding; concealed (connective form of 숨다)

있던

itdeon — Was (in a state); past continuous modifier form

곳에서

goseseo — From the place; at the spot where

살금살금

salgeumsal geum — Stealthily; on tiptoe; sneakily

나왔다

nawatda — Came out; emerged (past tense of 나오다)

그러자

geureoja — Then; thereupon; at that moment

유쾌한

yukwaehan — Cheerful; merry; pleasant (modifier form)

개구리를

gaegeurireul — Frog (object marker attached); the frog as object

중심으로

jungsiméuro — Centering around; with as the center

원을

woneul — Circle (object marker attached)

그리며

grimyeo — Drawing; forming (connective form of 그리다)

연꽃

yeonkkot — Lotus flower; aquatic flowering plant

잎

ip — Leaf; petal of a plant

위에

wie — On top of; above; on the surface of

자리를

jarireul — Seat; spot; place (object marker attached)

잡았고

jabatgo — Took a seat and; grabbed and (past connective)

감히

gamhi — Daringly; boldly; with audacity

다가갈

dagagal — Will approach; future modifier of 다가가다

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~ㄹ 수 있다)

있는

inneun — That exists; present tense modifier of 있다

한

han — One; a; as much as possible (determiner)

연못의

yeonmosui — Of the pond; pond's (possessive form)

둑

duk — Bank; embankment; edge of water

가장자리에

gajangjariage — At the edge; on the rim or border

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

가까이

gakkai — Closely; nearby; in close proximity

앉았다

anjatda — Sat down; took a seat (past tense)

그들에게

geudeurege — To them; third person plural dative form

긴

gin — Long; lengthy (modifier form of 길다)

시간처럼

sigancheoreom — Like time; as if it were a long time

느껴진

neukkkyeojin — Was felt; seemed (past passive modifier form)

후

hu — After; afterward; following

개구리는

gaegeurineun — The frog (topic marker); frog as topic

마지막

majimak — Last; final; the very end

어리석은

eoriseoken — Foolish; stupid (modifier form of 어리석다)

초록

chorok — Green (color); bright green

파리의

pariui — Of the fly; fly's (possessive form)

다리를

darireul — Leg (object marker); leg as grammatical object

삼키고

samkigo — Swallowed and; connective past form of 삼키다

입을

ibeul — Mouth (object marker attached)

열어

yeoreo — Opened; connective form of 열다 (to open)

시작했다

sijakhaetda — Began; started (past tense of 시작하다)

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

너희

neohui — You all; second person plural pronoun

모두는

modneun — All of you; everyone (topic marker attached)

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago; a long time in the past

세상이

sesangi — The world (subject marker); world as subject

젊었을

jeolmeosseul — When it was young; past hypothetical modifier

때

ttae — Time; when; moment

사물들이

samuldeuri — Things; objects (plural subject marker attached)

지금과는

jigumgwaneun — Compared to now; different from the present

달랐다는

dallatdaneun — That it was different; indirect quotation modifier

것을

geoseul — The thing; fact (object marker attached)

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of 알다

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really; in truth

달랐어

dallasseo — It was different; casual past tense form

할아버지는

harabeojineun — Grandfather (topic marker); grandfather as topic

훨씬

hwoelsshin — Much more; far greater; by a large margin

날씬하고

nalssinhago — Slim and; connective form of 날씬하다

단정했어

danjeonghaesseo — Was neat; was tidy; casual past tense

사촌들인

sachondeullin — Who are cousins; cousins (modifier form)

족제비

jokjebi — Weasel; small carnivorous mammal

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. and; honorific title with conjunction

씨를

ssireul — Mr./Ms. (object marker); honorific title as object

더

deo — More; even more; additionally

닮았었지

dalmasseotji — Resembled; used to look like (past tense)

그들만큼이나

geudeulmankeumeuna — As much as them; equal to their degree

재빠르게

jaeppareuge — Swiftly; quickly; in an agile manner

움직였어

umjigyeosseo — Moved; stirred; casual past tense of 움직이다

그래

geurae — Yes; that's right; I see (casual agreement)

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (topic marker); honorific title as topic

발놀림이

balnollimi — Footwork; the movement of one's feet (subject)

활발했지

hwalbalhaetji — Was lively; was active; casual past tense form