Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 36

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; more and more; little by little

더

deo — More; further; additionally

뚱뚱해졌고

ttungttunghaejeotgo — Became fat and (continuing to next clause)

반면

banmyeon — On the other hand; in contrast; meanwhile

다른

dareun — Other; different; another

동물들은

dongmuldeureun — The animals (plural subject marker attached)

말라갔습니다

mallagatsseumnida — Grew thin; became lean over time

얼마

eolma — How much; some amount of (time or quantity)

후

hu — After; later; following a period of time

달리는

dallineun — Running; the act of running (modifier form)

방법을

bangbeobeul — Method; way; means (object marker attached)

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly

잊어버렸습니다

ijeobeolyeosseumnida — Completely forgot; had forgotten entirely

뚱뚱하고

ttungttunghago — Being fat and (connecting to next clause)

서두르거나

seodureugeona — Rushing or hurrying (listing alternative actions)

걱정하지

geokjeonghaji — Worrying; being anxious (negation follows)

않는

anneun — Not doing; not being (negative modifier form)

것이

geosi — The thing; the fact that (subject marker)

그를

geureul — Him; that person (object marker attached)

온화한

onhwahan — Gentle; mild; calm in temperament or nature

성격으로

seonggyeogeuro — Into/with a personality or character

만들었습니다

mandeureosseumnida — Made; created; turned something into something

계속해서

gyesokhaeseo — Continuously; keeping on; without stopping

자신의

jasinui — One's own; his/her own (possessive)

일에만

ireman — Only to one's own business or work

신경

singyeong — Attention; concern; minding something

쓰고

sseugo — Paying attention and (connecting clause)

이들의

ideului — These people's; their (possessive form)

일에는

ireneun — In/regarding others' business or affairs

절대

jeoldae — Absolutely; never; under no circumstances

끼어들지

kkieoduji — Interfering; butting in (negation follows)

않았기

anassgi — Because of not doing (causal connective form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

지나지

jinaji — Passing; not long before (negation follows)

않아

ana — Not; without (informal negative ending)

이웃들이

iutdeuri — The neighbors (plural subject marker attached)

존경하기

jongyeonghagi — Respecting; showing admiration (nominalized form)

시작했습니다

sijakhaetsseumnida — Began; started doing something

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

아이들에게

aideulege — To the children; for the kids

자신처럼

jasincheorom — Like oneself; in the same way as oneself

행동하도록

haengdonghadorok — So that they behave; in order to act

가르쳤고

gareuchyeotgo — Taught and (continuing to next clause)

그

geu — That; the; he/she (demonstrative/pronoun)

아이들도

aideuldo — Those children also; the kids too

자녀들에게

janyeodeulege — To their own children; for their kids

가르쳤습니다

gareuchyeosseumnida — Taught; instructed someone formally

그리하여

geurihayeo — Thus; in this way; and so consequently

세상이

sesangi — The world (subject marker attached)

젊었던

jeolmeotdeon — When it was young; back when young

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago; a long time in the past

날부터

nalbuteo — From that day; starting from that time

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny (modifier form)

향기

hyanggi — Fragrance; scent; pleasant smell

주머니는

jumeonieneun — The pouch; the pocket (topic marker attached)

가문에

gamune — In/to the family; within the clan

대대로

daedaero — Generation after generation; hereditarily passed down

전해져

jeonhaejyeo — Has been handed down; transmitted through generations

내려왔고

naeryeowatgo — Has come down and (connecting to next clause)

그들

geudeul — They; those people; them

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; within a group

누구도

nugudo — Nobody; not anyone; no one at all

두려움을

duryeoeumeul — Fear; dread (object marker attached)

느낀

neukkkin — Felt; experienced a feeling (modifier form)

적이

jeogi — Time; experience of having done something

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; did not exist; never had

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this moment

여러분

yeoreobun — Everyone; ladies and gentlemen; all of you

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all (subject marker attached)

알고

algo — Knowing and (connecting to next clause)

있는

inneun — Existing; being; knowing (progressive modifier)

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

그토록

geutorok — So; to such a degree; that much

독립적이고

dongnibjeogiго — Being independent and (connecting clause)

서두르지

seodureuji — Hurrying; rushing (negation follows)

않는지

anneunj — Why not doing; reason for not doing

아시겠지요

asigessjiyo — You understand now, don't you? (polite)

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you; I am grateful (formal polite)

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; amphibian that croaks

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly man (respectful term)

유쾌한

yukwaehan — Cheerful; jolly; pleasant and lively

산들바람들이

sandeulbaramdeuri — The gentle breezes (plural subject marker)

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Shouted; cried out; exclaimed loudly

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish; silly; stupid (modifier form)

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

파리들이

parideuri — The flies (plural subject marker attached)

필요하시면

piryohasyimyeon — If you need; should you require (honorific)

저희에게

jeohuiege — To us; for us (humble/polite form)

알려주세요

allyeojuseyo — Please let us know; inform us please

가져다

gajeoda — Bringing; fetching and delivering something

드릴게요

deurilgeyo — I will give/bring for you (humble polite)

토끼

tokki — Rabbit; bunny

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

아쉬운

aswiun — Regretful; wistful; feeling something is lacking

표정을

pyojeongеul — Facial expression (object marker attached)

짓고

jitgo — Making (an expression) and (connecting clause)

있니

inni — Are you?; informal question ending

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject marker attached)

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; inquired; posed a question

저는

jeoneun — I (humble/polite form with topic marker)

그저

geujeo — Just; simply; merely; nothing more

제가

jega — I (humble subject marker form)

가졌으면

gajeosseumyeon — If I had; wishing I possessed something

하고

hago — And; doing; wanting (connective/quotative form)

바라고

barago — Wishing; hoping; desiring (connective form)

있었어요

isseosseoyo — Was; had been; existed (past polite)

말을

mareul — Words; speech (object marker attached)

그러다가

geureodaga — But then; suddenly doing otherwise; however

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

얼굴을

eolgureul — Face (object marker attached)

찡그렸습니다

jjingeuryeosseumnida — Frowned; grimaced; scrunched up face

아니요

aniyo — No; that is not so (polite)

그러고

geureogo — Doing that; acting that way (connective)

싶지

sipji — Want to (negation follows in context)

않아요

anayo — Do not; am not (polite negative ending)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached)

단호하게

danhohage — Firmly; decisively; in a resolute manner

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke; stated formally

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Lovely; adorable; endearing and charming

옛

yet — Old; former; of the past

가시덤불로

gasideombulo — Into/to the briar patch; thorny bush

집에

jibe — To home; at home

돌아가는

doraganeun — Returning; going back (modifier form)

게

ge — Thing; it; nominalized form of action

좋겠어요

jogeseoyo — It would be good; I'd prefer (polite)

부인이

buini — My wife; Mrs. (subject marker attached)

아마

ama — Probably; perhaps; I suppose

제게

jege — To me; for me (humble form)

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of

일이

iri — Something; an event/matter (subject marker)

생긴

saenggin — That happened; that occurred (modifier form)

줄

jul — That; the fact (used in indirect speech)

있을

isseul — Will be; would have; might exist

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; probably is (polite conjecture)

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore

뛰어

ttwieо — Running; jumping; leaping (connective form)

가버렸습니다

gabeolyeosseumnida — Went away completely; left and was gone

멋진

meotjin — Cool; stylish; wonderful (modifier form)

외투를

oetureul — Coat; overcoat (object marker attached)

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; holding (connective form)

있는가

inneunга — Does he have?; is there? (question form)

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; gorgeous; lovely (modifier form)

있습니다

itsseumnida — There is; has; exists (formal polite)

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing; it (object marker attached)