Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 37

Vocabulary

사실

sasil — In fact; truth or reality

털가죽은

teolgajug-eun — Fur coat or pelt (topic marker attached)

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; over an extended period

초록

chorok — Green color

숲에

sup-e — In the forest or woods

사는

saneun — Living; residing in a place

많은

man-eun — Many; a large number of something

이웃들의

iutdeul-eui — Of the neighbors; belonging to neighbors

부러움을

bureoum-eul — Envy or jealousy (object marker attached)

사왔습니다

sawasseumnida — Has been receiving or buying over time

아시다시피

asidashipi — As you know; as is commonly known

그들

geudeul — They; those people or beings

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

일부는

ilbu-neun — Some of them; a portion of a group

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite

수수한

susu-han — Plain; modest; unadorned in appearance

털가죽을

teolgajug-eul — Fur coat or pelt (object marker attached)

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing something

있습니다

isseumnida — Formal form of 'to exist' or 'to have'

그것들은

geugeotdeul-eun — Those things (topic marker attached)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely not; entirely not

아름답지

areumdapji — Not beautiful (negative form of beautiful)

않습니다

anseumnida — Formal negative ending; does not

그런데도

geureonde-do — Even so; nevertheless; despite that

이런

ireon — This kind of; such a type of

가진

gajin — Having; who possesses something

이들

ideul — These people; this group of individuals

모든

modeun — All; every single one of something

작은

jag-eun — Small; little in size

생물들

saengmuldeul — Living creatures; organisms; beings

중에서

jung-eseo — From among; out of a group

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree of comparison

정직하고

jeongjikago — Honest and; being truthful (connective form)

부지런한

bujireonhan — Diligent; hardworking; industrious

속합니다

sokamnida — Belongs to; is included in a group

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker); those people

같은

gateun — Same; like; similar to something

악동과

akdong-gwa — Mischievous child and; bad boy (with conjunction)

말썽꾼이

malssseongkkun-i — Troublemaker; someone who causes problems

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

흰

huin — White; having a white color

장식이

jangsik-i — Decoration; ornament (subject marker attached)

달린

dallin — Attached; hanging on; connected to something

그토록

geurok — So much; to such a great degree

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful; stylish; impressive-looking

파란

paran — Blue; having a blue color

받았는지

badanneun-ji — Whether received; questioning who got something

이해하기가

ihae-hagi-ga — The act of understanding (subject marker attached)

어렵고

eoryeopgo — Difficult and; hard to do (connective form)

정말이지

jeongmal-iji — Truly; honestly; expressing strong sincerity

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a high degree

어렵습니다

eoryeopseumnida — Formal form of 'it is difficult'

종종

jongjong — Often; frequently; from time to time

그것에

geugeot-e — About that; regarding that thing

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning something

생각했습니다

saenggakaesseumnida — Thought about; considered something (past formal)

그에게는

geu-ege-neun — For him; to him (topic marker attached)

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far; considerably more

더

deo — More; additional; to a greater degree

좋아하는

joahaneun — Liking; fond of; that one likes

깃털

gittteol — Feather; plume of a bird

친구들이

chingudeul-i — Friends (subject marker attached)

여럿

yeoreot — Several; quite a few in number

그와

geu-wa — With him; he and (conjunction)

놀리는

nollineun — Teasing; mocking; making fun of someone

것을

geot-eul — The act of; thing (object marker attached)

즐기기

jeulgigi — Enjoying; taking pleasure in something

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to a reason

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

사이가

saiga — Relationship; gap between people (subject marker)

나빠집니다

nappajyeojimnida — Gets worse; deteriorates; becomes bad

때때로

ttaetttaero — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

근처에

geuncheo-e — Nearby; in the vicinity of a place

있을

isseul — When there is; existing at a time

때

ttae — Time; when; at the moment of

경고해

gyeonggohae — Warns; gives a warning to someone

줌으로써

jum-europseo — By giving; by means of providing something

그것을

geugeot-eul — That thing (object marker); referring to it

보상하며

bosanghамyeo — Compensating; making up for something done

이것을

igeot-eul — This thing (object marker attached)

인정하고

injeonghago — Acknowledging and; admitting something (connective)

공으로

gong-euro — To someone's credit; attributing to them

돌릴

dollil — To give credit; to turn or attribute to

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of

정직합니다

jeongjikamnida — Is honest; formal statement of being truthful

하지만

hajiman — However; but; despite that

그럼에도

geureomedo — Even so; nevertheless; despite everything

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite; in spite of; regardless of

멋지게

meotjige — Stylishly; in a wonderful or impressive manner

차려입는

charyeoipneun — Dressing up; wearing dressed-up clothing

것이

geot-i — The fact that; thing (subject marker attached)

결코

gyeolko — Never; by no means; not at all

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely; fully

옳은

ol-eun — Right; correct; proper or just

것으로

geot-euro — As; like; being considered as something

보이지

boiji — Appears; seems; is visible (negative context)

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending

물론이죠

mulloniyo — Of course; naturally; certainly

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male figure

개구리에게

gaeguri-ege — To the frog; addressing the frog

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke; told (past formal form)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly

자연

jayeon — Nature; the natural world

어머니는

eomeoni-neun — Mother (topic marker); mother as topic

저보다

jeo-boda — More than me; compared to myself

많이

mani — A lot; much; many

알고

algo — Knowing and; to know (connective form)

있어요

isseoyo — There is; exists (polite informal form)

정말요

jeongmallyo — Really? Is that so? Truly?

설마

seolma — Surely not; you don't say; no way

그런

geureun — Such; that kind of; like that

말을

mal-eul — Words; speech (object marker attached)

하는

haneun — Doing; that does; present tense modifier

건

geon — Contracted form of 'thing is'; colloquial

아니겠죠

anigetssjyo — It wouldn't be, right? Surely not

개구리가

gaeguri-ga — Frog (subject marker); frog as subject

한

han — One; a; said; done (various meanings)

말에

mal-e — At the words; regarding what was said

놀란

nollan — Surprised; startled; shocked

척하며

cheokhамyeo — Pretending to; acting as if doing something

끼어들었습니다

kkieoureosseumnida — Interrupted; cut in; interjected into conversation

삽화

saphwa — Illustration; picture accompanying a text