Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 43

Vocabulary

멋진

meotjin — Cool, stylish, or impressive in appearance

깃털

gitteol — A feather, especially from a bird

옷은

oseun — Clothing; topic-marked form of 옷

파랑새의

parangsaeui — Of the bluebird; possessive form of bluebird

경우처럼

gyeongucheoreom — Like the case of; similar to the situation of

선함에

seonhame — In goodness; relating to virtue or kindness

대한

daehan — Regarding, about, or concerning something

보상이

bosangi — Reward or compensation; subject-marked form

아니라

anira — Not; used to negate or contrast a statement

초록

chorok — The color green

숲과

supgwa — Forest and; forest with conjunction attached

들판의

deulpanui — Of the field or meadow; open land possessive

다른

dareun — Different or other; used to distinguish things

작은

jageun — Small or little in size

동물들이

dongmuldeuri — Animals; plural subject-marked form of animal

스스로를

seuseureul — Themselves; reflexive pronoun object form

보호하고

bohohago — Protect and; to guard oneself, connective form

몰래

mollae — Secretly, stealthily, without others knowing

돌아다니며

doradanimyeo — Roaming around while doing something else

말썽을

malsseongeul — Trouble or mischief; object-marked form

찾아다닐

chajadanil — To go around looking for; to seek out repeatedly

때

ttae — Time or moment when something occurs

그를

geureul — Him; third-person masculine object pronoun

눈여겨볼

nunyeogyeobol — To watch carefully or keep a close eye on

수

su — Ability or possibility; used with verbs

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; in order to be able to

돕기

dopgi — Helping; noun form of the verb to help

위한

wihan — For the sake of; intended for someone or something

것이란다

geosiranda — It is the thing that; explanatory sentence ending

자

ja — Now then; an interjection to draw attention

이제

ije — Now, at this point in time

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

생각하니

saenggakhani — Do you think; informal question about opinion

한쪽

hanjjok — One side or one direction

긴

gin — Long in length or duration

귀를

gwireul — Ear; object-marked form of ear

긁적이고

geulkjeogigo — Scratching and; to scratch lightly, connective form

나서

naseo — After doing; having done something first

쪽

jjok — Side or direction; also used as a counter

귀도

gwido — Ear also; the ear too, with additive particle

생각에

saengage — In thought; deeply absorbed in thinking

잠긴

jamgin — Submerged or absorbed; locked or deeply engrossed

듯

deut — As if; seeming like or appearing to be

긁적이며

geulkjeogimyeo — While scratching; scratching lightly simultaneously

조금

jogeum — A little, slightly, a small amount

부끄러운

bukkeureo un — Embarrassed or shy; feeling bashful or ashamed

표정으로

pyojeongeuro — With an expression; using a facial expression

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered or replied; past tense of to answer

제

je — My; humble first-person possessive pronoun

생각엔

saenggagen — In my opinion; as for my thinking

자연

jayeon — Nature; the natural world or environment

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic); mother as the topic of sentence

실수를

silsureul — Mistake; object-marked form of mistake or error

하지

haji — Does not; negation with verb stem 하다

않으시고

aneusigo — Does not (honorific) and; respectful negation form

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); reflexive pronoun subject form

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object); interrogative pronoun object form

하고

hago — Doing and; connective form of to do

있는지

inneun ji — Whether one is doing; indirect question form

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of to know

계신

gyesin — Is (honorific); respectful form of being present

것

geot — Thing or fact; nominalizer for clauses

같아요

gatayo — Seems like; polite form of seeming or appearing

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; respectful term for an elderly man

개구리가

gaeguri ga — Frog (subject); frog as subject of a sentence

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the most

낮고

natgo — Low and; connective form of low in pitch or height

굵은

gulgeum — Thick or deep; describing a deep voice or thick object

목소리로

moksoriro — With a voice; using a particular voice or tone

말했다

malhaetda — Said or spoke; past tense of to say

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject); third-person feminine subject pronoun

그렇다는

geureotdaneun — That it is so; quoting that something is true

건

geon — Thing or fact; contracted form of 것은

틀림없단다

teullimeopdanda — There is no doubt; it is certainly true

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting sentences or clauses

한

han — One; also used to mean a certain or one particular

가지

gaji — A type or kind; used to count kinds of things

더

deo — More; indicating addition or greater degree

절대로

jeoldaero — Absolutely never; used for strong prohibition

옷차림으로

otcharimuro — By appearance of dress; judging by clothing style

사람을

sarameul — Person (object); human being as sentence object

판단하지

pandanhaji — Do not judge; negation form of to judge

말거라

malgeora — Don't do it; imperative prohibition, informal

그것은

geugeos eun — That thing (topic); referring to something mentioned

큰

keun — Big or great in size or degree

실수란다

silsuran da — It is a mistake; explanatory form of mistake

아주

aju — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

실수야

silsuya — It's a mistake; casual declarative of error

수수한

susu han — Plain or modest; simple and unadorned in style

옷차림이

otcharimi — Appearance of dress (subject); clothing style

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes; occasionally, at times

친절한

chinjeolhan — Kind or friendly; having a warm disposition

마음을

maeumeul — Heart or mind (object); one's feelings or spirit

감추고

gamchugu — Hiding and; concealing something, connective form

있고

itgo — There is and; connective existence form

화려한

hwaryeohan — Flashy or showy; elaborate and colorful in style

옷차림은

otcharimeun — Clothing style (topic); manner of dress as topic

종종

jongjong — Often, frequently, from time to time

조심하라는

josimharaneun — Warning to be careful; advising caution

경고가

gyeonggoga — Warning (subject); a caution or alert signal

되기도

doegido — Also becomes; can also serve as something

저

jeo — I or me; humble first-person pronoun

저도

jeodo — I also; humble first-person with additive particle

당신이

dangsini — You (subject); formal second-person subject pronoun

옳은

oreun — Right or correct; morally or factually accurate

인정했다

injeonghae tda — Admitted or acknowledged; past tense of to admit

난

nan — I; contracted casual first-person subject form

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject pronoun

옳다는

ort daneun — That I am right; quoting that something is correct

걸

geol — The fact that; contracted object nominalizer form

알아

ara — I know; casual present tense of to know

물속에

mulsooge — In the water; inside or beneath the water

집을

jibeul — House or home (object); a dwelling place

짓는

jinneun — Building; present tense modifier of to build

이유

iyu — Reason or cause; explanation for something

오랜

oraen — Long-time or old; referring to a long duration

친구

chingu — Friend; a close companion or acquaintance

방문하기

bangmunhagi — Visiting; noun form of to visit or call on

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to do something

웃음

useum — Laughter or smile; the act of laughing

연못으로

yeonmoseuro — To the pond; directional form of pond

내려갔다

naeryeo gatda — Went down; past tense of to go down or descend

하지만

hajiman — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

어디에서도

eodie seodo — Nowhere; not found anywhere at all

보이지

boiji — Not visible; negation form of to be seen

않았다

anhassda — Did not; past tense negation of an action

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural topic pronoun

한참을

hanchameul — For a long while; a considerable amount of time

기다렸지만

gidaryo tji man — Waited but; past tense of wait with contrast

나타나지

natanaji — Does not appear; negation of to appear or show up