Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 47

Vocabulary

오

o — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibian that jumps

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male relative or respectful term

사향쥐가

sahyang-jwi-ga — Muskrat (subject marker); semi-aquatic rodent

왜

wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause

물속에

mulsoge — In the water; inside a body of water

집을

jibeul — House (object marker); a place to live

짓는지

jitneun-ji — Whether one builds; indirect question about building

말씀해

malsseum-hae — Please tell; respectful form of speaking or telling

주세요

juseyo — Please give or do; polite request ending

제발요

jebal-yo — Please (emphatic); begging or earnest polite request

그러지

geureoji — Do not do that; negating a previous action

않으려는

aneunryeoneun — Intending not to; expressing reluctance to act

마음도

maeumdo — Mind or heart also; feelings or intentions included

있어

isseo — There is; informal expression of existence or possession

너희에게

neohui-ege — To you (plural); addressing a group of people

본때를

bondaereul — A lesson (object); showing someone a proper example

보여

boyeo — Show; to make something visible to someone

주려고

juryeogo — Intending to give or do; expressing purpose

할아버지가

harabeoji-ga — Grandfather (subject marker); elderly male subject

편안하게

pyeonan-hage — Comfortably; in a relaxed and comfortable manner

자리를

jarireul — Seat or place (object); a spot to sit or stay

잡으며

jabeumyeo — While taking or settling; grabbing while doing something

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; formal past tense of speaking

하지만

hajiman — However; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

화를

hwareul — Anger (object marker); feeling of being upset

내지

naeji — Not express; negating an outward show of emotion

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective between two actions

농담을

nongdameul — Joke (object marker); a humorous remark or action

받아들일

badadeulil — To accept; willing to receive or embrace something

수

su — Ability or possibility; used with 있다 or 없다

있는

inneun — Who has or who is; present-tense modifier of existence

사람도

saramdo — Person also; a human being included in a statement

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; indirect quote of existence

걸

geol — Thing or fact (colloquial); object nominalization

말해

malhae — Tell; informal form of telling or speaking

줄게

julge — I will give or do; informal promise to someone

좋아요

joayo — Good or okay; polite expression of approval

함께

hamkke — Together; doing something jointly with others

외치며

oechimyeo — While shouting; crying out loudly at the same time

둑의

duge — Of the bank or levee; edge of a waterway

맨

maen — Very end or bare; emphasizing the extreme position

가장자리에

gajangja-ri-e — At the edge; the outermost border of something

나란히

naranhi — Side by side; arranged in a parallel line

앉았습니다

anjassseumnida — Sat down; formal past tense of sitting

할아버지는

harabeoji-neun — Grandfather (topic marker); setting grandfather as topic

흰색과

huin-saek-gwa — White color and; joining white to another noun

노란색

noransaek — Yellow color; the color yellow

조끼

jokki — Vest; a sleeveless upper garment worn over a shirt

위에

wie — On top of; indicating position above something

손을

soneul — Hands (object marker); the hands of a person

모으고

moeuko — Gathering and; folding or clasping hands together

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker); referring to one's eyes

반쯤

banjjeum — Halfway; about half of the total amount or degree

감았습니다

gamassseumnida — Closed (eyes); formal past tense of closing eyes

마치

machi — Just as if; used to introduce a simile or comparison

아주

aju — Very; intensifier meaning extremely or quite

먼

meon — Distant; far away in space or time

과거를

gwageoreul — The past (object); time that has already passed

들여다보는

deuryeodaboneun — Peering into; looking deeply or closely at something

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like something, used in comparisons

그가

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

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Began; formal past tense of starting something

오래

orae — Long time; a great duration of time

전

jeon — Before or ago; indicating a past time reference

세상이

sesang-i — The world (subject); the earth or society

젊었을

jeolmeosseul — When it was young; past modifier of being youthful

때

ttae — Time or moment; a specific point or period

마른

mareun — Dry; lacking moisture or water

땅은

ttang-eun — Land (topic marker); solid ground as the topic

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly but not entirely

없었고

eopseotgo — Did not exist and; past tense absence connecting clauses

대부분의

daebubun-ui — Most of; the majority portion of something

동물들은

dongmuldeureun — Animals (topic marker); referring to animals as topic

물속에서

mulsok-eseo — Inside the water; within a body of water

살았지

sarassji — Lived, you know; informal past tense of living

그래요

geuraeyo — Is that so; polite acknowledgment or agreement

살았어요

sarasseoyo — Lived; polite past tense of living somewhere

오늘날

oneullal — Nowadays; in the present time or era

분별

bunbyeol — Discernment; ability to judge wisely and carefully

동물들이

dongmuldeuri — Animals (subject marker); animals as the subject

그러하듯이

geureohadeusi — Just as they do; in the same manner as others

슬쩍

seuljeok — Stealthily; doing something lightly and secretly

찔렀습니다

jjilleossseumnida — Poked; formal past tense of nudging or poking

자기

jagi — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

자신과

jasin-gwa — Oneself and; reflexive reference joined to another noun

가족을

gajok-eul — Family (object marker); one's relatives as the object

말하는

malhaneun — Talking about; present-tense modifier of speaking

거야

geoya — It is; informal sentence-final assertive ending

킥킥거리며

kik-kik-georimyeo — While giggling; laughing in a suppressed snickering way

속삭였습니다

soksak-yeossseumnida — Whispered; formal past tense of speaking in a whisper

시간이

sigan-i — Time (subject marker); time as the grammatical subject

지나면서

jinamyeonseo — As time passed; while passing or going by

계속했습니다

gyesok-haessseumnida — Continued; formal past tense of continuing an action

땅이

ttang-i — Land (subject marker); solid ground as the subject

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; increasing or decreasing little by little

더

deo — More; comparative adverb meaning to a greater degree

많아지기

manajigi — Becoming more; the process of increasing in amount

시작했어

sijakhaesseo — Started; informal past tense of beginning something

그러자

geureoja — Then; as a result, something subsequently happened

일부

ilbu — Some; a portion or part of a larger whole

시간을

sigan-eul — Time (object marker); time as the grammatical object

땅

ttang — Land; solid ground or earth surface

위에서

wie-seo — On top of; at a location above something

보내기

bonaegi — Spending or sending; the act of passing time

많아지면서

manajimyeonseo — As it increased; while gradually growing in amount

많은

maneun — Many or much; a large quantity or number

물을

mureul — Water (object marker); water as the grammatical object

떠났고

tteonatsgo — Left and; past tense of departing, connecting clauses

결국

gyeolguk — Eventually; in the end, after all that happened

모든

modeun — All; every one without exception

보내게

bonaege — To spend; causative or resultative form of passing time

되었어

doeeosseo — Became; informal past tense of becoming or resulting