Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 49

Vocabulary

그런데

geureonde — However; by the way; transitional conjunction

몇몇

myeotmyeot — Several; a few; some number of things

동물들이

dongmuldeuri — Animals (subject marker attached)

있었는데

isseosseunde — There were; existed, with contrasting continuation

그

geu — That; the; referring to previously mentioned thing

중에서

jungeseo — Among; from within a group

천

cheon — One thousand; 1000

대

dae — Generation; era; large unit counter

조상인

josangin — Who is an ancestor; being an ancestor

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly (adjective form)

씨도

ssido — Mr./Ms. also; honorific title with additive particle

마른

mareun — Dry; dried; not wet

땅

ttang — Ground; land; earth; soil

위를

wireul — Above; on top of (object marker attached)

걷고

geotgo — Walking; to walk and (connective form)

달리는

dallineun — Running; that runs (present modifier form)

법을

beobeul — The way; method; how to do something

배웠지만

baewotjiman — Learned but; studied however (concessive form)

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged from before

물을

mureul — Water (object marker attached)

사랑했단다

saranghaetdanda — Loved; did love (narrative storytelling ending)

하고

hago — Said; and; quoting particle after speech

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly man (honorific)

개구리가

gaeguriga — Frog (subject marker attached)

계속

gyesok — Continuously; kept on; without stopping

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

어느

eoneu — One; a certain; some (indefinite determiner)

날

nal — Day; a particular day

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature; nature's (possessive)

어머니께서

eomeonikkeseo — Mother (honorific subject marker attached)

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker; honorific title)

바위

bawi — Rock; large stone; boulder

위에

wie — On top of; above; upon

앉아

anja — Sitting; to sit (connective form)

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly (adverb)

슬픈

seulpeun — Sad; sorrowful; melancholy (adjective form)

표정을

pyojeongeul — Facial expression (object marker attached)

짓고

jitgo — Making; forming (an expression, connective form)

있는

inneun — Being; existing (present modifier form)

것을

geoseul — Thing; fact; nominalized form (object marker)

발견했단다

balgyeonhaetdanda — Discovered; found (narrative storytelling past form)

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of

일이니

irinni — What's the matter; what happened (question)

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached)

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked; inquired (formal polite past tense)

씨는

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

마침내

machiminae — Finally; at last; eventually

자신이

jasini — Oneself; himself/herself (subject marker attached)

사촌들과

sachondeulgwa — With cousins; cousins and (comitative particle)

다른

dareun — Different; other; another

동물들을

dongmuldeureul — Animals (plural object marker attached)

부러워하고

bureowohago — Envying; being jealous of (connective form)

있다고

itdago — That one is; indirect quotation marker

털어놓으면서

teoreonnoeumyeonseo — While confessing; while opening up about something

부끄러운

bukkeureorun — Embarrassed; ashamed; shy (adjective form)

지었는데

jieonneunde — Made; formed (a face/expression), with continuation

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing; it (topic marker attached)

그들이

geudeur i — They (subject marker attached)

그토록

geutolog — So much; to that extent; that much

멋진

meotjin — Cool; wonderful; stylish; impressive

집을

jibeul — House; home (object marker attached)

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; holding (connective form)

있었기

isseotgi — Because there was; nominalized past existence

때문이었습니다

ttaemuniyeossseumnida — It was because of; the reason was (formal)

그렇다면

geureotdamyeon — If that's the case; then; in that case

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

짓지

jitji — Build; construct (negative or question stem form)

않니

anni — Don't you; aren't you (informal question ending)

망설였습니다

mangseoryeossseumnida — Hesitated; was reluctant (formal polite past)

저는

jeoneun — I; me (humble/polite form, topic marker)

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; very much

좋아해서

joahaeseо — Because I like; loving (causal connective form)

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

위에만

wieman — Only on top of; exclusively above (limit particle)

있고

itgo — Being; existing and (connective form)

싶지는

sipjineun — Don't want to; not wishing to (topic+negative)

않아요

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

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker attached)

그리고

geurigo — And; also; furthermore; additionally

사실

sasil — In fact; actually; the truth

처음부터

cheoeuмbuteo — From the beginning; from the start

물속에

mulsoge — Inside water; underwater; in the water

살도록

saldorok — So as to live; in order to live

태어났으니

taeeonassеuni — Since I was born; because one was born

제가

jega — I; me (humble subject marker form)

가진

gajin — Possessed; having; that one has

것에

geose — To the thing; regarding what one has

만족하고

manjokago — Being satisfied and; contentment (connective form)

최선을

choesoneul — One's best; utmost effort (object marker)

다해야

daehaeya — Must do one's best; should give all effort

한다고

handago — That one should do; indirect quoted statement

생각해요

saenggakaeyo — I think; I believe (polite present form)

어머니께서는

eomeonikkesoneun — Mother (honorific subject+topic marker attached)

씨에게

ssiege — To Mr./Ms.; toward the person (dative particle)

기뻐하셨습니다

gippeoasyeossseumnida — Was pleased; rejoiced (honorific formal past tense)