Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 52

Vocabulary

물론

mullон — Of course; naturally; without doubt

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Joyful, fun, pleasant, enjoyable

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny in size

산들바람들은

sandeulbaramdeureun — The breezes (topic marker); gentle winds

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged, elderly (describing a person)

영감이

yeonggami — Old man (subject); informal term for elderly male

혼자라고

honjаrago — Saying that (someone is) alone by themselves

말했고

malhaetgo — Said and (then); past tense of 'to say'

그들을

geudeureul — Them (object marker); referring to those people

보고

bogo — Seeing and (then); connective form of 'to see'

웃자

utja — Upon laughing; when (he) laughed

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly; degree adverb

화를

hwarel — Anger (object); used in 화를 내다 'get angry'

냈습니다

naetsseumnida — Expressed, let out (formal past tense)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply, without reason or change

웃음을

useumеul — Laughter (object marker); the act of laughing

참을

chameul — To endure, hold back (modifying form)

수가

suga — Way, means, ability (subject); 수가 없다 = cannot

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; did not exist (formal past)

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well; expression of hesitation or uncertainty

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); subject form of 'he'

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, spoke (formal polite past tense)

매일

maeil — Every day, daily, each day

밤

bam — Night, nighttime, evening hours

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker); humble first-person pronoun

온

on — Whole, entire, all of something

무리가

muriga — Pack, group, herd (subject marker)

함께

hamkke — Together, jointly, in company with others

짖고

jitgo — Barking and (then); connective form of 'to bark'

울부짖는

ulbujitneun — Howling, wailing loudly (present modifier form)

소리를

sorireul — Sound, noise (object marker)

듣는걸요

deudneungeolyo — I hear it, you know; casual emphatic ending

하지만

hajiman — However, but, nevertheless, yet

그렇지

geureochi — That is so; right? isn't it? (confirmation)

않아요

anayo — Is not, does not (polite negative ending)

산들바람들이

sandeulbaramdeuri — The breezes (subject marker); gentle winds subject

고집했습니다

gojiphaetseumnida — Insisted, persisted, stubbornly maintained (formal past)

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

모든

modeun — All, every, entire; universal determiner

내는

naeneun — Making, producing (present modifier form of 내다)

건

geon — Thing, fact; contracted form of 것은

영감

yeongam — Old man; colloquial term for elderly male

혼자라고요

honjаragоyo — It is alone, I tell you; emphatic assertion

제가

jega — I (subject, humble); formal subject first person

들은

deureun — Heard (past modifier); that which was heard

것을

geoseul — Thing, fact (object marker); nominalizer object

모른다고

morеundago — Saying that (someone) doesn't know

생각하세요

saenggakaseyo — Do you think? (polite question); think, consider

따졌습니다

ttajyeotseumnida — Argued, demanded explanation, challenged firmly (formal past)

아니요

aniyo — No; polite negative response

받아쳤습니다

badachyeotseumnida — Shot back, retorted, countered sharply (formal past)

당신은

dangshineun — You (topic marker); formal second-person pronoun

큰

keun — Big, large, great in size

귀를

gwireul — Ears (object marker); the sense organ for hearing

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing (connective); with, holding

있어서

isseoseo — Because (you) have; since possessing something

많은

maneun — Many, much, a lot of (modifier form)

들을

deureul — To hear (future/object modifier); hearing things

수

su — Ability, way, means; used in can/cannot expressions

있고

itgo — Having and; connective form of 있다

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes, at times, occasionally

들어서는

deureoswneun — As for hearing; concerning things heard

안

an — Not, no; short negation adverb before verb

될

doel — Should be, will become (future modifier of 되다)

것들까지

geotdeulkkaji — Even things; up to and including certain things

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more, far more, by far

더

deo — More, further, additional; comparative adverb

많이

mani — A lot, much, many; adverb of quantity

듣기도

deutgido — Also hearing; even listening (nominal + also marker)

이제는

ijeoneun — Now (topic); by now, at this point in time

들리는

deulliteun — That which is heard (present modifier of 들리다)

모두

modu — All, everything, everyone, altogether

믿을

mideul — To believe, trust (future/object modifier form)

없다는

eopdaneun — Saying there is no; that one cannot (quoted)

배울

baeul — To learn (future modifier form of 배우다)

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of; comparison particle

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately

나이가

naiga — Age (subject marker); one's age

들었잖아요

deureotjanayo — You've gotten older, you know; reminder of aging

말과

malgwa — Words and; speech together with something else

분개하며

bungaehamyeo — While feeling indignant, resenting, being outraged

초록

chorок — Green (color); emerald, verdant

초원

chowon — Meadow, prairie, grassland, green field

전체에

jeonchee — Throughout the whole, across the entire area

소식을

sosigeul — News, tidings (object marker); information shared

퍼뜨리러

peotteurireo — In order to spread (news); purpose form of 퍼뜨리다

달려갔습니다

dallyeogatseumnida — Ran away, dashed off (formal polite past tense)

이제

ije — Now, at this point, from now on

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker); those people as subject

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); reflexive pronoun subject form

직접

jikjeop — Directly, personally, firsthand, in person

없거나

eopgeona — Either not having or; absence as one option

믿어서는

mideoswneun — As for believing; concerning the act of trusting

된다고

doendago — Saying it is okay/should be; quoted permissive form

생각한다는

saenggakandaneun — That (they) think; quoted thinking/belief clause

것에

geose — To the fact that; regarding that thing

꽤나

kwaena — Quite, rather, fairly, considerably

분개했는데

bungaehaenneunde — Was indignant, but; resentful (background clause)

이는

ineun — This (topic marker); formal pronoun for this matter

자신들의

jasindeurui — Their own; possessive reflexive plural form

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker); what was said

믿지

mitji — Not believe (negative base); precedes 않다

않으려

aneureо — Intending not to; trying to avoid doing

한다고

handago — Saying (they) do; reported speech doing form

분개한

Indignant, resentful (past modifier form of 분개하다)

것만큼이나

geonmankeumiна — As much as the fact that; equal degree comparison

컸으며

keotsseumyeo — Was big and; large while (connective past form)

그날

geunal — That day, that particular day

나머지

nameoji — The rest, remainder, remaining part

시간

shigan — Time, hour; period of time

내내

naenae — Throughout, all along, the entire time

문제를

munjereul — Problem, issue (object marker); the matter at hand

머릿속에서

meoritsogeseo — Inside the head/mind; in one's thoughts

지울

jiул — To erase, remove, wipe away (future modifier)

검은

geomеun — Black, dark (modifier form of 검다)

그림자들이

geurimjadeuri — Shadows (subject marker); dark silhouettes as subject

보라빛

borabit — Purple-colored, violet hue

언덕에서

eondeokeseo — From the hill; starting at the hillside

초원을

choworil — Meadow (object marker); the grassland as object

가로질러

garojilleo — Across, crossing over; cutting through diagonally

스멀스멀

seumeolseumeol — Creeping, crawling slowly; eerie slow movement

내려올

naeryeool — Coming down (future modifier of 내려오다)

때도

ttaedo — Even when, also at the time of

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before, unchanged, continuing

생각을

saenggageul — Thought, thinking (object marker); a thought

하고

hago — Doing and; connective form of 하다

있었습니다

isseotsseumnida — Was doing, existed (formal past progressive/existential)

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly

그림자들

geurimjadeul — Shadows (plural); multiple dark silhouettes

사이를

saireul — Between, among (object marker); the space between

몰래

mollae — Secretly, stealthily, without being noticed

움직이는

umjigineun — Moving (present modifier); something in motion

어두운

eoduum — Dark, dim, shadowy (modifier form)

형체를

hyeongchereul — Form, shape, figure (object marker); a silhouette

보았습니다

boatseumnida — Saw, observed (formal polite past tense)

처음에

cheoеume — At first, in the beginning, initially

생각했지만

saenggakaetjiman — Thought so but; believed it yet doubted

어쩐지

eojjeonji — Somehow, for some reason, strangely enough

커

keo — Big, large (informal short form of 크다)

보였습니다

boyeotseumnida — Appeared, seemed, looked (formal polite past tense)

소중한

sojunghan — Precious, dear, valuable, cherished

오래된

oraedoen — Old, long-standing, of long duration

속에서

sogeseo — From inside, within; from the interior of

안전하게

anjeonhage — Safely, securely, in a safe manner

있던

itdeon — Was (retrospective modifier); used to be there

지켜보았습니다

jikyeoboatseumnida — Watched carefully, kept watch (formal polite past)