Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 57

Vocabulary

1분

il bun — One minute; a unit of time measurement.

후

hu — After; following a certain point in time.

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. [name]; honorific title with topic marker.

처음에

cheo-eu-me — At first; in the beginning of something.

울부짖었던

ul-bu-ji-jeot-deon — Had howled or cried out loudly (past modifier).

바로

ba-ro — Right; exactly; immediately at that spot.

그

geu — That; he; referring to a previously mentioned subject.

자리에서

ja-ri-e-seo — From the spot; at the very same place.

다시

da-si — Again; once more; repeating an action.

울부짖었습니다

ul-bu-ji-jeot-seum-ni-da — Howled loudly; cried out in a wailing manner.

분명히

bun-myeong-hi — Clearly; obviously; without doubt or ambiguity.

그렇군

geu-reo-kun — I see; so that's how it is, I understand.

생각했습니다

saeng-ga-kaet-seum-ni-da — Thought; considered something in one's mind.

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.

나는

na-neun — I; first-person singular subject with topic marker.

그들

geu-deul — They; them; referring to a group of people/animals.

둘쯤은

dul-jjeum-eun — About two of them; approximately two in number.

상대할

sang-dae-hal — To deal with; to handle or face an opponent.

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (used with verbs).

있어

i-sseo — There is; I have; informal existential expression.

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; additionally; connecting two related clauses.

그는

geu-neun — He; third-person singular male subject marker.

먹기를

meok-gi-reul — Eating; the act of eating (object nominalized form).

계속했습니다

gye-sok-haet-seum-ni-da — Continued; kept doing something without stopping.

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then; thereupon; as a result of that action.

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; honorific title attached to a person's name.

주위를

ju-wi-reul — Around; the surrounding area (object marker form).

원을

wo-neul — Circle; a round shape (object marker form).

그리며

geu-ri-myeo — Drawing; tracing while simultaneously doing another action.

달리기

dal-li-gi — Running; the act of running at speed.

시작했고

si-ja-kaet-go — Started and; began something and continued further.

항상

hang-sang — Always; at all times without exception.

우거진

u-geo-jin — Overgrown; densely covered with thick vegetation.

덤불

deom-bul — Bush; thicket; dense shrubbery or undergrowth.

속에

so-ge — Inside; within; in the interior of something.

몸을

mo-meul — Body; one's physical form (object marker form).

숨긴

sum-gin — Hidden; having concealed oneself or something else.

채

chae — While; in the state of; maintaining a condition.

몇

myeot — Several; a few; an unspecified small number.

걸음마다

geo-reum-ma-da — At every step; with each step taken.

짖거나

jit-geo-na — Barking or; either barking or doing something else.

울부짖었으며

ul-bu-ji-jeo-sseu-myeo — Howled and; cried out while also doing something.

매번

mae-beon — Every time; each and every single occasion.

울부짖을

ul-bu-ji-jeul — To howl; future/modifier form of howling loudly.

때마다

ttae-ma-da — Every time; whenever; each time something occurs.

다르게

da-reu-ge — Differently; in a different manner or way.

들리도록

deul-li-do-rok — So as to be heard; in order to sound.

하려고

ha-ryeo-go — Trying to do; intending to perform an action.

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — Did; performed an action (formal past tense).

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; to a great degree or extent.

빠르게

ppa-reu-ge — Quickly; fast; in a speedy or rapid manner.

달릴

dal-lil — To run; future/modifier form of running fast.

있었고

i-sseot-go — Was able to; existed and; past tense connector.

지금도

ji-geum-do — Even now; still at the present moment.

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size or magnitude.

있는

in-neun — That exists; present modifier form of to have/be.

힘껏

him-kkeot — With all one's strength; as hard as possible.

달리면서

dal-li-myeon-seo — While running; running and simultaneously doing something.

짖고

jit-go — Barking and; barking while doing another action.

울부짖으며

ul-bu-ji-jeu-myeo — While howling; crying out and doing something simultaneously.

최대한

choe-dae-han — As much as possible; to the maximum extent.

다른

da-reun — Different; other; not the same as before.

목소리를

mok-so-ri-reul — Voice; vocal sound (object marker form).

냈습니다

naet-seum-ni-da — Produced; made (a sound or result) formally.

불안해지기

bu-ran-hae-ji-gi — Becoming anxious; the process of growing uneasy.

식욕을

si-gyog-eul — Appetite; desire to eat (object marker form).

잃었습니다

i-reot-seum-ni-da — Lost; no longer had something important.

씨에게는

ssi-e-ge-neun — For Mr./Ms. [name]; to that person (topic marker).

형제들이

hyeong-je-deul-i — Brothers; siblings (subject marker, plural form).

잔뜩

jan-tteuk — A lot; tons; an excessive or overwhelming amount.

게

ge — Seems; it appears that (informal conjecture ending).

틀림없어

teul-lim-eop-seo — Certainly; without doubt; it must definitely be so.

이곳은

i-go-seun — This place; here (topic marker, demonstrative location).

내가

nae-ga — I; first-person singular subject (subject marker form).

있을

i-sseul — To be; future/modifier form of existing somewhere.

곳이

go-si — Place; location (subject marker form).

아닌

a-nin — Not; negating modifier meaning it is not something.

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs and adjectives.

같아

ga-ta — Seems like; appears to be; informal conjecture.

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Therefore; thus; consequently, as a result of that.

슬금슬금

seul-geum-seul-geum — Stealthily; sneakily; moving quietly and cautiously away.

도망치기

do-mang-chi-gi — Fleeing; escaping; the act of running away.

시작했습니다

si-ja-kaet-seum-ni-da — Began; started doing something (formal past tense).

그를

geu-reul — Him; third-person singular male (object marker form).

뒤쫓으며

dwi-jjo-cheu-myeo — While chasing; pursuing from behind simultaneously.

여전히

yeo-jeon-hi — Still; as before; continuing in the same state.

자신의

ja-si-nui — One's own; belonging to oneself (possessive form).

여럿의

yeo-reot-ui — Of several; belonging to many (possessive modifier).

목소리처럼

mok-so-ri-cheo-reom — Like a voice; resembling the sound of voices.

들리게

deul-li-ge — So as to sound; making something audible to others.

황급히

hwang-geu-pi — Hurriedly; in great haste; with urgent speed.

어깨

eo-kkae — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm and body.

너머로

neo-meo-ro — Over; beyond; across to the other side.

뒤를

dwi-reul — Behind; the back direction (object marker form).

돌아보고는

do-ra-bo-go-neun — Looked back and then; glanced behind before continuing.

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. [name]; honorific title (subject marker form).

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively; beyond an acceptable or normal level.

겁에

geo-be — In fear; gripped by fright or terror.

질려

jil-lyeo — Terrified; overwhelmed by fear or disgust.

감히

gam-hi — Dare; boldly; having the audacity to do something.

돌아오지

do-ra-o-ji — Return; come back (negated modifier or connector form).

못할

mo-tal — Cannot; unable to do (future negation modifier form).

것이라고

geo-si-ra-go — That it is; quoting a belief or expectation.

확신할

hwak-sin-hal — To be certain; to feel convinced about something.

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until; up to the point when something happens.

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him (possessive pronoun form).

계속

gye-sok — Continuously; without stopping; keeping on doing something.

쫓았습니다

jjo-chat-seum-ni-da — Chased; pursued someone or something (formal past tense).

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of; of that particular nature.

다음

da-eum — Next; following; the thing that comes after.

남겨

nam-gyeo — Left behind; having set something aside for later.

둔

dun — Placed; left; past modifier of putting something down.

먹이로

meo-gi-ro — As food; to the prey or food source.

돌아와

do-ra-wa — Returned; came back to a previous place.

한

han — One; a single; also used as 'about/around'.

입도

ip-do — Not even a bite; even one mouthful (emphatic).

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree or amount.

먹을

meo-geul — To eat; future/modifier form of eating something.

없을

eop-seul — Without; unable to; future modifier of nonexistence.

먹고

meok-go — Ate and; eating while doing something else too.

또

tto — Again; also; additionally doing the same thing.

먹었습니다

meo-geot-seum-ni-da — Ate; consumed food (formal polite past tense).