Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 61

Vocabulary

줄무늬

jul-mu-nui — Stripes or striped pattern on a surface

다람쥐

da-ram-jwi — Small tree-dwelling rodent that hoards nuts

척

cheok — Pretending or acting as if something is true

스컹크

seu-keong-keu — Small animal known for spraying foul odor

그리고

geu-ri-go — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting two clauses

초원

cho-won — Open grassy land or meadow

쥐는

jwi-neun — Mouse or rat (topic-marked form)

마치

ma-chi — Adverb meaning 'just as' or 'as if'

매우

mae-u — Adverb meaning very or extremely

어리석은

eo-ri-seok-eun — Foolish or stupid in behavior or judgment

느낌이

neu-kkim-i — Feeling or sensation (subject-marked form)

드는

deu-neun — Arising or coming about, as a feeling

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if or like something is the case

보였는데

bo-yeot-neun-de — Appeared or seemed a certain way, but...

실제로도

sil-je-ro-do — In reality also; actually indeed the case

그랬습니다

geu-raet-seum-ni-da — Formal past: it was indeed so

있잖아요

it-ja-na-yo — Conversational opener meaning 'you know' or 'well'

평생

pyeong-saeng — One's entire lifetime or whole life

동안

dong-an — During a period of time; while

두더지

du-deo-ji — Small burrowing mammal that lives underground

그들의

geu-deul-eui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'their'

가장

ga-jang — Most; superlative adverb in Korean

가까운

ga-kka-un — Close or near in distance or relationship

이웃

i-ut — Neighbor or nearby resident

중

jung — Among or in the middle of a group

하나였지만

ha-na-yeot-ji-man — Was one of something, but...

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (plural pronoun, topic-marked)

그에

geu-e — About him; toward him (dative/locative form)

대해

dae-hae — Regarding or about a topic

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; not anything

몰랐습니다

mol-lat-seum-ni-da — Formal past: did not know something

그것은

geu-geot-eun — That thing (topic-marked demonstrative pronoun)

오래전에

o-rae-jeon-e — Long ago; in the distant past

일어난

il-eo-nan — Occurred or happened (modifier form)

일이란다

il-i-ran-da — It is said to be a happening or event

할아버지

hal-a-beo-ji — Grandfather or elderly male figure

개구리가

gae-gu-ri-ga — Frog (subject-marked form)

계속

gye-sok — Continuously; keeping on doing something

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Formal past: said or spoke

세상이

se-sang-i — The world (subject-marked form)

젊었을

jeol-meot-seul — When it was young (modifier past form)

때요

ttae-yo — The time when; a polite time-reference marker

쥐가

jwi-ga — Mouse or rat (subject-marked form)

끼어들었습니다

kki-eo-deul-eot-seum-ni-da — Formally interjected or cut into a conversation

물론이지

mul-lon-i-ji — Of course; naturally (informal affirmation)

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of (modifier)

질문에

jil-mun-e — To or about a question (locative-marked)

화가

hwa-ga — Anger arising; being upset (subject-marked)

난

nan — Arose or occurred (short past modifier)

척하며

cheok-ha-myeo — While pretending or acting as if

대답했습니다

dae-dap-haet-seum-ni-da — Formally answered or replied to something

고개를

go-gae-reul — One's head or neck (object-marked form)

숙이고

suk-i-go — Bowing or lowering one's head, and...

다시는

da-si-neun — Never again; not once more

질문하기

jil-mun-ha-gi — The act of asking a question

전에

jeon-e — Before a certain time or event

혀를

hyeo-reul — One's tongue (object-marked form)

깨물겠다고

kkae-mul-get-da-go — Promising to bite one's tongue (quoted intent)

다짐했습니다

da-jim-haet-seum-ni-da — Formally resolved or made a firm promise

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative modifier)

시절에는

si-jeol-e-neun — In those days or during that period

수천

su-cheon — Thousands; several thousand in number

대

dae — Generation; counter for generations

위

wi — Above; upper; great-ancestor prefix context

증조할아버지가

jeung-jo-hal-a-beo-ji-ga — Great-great-grandfather (subject-marked form)

땅

ttang — Ground or earth; land

아래에

a-rae-e — Below or underneath something

살지

sal-ji — To live (negative or questioning verb form)

않았단다

an-at-dan-da — Narrative past: did not do something

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; not anyone at all

그러지

geu-reo-ji — Do so or act that way (negative context)

않았지

an-at-ji — Did not do it (informal past negative)

그는

geu-neun — He (topic-marked third-person pronoun)

다른

da-reun — Different or other (modifier form)

많은

man-eun — Many or numerous (modifier form)

동물들과

dong-mul-deul-gwa — With animals (plural, comitative-marked)

크게

keu-ge — Greatly; largely; in a big way

다르지

da-reu-ji — To be different (informal or negative form)

않았단다

an-at-dan-da — Narrative past: was not the case

먹을

meo-geul — To eat; food to be eaten (modifier)

것은

geot-eun — The thing (nominalized topic-marked form)

풍족했고

pung-jok-haet-go — Was plentiful or abundant, and...

모두가

mo-du-ga — Everyone; all people (subject-marked)

서로

seo-ro — Each other; mutually

아주

a-ju — Very; quite; extremely

사이좋게

sa-i-jo-ke — Getting along well; on good terms

지냈단다

ji-naet-dan-da — Narrative past: lived or got along well

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. honorific title (topic-marked)

똑같이

ttok-ga-chi — Exactly the same; identically

살았단다

sal-at-dan-da — Narrative past: lived or dwelled somewhere

마음대로

ma-eum-dae-ro — As one pleases; freely at will

오가며

o-ga-myeo — Coming and going while doing something

햇빛을

haet-bit-eul — Sunlight (object-marked form)

즐기고

jeul-gi-go — Enjoying something, and...

이웃들의

i-ut-deul-eui — Neighbors' (plural possessive form)

모든

mo-deun — All; every (modifier form)

즐거운

jeul-geo-un — Joyful or pleasant (modifier form)

시간에

si-gan-e — At a time; during a period

함께했단다

ham-kke-haet-dan-da — Narrative past: participated together with others

그를

geu-reul — Him (object-marked third-person pronoun)

좋아했고

jo-a-haet-go — Liked him or it, and...

방문할

bang-mun-hal — To visit; visiting (future modifier form)

때마다

ttae-ma-da — Every time; whenever something happens

언제나

eon-je-na — Always; at all times

환영을

hwan-yeong-eul — Welcome or reception (object-marked form)

받았단다

bat-at-dan-da — Narrative past: received something from others

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but (contrast conjunction)

절대

jeol-dae — Absolutely never; under no circumstances

하지

ha-ji — To do (negative or informal verb form)

않은

an-eun — Did not do (negative modifier form)

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

가지가

ga-ji-ga — A kind or type of thing (subject-marked)

있었으니

it-eot-eu-ni — There was something, and so...

남의

nam-eui — Another person's; someone else's

일에

il-e — In someone's affairs or business

참견하지

cham-gyeon-ha-ji — To interfere or meddle in others' business

그렇고말고

geu-reo-ko-mal-go — Certainly; that's absolutely right

자기와

ja-gi-wa — With oneself; concerning oneself

상관없는

sang-gwan-eom-neun — Unrelated or irrelevant to oneself

곳에는

got-e-neun — In a place (topic-marked locative form)

코를

ko-reul — One's nose (object-marked form)

들이밀지

deul-i-mil-ji — To poke one's nose in; intrude

오랫동안

o-raet-dong-an — For a long time; over a long period

초록

cho-rok — Green color or green (modifier form)

숲과

sup-gwa — Forest and... (comitative-marked noun)

초원의

cho-won-eui — Of the meadow or prairie (possessive)

이들에게

i-deul-e-ge — To these people or these beings

것이

geot-i — The thing (nominalized subject-marked form)

순조롭게

sun-jo-rop-ge — Smoothly; without problems or obstacles

흘러갔단다

heul-leo-gat-dan-da — Narrative past: time passed or flowed by

그러다가

geu-reo-da-ga — Then suddenly; after a while, then...

힘든

him-deun — Difficult or hard (modifier form)

시절이

si-jeol-i — A period of time or era (subject-marked)

찾아왔단다

chat-a-wat-dan-da — Narrative past: came around or arrived upon

시절은

si-jeol-eun — That period of time (topic-marked form)

점점

jeom-jeom — Gradually; more and more over time

더

deo — More; even more (comparative adverb)

힘들어져

him-deul-eo-jyeo — Became harder or more difficult progressively

갔단다

gat-dan-da — Narrative past: went or kept going on