Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 62

Vocabulary

음식은

eumsig-eun — Food (topic marker attached)

부족했고

bujokhaessgo — Was insufficient and; lacked enough

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; more and more over time

더

deo — More; even more in degree

부족해져

bujokaejyeo — Became scarce; grew increasingly insufficient

갔습니다

gassseumnida — Went; continued (formal past tense)

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all people together

배가

baega — Stomach (subject marker); being hungry

고팠고

gopasgo — Was hungry and; felt hunger

배고픈

baegopеun — Hungry; feeling strong hunger

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); group of persons

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

되는지

doeneуnji — What becomes of; how things turn out

아시잖아요

asijanayo — You know, don't you; reminding the listener

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); those people

추악해지고

chuakhaejigo — Become ugly; turn nasty in behavior

싸우기

ssaugi — Fighting; act of quarreling or battling

시작합니다

sijakamnida — Begin; start doing something (formal)

상황은

sanghwang-eun — The situation (topic); circumstances at hand

나빠졌고

nappajyeossgo — Worsened and; became bad over time

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment

바로

baro — Right; exactly; precisely at that point

두려움이

duryeoumi — Fear (subject marker); feeling of dread

태어났습니다

taeeonassseumnida — Was born; came into existence formally

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (modifying a noun)

곰

gom — Bear; large omnivorous forest animal

왕과

wanggwa — King and; the ruler together with

늑대

neukdae — Wolf; large wild predatory canine

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; honorific title after a name

표범

pyobeom — Leopard; spotted large wild feline

스라소니

seurasoни — Lynx; medium-sized wild cat species

같은

gateun — Like; such as; similar to something

큰

keun — Big; large in size or stature

동물들은

dongmuldeureun — Animals (topic); group of creatures

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or scale

동물들을

dongmuldeureur — Animals (object marker); smaller creatures targeted

굶주린

gumjurin — Starving; extremely hungry and malnourished

눈으로

nuneuro — With eyes; using one's gaze

바라보기

barabogi — Looking at; gazing toward something intently

시작했고

sijakhaessgo — Started and; began doing something

두려움을

duryeoumeur — Fear (object marker); experiencing dread

느끼며

neukkimyeo — While feeling; experiencing simultaneously

피해

pihae — Avoiding; escaping from harm or danger

숨기

sumgi — Hiding; act of concealing oneself

시작했으며

sijakhaesseumyeo — Started and also; began simultaneously

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

내내

naenae — Throughout; the whole time continuously

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually; one another

끊임없이

kkeunimeopssi — Ceaselessly; without stopping; constantly

다투고

datugo — Quarreling and; fighting with each other

먹을

meogeul — To eat; food to be eaten

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); something to obtain

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough in amount or degree

얻기

eotgi — Obtaining; act of getting or acquiring

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to

서로에게서

seoroegeso — From each other; taking from one another

훔쳤습니다

humchyeossseumnida — Stole; took something without permission formally

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

앞서

apsseo — Previously; earlier; as mentioned before

말했듯이

malhaessdusi — As said; as previously mentioned or stated

두더지

dudеoji — Mole; small burrowing underground mammal

씨는

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

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not under any circumstances

다른

dareun — Other; different; another person or thing

사람들의

saramdeeurui — Of people; belonging to others

일에

ire — In affairs; in business or matters of

참견한

chamgyeonhan — Interfered; meddled in others' business

적이

jeogi — Experience (subject); ever having done something

없었고

eopseossgo — Did not have and; there was none

지금도

jigeumdo — Even now; still at this moment

마찬가지였습니다

machangajiyeossseumnida — Was the same; it was no different

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); the male subject

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself without others

가서

gaseo — Going and; after going somewhere

곰곰이

gomgomi — Carefully; pondering deeply and thoroughly

생각했습니다

saenggakhaessseumnida — Thought; pondered formally in the past

이상

isang — Anymore; beyond this point or limit

돌아다니는

doradanineun — Wandering around; moving about freely

건

geon — Thing; act of (contracted noun form)

안전하지

anjeonhaji — Not safe; unsafe condition or situation

않아

ana — Is not; negation (informal ending)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); the male agent

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke formally in the past

오늘

oneul — Today; this current day

아침에

achime — In the morning; during morning hours

씨를

ssireul — Mr./Ms. (object marker); referring to someone

만났는데

mannannneunde — Met and; encountered someone (background context)

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); the speaker as object

너무나

neomuna — So very much; extremely; intensely

바라봐서

barabwaseo — Because of staring at; gazed so intently

온몸에

onmome — All over the body; throughout the whole body

소름이

sorеumi — Goosebumps (subject); chills from fear

돋았어

dodasseo — Got goosebumps; chills arose on skin

낡은

nalgeun — Old and worn; decrepit; dilapidated

속이

sogi — Inside (subject); the hollow interior

빈

bin — Empty; hollow; containing nothing inside

그루터기

geuruteogi — Tree stump; base remaining after cutting

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside; entering the interior

기어들어가지

gieoeureoigaji — Crawling into; sneaking inside by crawling

않았더라면

anassdeoramyeon — If had not; contrary-to-fact past condition

잡아먹었을

jabameogeosseul — Would have eaten; would have preyed upon

거야

geoya — Would be; informal certainty about something

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); the speaker as subject

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast; at high speed

달릴

dallil — To run; running ability or capacity

수

su — Ability; can; possibility of doing something

없어

eopsseo — Cannot; do not have; lacking ability

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; explaining why

다리가

dariga — Legs (subject marker); the leg limbs

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly in degree

짧거든

jjalbgeodeun — Because they are short; short legs explaining

다람쥐

daramjwi — Squirrel; small bushy-tailed tree rodent

씨처럼

ssicheoreom — Like Mr./Ms.; similar to a person

나무를

namuреul — Tree (object marker); climbing a tree

오를

oreul — To climb; ascending upward ability

수도

sudo — Cannot even; ability also lacking

없고

eopgo — Do not have and; lacking and also

사향쥐

sahyangjwi — Muskrat; semi-aquatic rodent with musk glands

수영을

suyeongeul — Swimming (object marker); act of swimming

할

hal — To do; will do; capable of doing

내가

naega — I (subject marker); the speaker as agent

있는

inneun — That exists; which one has or possesses

유일한

yuilhan — Sole; only; unique ability or thing

것은

geoseun — Thing (topic marker); the one thing

땅을

ttangeul — Ground (object marker); the earth surface

파는

paneun — Digging; act of excavating the ground

아시다시피

asidasipi — As you know; as you are aware

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; consistently

땅

ttang — Ground; earth; soil; land

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly in degree

좋아했고

joahaessgo — Liked and; loved doing something

많이

mani — A lot; much; in great quantity

해서

haeseo — Having done; because of doing; so

앞다리와

apdariwa — Front legs and; forelimbs of an animal

발톱이

baltopi — Claws (subject marker); nail-like digging tools

튼튼해졌습니다

teunteunhaejyeossseumnida — Became strong; grew sturdy through use