Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 67

Vocabulary

그때

geuttae — at that time, at that moment

마침

machim — just then, at just the right time

작은

jageun — small, little in size

풀

pul — grass, or glue depending on context

더미

deomi — pile, heap of things stacked together

위에

wie — on top of, above something

몸을

momeul — body (object form marker attached)

웅크리고

ungkeurigo — curling up, crouching the body tightly

이른

ireun — early, occurring before the usual time

아침

achim — morning, the early part of the day

일광욕을

ilgwangyogeul — sunbathing (object form), basking in sunlight

즐기고

jeulgigo — enjoying, taking pleasure in an activity

있는

inneun — existing, being present (attributive form)

초록뱀

choroksaem — green snake, a type of non-venomous snake

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (honorific suffix, subject form)

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — there was, existed (formal past tense)

물론

mullon — of course, naturally, without doubt

그를

geureul — him, that person (object form pronoun)

두려워하지

duryeowohaji — not fear, not be afraid of something

않았습니다

anatseumnida — did not (formal negative past tense ending)

만약

manyak — if, supposing that, in the event that

방울뱀

bangulsaem — rattlesnake, a venomous snake with a rattle

씨나

ssina — Mr./Ms. or (honorific with alternative particle)

씨였다면

ssiyeotdamyeon — if it had been Mr./Ms. (conditional past form)

이야기가

iyagiga — story, the tale (subject marker attached)

달랐겠지요

dallatgetjiyo — would have been different (polite speculation)

하지만

hajiman — however, but, on the other hand

씨에게서는

ssiegeseoeneun — from Mr./Ms. (source particle with topic marker)

두려워할

duryewohal — to fear, something to be afraid of

것이

geosi — thing, something (subject marker attached)

없었고

eopseotgo — there was not, and (past tense connective)

때때로

ttaettaero — sometimes, occasionally, from time to time

그냥

geunyang — just, simply, without particular reason

재미로

jaemiro — for fun, for amusement, for the sake of enjoyment

훌쩍

huljjeok — leaping lightly over, jumping with ease

뛰어넘곤

ttwieoneomgon — used to jump over, habitually leaped over

했습니다

haetseumnida — did, performed an action (formal past tense)

그렇게

geureoke — like that, in that way, thus

할

hal — to do, will do (future/attributive verb form)

때마다

ttaemada — every time, whenever something happens

항상

hangsang — always, all the time, invariably

착하게

chakage — kindly, nicely, in a good-natured manner

윙크를

wingkeureul — wink (object form), a playful closing of one eye

씨는

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

절대

jeoldae — never, absolutely not, under no circumstances

윙크로

wingkeuro — with a wink, using a wink in response

답하지

dapaji — not reply, not respond to something

대신

daesin — instead, in place of something else

그는

geuneun — he, that person (topic marker attached)

머리를

meorireul — head (object form), the top of the body

들고

deulgo — lifting up and, raising while doing something else

향해

hyanghae — toward, in the direction of something

혀를

hyeoreul — tongue (object form), the organ inside the mouth

내밀며

naemilmyeo — sticking out while, protruding simultaneously

매우

maeu — very, extremely, to a great degree

사납고

sanapgo — fierce and, wild and threatening in manner

화난

hwonan — angry, furious, in an upset emotional state

태도를

taeodoreul — attitude (object form), manner or bearing shown

지으려

jieuryeo — trying to make, attempting to create an expression

애쓰며

aesseuMyeo — making an effort while, striving simultaneously

쉬익

swiik — hissing sound made by a snake

소리를

sorireul — sound (object form), a noise made by something

냈습니다

naetseumnida — made, produced a sound (formal past tense)

그러면

geureomyeon — then, if so, in that case

웃으며

useumyeo — while laughing, smiling and doing something else

다시

dasi — again, once more, another time

그에게

geuege — to him, toward that person (dative form)

단

dan — only, just, a single (limiting modifier)

한

han — one, a single (native Korean number)

번도

beondo — not even once, not a single time

삽화

saphwa — illustration, a picture inserted in a text

그들을

geudeureul — them (object form), referring to those people

내미는

naemineun — sticking out, extending outward (attributive form)

것

geot — thing, act, fact (nominalizer)

외에는

oieneun — other than, except for, besides something

아무런

amureon — no, not any, not a single (modifier form)

대답도

daedapdo — answer either, not even a response

하지

haji — not do, to not perform an action

않았습니다

anatseumnida — did not (formal polite negative past tense)

그와

geuwa — he and, that person together with another

숨을

sumeul — breath (object form), air taken into the lungs

고르고

goreugo — catching breath and, regulating breathing

쉬기

swigi — resting, taking a break (nominal verb form)

위해

wihae — for the purpose of, in order to do

햇볕이

haetbyeochi — sunlight (subject form), warmth from the sun

드는

deuneun — entering, coming in (attributive verb form)

곳에

gose — at a place, in a spot or location

드러누웠을

deureunuwosseul — having lain down, stretched out flat (past form)

때

ttae — when, at the time of an event

이

i — this (demonstrative pronoun or determiner)

일을

ireul — this matter (object form), an event or affair

생각하고

saenggakago — thinking about and, pondering simultaneously

전에는

jeoneun — before, previously, prior to this time

점을

jeomeul — point, fact (object form), a specific detail

생각해

saenggakae — think, consider something (informal verb form)

본

bon — having tried, experienced (past attributive form)

적이

jeogi — ever, an experience (subject form with meaning)

없었지만

eopseotjiman — there had not been, but (past concessive form)

이제

ije — now, at this point, from this moment

알아채고

arachaego — noticing and, realizing something and moving on

나니

nani — now that, having done and finding that

그의

geuui — his, belonging to that person (possessive form)

친척들이

chincheoakdeuri — relatives (subject form), family members

윙크하는

wingkeuhaneun — winking (attributive form), closing one eye playfully

것을

geoseul — thing (object form), a fact or action nominalized

있는지

inneunji — whether there is, if something exists

기억할

gieokhal — to remember, will be able to recall (future form)

수가

suga — ability (subject form), the possibility of doing

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — could not, there was no way (formal past)

그

geu — that, the (demonstrative or definite article-like)

문제를

munjereul — problem (object form), an issue to be solved

이야기했습니다

iyagihaetseumnida — talked about, told a story (formal past tense)

맞아

maja — that's right, correct, you're exactly right

생각에

saenggake — in thought, lost in contemplation

잠겨

jamgyeo — immersed in, absorbed or sunken into something

대답했습니다

daedapaetseumnida — answered, replied (formal past tense form)

나도

nado — me too, I also (first person with inclusive particle)

그들

geudeul — they, them, those people (plural pronoun)

중

jung — among, in the middle of a group

누구도

nugudo — nobody, not anyone, not a single person

없어

eopseo — there is none, I don't have (informal form)

그들이

geudeuri — they (subject form), those people as the subject

수

su — ability, possibility of doing something

있을

isseul — will be able to, there will be (future form)

거라고

georago — that it will be (indirect quotation conjecture)

생각해

saenggakae — I think, I believe (informal first person)

초록뱀

chorokbaem — green snake, a small non-venomous green snake

씨에게

ssieage — to Mr./Ms. (honorific with dative particle)

가서

gaseo — going and, after going to a place

물어보자

mureoboja — let's ask, let's go inquire about something

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — said, spoke (formal past tense verb form)

그들은

geudeureun — they (topic form), those people as the topic

뛰어올라

ttwieolla — jumping up and, leaping up to go somewhere

더미로

deomiro — toward the pile, in the direction of a heap

달려갔습니다

dallyeogatseumnida — ran toward, dashed off to a place (formal past)