Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 83

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; subject marker attached to 'he'

깃털을

gitteoреul — Feathers; object form of 'feather'

털고

teolgo — Shaking off; brushing off feathers or dust

날개를

nalgaereul — Wings; object form of 'wing'

반쯤

banjjeum — Halfway; about half; partially

펼쳐

pyeolchyeo — Spreading open; unfolding something wide

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or article-like word

아래로

araero — Downward; toward the bottom or below

바람이

barami — Wind; subject form of 'wind'

불어오게

bureooge — To cause wind to blow toward something

한

han — Did; caused; past form of 하다

다음

daeum — Next; after; following step or moment

그가

geuga — He; subject form with subject marker -가

즐겨

jeulgyeo — Habitually enjoys; likes to do regularly

앉는

anneun — Sits; present modifier form of 'to sit'

키

ki — Height; stature; tallness of a person or tree

크고

keugo — Tall and; large and; connective form of 크다

죽은

jugeun — Dead; deceased; modifier form of 죽다

나무

namu — Tree; wood; a common nature vocabulary word

아래에

araee — Below; underneath; at the bottom of

모여든

moyeodeun — Gathered; assembled; modifier form of 모여들다

작은

jageun — Small; little; modifier form of 작다

들판과

deulpangwa — Fields and; open plains; with conjunction

숲의

supui — Of the forest; forest's; possessive form

동물들을

dongmuldeureul — Animals; object form of plural 'animals'

내려다보며

naeryeodabomyeo — Looking down at; gazing downward while doing something

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative adverb

우스운

ususeun — Funny; comical; ridiculous; modifier form

방식으로

bangsigeuro — In a manner; in a way or method

그들을

geudeureul — Them; object form of 'they/them'

향해

hyanghae — Toward; facing; directed at someone or something

씩

ssik — Each; apiece; distributive particle in Korean

이야기를

iyagireul — Story; tale; object form of 이야기

시작했습니다

sijakhaetsseumnida — Began; started; formal past tense of 시작하다

옛날

yennal — Long ago; olden days; once upon a time

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times; in the old days

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly man; respectful address

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; modifier form of 늙다

독수리

doksuri — Eagle; large bird of prey

왕과

wanggwa — King and; with the king; conjunction form

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount

다투고는

datugoneun — Quarreled and then; argued and proceeded

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly much

높이

nopi — High; highly; at a great height

날아올라

naraolla — Flew up; soared upward into the sky

머리

meori — Head; hair; top part of the body

위의

wiui — Above; on top of; possessive form of 위

때

ttae — Time; when; at the moment of something

사촌이

sachoni — Cousin; subject form of 사촌 (cousin)

명

myeong — Counter for people; number of individuals

있었는데

isseonnneunde — There was/were; existed; conjunctive past form

사촌은

sachoneun — The cousin; topic form of cousin

그야말로

geuyamallo — Truly; really; indeed; emphatic adverb

게으르고

geeureugo — Lazy and; idle and; connective form of 게으르다

쓸모없는

sseulmoeomneun — Useless; worthless; of no practical use

놈이었습니다

nomieotsseumnida — Was a fellow; was a guy; informal noun past

대개

daegae — Usually; generally; in most cases

그렇듯

geureoetdeut — As is the case; just as; similarly to that

습관적으로

seupgwanjeogeuro — Habitually; out of habit; by custom

남에게

To others; to other people; dative form of 남

성가신

seonggasin — Annoying; bothersome; troublesome to others

존재가

jonjjaega — Existence; being; subject form of 존재

되어

doeo — Becoming; turning into; connective form of 되다

남의

namui — Others'; someone else's; possessive of 남

일에는

ireneun — In others' affairs; regarding someone else's business

코를

koreul — Nose; object form; metaphor for prying in

자기

jagi — Oneself; one's own; reflexive pronoun

일은

ireun — Work; affairs; topic form of 일

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely not; completely absent

돌보지

dolboji — Not taking care of; neglecting; negative form base

않았습니다

anhatsseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending

집안의

jibanui — Of the family; belonging to the household

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or article

하찮은

hachanheun — Trivial; insignificant; of little worth or importance

구성원이

guseonwoni — Member; constituent; subject form of 구성원

알아내어

aranaeo — Having found out; discovering by investigation

끼어들지

kkieoduji — Not cutting in; not interfering; base for negation

않는

anneun — Does not; present negative modifier form

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing; not anything at all

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; did not exist; formal past negative

더

deo — More; further; to a greater degree

많은

maneun — Many; much; a large number of something

질문을

jilmuneul — Questions; object form of 질문 (question)

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of 하다

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; used with 있다

그렇게

geureoке — Like that; in that way; so much

있는

inneun — That exists; present modifier form of 있다

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely; common intensifier

엄청나게

eomcheongnage — Enormously; tremendously; to a huge degree

하는

haneun — Doing; present modifier form of 하다

것입니다

geosipnida — It is the case; formal declarative sentence ender

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all; subject form of 모두

바라보며

barabomyeo — While gazing at; looking toward simultaneously

웃었습니다

useosseumnida — Laughed; smiled; formal past tense of 웃다

표정을

pyojeongеul — Expression; facial expression; object form

지으며

jiuomyeo — While making (an expression); forming a face

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; at the same time

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply; without reason; as is

아침부터

achimbuteo — From morning; starting from the morning

밤까지

bamkkaji — Until night; up to nighttime

이리저리

irijеori — Here and there; wandering about aimlessly

돌아다니며

doradanimyeo — While wandering around; roaming about meanwhile

질문만

jilmunman — Only questions; nothing but questions; with 만

영감이

yeonggami — Old man; subject form; informal term for elder

계속

gyesok — Continuously; keeping on; without stopping

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke; formal past tense of 말하다

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; eventually; finally; after all

오는

oneun — Coming; present modifier form of 오다

걸

geol — The thing of; fact that; colloquial noun form

두려워하게

duryeowohage — To fear; to come to be afraid of something

되었는데

doeeonnneunde — Had become; came to be; conjunctive past form

그건

geugeon — That is; as for that; contracted topic form

상관없는

sanggwanomneun — Unrelated; irrelevant; having nothing to do with

일들에

ildeule — In matters; regarding affairs; dative plural form

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

반드시

bandeuси — Certainly; without fail; always; inevitably

귀찮게

gwichanke — Annoyingly; in a bothersome manner; troublesomely

때문이지요

ttaemunijiyо — It is because of; the reason being; explanatory ending