Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 84

Vocabulary

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

당신도

dangsindo — You also; you as well

알겠지만

algetjiman — You probably know, but; as you may know

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached); I am the one

온

on — Came from; having come (modifier form)

저

jeo — I/me (humble/polite first person pronoun)

옛

yet — Old; former; of the past

땅

ttang — Land; ground; earth; soil

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound (adjective modifier form)

곳에서는

goeseseun — In/from a place (topic-marked locative)

우리

uri — We; our; us

가족이

gajoги — Family (subject marker attached)

겨울에

gyeoure — In winter; during the winter season

발가락을

balgarageul — Toes (object marker attached)

녹이려고

nogirryeogo — In order to thaw/warm up; intending to melt

굴뚝

gulttuk — Chimney; smokestack on a building

꼭대기에

kkokdaegiе — At the top; at the very peak of something

앉는

anneun — Sitting; that sits (present modifier form)

습관이

seupgwani — Habit; custom (subject marker attached)

생겼다오

saenggyeotdao — A habit developed/formed (storytelling ending)

아니

ani — No; wait; expression of mild surprise

저는

jeoneun — I (humble); as for me (topic marked)

남쪽은

namjjogeun — The south; as for the southern direction

따뜻한

ttattteutan — Warm; comfortably warm (modifier form)

줄

jul — The fact that; expecting that something is true

알았는데요

aranneundeyo — I thought/knew, but (polite surprise ending)

끼어들었다

kkieoдeuреotda — Interrupted; cut into a conversation

맞아요

majayo — That's right; correct; you're exactly right

맞고말고요

matgomalgоyo — Absolutely right; of course that's correct

서둘러

seodullео — Hurriedly; rushing to do something quickly

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; stated (past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; on the other hand

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know; well, the thing is (conversational)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly (modifier form)

가끔

gakkeum — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

그쪽으로

geujjogeuro — Toward that side; in that direction

내려오려

naeryeoryeo — Intending to come down; about to descend

하는데

haneunde — Does/tries to, but; background context connector

그놈이

geunoмi — That fellow; that guy (somewhat derogatory subject)

꽁무니를

kkongmunireul — Backside; tail end (object marker); to flee

빼고

bbaego — Pulling away; tucking tail; retreating hastily

제

je — My/its own (humble possessive pronoun)

있을

isseul — Where one should be; place to be (modifier)

곳으로

gosеuro — To the place; toward the location

돌아가기

doragagi — Returning; going back (nominalized form)

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or action

공기를

gonggireul — Air; the atmosphere (object marker attached)

꽤나

kkoena — Quite; considerably; rather a lot

많이

mani — A lot; much; in great quantity

식혀

sikyeo — Cools down; chills something (verb stem form)

놓는다오

nonnеundao — Leaves it in a state; does and leaves (storytelling)

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); as for us

쓸데없이

sseuldeeopsi — Uselessly; pointlessly; without good reason

내려올

naeryeol — Coming down; descending (future/modifier form)

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever something occurs

앉는다오

anneundao — Sit (storytelling ending); we habitually sit

알다시피

aldasipi — As you know; as you are aware

따뜻하게

ttattteuthage — Warmly; in a warm manner (adverb form)

유지하면

yujihаmyeon — If one maintains; if kept in a state

온몸이

onmomi — The whole body (subject marker attached)

따뜻해진다오

ttattteuthaejiundao — The whole body becomes warm (storytelling ending)

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; one particular (determiner)

날

nal — Day; a certain day; one day

이

i — This; this particular (demonstrative determiner)

보잘것없고

bojalgeotneopgo — Insignificant and; worthless and unremarkable

게으른

geeureun — Lazy; idle; sluggish (modifier form)

할아버지의

harabeojieui — Grandfather's; of the old grandfather (possessive)

사촌이

sachoni — Cousin (subject marker attached)

발이

bari — Feet/foot (subject marker attached)

시려졌다오

siryeojeotdao — Became cold and numb; feet got cold (storytelling)

그는

geuneun — He; that person (topic marker attached)

녹일

nogil — To warm/thaw; that which will melt (modifier)

굴뚝을

gulttugeul — Chimney (object marker attached)

부지런히

bujireonhi — Diligently; industriously; with great effort

찾아

chaja — Looking for; seeking; searching (verb stem)

두리번거렸고

duribeongeoryeotgo — Looked around restlessly; glanced about and

얼마

eolma — How much; a short while (in time expressions)

지나지

jinaji — Passing; elapsing (negative connector form)

않아

ana — Not; without doing (negative connector form)

한

han — One; a single; one particular

번도

beondo — Not even once; not a single time

가본

gabon — Having visited; ever been to (modifier form)

적

jeok — Time; experience of having done something

없는

omneun — Not existing; without; lacking (modifier form)

곳에서

goseseo — From/in a place; at a certain location

하나를

hanareul — One thing (object marker); found one of something

발견했다오

balgyeonhaetdao — Discovered; found something (storytelling past ending)

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing; it (topic marker attached)

작고

jakgo — Small and; little and (connector form)

낡은

nalgeun — Old and worn-out; dilapidated (modifier form)

집

jip — House; home; building where people live

허름한

heoreumhan — Shabby; run-down; worn and dilapidated

집에

jibe — At/in the house; to the home (locative)

달린

dallin — Attached to; that is affixed to something

굴뚝이었다오

gulttugiеotdao — It was a chimney (storytelling past identifier)

곧장

gotjang — Straight away; directly; without detour

날아가

naraga — Flew off; flew toward something

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

앉았다오

anjatdao — Sat down on it (storytelling past ending)

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

집과

jibgwa — The house and; together with the house

거기

geogi — There; that place; over there

사는

saneun — Living; who lives there (present modifier)

사람이

sarami — Person (subject marker); the people inside

몹시

mopsi — Very; extremely; intensely curious or affected

궁금했다오

gunggeumhaetdao — Was very curious about it (storytelling ending)

안에서

aneseo — From inside; within; from the interior

누군가

nugunga — Someone; somebody (indefinite pronoun)

혼잣말하는

honjanmalхaneun — Talking to oneself; muttering alone (modifier)

소리를

sorireul — Sound; noise (object marker attached)

들었지만

deureotjiman — Heard it, but; listened yet couldn't understand

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of (determiner)

말인지는

marinjineun — What the words meant (topic-marked embedded question)

알아들을

aradeuреul — To comprehend; to catch the meaning (modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~할 수 없다)

없었고

eopseotgo — Could not; there was no way, and

그저

geujeo — Just; merely; simply; only that much

타고

tago — Rising up through; riding up (connector form)

올라오는

ollaoneun — Coming up; rising upward (present modifier)

웅얼거리는

ungeolgeorineun — Mumbling; murmuring sounds (present modifier form)

소리만

soriman — Only the sound; nothing but noise

들렸다오

deullyeotdao — Could be heard; sounds were audible (storytelling)

계속해서

gyesokhaeseo — Continuously; continuing on; without stopping

귀를

gwireul — Ears (object marker); listening carefully

기울였다오

giuryeotdao — Lent an ear; listened attentively (storytelling)