Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 91

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; used to contrast two statements

그는

geuneun — He; third-person singular male subject marker

아무

amu — Any; used in negative contexts meaning 'no'

말도

maldo — Not even a word; speech with emphatic particle

하지

haji — Do not; negative verb stem form

않았고

anhassgo — Did not do and; negative past tense connector

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; indicating cause and result

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibian animal

할아버지는

harabeojineun — Grandfather (topic); elderly male figure

계속

gyesok — Continuously; without stopping; keeps going

이야기를

iyagireul — Story (object marker); tale or narrative

이어갔습니다

ieogassseumnida — Continued on; kept going with the story

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; describing an elderly person

곰

gom — Bear; a large furry mammal

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic marker); ruler of a kingdom

바로

baro — Right; exactly; immediately at that moment

그때

geuttae — At that time; that very moment

막

mak — Just; right at that instant; barely

잠에서

jameseo — From sleep; waking from a sleeping state

깬

kkaen — Woke up; awoke from sleep

척했고

cheokaessgo — Pretended and; acted as if doing something

여우

yeou — Fox; a cunning wild animal

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. and; honorific title with conjunction

늑대

neukdae — Wolf; a large wild canine animal

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (topic); polite honorific title

곧바로

gotbaro — Immediately; right away without delay

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite a lot

정중하고

jeongjunghago — Polite and; courteous and respectful manner

싱글벙글한

singgeulbeonggeulan — Beaming with smiles; broadly grinning expression

모습으로

moseupeuro — In the appearance of; with a certain look

그에게

geuege — To him; directed toward that person

아첨하기

acheomhagi — Flattering; act of fawning or buttering up

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Began; started doing something formally

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); referring to a group of people

자신들의

jasindeului — Their own; belonging to themselves as group

왕이

wangi — King (subject marker); the ruler as subject

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what degree or extent

자랑스러운지

jarangseureoeunji — How proud; expressing degree of pride felt

그가

geuga — He (subject); third-person male subject form

잘생겼는지

jalsaenggyeonneunji — How handsome; describing attractive male appearance

그리고

geurigo — And; additionally; connecting two statements

그

geu — That; the; a determiner pointing to something

밖의

bakkui — Outside of; other than; beyond that

많은

maneun — Many; numerous; a large quantity of things

좋은

joeun — Good; positive; favorable in quality

말들을

maldeureul — Words (object); multiple statements or remarks

늘어놓았는데

neureonohannunde — Laid out; listed many things in sequence

모든

modeun — All; every; without exception

말은

mareun — Words (topic); speech or statements as topic

전에도

jeonaedo — Even before; previously as well

자주

jaju — Often; frequently; many times

들어왔고

deureowassgo — Had heard and; received into ears before

믿어왔던

mideowaetdeon — Had been believing; trusted over a period

것들이었습니다

geotdeurieossseumnida — Were things; those were the items mentioned

지금도

jigeumdo — Even now; still at the present time

믿는

midneun — Believing; trusting; having faith in something

척했지만

cheokaessjiiman — Pretended but; acted as if though

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject); group acting as subject

인사를

insareul — Greeting (object); act of saying farewell

마치고

machigo — After finishing; completing and then moving on

떠나간

tteonagan — Left; departed; went away from a place

후

hu — After; following a certain event or time

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); referring to one's own self

잠든

jamdeun — Fallen asleep; in a sleeping state

줄

jul — That; the fact that; assumed circumstance

알았을

arassseul — Would have known; assumed to have realized

때

ttae — Time; when; a specific moment or period

했던

haetdeon — Had done; past action recalled in memory

마음속으로

maeumsogeuro — In one's heart; deep inside one's mind

계속해서

gyesokhaeseo — Continuously; keeping on doing without stop

되새겼습니다

doesaegyeossseumnida — Ruminated; kept reflecting on something deeply

이후로

ihuro — From then on; after that point in time

자신에게

jasinege — To oneself; directed at one's own self

꼬리가

kkeoriga — Tail (subject); animal tail as subject

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is none; nonexistence as fact

사실

sasil — Fact; truth; reality of a situation

외에는

oeineun — Except for; other than; besides that thing

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

생각할

saenggakhal — To think about; able to consider something

수

su — Ability; possibility; can do something

없었습니다

eopseossseumnida — There was not; did not exist formally

공물을

gongmureul — Tribute (object); offerings given to royalty

바치러

bachireo — In order to offer; to present as tribute

온

on — Came; arrived; those who have come

이들을

ideureul — These people (object); referring to this group

유심히

yusimhi — Attentively; carefully; with close observation

살펴보았고

salpyeoboassgo — Examined and; looked over carefully and then

그들

geudeul — They; them; a group of people

모두에게

modeuege — To everyone; for each and every person

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; existence as stated fact

것을

geoseul — Thing (object); fact or matter as object

알게

alge — Come to know; realize; become aware of

되었습니다

doeeossseumnida — Became; came to be; formal past tense

어떤

eotteon — Some; certain; what kind of thing

이들은

ideureun — These people (topic); this group as topic

긴

gin — Long; having great length

꼬리를

kkeoiireul — Tail (object); animal tail as direct object

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; carrying something with them

있었고

isseossgo — Had and; possessed and; there was and

짧은

jjalbeun — Short; brief; not long in length

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful; stylish; impressively attractive

또

tto — Also; again; additionally; furthermore

볼품없는

bolpumeopneun — Unsightly; unattractive; lacking visual appeal

있었지만

isseossjiiman — There was but; existed although; however had

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all of them as subject

종류든

jongnyudeun — Whatever type; regardless of the kind

꼬리에

kkorie — On the tail; regarding or about the tail

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Not think about; trying not to consider

않으려

aneuryeo — Trying not to; intending to avoid doing

할수록

halsurok — The more one does; as one tries harder

더욱더

deoukdeo — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

생각하게

saenggakhage — Come to think; end up thinking about it

생각할수록

saenggakhalsurok — The more one thinks; increasingly as pondered

것

geot — Thing; fact; matter; nominalized concept

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; for that reason

더욱

deouk — More; even more; to a greater extent

불만스러워졌습니다

bulmanseureowojeossseumnida — Became dissatisfied; grew increasingly discontented

아마도

amado — Perhaps; probably; maybe likely so

쓸모

sseulmo — Usefulness; utility; practical value of something

있을

isseul — Will be; there will be; possible existence

것이라는

geosiraneun — That it would be; the idea that something is

생각은

saenggageun — The thought (topic); that idea as topic

않았습니다

anhassseumnida — Did not; formal negative past tense ending

아니요

aniyo — No; a polite negative response

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; like that

다른

dareun — Different; other; another kind of thing

있는데

inneunde — There is but; exists and yet; has though

자신만

jasinman — Only oneself; solely one's own self alone