Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 94

Vocabulary

대답하면서

Dae-da-pa-myeon-seo — While answering or replying to someone

긴

Gin — Long; describing something of great length

귀

Gwi — Ear; the organ used for hearing

하나를

Ha-na-reul — One (object marker); referring to a single item

생각에

Saeng-ga-ge — In thought; being absorbed in thinking

잠겨

Jam-gyeo — Submerged or absorbed; deeply lost in thought

긁적이며

Geuk-jeo-gi-myeo — While scratching; idly scratching as if thinking

말했습니다

Mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said; formal past tense of the verb 'to say'

감사합니다

Gam-sa-ham-ni-da — Thank you; a formal expression of gratitude

할아버지

Ha-ra-beo-ji — Grandfather; paternal or maternal grandfather

개구리

Gae-gu-ri — Frog; a small amphibian that jumps and croaks

저는

Jeo-neun — I (topic marker); humble first-person pronoun

앞으로

A-peu-ro — From now on; going forward into the future

제가

Je-ga — I (subject marker); humble first-person subject form

가진

Ga-jin — Possessed; having or owning something

것에

Geo-se — To the thing; referring to a particular thing or matter

만족하며

Man-jo-ka-myeo — While being satisfied; feeling content with something

가져서는

Ga-jyeo-seo-neun — As for having; regarding possessing something forbidden

안

An — Not; a negation word used before verbs

될

Doel — Will become; future form of the verb 'to become'

것들을

Geot-deu-reul — Things (object marker); referring to multiple items

결코

Gyeol-ko — Never; an emphatic adverb meaning absolutely not

원하지

Won-ha-ji — Not want; base of negative desire expression

않겠습니다

An-ket-seum-ni-da — Will not do; formal future negative ending

왜

Wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause

박쥐

Bak-jwi — Bat; a nocturnal flying mammal

밤에

Ba-me — At night; during the nighttime hours

날아다니는가

Na-ra-da-ni-neun-ga — Does it fly around; questioning habitual flying behavior

삽화

Sa-pwa — Illustration; a picture or drawing in a book

날

Nal — To fly; base form referring to the act of flying

수

Su — Ability; used to express possibility or capability

있다면

It-da-myeon — If one can; conditional form of 'to have/be able'

정말

Jeong-mal — Really; truly; an adverb emphasizing sincerity

좋겠다

Jo-ket-da — Would be nice; expressing a hopeful wish

생각했습니다

Saeng-ga-kaet-seum-ni-da — Thought; formal past tense of 'to think'

있으면

I-sseu-myeon — If there is; conditional form of existence verb

좋겠어

Jo-ke-sseo — Would be nice; casual expression of a wish

머리를

Meo-ri-reul — Head (object marker); referring to one's head

어지럽게

Eo-ji-reop-ge — Dizzily; in a confused or disorienting manner

만들었습니다

Man-deu-reot-seum-ni-da — Made; formal past tense of 'to make or create'

그를

Geu-reul — Him (object marker); referring to a male person

바라보지

Ba-ra-bo-ji — Not look at; base of negative gazing expression

않을

An-eul — Will not; future negative modifier form

없었습니다

Eop-sseot-seum-ni-da — There was not; formal past tense of nonexistence

그저

Geu-jeo — Simply; just; merely without special reason

그럴

Geu-reol — To do so; referring to a previously mentioned action

수밖에

Su-ba-kke — No choice but to; expressing inevitability

정말로

Jeong-mal-lo — Truly; really; emphatic adverb of sincerity

있다는

It-da-neun — That it exists; nominalizing clause about existence

것이

Geo-si — The fact that; a nominalizer used as subject

너무나

Neo-mu-na — So very; extremely; intensifying adverb

신기하게

Sin-gi-ha-ge — Amazingly; in a wondrous or fascinating way

느껴져서

Neu-kkyeo-jyeo-seo — Because it felt; causal form of feeling sensation

볼

Bol — To see; future/modifier form of the verb 'to look'

때마다

Ttae-ma-da — Every time; each occasion something happens

멈춰

Meom-chwo — Stop; halt; ceasing movement abruptly

서서

Seo-seo — While standing; remaining in an upright position

바라볼

Ba-ra-bol — To gaze at; future modifier of gazing verb

그리고

Geu-ri-go — And; a conjunction connecting clauses or sentences

이리저리

I-ri-jeo-ri — This way and that; moving in various directions

몸을

Mo-meul — Body (object marker); referring to one's physical body

비틀고

Bi-teul-go — Twisting and; contorting the body while doing something

높이

No-pi — High up; at a great altitude or elevation

날고

Nal-go — Flying and; soaring through the air continuously

낮게

Nat-ge — Low; at a low altitude or level

빙글빙글

Bing-geul-bing-geul — Round and round; spinning in circles repeatedly

도는

Do-neun — Spinning; turning; present modifier of rotation verb

것을

Geo-seul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer as object

바라보면

Ba-ra-bo-myeon — When one gazes; conditional form of looking verb

머리는

Meo-ri-neun — Head (topic marker); one's head as the topic

어지럽고

Eo-ji-reop-go — Dizzy and; feeling disoriented and continuing

빙빙

Bing-bing — Spinning; going around and around in circles

돌기

Dol-gi — Spinning; the act of rotating or going around

시작했으며

Si-ja-kaet-seu-myeo — Began and; started doing something with continuation

자신은

Ja-si-neun — Oneself (topic); referring to the subject themselves

어떻게

Eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way; asking about manner or method

어지럽지

Eo-ji-reop-ji — Not dizzy; base of negative dizziness expression

않은지

An-eun-ji — Whether not; indirect question about negation

계속해서

Gye-so-kae-seo — Continuously; without stopping, keeping on doing

궁금해했습니다

Gung-geum-hae-haet-seum-ni-da — Was curious; formal past tense of feeling curious

만약

Ma-nyak — If; supposing that; a conditional conjunction word

온

On — Whole; entire; all of a given time or space

시간을

Si-ga-neul — Time (object marker); referring to a duration of time

날아다니는

Na-ra-da-ni-neun — Flying around; habitually moving through the air

데

De — Purpose or place; used to indicate spending time on

쓰지는

Sseu-ji-neun — Not use; topic-marked negative form of 'to use'

텐데

Ten-de — Would probably; expressing expectation or supposition

먼

Meon — Far; distant; describing a long distance away

여행을

Yeo-haeng-eul — Travel (object marker); a journey to distant places

떠나서

Tteo-na-seo — Having left; departing and then doing something else

넓은

Neol-beun — Wide; broad; spacious in expanse or area

세상을

Se-sang-eul — The world (object marker); the entire world around

구경할

Gu-gyeong-hal — To sightsee; future modifier of sightseeing verb

올

Ol — Will come; future modifier form of the verb 'to come'

저

Jeo — That over there; a demonstrative for distant objects

높고

Nop-go — High and; being tall or elevated and continuing

높은

No-peun — High; tall; describing great height or elevation

파란

Pa-ran — Blue; describing something of a blue color

하늘

Ha-neul — Sky; the expanse above the earth we see

위로

Wi-ro — Upward; toward the top or above something

날아올라

Na-ra-ol-la — Soaring up; flying upward into the sky

아래를

A-rae-reul — Below (object marker); looking down at what is beneath

내려다보며

Nae-ryeo-da-bo-myeo — While looking down; gazing downward from above

초록

Cho-rok — Green; describing the color of plants or nature

숲과

Sup-gwa — Forest and; a wooded area alongside something else

초원에서

Cho-wo-ne-seo — In the meadow; at or within a grassy open field

일어나는

I-reo-na-neun — Happening; occurring; present modifier of occurrence verb

모든

Mo-deun — All; every; indicating entirety of something

낮에

Na-ze — During the day; in the daytime hours

날아다닐

Na-ra-da-nil — To fly around; future modifier of flying about verb

낮에는

Na-ze-neun — During the day (topic); emphasizing daytime as topic

더

Deo — More; an adverb indicating a greater degree

많은

Ma-neun — Many; numerous; describing a large quantity

일들이

Il-deu-ri — Events (subject marker); multiple happenings as subject

일어나니까

I-reo-na-ni-kka — Because things happen; causal form of occurrence verb

그런데

Geu-reon-de — But; however; a conjunction introducing contrast

도대체

Do-dae-che — On earth; used to express strong curiosity or disbelief

둥글고

Dung-geul-go — Round and; having a circular shape and continuing

붉은

Bul-geun — Red; describing something of a reddish color