Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 95

Vocabulary

태양은

taeyangeun — The sun (topic marker attached)

보라빛

borabit — Purple or violet color

언덕

eondeok — A hill or small slope

너머로

neomeoro — Over or beyond something

잠자리에

jamjarie — To bed; place where one sleeps

들었습니다

deureotseumnida — Went to bed; entered a place formally

나는

naneun — I (subject/topic marker attached)

낮에는

najeneun — During the daytime; in the day

그를

geureul — Him; referring to a male person (object)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely absent or zero

보지

boji — Not see; base of negative sight verb

못하고

motago — Unable to do and; connecting inability

그가

geuga — He; male subject with subject marker

어디에

eodie — Where; indicating location of something

있는지조차

inneunji jocha — Even whether someone is somewhere

모릅니다

moreubnida — Do not know; formal present tense

전에는

jeoneun — Before; in the past (topic marker)

한

han — One; a single count of something

번도

beondo — Not even once; emphasizing zero times

생각해

saenggakae — Think about; consider something informally

본

bon — Have seen or tried; past experience modifier

적이

jeogi — Time or experience of having done something

없었는데

eopseonnunde — There was not; contrasting past absence

왜

wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause

밤에만

bameman — Only at night; exclusively nocturnal time

나는지

naneunji — Whether it comes out; flies out

궁금합니다

gunggeumhamnida — Am curious about; want to know something

다음에

daeume — Next time; on the following occasion

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male respectful term

개구리를

gaegurireul — Frog (object marker attached)

만나면

mannamyeon — If one meets; conditional meeting situation

꼭

kkok — Definitely; surely without fail

물어봐야겠습니다

mureobwayagetsseumnida — Must ask; feel obliged to inquire formally

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

여러분도

yeoreobundo — You all also; addressing a group inclusively

알다시피

aldasipi — As you know; as is commonly understood

호기심이

hogisimi — Curiosity (subject marker); inquisitive nature

한번

hanbeon — Once; one time it starts happening

발동되면

baldongdoemyeon — When triggered or activated; starts operating

반드시

bandeusi — Certainly; must happen without exception

해소되어야만

haesodoeoyaman — Must be resolved or satisfied completely

합니다

hamnida — Does; formal present tense sentence ending

박쥐

bakjwi — Bat; nocturnal flying mammal

대해

daehae — About; regarding a topic or subject

궁금해하기

gunggeumhaehagi — Being curious; the act of wondering about

시작하자마자

sijakajamaja — As soon as starting; immediately upon beginning

다른

dareun — Other; different from the current thing

것은

geoseun — Thing (topic marker); the matter in question

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not any thing

생각할

saenggakal — To think; future modifier form of think

수

su — Ability or possibility; can do something

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past negative existence

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to male subject

길이

giri — The road; path with subject marker attached

안전해질

anjeonhaejil — Will become safe; future safety modifier form

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time when something happens

살피다가

salpidaga — While watching carefully; checking surroundings

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — Boing boing; hopping or bouncing movement

뛰어

ttwieо — Jump; run quickly in a direction

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; at a fast speed adverbially

웃음의

useumui — Laughter's; of laughter (possessive marker)

연못을

yeonmoseul — Pond (object marker); a small body of water

향해

hyanghae — Toward; heading in a direction

출발했습니다

chulbalhatsseumnida — Departed; formally set off on a journey

개구리가

gaeguriga — The frog (subject marker); a frog as subject

평소처럼

pyeongsoчeoреom — As usual; like normal everyday behavior

커다란

keodaran — Large; big and impressive in size

초록

chorok — Green color; vivid natural green shade

연잎

yeonik — Lotus leaf; large floating water plant leaf

위에

wie — On top of; above a surface

앉아

anja — Sitting; in a seated position

있고

itgo — Is present and; existing with continuation

기분이

gibuni — Feeling or mood (subject marker attached)

좋기를

jokgireul — To be good; hoping mood is good

바랐습니다

baratsseumnida — Hoped; wished for something formally past

만약

manyak — If; supposing a conditional situation

좋지

jochi — Not good; negative base of good adjective

않다면

antamyeon — If it is not; negative conditional form

이야기를

iyagireul — Story or talk (object marker); a narrative

부탁해도

butakaedo — Even if asking a favor; requesting something

소용이

soyongi — Use or purpose (subject marker); usefulness

없을

eopseul — Will not exist; future non-existence modifier

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was; formal past nominal predicate form

연못에

yeonmose — At the pond; location marker on pond

도착했을

dochakaetseul — When arrived; past arrival modifier form

때

ttae — Time; moment when something occurs

실망했습니다

silmanghatsseumnida — Was disappointed; felt letdown formally past

몹시

mopsi — Very much; extremely or severely so

연잎은

yeonibеun — The lotus leaf (topic marker); leaf as topic

그곳에

geugose — There; at that specific place

있었지만

isseotjiman — Was there but; contrasting past existence

그

geu — That; the (determiner before a noun)

있는

inneun — Who is present; existing modifier form

이는

ineun — The person (topic marker); one who is

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not anyone at all

어쩐지

eojjeonji — Somehow; for some unknown reason

연못은

yeonmoseun — The pond (topic marker); pond as topic

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish; stupid modifier describing something

파리들을

paridеureul — Flies (plural, object marker); insects as object

지켜보지

jikyeoboji — Not watching over; not keeping an eye

않으니

aneuни — Because not doing; causal negative connector

영

yeong — Completely; entirely not like usual

그답지

geudapji — Not like him; uncharacteristic of that person

않아

ana — Is not; informal negative predicate ending

보였습니다

boyeotseumnida — Appeared; seemed to be formally past tense

얼굴은

eolgureun — The face (topic marker); face as topic

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent exclamatively

실망했는지를

silmanghaenneunji reul — How disappointed one was; showing degree of letdown

그대로

geudaero — Just as it is; exactly as is unchanged

드러냈습니다

deureonaetsseumnida — Revealed; showed openly and formally past

막

mak — Just about to; on the verge of doing

돌아서려는

doraseolyeoneun — About to turn around; intending to turn back

순간

sungan — Moment; an instant in time

크고

keugo — Big and; large connecting to next description

낮은

najeun — Low; describing a deep or low pitch

목소리가

moksоriga — A voice (subject marker); sound of speaking

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke formally in past tense

어른께

eoreunkke — To an elder; respectful direction toward adult

인사도

insado — Even a greeting; salutation also marker

잊다니

itdani — To forget; expressing surprise at forgetting

예의가

yeuiga — Manners (subject marker); etiquette as subject

어디

eodi — Where; asking location of something lost

갔습니까

gatseumnikka — Did go; formal past tense question ending