Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 98

Vocabulary

그러고

geureogo — And then, after doing that

나서

naseo — After doing; then proceeding to next action

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker attached)

아주

aju — Very, extremely, quite

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly, at a leisurely pace

웃음

useum — Smile, laughter, a grin

연못에

yeonmose — At/to the pond (location marker attached)

등을

deungeul — Back (of body), object marker attached

돌리고

dolligo — Turning away, rotating (and then...)

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — Hopping, bounding lightly like a rabbit

뛰어가기

ttwieogagi — The act of running/jumping away

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Began, started doing something (formal past)

쿠르릉

kureurеung — Rumbling, growling, deep throaty sound

개구리

gaeguri — Frog, a small amphibian

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject marker attached)

가장

gajang — Most, the most, superlative degree

깊고

gipgo — Deep, and deep (conjunctive form)

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, tale (object marker attached)

들려주는

deullyeojuneun — Telling, narrating a story to someone

목소리로

moksorito — With/in a voice (instrumental marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke (formal polite past tense)

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago, a long time in the past

세상이

sesangi — The world (subject marker attached)

젊었을

jeolmeosseul — When it was young (past modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, when, the moment something occurs

박쥐

bakjwi — Bat, the nocturnal flying mammal

까마득한

kkamadeukhan — Very distant, remote, far back in time

증조할아버지가

jeungjoharabeojiga — Great-great-grandfather (subject marker attached)

처음으로

cheoeumeuro — For the first time, initially

날기를

nalgireul — The act of flying (object marker attached)

배웠단다

baewossseumnida — Learned, came to know (narrative past informal)

알아요

arayo — I know, one knows (polite present)

열심히

yeolsimhi — Eagerly, enthusiastically, with great effort

외쳤습니다

oechyeossseumnida — Shouted, cried out (formal polite past)

그

geu — That, the (determiner before a noun)

이야기

iyagi — Story, tale, narrative

해주셨잖아요

haejusyeossjanhayo — You already told/did it for me, right?

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly, indeed

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful, cool, splendid, impressive

이야기였어요

iyagiyeosseoyo — It was a story (polite past copula)

하지만

hajiman — However, but, nevertheless

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached)

배웠을

baewosseul — When he had learned (past modifier form)

자연

jayeon — Nature, the natural world

어머니께서는

eomeonikkeseuneun — Mother Nature (honorific subject marker attached)

당신의

dangsinui — Your, of you (possessive, formal/literary)

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny

생명체

saengmyeongche — Living creature, living being, organism

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, within

어느

eonu — Any, some, a certain (determiner)

하나에게도

hanaegedo — Even to one (dative marker with emphasis)

모든

modeun — All, every, entire

축복을

chukbogeul — Blessing, blessings (object marker attached)

주시지는

jusijineun — Does not give (honorific negative contrast form)

않는다는

anneundaneun — The fact that (one) does not do

것을

geoseul — Thing, fact (object marker attached)

알게

alge — Come to know, realize (connective form)

되었단다

doeeosssdanda — Came to be, turned out (narrative past)

할아버지는

harabeojineun — Grandfather (topic marker attached)

끼어듦에

kkieodeume — In the interruption, interjection (locative)

조금도

jogeumdo — Not even a little, not at all

신경

singyeong — Mind, nerves, attention, concern

쓰지

sseuji — Not paying (attention); connective negative form

않고

anko — Without doing, not doing (and continuing)

계속했습니다

gyesokaessseumnida — Continued, kept going (formal polite past)

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged (modifier form)

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, topic marker)

날개를

nalgaereul — Wings (object marker attached)

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing (connective form)

있었는데

isseonnеunde — Had, possessed (past with contrast/background)

다른

dareun — Other, different, another

어떤

eotteon — Any, some kind of, what sort of

동물도

dongmuldo — Even animals, animal too (emphasis particle)

가지지

gajiji — Not having, without possessing (negative form)

못한

mothan — Unable to, could not (modifier form)

것이었지만

geosiyeossjiman — It was, but... (past copula with contrast)

더

deo — More, anymore, further

이상

isang — More than, beyond, no longer

달리거나

dalligeona — Running or... (connective giving alternative)

뛸

ttwil — To jump/run (future/modifier form)

수

su — Ability, way, means (used in ~할 수 있다)

없다는

eopdaneun — The fact that there is not, cannot

그저

geujeo — Just, merely, only, simply

땅

ttang — Ground, land, earth

위에서

wieseo — On top of, above (locative)

퍼덕거릴

peodeokgeoril — Flapping, fluttering wings helplessly (modifier)

수밖에

subakke — No choice but to, can only do

없었고

eopseotgo — There was not, did not have (and...)

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, hardly

속수무책이었단다

soksumuchangiyeosssdanda — Was completely helpless, at a total loss

물론

mullon — Of course, naturally, needless to say

그것은

geugeoseun — That (thing), it (topic marker attached)

쉽게

swipge — Easily, without difficulty

잡힐

japil — To be caught/captured (passive modifier form)

있다는

isssdaneun — The fact that one can, that there is

뜻했고

tteutaetgo — Meant, signified (past tense, and then)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result

땅은

ttangeun — The ground/land (topic marker attached)

그에게

geuege — To him, for him (dative marker)

안전한

anjeonhan — Safe, secure (modifier form)

곳이

gosi — Place, spot (subject marker attached)

아니었단다

aniyeosssdanda — Was not, it wasn't (narrative past)

곧

got — Soon, shortly, immediately

낮

nat — Daytime, the day (as opposed to night)

동안에는

donganeneun — During, while (topic with time period)

하늘에서도

haneureseo​do — Even in the sky (locative with emphasis)

안전하지

anjeonhaji — Not safe (negative connective form)

않다는

antaneun — The fact that (it) is not, not doing

매

mae — Hawk, falcon, a bird of prey

그보다

geuboda — Than him, more than that

훨씬

hwoilssin — Far more, by far, much more

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly, fast, swiftly

날

nal — To fly (base/modifier form)

있었고

isseotgo — There was, existed (past, and then)

항상

hangsang — Always, constantly, at all times

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

노리고

norigo — Targeting, aiming at, watching for prey

있었단다

isseosssdanda — Was doing, existed (narrative past tense)

처음에

cheoеume — At first, in the beginning

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way

해야

haeya — Must do, should do (obligation form)

할지

halji — Whether to do, what to do (uncertainty)

몰랐단다

molrasssdanda — Did not know (narrative past tense)

어머니께

eomeonikke — To mother (honorific dative marker)

가서

gaseo — Going and then, after going

새

sae — New, brand-new (adjective/modifier)

날개가

nalgaega — Wings (subject marker attached)

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker attached)

생각했던

saenggakaetteon — Had thought, once thought (past modifier)

것만큼

geossmankeum — As much as the thing, to that extent

좋지

jochi — Not good (negative connective form)

않다고

antago — Saying that (it) is not (reported speech)

불평하고

bulpyeonghago — Complaining, grumbling (and then...)

싶지

sipji — Not wanting to (negative desire form)

않았단다

anasssdanda — Did not (narrative past, reported)

그러면

geureomyeon — If so, then, in that case

주신

jusin — Gave (honorific past modifier form)

그분의

geubunui — That person's (honorific possessive)

친절에

chinjeore — To/for the kindness (locative marker)

감사하지

gamsahaji — Not being grateful (negative connective)

않는

anneun — Not doing (present negative modifier)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like, seeming as though

보일

boil — To appear, seem (future/modifier form)

것이기

geosigi — Because it is the thing that... (causal)

때문이었단다

ttaemuniyeosssdanda — It was because of that (narrative past)