Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 103

Vocabulary

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Lovely, adorable, or endearing in appearance or manner

옛

yet — Old, former, or of times past

가시덤불

gasideombul — Thorny bush or bramble thicket

속

sok — Inside, interior, or the inner part of something

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

집으로

jibeuro — Toward home; in the direction of one's house

돌아가는

doraganeun — Returning, going back to a place

내내

naenae — Throughout, all along, the entire time

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning something or someone

그리고

geurigo — And; used to connect two clauses or ideas

그가

geuga — He; third-person singular male subject pronoun

집을

jibeul — House or home (object form)

가지고

gajigo — Having, carrying, or possessing something

다닌다는

daninindaneun — The fact that one goes around or travels about

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalizer used as subject

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; expresses degree or extent

이상한

isanghan — Strange, weird, or unusual

일인지에

irinji-e — Regarding what kind of matter or affair it is

생각했습니다

saenggakhaessseumnida — Thought about; past tense formal form of 'think'

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

해서

haeseo — By doing; because of doing something

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way, so

하는

haneun — Doing; present tense modifier form of 'do'

걸까

geolkka — I wonder if; expresses curiosity or speculation

하고

hago — Said; quoting particle following direct speech

그는

geuneun — He; third-person singular male topic pronoun

느린

neurin — Slow; moving or acting at low speed

것도

geotdo — Even the fact that; also something

당연하지

dangyeonhaji — Of course, naturally, it is obvious

물론

mullon — Of course, naturally, needless to say

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly

다니는

daninneun — Going around, traveling about regularly

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic form); nominalizer as topic

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

편리하긴

pyeollihagin — Convenient though, admittedly convenient

하지

haji — But, however; mild contrast or concession

말했듯이

malhaetdeusi — As (I/one) said, just as was mentioned

언제나

eonjena — Always, at any time, whenever

집에

jibe — At home; locative form of house

있는

inneun — Being, existing; present modifier form of 'be'

셈이니까

seminiikka — Because it amounts to; since it is effectively so

그래도

geuraedo — Even so, still, nevertheless

적으로부터

jeogeurobuteo — From the enemy; starting from one's foe

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, in a rush, quickly

도망쳐야

domangchyeoya — Must flee, have to run away

할

hal — To do, will do; future modifier form of 'do'

때는

ttaeneun — When; at the time of (topic marker)

등에

deunge — On one's back; locative form of back/spine

지고

jigo — Carrying on one's back, bearing a load

다녀야

danyeoya — Must go around carrying; have to travel with

하니

hani — Since, because; causal connective ending

불편할

bulpyeonhal — Will be inconvenient or uncomfortable

틀림없어

teullimeopsseo — Certainly, without doubt, must be so

나는

naneun — I; first-person singular topic pronoun

아니

ani — No, wait; interjection expressing correction

내가

naega — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

멍청한

meongcheongan — Stupid, foolish, dull-witted

거야

geoya — It is; casual declarative sentence ending

도망칠

domangchil — To flee, to run away (future modifier form)

필요가

piryoga — Need, necessity (subject form)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, absolutely not, entirely not

없잖아

eopsjana — There isn't any, you know; isn't it so

해야

haeya — Must do, have to do

일이라곤

iriragon — As for the thing to do; all that needs doing

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply, without special reason

집

jip — House, home, dwelling place

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside, inward

들어가서

deureogaseo — Going inside and then; entering a place

위험이

wiheomi — Danger, hazard, risk (subject form)

지나갈

jinagal — Will pass by, will go past

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time when; up to the moment

그곳에

geugose — In that place, there (locative form)

있으면

isseumyeon — If one is/stays; conditional form of 'be'

되는

doeineun — Becoming, being okay; modifier form of 'become'

거잖아

geojana — It's the case, you know; isn't that so

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object form); it, that

전에는

jeone-neun — Before (as topic); in the past, previously

한

han — One; the numeral one as a modifier

번도

beondo — Not even once; even one time

생각해

saenggakhae — Think about; informal form of 'think'

본

bon — Having seen or tried; past experience modifier

적이

jeogi — Experience of; time when (subject form)

없었어

eopseosseo — There wasn't, did not have; past informal form

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic form); that, it

들어본

deurebon — Having heard; that one has listened to before

것

geot — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizer

중에

junge — Among, in the middle of, out of

가장

gajang — Most, the best; superlative adverb

편리한

pyeollihan — Convenient, handy, easy to use

것이야

geosiya — It is the thing; casual declarative ending

이제

ije — Now, from now on, at this point

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of third-person pronoun

관한

gwanhan — Regarding, related to, concerning

재미있는

jaemiinneun — Interesting, fun, entertaining

이야기가

iyagiga — Story, tale (subject form)

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Certainly, surely, without doubt

있을

isseul — There will be; future modifier form of 'exist'

것이라고

geosirado — That it is; quotative form of nominal predicate

생각했고

saenggakhaetgo — Thought and; past tense with additive connector

여러분도

yeoreobundo — You all also; addressing audience inclusively

알다시피

aldasipi — As you know, as everyone knows

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, tale (object form)

무척

mucheok — Very much, greatly, extremely

좋아합니다

joaamnida — Likes, loves; formal present tense of 'like'

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, as a result

다음

daeum — Next, following, the one after

날

nal — Day; a single day in time

첫

cheot — First; the very first in order

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' in order

기회가

gihoega — Opportunity, chance (subject form)

생기자마자

saenggijamaja — As soon as an opportunity arose

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibious animal

할아버지에게

harabeojie-ge — To grandfather; dative form of grandfather

그것에

geugeose — About that, regarding that thing

물어보려고

mureoboryeogo — Intending to ask about something

연못으로

yeonmoseuro — Toward the pond; in the direction of the pond

갔습니다

gatseumnida — Went; past tense formal form of 'go'

여느

yeonu — Ordinary, usual, typical, like any other

때처럼

ttaecheoreom — Like always, as usual, like other times

할아버지는

harabeojineun — Grandfather (topic form); the old man

커다란

keodaran — Large, big, great in size

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

연잎

yeonip — Lotus leaf; a large water plant leaf

위에

wie — On top of, above, on the surface of

앉아

anja — Sitting; informal gerund form of 'sit'

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was, existed; past formal form of 'be'

연못

yeonmot — Pond; a small body of still water

둑

duk — Bank, embankment, edge of a body of water

위로

wiro — Upward, above, toward the top

고개를

gogaereul — Head or neck (object form); one's head

내밀자마자

naemiljamaja — As soon as (one) poked or thrust out

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject form)

소리쳤습니다

sorichyeotseumnida — Shouted, cried out; past formal form

어

eo — Oh; interjection of mild surprise or recognition

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time, over a long period

나를

nareul — Me; first-person singular object pronoun

기다리게

gidarige — To make (someone) wait; causative form

했구나

haetguna — You did; exclamatory past realization ending

기다리는

gidarineun — Waiting; present modifier form of 'wait'

것을

geoseul — The thing (object form); nominalizer as object

좋아하지

joahaji — Do not like; negated form of 'like'

않아

ana — Do not; informal negation ending