Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 107

Vocabulary

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; to a great degree

배가

bae-ga — Stomach/hunger (subject marker); feeling hungry

고프고

go-peu-go — Being hungry and (connecting form of 고프다)

사나웠습니다

sa-na-woss-seum-ni-da — Was fierce, wild, or ferocious

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker); referring to a male person

거북이

geo-bug-i — Turtle; a slow-moving reptile with a shell

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker); honorific title for a person

숨어

sum-eo — Hiding; concealing oneself from view

있던

it-deon — Was (there); past existence or state modifier

나무껍질

na-mu-kkeop-jil — Tree bark; the outer covering of a tree

조각을

jo-gag-eul — Piece/fragment (object marker); a small part of something

바라보았지만

ba-ra-bo-at-ji-man — Looked at/gazed but; observed something with contrast

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); referring to a male subject

본

bon — Saw; past modifier form of 보다 (to see)

것은

geot-eun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic marker

껍질뿐이었습니다

kkeop-jil-ppun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was only the shell/bark; nothing more than the covering

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because; the reason is; explaining cause or reason

완전히

wan-jeon-hi — Completely; entirely; fully and thoroughly

그

geu — That; it; a demonstrative or pronoun referring to something

아래로

a-rae-ro — Downward; toward the lower direction or beneath

몸을

mom-eul — Body (object marker); one's physical form

집어넣었기

jib-eo-neot-eot-gi — Had inserted/tucked in; put something inside something else

때문입니다

ttae-mun-im-ni-da — It is because; formal expression stating a reason

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

생각엔

saeng-gag-en — In my thinking/opinion; what I think or suppose

혼자

hon-ja — Alone; by oneself; without others present

큰

keun — Big; large; loud (modifier form of 크다)

소리로

so-ri-ro — With a sound/voice; in a loud or vocal manner

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said; spoke; expressed verbally in formal past tense

웃음

us-eum — Laughter; smile; the act of laughing or smiling

연못

yeon-mot — Pond; a small body of still water

주변을

ju-byeon-eul — Surroundings/area around (object marker); the nearby vicinity

한번

han-beon — Once; one time; giving something a try

둘러보고

dul-leo-bo-go — Look around and; survey the surroundings then continue

거기

geo-gi — There; that place; a location previously mentioned

사는

sa-neun — Living; residing; present modifier form of 살다

느릿느릿한

neu-rit-neu-rit-han — Slow-moving; sluggish; leisurely in pace or motion

거북이를

geo-bug-i-reul — Turtle (object marker); targeting a turtle as object

잡을

jab-eul — To catch/grab (future modifier); intending to capture

수

su — Ability; possibility; used with 있다 to mean 'can'

있는지

it-neun-ji — Whether there is; checking if something exists or is possible

봐야겠어

bwa-ya-get-eo — I should see/check; I need to look into this

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun

녀석이

nyeo-seok-i — That fellow/guy (subject); informal reference to a creature

나한테

na-han-te — To me; for me; indicating a recipient or beneficiary

좋은

jo-eun — Good; nice; pleasant (modifier form of 좋다)

저녁거리가

jeo-nyeok-geo-ri-ga — Evening meal/dinner material (subject); something for supper

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer; used to nominalize verbs or clauses

같아

gat-a — Seems like; looks as if; informal form of 같다

물론

mul-lon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. (topic marker); honorific title as topic of sentence

한

han — One; a; every; single (determiner or numeral)

말을

mal-eul — Words/speech (object marker); what was said

그대로

geu-dae-ro — As it is; just like that; exactly as stated

들었고

deul-eot-go — Heard and; listened to (connecting past tense form)

씨의

ssi-ui — Of Mr./Ms.; possessive form of the honorific title

눈으로부터

nun-eu-ro-bu-teo — From the eyes; away from someone's gaze or sight

자신을

ja-sin-eul — Oneself (object marker); reflexive reference to oneself

숨겨

sum-gyeo — Hid; concealed; connecting form of 숨기다

준

jun — Gave; provided; past modifier of 주다 (to give)

조각에

jo-gag-e — To/for the piece; locative marker on a fragment

감사했습니다

gam-sa-haet-seum-ni-da — Was grateful; thanked; expressed appreciation formally

한동안

han-dong-an — For a while; for some time; a period of time

가만히

ga-man-hi — Still; quietly; without moving or making noise

누워

nu-wo — Lying down; in a reclining position (connecting form)

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — Was; existed; stayed (formal past tense of 있다)

다시

da-si — Again; once more; returning to a previous action

앞으로

ap-eu-ro — Forward; ahead; toward the front direction

나아갈

na-a-gal — To advance/move forward (future modifier of 나아가다)

때

ttae — Time; moment; when; a point or period in time

조각이

jo-gag-i — Piece/fragment (subject marker); a small portion as subject

떨어지지

tteol-eo-ji-ji — Not fall off; not drop (negative form of 떨어지다)

않도록

an-to-rok — So that it does not; in order to prevent something

조심했습니다

jo-sim-haet-seum-ni-da — Was careful; took caution; formal past tense of 조심하다

언제든

eon-je-deun — Whenever; at any time; regardless of when

아래에

a-rae-e — Below; underneath; at a lower position

숨어야

sum-eo-ya — Must hide; need to conceal oneself (obligatory form)

할지

hal-ji — Whether to do; uncertainty about a future action

모르기

mo-reu-gi — Not knowing; gerund form of 모르다 (to not know)

때문이었습니다

ttae-mun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was because; formal past tense causal explanation

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally; at last; after a long time or effort

연못에

yeon-mot-e — At/to the pond; locative marker on a small water body

도착하여

do-chak-ha-yeo — Arriving at; having reached a destination (connecting form)

물

mul — Water; liquid; referring to water in general

속으로

sok-eu-ro — Into the inside; toward the interior of something

미끄러져

mi-kkeu-reo-jyeo — Slipping/sliding; moving smoothly (connecting form of 미끄러지다)

들어갔고

deul-eo-gat-go — Entered and; went inside (past connecting form of 들어가다)

조각은

jo-gag-eun — The piece (topic marker); a fragment as the topic

둑

duk — Bank; embankment; raised edge beside water

위에

wi-e — On top of; above; at the upper surface of something

남겨

nam-gyeo — Left behind; kept remaining (connecting form of 남기다)

두었습니다

du-eot-seum-ni-da — Left/placed; kept something in a location formally

이후로

i-hu-ro — From then on; after that point in time

육지로

yuk-ji-ro — To land; toward dry ground from water

나가고

na-ga-go — Going out and; exiting (connecting form of 나가다)

싶을

sip-eul — Want to (future modifier of 싶다); desire to do

때마다

ttae-ma-da — Every time; whenever; each occasion something occurs

먼저

meon-jeo — First; beforehand; prior to doing something else

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; no one; not a single person (with negative)

지켜보지

ji-kyeo-bo-ji — Not watching; not keeping an eye on (negative form)

않는지

an-neun-ji — Whether not; checking if something is not happening

확인했습니다

hwa-gin-haet-seum-ni-da — Confirmed; checked; verified something formally in past

그런

geu-reon — Such; like that; of that kind (modifier form)

다음

da-eum — Next; following; the subsequent step or time

기어들어가

gi-eo-deul-eo-ga — Crawling into; creeping inside something (connecting form)

등

deung — Back; the rear surface of a body or shell

얹었습니다

eon-jeot-seum-ni-da — Placed on top; put something onto a surface formally

어디를

eo-di-reul — Wherever; any place (object marker with indefinite meaning)

가든

ga-deun — Wherever one goes; regardless of destination

언제든지

eon-je-deun-ji — At any time; whenever; always available or possible

숨을

sum-eul — To hide (object/modifier); conceal oneself (future modifier)

있도록

it-do-rok — So that one can; in order to be able to

가지고

ga-ji-go — Carrying; having with; bringing along (connecting form)

다녔습니다

da-nyeot-seum-ni-da — Went around; carried about; moved repeatedly somewhere formally

이

i — This; these; near demonstrative modifier in Korean

모든

mo-deun — All; every; the entirety of something

시간

si-gan — Time; hour; a period or duration of time

동안

dong-an — During; for (a period); throughout a span of time

자연의

ja-yeon-ui — Of nature; possessive form referring to the natural world

어머니

eo-meo-ni — Mother; a maternal figure or parent

할머니는

hal-meo-ni-neun — Grandmother (topic marker); an elderly female ancestor as topic

씨를

ssi-reul — Mr./Ms. (object marker); honorific title as grammatical object

지켜보고

ji-kyeo-bo-go — Watching over and; observing carefully (connecting form)