Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 112

Vocabulary

제발요

jebal-yo — Please; a polite, emphatic plea or request.

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibian that jumps and croaks.

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; an elderly male family elder.

세상에

sesang-e — Good heavens; exclamation of surprise or disbelief.

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way or manner.

이상한

isanghan — Strange, weird; describing something unusual or odd.

꼬리가

kkori-ga — Tail (subject form); an animal's rear appendage.

있을

isseul — Will exist; future/potential form of 'to exist/have'.

생각도

saenggakdo — Not even a thought; 'didn't even think' (with 못).

못

mot — Cannot; negates ability or possibility of an action.

했어요

haesseoyo — Did (polite past); polite past tense of 'to do'.

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting two sentences or ideas.

그게

geuge — That thing; contracted form of 그것이 (that-subject).

도대체

dodaeche — On earth, in the world; intensifier expressing frustration.

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative modifier before a noun.

소용인지

soyong-inji — Whether of any use; questioning the utility of something.

모르겠어요

moreugesseoyo — I don't know; polite expression of uncertainty.

꼭

kkok — Without fail, surely; emphasizes necessity or certainty.

말씀해

malsseum-hae — Please tell (honorific); respectful form of 'to speak'.

주세요

juseyo — Please give/do; polite request ending for a favor.

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Shouted, cried out; past tense of 'to shout/exclaim'.

방문했을

bangmunhaesseul — When (he) had visited; past presumptive form of 'visit'.

때

ttae — Time, when; indicates a point or period in time.

눈을

nun-eul — Eyes (object); the organ of sight, object form.

제대로

jedaero — Properly, correctly; doing something in the right way.

썼다면

sseotdamyeon — If (he) had used; conditional past of 'to use/write'.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner or method.

생겨난

saenggyeonan — That came into being; past modifier of 'to come about'.

건지

geonji — Whether/how it is; informal connective expressing wondering.

스스로

seuseuro — By oneself; on one's own without outside help.

짐작했을

jimjakhaesseul — Would have guessed; past presumptive of 'to conjecture'.

텐데

tende — Should have; expresses regret about an unrealized outcome.

퉁명스럽게

tungmyeongseureobge — Gruffly, curtly; in a blunt and unfriendly manner.

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied; past tense of 'to answer/respond'.

어떤

eotteon — Some, certain; adjective meaning 'a certain kind of'.

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic); plural people with topic particle 은.

절대로

jeoldaero — Absolutely never; strong adverb of negation or emphasis.

눈

nun — Eye(s); organ of sight, or snow depending on context.

쓰는

sseuneun — Using; present modifier form of 'to use/write/wear'.

법을

beobeul — Way, method (object); the manner or skill of doing.

배우지

baeuji — Learn (negated form); base of 'to learn' before 못.

약간

yakgan — A little, slightly; adverb indicating a small amount.

멋쩍은

meotjjegeun — Embarrassed, awkward; feeling self-conscious or sheepish.

표정을

pyojeong-eul — Facial expression (object); the look on someone's face.

지었지만

jieotjiman — Made (an expression) but; past concessive of 'to make'.

아무

amu — Any, no (with negative); used in negative constructions.

말도

maldo — Not even a word; 말(word)+도(even) in negative context.

하지

haji — Not do; base of 'to do' before negative or conjunction.

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective 'and not/without doing'.

참을성

chameulseong — Patience; the quality of enduring difficulty calmly.

있게

itge — In a way that has; adverbial form meaning 'patiently/with'.

기다렸다

gidaryeotda — Waited; past tense of 'to wait' for someone or something.

이윽고

i-eukgo — After a while, presently; then after some time passed.

두세

duse — Two or three; an approximate small number.

번

beon — Times; counter for number of occurrences or actions.

목을

mogeul — Throat/neck (object); the front part of the neck.

가다듬고

gadadeumgo — Cleared (throat) and; composing oneself before speaking.

이야기를

iyagi-reul — Story (object); a narrative or tale being told.

시작했다

sijakhaetda — Began, started; past tense of 'to start/begin'.

옛날

yennal — Old days, long ago; referring to times in the past.

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times; once upon a time, archaic past reference.

아주

aju — Very, quite; intensifying adverb meaning extremely or very.

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago; a long time before the present moment.

세상이

sesang-i — The world (subject); the earth or society as a whole.

아직

ajik — Still, yet; indicating something continues or hasn't happened.

젊었을

jeolmeosseul — When (it) was young; past presumptive of 'to be young'.

제가

je-ga — I (humble subject); humble/polite first-person subject form.

보기엔

bogi-en — In my view; literally 'as for seeing/looking at it'.

모든

modeun — All, every; adjective meaning the entirety of something.

신기한

singihan — Wondrous, fascinating; something marvelous and mysterious.

일들은

ildeureun — Things/events (topic); plural of 일 (event/matter/thing).

옛날에

yennare — In the old days; refers to a past era or time.

일어난

ireonan — That occurred; past modifier of 'to happen/occur/rise'.

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer turning a verb clause into a noun.

같아요

gatayo — Seems like, looks like; expresses resemblance or assumption.

끼어들었다

kkieoDeureotda — Interrupted, cut in; past tense of 'to butt into/interrupt'.

엄하게

eomhage — Sternly, strictly; in a severe or strict manner.

바라보자

baraboja — Upon looking at; as soon as (he) looked at sternly.

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly; in a rush, doing something with haste.

용서를

yongseo-reul — Forgiveness (object); pardon for a mistake or offense.

빌었다

bireotda — Begged, apologized; past tense of 'to beg/ask forgiveness'.

한참

hancham — For a good while; a considerably long period of time.

후에

hue — After, later; following a certain time or event.

다시

dasi — Again; once more, returning to a previous state or action.

저기

jeogi — Over there; refers to a distant location from speaker.

초록

chorok — Green; the color green, often describing nature.

숲에

supe — In the forest; 숲(forest/woods) with locative particle 에.

사는

saneun — Living, residing; present modifier form of 'to live'.

몇

myeot — How many, several; interrogative or approximate number.

대

dae — Generation; a generational unit in a family lineage.

위

wi — Above, higher; can mean 'generations above' in lineage.

선조인

seonjo-in — Who is an ancestor; 선조(ancestor) with copula modifier.

비버

bibeo — Beaver; a large semi-aquatic rodent known for building dams.

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (subject); honorific title used with a person's name.

살았다네

saratdane — Lived, they say; past tense with hearsay/narrative ending.

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjective describing someone elderly or old.

자연

jayeon — Nature; the natural world and its phenomena.

어머니의

eomeoni-ui — Mother's; possessive form of 어머니 (mother).

대가족

daegajok — Extended family; a large family with many members.

중에서

jungeseo — Among, from within; preposition indicating selection from group.

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the greatest degree.

부지런한

bujireonhan — Diligent, hardworking; consistently putting in great effort.

이들

ideul — These people/ones; plural demonstrative pronoun for people.

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; indicating being within a group.

하나였고

hanayeotgo — Was one (and); past tense of 'to be one' with connective.

영리한

yeongrihn — Clever, smart; describing high intelligence or shrewdness.

하나였는데

hanayeonneunde — Was one, and/but; past tense with background connective.

오늘날의

oneulnal-ui — Today's, of the present day; relating to modern times.

그러하듯이

geureohadeusi — Just as (he) does; in the same manner as someone.

말이지

mal-iji — You know, I mean; conversational filler for emphasis.

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person male pronoun with topic particle.

바쁠

babbeul — When busy; future/potential modifier form of 'to be busy'.

행복해

haengbokhae — Happy; informal form of 'to be happy/feel happiness'.

보였고

boyeotgo — Appeared (and); past tense of 'to seem/appear' with connective.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times without exception.

행복하고

haengbokhago — Happy and; connective form of 'to be happy'.

싶었기

sipeotkgi — Because (he) wanted; causal form of 'to want to do'.

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; causal expression indicating reason or cause.

바쁘게

bappeuge — Busily; adverbial form of 'busy', in a busy manner.

지내려고

jinaeryeogo — Intending to spend time; purposive form of 'to get along'.

했다네

haetdane — Did, they say; past with narrative/hearsay sentence ending.

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; formal intensifying adverb of degree.

검소했다네

geomsohae-tdane — Was frugal, they say; past of 'to be thrifty/frugal'.

말이야

mariya — I mean, you know; casual sentence-final filler for emphasis.

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person pronoun with subject particle 가.

아는

aneun — That I know; present modifier form of 'to know'.

이들과는

ideulgwaneun — Compared to these people; plural pronoun with contrast topic.

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, entirely; used with negatives for total contrast.

달랐지

dallatji — Was different, you know; past tense of 'to differ' informal.