Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 1

Vocabulary

생애

saengae — One's life span or lifetime biography.

이야기

iyagi — A story, tale, or narrative account.

미국의

Miguk-ui — Of or belonging to the United States.

노예

noye — A slave; person owned by another.

본인이

bonin-i — The person themselves; subject marker attached.

직접

jikjeop — Directly; personally; without intermediary.

씀

sseum — Written; the act of writing something.

반노예제

ban-noyeje — Anti-slavery; opposition to the institution of slavery.

사무소

samuso — An office or bureau for conducting business.

발행

balhaeng — Publication or issuance of a document or book.

25번지

25-beonji — Number 25; a street address number designation.

미국

Miguk — The United States of America.

의회법에

uihoebop-e — Under or according to an act of Congress.

따라

ttara — According to; following; in accordance with.

의해

uihae — By means of; through the agency of someone.

지방법원

jibanbeobwon — A district or regional court of law.

서기실에

seogisil-e — In the clerk's office of a court.

등록됨

deungnoktwaem — Has been registered or officially recorded.

원본

wonbon — The original document or source text.

파일

pail — A file; a collection of stored documents.

주석

juseok — An annotation, footnote, or explanatory note.

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

전자책은

jeonjachaek-eun — As for the e-book; topic marker attached.

생일을

saengil-eul — Birthday; object marker attached.

기념하여

ginyeomhayeo — In commemoration of; to honor a special occasion.

시기에

sigi-e — At the time of; during a certain period.

공개됩니다

gonggaedoemnida — Is made public; is officially released or disclosed.

1월

irwol — January; the first month of the year.

15일

sibouil — The 15th day of a month.

출생

chulsaeng — Birth; the act of being born.

20일

ishipil — The 20th day of a month.

공식

gongsik — Official; formal; recognized by authority.

기념

ginyeom — Commemoration; remembrance of a notable event.

목차

mokcha — Table of contents; list of chapters or sections.

서문

seomun — A preface or foreword to a book.

씨의

ssi-ui — Mr./Ms. (honorific title); possessive marker attached.

편지

pyeonji — A letter; written correspondence to someone.

제

je — The ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'chapter'.

1장

il-jang — Chapter one; the first chapter of a text.

2장

i-jang — Chapter two; the second chapter of a text.

3장

sam-jang — Chapter three; the third chapter of a text.

4장

sa-jang — Chapter four; the fourth chapter of a text.

5장

o-jang — Chapter five; the fifth chapter of a text.

6장

yuk-jang — Chapter six; the sixth chapter of a text.

7장

chil-jang — Chapter seven; the seventh chapter of a text.

8장

pal-jang — Chapter eight; the eighth chapter of a text.

9장

gu-jang — Chapter nine; the ninth chapter of a text.

10장

sip-jang — Chapter ten; the tenth chapter of a text.

11장

sipil-jang — Chapter eleven; the eleventh chapter of a text.

부록

burok — An appendix; supplementary material at text's end.

패러디

paereodi — A parody; humorous imitation of a serious work.

8월

palwol — August; the eighth month of the year.

나는

na-neun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun with topic marker.

열린

yeollin — Held; opened; that took place (modifier form).

집회에

jiphoe-e — At a meeting or assembly; location particle attached.

참석하였으며

chamseokha-yeоsseuimyeo — Attended and (furthermore); past tense connective form.

그

geu — He; that; a pronoun referring to a male.

자리에서

jari-eseo — At that place or occasion; locative particle attached.

다음에

daeum-e — Next; following; in the place that comes after.

실린

sillin — Published in; contained within; printed in (modifier).

이야기의

iyagi-ui — Of the story; possessive particle attached to 'story'.

저자인

jeoja-in — Who is the author; identifier particle attached.

알게

alge — To come to know; getting acquainted with someone.

되는

dwaeneun — Becoming; that becomes (present modifier form).

행운을

haengul-eul — Good fortune or luck; object particle attached.

얻었습니다

eodeossseumnida — Obtained; received; had the fortune to gain.

집회의

jiphoe-ui — Of the assembly or meeting; possessive particle attached.

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; for the most part.

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one.

구성원에게

guseongwon-ege — To the members; dative particle attached to 'member'.

낯선

natsseon — Unfamiliar; strange; not previously known to someone.

사람이었습니다

saram-ieossseumnida — Was a person; past tense copula with 'person'.

그러나

geureona — However; but; a conjunction expressing contrast.

최근

choegeun — Recently; lately; in the not distant past.

남부의

nambu-ui — Of the South; pertaining to the southern region.

속박이라는

sokbak-iraneun — Called bondage or restraint; quotative modifier attached.

감옥에서

gamok-eseo — From prison; out of a jail or confinement place.

탈출하여

talchulhayeo — Having escaped; fleeing from a place of confinement.

신분이었을

sinbun-ieosseul — When one was of that status or social position.

때

ttae — Time; moment; when a certain situation occurs.

다소

daso — Somewhat; to some degree; rather; fairly.

막연하게만

mangnyeonhageman — Only vaguely; in a hazy or unclear manner.

들어왔던

deureo-watdeon — Had heard of; had come in (past retrospective modifier).

노예제

noyeje — The institution of slavery; the slave system.

폐지론자들의

pyejironja-deul-ui — Of the abolitionists; those who advocate ending slavery.

원칙과

wonchik-gwa — Principles and; fundamental rules with conjunction attached.

방법을

bangbeop-eul — Methods; ways; approaches; object particle attached.

확인하고자

hwagin-hagoja — Wishing to confirm or verify; purposive connective form.

하는

haneun — Doing; that does (present modifier form of 하다).

호기심이

hogisim-i — Curiosity; inquisitiveness; subject particle attached.

일어

ireo — Arising; welling up; occurring (connective verb form).

당시

dangsi — At that time; back then; in those days.

거주하고

geojuhago — Living; residing; dwelling in a place (connective form).

있었음에도

isseosseum-edo — Even though one was; concessive particle attached.

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite; in spite of; notwithstanding some condition.

앞서

apsseo — Previously; beforehand; prior to something mentioned.

언급한

eongeuphan — Mentioned; referred to; stated earlier (modifier form).

참석하게

chamseok-hage — To attend; so as to participate in an event.

되었습니다

dwaeoessseumnida — Became; came to be (polite past tense form).

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent; how very (exclamatory).

다행스러운

dahaengseureoun — Fortunate; lucky; how relieving and favorable it was.

더없이

deoeopsi — Supremely; could not be more so; incomparably.

아직도

ajikdo — Still; even now; yet (emphasizing ongoing state).

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Horrible; dreadful; terrifying or revolting in nature.

속박으로부터의

sokbak-eurobuteo-ui — From bondage; possessive indicating release from restraint.

해방을

haebang-eul — Liberation; freedom; emancipation; object particle attached.

갈망하며

galmanghamyeo — Yearning for; deeply longing for something desired.

고통받고

gotonbatgo — Suffering; enduring pain or hardship (connective form).

있는

inneun — Who are; that exist (present modifier of 있다).

수백만

subaengman — Millions; several million in number.

명의

myeong-ui — Of people; counter for persons with possessive particle.

쇠사슬에

swesaseul-e — In chains; bound by iron chains; locative attached.

묶인

mukkkin — Bound; tied; fettered (past modifier form).

형제들에게

hyeongje-deul-ege — To brothers; dative particle attached to plural 'brothers'.

있어

isseo — For; in regard to; concerning (connective form).

흑인

heugin — Black person; African American; person of Black descent.

해방과

haebang-gwa — Liberation and; freedom with conjunction particle attached.

보편적

bopyeonjeok — Universal; applying to all people generally.

자유의

jayu-ui — Of freedom or liberty; possessive particle attached.

대의를

daeui-reul — The great cause or righteous mission; object marker attached.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit something.