Old Mother West Wind — Page 2

Vocabulary

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly; honestly; really and sincerely

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; belonging to her

알고

algo — Knowing; being aware of something

있던

itdeon — That existed; that was present (past modifier)

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny in size

모든

modeun — All; every; each one without exception

이웃들도

iutdeuldo — Neighbors also; the surrounding community too

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being; for the reason that

그들

geudeul — They; them; those people

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all of them (subject marker)

수줍고

sujupgo — Shy and; bashful and (connective form)

얌전한

yamjeonhan — Well-mannered; gentle; quiet and well-behaved

부인을

buineul — Mrs.; madam (object marker attached)

때문입니다

ttaemunImnida — It is because; the reason is (formal)

매일

maeil — Every day; daily; each and every day

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

숲을

supseul — Forest; woods (object marker attached)

지나

jina — Passing through; going past something

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size

소나무를

sonamureul — Pine tree (object marker attached)

지나는

jinaneun — Passing by; going through (modifier form)

외로운

oeroun — Lonely; solitary; isolated and alone

길을

gireul — Path; road; way (object marker attached)

종종걸음으로

jongjonggeoreumeuro — In a trotting pace; with short quick steps

내려올

naeryeool — Coming down; descending (future modifier form)

때면

ttaemyeon — Whenever; at the time when something happens

그는

geuneun — He; him (topic marker attached)

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short while

멈춰

meomchwo — Stopping; halting; pausing movement

이야기를

iyagireul — Story; conversation; talk (object marker)

나누곤

nanugon — Used to share; habitually exchanged (past habit)

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; performed an action (formal past tense)

행복한

haengbokan — Happy; joyful; in a state of happiness

다람쥐는

daramjwineun — Squirrel (topic marker attached)

오후

ohu — Afternoon; the time after noon

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; for her (indirect object marker)

소식을

sosigeul — News; tidings (object marker attached)

전해

jeonhae — Delivering; conveying; passing along information

주곤

jugon — Used to give; habitually gave (past habit form)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly (modifier form)

서풍

seoPung — West wind; wind blowing from the west

어머니의

eomeonui — Mother's; belonging to the mother

유쾌한

yukwaehande — Cheerful; merry; pleasant and lively

산들바람들은

sandeulbaramdeureun — Gentle breezes (topic marker attached, plural)

하루에도

haruedo — Even in one day; within a single day

열두

yeoldu — Twelve; the number twelve

번씩

beonssik — Times each; per occurrence (repetition marker)

그녀가

geunyeoga — She; her (subject marker attached)

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

지내는지

jinaeneunji — How she is doing; whether she is well

보러

boreo — In order to see; for the purpose of looking

달려오곤

dallyeoogon — Used to come running; habitually ran over

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; one particular (determiner)

날

nal — Day; a specific day or occasion

평소처럼

pyeongsocheoreom — As usual; like normal; in the typical way

인사를

insareul — Greeting; salutation (object marker attached)

하러

hareo — In order to do; for the purpose of doing

내려오다가

naeryeoodaga — While coming down; in the middle of descending

끔찍한

kkeumjjikan — Terrible; horrifying; dreadful and shocking

상황을

sanghwangeul — Situation; circumstance (object marker attached)

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaessseumnida — Discovered; found; came across something (formal past)

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy

부인은

buineun — Mrs.; the lady (topic marker attached)

가슴이

gaseumi — Chest; heart; one's inner feelings (subject)

찢어지는

jjijeoJineun — Being torn apart; ripping; heartbreaking (modifier)

듯했습니다

deuthaessseumnida — Seemed as if; appeared to be (formal past)

소나무

sonamu — Pine tree; an evergreen coniferous tree

밑동

mitdong — Base of a tree; the bottom trunk section

주위에는

juwienum — Around; surrounding an area (topic marker)

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing (modifier)

알들의

aldeului — Of the eggs; belonging to the eggs (genitive)

빈

bin — Empty; vacant; hollow with nothing inside

껍데기들이

kkeopdegideuri — Shells; outer casings (subject marker, plural)

널려

neollyeo — Scattered; spread about; strewn around

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — There were; existed (formal polite past tense)

그것들은

geugeotdeureun — They; those things (topic marker, plural)

산산조각

sansanjogak — Shattered into pieces; completely broken apart

나서

naseo — Having broken apart; after shattering (connective)

이리저리

irijeorinun — Here and there; in all directions; scattered about

흩어져

heuteoJyeo — Scattered; dispersed; spread in different directions

된

doen — Became; turned into (past modifier form)

일인가요

iringayo — What happened?; what sort of thing is this?

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked; inquired; posed a question (formal past)

모르겠어요

moreugeseoyo — I don't know; I am not sure (polite)

부인이

buini — Mrs.; the lady (subject marker attached)

흐느끼며

heuneukimyeo — While sobbing; crying and whimpering at same time

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke; stated (formal polite past tense)

밤에

bame — At night; during the nighttime hours

제가

jega — I; me (humble subject form, polite speech)

깊이

gipi — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth

잠들어

jamdeureo — Falling asleep; being in deep sleep (connective)

있을

isseul — While being; existing (future/conditional modifier)

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

무언가가

mueongaga — Something; some unknown thing (subject marker)

저에게

jeoege — To me; at me (humble indirect object form)

덮쳐들었어요

deopchyeodeureoosseoyo — Pounced on; attacked suddenly; swooped down upon

저는

jeoneun — I; me (humble topic marker form, polite speech)

간신히

gansinhi — Barely; narrowly; just barely managing to escape

도망쳐서

Having fled; after escaping; running away (connective)

꼭대기로

kkokdaegiro — To the top; toward the very peak or summit

날아올랐습니다

naraolrassseumnida — Flew up; soared upward (formal polite past tense)

아침이

achimi — Morning (subject marker attached)

되어

doeseo — Becoming; after it became (connective form)

보니

boni — Upon looking; when I looked and realized

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; at this place; from this location

보시는

bosineun — That you see; as you can see (honorific modifier)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; in the same way as something

제

je — My; mine (humble possessive pronoun, polite)

알들이

aldeuri — Eggs (subject marker attached, plural form)

모두

modu — All; entirely; every single one of them

깨져

kkaejyeo — Being broken; cracked and shattered (connective)

있었어요

isseosseoyo — Were; existed (informal polite past tense)

땅을

ttangeul — Ground; earth; soil (object marker attached)

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely; to a high degree

주의

juui — Attention; care; caution; being mindful

깊게

gipge — Deeply; thoroughly; in a careful manner

살펴보았습니다

salpyeobwassseumnida — Examined; looked over carefully (formal past tense)

뒤쪽을

dwejjjogeul — The back side; rear area (object marker)

샅샅이

satsatsi — Thoroughly; every nook and cranny; exhaustively

뒤지고

dwijigo — Searching through; rummaging; and then (connective)

덤불

deombul — Bush; thicket; a dense cluster of shrubs

아래를

araereul — Below; underneath (object marker attached)

들여다보고

deuryeodabogo — Peering into; looking inside closely; and then

지혜로운

jihyeroun — Wise; sagacious; full of wisdom (modifier form)

표정으로

pyojeongeuro — With an expression; wearing a look on one's face

살폈습니다

salpyeossseumnida — Observed; surveyed; examined carefully (formal past)

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort

다음

daeum — Next; following; the subsequent thing or time

따라

ttara — Following; along; in accordance with something

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

초원을

chowoneul — Meadow; grassland; open green field (object marker)

향해

hyanghae — Toward; heading in the direction of something

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — Hopping; bounding along; leaping energetically

뛰어갔습니다

ttwieoGassseumnida — Ran off; jumped away; went bounding (formal past)