Old Mother West Wind — Page 3

Vocabulary

얼마

eolma — How much; used to ask about quantity or price

지나지

jinaji — Not passing; not going by (negated form)

않아

ana — Not doing; negation connector in Korean grammar

제멋대로인

jemeotdaeroin — Acting selfishly; doing as one pleases without regard

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or amount

바람은

barameun — The wind; referring to wind as subject

부엉이

bueong-i — An owl; nocturnal bird known for hooting

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; also used to mean dinner or supper

식사로

siksaro — As a meal; for the purpose of eating

먹을

meogeul — Will eat; food to be eaten (future modifier)

들쥐를

deuljwireul — Field mouse; small rodent living in fields (object)

사냥하러

sanyanghарео — In order to hunt; going for the purpose of hunting

나간

nagan — Went out; departed from a place

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer used as object marker

들었습니다

deureotseumnida — Heard; listened to something (formal past tense)

그러자

geureoja — Then; and then; at that moment transitional word

덤불

deombul — Bush; thicket; dense cluster of shrubs

가까이

gakkai — Nearby; close to; in proximity to something

이어진

ieojin — Connected; linked; continuing along a path

외딴

oeddan — Isolated; remote; secluded from other places

오솔길을

osolgireul — Narrow path; small trail through nature (object)

따라

ttara — Along; following a path or direction

붉은

bulgeun — Red; having a red color or hue

여우

yeou — Fox; clever wild animal in Korean folklore

내려왔습니다

naeryeowatseumnida — Came down; descended from a higher place formally

그는

geuneun — He; that male person as the subject

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a high degree

조용히

joyonghi — Quietly; silently; in a calm quiet manner

걸으면서

georeuumyeonseo — While walking; walking at the same time as

1분마다

il bun mada — Every one minute; at each minute interval

고개를

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

돌려

dollyeo — Turn; rotate; to turn something around

뒤를

dwireul — Behind; the back; rear direction (object form)

쫓아오는

jjotaoneun — Following; chasing after someone or something

자가

jaga — Person who; one who does something (subject)

있는지

inneun ji — Whether there is; checking if something exists

살폈습니다

salpyeotseumnida — Checked; looked around carefully; observed surroundings formally

여우가

yeouga — The fox; fox as subject of the sentence

못된

motdoen — Wicked; misbehaving; morally bad or naughty

짓을

jiseul — Deed; act; mischievous or bad behavior (object)

꾸미고

kkumigo — Planning; scheming; devising a plot or trick

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; the fact of doing something

것은

geoseun — The thing; nominalizer used as topic marker

누가

nuga — Who; which person as the subject

봐도

bwado — Even if one looks; no matter who sees

분명했습니다

bunmyeonghaetseumnida — Was clear; was obvious; evident to everyone formally

덤불에

deombure — In the bush; at the thicket (location marker)

다다르자

dadareuja — Upon arriving at; as soon as reaching a place

여우는

yeouneun — The fox; fox as the topic of sentence

자리에

jarie — In the spot; at the place or seat

앉아

anja — Sitting down; taking a seat

두

du — Two; the number two in Korean

번

beon — Time; instance; counter for occurrences or turns

짖었습니다

jjieotseumnida — Barked; made a barking sound (formal past tense)

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately; right away; without any delay

그에게

geuege — To him; directed at that male person

답하고

dabago — Answered and; replied to someone then continued

날아와

narawa — Flew over; came flying toward a location

합류했습니다

hamnyuhaetseumnida — Joined; united together with another person or group

이

i — This; these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

악당은

akdangeun — The villain; the wicked schemer as topic

꾸미는

kkumineun — Planning; scheming; currently devising a wicked plot

데

de — Thing; act; used to nominalize a verb phrase

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than appropriate amount

열중한

yeoljunghan — Absorbed in; deeply engrossed in an activity

나머지

nameoji — As a result; so much so that; remainder

아래

arae — Below; underneath; lower position or area

웅크리고

ungkeurigo — Crouching; huddling; curled up in a small space

있는

inneun — That is; existing; present at a location

바람을

barameul — The wind; wind as object of the sentence

보지

boji — Not see; failing to notice (negated verb form)

못했습니다

mothaetseumnida — Could not do; was unable to (formal past)

그들은

geudeureun — They; those people as the topic

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

초원을

chowoneul — The meadow; grassy open field (object form)

가로질러

garojilleo — Across; cutting through; crossing diagonally

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. and; honorific title with conjunction

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing appearance

부인

buin — Wife; Mrs.; a respectful term for a woman

그리고

geurigo — And; also; connecting two clauses or ideas

열두

yeoldu — Twelve; the number twelve

마리의

mariui — Counter for animals; of (number) animals

어린

eorin — Young; little; youthful in age

사는

saneun — Living; residing; who live in a place

갈색

galsaek — Brown; the color brown

목초지

mokchoji — Pasture; meadow; land used for grazing animals

끝까지

kkeutkkaji — To the end; all the way to the finish

몰래

mollae — Secretly; stealthily; without others knowing

내려갈

naeryeogal — Will go down; to descend to a lower place

계획을

gyehoekeul — The plan; scheme; an intended course of action

세우고

seugo — Making; setting up; establishing a plan

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Were; existed; had been doing (formal past tense)

그것들이

geugeotdeuri — They; those things as the subject (plural)

땅

ttang — Ground; earth; land surface

위를

wireul — Over; above; on top of (object form)

달리면

dallimyeon — If they run; when running on the ground

내가

naega — I; me as the subject (first person)

잡고

jabgo — Catch and; grabbing then doing next action

공중으로

gongjungeuro — Into the air; toward the sky direction

날아오르면

naraoreuмyeon — If one flies up; when soaring into the air

네가

nega — You; second person subject in informal speech

잡아서

jabaso — After catching; catching and then doing something

우리가

uriga — We; our group as the subject

모조리

mojori — All; every single one; completely without exception

먹어치우는

meogeochiuеun — Devouring; eating up everything completely

거야

geoya — It is; that's what will happen (informal)

라고

rago — Saying that; quotation marker in Korean grammar

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; told someone something (formal past)

그러고는

geureogoneun — After that; and then; following that action

입맛을

immasеul — Appetite; taste; licking one's lips with desire

부리를

burireul — Beak; bill of a bird (object form)

딱딱

ttakttак — Click click; snapping sound made by a beak

부딪쳤는데

budditchyeonneunde — Clashed; snapped together; hit against each other

마치

machi — Just as if; as though; like in a simile

바로

baro — Right; exactly; directly; immediately at that moment

그

geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; a very brief point in time

부드러운

budeureoUN — Soft; tender; gentle in texture or manner

맛보는

matboneun — Tasting; sampling the flavor of something

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs and adjectives

같았습니다

gathatseumnida — Seemed like; appeared as if; looked similar to

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance; figure; the sight of something (object)

보자

boja — Upon seeing; as soon as one saw something

몸서리가

momseоriga — Shudder; a shiver of horror or disgust (subject)

목초지를

mokchojireul — The pasture; meadow as object of the sentence

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of a destination

출발했습니다

chulbalhaetseumnida — Departed; set off; started a journey (formal past)

그들이

geudeuri — They; those people as the subject

시야에서

siyaeseo — From sight; out of the field of vision

사라지자

sarajija — As soon as they disappeared; upon vanishing from sight

벌떡

beoltteok — Suddenly jumping up; springing up quickly

일어나

ireona — Stood up; rose to one's feet

몸을

momeul — The body; one's physical body (object form)

흔들었습니다

heundeureotseumnida — Shook; shook one's body (formal past tense)