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Vocabulary

웃음

useeum — Laughter, smile, or the act of laughing

시내

sinae — Stream, brook; small flowing body of water

한가운데에

hangaundeee — In the very middle or center of something

있는

inneun — That exists or is located; present participle of 있다

큰

keun — Big, large; adjective modifying a noun

바위

bawi — Rock, boulder; large piece of stone

위로

wiro — Upward, onto the top of something

뛰어올라

ttwieolla — Jumped up onto; leaped upward onto a surface

반대편을

bandaepyeoneul — The opposite side (object marker attached)

살짝

saljjak — Slightly, gently, softly; just a little bit

들여다보았습니다

deuryeodabowasseumnida — Peeked or looked into something carefully

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person singular subject

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); asking what thing

보았을

boasseul — Would have seen; past suppositive form of 보다

것

geot — Thing, fact, or nominalizer used in Korean grammar

같으세요

gateuseyeo — Do you think; polite form of 'seems like' or guessing

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well, hmm; expression of uncertainty or hesitation

바로

baro — Right, directly, exactly; immediately below or beside

아래

arae — Below, underneath; lower position or area

사랑스러운

sarangseureooun — Lovely, adorable, charming; worthy of love

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

웅덩이에

ungdeongee — In the puddle or pool; small body of water

송어

songeo — Trout; a type of freshwater fish

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. (honorific title) and; with someone

부인

buin — Wife, Mrs.; polite term for a married woman

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; conjunction connecting sentences

모든

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

송어들이

songeodeuri — Trouts (plural subject marker); all the trout

있었답니다

isseotdamnida — Were there; narrative past tense of 있다

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; also means dinner or supper

식사로

siksaro — As a meal; for eating, for food purposes

집에

jibe — To the house, at home; directional marker on 집

가져가려고

gajyeogaryeogo — In order to take (something) home

송어들을

songeodeureul — Trouts (plural object marker); the trout as object

몇

myeot — Several, a few; asking or stating a small number

마리

mari — Counter for animals; one animal, two animals, etc.

잡고

japgo — Catching and; sequential form of 잡다 (to catch)

싶었지만

sippeotjiman — Wanted to but; desired yet something prevented it

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way; asking the method of doing

잡아야

jabaya — Must catch; obligatory form of 잡다

할지

halji — Whether to do; uncertain about what action to take

몰랐습니다

mollasseumnida — Did not know; polite past tense of 모르다

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person masculine topic

위에

wie — On top of, above; locative marker indicating position

납작하게

napjakage — Flatly, in a flat manner; lying completely flat

엎드려

eopdeureyo — Lying face down, prostrate; prone position

웅덩이

ungdeongi — Puddle, small pool; shallow collected body of water

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside, inward; directional toward interior

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker); hand as the object of action

쭉

jjuk — Straight out, fully extended; stretching all the way

뻗었지만

ppeodeotjiman — Stretched out but; extended arm yet failed

송어들은

songeodeureun — The trouts (topic marker); trout as topic of sentence

모두

modu — All, everyone, altogether; every single one

비웃으며

biuseumyeo — While laughing at, mocking; ridiculing someone

한

han — One; the number one used as a counter

마리도

marido — Not even one (animal); with particle 도 meaning 'even'

손이

soni — Hand (subject marker); hand as subject of clause

닿는

dannneun — Reaching, touching; present participle of 닿다

곳에

gose — To the place, at the spot; location marker on 곳

오지

oji — Not come; negative form used before 않다

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; polite negative past tense ending

그때

geuttae — At that time, then; referring to a past moment

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker); honorific title with subject

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; emphatic form of 너무

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly, fast; adverbial form of 빠르다

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming; gerund/sequential form of 헤엄치다

올라와서

ollawaseo — Came up and; rose up and then did something

오는

oneun — Coming; present participle modifier of 오다

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer as object

보지

boji — Not see; negative stem form of 보다

못했고

mothaetgo — Could not do and; past inability with sequential

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (topic marker); honorific title as topic

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored adjective modifying a noun

발을

bareul — Foot (object marker); foot as object of action

세게

sege — Hard, strongly, with force; adverb meaning forcefully

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Bit; polite past tense of 물다 (to bite)

아야

aya — Ouch! Ow! Expression of sudden pain

물

mul — Water; liquid, also means 'out of the water'

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside, outward; directional away from inside

빼내며

ppaenaemyeo — While pulling out; withdrawing something simultaneously

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Shouted, cried out; past tense of 외치다

비웃었습니다

biuseosseumnida — Laughed at, mocked; past tense of 비웃다

지나가다

jinagada — To pass by, to go past; walking by a place

왔습니다

wasseumnida — Came; polite past tense of 오다

안녕

annyeong — Hello, hi; casual informal greeting

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said, spoke; polite past tense of 말하다

여기서

yeogiseo — Here, at this place; location where action occurs

뭐

mwo — What; informal/casual form of 무엇

하고

hago — Doing and; sequential connector of 하다

있어

isseo — Are, am; informal present tense of 있다

물고기를

mulgogireul — Fish (object marker); fish as the object of action

잡으려고

jabeuryeogo — In order to catch; expressing intention to catch

흥

heung — Hmph! Expression of dismissal or arrogance

그건

geugeon — That is, that thing is; contraction of 그것은

쉬워

swiweo — Easy, simple; informal form of 쉽다

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person singular subject

하는지

haneunji — Whether (I) do; how it is done, indirect question

보여줄게

boyeojulge — I'll show you; informal promise to demonstrate

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; causal conjunction between sentences

옆

yeop — Side, beside; the area next to something

안을

aneul — Inside (object marker); the interior as object

들여다보았는데

deuryeodabowannunde — Looked into and; peeked inside with a following clause

거기서

geogiseo — There, at that place; referring to previously mentioned location

아주

aju — Very, quite, extremely; adverb of degree

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Enjoyable, fun, pleasant; adjective from 즐겁다

시간을

siganeul — Time (object marker); time as the object of action

보내고

bonaego — Spending and; passing time and then something else

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Were, existed; polite past progressive of 있다

하지만

hajiman — However, but; conjunction showing contrast

부인이

buini — Mrs./Wife (subject marker); the wife as subject

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); reflexive pronoun as subject

웅덩이를

ungdeongeireul — The puddle (object marker); pool as object of action

들여다보는

deuryeodaboneun — Looking into, peering; present participle of 들여다보다

못하도록

motadorok — So as not to be able to; preventing an action

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; formal adverb of high degree

조심하였습니다

josimhayeosseumnida — Was very careful; past tense of 조심하다