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Vocabulary

밍크가

mingkeuga — Mink (subject marker); a small furry animal.

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Lovely, adorable, or charming in appearance.

작은

jageun — Small or little in size.

연못에서

yeonmoseseo — In or at the pond (location marker).

송어들이

songeoдеuli — Trout (plural, subject marker); a freshwater fish.

노는

noneun — Playing; engaging in playful activity.

것을

geoseul — The thing or act (object marker); nominalizer.

보았을

boasseul — Past tense modifier of 'to see'; having seen.

때

ttae — Time, moment, or occasion when something happens.

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker); referring to a male person.

웃었습니다

useossseumnida — Smiled or laughed; past tense formal form.

셋까지

setkkaji — Up to three; counting until the number three.

세어봐

seeobwa — Try counting; an informal command to count.

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person male subject.

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said or spoke; past tense formal statement.

그러면

geureomyeon — Then, in that case; a connective conjunction.

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject pronoun.

물고기

mulgogi — Fish; an aquatic animal caught for food.

잡는

jamneun — Catching; present tense modifier of 'to catch'.

법을

beobeul — Method or way (object marker); a technique.

보여줄게

boyeojulge — I will show you; informal future tense promise.

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean counting.

둘

dul — Two; the number two in native Korean counting.

셋

set — Three; the number three in native Korean counting.

첨벙

cheombeong — Splash; onomatopoeia for jumping into water.

밍크는

mingkeuneun — Mink (topic marker); referring to the mink character.

연못으로

yeonmoseuro — Into the pond; directional marker toward the pond.

머리부터

meoributeo — Head first; starting from the head downward.

뛰어들었습니다

ttwieodeureossseumnida — Jumped or dove in; past tense formal verb.

물을

mureul — Water (object marker); liquid used or splashed.

잔뜩

jantteuk — A lot, fully, or completely; indicating abundance.

튀겼고

twigyeotgo — Splashed and; past tense connective of 'to splash'.

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day.

낮잠을

natjameul — Nap (object marker); a short sleep during daytime.

자고

jago — Sleeping and; connective form of 'to sleep'.

있던

itdeon — Was doing; past continuous modifier form.

연잎

yeonip — Lotus leaf; the large leaf of a lotus plant.

위의

wiui — On top of; a possessive location marker above.

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibian living near water.

어르신을

eureusineul — Elder or respected senior (object marker); honorific.

너무

neomu — Too much, very; an adverb intensifying degree.

놀라게

nollage — To startle or surprise; causative adverb form.

해서

haeseo — Because of doing; connective reason or cause form.

뒤로

dwiro — Backward; in the direction behind oneself.

벌러덩

beollеодеong — Flopping over; onomatopoeia for toppling backward suddenly.

물속으로

mulsogеuro — Into the water; directional marker into water.

떨어지게

tteoeojige — To fall or drop; causative adverb form.

만들었습니다

mandeurеossseumnida — Made or caused; past tense formal of 'to make'.

잠시

jamsi — A short while; a brief period of time.

후

hu — After; indicating a time following an event.

연못의

yeonmosui — Of the pond; possessive marker for the pond.

반대편으로

bandaepyeoneuro — To the opposite side; directional marker across.

기어

gieo — Crawling; connective form of 'to crawl or climb'.

올라왔고

ollawatgo — Climbed up and; past tense connective of 'to come up'.

과연

gwayeon — Indeed, as expected; confirming a prior expectation.

송어

songeo — Trout; a type of freshwater fish.

한

han — One; used before a counter noun.

마리를

marireul — Counter for animals (object marker); one animal.

잡아

jaba — Having caught; connective form of 'to catch'.

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — Was or existed; past tense formal of 'to be'.

나한테

nahante — To me; informal indirect object marker first person.

줘

jwo — Give it; informal command form of 'to give'.

외쳤습니다

oechyeossseumnida — Shouted or cried out; past tense formal verb.

네가

nega — You (subject marker); second-person subject pronoun.

직접

jikjeop — Directly, in person; without an intermediary.

밍크

mingkeu — Mink; a small furry animal or character name.

할아버지께서

harabeojikkeseo — Grandfather (honorific subject marker); respectful elder.

저녁으로

jeonyeogeuro — For dinner; directional marker indicating purpose or meal.

드실

deusil — Will eat (honorific); future modifier of honorific eat.

물고기가

mulgogiga — Fish (subject marker); an aquatic animal as subject.

필요하시거든

piryohashigeodeun — Because (honorific) needs; causal connective with politeness.

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; a conjunction showing result or reason.

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person topic pronoun.

이걸

igeol — This thing (object marker); contraction of 이것을.

집에

jibe — To home; location marker indicating direction home.

가져갈

gajyeogal — Will take; future modifier of 'to take something'.

거야

geoya — Going to; informal future intention marker.

너

neo — You; informal second-person singular pronoun.

겁쟁이지

geopjjaengiji — You're a coward, aren't you; accusatory statement.

겁쟁이

geopjjaengi — Coward; a person lacking courage or bravery.

갈색

galsaek — Brown; a dark reddish-brown color.

털옷에서

teoloseseo — From the fur coat; location marker on fur clothing.

털어내고

teoeonaego — Shook off and; connective form of 'to shake off'.

송어를

songeoreul — Trout (object marker); freshwater fish as direct object.

집어

jibeo — Picking up; connective form of 'to pick up'.

들고

deulgo — Holding and; connective form of 'to hold or lift'.

집으로

jibeuro — Toward home; directional marker going home.

달려갔습니다

dallyeogassseumnida — Ran off; past tense formal of 'to run away'.

다시

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

큰

keun — Big or large; adjective describing size.

바위

bawi — Rock or boulder; a large solid stone.

위에

wie — On top of; location marker indicating above surface.

누워

nuwo — Lying down; connective form of 'to lie down'.

연못을

yeonmoseul — Pond (object marker); a small body of water.

들여다보았습니다

deuryeodaboassseumnida — Looked into or peered at; past tense formal verb.

마리도

marido — Even one (counter); not even a single animal.

보이지

boiji — Not visible; connective form of 'to be seen'.

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; past tense formal negation verb ending.

그들은

geudeuреun — They (topic marker); third-person plural topic pronoun.

모두

modu — All, everyone; referring to the entire group.

부부와

bubwa — With the couple; a married pair together with others.

함께

hamkke — Together; doing something with another person.

안전하게

anjeonhage — Safely; in a secure and protected manner.

숨어

sumeo — Hiding; connective form of 'to hide oneself'.

계속해서

gyesokhaeseo — Continuously, keeping on; adverb indicating continuation.

지켜보았습니다

jikyeoboassseumnida — Watched over; past tense formal of 'to keep watching'.

햇살은

haetsareun — Sunlight (topic marker); rays of sunshine as topic.

따뜻했고

ttatteuthаetgo — Was warm and; past connective of 'to be warm'.

재잘거리는

jaejalgеorineun — Babbling or chattering; present modifier describing sound.

시냇물은

sinaetmureun — Stream water (topic marker); flowing brook as topic.

자장가를

jajangareul — Lullaby (object marker); a song sung to induce sleep.

부르고

bureugo — Singing and; connective form of 'to sing or call'.

그런데

geureonde — But, by the way; a transitional conjunction.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; asking about manner or method.

되었을까요

doeeossеulkkayo — What could have happened; speculative past question form.

글쎄

geulssce — Well, hmm; an expression of hesitation or uncertainty.

끄트머리에서

kkeuteumeoriseo — At the edge or tip; location at an endpoint.

깊이

giphi — Deeply; an adverb indicating great depth or intensity.

잠들어

jamdeureо — Falling asleep; connective form of 'to fall asleep'.

버렸습니다

beoryeossseumnida — Ended up doing; past formal of regrettable completion.

이윽고

ieuкgo — Before long, soon after; a temporal adverb.

꿈을

kkumeul — Dream (object marker); images experienced during sleep.

꾸기

kkugi — Dreaming; nominalized form of 'to dream'.

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Began or started; past tense formal of 'to begin'.