Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

스컹크는

seukeongkuneun — The skunk (topic marker attached)

어느

eoneu — A certain; some particular

날

nal — Day; a single day

아침

achim — Morning; breakfast

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly

일찍

iljjik — Early; ahead of the usual time

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker attached)

뜨고

tteugo — Opening (eyes); waking up

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small raised landform

위의

wiui — Above; on top of (possessive)

아늑한

aneukan — Cozy; snug; comfortably sheltered

작은

jageun — Small; little in size

집

jip — House; home; dwelling place

밖을

bakkeul — Outside; exterior (object marker attached)

살짝

saljjak — Slightly; gently; stealthily

내다보았습니다

naedaboatseumnida — Peeked out; looked outside carefully

크고

keugo — Big and; large (connective form)

둥근

dunggeun — Round; circular in shape

태양

taeyang — The sun; solar body

씨는

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

빨갛고

ppalgago — Red and; being red (connective form)

웃는

unneun — Smiling; laughing (modifier form)

얼굴로

eolgulro — With a face; using one's face

막

mak — Just; right at that moment

하늘

haneul — Sky; the heavens above

위로

wiro — Upward; toward the top

올라오기

ollaogi — Coming up; rising (nominalized verb form)

시작했습니다

sijakhaetseumnida — Started; began doing something

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (modifier form)

서풍

seopung — West wind; wind blowing from the west

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marker attached)

큰

keun — Big; large (modifier form)

가방을

gabangeul — Bag; backpack (object marker attached)

어깨에

eokkae e — On the shoulder (locative marker)

메고

mego — Carrying on shoulder; slinging a bag

초록

chorok — Green color; verdant hue

들판으로

deulpaneuro — Toward the field; open plain

내려가기

naeryeogagi — Going down; descending (nominalized form)

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative pronoun/article)

가방

gabang — Bag; handbag; carrying case

안에

ane — Inside; within (locative marker)

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; belonging to her

모든

modeun — All; every; entire

아이들인

aideulrin — Who are children; being the children

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Joyful; pleasant; enjoyable

산들바람들이

sandeulbaramdeuri — The gentle breezes (plural subject marker)

들어

deureo — Entering; being inside; contained

있다는

itdaneun — That there are; existing (quoted modifier)

것을

geoseul — The thing; fact (object marker attached)

알고

algo — Knowing; being aware of

있었는데

isseonnneunde — Was aware; knew (background connective)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; her (topic marker attached)

그들을

geudeureul — Them; those ones (object marker)

하루

haru — One day; a full day

종일

jongil — All day; throughout the entire day

놀고

nolgo — Playing; having fun (connective form)

뛰어다니게

ttwieodanige — Running around; frolicking freely

하려고

haryeogo — Intending to; in order to do

데려가는

deryeoganeun — Taking (someone) along; leading away

중이었습니다

jungieotseumnida — Was in the middle of doing

안녕하세요

annyeonghaseyo — Hello; formal polite greeting

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; mom

스컹크가

seukeongkuga — The skunk (subject marker attached)

공손하게

gongsonhage — Politely; respectfully; courteously

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; stated

언덕을

eondeogul — The hill (object marker attached)

내려오시면서

naeryeoosiimyeonseo — While coming down (honorific form)

딱정벌레를

ttakjeongbeollereul — Beetle; a hard-shelled insect (object marker)

보셨나요

bosyeonnayo — Did you see? (honorific question form)

내려오면서

naeryeooimyeonseo — While coming down; descending

보지

boji — Not seeing; to not look (negation base)

못했다고

mothaetdago — Said that (one) could not do

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you; I am grateful

제가

jega — I; me (humble subject marker)

직접

jikjeop — Directly; personally; by oneself

찾아봐야

chajabwaya — Must look for; need to search

할

hal — Will do; to do (modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalization marker

같아요

gatayo — Seems like; appears to be

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is that

저는

jeoneun — I; me (humble topic marker)

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely

배가

baega — Stomach; belly (subject marker attached)

고프거든요

gopeugeodeunyo — Am hungry; explaining that one is hungry

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result

멋진

meotjin — Stylish; cool; impressive looking

흑백

heukbaek — Black and white; monochrome

털을

teoreul — Fur; hair; coat (object marker)

빗고

bitgo — Combing; brushing hair or fur

얼굴과

eolgulgwa — Face and; together with the face

손을

soneul — Hand; hands (object marker attached)

씻은

ssijeun — Washed; cleaned (modifier form)

다음

daeum — Next; after; following

식사로

siksaro — For a meal; as food

먹을

meogeul — To eat; food to eat (modifier)

찾아

chaja — Looking for; searching for

나섰습니다

naseotseumnida — Set out; headed out purposefully

먼저

meonjeo — First; beforehand; ahead of others

그는

geuneun — He; him (topic marker attached)

내려가

naeryeoga — Going down; descending (connective)

집에

jibe — At the house; to the home

들렀습니다

deulleotseumnida — Stopped by; paid a brief visit

하지만

hajiman — However; but; on the other hand

아직

ajik — Still; yet; not yet

침대에서

chimdaeeseo — In bed; from the bed

깊이

gipi — Deeply; profoundly; far down

잠들어

jamdeuro — Fallen asleep; sleeping soundly

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was; existed; had been (past polite)

그런

geureon — Such; like that; of that kind

여우가

yeouga — The fox (subject marker attached)

찾는

channeun — Searching; looking for (modifier form)

도와주러

dowajureo — In order to help; to assist someone

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; jointly

가줄지

gajuljji — Whether (one) would go and help

알아보러

araboreо — To find out; to go check on

갔습니다

gatseumnida — Went; departed (past polite form)

여우는

yeouneun — The fox (topic marker attached)

전날

jeonnal — The previous day; day before

밤

bam — Night; nighttime; evening

늦게까지

neutgekaji — Until late; up to a late hour

밖에

bakke — Outside; only; nothing but

있었기

isseotgi — Had been; was (nominalized past reason)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; owing to

역시

yeoksi — Also; as expected; likewise