Old Mother West Wind — Page 2

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

스컹크는

seukeongkuneun — As for the skunk (topic marker attached)

아침

achim — Morning; breakfast time of day

식사로

siksaro — As a meal; for the purpose of eating

먹을

meogeul — To eat; will eat (modifier form)

딱정벌레를

ttakjeongbeollereul — Beetle (object marker); a type of insect

찾기

chatgi — Searching; finding; the act of looking for

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to do

구불구불한

gubulgubulhan — Winding; curving; twisting back and forth

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny in size

오솔길을

osolgilleul — Narrow path; small trail through nature

따라

ttara — Along; following; in accordance with

혼자서

honjaseo — Alone; by oneself; without others

언덕을

eondeoguel — Hill (object marker); a small elevated landform

올라갔습니다

ollagasseumnida — Went up; climbed; ascended a slope

절대

jeoldae — Never; absolutely; under no circumstances

서두르는

seodureuneun — Hurrying; rushing; being in a hurry

법이

beobi — Way; habit; manner of doing something

없었기

eopseotgi — Did not exist; there was none (clause form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; for the reason that

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite a lot

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly; at a leisurely unhurried pace

걸었습니다

georeosseumnida — Walked; proceeded on foot (past tense)

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject/topic marker)

딱정벌레가

ttakjeongbeollega — Beetle (subject marker); insect with hard shell

있는지

inneunji — Whether there is; if something exists somewhere

보려고

boryeogo — In order to see; intending to look

오래된

oraedoen — Old; aged; having existed for a long time

통나무마다

tongnamumada — Every log; each and every wooden log

멈춰

meomchwo — Stop; pause; come to a halt

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing in place

아래를

araereul — Below; underneath; the lower area

들여다보았습니다

deulyeodaboasseumnida — Peered into; looked closely inside something

얼마

eolma — Some; a certain amount of time or quantity

후

hu — After; later; following a period of time

오솔길

osolgil — Narrow path; a small trail in nature

옆에

yeope — Beside; next to; at the side of

있는

inneun — That is; existing; located somewhere (modifier)

커다란

keodaran — Large; big; considerably sized object

나무껍질

namukkkeopjil — Tree bark; the outer covering of a tree

조각

jogak — Piece; fragment; a chunk of something

앞에

ape — In front of; before; ahead of something

이르렀습니다

irreosseumnida — Arrived at; reached; came to a certain point

작고

jakgo — Small and; being small (connective form)

까만

kkaman — Black; dark black in color

두

du — Two; a quantity of two items

발로

ballo — With feet; using one's feet or paws

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

조각을

jogageul — The piece (object marker); a fragment

붙잡고

butjapgo — Grabbing and; grasping and holding tightly

힘껏

himkkeot — With all one's strength; as hard as possible

당기고

danggigo — Pulling and; tugging and continuing action

또

tto — Again; also; and then once more

당겼습니다

danggyeosseumnida — Pulled; tugged; drew toward oneself (past)

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all at once; without warning

조각이

jogagi — The piece (subject marker); a fragment

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than expected

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; rapidly; at a fast speed

뒤집히는

dwijipineun — Being flipped over; turning upside down

바람에

barame — Due to; because of an unexpected event

그대로

geudaero — Just as is; in that state; as it was

등을

deungeul — Back (body part, object marker); one's back

바닥에

badage — On the ground; on the floor surface

대고

daego — Pressing against; placing against a surface

쓰러졌습니다

sseurojyeosseumnida — Fell down; collapsed; toppled over backward

스컹크가

seukeongkuga — The skunk (subject marker); an animal character

다시

dasi — Again; once more; a second time

발을

bareul — Foot (object marker); one's feet or paws

딛고

ditgo — Stepping on; planting one's foot and

일어섰을

ireooseoseul — Having stood up; after rising to one's feet

때

ttae — When; at the time that something occurs

두꺼비

dukkeobi — Toad; a large warty amphibian

씨가

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

바로

baro — Right; directly; exactly in a spot

한가운데에

hangaundeee — Right in the middle; at the very center

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated; being in a sitting position

있었는데

isseonnneunde — Was there; existed there, and (conjunction)

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (honorific, topic marker); the individual

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly; honestly; really and genuinely so

몹시

mopsi — Very; extremely; intensely (negative feelings)

화가

hwaga — Anger (subject marker); feeling of being angry

나

na — Coming out; emerging; arising (as anger does)

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was; existed; there was (past formal)

잔뜩

janttuk — Fully; completely; to the maximum degree

부풀고

bupulgo — Puffing up and; swelling and continuing

부풀어

bupure — Puffed up; swelled; inflated in size

올라서

ollaseo — Having risen up; after swelling even more

지금껏

jigeumkkeot — Until now; up to this very moment

본

bon — Seen; that was seen (modifier past form)

것보다

geotboda — Than what was seen; compared to before

배나

baena — Twice as; double the amount or size

커졌습니다

keojyeosseumnida — Became bigger; grew larger in size

안녕하세요

annyeonghaseyo — Hello; a standard polite Korean greeting

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke; uttered words (past formal)

보셨나요

bosyeonnayo — Did you see?; have you witnessed something?

그러나

geureona — However; but; on the other hand

크고

keugo — Large and; being big (connective form)

둥근

dunggeun — Round; circular; having a rounded shape

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker); the organs of sight

깜빡이며

kkamppagimyeo — Blinking and; while blinking one's eyes

스컹크

seukeongku — Skunk; a black-and-white odorous mammal

내

nae — My; mine; belonging to me

집

jip — House; home; a place to live

지붕을

jibungeul — Roof (object marker); the top covering of a house

뜯어내다니

tteudeonaedani — To think of tearing off; how dare you rip off

도대체

dodaeche — On earth; in the world; what on earth

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of thing

짓이에요

jitieeyo — What is this act?; what are you doing?

그게

geuge — That; that thing (contraction of 그것이)

당신

dangsin — You; your (formal or slightly distant pronoun)

지붕이었나요

jibungieonnayo — Was it your roof?; asking about ownership

공손하게

gonsonhage — Politely; courteously; in a respectful manner

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; inquired; posed a question (past)

다시는

dasineun — Never again; not once more in the future

그러지

geureoji — Do that; act like that (negated: won't do)

않을게요

aneulgeyo — Will not do; promise not to do something

그러고

geureogo — And then; after doing that; thereupon

나서

naseo — After; having done and then moving on

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly (modifier for a noun)

훌쩍

huljjeok — With a leap; jumping lightly over something

넘어서

neomeoseo — Having jumped over; stepping past something

찾아

chaja — Looking for; seeking; in search of

계속

gyesok — Continuously; keep on; without stopping