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Vocabulary

얼마

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

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

그는

geuneun — He; third-person singular male subject pronoun

속이

sogi — Inside; the interior of something

비어

bieo — Empty; hollow, lacking contents

있고

itgo — Exists and; connecting clause indicating existence

한쪽

hanjjok — One side; one direction or face of something

면에

myeone — On the side/face of something

아주

aju — Very; extremely, used to intensify adjectives

작고

jakgo — Small and; connecting adjective meaning tiny

동그란

donggeuran — Round; circular in shape

구멍이

gumeong-i — Hole; an opening or gap in a surface

있는

inneun — That exists; relative clause marker for presence

오래된

oraedoen — Old; having existed for a long time

나무

namu — Tree; a woody plant or wood material

그루터기에

geuruteogie — At the tree stump; base left after cutting

이르렀습니다

ireuреотseumnida — Arrived at; reached a certain place or point

두

du — Two; the number two used before nouns

개의

gaeui — Of; possessive counter for objects

작은

jageun — Small; little in size, modifying a noun

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored, modifying a noun

발로

ballo — With feet/paws; using one's feet as instrument

끝을

kkeuteul — The end/tip; the edge or tip of something

잡고

jabgo — Grabbing and; holding onto something tightly

잡아당기고

jabadanggigo — Pulling and; tugging at something repeatedly

또

tto — Again; also, once more, additionally

잡아당겼습니다

jabadanggyeotseumnida — Pulled; tugged forcefully on something

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all at once, without warning

면

myeon — Face/side; a flat surface of an object

전체가

jeonchega — The entire; the whole of something as subject

찢어지며

jjijeojimyeo — Tearing apart; ripping open while doing something

열렸고

yeollyeotgo — Opened and; became open, then something followed

등을

deungeul — The back; one's back as object of action

대고

daego — Placing against; pressing one's back to ground

벌렁

beolleong — Flat on one's back; sprawling suddenly downward

쓰러졌습니다

sseurojyeotseumnida — Fell down; collapsed or toppled over suddenly

다시

dasi — Again; once more, returning to a prior state

굴러

gulleo — Rolling; moving by rotating along the ground

일어섰을

ireoSeosseul — When stood up; having risen back to standing

때

ttae — When; at the time that something occurs

줄무늬

julmunui — Stripes; a striped pattern on an animal or cloth

다람쥐가

daramjwiga — The squirrel; subject marker on squirrel noun

길

gil — Road/path; a way or route for traveling

한가운데서

hangaundese — In the middle of; at the very center of something

펄쩍펄쩍

peoljjeokpeoljjeok — Jumping wildly; leaping frantically up and down

뛰고

ttwigo — Jumping/running and; leaping while doing something

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was doing; continuous past tense with contrast

그만큼

geumankeum — That much; to that extent or degree

화가

hwaga — Anger; feeling of rage as subject of emotion

나

na — Coming out; anger arising within someone

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was; existed or was in a state

안녕하세요

annyeonghaseyo — Hello; standard polite Korean greeting

다람쥐

daramjwi — Squirrel; small bushy-tailed tree-climbing rodent

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke or uttered words formally

혹시

hoksi — By any chance; perhaps, used when asking politely

딱정벌레를

ttakjeongbeollereul — Beetle; hard-shelled insect as object of sentence

보셨나요

bosyeonnayo — Did you see; polite question about having seen something

하지만

hajiman — But; however, used to introduce a contrast

다람쥐는

daramjwineun — The squirrel; topic marker on squirrel noun

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something prior

어느

eoneu — Any; which, used in comparative expressions

때보다

ttaeboda — Than any time; comparative marker with time noun

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; in a fast manner, adverb form

뛰며

ttwimyeo — Running/jumping while; doing something simultaneously

우리

uri — Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun

집

jip — House; a home or dwelling place

벽을

byeogeul — The wall; a vertical flat structure as object

뜯어내다니

tteujeondaedani — Tearing out; expressing disbelief at pulling wall off

무슨

museun — What kind of; used to question someone's reasoning

생각이에요

saenggagieyo — Is that your thinking; asking what someone was thinking

그게

geuge — That; contracted form of 그것이, that thing as subject

당신

dangsin — You; second-person pronoun, formal or confrontational

공손하게

gongsonhage — Politely; in a courteous and respectful manner

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; posed a question formally

다시는

dasiNeun — Never again; emphatic that something won't recur

그러지

geureoji — Do that; negative-paired verb meaning act that way

않을게요

aneulgeyo — Will not do; polite promise not to do something

그런

geureun — Such; that kind of, used before nouns

다음

daeum — Next; the following time or step

훌쩍

huljjeok — Leaping over; bounding over something in one jump

넘어서

neomeoseo — Going over; crossing past an obstacle or person

찾으러

chajeuro — To look for; going somewhere with purpose of searching

구불구불한

gubulgubulhan — Winding; curvy and twisting, describing a path

따라

ttara — Following along; going in the same direction as

계속

gyesok — Continuously; without stopping, kept on going

올라갔습니다

ollagasseumnida — Went up; climbed or ascended to a higher place

지나지

jinaji — Not passing; paired with 않아 meaning before long

않아

ana — Not; negative verb form used in set expressions

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — Hopping; bouncing lightly with small quick jumps

내려오는

naeryeooneun — Coming down; descending, modifying a noun

토끼를

tokkireul — The rabbit; small long-eared animal as object

만났습니다

mannasseumnida — Met; encountered someone or something formally

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this manner or way

이른

ireun — Early; occurring before the usual or expected time

아침에

achime — In the morning; during the early part of day

어디

eodi — Where; asking about a location or destination

가세요

gaseyo — Are you going; polite question about destination

토끼가

tokkiga — The rabbit; subject marker on rabbit noun

아니요

aniyo — No; polite negative response to a question

딱정벌레는

ttakjeongbeolleneun — The beetle; topic marker on beetle noun

못

mot — Cannot; inability marker before a verb

봤지만

bwatjiman — Saw but; past tense with contrasting conjunction

찾는

chatneun — Searching for; looking for something, modifying noun

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer as object of sentence

도와드릴게요

dowadeurilgeyo — I will help you; polite offer to assist someone

그래서

geuraeseo — So therefore; conjunction showing cause and effect

몸을

momeul — The body; one's physical body as object

돌려

dollyeo — Turning; rotating or spinning oneself around

앞서

apseo — Ahead; in front of, going before someone

뛰어

ttwio — Running/jumping; moving quickly by leaping forward