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Vocabulary

다리가

dariga — Legs (subject marker); the legs of a person or animal.

길고

gilgo — Long and (connective); describes something of great length.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times without exception.

서두르기

seodureugì — Hurrying (noun form); the act of rushing or hastening.

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; indicates reason or cause for something.

그는

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

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small elevated landform or slope.

꼭대기에

kkokdaegie — At the top; at the very highest point of something.

제일

jeil — First; the most or number one among others.

먼저

meonjeo — First; before others in order or time.

도착했습니다

dochakhaessseumnida — Arrived (formal past); reached a destination formally stated.

꼭대기의

kkokdaegiui — Of the top; possessive form indicating the summit.

구불구불한

gubulgubulhan — Winding; describes a twisting or curving path.

작은

jageun — Small; of little size or extent.

오솔길

osolgil — Narrow path; a small winding trail through nature.

끝에

kkeute — At the end; at the final point of something.

도착했을

dochakhaesseul — When (one) had arrived; past conditional arrival form.

때

ttae — When; a point or period in time.

아주

aju — Very; to a great degree or extent.

꼿꼿이

kkotkkosi — Upright; sitting or standing in a very straight posture.

앉아서

anjaseo — Sitting and (connective); in a seated position doing something.

커다란

keodaran — Large; of notably big or great size.

납작한

napjakhan — Flat; having a level, thin, or smooth surface.

돌을

doreul — Stone (object marker); a rock as the object of action.

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently; with great effort and concentration.

바라보고

barabogo — Staring at and (connective); gazing intently at something.

또

tto — Also; again; in addition to something else.

있는

inneun — Being; present participle indicating ongoing existence or state.

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); a fact or situation as object.

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaessseumnida — Discovered (formal past); found or noticed something formally.

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); asking about the thing being acted upon.

보고

bogo — Looking at (connective); the act of seeing or watching.

있니

inni — Are you (informal question); informal present progressive question.

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked (formal past); posed a question in formal speech.

쉿

swit — Shh; an exclamation urging silence or quiet.

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said (formal past); spoke or stated something formally.

"저

"jeo — That (humble); humble form of 'I' or demonstrative 'that.'

돌

dol — Stone; a solid piece of rock or mineral.

아래에

araee — Under; below the surface or bottom of something.

검은

geomeun — Black; of the darkest color, without light.

실

sil — Thread; a thin strand of fiber or material.

같은

gateun — Like; similar to or resembling something else.

것이

geoshi — Thing (subject marker); a fact or object as subject.

튀어나온

twieoranaon — Protruding; sticking out from a surface or edge.

곳에

gose — At a place; indicating a specific location or spot.

딱정벌레들이

ttakjeongbeolldedeuli — Beetles (subject marker); referring to multiple beetle insects.

것

geot — Thing; a general noun referring to an object or fact.

같아

gata — Seems like; it appears to be or resembles something.

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject in a sentence.

셋을

seset — Three (object marker); the number three as sentence object.

셀

sel — To count; future/conditional form of counting numbers.

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.

실을

sireul — Thread (object marker); thread as the object of an action.

잡고

jabgo — Grabbing and (connective); holding something firmly then continuing.

세게

sege — Strongly; with great force or intensity.

당기면

dangimyeon — If one pulls; conditional form of pulling something toward you.

다른

dareun — Other; different or another of the same kind.

쪽

jjok — Side; a direction or one end of something.

끝에서

kkeuteeseo — From the end; at or from the terminal point of something.

딱정벌레를

ttakjeongbeolleoreul — Beetle (object marker); a beetle insect as sentence object.

찾을

chaejeul — To find (future/conditional); the act of locating something.

수

su — Ability; used in '~ㄹ 수 있다' meaning 'can do.'

있을

isseul — Will be; future/conditional form of existence or possibility.

거야

geoya — It will be (informal); informal future certainty expression.

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; indicates a result following a reason.

준비를

junbireul — Preparation (object marker); getting ready for an action.

하고

hago — Doing and (connective); performing an action then continuing.

수를

sureul — Count (object marker); the numbers being counted as object.

세기

segi — Counting (noun form); the act of counting numbers aloud.

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Started (formal past); began doing something formally stated.

하나

hana — One; the first number in Korean native counting system.

둘

dul — Two; the second number in Korean native counting system.

셋

set — Three; the third number in Korean native counting system.

힘껏

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

당겼고

danggyeotgo — Pulled and (connective); yanked something then something followed.

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment a result immediately followed.

나온

naon — That came out; emerged or appeared from inside something.

것은

geoseun — What (topic marker); the thing that appeared as topic.

씨였습니다

ssiyeossseumnida — Was Mr./Ms. (formal past); polite title suffix in past tense.

당긴

dangin — Pulled; past modifier form of pulling something toward oneself.

씨의

ssiui — Mr./Ms.'s; possessive form of polite title for a person.

꼬리였고

kkorieyotgo — Was the tail and (connective); it was a tail then continued.

씨는

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

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really; used to emphasize something is genuine.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a high degree or intensity.

화가

hwaga — Anger (subject marker); being angry as the subject.

났습니다

nassseumnida — Rose/arose (formal past); emotion or situation formally occurred.

하

ha — Ha; an exclamation expressing laughter or surprise.

웃었습니다

useossseumnida — Laughed (formal past); expressed amusement formally.

무슨

museun — What kind of; used to ask about the type of thing.

짓을

jiseul — Act/deed (object marker); a behavior, often negative in tone.

한

han — Did; past modifier form of the verb 'to do.'

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker); polite title as sentence subject.

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun.

꼬리를

kkoreireul — Tail (object marker); an animal's tail as sentence object.

당기다니

dangidani — To think of pulling; expresses surprise at the act of pulling.

그게

geuge — That being; contraction of '그것이,' meaning 'that is.'

당신

dangsin — Your; second-person pronoun, somewhat formal or distant.

꼬리였나요

kkorieyonnayo — Was it your tail? (polite question); asking about ownership politely.

공손하게

gongsonhage — Politely; in a courteous and respectful manner.

다시는

dasineun — Never again; will not repeat an action in the future.

그러지

geuroji — Do that (negative base); base form used in negative promises.

않을게요

aneulgeyo — Will not do (polite promise); polite vow not to repeat.

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of the verb 'to see.'

적

jeok — Experience; used in '~ㄴ 적 있다' meaning 'have done before.'

있나요

innayo — Is there? (polite question); politely asking if something exists.

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introduces a contrasting statement.

적이

jeogi — Experience (subject marker); an instance or occasion as subject.

없었고

eopsseotgo — There was not and (connective); something did not exist then continued.

그가

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

너무

neomu — Too much; excessively beyond a normal or desired level.

나

na — I/me; informal first-person pronoun.

있어서

isseoseo — Because there is/was; causal connective indicating reason.

찾아

chaja — Looking for; seeking (connective form of 찾다).

언덕을

eondeoguel — Hill (object marker); a hill as the object of an action.

넘어

neomeo — Over; crossing or going beyond a hill or obstacle.

계속

gyesok — Continuously; without stopping, ongoing action or state.

걸어갔습니다

georeoganssseumnida — Walked away (formal past); continued walking in a direction.