Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

웃음

useум — Laughter, smile, or expression of joy

개울의

gaeурui — Of the stream; possessive form of stream

둑을

dugeul — The bank or embankment, object form

따라

ttara — Along, following a path or direction

내려오고

naeryeоogo — Coming down, descending continuously

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was existing or happening (formal past tense)

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly, really, in all honesty

기분이

gibuni — Feeling or mood, subject form

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, to a great degree

좋았습니다

joasseumnida — Was good, felt pleasant (formal past tense)

그는

geuneun — He, referring to a male subject

든든한

deundeunhan — Solid, hearty, satisfying (often of a meal)

아침

achim — Morning, or breakfast depending on context

식사를

siksareul — A meal, object form

했고

haetgo — Did and (then); past tense connective form

햇볕은

haetbyeocheun — Sunlight or sunshine, subject form

따뜻했으며

ttatteutaesseumyeo — Was warm and (additionally); past connective

작고

jakgo — Small and (then); connective form of small

하얀

hayan — White, describing something as white

구름

gureum — Cloud or clouds in the sky

배들이

baedеuri — Boats (plural), subject form

파란

paran — Blue, describing something as blue

하늘을

haneureul — The sky, object form

가로질러

garojilleo — Crossing across, moving through diagonally

항해하고

hanghaeago — Sailing and (also); connective form of sailing

있었고

isseotgo — Was happening and (also); past connective

그

geu — Their or its; possessive pronoun here

그림자들은

geurimjadeureun — The shadows (plural), subject form

초록

chorok — Green color

들판을

deulpaneul — The field or meadow, object form

흘러가고

heulleogago — Flowing along and (also); continuous form

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Was happening and additionally (past connective)

새들은

saedeureun — The birds (plural), subject form

노래하고

noraehago — Singing and (also); connective form

벌들은

beoldeureun — The bees (plural), subject form

윙윙거리고

wingwinggeorigo — Buzzing and (also); onomatopoeic humming sound

싶었지만

sippeotjiman — Wanted to but; past tense concessive form

목소리는

moksorineun — The voice, subject form

노래하기에

noraehagие — For the purpose of singing; dative infinitive

적합하지

jeokhapaji — Not suitable; negative base of 'suitable'

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal negative past ending

얼마

eolma — How much, how many, or a short amount

후

hu — After, later in time

미소

miso — A smile on one's face

짓는

jitneun — Making or forming (expression), present modifier

연못에

yeonmoe — At or to the pond; locative form

다다랐습니다

dadarasseumnida — Arrived at, reached a destination (formal past)

여기서

yeogiseo — Here, at this place

개울은

gaeureun — The stream, subject form

큰

keun — Big, large in size

강으로

gangеuro — Into or toward the river; directional form

합류하는

hapnyuhaneun — Joining, merging into (present modifier form)

길에

gire — On the way, along the path

멈춰

meomchwo — Stopped, paused in motion

쉬었습니다

swieosseumnida — Rested, took a break (formal past tense)

시끄럽게

sikkeurepge — Noisily, in a loud manner

웃고

utgo — Laughing and (also); connective form

노래하는

noraehaneun — Singing; present modifier form

것을

geoseul — The act of, thing (nominalizer), object form

멈추고

meomchugo — Stopping and (also); connective form

따뜻한

ttatteuthan — Warm, pleasant temperature (modifier form)

햇살

haetsal — Sunbeams, rays of sunlight

속에서

sogесо — Inside of, within (locative form)

그저

geujeo — Just, simply, merely without extra effort

짓고

jitgo — Making (a smile) and; connective form

또

tto — Again, also, additionally

지으며

jieumyeo — Making and simultaneously; connective gerund form

누워

nuwo — Lying down, in a reclined position

둑

duk — Bank or levee beside water

위의

wiui — Above, on top of (possessive locative)

작은

jageun — Small, little (modifier form)

꽃들은

kkotdeureun — The flowers (plural), subject form

몸을

momeul — The body, object form

기울여

giurуео — Leaning or tilting the body toward something

연못에게

yeonmоege — To the pond; dative form (animate-style usage)

고개를

gogaereul — The head or nod, object form

끄덕였습니다

kkeudeogieosseumnida — Nodded the head (formal past tense)

아주

aju — Very, quite, extremely

오래된

oraedoen — Old, having existed for a long time

너도밤나무는

neodobamnаmuneun — The beech tree, subject form

때때로

ttaetтаеro — Sometimes, from time to time

잎사귀

ipsagwi — A leaf of a plant or tree

하나를

hanareul — One (of something), object form

떨어뜨렸습니다

tteoreotteuryeosseumnida — Dropped something down (formal past tense)

부들은

budeureun — The cattails (plants), subject form

연못

yeonmot — A pond, small body of still water

가장자리에서

gajangjariseo — At the edge or rim of something

발을

bareul — The foot or feet, object form

시원하게

siwonhage — Coolly, refreshingly (adverb form)

담그고

damgeуgo — Soaking and (also); connective form of soaking

바위

bawi — A rock or boulder

위로

wiro — Upward, onto the top of

뛰어올라

ttwieoolla — Jumped up onto, leaped upward

안을

aneul — The inside or interior, object form

내려다보았습니다

naeryeodaboasseumnida — Looked down at from above (formal past)

초록빛

chorokbit — Green-colored light or green hue

연잎

yeoip — A lotus leaf floating on water

위에서

wieseo — On top of, from above

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged (modifier form for living things)

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather or elderly man

개구리를

gaegurireul — The frog, object form

보았습니다

boasseumnida — Saw, looked at (formal past tense)

안녕하세요

annyeonghaseyo — Hello, formal polite greeting

개구리

gaeguri — A frog, the amphibian animal

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said, spoke (formal past tense)

안녕

annyeong — Hi or bye, informal casual greeting

개구리가

gaeguriga — The frog (subject marker attached)

이

i — This; demonstrative adjective

화창한

hwachanghan — Sunny and clear (weather modifier)

아침에

achime — In the morning; locative time expression

무슨

museun — What kind of, what sort of

장난을

jangnaneul — A prank or mischief, object form

꾸미고

kkumigo — Planning or scheming and; connective form

있는

inneun — Is doing, currently in progress (modifier)

거니

geoni — Is it that you are; casual question ending

바로

baro — Right, exactly, just at that moment

그때

geuttae — At that time, just then

연못의

yeonmotui — Of the pond; possessive form

한쪽

hanjjok — One side, one direction

가장자리를

gajangjarireul — The edge or border, object form

헤엄치는

heeomchineun — Swimming; present modifier form

갈색인

galsaegin — Being brown-colored; descriptive modifier

머리를

meorireul — The head or hair, object form

사향쥐

sahyangjwi — A muskrat, the semi-aquatic rodent

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Shouted, exclaimed (formal past tense)

너야말로

neoyamallo — You of all people, it's exactly you

사향쥐가

sahyangjwiga — The muskrat (subject marker attached)

들어와서

deureoaseo — Came in and then; sequential connective

수영해

suyeonghae — Swim! Informal imperative or present form

물이

muri — The water, subject form

좋아

joa — Good, nice; informal expression of approval

우리

uri — We, our group

수영

suyeong — Swimming, the activity of swimming

파티를

patireul — A party, object form

하자

haja — Let's do it; informal suggestion ending