Old Mother West Wind — Page 3

Vocabulary

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached to first person pronoun)

이렇게

ireoke — like this, in this way

늙지

neukji — (not) old; stem of 늙다 with negation connector

않았다면

anassdamyeon — if (I/one) had not done something

다이빙하는

daibingharneun — diving; present participle form of to dive

법을

beobeul — the way, method (object form of 법)

보여줬을

boyeojwosseul — would have shown (past conditional form)

텐데

tende — would have, but…; expresses regret or contrast

어서요

eoseoyo — please hurry up; come on, quickly

개구리

gaeguri — frog

할아버지

harabeoji — grandfather; elderly man

밍크가

mingkeuga — mink (subject form); small semi-aquatic mammal

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — shouted, exclaimed (formal past tense)

보여주세요

boyeojuseyo — please show (me/us)

그런데

geureonde — but, however, by the way

어떻게

eotteoke — how, in what way

됐을

dwaesseul — would have turned out, become (past conditional)

것

geot — thing, fact, nominalizer particle

같으세요

gateuseyo — it seems like (honorific); do you think it would be?

글쎄

geulsse — well, hmm; expression of uncertainty or hesitation

늙은

neulgeun — old, aged (adjective modifier form)

할아버지가

harabeojiga — grandfather (subject form)

너무

neomu — too, excessively, very much

흥분한

heungbunhan — excited, agitated (modifier form of 흥분하다)

나머지

nameoji — the rest; as a result of, so much so that

보여주려고

boyeojuryeogo — intending to show, in order to show

큰

keun — big, large (modifier form)

바위

bawi — rock, boulder

위로

wiro — upward, onto the top of

올라갔답니다

ollagassdamnida — reportedly climbed up (hearsay past formal)

풍덩

pungdeong — splash; onomatopoeia for something falling in water

웃음

useum — laughter, smile

연못으로

yeonmoseuro — into/toward the pond

뛰어들었습니다

ttwieodeureosseumnida — leaped into, jumped in (formal past tense)

바로

baro — right away, immediately, directly

뒤따라

dwitara — following right behind, right after

꼬마

kkoma — little one, small child or creature

수달과

sudalgwa — otter (with conjunction 'and')

사향쥐가

sahyangjwiga — muskrat (subject form); musky semi-aquatic rodent

밍크의

mingkeuui — mink's (possessive form)

뒤를

dwireul — the back, behind (object form of 뒤)

이어

ieo — following, continuing, in succession

만세

manse — hooray, hurrah; long live

물총새

mulchongsae — kingfisher (bird known for diving into water)

씨가

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

오래된

oraedoen — old, long-standing, aged (modifier)

가지에

gajiee — on the branch (locative form of 가지)

앉아

anja — sitting, seated (connective form of 앉다)

그리고

geurigo — and, and then, furthermore

자신도

jasindo — oneself also, even oneself

다이빙할

daibinghal — will dive; modifier form of to dive

수

su — ability, possibility (bound noun: can)

있다는

ittaneun — that there is/can (quoted modifier form)

것을

geoseul — thing, fact (object form of nominalizer 것)

그도

geudo — he/she also, that one too

그들이

geudeuri — they (subject form of 그들)

얼마나

eolmana — how much, how very (degree adverb)

요란한

yoranhan — noisy, clamorous, boisterous (modifier)

소리를

sorireul — sound, noise (object form of 소리)

냈는지

naenneunii — whether/how much noise they made (indirect question)

서풍

seopung — west wind, westerly breeze

할머니의

halmeoniui — grandmother's (possessive form)

작은

jageun — small, little (modifier form)

산들바람들이

sandeulbaramdeuri — gentle breezes (subject form, plural)

모두

modu — all, everyone, everything

기뻐하며

gippeohaamyeo — rejoicing, being happy (while rejoicing)

강둑에서

gangdugeseo — at/on the riverbank

춤을

chumeul — dance (object form of 춤)

췄습니다

chweosseumnida — danced (formal past tense of 추다)

까마귀

kkamagi — crow (black bird)

무슨

museun — what kind of, what (modifier)

일인지

irinii — what the matter is (indirect question form)

보려고

boryeogo — in order to see, intending to look

날아왔습니다

narawasseumnida — flew over, came flying (formal past tense)

이제

ije — now, from now on

누가

nuga — who (subject form of 누구)

물속에서

mulsogeseo — underwater, inside the water

가장

gajang — most, the most (superlative adverb)

멀리

meolli — far, far away (adverb)

헤엄칠

heeomchil — will swim (modifier form of 헤엄치다)

있는지

inneunii — whether one can (indirect question, present)

겨뤄봐요

gyeorwobwayo — let's compete, try competing

그래서

geuraeseo — so, therefore, as a result

그들은

geudeureun — they (topic form of 그들)

연못의

yeonmosui — of the pond (possessive form)

한쪽

hanjjok — one side, one direction

가장자리에

gajangjaeriee — at the edge, at the rim

나란히

naranhi — side by side, in a row

섰습니다

seotsseumnida — stood (formal past tense of 서다)

출발

chulbal — departure, start; ready, set, go

외치자

oechija — upon shouting, as soon as they yelled

그들

geudeul — they, them

일제히

all at once, simultaneously, in unison

물결이

mulgyeori — waves, ripples (subject form of 물결)

연못을

yeonmoseul — the pond (object form of 연못)

가로질러

garojilleo — across, cutting across (connective form)

퍼져나갔고

peojyeonagakko — spread out and continued (past connective form)

이윽고

ieugo — soon, after a while, eventually

수면은

sumyeoneun — the water surface (topic form of 수면)

아무것도

amugeotdo — nothing at all, not anything

빠져들지

ppajyeodeuljji — (not) having fallen/plunged in (negation form)

않은

aneun — not having done (negative modifier form)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — as if, like something had happened

잔잔하고

janjanhago — calm and still (connective adjective form)

잔잔하게

janjanhage — calmly, gently, quietly (adverb form)

잠잠해졌습니다

jamjamhaejyeosseumnida — became quiet, grew still (formal past tense)

할아버지는

harabeojineun — grandfather (topic form of 할아버지)

자신이

jasinee — oneself (subject form of 자신)

예전만큼

yejeonmankeum — as much as before, as in the old days

젊지

jeomji — (not) young (stem of 젊다 with negation connector)

않다는

antaneun — that (one) does not (quoted negative modifier)

어차피

eochapi — anyway, regardless, in any case

다른

dareun — other, different (modifier form)

이들만큼

ideulmankeum — as much as these people/others

빨리

ppalli — quickly, fast (adverb)

없다는

eopdaneun — that there is not, that one cannot (quoted modifier)

깨닫기

kkaedargi — realizing, coming to understand (nominalized form)

시작했습니다

sijakaesseumnida — began, started (formal past tense of 시작하다)