Old Mother West Wind — Page 4

Vocabulary

숨이

sum-i — Breath (subject form); the act of breathing

차기

cha-gi — To become full; running out of breath

시작했고

si-jak-haet-go — Started (and); began doing something

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore; connecting cause and effect

물

mul — Water; a basic liquid substance

위로

wi-ro — Upward, toward the top direction

헤엄쳐

he-eom-chyeo — Swimming (verb form); moving through water

올라와

ol-la-wa — Came up; rose to a higher position

더

deo — More; additionally, to a greater degree

많은

man-eun — Many, a lot of; large in quantity

공기를

gong-gi-reul — Air (object form); the atmosphere we breathe

마시기

ma-si-gi — Drinking or inhaling; consuming liquid or air

위해

wi-hae — For the purpose of; in order to do

코끝만

ko-kkeut-man — Only the tip of the nose

살짝

sal-jjak — Slightly, gently; just a little bit

내밀었습니다

nae-mil-eot-seum-ni-da — Stuck out, extended outward slightly (formal past)

날카로운

nal-ka-ro-un — Sharp, keen; describing sharp eyes or edges

눈이

nun-i — Eyes (subject form); the organs of sight

발견했습니다

bal-gyeon-haet-seum-ni-da — Discovered, spotted; found something or someone

저기

jeo-gi — Over there; indicating a distant location

할아버지

hal-a-beo-ji — Grandfather; elderly male family member

개구리가

gae-gu-ri-ga — Frog (subject form); a small amphibian animal

있다

it-da — To exist, to be present somewhere

소리쳤습니다

so-ri-chyeot-seum-ni-da — Shouted, cried out; spoke in a loud voice

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, at that moment; as a result of that

개구리는

gae-gu-ri-neun — The frog (topic form); a small jumping amphibian

머리를

meo-ri-reul — Head (object form); the upper part of the body

내밀고

nae-mil-go — Sticking out and (continuing); extending outward

쉬기

swi-gi — Resting; taking a break from activity

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

초록색

cho-rok-saek — Green color; the color of plants and leaves

수련

su-ryeon — Water lily; an aquatic flowering plant

잎으로

ip-eu-ro — To the leaf; toward or onto a leaf

갔습니다

gat-seum-ni-da — Went; moved to another place (formal past)

큰

keun — Big, large; of great size or extent

바위

ba-wi — Rock, boulder; a large hard stone

저

jeo — That (over there); indicating a distant object

너머에서

neo-meo-e-seo — From beyond, from the other side of something

세

se — Three; the number 3

줄로

jul-lo — In lines, in rows; arranged in a line

길게

gil-ge — Long, at length; stretched out in distance

늘어선

neul-eo-seon — Lined up, arranged in a row

작은

jak-eun — Small, little; of minimal size

거품들이

geo-pum-deul-i — Bubbles (subject form, plural); small air pockets in water

계속해서

gye-sok-hae-seo — Continuously, without stopping; keeping on doing

미소

mi-so — Smile; a gentle upward expression of the face

연못의

yeon-mot-ui — Of the pond; possessive form relating to a pond

수면

su-myeon — Water surface; the top layer of a body of water

올라왔습니다

ol-la-wat-seum-ni-da — Rose up, came up to the surface (formal past)

밍크

ming-keu — Mink; a small semi-aquatic mammal

꼬마

kko-ma — Little one, small kid; used affectionately for small beings

수달

su-dal — Otter; a semi-aquatic playful mammal

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; connecting two words or sentences

사향쥐가

sa-hyang-jwi-ga — Muskrat (subject form); a semi-aquatic rodent

보이지

bo-i-ji — Not visible (negative verb form); cannot be seen

않는

an-neun — Not doing; present-tense negative modifier

깊은

kip-eun — Deep; of great depth below the surface

곳에서

got-e-seo — From a place; indicating location of action

헤엄치고

he-eom-chi-go — Swimming (and continuing); moving through water

있는

it-neun — Being, existing; present-tense existence modifier

위치를

wi-chi-reul — Position, location (object form); where something is

정확히

jeong-hwak-hi — Exactly, precisely; with complete accuracy

보여주었습니다

bo-yeo-ju-eot-seum-ni-da — Showed, revealed; made something visible to others

폐에서

pye-e-seo — From the lungs; originating in the respiratory organs

나온

na-on — That came out; emerged from inside something

공기가

gong-gi-ga — Air (subject form); the gas we breathe

거품을

geo-pum-eul — Bubbles (object form); small spheres of trapped air

만들고

man-deul-go — Making (and); creating or producing something

것이었습니다

geot-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was the case that; formal past explanatory ending

거품들의

geo-pum-deul-ui — Of the bubbles; possessive plural form

줄기가

jul-gi-ga — Stream, trail (subject form); a continuous line of flow

연못을

yeon-mot-eul — Pond (object form); a small body of still water

가로질러

ga-ro-jil-leo — Crossing across; moving from one side to another

곧장

got-jang — Straight ahead, directly; without deviation

나아갔고

na-a-gat-go — Advanced and (continued); moved forward progressively

그러다

geu-reo-da — Then, and then; transitioning to the next event

멀리

meol-li — Far away, at a distance; not nearby

반대편에서

ban-dae-pyeon-e-seo — From the opposite side; from the other direction

두

du — Two; the number 2

개의

gae-ui — Of (counter for objects); two things' possessive

머리가

meo-ri-ga — Head (subject form); the upper body part

나란히

na-ran-hi — Side by side, in parallel; next to each other

불쑥

bul-ssuk — Abruptly, suddenly; appearing without warning

솟아올랐습니다

sot-a-ol-lat-seum-ni-da — Shot up, surged upward; rose suddenly and quickly

밍크와

ming-keu-wa — Mink and; the mink together with something else

수달이었습니다

su-dal-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Were the otter; identification statement in formal past

잠시

jam-si — A moment, briefly; a short period of time

후

hu — After, later; following a point in time

곁에서

gyeot-e-seo — From beside; next to, near someone or something

떠올랐습니다

tteo-ol-lat-seum-ni-da — Floated up, surfaced; rose to the top of water

그러니까

geu-reo-ni-kka — So, that is to say; explaining or summarizing

완전히

wan-jeon-hi — Completely, entirely; to the fullest extent

온

on — Came; past modifier of the verb 오다 (to come)

것이었고

geot-i-eot-go — It was (and); explanatory connective past form

당연히

dang-yeon-hi — Naturally, of course; as expected without doubt

이상

i-sang — Any more, beyond this point; no longer possible

헤엄칠

he-eom-chil — To swim (future modifier); able to swim further

수가

su-ga — Ability, possibility (subject form); can or cannot do

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was not; something did not exist (formal past)

수영

su-yeong — Swimming; the activity of moving through water

파티는

pa-ti-neun — Party (topic form); a social gathering or event

성공을

seong-gong-eul — Success (object form); achieving a desired outcome

거두었습니다

geo-du-eot-seum-ni-da — Achieved, accomplished; obtained a result successfully