Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

어느

eo-neu — A certain, some particular (used before nouns)

날

nal — Day; a specific day or time

아침

a-chim — Morning; breakfast

크고

keu-go — Being big and (connective form of 크다)

둥근

dung-geun — Round, circular in shape

태양

tae-yang — The sun; solar body

아저씨

a-jeo-ssi — Middle-aged man; uncle (informal address)

하늘

ha-neul — Sky; heaven above

위로

wi-ro — Upward; toward the top

올라가고

ol-la-ga-go — Going up, rising (connective form)

있었고

it-eot-go — Was present/existing and (connective past form)

서풍

seo-pung — West wind; wind blowing from the west

할머니

hal-meo-ni — Grandmother; elderly woman

그녀의

geu-nyeo-ui — Her; belonging to her (possessive)

유쾌한

yu-kwae-han — Cheerful, merry, pleasantly jolly

작은

ja-geun — Small, little in size

바람들을

ba-ram-deul-eul — Winds (plural, object marker attached)

모두

mo-du — All, every one, altogether

초록

cho-rok — Green color

들판

deul-pan — Open field, meadow, plain

놀도록

nol-do-rok — So as to play; in order to play

보냈을

bo-naet-seul — Had sent (past presumptive modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, when something occurs

척

cheok — Pretense; also a character's name here

산책을

san-chaek-eul — A walk, stroll (object marker attached)

시작했습니다

si-jak-haet-seum-ni-da — Started, began (formal past tense)

먼저

meon-jeo — First, beforehand, ahead of others

그는

geu-neun — He, that person (subject marker)

아주

a-ju — Very, quite, extremely

똑바로

ttok-ba-ro — Straight, upright, directly

앉아서

an-ja-seo — Sitting down and then (connective form)

여우

yeo-u — Fox (the animal)

어디

eo-di — Where, what place

있는지

it-neun-ji — Whether (something) exists or is located

보려고

bo-ryeo-go — In order to see or look

주위를

ju-wi-reul — Surroundings, area around (object marker)

두리번두리번

du-ri-beon-du-ri-beon — Looking around restlessly from side to side

살펴보았습니다

sal-pyeo-bo-at-seum-ni-da — Looked around carefully, examined surroundings

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because, the reason being that

놀리기를

nol-li-gi-reul — Teasing, making fun of (noun form, object)

좋아했거든요

jo-a-haet-geo-deun-yo — Liked to; explains reason with mild emphasis

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but, nevertheless

어디에도

eo-di-e-do — Nowhere, not anywhere at all

보이지

bo-i-ji — To be visible; seen (base connective)

않았고

an-at-go — Did not (do) and (negative past connective)

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore, so, as a result

숲으로

sup-eu-ro — Toward the forest, into the woods

향하는

hyang-ha-neun — Heading toward, directed at

외로운

oe-ro-un — Lonely, solitary, lonesome

오솔길

o-sol-gil — Narrow path, small trail through nature

따라

tta-ra — Along, following (a path or person)

총총

chong-chong — Trotting quickly with short, brisk steps

걸어갔습니다

geo-reo-gat-seum-ni-da — Walked along, went on foot (formal past)

힘껏

him-kkeot — With all one's strength, as hard as possible

밝게

balk-ge — Brightly, in a bright manner

빛나고

bit-na-go — Shining, gleaming and (connective form)

통통한

tong-tong-han — Chubby, plump, pleasantly round

따뜻해졌습니다

tta-ddeut-hae-jyeot-seum-ni-da — Became warm (formal past tense)

이윽고

i-euk-go — After a while, eventually, before long

큰

keun — Big, large in size

나무

na-mu — Tree; wood

아래

a-rae — Below, under, beneath

통나무

tong-na-mu — Log, tree trunk, piece of wood

끝에

kkeut-e — At the end of, at the tip

앉아

an-ja — Sitting (connective or informal form of 앉다)

쉬었습니다

swi-eot-seum-ni-da — Rested, took a break (formal past)

쿵

kung — Thud, bang (sound effect of impact)

무언가가

mu-eon-ga-ga — Something (unspecified thing, subject form)

작고

jak-go — Being small and (connective form)

머리

meo-ri — Head; hair

꼭대기를

kkok-dae-gi-reul — The very top, summit (object marker)

정통으로

jeong-tong-eu-ro — Squarely, directly on target, dead-on

맞혔습니다

ma-chyeot-seum-ni-da — Hit (a target), struck accurately (formal past)

깜짝

kkam-jjak — Suddenly startled; in surprise

놀라

nol-la — Being surprised, startled (connective form)

펄쩍

peol-jjeok — With a sudden jump or leap

뛰었습니다

ttwi-eot-seum-ni-da — Jumped, leaped, ran (formal past tense)

안녕

an-nyeong — Hello; goodbye; peace (informal greeting)

하늘에서

ha-neul-e-seo — From the sky, from above

바로

ba-ro — Right, directly, exactly, immediately

들려오는

deul-lyeo-o-neun — Coming to one's ears, being heard

것

geot — Thing, fact, nominalization marker

같은

ga-teun — Same, like, similar to

목소리가

mok-so-ri-ga — Voice (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said, spoke (formal polite past tense)

고개를

go-gae-reul — Head, neck (object marker); nodding motion

한껏

han-kkeot — To the fullest extent, as much as possible

뒤로

dwi-ro — Backward, toward the back

젖히고

jeot-hi-go — Tilting back and (connective form)

위를

wi-reul — The top, above (object marker attached)

올려다보았습니다

ol-lyeo-da-bo-at-seum-ni-da — Looked up at something above (formal past)

딱

ttak — Exactly, just at that moment, precisely

맞춰

mat-chwo — Timed to match; fitting exactly

다람쥐

da-ram-jwi — Squirrel (small tree-dwelling rodent)

도토리를

do-to-ri-reul — Acorn (object marker attached)

떨어뜨리는

tteo-reo-tteu-ri-neun — Dropping, causing something to fall down

것을

geo-seul — The act/thing of (nominalizer + object marker)

보았습니다

bo-at-seum-ni-da — Saw, observed (formal polite past tense)

도토리는

do-to-ri-neun — The acorn (topic marker attached)

떨어져서

tteo-reo-jyeo-seo — Having fallen down and then

우스꽝스럽고

u-seu-kkwang-seu-reop-go — Comically ridiculous and (connective form)

까맣고

kka-ma-ko — Being black and (connective form of 까맣다)

코끝을

ko-kkeut-eul — The tip of the nose (object marker)

말하며

mal-ha-myeo — Saying, while speaking (simultaneous action)

통나무에서

tong-na-mu-e-seo — From the log (location source marker)

그대로

geu-dae-ro — Just as it is, as-is, right there

굴러떨어졌습니다

gul-leo-tteo-reo-jyeot-seum-ni-da — Rolled off and fell down (formal past)

너무나

neo-mu-na — So very, exceedingly, far too much

둥글고

dung-geul-go — Being round and (connective form)

포동포동해서

po-dong-po-dong-hae-seo — Being so soft and pudgy (connective cause)

조금도

jo-geum-do — Not even a little, not at all

다치지

da-chi-ji — Getting hurt (base connective, often with negation)

않았습니다

an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not (negative formal past ending)

위의

wi-ui — Above, upper (possessive/modifying form)

웃었습니다

us-eot-seum-ni-da — Laughed, smiled (formal polite past tense)