Old Mother West Wind — Page 3

Vocabulary

멈춰

meomchwo — Stop; cease movement suddenly

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing upright

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite a lot

꼿꼿하게

kkotkkotak-age — Stiffly; upright; in an erect posture

앉았습니다

anjasseumnida — Sat down; took a seated position (formal)

그는

geu-neun — He; that person (subject/topic marker)

이쪽을

ijjog-eul — This side; this direction (object marker)

보고

bogo — Looking at; seeing and then doing next

저쪽을

jeojjog-eul — That side over there (object marker)

보았습니다

boasseumnida — Looked at; observed something (formal past)

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated position informally

보았지만

boatjiman — Looked but; observed yet with contrast

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker)

볼

bol — To see; future/modifier form of 보다

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~ㄹ 수 있다)

있는

inneun — That exists; present modifier form of 있다

것은

geos-eun — The thing that; nominalized topic marker

외로운

oeroun — Lonely; solitary; feeling alone

작은

jag-eun — Small; little; tiny in size

오솔길

osolgil — Narrow path; small winding trail

건너편에

geonneo-pyeon-e — On the other side; across from here

놓인

noh-in — Placed; lying; set down (modifier form)

이끼

ikki — Moss; green plant growing on surfaces

낀

kkin — Covered with; stuck on (modifier form)

초록색

choroksaek — Green color; the color green

통나무뿐이었습니다

tongnamu-ppun-i-eosseumnida — Was only a log; nothing but a log (formal)

그게

geuge — That thing; what is that (contracted form)

뭐야

mwoya — What is it; casual question about identity

속삭였습니다

soksagyeosseumnida — Whispered; spoke in a low quiet voice

아직은

ajig-eun — Not yet; still not at this moment

보이지

boiji — To be seen; to be visible (negation form)

않을

aneul — Will not; future negation modifier form

거야

geoya — It will be; casual future/assumption ending

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; conjunction of cause

먼저

meonjeo — First; beforehand; prior to something else

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); our group as subject

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative adjective

통나무를

tongnamureul — The log (object marker); a wooden log

뛰어넘어야

ttwieoneomeo-ya — Must jump over; need to leap across something

하거든

hageodeun — Because we have to; explanatory causal ending

자

ja — Come on; let's go; attention-getting interjection

내가

naega — I (subject marker); me as the subject

뛸게

ttwilge — I will jump; first-person promise to jump

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; in that case; if so conjunction

너도

neodo — You also; you too (topic+also marker)

나처럼

nacheoreom — Like me; in the same way as I do

똑같이

ttokgachi — Exactly the same; identically; in same way

뛰어봐

ttwieobwa — Try jumping; attempt to leap (informal request)

뭘

mwol — What (object); contracted form of 무엇을

발견했는지

balgyeonhaenneun-ji — Whether discovered; what was found (indirect)

알게

alge — Will come to know; will find out

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke; stated something (formal past)

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result conjunction

뛰었는데

ttwieonnneunde — Jumped but; leaped with contrasting background

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him (possessive form)

다리는

darineun — Legs (topic marker); referring to the legs

길고

gilgo — Long and; lengthy with continuing conjunction

뛰기에

ttwigi-e — For jumping; suited to the act of jumping

알맞았기

almatjakgi — Was suitable; was appropriate (nominalizer form)

때문에

ttaemun-e — Because of; due to; on account of

훌쩍

huljjeok — With a bound; leaping swiftly over something

뛰어넘었습니다

ttwieoneomeosseumnida — Jumped over; leaped across successfully (formal)

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; that sort of

다음

daeum — Next; after; following in sequence

돌아서서

dor-aseoseo — Turning around; after turning back to watch

뛰어넘는

ttwieoneomneun — Jumping over; leaping across (present modifier)

것을

geos-eul — The thing (object marker); nominalized object

보려고

boryeogo — In order to watch; intending to see

뛰는

ttwineun — Jumping; running; leaping (present modifier)

본

bon — Saw; observed (past modifier form of 보다)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Just like; as if; in the same manner

높고

nopgo — High and; tall with continuing conjunction

멀리

meolli — Far; a long distance away

뛰려고

ttwiryeogo — Trying to jump; intending to leap far

했지만

haetjiman — Tried but; attempted yet with contrast

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly (adverb of degree)

짧고

jjalbgo — Short and; brief with continuing conjunction

알맞지

almatji — Not suitable; not appropriate (negation form)

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; was not (formal past negation)

게다가

gedaga — Furthermore; besides; in addition to that

뚱뚱했습니다

ttungttunghaesseumnida — Was fat; was chubby; overweight (formal past)

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely (emphasis adverb)

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently; hard; with great effort and dedication

노력했지만

noryeokhaetjiman — Tried hard but; made effort yet contrast

통나무

tongnamu — Log; a large piece of cut timber

위에서

wie-seo — On top of; from above a surface

발가락이

balgarag-i — Toes (subject marker); the toes as subject

걸려

geollyeo — Caught on; snagged; got hooked on something

앞으로

ap-euro — Forward; toward the front direction

머리부터

meori-buteo — Head first; starting from the head

굴러

gulle — Rolling; tumbling (connective form of 구르다)

떨어졌고

tteoreojyeotgo — Fell down and; dropped continuing conjunction

반대편에서

bandaepyeon-eseo — From the other side; on the opposite side

깊이

gip-i — Deeply; in a deep manner (adverb)

잠들어

jamdeul-eo — Fallen asleep; in a state of sleeping

있던

itdeon — Was; had been (past state modifier form)

위에

wie — On top of; above; on a surface

쿵

kung — Thud; boom; sound of heavy impact

하고

hago — And; making a sound; doing and then

세게

sege — Strongly; hard; with great force

떨어졌습니다

tteoreojyeosseumnida — Fell; dropped down onto something (formal past)

배를

baereul — Stomach; belly (object marker)

움켜잡아야

umkyeojab-aya — Must clutch; need to hold tightly (obligation)

할

hal — To do; future/modifier form of 하다

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of something

계속해서

gyesokhaeseo — Continuously; keeping on; without stopping

웃고

utgo — Laughing and; smiling continuing conjunction

또

tto — Again; also; and then once more

웃었습니다

useosseumnida — Laughed; smiled broadly (formal past tense)