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Vocabulary

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree

바빴습니다

bappassseumnida — Was busy; past tense formal form of 바쁘다

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly; honestly; used to emphasize sincerity

누군가

nugunga — Someone; somebody; an unspecified person

그쪽으로

geujjogeuro — Toward that direction; that way

지나가면

jinagamyeon — If someone passes by; when passing through

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

하지

haji — Not do; base of negative construction 하지 않다

않는

anneun — Not doing; present-tense negative modifier form

척했습니다

cheokaesseumnida — Pretended; acted as if; feigned an action

자신이

jasini — Oneself (as subject); referring to the same person

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; splendid; admirable; of high quality

신사라고

sinsarago — Saying (one is) a gentleman; quoting gentleman

생각했기

saenggakhaetgi — Because (one) thought; reasoning clause form

때문입니다

ttaemunnibnida — It is because; formal causal ending expression

그는

geuneun — He (as subject); referring to a male person

흰색

huinsaek — White color; the color white

장식이

jangsigi — Decoration (as subject); ornament; embellishment

달린

dallin — Attached; hanging; having something fastened on

멋진

meotjin — Stylish; cool; wonderful; impressive in appearance

파란

paran — Blue; of a blue color

외투와

oetuwa — Overcoat and; outer coat with something else

높은

nopeun — High; tall; elevated in position or height

모자를

mojareul — Hat (as object); cap; headwear

자랑스러워했습니다

jarangseureowohaesseumnida — Was proud of; felt pride about something

그리고

geurigo — And; also; furthermore; connecting two clauses

울타리

ultari — Fence; barrier; enclosure around a property

기둥

gidung — Post; pillar; column; vertical supporting structure

위에

wie — On top of; above; upon a surface

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated; present form of 앉다

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

들판에

deulpane — In the field; at an open grassy area

있는

inneun — That exists; being in; present-tense existence modifier

아늑한

aneukan — Cozy; snug; comfortable and warm in feeling

작은

jageun — Small; little; of small size

집에

jibe — At home; in the house; at one's dwelling

새

sae — New; brand new; freshly made or obtained

문을

muneul — Door (as object); gate; entrance

만드느라

mandeuneura — While making; busy making; engaged in creating

일하는

ilhaneun — Working; laboring; present-tense modifier of 일하다

놀리고

nolligo — Teasing and; mocking; making fun of someone

겨울을

gyeoureul — Winter (as object); the cold season

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in preparation for something

옥수수와

oksusuwa — Corn and; maize along with something else

견과류를

gyeongwaryureul — Nuts (as object); tree nuts; hard-shelled edible seeds

잔뜩

jantteuk — A lot; in abundance; heaping amount of something

모아두는

moaduneun — Storing up; accumulating; gathering and keeping aside

줄무늬

julmunui — Stripes; striped pattern on an animal or fabric

다람쥐를

daramjwireul — Squirrel (as object); small bushy-tailed rodent

놀리곤

nollrigon — Used to tease; habitually mocked someone

했습니다

haesseumnida — Did; performed; formal past tense of 하다

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; introducing an explanation

대부분의

daebubunui — Most of; the majority of; largely

시간을

siganeul — Time (as object); period of time

게으르게

geeureuge — Lazily; in a lazy manner; idly

보내는

bonaeneun — Spending; passing time; present modifier of 보내다

녀석이었기

nyeosegieoatgi — Because (he) was a fellow; that kind of creature

바쁠

bappeul — Will be busy; future modifier form of 바쁘다

때는

ttaeneun — When (a time); at the time of

해서는

haeseoneun — If one does; doing and therefore; conditional form

안

an — Not; negation word before a verb

될

doel — Will become; future modifier of 되다

일을

ireul — Work; task (as object); something to be done

하고

hago — Doing and; performing and; connective verb form

게

ge — Probably; likely; shortened form of 겠

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; for the most part

틀림없었습니다

teullimeopseosseumnida — Was certainly; was without doubt; was for sure

게으른

geeureun — Lazy; idle; disinclined to work or effort

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (as topic); persons; human beings

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

말썽을

malsseongeul — Trouble (as object); mischief; causing problems

일으키기

ireukigi — Causing; stirring up; gerund form of 일으키다

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently

부리고

burigo — Throwing; wielding; making use of mischief or tricks

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was; existed; formal past progressive form

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result

보고

bogo — Seeing; looking; watching; connective form of 보다

있다고

itdago — Saying that (someone) is there; indirect quotation

생각하면

saenggakamyeon — If one thinks; when one thinks about it

척했던

cheokaetdeon — Had pretended; past retrospective modifier of 척하다

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case that; formal nominal sentence ending

서풍

seopung — West wind; wind blowing from the west

할머니는

halmeonieneun — Grandmother (as topic); an elderly woman character

그날

geunal — That day; on that particular day

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

일찍

iljjik — Early; ahead of the usual time

보라빛

borabit — Purple hue; violet-colored light or shade

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small elevated area of land

너머

neomeo — Beyond; on the other side of something

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

집에서

jibeseo — From home; at the house; from one's dwelling

내려왔습니다

naeryeowasseumnida — Came down; descended; formal past tense

실제로

silje ro — Actually; in reality; truly; in fact

쾌활하고

kwaehwalhago — Cheerful and; lively and; vivacious and

둥글고

dunggeulgo — Round and; circular and; spherical and

붉은

bulgeun — Red; reddish; crimson in color

태양

taeyang — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (as subject); honorific title suffix

채

chae — While still; without yet having done something

침대에서

chimdaeseo — From bed; out of bed; at the bed

일어나기도

ireonagido — Even getting up; even rising from bed

전에

jeone — Before; prior to; earlier than a time

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (as topic); referring to a female person

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size

배들이

baedeurI — Ships (as subject); large vessels; boats

바다를

badareul — The sea (as object); the ocean

건너도록

geonneodorok — So that (they) cross; in order to traverse

돕기

dopgi — Helping; assisting; gerund form of 돕다

가는

ganeun — Going; heading; present modifier of 가다

길에

gire — On the way; along the road; en route

들판을

deulpaneul — The field (as object); open plain; grassland

가로질렀습니다

garojilleosseumnida — Crossed; went across; traversed an area

할머니의

halmeoniui — Grandmother's; belonging to the grandmother

눈은

nuneun — Eyes (as topic); the organs of vision

날카로웠고

nalkarowotgo — Were sharp and; were keen and; were piercing

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (as object); referring to a female person

보기

bogi — Seeing; looking; gerund form of 보다

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (as subject); the female character acting

먼저

meonjeo — First; before others; ahead of others

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaesseumnida — Discovered; spotted; found someone or something

대체

daeche — On earth; in the world; used to express wonder

무엇

mueot — What; which thing; an interrogative pronoun

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

저렇게

jeoreoke — Like that; in that manner; that way over there

바쁜

bappeun — Busy; occupied; having much to do

걸까

geolkka — I wonder if; speculative question ending

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely; to a high degree

조용한

joyonghan — Quiet; silent; calm; making little noise

생각했습니다

saenggakhaesseumnida — Thought; considered; formal past tense of 생각하다

분명

bunmyeong — Clearly; obviously; certainly; without doubt

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of; which

꾸미고

kkumigo — Planning and; scheming and; devising something

틀림없어

teullimeopsseo — Certainly; no doubt; must be the case