Old Mother West Wind — Page 3

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjective describing advanced age

서풍

seopung — West wind; wind blowing from the west

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marker); referring to one's mother

아무

amu — Any, no (used in negative or indefinite contexts)

말도

maldo — Not even a word; emphasizes complete silence

하지

haji — Do not; negative verb stem form of 'to do'

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective verb ending

초록

chorok — Green; color of grass and leaves

들판을

deulpaneul — Field, open plain (object marker attached)

가로질러

garojilleo — Cutting across; traversing diagonally through something

바다

bada — Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

너머로

neomeoro — Beyond, over the other side of something

배들을

baedeureur — Ships, boats (plural object marker); seafaring vessels

불어

bureo — Blowing; verb stem of 'to blow wind'

보내러

bonaereo — In order to send; purposive form of 'to send'

갔습니다

gatseumnida — Went; formal past tense of 'to go'

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); third-person feminine pronoun

지나간

jinagan — Passed by; past modifier form of 'to pass'

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, in a rush; quickly without delay

마지막

majimak — Last, final; the very end of something

도토리를

dotorireul — Acorn (object marker); small nut from oak tree

큰

keun — Big, large; adjective describing great size

소나무의

sonamuui — Of the pine tree; possessive form of pine tree

낡은

nalgeun — Old, worn-out; describes something deteriorated with age

둥지로

dungjiро — To the nest; bird's nest as a destination

가져갔습니다

gajyeogatseumnida — Took away, carried off; formal past tense

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Poor, pitiful; deserving of sympathy or pity

곧

got — Soon, shortly; in a short amount of time

밤나무

bamnamu — Chestnut tree; tree producing edible chestnuts

구멍에

gumeонge — In the hole; hollow space as a location

넣을

neoeul — To put in, insert; future modifier form

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean

신나게

sinnage — Excitedly, joyfully; in a thrilled or lively manner

춤추듯

chumchudeut — As if dancing; resembling the motion of dancing

왔습니다

watseumnida — Came; formal past tense of 'to come'

안을

aneul — Inside, interior (object marker); the inner part

들여다보며

deuryeodabomyeo — Peering inside while; looking in simultaneously doing something

자신의

jasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

커다란

keodaran — Very large, huge; emphasizing great size

저장량이

jeojangnyangі — Storage amount (subject marker); quantity stored away

모두

modu — All, everything; entirety without exception

사라진

sarajin — Disappeared, vanished; past modifier of 'to disappear'

보았을

boasseul — When (he) saw; past conditional modifier of 'to see'

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker); organs used for seeing

믿을

mideul — To believe; future modifier form of 'to trust'

수가

suga — Ability, possibility (subject marker); can, possible

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of nonexistence

발

bal — Foot, paw; lower limb used for movement

집어넣어

jibeoneoheo — Inserted, put in; stuck something into a space

사방을

sabangеul — All directions (object marker); every side around

더듬어

deodeumeo — Groping, feeling around; searching by touch blindly

보았지만

boatjiman — Although (he) looked; contrast connective past tense

하나도

hanado — Not even one; emphasizes complete absence

느껴지지

neukkkyeojiji — Not felt; negative form of 'to be felt'

않았습니다

anатseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; referring to previously mentioned

다음

daeum — Next, following; what comes after

안으로

aneuro — To the inside, inward; direction toward interior

들어가

deureoga — Entering, going inside; moving into a space

보니

boni — Upon looking, when (he) saw; discovery connector

과연

gwayeon — Indeed, as expected; confirms prior suspicion or guess

텅

teong — Completely empty; adverb emphasizing total emptiness

비어

bieo — Empty, vacant; verb form of 'to be empty'

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was, existed; formal past tense of existence

다시

dasi — Again, once more; repeating an action

기어

gieo — Crawling; moving on hands and knees or all fours

나왔을

nawasseul — When (he) came out; past conditional modifier

눈물이

nunmuri — Tears (subject marker); drops from crying eyes

맺혀

maechyeo — Formed, welled up; tears gathering in eyes

둘러보았지만

dulleoboatjiman — Although (he) looked around; glancing in all directions

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely; aesthetically pleasing to the senses

파란

paran — Blue; color of clear sky or sea

깃털을

gittteoreul — Feathers (object marker); bird's covering plumage

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently, earnestly; working hard with full effort

다듬고

dadeumgo — Grooming, preening; tidying or smoothing feathers

잘생긴

jalsaenggin — Handsome, good-looking; attractive in appearance

외에는

oeeneun — Other than, except for; excluding one thing

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; complete absence of people

보이지

boiji — Not visible; negative form of 'to be seen'

좋은

joeun — Good, nice; positive quality adjective

아침이에요

achimieyo — It is morning; polite present tense greeting form

이쪽으로

ijjogeuro — In this direction; toward this side or way

누가

nuga — Who (subject marker); asking about a person

지나가는

jinaгaneun — Passing by; present modifier of 'to pass by'

보셨나요

bosyeonnaуо — Did you see? Polite question about witnessing something

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked, inquired; formal past tense of 'to ask'

누군가가

nugungaga — Someone (subject marker); an unspecified person

훔쳐

humchyeo — Stole, pilfered; taking something secretly without permission

갔어요

gatsseoyo — Went; polite past tense of 'to go'

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly, really; emphasizing sincerity or truth

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb of high degree

마음이

maeumi — Heart, mind (subject marker); one's inner feelings

아픈

apeun — Painful, hurting; feeling physical or emotional pain

척했고

cheokaetgo — Pretended and; acted as if something were true

당시

dangsi — At that time, then; referring to a past moment

목소리는

moksolineun — Voice (topic marker); sound produced by speaking

달콤했기

dalkomhaetgi — Because it was sweet; causal form of 'to be sweet'

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to; expressing reason or cause

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative degree adverb

달콤한

dalkomhan — Sweet, honeyed; pleasantly sweet in taste or tone

도둑을

dodogeul — Thief (object marker); person who steals things

잡으려는

jabeuryeoneun — Trying to catch; intentional modifier of 'to catch'

돕겠다고

dopgetdago — Said would help; quoting a promise to assist

제안했습니다

jeanhaetseumnida — Proposed, suggested; formally offered to do something