Old Mother West Wind — Page 5

Vocabulary

그리고

geuriго — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting clauses or sentences.

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all people involved in a situation.

좋아했기

joahaetgi — Past tense form of 'to like'; because they liked.

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to a reason or cause.

언덕

eondeok — A hill; a raised area of land.

위의

wiui — Above; on top of something.

큰

keun — Big; large in size or scale.

소나무로

sonamuro — To or toward a pine tree; directional form.

갔습니다

gassseumnida — Went; formal past tense of 'to go'.

스컹크

seukangkeu — A skunk; small black-and-white animal known for odor.

줄무늬

julmunui — Stripes; a pattern of alternating colored lines.

아시다시피

asidasipi — As you know; as is commonly understood.

사촌이고

sachon-igo — Is a cousin; related as cousin and additionally.

밍크

mingkeu — A mink; small semi-aquatic fur-bearing mammal.

머스크랫

meoseukeulaet — A muskrat; semi-aquatic rodent found near water.

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly but not completely.

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object form); the organs used for seeing.

뜨기도

tteuгido — Even opening (eyes); to open, even doing so is hard.

힘들

himdeul — Difficult; hard; requiring great effort.

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of something.

졸린

jollin — Sleepy; feeling drowsy and wanting to sleep.

올빼미

olppaemi — An owl; nocturnal bird known for wisdom.

까마귀

kkamagwi — A crow; a large black bird known for intelligence.

심지어

simjieo — Even; going further to include an extreme case.

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; having lived for a long time.

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; an elderly male ancestor or old man.

개구리까지요

gaeguri-kkajiyо — Even the frog; including a frog in the group.

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; without a doubt.

그곳에

geugose — At that place; in that location.

있었는데

isseonnеunde — Was there; existed at a place, with contrast implied.

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.

멋진

meotjin — Cool; stylish; impressive in appearance or manner.

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance; look; form or figure of someone.

하고

hago — Doing; while doing, or 'and' connecting actions.

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was; existed; formal past tense of 'to be/exist'.

소나무

sonamu — A pine tree; an evergreen coniferous tree.

주위에

juwie — Around; surrounding a place or object.

모였을

moyeosseul — Gathered; assembled together at a location.

때

ttae — When; at the time of an event or moment.

서풍

seопung — West wind; wind blowing from the western direction.

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic); referring to someone's mother.

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

나무

namu — A tree; a large woody plant.

꼭대기

kkokdaegi — The top; the highest point of something.

높이

nopi — High; at a great height or elevation.

있는

inneun — That is; existing; present-tense modifier form of 'exist'.

오래된

oraedoen — Old; aged; having existed for a long time.

둥지를

dungjireul — A nest (object form); a bird's home structure.

가리켰습니다

garikkyeotseumnida — Pointed at; indicated a specific direction or object.

저것이

jeogeosi — That thing over there; a distal demonstrative pronoun.

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of the formal pronoun 'you'.

둥지인가요

dungjin-gayo — Is it a nest? Polite question about whether it is a nest.

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject); the female subject of a sentence.

까마귀에게

kkamagwi-ege — To the crow; indirect object marker directed at crow.

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; posed a question in formal past tense.

그랬었지요

geuraeotseotjiyo — It was so; that was indeed the case formerly.

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.

저는

jeoneun — I (topic, humble); humble first-person subject pronoun.

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object); referring to something previously mentioned.

제

je — My (humble); humble possessive first-person pronoun.

사촌인

sachon-in — Who is a cousin; modifying noun as being a cousin.

주었답니다

jueotdamnida — Gave; reportedly gave something to someone (hearsay form).

까마귀가

kkamagwiga — The crow (subject); the crow as the subject of action.

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; formal past tense of 'to say'.

거기서

geogiseo — From there; at that place, used as starting point.

나뭇가지

namutgaji — A tree branch; a branch growing from a tree.

하나를

hanareul — One (object); a single item as the object of a verb.

가져가도

gajyeogado — Even if taken; may take something away with you.

될까요

doelkkayo — Would it be okay? Polite question asking permission.

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject); the mother as subject of a sentence.

그렇습니다

geureotseumnida — That is so; yes, that is correct (formal affirmation).

정중하게

jeongjunghage — Politely; in a respectful and courteous manner.

인사하며

insahamyeo — While greeting; bowing or saying hello simultaneously.

가져가셔도

gajyeogasyeodo — Even if you take it (honorific); please feel free to take.

환영합니다

hwanyeonghamnida — Welcome; you are welcome to do something (formal).

그는

geuneun — He (topic); the male subject of a sentence.

속으로

sogeuro — Inwardly; inside oneself; thinking to oneself.

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetseumnida — Thought; formal past tense of 'to think'.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic); the female as topic of the sentence.

꼭대기에서

kkokdaegieseo — From the top; starting from the highest point.

하나만

hanaman — Only one; just a single item and nothing more.

가져갈

gajyeogal — Will take; future modifier form of 'to take away'.

것이고

geosigo — It is a thing, and; connecting clauses with 'and'.

그건

geugeon — That (topic, contracted); referring to that matter.

상관없을

sanggwaneopseul — Will not matter; won't be a problem or concern.

거야

geoya — It will be; informal sentence-ending expressing certainty.

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all at once without warning.

볼을

boreul — Cheeks (object); the fleshy sides of the face.

부풀리고는

bupulligoneun — After puffing up; inflating cheeks and then doing next action.

둥지의

dungjie — Of the nest; possessive form relating to a nest.

바닥에서

badageseo — From the bottom; starting from the floor or base.

날려버릴

nallyeobeorил — To blow away completely; send flying with strong force.

세게

sege — Strongly; with great force or intensity.

바람을

barameul — Wind (object); air in motion as the object of a verb.

불었습니다

bureotseumnida — Blew; formal past tense of 'to blow (wind/air)'.

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); referring to a previously mentioned object.

쿵쿵

kungkung — Thud thud; onomatopoeia for heavy thumping sounds.

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object); a noise or sound as object of verb.

내며

naemyeo — While making (a sound); emitting a noise simultaneously.

소나무의

sonamuui — Of the pine tree; possessive form related to pine tree.

가지들

gajideul — Branches (plural); multiple branches of a tree.

위로

wiro — Upward; onto; in an upward direction.

떨어졌습니다

tteoreojyeotseumnida — Fell; dropped down from a height (formal past tense).

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject); referring to something as subject.

떨어진

tteoreojin — That fell; past modifier form meaning 'having fallen'.

후에

After; following a specific event or time.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner something happened.

되었을

doeeosseul — Would have become; supposing what resulted from an action.

것

geot — Thing; a noun placeholder for an action or state.

같으세요

gateusеyo — Do you think? Polite expression asking someone's guess.

이런

ireon — Like this; such; used to express surprise or exclamation.

열매며

yeolmaemyeo — Fruits and; listing fruits among other items.

밤이며

bamimyeo — Chestnuts and; listing chestnuts with other nuts.

도토리며

dotorimyeo — Acorns and; listing acorns among other things.

개암이며

gaeamimyeo — Hazelnuts and; listing hazelnuts among other items.

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; emphasizing truth or intensity.

엄청나게

eomcheongnage — Enormously; tremendously; to a very great extent.

많이

mani — A lot; in great quantity or number.

쏟아졌답니다

ssodajyeotdamnida — Poured out abundantly; reportedly spilled in large amounts.

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — Exclaimed; shouted out loudly in formal past tense.