Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjective describing advanced age

서풍

seopung — West wind; wind blowing from the west

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker attached); referring to one's mother

홀쭉한

holjjukhan — Slim, slender, thin in appearance

전나무와

jeonnamuwa — Fir tree (with connective); a type of evergreen tree

이야기를

iyagireul — Story or conversation (object marker); talk, chat

나누려고

naneuryeogo — In order to share or have a conversation

멈춰

meomchwo — Stopped, halted; ceased movement

섰습니다

seotsseumnida — Stood; formal past tense of to stand

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person singular subject

막

mak — Just now, right away; indicating immediate action

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

들판을

deulpaneul — Open field or meadow (object marker)

가로질러

garojilleo — Crossing across; going through diagonally or straight

왔는데

wanneunde — Came, but/and; past tense with contrast or context

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of to say

그곳에서

geugoseseo — At that place, there; locative reference to a place

세상에서

sesangeseo — In the world; within all of existence

가장

gajang — Most, the best; superlative degree marker

좋은

joeun — Good, nice; positive quality adjective

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); refers to a thing or matter

보았답니다

boatdamnida — Saw and reported; hearsay past tense of to see

줄무늬

julmuneui — Stripes; a striped pattern

다람쥐는

daramjwineun — Squirrel (topic marker); small rodent that climbs trees

전나무

jeonnamu — Fir tree; tall evergreen coniferous tree

아래

arae — Below, under, beneath; lower position

앉아

anja — Sitting; present participle of to sit

있었고

isseotgo — Was there and; past continuous with conjunction

하는

haneun — Doing, saying; present participle modifier

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker); what is being said

듣지

deutji — Hear/listen (negation form); used before 않다

않을

aneul — Not do (future/modifier form); negation modifier

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot structures

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of non-existence

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer for actions or states

그게

geuge — That thing; contraction of 그것이 (that + subject)

대체

daecheche — On earth, exactly; used for emphasis in questions

뭘까

mwolkka — What could it be; wondering question form

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetsseumnida — Thought, considered; formal past tense of to think

어머

eomeo — Oh my, goodness; exclamation of surprise

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Certainly, without doubt; definitely, surely

산더미

sandeomi — Mountain pile; a huge heap or enormous amount

같은

gateun — Like, same as; resembling or equal to something

견과류와

gyeongwaryuwa — Nuts and (connective); various types of edible nuts

도토리일

dotoriil — Acorns (predictive form); small oak tree seeds

거야

geoya — It must be; informal assertive or speculative ending

가서

gaseo — Going and then; sequential connector after going

찾아봐야겠어

chajabwayagesseo — I must go look for it; obligation to search

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; causal connective between sentences

숲을

supseul — Forest (object marker); a dense area of trees

지나는

jinaneun — Passing through; present modifier of to pass by

외로운

oeoun — Lonely, solitary; feeling or being alone

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing small size

길을

gireul — Path, road (object marker); a route or way

따라

ttara — Along, following; going in the same direction

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present modifier of to exist/be

힘껏

himkkeot — With all one's strength; as hard as possible

달려

dallyeo — Running; gerund or connector form of to run

내려가기

naeryeogagi — Going down (nominalized); the act of descending

시작했습니다

sijakhaetsseumnida — Started, began; formal past tense of to start

곧

got — Soon, shortly; in a little while

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person male subject

만났습니다

mannatsseumnida — Met, encountered; formal past tense of to meet

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, so; in that manner or way

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, in a rush; moving with haste

어디

eodi — Where; interrogative word asking about location

가는

ganeun — Going; present tense modifier of to go

다람쥐

daramjwi — Squirrel; small bushy-tailed tree-climbing rodent

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; formal past tense of to ask a question

찾으러

chajeureo — In order to find or search for something

들판으로

deulpaneuro — Toward the field; directional marker with open field

내려가는

naeryeoganeun — Going down; present modifier of to go downward

중이야

jungiya — In the middle of doing; informal progressive tense

다람쥐가

daramjwiga — Squirrel (subject marker); squirrel as sentence subject

대답하고는

daedaphaogoneun — Answered and then; after replying, continued action

더

deo — More; comparative degree adverb

빨리

ppalli — Quickly, fast; adverb of speed

달렸습니다

dallyeotsseumnida — Ran; formal past tense of to run

그건

geugeon — That thing (topic); contraction of 그것은

당근과

danggeungwa — Carrots and; orange root vegetable with connector

양배추가

yangbaechuga — Cabbage (subject marker); leafy green vegetable

산더미처럼

sandeomicheoreom — Like a mountain pile; as if in a huge heap

쌓인

ssain — Piled up, stacked; past modifier of to be piled

거겠지

geogessji — It must probably be; speculative informal ending

나도

nado — Me too, I also; first person with inclusive particle

다람쥐를

daramjwireul — Squirrel (object marker); squirrel as sentence object

그들이

geudeure — They (subject marker); third-person plural subject

큰

keun — Big, large; adjective describing large size

속

sok — Inside, interior; the inner part of something

빈

bin — Empty, hollow; containing nothing inside

나무를

namureul — Tree (object marker); a wooden plant with trunk

지나갈

jinagal — Will pass by; future modifier of to pass through

때

ttae — When, time; indicating a point or period in time

머리를

meorireul — Head (object marker); the top part of the body

내밀었습니다

naemireotseumnida — Stuck out, poked out; formal past tense of protrude

다람쥐와

daramjwiwa — Squirrel and; squirrel with connective particle

외쳤고

oechyeotgo — Shouted and; past tense of to shout with connector

둘

dul — Two; the number two

다

da — All, both; entirely or every one included

달리기

dalligi — Running; the activity or act of running