Old Mother West Wind — Page 3

Vocabulary

왜

wae — Why; used to ask for a reason

저건

jeogeon — That thing over there (contraction of 저것은)

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Without a doubt; certainly; definitely

어리고

eorigo — Being young (and); conjunction form of 어리다

연한

yeonhan — Tender; soft; pale in color or texture

병아리들로

byeongariideulro — With/of chicks; young baby chickens (plural)

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled to the brim; packed with

찬

chan — Filled; full (modifier form of 차다)

거야

geoya — It must be; casual assertion or assumption

나는

naneun — I; me (topic-marked first-person pronoun)

반드시

bandeusi — Without fail; must; certainly; absolutely

저것들을

jeogeotdeureul — Those things over there (plural, object marker)

가져야겠어

gajyeoyagesseo — I must have/take those; strong intention to obtain

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

줄무늬

julmunui — Stripes; striped pattern on an animal or fabric

다람쥐와

daramjwiwa — Squirrel (with); small bushy-tailed rodent

스컹크를

seukeongkureul — Skunk (object marker); small odor-spraying mammal

뒤쫓아

dwijjoa — Chasing after; pursuing from behind

외로운

oeroun — Lonely; solitary; isolated feeling

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny in size

오솔길을

osolgilleul — Narrow path/trail (object); a small winding trail

따라

ttara — Along; following; in accordance with

최대한

choedaehan — To the maximum; as much as possible

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; fast; in a rapid manner

달려갔습니다

dallyeogatsseumnida — Ran toward; went running (formal past tense)

얼마

eolma — How much; how many; some amount of

후

hu — After; later; following a period of time

그들

geudeul — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

모두는

modeuneun — All of them; everyone (topic marker attached)

집에

jibe — At/to the house; home (location marker)

도착했습니다

dochakhaetsseumnida — Arrived; reached a destination (formal past tense)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

서둘러

seodulleo — In a hurry; rushing; hastily

어디를

eodireul — Where (object marker); to what place

가는

ganeun — Going; present tense modifier of 가다

거예요

geoyeyo — It is; polite form expressing a fact or state

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; inquired (formal polite past tense)

세상에서

sesangeseo — In the world; from/in this world

가장

gajang — Most; the best; superlative degree marker

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; pleasant (modifier form)

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); the thing/fact that

찾으러

chajeuro — In order to find; going to search for

가요

gayo — Go; going (polite present tense of 가다)

스컹크

seukeongku — Skunk; a black-and-white odor-spraying mammal

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Shouted; exclaimed (formal polite past tense)

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke; told (formal polite past tense)

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well; hmm; I'm not sure; expressing hesitation

저는

jeoneun — I (humble); polite first-person topic pronoun

나만의

namanui — My own; belonging only to me

집과

jibgwa — House and; home (with conjunction marker)

따뜻한

ttatteuthan — Warm; cozy; comfortably heated (modifier form)

햇살

haetsal — Sunlight; sunshine; rays of the sun

그리고

geurigo — And; also; in addition (conjunction)

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing (modifier)

파란

paran — Blue; sky-blue color (modifier form of 파랗다)

하늘보다

haneulboda — Than the sky; comparison marker with sky

더

deo — More; even more; comparative degree adverb

없다고

eopdago — That there isn't; quoted form of 없다

생각해요

saenggakaeyo — I think; I believe (polite present tense)

머물며

meomulmyeo — While staying; remaining in a place

하루

haru — One day; a single day

종일

jongil — All day; the entire day; whole day long

꽃들

kkotdeul — Flowers (plural); blooming plants collectively

사이에서

saieseo — Among; between; in the midst of

서풍

seopung — West wind; a wind blowing from the west

할머니의

halmeoniui — Grandmother's; belonging to a grandmother

명랑한

myeongnanhan — Cheerful; bright; lively and merry (modifier)

바람들과

baramdeulgwa — With the winds; breezes (plural with conjunction)

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; jointly

놀았고

noratsgo — Played and; past tense of 놀다 with conjunction

더없이

deoeopsi — Supremely; incomparably; could not be more so

행복했습니다

haengbokhaetsseumnida — Was happy; felt happiness (formal past tense)

하지만

hajiman — But; however; nonetheless (conjunction)

찾으려고

chajeuryeogo — In order to find; with the intention of searching

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

초원을

chowoneul — Meadow/grassland (object marker); open grassy field

이리저리

irijjeori — Here and there; back and forth; all around

뛰어다녔습니다

ttwieodanyeosseumnida — Ran around; dashed about (formal past tense)

태양은

taeyangeun — The sun (topic marker); the star of our solar system

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly (degree adverb)

뜨거웠고

tteugeowotgo — Was hot and; past tense of 뜨겁다 with conjunction

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly (degree adverb)

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

달린

dallin — Having run; past modifier form of 달리다

나머지

nameoji — As a result; remainder; the rest of something

덥고

deopgo — Hot and; being hot (conjunction form of 덥다)

지쳤지만

jichyeotjiman — Were tired but; exhausted yet (contrastive conjunction)

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; continuing unchanged

찾지

chatji — Find (negation base); part of negative construction

못했습니다

mothaetsseumnida — Could not; was unable to (formal past tense)

긴

gin — Long; lengthy (modifier form of 길다)

하루가

haruga — The day (subject marker); one day as subject

끝나자

kkeutnacha — As soon as it ended; right when it finished

집을

jibeul — House/home (object marker); one's dwelling

지나

jina — Passing by; going past (verb form of 지나다)

각자의

gakjaui — Each one's own; respective; individual's own

집으로

jibeuro — Toward home; in the direction of one's house

향했습니다

hyanghaetsseumnida — Headed toward; directed oneself to (formal past)