Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

꼬마

kkoma — Small child or kid; term of endearment for little one

조

jo — Unit or group; also used as a name prefix

수달과

sudalgwa — Otter and (with); aquatic mammal plus conjunction

햇살

haetsal — Sunlight; rays of sunshine streaming down

가득한

gadeukan — Full of; filled with something completely

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

내내

naenae — Throughout; the entire duration of a period

풀

pul — Grass; green plants covering the ground

주변에서

jubyeoneseo — Around; in the surrounding area or vicinity

함께

hamkke — Together; in the company of others

놀고

nolgo — Playing and (continuing); engaging in play activity

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was/were; formal past tense of existence verb

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); referring to a previously mentioned group

낚시를

nakssireul — Fishing (object marker); the activity of catching fish

하며

hamyeo — While doing; simultaneous action connector

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged, describing an elderly person or creature

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male relative or respectful address

눈먼

nunmeon — Blind; unable to see, lacking sight

할머니

halmeoni — Grandmother; elderly female relative or respectful address

수달을

sudareul — Otter (object marker); aquatic mammal as sentence object

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; wonderful, superb quality or character

송어

songeo — Trout; a type of freshwater fish

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; also used to mean dinner or supper

식사를

siksareul — Meal (object marker); a formal word for eating

집으로

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

가져갔습니다

gajyeogatsseumnida — Brought/took home; carried something away to a place

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Enjoyable; fun, pleasant, or joyful in nature

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or amount

산들바람과

sandeulbaramgwa — Gentle breeze and; a light, refreshing wind

술래잡기를

sullaejakgireul — Tag game (object); children's chasing and catching game

놀았습니다

noratsseumnida — Played; past tense formal form of to play

온갖

ongat — All sorts of; every kind of various things

장난을

jangnaneul — Pranks/mischief (object); playful or mischievous behavior

치다가

chidaga — While pulling pranks; doing something then transitioning

이제는

ijeeneun — Now (topic); at this point in time

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); asking about an unknown thing

해야

haeya — Must do; expressing obligation or necessity to act

할지

halji — Whether to do; uncertain about what action to take

몰랐습니다

mollatsseumnida — Did not know; past tense formal of not knowing

큰

keun — Big; large in size or scale

바위

bawi — Rock; a large stone or boulder

위에

wie — On top of; positioned above a surface

나란히

naranhi — Side by side; positioned parallel and next to each other

앉아

anja — Sitting; the act of being seated

서로를

seororeul — Each other (object); referring to mutual action between two

풀로

pullo — With grass; using grass as a tool or means

밀어

mireo — Pushing; applying force to move something away

떨어뜨리려

tteoreotteuriryeo — Trying to knock off; intending to make something fall

하고

hago — Doing and; connecting two actions or ideas

둥글고

dunggeulgo — Round and; circular in shape, continuing description

웃는

unneun — Smiling/laughing; showing a cheerful expression

빨간

ppalgan — Red; the color red, bright scarlet hue

태양

taeyang — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (topic); honorific title used with names

초록

chorok — Green; the color green, as of plants or grass

들판을

deulpaneul — Field (object); an open expanse of flat land

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly, used to emphasize something strongly

따뜻하게

ttatteutage — Warmly; in a warm manner, making something comfortable

만들었고

mandeureotgo — Made and; created something, then continuing with more

키

ki — Height; the measurement of how tall something is

풀밭

pulbat — Grassy field; a meadow or patch of green grass

너머의

neomeoui — Beyond; on the other side of something

여우는

yeouneun — Fox (topic); a sly reddish-brown wild animal

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject); referring to the group previously mentioned

물을

mureul — Water (object); liquid essential for life

튀기며

twigimyeo — While splashing; sending water flying in all directions

소리치고

Shouting and; yelling out loud while doing another action

시간을

siganeul — Time (object); a period or duration of moments

보내는

bonaeneun — Spending (time); passing time doing an activity

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object); noise heard by the ears

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and; listening to something then doing more

자신도

jasindo — Oneself also; referring to the subject themselves too

시원한

siwonhan — Cool and refreshing; pleasantly cold temperature or feeling

좋아해서

joaheseo — Because likes; fond of something as a reason

수영할

suyeonghal — To swim; the activity of moving through water

수

su — Ability; used to express possibility or capability

있으면

isseumyeon — If there is; conditional form expressing a hypothetical

좋겠다고

joketdago — Thought it would be good; expressing a wish or desire

생각했습니다

saenggaketsseumnida — Thought; past tense formal of thinking or considering

뭔가

mwonga — Something; an unspecified or vague thing or idea

생각났어

saenggangnasseo — Just thought of something; an idea suddenly came to mind

수달이

sudari — Otter (subject); the otter as the doer of an action

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — Exclaimed; shouted out loudly in formal past tense

그게

geuge — That is; short for 그것이, asking about that thing

뭔데

mwonde — What is it; informal question asking what something is

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; past tense formal form of asking a question

수달은

sudareun — Otter (topic); the otter as the topic of discussion

그저

geujeo — Just; simply, merely, without any particular reason

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — Wise; showing good judgment and deep understanding

표정을

pyojeongеul — Expression (object); a facial look conveying emotion

지으며

jieumyeo — While making (an expression); forming a facial look

아무

amu — Any; used in negative sentences meaning no or nothing

말도

maldo — Word/speech also; not even a word, total silence

하지

haji — Do not; negative form used before 않다 or similar

않았습니다

anatsseumnida — Did not; formal past tense negative auxiliary verb

먹을

meogeul — To eat (modifier); food-related future modifier form

것

geot — Thing; a general noun referring to an object or idea

아니

ani — No; a casual negation or contradiction of something said

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; formal past tense of speaking or telling

넌

neon — You (informal); short contracted form of 너는

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not even a single thing whatsoever

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Not thinking; base of negative thinking expression

않은

aneun — Did not; modifier form of the negative auxiliary verb

같은데

gateunde — Seems like; expressing a guess or mild conjecture

나

na — I; informal first-person singular pronoun

생각했거든

saenggakaetgeodeun — I did think about it; justifying or explaining one's thought

할

hal — To do (modifier); future action modifier form of 하다

게

ge — Thing to do; contracted form of 것이 (something to do)

있어

isseo — There is; casual form of existence verb 있다

다그쳐

dageuchyeo — Pressured; urged someone to hurry or answer quickly

바로

baro — Right/just; exactly at that moment or place

그때

geuttae — At that time; referring to a specific past moment

사향쥐를

sahyangjwireul — Muskrat (object); a semi-aquatic rodent with musky scent

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaetsseumnida — Discovered; formally spotted or found someone or something

야

ya — Hey; informal exclamation used to call someone's attention

사향쥐

sahyangjwi — Muskrat; a semi-aquatic rodent found near water

이리

iri — Over here; come in this direction toward the speaker

와

wa — Come; informal imperative form of 오다 (to come)

그가

geuga — He (subject); third-person male subject pronoun

불렀습니다

bulleotseumnida — Called out; formally called or summoned someone loudly

사향쥐는

sahyangjwineun — Muskrat (topic); the muskrat as topic of the sentence

바위까지

bawikkaji — Up to the rock; all the way to the boulder

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming (toward); moving through water in a direction

와서

waseo — Came and; arrived then did something after

수달

sudal — Otter; a playful semi-aquatic mammal

옆에

yeope — Next to; beside, in close proximity to something

올라앉았습니다

ollaaantsseumnida — Climbed up and sat; got up onto a surface and seated

너희들

neohuideul — You all; informal plural second-person address

뭐

mwo — What; casual question word asking about something

사향쥐가

sahyangjwiga — Muskrat (subject); the muskrat as sentence subject

재미있게

jaemiitge — In a fun way; doing something enjoyably or entertainingly

있지

itji — Are you; casual tag question expecting confirmation