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Vocabulary

온종일

onjongil — All day long, from morning to night

졸졸

joljol — Sound of water trickling or flowing gently

흐르며

heureuмyeo — While flowing, as water moves along

노래하는

noraehaneun — Singing; making a melodious sound

웃음

useum — Laughter; a smile or laughing expression

시냇가에는

sinaetgaeneun — At the side of the stream or brook

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. (honorific title) and; polite address

부인

buin — Mrs.; a polite term for a married woman

그리고

geurigo — And; used to connect words or sentences

아주

aju — Very; extremely; to a great degree

많은

maneun — Many; a large number or quantity of something

어린

eorin — Young; small in age, immature

송어들이

songeodeuri — Trout (plural subject marker); multiple trout fish

살고

salgo — Living; residing in a place (connective form)

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There were; formal past tense of existence

너무나

neomuna — So very; excessively, to an extreme degree

많아서

manaseo — Because there are so many; numerous so that

부인은

buineun — Mrs./the wife (topic marker); referring to the lady

그들에게

geudeurege — To them; directed toward those individuals

아침

achim — Morning; also breakfast meal of the day

점심

jeomsim — Noon; lunch, midday meal

저녁을

jeonyeogeul — Dinner/evening (object marker); the evening meal

마련해

malyeonhae — To prepare or arrange something for someone

주고

jugo — Giving and; to give (connective verb form)

그들을

geudeureul — Them (object marker); referring to those individuals

지켜보고

jikyeobogo — Watching over and; keeping an eye on

헤엄치는

heeomchineun — Swimming; the act of moving through water

법과

beopgwa — Method and; a way or rule of doing something

때때로

ttaettaero — Sometimes; occasionally, from time to time

물

mul — Water; the clear liquid essential for life

위에

wie — On top of; above a surface or object

떨어지는

tteoreojineun — Falling; dropping down onto a surface

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish; silly, lacking good judgment or sense

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or amount

파리를

parireul — Fly (insect, object marker); a small flying insect

잡는

jamneun — Catching; grabbing or capturing something

법

beop — Method; way, rule, or manner of doing something

크고

keugo — Big and; large in size (connective form)

배고픈

baegopеun — Hungry; feeling the need to eat food

물고기와

mulgogіwa — Fish and; aquatic animals living in water

눈

nun — Eye; the organ used for seeing

빠른

ppareun — Fast; quick, moving at high speed

물총새

mulchongsae — Kingfisher; a small, swift, colorful fishing bird

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; polite honorific title for a person

낚싯바늘과

nakssitbaneulgwa — Fishhook and; a hook used to catch fish

낚싯줄을

nakssitjureul — Fishing line (object); string attached to a fishing rod

들고

deulgo — Holding and; carrying something in one's hand

낚시하러

nakssihарео — In order to go fishing; with the purpose of fishing

오는

oneun — Coming; approaching, arriving toward a place

어른들과

eoreundeulgwa — Adults and; grown-up people together with others

소년들을

sonyeondeureul — Boys (object marker); young male children

피하는

Avoiding; staying away from danger or trouble

법을

beobeul — Method (object); a way or rule (object marker)

가르치느라

gareuchiнеura — While teaching; busy with the act of instructing

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly, genuinely, used for emphasis

몹시

mopsi — Very much; extremely, intensely, severely

바빴습니다

babassseumnida — Was very busy; formal past tense of being busy

그런데

geureonde — However; but, by the way, transitional conjunction

송어들은

songeodeureun — The trout (topic); referring to the trout fish group

모두

modu — All; everyone, every one of a group

아주아주

ajuaju — Very very; extremely, used for strong emphasis

착하게

chakage — Nicely; behaving kindly and well-mannered

부인이

buini — Mrs./the lady (subject marker); the woman subject

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking; saying something, talking to others

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); a nominalized object phrase

잘

jal — Well; in a good or proper manner

따랐습니다

ttarassseumnida — Followed and obeyed; formal past tense of following

빼고요

ppaegоyo — Except for; excluding, leaving out one thing

왜냐하면

waenyahаmyeon — Because; the reason is that, explaining a cause

오

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

이런

ireon — Oh dear; this kind of, expressing mild dismay

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not, under no circumstances

바로

baro — Right away; immediately, directly, exactly

말을

mareul — Words/speech (object); spoken instruction or command

들을

deureul — To listen/hear (future modifier); hearing words spoken

수가

suga — Ability (subject); possibility or capability to do something

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of nonexistence

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject

누가

nuga — Who (subject); which person as the subject

걸면

geolmyeon — If someone calls or speaks to; conditional form

따르는

ttareуneun — Following; obeying, complying with instructions

대신

daesin — Instead; in place of, as a substitute for

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times, constantly, without exception

잠깐

jamkkan — A moment; briefly, for a short while

기다려야만

gidaryeoyaman — Must wait; obligated to wait before acting

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; formal past tense of the verb to do

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; evil, wicked, not good in behavior

아이가

aiga — Child (subject marker); a young boy or girl

되려고

doeryeogo — Intending to become; with the aim of becoming something

한

han — Done; one, a certain (modifier in context)

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic); a nominalized topic phrase

아니었습니다

anieotseumnida — Was not; formal past tense negation of identity

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of, like that

게

ge — Thing/it; contracted form of 것이 in speech

아니에요

anieyo — It is not; polite negation in present tense

그저

geujeo — Just; simply, merely, without special reason

자기

jagi — Oneself; one's own self, reflexive pronoun

마음대로

maumdaero — As one pleases; freely, according to one's own will

하고

hago — Doing and; to do (connective verb form)

싶었을

sipeotsseul — Wanted to; past desire expressed in modifier form

뿐이었는데

ppuniyeonnеunde — It was only; merely that, nothing more than this

부인의

buinui — Of Mrs./the lady; possessive form of the woman

듣지

deutji — Listening (negation base); not listening to instructions

않았기

anатki — Because did not; causal form of not doing something

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to, on account of a reason

이제는

ijeneun — Now (topic); at this point in time, no longer

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; formal present tense of nonexistence

정말이에요

jeongmarieyo — It's true; really, I mean it, sincerely

그래요

geuraeyo — That's right; yes, indeed, agreeing with something

그

geu — That; the, referring to something previously mentioned

이유만으로

iyumaneuro — For that reason alone; only because of that cause

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him, possessive pronoun

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely, aesthetically pleasing in appearance

외투에

oetue — On the coat; referring to a coat's surface

있던

itdeon — That was there; existed previously (modifier form)

파란

paran — Blue; having a blue color

점

jeom — Dot; a spot or small mark on a surface

하나조차

hanajоcha — Not even one; not a single one remaining

남아

nama — Remaining; left over, still present somewhere

있지

itji — Existing; being present (used in negation context)

않습니다

anseumnida — Does not; formal present tense negation verb ending

어느

eoneu — One; a certain, some particular (indefinite modifier)

날

nal — Day; a single day, time period of 24 hours

둥글고

dunggeulgo — Round and; circular in shape (connective form)

빨간

ppalgan — Red; having a bright red color

태양

taeyang — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker); honorific title as subject

빛나고

bitnago — Shining and; giving off bright light (connective form)

시냇물이

sinaetmuri — Stream water (subject); the water of a small brook

큰

keun — Big; large in size or scale

강으로

ganguro — Into the river; toward or into a large river

흘러가며

heulleoгамyeo — While flowing along; moving steadily toward somewhere

노래하고

noraehago — Singing and; making a song (connective form)

있을

isseul — Will be; existing (future/prospective modifier form)

때

ttae — When; at the time that, a moment or period

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; dinner, the meal eaten in the evening

식사를

siksareul — Meal (object marker); a prepared meal to be eaten

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to, for a purpose

통통하고

tongtонghago — Plump and; chubby, fat in an appealing way

맛있는

masinneun — Delicious; tasty, having a very good flavor

파리들을

parideureul — Flies (object); multiple small flying insects as target

잡으러

jabeuro — In order to catch; with the purpose of capturing

나섰습니다

naseotseumnida — Set out; went forth, departed on a mission formally