Old Mother West Wind — Page 6

Vocabulary

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); referring to a group of people

너무

neomu — Too, excessively, very much

흥분한

heungbunhan — Excited, agitated, aroused with strong emotion

나머지

nameoji — The rest, remainder; as a result of

연못에서

yeonmoseseo — In/from the pond; locative form of pond

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny in size

물소리가

mulsoriga — Sound of water (subject marker attached)

났는데도

natneundedo — Even though a sound occurred or arose

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one at all

눈치채지

nunchichaiji — Noticing, perceiving; base of 'to notice'

못했습니다

motaesseumnida — Could not do; formal past negative auxiliary

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker); it was

꼬리를

kkoriреul — Tail (object marker); the tail of an animal

놓아버리고

noabeorigo — Let go of completely and moved on

이제

ije — Now, at this point in time

연못을

yeonmoseul — The pond (object marker); across the pond

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming; gerund form of to swim

건너고

geonneogo — Crossing over; continuing to cross a body

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present progressive modifier

거북이

geobуgi — Turtle, tortoise; a shelled reptile

아시다시피

asidashipi — As you know; acknowledging shared knowledge

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, outstanding, superb in ability

수영

suyeong — Swimming; the act of swimming in water

선수입니다

seonsuimnida — Is a player/athlete; formal declarative ending

그는

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

공기를

gonggireul — Air (object marker); breathable air

마시기

masigi — Drinking, breathing in; nominalized verb form

위해

wihae — For the sake of, in order to

한두

handu — One or two; a small indefinite number

번만

beonman — Only (a number of) times; limiting frequency

검은

geomeun — Black, dark-colored; adjective modifying a noun

코를

koreul — Nose (object marker); the nose of an animal

물

mul — Water; liquid found in ponds and rivers

위로

wiro — Above, upward, toward the surface

내밀었습니다

naemireosseumnida — Stuck out, extended outward; formal past tense

시간

sigan — Time, hour; a period or duration of time

동안

dongan — During, for a period of time

물속에서

mulsogесео — Inside the water, underwater; locative phrase

헤엄쳤고

heeomchyeotgo — Swam and (then); past tense connective form

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Pleasant, joyful, enjoyable; adjective form

산들바람들만이

sandeulbaramdeulmani — Only the gentle breezes; breezes alone noticed

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); referring to a male

보았습니다

boasseumnida — Saw, noticed; formal past tense of to see

곧장

gotjang — Straight, directly, without detour

건너가서

geonneogaseo — Crossed over and then; sequential connective

큰

keun — Big, large, great in size

나무

namu — Tree, wood; a large woody plant

바로

baro — Right, directly, exactly at a location

아래

arae — Below, underneath, under something

둑

duk — Bank, embankment; raised edge beside water

기어

gieo — Crawling; gerund form of to crawl

올라갔습니다

ollagasseumnida — Climbed up, went up; formal past tense

아래에는

araeeun — Under there (topic marker); below the tree

딱

ttak — Exactly, precisely, just; emphatic adverb

세

se — Three; the number three

개의

gaeui — Of (counter for objects); possessive counter

견과류만

gyeongwaryuman — Only nuts; nut-type foods exclusively

남아

nama — Remaining, left over; gerund of to remain

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There were, existed; formal past tense

그

geu — That, those; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

중

jung — Among, in the middle of a group

두

du — Two; the number two

개를

gaereul — (Counter) items (object marker); two items

연못가로

yeonmotgaro — Toward the pond's edge; to the waterside

가져가서

gajyeogaseo — Took (something) and went; sequential connective

진흙

jinheuk — Mud, clay; wet soft earth near water

속에

soge — Inside of, within; locative particle

묻었습니다

mudеosseumnida — Buried, hid in the ground; formal past tense

하나는

hananeun — One (topic marker); one of the items

입에

ibe — In the mouth; locative form of mouth

물고

mulgo — Holding in the mouth; biting and carrying

다시

dasi — Again, once more, anew

건너기

geonneogi — Crossing; nominalized verb form of to cross

시작했습니다

sijakaesseumnida — Began, started; formal past tense of begin

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); he as subject of sentence

반대편

bandaepyeon — The opposite side, the other side

기슭에

giseuge — At the bank/shore; edge of water body

도착했을

dochakaesseul — When arrived; past modifier of to arrive

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; a point in time

마침

machim — Just then, coincidentally, at that moment

총총걸음으로

chongchonggeoeumeuro — With quick short steps, trotting along

왔지만

watjiman — Came but; past tense concessive connective

보지

boji — Seeing; base negative form of to see

반쯤

banjjeum — About halfway, half of the way

돌고

dolgo — Turning, circling and; connective of to turn

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently, eagerly, with great effort

지켜보고

jikyeobogo — Watching carefully and; connective of to watch

첨벙하고

cheombeong hago — With a splash; onomatopoeia for splashing

물속으로

mulsogеuro — Into the water; directional into water

뛰어들었습니다

ttwieodeurеosseumnida — Jumped in, dived into; formal past tense

아

a — Ah, oh; exclamation of feeling or realization

시원한

siwonhan — Cool and refreshing; pleasantly cool sensation

물이

muri — Water (subject marker); the water as subject

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; exclamatory degree adverb

좋게

jokge — Well, pleasantly; adverbial form of good

느껴졌던지

neukkkyeojyeotdeonji — How it felt; exclamatory past experiential form

서두를

seodureul — Hurrying (object marker); the act of rushing

필요가

piryoga — Need, necessity (subject marker); need as subject

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of absence

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being; causal conjunction

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); himself as subject

경주에서

gyeongjueseo — In the race; locative form of race/competition

이길

igil — To win; future modifier form of to win

것이

geosi — Thing (subject marker); the fact that

확실하다고

hwaksilhadago — That it is certain; reported certainty clause

느꼈기

neukkkyeotgi — Felt; nominalized past form of to feel

때문입니다

ttaemуnimnida — It is because of; formal causal ending

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, for that reason

빙글빙글

binggeulbinggeul — Round and round; spinning or circling motion

헤엄치며

heeomchimyeo — While swimming; simultaneous connective of swim

물고기를

mulgogireul — Fish (object marker); chasing after fish

쫓아다니고

jjotadanigo — Chasing around and; connective of to chase

시간을

siganeul — Time (object marker); spending one's time

보냈습니다

bonaesseumnida — Spent, sent time; formal past tense

이윽고

ieuкgo — After a while, eventually, presently

올려다보니

ollyeodaboni — When looked up; looking upward and noticing

한쪽

hanjjok — One side, one direction; a single side

방향으로

banghyangeuro — In the direction of; directional particle phrase

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, approximately

다

da — All, completely, entirely

돌았고

dorasgo — Had turned/gone around and; past connective

반대쪽

bandaejjok — The opposite side, the other direction

돌아온

doraon — Having returned, come back; past modifier

보였습니다

boyeosseumnida — Appeared, seemed; formal past tense of seem

그들

geudeul — They, them; a group of people or beings

둘

dul — Two, both; the number two (native Korean)

지치고

jichigo — Tired, exhausted and; connective of to tire

더위에

deowidе — From the heat; affected by hot weather

지쳐

jichyeo — Exhausted, worn out; gerund of to tire out

낙담한

nakdamhan — Discouraged, disheartened, dejected; adjective form

것처럼

geotchеoreom — As if, like; comparative particle phrase