The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 29

Vocabulary

아니요

a-ni-yo — Polite way to say 'no' in Korean

선생님

seon-saeng-nim — Teacher; respectful term for an instructor

닭은

dalk-eun — The chicken (topic-marked form of 닭)

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all; completely absent or lacking

없었습니다

eop-seo-sseum-ni-da — Did not exist; formal past tense of 없다

그저

geu-jeo — Simply; just; merely; nothing more than

몇

myeot — How many; a few; some number of

개의

gae-ui — Of [items]; possessive form of the counter 개

깃털만

git-teol-man — Only feathers; nothing but feathers

있을

i-sseul — Will be; future/attributive form of 있다

뿐이었죠

ppun-i-eot-jyo — It was only; that was all (informal ending)

할머니

hal-meo-ni — Grandmother; elderly woman

여우는

yeo-u-neun — The fox (topic-marked form of 여우)

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

눈을

nun-eul — Eyes (object-marked form of 눈)

거의

geo-ui — Almost; nearly; hardly

믿을

mi-deul — To believe; attributive future form of 믿다

수가

su-ga — Ability; possibility (수 = ability/means marker)

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic-marked third-person feminine pronoun)

이쪽저쪽을

i-jjok-jeo-jjok-eul — This side and that side; all directions

살펴보았지만

sal-pyeo-bo-at-ji-man — Looked around carefully, but; examined yet

없었고

eop-seo-t-go — Was not there; did not exist, and…

뿐이었습니다

ppun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was only; that was all (formal ending)

늙은

neulg-eun — Old; aged; elderly (adjective form)

전보다

jeon-bo-da — More than before; compared to previously

더

deo — More; even more; to a greater degree

큰

keun — Big; large; great (adjective form)

분노에

bun-no-e — In anger; with rage (분노 = rage/fury)

휩싸였습니다

hwip-ssa-yeot-seum-ni-da — Was engulfed; was wrapped in (emotion/situation)

여우가

yeo-u-ga — The fox (subject-marked form of 여우)

스컹크에게

seu-keong-keu-e-ge — To the skunk; dative form indicating recipient

욕을

yok-eul — Insults; verbal abuse (object form of 욕)

퍼붓다

peo-but-da — To pour out; heap insults or words on someone

없어서

eop-seo-seo — Because there is not; lacking, so therefore

제대로

je-dae-ro — Properly; correctly; as it should be

보고

bo-go — Seeing; looking at (gerund/connective form)

있는지

in-neun-ji — Whether something is; indirect question form

확인하려고

hwak-in-ha-ryeo-go — In order to confirm; intending to verify

두세

du-se — Two or three; a couple of

번

beon — Times; occurrences; counter for repetitions

비볐습니다

bi-byeot-seum-ni-da — Rubbed; scrubbed (past tense formal form)

분명히

bun-myeong-hi — Clearly; obviously; certainly; evidently

사라져

sa-ra-jyeo — Disappeared; vanished (connective form)

버렸고

beo-ryeot-go — Completely did (and); regrettable completion marker

어디로

eo-di-ro — To where; in which direction

갔는지

gat-neun-ji — Whether went; indirect question of going

흔적조차

heun-jeok-jo-cha — Even a trace; not even a trace remains

남기지

nam-gi-ji — Leave behind; (negative connective) not leaving

않았습니다

an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; formal past negative ending

정말

jeong-mal — Really; truly; indeed; very much so

이상한

i-sang-han — Strange; weird; unusual; odd

일이었습니다

il-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was a matter/event; formal past nominal

자리에

ja-ri-e — At the spot; in the place; at one's seat

앉아

anj-a — Sitting down; connective form of 앉다

누가

nu-ga — Who (subject form); asking about a person

감히

gam-hi — Daring to; boldly; having the audacity to

것을

geot-eul — The thing (object-marked nominalizer 것)

훔쳐갔을지

hum-chyeo-gat-seul-ji — Might have stolen and taken away; speculative past

생각해

saeng-gak-hae — Think about; consider (connective/informal form)

보았습니다

bo-at-seum-ni-da — Looked; tried doing (formal past tense)

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of; like that

다음

da-eum — Next; after; following that

코를

ko-reul — Nose (object-marked form of 코)

땅에

ttang-e — On the ground; to the earth/floor

대고

dae-go — Pressing against; placing on (connective form)

킁킁거리며

keung-keung-geo-ri-myeo — Sniffing repeatedly; while making sniffing sounds

원을

won-eul — A circle (object-marked form of 원)

그리며

geu-ri-myeo — Drawing; while drawing or tracing a shape

걸었습니다

geol-eot-seum-ni-da — Walked; formal past tense of 걷다

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

행동을

haeng-dong-eul — Action; behavior (object-marked form of 행동)

한

han — Did; one; a certain (modifier form of 하다)

걸까요

geol-kka-yo — I wonder why; speculative question ending

그것은

geu-geot-eun — That thing; it (topic-marked demonstrative pronoun)

닭을

dak-eul — The chicken (object-marked form of 닭)

훔쳐간

hum-chyeo-gan — Who stole and took away; thieving (modifier)

발자국을

bal-ja-guk-eul — Footprints (object-marked form of 발자국)

찾을

chat-eul — To find; future/attributive form of 찾다

알아보기

al-a-bo-gi — To find out; to investigate and identify something

위해서였습니다

wi-hae-seo-yeot-seum-ni-da — It was for the purpose of; formal past purposive

아하

a-ha — Aha!; exclamation of sudden realization or discovery

언덕

eon-deok — Hill; slope; small elevated landform

꼭대기를

kkok-dae-gi-reul — The top; the summit (object-marked form)

따라

tta-ra — Along; following; according to

달리기

dal-li-gi — Running; the act of running

시작하며

si-jak-ha-myeo — Starting; while beginning to do something

외쳤습니다

oe-chyeot-seum-ni-da — Shouted; exclaimed (formal past tense)

이번에는

i-beon-e-neun — This time (topic-marked); on this occasion

반드시

ban-deu-si — Without fail; certainly; absolutely must

잡고

jap-go — Catching; grabbing (connective form of 잡다)

말겠어

mal-get-eo — I will definitely; strong intention/determination

분

bun — Minute(s); a unit of time measurement

후

hu — After; later; following a time period

천천히

cheon-cheon-hi — Slowly; at a leisurely pace; carefully

시작했고

si-jak-haet-go — Started and; began (connective past tense)

걸음마다

geol-eum-ma-da — Every step; with each and every step taken

앞을

ap-eul — The front; ahead (object-marked form of 앞)

살펴보았습니다

sal-pyeo-bo-at-seum-ni-da — Looked around carefully; examined thoroughly (formal past)

갑자기

gap-ja-gi — Suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

그녀의

geu-nyeo-ui — Her; belonging to her (possessive pronoun)

눈이

nun-i — Eyes (subject-marked form of 눈)

번뜩이더니

beon-tteuk-i-deo-ni — Flashed; glinted then (sudden change connective)

노릴

no-ril — To target; to aim at; attributive form of 노리다

때처럼

ttae-cheo-reom — Like the time when; just as when something occurred

배를

bae-reul — Belly; stomach (object-marked form of 배)

붙이고

but-i-go — Attaching; pressing close (connective form)

기어가기

gi-eo-ga-gi — Crawling; the act of crawling forward

시작했습니다

si-jak-haet-seum-ni-da — Began; started (formal past tense of 시작하다)

하지만

ha-ji-man — But; however; nevertheless

아니었습니다

a-ni-eot-seum-ni-da — Was not; formal past negative copula

누구였을까요

nu-gu-yeot-seul-kka-yo — Who could it have been?; rhetorical speculation

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response; I see

바로

ba-ro — Right; exactly; none other than; directly