The Angel in the House — Page 3

Vocabulary

촌뜨기

chon-tteugi — Country bumpkin; unsophisticated person from rural area

퇴위

toewi — Abdication; stepping down from a throne

서문

seomun — Preface or foreword of a book

받아들여짐

bada-deuryeojim — Being accepted or welcomed by others

서곡

seoGok — Overture; musical or literary introduction

아가

aga — Baby; term of endearment for young child

가장

gajang — Most; the highest degree of something

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Beloved; dearly loved person or thing

가까이

gakkai — Closely; near in distance or relationship

원근법

wongeunbeop — Perspective; technique showing depth in art

진실한

jinsirhan — Sincere; genuinely true and heartfelt

사랑의

sarang-ui — Of love; possessive form relating to love

과정

gwajeong — Process; series of steps toward a goal

바뀐

bakkwin — Changed; altered from original state

충성심

chungseong-sim — Loyalty; faithful devotion to someone

아름다움

areumdaum — Beauty; quality of being aesthetically pleasing

시골

sigol — Countryside; rural area outside the city

무도회

mudohoe — Ball; formal dancing event or gala

격식

gyeoksik — Formality; adherence to proper social etiquette

있는

inneun — Having; existential modifier in Korean grammar

사랑

sarang — Love; deep affection for another person

무지개

mujigae — Rainbow; arc of colors after rain

역설

yeokseol — Paradox; seemingly contradictory but true statement

한가로운

hangaoroun — Leisurely; relaxed and free from busyness

명예

myeongye — Honor; reputation and dignity of a person

공적

gongjjeok — Merit; achievement or public contribution

잘못

jalmot — Mistake; error or wrongdoing

향한

hyanghan — Directed toward; facing a particular direction

용기

yonggi — Courage; bravery in facing difficulty

여왕의

yeowang-ui — Of the queen; possessive relating to queen

방

bang — Room; enclosed space within a building

거절당함

georjeoldangham — Being rejected; experiencing refusal from someone

마음의

maeum-ui — Of the heart; relating to inner feelings

예언들

yeeeon-deul — Prophecies; plural of foretelling future events

연애편지들

yeonae-pyeonji-deul — Love letters; plural romantic written correspondence

심술궂음

simsulgujeeum — Meanness; spiteful or mischievous temperament

힘

him — Strength; physical or emotional power

혐오감

hyeomo-gam — Disgust; feeling of strong aversion

기쁨

gippeum — Joy; feeling of great happiness

쓸모

sseulmo — Usefulness; practical value of something

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She; subject marker for third person female

나의

na-ui — My; first person singular possessive pronoun

것이었다

geo-si-eoss-da — Was mine; past tense possessive statement

사랑에

sarang-e — In love; locative form of the word love

빠져

ppajyeo — Falling into; becoming immersed in something

생각

saengGak — Thought; idea formed in the mind

키스

ki-seu — Kiss; pressing lips against someone affectionately

친구들

chingu-deul — Friends; plural of close companion

문명의

munmyeong-ui — Of civilization; relating to organized human society

품에서

pume-seo — From the bosom; raised within an embrace

자란

jaran — Grown; raised or brought up over time

아이

ai — Child; young human being

이국땅

iguk-ttang — Foreign land; territory of another country

실망

silmang — Disappointment; feeling let down by expectations

묘비명

myobiMyeong — Epitaph; inscription written on a gravestone

수확기의

suhwakgi-ui — Of the harvest season; autumn reaping period

서리

seori — Frost; ice crystals forming on cold surfaces

행복

haengbok — Happiness; state of well-being and contentment

해소될

haesodoel — To be resolved; able to be dissolved

수

su — Ability; possibility of doing something

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking or nonexistent

결혼

gyeolhon — Marriage; legal union between two people

결혼식

gyeolhonsik — Wedding ceremony; formal marriage celebration

플라토닉

peul-la-to-nik — Platonic; non-romantic, purely spiritual love

러브

reo-beu — Love; borrowed English word for affection

증명

jeungmyeong — Proof; evidence demonstrating truth of something

상징

sangjing — Symbol; object representing an abstract idea