The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1

Vocabulary

저는

jeoneun — I (subject marker, humble/polite first person)

우편으로

upyeoneuro — By mail; via postal service

귀하의

gwihaeui — Your (formal, honorific possessive form)

서신을

seosineul — Letter; formal written correspondence (object form)

받았으며

badasseuhmyeo — Received and (connective form linking two clauses)

친구

chingu — Friend; close acquaintance

씨에게

ssiege — To Mr./Ms. (honorific title with dative marker)

전달한

jeondalhan — Delivered; passed on or forwarded (modifier form)

원고에

wongoe — Regarding the manuscript; draft document (locative)

관하여

gwanhayeo — Concerning; regarding; about a topic

귀하와

gwihawa — With you (formal, honorific, comitative marker)

기꺼이

gikkeoI — Gladly; willingly; with pleasure

협의하겠습니다

hyeobuihagesseumnida — Will consult; will discuss and negotiate formally

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nonetheless (contrast conjunction)

제안된

jeandoen — Proposed; suggested (modifier form of propose)

조건에는

jogeoneoneun — As for the conditions; regarding the terms

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not; by no means

응할

eunghal — Will comply with; will accept or agree to

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~ㄹ 수 있다/없다)

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; cannot; does not exist (formal)

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; those sorts of

것들은

geotdeureun — Those things; such matters (plural topic marker)

너무나

neomuna — Far too; excessively; extremely so

불확실합니다

bulhwaksilhamnida — Are uncertain; are unreliable; lack certainty (formal)

글쓰기란

geulsseugiran — As for writing; the act of writing (topic)

전적으로

jeonjeogeuro — Entirely; completely; wholly and absolutely

복불복입니다

bokbulbogipnida — It is a matter of pure luck or chance

이

i — This; these (demonstrative determiner)

시대

sidae — Era; age; period of time

가장

gajang — Most; the greatest; superlative adverb

위대한

widaehan — Great; magnificent; outstanding (modifier form)

사람들의

saramdeului — Of people; belonging to people (possessive plural)

작품으로도

jakpumeurodo — Even with works; even using masterpieces (also marker)

손해를

sonhaereul — Loss; damage; financial or material detriment (object)

보았습니다

boasseumnida — Experienced; saw; suffered (formal past tense)

구체적인

guchejeogIn — Specific; concrete; detailed (modifier form)

내용을

naeyongeul — Content; substance; details (object marker form)

언급하고

eongeupago — Mentioning and; bringing up (connective form)

이름을

ireumeul — Name; person's name (object marker form)

댈

dael — To cite; to name; to put forward (modifier)

수도

sudo — Also can; even possible (ability + also marker)

있지만

itjiman — There is but; although possible (contrast connector)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

하지

haji — Do; act (base form before negation marker 않다)

않겠습니다

ankessemnida — Will not do; intend not to (formal negative)

세상

sesang — The world; society; public taste or opinion

취향은

chwihyangeun — Taste; preference; personal inclination (topic form)

변덕스럽습니다

byeondeokseureopseumnida — Is fickle; changeable; unpredictable in preference (formal)