The Great Gatsby — Page 5

Vocabulary

마을에

maeul-e — In/to the village or town

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

가나요

ganayo — Are you going; polite question about going

그가

geuga — He; subject marker attached to third person pronoun

어쩔

eojjeol — What to do; expressing helplessness or uncertainty

줄

jul — Way or means to do something

몰라

molla — Don't know; informal expression of not knowing

하며

hamyeo — Saying; while doing or saying something

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of to ask a question

나는

naneun — I; first person subject pronoun with topic marker

그에게

geuege — To him; dative marker indicating direction toward him

알려주었다

allyeojueeotda — Informed; told someone information as a favor

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting two clauses or sentences

걸어가면서

georeogamyeonseo — While walking; going somewhere on foot simultaneously

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

이상

isang — Any more; beyond a certain point or limit

외롭지

oeropji — Lonely; not lonely when used with negation

않았다

anhassda — Did not; past tense negation marker

안내자였고

annaejayeotgo — Was a guide; someone who leads or directs others

길을

gireul — Path; road as object of a verb

개척하는

gaecheokaneun — Pioneering; blazing or opening a new path

자였으며

jayeosseumyeo — Was a person; someone who does a certain role

최초의

choechodui — First; the very first or earliest of something

정착민이었다

jeongchangminieotda — Was a settler; one who establishes residence somewhere

그는

geuneun — He; third person male pronoun with topic marker

아무렇지도

amureojido — Not at all bothered; indifferent to something entirely

않게

anske — So as not to; in a way that avoids something

내게

naege — To me; dative form of the first person pronoun

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

동네를

dongnereur — Neighborhood; local area as object of a verb

자유로이

jayuroi — Freely; in a free and unrestricted manner

누릴

nuril — To enjoy; to savor or take full advantage of

권리를

gwollireul — Right; legal or moral entitlement as object

부여해

buyeohae — Grant; to bestow or confer a right or authority

주었다

jueotda — Gave; past tense of giving something to someone

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; consequently leading to a result

햇살

haetsal — Sunlight; rays of sunshine streaming down

속에서

sogeso — Inside; within a space or context

마치

machi — Just like; as if comparing two things

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; at a fast speed or pace

감기

gamgi — Fast-forward; rewinding or speeding up (here context)

영화에서

yeonghwaeseo — In the movie; within a film context

사물이

samuri — Objects; things or inanimate items as subject

자라나듯

jaranadeus — As if growing; like something sprouting or developing

나무

namu — Tree; a large woody plant

위에

wie — On top of; above or on a surface

잎들이

ipduri — Leaves; plural foliage as subject of sentence

활짝

hwaljjak — Fully open; wide open in a blooming manner

터져

teojyeo — Burst; to explode or burst open suddenly

나오는

naoneun — Coming out; emerging or appearing from somewhere

가운데

gaunde — In the midst of; among or in the middle

여름과

yeoreumgwa — With summer; the season summer as conjunction

함께

hamkke — Together; alongside or at the same time

삶이

salmi — Life; existence as subject of a sentence

다시

dasi — Again; once more or anew

시작되고

Is beginning; starting to happen or commence

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; nominalized existence clause

그

geu — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something known

익숙한

iksukan — Familiar; accustomed or well-known feeling or thing

확신을

hwakssineul — Conviction; strong belief or certainty as object

품게

pumge — To hold or harbor; to come to embrace a feeling

되었다

doeeotda — Became; past tense of becoming or coming to be

우선

useon — First of all; above all else as a priority

읽을

ilgeul — To read; future/attributive form of reading

것이

geosi — Thing that; nominalizer functioning as subject

너무나

neomuna — Way too; extremely or excessively so

많았고

manassgo — There were many; past tense of being numerous

생기

saenggi — Vitality; energy or liveliness in a person

넘치는

neomchineun — Overflowing; brimming or full to excess

신선한

sinsonhan — Fresh; new and not stale or used

공기

gonggi — Air; the atmosphere or breathable gas around us

끌어낼

kkeureonaet — To draw out; to extract or pull something forth

수

su — Ability; possibility or means to do something

있는

inneun — That exists; present tense attributive of existence

건강함도

geonganhamdo — Healthiness also; robustness or physical wellness too

넘쳐났다

neomchyeonassda — Overflowed; was abundantly present in excess

은행업과

eunhaengeobgwa — Banking and; the banking industry as conjunction

신용

sinyong — Credit; trust or creditworthiness in finance

투자

tuja — Investment; putting money into something for profit

증권에

jeunggwone — In securities; stocks or bonds in finance context

관한

gwanhan — About; concerning or related to a topic

책을

chaekeul — Book; a written work as object of verb

열두

yeoldu — Twelve; the number 12

권

gwon — Volume; counter for books or bound publications

샀는데

sanneunde — Bought but; past tense purchase with contrast nuance

그것들은

geugeotdreun — Those things; plural pronoun with topic marker

갓

gat — Just; freshly or newly done moments ago

나온

naon — Came out; freshly produced or issued recently

새

sae — New; brand new or freshly made

돈처럼

doncheoreom — Like money; resembling currency in appearance

붉고

bulkgo — Red and; being red in color with conjunction

금빛

geumbit — Golden light; a golden or glittering color

찬란하게

challanage — Brilliantly; in a dazzling and splendid manner

내

nae — My; first person possessive pronoun

책장에

chaekjange — On the bookshelf; in or on a bookcase

꽂혀

kkojhyeo — Inserted; placed or stuck into a slot

오직

ojik — Only; solely or exclusively one thing

알았던

aratdeon — Had known; past retrospective form of knowing

빛나는

bitnaneun — Shining; glittering or glowing with light

비밀을

bimireul — Secret; a hidden truth as object of verb

펼쳐

pyeolchyeo — Spread out; to unfold or reveal something openly

보여주겠다고

boyeojugessdago — Promising to show; will demonstrate or reveal something

약속하는

yaksokaneun — Promising; making a commitment or pledge

듯했다

deushaetda — Seemed like; appeared to be in a certain way

외에도

oedo — In addition to; besides or apart from something

다른

dareun — Other; different or another kind

많은

maneun — Many; a large number or quantity of things

책들을

chaekdreul — Books; plural of book as object of verb

읽겠다는

ilkgessdaneun — Intending to read; stated intention of reading books

원대한

wondaehan — Grand; ambitious or lofty in scale or vision

의지를

uijireul — Will; determination or resolve as object of verb

품고

pumgo — Holding; harboring a feeling or intention

있었다

isseotda — Was; past tense of existing or being in state

대학

daehak — University; an institution of higher education

시절

sijeol — Days; a period or era of one's life

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly or considerably so

문학적인

munhakjeogin — Literary; related to or having a literary nature

편이었는데

pyeoni-eotneunde — Was inclined to be; tended toward a certain quality

어느

eoneu — A certain; some particular unspecified one

해에는

haeneun — In a certain year; during one particular year

몹시

mopsi — Very; extremely or intensely so

진지하고

jinjihago — Serious and; being earnest or grave in manner

뻔한

ppeonhan — Obvious; predictable or trite and clichéd

사설을

sasereul — Editorial; an opinion column in a publication

연재하기도

yeonjaeagido — Also serialized; ran a series of installments too

했다

haetda — Did; past tense auxiliary verb marker

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of thing or matter

모든

modeun — All; every single one without exception

것들을

geotdreul — Things; plural nominalizer as object of verb

삶

salm — Life; one's existence or way of living

속으로

soguro — Into; moving inward or deeply into something

끌어들여

kkeureodruyeo — Drawing in; pulling something into a space or life

전문가

jeonmunga — Expert; a specialist with deep knowledge in field

중

jung — Among; in the middle of or within a group

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree of comparison

한계

hangye — Limit; a boundary or restriction of ability

존재인

jonjaeIn — Being who is; an entity with a certain quality

다재다능한

dajaeadanenghan — Versatile; having many talents and diverse abilities

인간

ingan — Human being; a person or humanity in general

되려

doeryeo — Trying to become; intending to turn into something

이것은

igeoseun — This is; demonstrative pronoun with topic marker

단순한

dansunhan — Simple; plain or uncomplicated in nature

아니다

anida — Is not; negation of identity or existence

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately or after all is said

삶은

salmeun — Life; one's existence with topic marker attached

하나의

hanaui — One; a single particular item or window

창문을

changmuneul — Window; an opening in a wall as object

통해

tonghae — Through; by means of or via something

바라볼

barabol — To look at; to gaze or observe something

때

ttae — When; at the time of a situation or action

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by a considerably greater degree

잘

jal — Well; in a good or skillful manner

보이는

boineun — Visible; appearing or being seen clearly

법이다

beopida — That's how it is; it is the natural way of things

내가

naega — I; first person pronoun as subject of sentence

기이한

gihan — Strange; bizarre or peculiar in an unusual way

마을

maeul — Village; a small community or settlement

하나에

hanae — In one; at a single place or among them

집을

jibeul — House; a dwelling as object of a verb

빌리게

billige — To rent or borrow; to obtain temporary use of

된

doen — Became; past attributive form of becoming

것은

geoseun — The fact that; nominalized clause with topic marker

순전히

sunjeonhi — Purely; entirely or completely by chance or nature

우연이었다

uyeonieoтda — Was coincidence; something that happened by pure chance