The Great Gatsby — Page 13

Vocabulary

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker); formal first-person subject pronoun

채권

chaegwon — Bond or debt security; financial instrument

중개인

junggaein — Broker or intermediary who facilitates transactions

어느

eoneu — Which; a certain; used before nouns

회사

hoesa — Company or corporation; business organization

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); informal first-person subject pronoun

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of third-person pronoun

말했다

malhaetda — Said; past tense of 말하다 (to speak)

들어본

deureobOn — Having heard of; past attributive form of 듣다

적

jeok — Experience of doing something; used with verbs

없는데요

eomneundeyo — I don't have / haven't; polite denial with nuance

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person male subject

단호하게

danhoage — Resolutely; firmly; in a decisive manner

이것이

igeosi — This (subject marker); demonstrative pronoun subject form

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first-person object pronoun

짜증나게

jjajeungnage — Irritatingly; in a way that causes annoyance

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of 하다 (to do)

곧

got — Soon; shortly; in a little while

알게

alge — Come to know; causative/connective form of 알다

될

doel — Will become; future attributive form of 되다

겁니다

geomnida — It will be; formal future declarative ending

퉁명스럽게

tungmyeongseureopge — Curtly; bluntly; in a brusque manner

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered; replied; past tense of 대답하다

동부에

dongbue — In the East; eastern region location marker

계속

gyesok — Continuously; keeps on; without stopping

계신다면요

gyesindamyeonyo — If you are staying/residing; polite conditional form

있을

isseul — Will be; future attributive form of 있다

걱정

geokjeong — Worry; concern; anxiety about something

마세요

maseyo — Please don't; polite negative imperative ending

바라보다가

barabodaga — While gazing at; mid-action connective of 바라보다

다시

dasi — Again; once more; another time

쳐다보며

chyeodabomyeo — While staring at; connective form of 쳐다보다

마치

machi — As if; just like; used before comparisons

무언가를

mueongareul — Something (object marker); an unspecified thing

경계하는

gyeonggaehaneun — Being wary of; guarding against; present attributive

듯이

deusi — As if; seeming like; expressing resemblance

다른

dareun — Different; other; another; not the same

곳에서

gose seo — From a place; location-source particle combination

사는

saneun — Living; residing; present attributive of 살다

건

geon — Thing; matter; contracted form of 것은

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely; used for emphasis

멍청한

meongcheonghan — Stupid; foolish; dim-witted; silly

짓이죠

jisijyo — It is (a) deed/act; assertive ending with nuance

이때

ittae — At this time; at this moment; then

당연하죠

dangyeonhajyo — Of course; naturally; it goes without saying

라고

rago — Quotation marker; said that; used after speech

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; overly; intensifier of 너무

갑작스럽게

gapjakseureeopge — Suddenly; abruptly; in an unexpected manner

말해서

malhaeseo — Because (she) said; causal connective of 말하다

깜짝

kkamjjak — Startled; with a sudden fright; suddenly surprised

놀랐다

nollatda — Was surprised; was startled; past tense of 놀라다

그것은

geugeoSeun — That (topic marker); that thing as topic of sentence

방에

bange — In the room; location particle attached to 방

들어온

deureon — Having entered; past attributive of 들어오다

이후

ihu — After; since then; from that point on

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); third-person female subject pronoun

처음으로

cheoeumuro — For the first time; as the very first instance

내뱉은

naebaeTeun — Uttered; blurted out; past attributive of 내뱉다

말이었다

marieoitda — Was the word/utterance; past copula after 말

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly; obviously; evidently; without doubt

나만큼이나

namankeumiina — As much as me; just as much as I did

자신도

jasinDo — Herself/himself also; self with additive particle

놀라게

nollage — To surprise; causative connective form of 놀라다

한

han — Done; one; that did; versatile Korean word

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns

같았다

gattatda — Seemed; appeared; past tense of 같다 (to seem)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); female third-person topic form

하품을

hapumeul — Yawn (object marker); the act of yawning

하더니

hadeonI — Did and then; connective showing sequential action

일련의

illyeonui — A series of; a sequence of connected things

빠르고

ppareugO — Fast and; quick; connective form of 빠르다

능숙한

neungsukan — Skilled; proficient; adept at doing something

동작으로

dongjaSeuro — With movements; using actions; instrumental particle

일어섰다

ireoSeotda — Stood up; rose to one's feet; past tense

몸이

momi — Body (subject marker); physical body as subject

뻣뻣해요

ppyeotppyeothaeyo — My body is stiff; feeling rigid or inflexible

불평했다

bulpyeonghaetda — Complained; grumbled; past tense of 불평하다

기억할

gieokal — Will remember; future attributive of 기억하다

수

su — Ability; way; can; used with 있다/없다

있는

inneun — That exists; present attributive form of 있다

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; over a lengthy period

소파에

sopae — On the sofa; location particle attached to 소파

누워

nuwo — Lying down; connective form of 눕다

있었거든요

isseotgeodeunyo — I was (lying); explanatory past tense polite form

저한테

jeonante — To me; dative form using humble 저

뭐라

mwora — What (to say); informal interrogative in quotation

하지

haji — Don't; negative imperative connective of 하다

받아쳤다

badachyeotda — Shot back; retorted; responded sharply to someone

오후

ohu — Afternoon; the period after noon

내내

naenae — All through; throughout the entire duration

당신을

dangsineul — You (object marker); formal second-person object form

데려가려고

deryeogaryeogo — Intending to take (someone); purposive connective form

했잖아요

haetjanaYo — I did, you know; reminding someone of past action

아니요

aniyo — No; polite negation or disagreement

괜찮아요

gwaenchanayo — It's okay; I'm fine; no problem

식료품실에서

singnyopumsireseo — From the pantry; in the provisions room

막

mak — Just; right now; barely; at this very moment

잔의

janui — Of glasses/cups; possessive particle after counter

칵테일을

kakteilreul — Cocktail (object marker); mixed alcoholic drink

보며

bomyeo — While seeing; connective form of 보다

지금

jigeum — Now; currently; at the present moment

훈련

hullyeon — Training; practice; drilling for improvement

중이에요

jungieyo — Am in the middle of; currently doing something

주인은

juineun — The host/owner (topic marker); person in charge

믿을

mideul — To trust; future attributive form of 믿다

없다는

eopDaneun — That there is not; quoted negative attributive form

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object marker); female third-person object form

바라보았다

barabowatda — Gazed at; looked at steadily; past tense

정말요

jeongmalyo — Really? Truly? Polite expression of surprise/doubt

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person male topic form

잔

jan — Glass; cup; counter for drinks

바닥에

badage — At the bottom; on the floor; location particle

방울

bangul — Drop; droplet; small amount of liquid

남은

nameun — Remaining; left over; past attributive of 남다

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; in the manner of something

단숨에

In one breath; all at once; without pausing

술을

sureul — Alcohol (object marker); alcoholic drink as object

들이켰다

deurikyeotda — Gulped down; drank in one go; swallowed quickly

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker); formal second-person subject

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

뭔가를

mwongareul — Something (object); an unspecified thing as object

해내는지

haenaeneunJi — Whether (one) accomplishes; indirect question form

도무지

domuji — Simply cannot; at all; used with negation

이해할

ihaEhal — To understand; future attributive of 이해하다

수가

suga — Ability (subject marker); can; used in set phrases

없네요

eopneyo — There isn't; I can't; polite declarative negative

바라보며

barabomyeo — While gazing at; connective form of 바라보다

과연

gwayeon — Indeed; as expected; I wonder; truly

무엇을

mueoSeul — What (object marker); interrogative object pronoun

해낸다

haeNaenda — Accomplishes; manages to do; present declarative

것인지

geotinji — Whether it is; indirect question nominalizer form

궁금했다

gunggeumhaetda — Was curious; wondered about; past tense of 궁금하다

바라보는

baraboneun — Gazing at; present attributive of 바라보다

것이

geosi — The thing (subject marker); nominalizer with subject particle

즐거웠다

jeulgeoweotda — Was enjoyable; was pleasant; past tense of 즐겁다