The Great Gatsby — Page 15

Vocabulary

우리

uri — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

뭘

mwol — What (object form, colloquial contraction of 무엇을)

계획할까요

gyehoekhalkkayo — Shall we plan? polite suggesting future planning

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

어쩔

eojjeol — What to do; expressing helplessness or uncertainty

줄

jul — Way, means; knowledge of how to do something

모르는

moreuneun — Not knowing; unaware, ignorant of something

표정으로

pyojeong-euro — With an expression; facial expression as manner

나를

nareul — Me (object form); first-person singular object

돌아보았다

doraboatda — Looked back; turned around to look at someone

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic); referring to people in general

계획하죠

gyehoekhaJyo — People plan, don't they; soft assertion about planning

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person singular subject

대답하기도

daedapagido — Even before answering; prior to giving a response

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or event

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; possessive form referring to a female

눈은

nuneun — Eyes (topic); referring to someone's eyes

경외하는

gyeongoeaneun — Awe-inspiring, reverent; feeling of deep wonder

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

새끼손가락에

saekki-songarage — On the pinky finger; smallest finger of the hand

고정되었다

gojjeongdoeeotda — Was fixed; became fastened or locked onto something

봐요

bwayo — Look, see; polite imperative or exclamation to look

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female subject of sentence

불평했다

bulpyeonghaetda — Complained; expressed dissatisfaction or grievance

다쳤어요

dachyeosseoyo — Got hurt; suffered an injury, polite past tense

모두

modu — Everyone, all; referring to all people present

바라보았다

baraboatda — Gazed, looked at; directed eyes toward something

손가락

songarag — Finger; one of the digits on a human hand

마디가

madiga — Joint, knuckle; segment or node of a finger

시퍼렇게

sipeoreoke — Deeply bruised blue; intensely dark bluish color

멍들어

meongdeureo — Bruised; having a bruise on the skin

있었다

isseotda — There was; past tense of existence or state

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject); second-person formal subject marker

그랬잖아요

geuraetjanhayo — You did that, you know; mild accusatory reminder

비난하듯

binanhaduet — As if blaming; in an accusatory or reproachful manner

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of speaking or saying

일부러

ilbureo — On purpose, deliberately; intentionally doing something

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; referring to that type of thing

건

geon — Thing (contracted); short for 것은, referring to a fact

아닌

anin — Not; negating a preceding noun or state

알지만

aljiman — I know, but; conceding a point before contrasting

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — Anyway, regardless; transitional word dismissing prior points

거잖아요

geojanhayo — It is the case, you know; affirming an obvious fact

이래서

iraeseo — That is why; because of this reason

저런

jeoreon — That kind of; referring disapprovingly to something distant

난폭한

nanpokhan — Violent, rough; aggressive and uncontrolled in behavior

남자

namja — Man; adult male person

크고

keugo — Big and; large size, connecting to next adjective

거대하고

geodaeahgo — Huge and; enormous size, connecting to next adjective

우람한

uramhan — Hulking, burly; impressively large and muscular build

체격의

chegyeogui — Of build/physique; possessive referring to body structure

와

wa — With; particle indicating accompaniment or conjunction

결혼하면

gyeolhonhamyeon — If one marries; conditional form of to marry

이런

ireon — This kind of; referring to the present type of situation

꼴을

kkoreur — Sight, situation (negative); embarrassing or pitiable state

당한다니까요

danghandanikkkayo — Ends up suffering; I'm telling you one gets hurt

나는

naneun — I (topic); first-person singular topic marker

이라는

iraneun — Called, termed; quoting or naming a word or phrase

말이

mari — Word, speech (subject); referring to a specific term

싫어

sireo — I hate, dislike; expressing aversion to something

짜증스럽게

jjajeungseureobge — Irritably, with annoyance; in an exasperated manner

반박했다

banbakhaetda — Rebutted, countered; responded in contradiction or protest

농담으로라도

nongdameurorado — Even as a joke; not even jokingly acceptable

고집스럽게

gojibseureobge — Stubbornly, persistently; in an obstinate manner

때때로

ttaettaero — Sometimes, occasionally; happening at various times

그녀와

geunyeowa — With her; indicating accompaniment with a female

양은

yang-eun — Miss (topic); honorific title for an unmarried woman

동시에

dongsie — At the same time; simultaneously, concurrently

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object); what is spoken or said

했는데

haenneunde — Did, but; past tense with mild contrast following

눈에

nune — To the eye; in one's perception or notice

띄지

ttwiji — Not stand out; not be noticeable or conspicuous

않게

ange — So as not to; negative adverbial connective form

그리고

geurigo — And, also; conjunction connecting clauses or ideas

결코

gyeolko — Never, by no means; strong negative adverb

수다라고는

sudarakoneun — As for gossip/chatter; topic marking idle talk

할

hal — To do, can be called; potential or modifying verb form

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot constructions

없는

eomneun — Without, lacking; modifying noun with absence

농담

nongdam — Joke; a humorous or light-hearted remark

섞인

seokkhin — Mixed, blended; combined with something else

두서없음으로

duseoeomeumeuro — With incoherence; in a rambling, disorganized manner

그것은

geugeoceun — That (topic); referring to a previously mentioned thing

마치

machi — Just like, as if; used to draw a comparison

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive pronoun for a group

흰

huin — White; describing something of white color

어떤

eotteon — Any, some kind of; indefinite descriptive determiner

욕망도

yongmangdo — Even desire; longing or craving (with particle 도)

무심한

musimhan — Indifferent, careless; lacking interest or concern

눈처럼

nuncheoreom — Like eyes/snow; comparison using 처럼 (like)

차가웠다

chagawotda — Was cold; past tense of being cold or frigid

그들은

geudeuruen — They (topic); third-person plural topic marker

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby referent

자리에

jarie — In this place/seat; at this location or position

있었고

isseotgo — Were there and; past existence connecting to next clause

받아들이면서

badadeulimyeonseo — While accepting; receiving something while doing another action

오직

ojik — Only, solely; limiting to one thing exclusively

정중하고

jeongjunghago — Polite and; courteous, respectful in manner

유쾌한

yukwaehan — Pleasant, cheerful; agreeably enjoyable in manner

노력으로

noryeogeupo — With effort; by means of exertion or endeavor

대화를

daehwaleul — Conversation (object); dialogue being led or engaged

이끌거나

ikkeulgeona — Lead or; either directing a conversation or responding

대화에

daehwae — In the conversation; participating in dialogue

응했다

eunghaetda — Responded, complied; reacted or answered to something

곧

got — Soon; in a short time, shortly

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening, dinner; late afternoon or evening meal

식사가

siksaga — Meal (subject); a sitting for eating food

끝날

kkeunnal — Will end; future modifier of meal coming to close

것이고

geosigo — It will be and; connecting future certainties

조금

jogeum — A little, soon; small amount or short time

후면

humyeon — If/when after; conditional once time has passed

시간도

sigando — Time also; even this period of time

끝나

kkeuntna — Ends; terminates, comes to a conclusion

아무렇지

amureochi — In no particular way; without any notable feeling

마무리될

mamurideol — Will be wrapped up; brought to a neat conclusion

것임을

geosimeul — That it will be; nominalizing future fact as object

알고

algo — Knowing and; aware of something, connecting clauses

서부와는

seobuwa-neun — Compared to the West; contrasting with western region

확연히

hwagyeonhi — Clearly, distinctly; in an obviously different manner

달랐는데

dallatneunde — Was different, but; contrasting past state

서부에서는

seobueseseo-neun — In the West (topic); referring to the western region

시간이

sigani — Time (subject); referring to time as sentence subject

끊임없이

kkeunhimeopsi — Endlessly, without pause; continuously, ceaselessly

실망하는

silmanghaneun — Disappointing; causing or feeling disappointment

기대

gidae — Expectation, hope; anticipation of a future outcome

속에서

sogeseo — Within, inside; from within a state or condition

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternative conjunction between two options

그

geu — That; demonstrative determiner for a distant referent

순간

sungan — Moment, instant; a brief point in time

자체에

jachaee — To the thing itself; referring to the thing proper

대한

daehan — Regarding, about; preposition-like modifier for topic

순전한

sunjeonhan — Pure, sheer; completely unmixed, absolute

불안한

buranhan — Anxious, uneasy; feeling of worry or instability

두려움

duryeoum — Fear, dread; the feeling of being afraid

단계에서

dangyeeseo — From stage; at or from a particular phase or step

단계로

dangyero — To the next stage; moving toward another phase

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, rushing; doing something in a hasty manner

마감을

magameul — Deadline (object); an end point or closing time

향해

hyanghae — Toward; directed at or heading in a direction

치달았다

chidaragatda — Raced toward, hurtled; moved rapidly toward an endpoint

당신은

dangsineun — You (topic); second-person formal with topic marker

미개한

migaehan — Uncivilized, primitive; lacking culture or refinement

사람처럼

saramcheoreom — Like a person; comparing to an uncivilized person

느끼게

neukige — To make feel; causative form of to feel

해요

haeyo — Makes, does; polite present tense verb ending

냄새가

naemsaega — Smell (subject); an odor or scent as subject

나지만

najiman — Comes out, but; a smell is present yet contrasting

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly; moderately or considerably so

인상적인

insangjeok-in — Impressive; making a strong positive impression

두

du — Two; the number two as a determiner

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; used to indicate order (second)

잔을

janeul — Glass (object); a cup or glass as direct object

마시며

masimyeo — While drinking; simultaneous action of drinking

털어놓았다

teoeonoehatda — Confided, opened up; revealed something honestly

농작물

nongjangmul — Crops, farm produce; plants grown for agricultural use

같은

gateun — Like, such as; similar to or of that kind

얘기는

yaegineun — Story, talk (topic); a topic of conversation

없나요

eomnanayo — Isn't there any? questioning the absence of something