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Vocabulary

저는

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

지금까지

jigeumkkaji — Until now; up to this point in time

그것에

geugeose — About it; regarding that thing (object form)

대해

daehae — Regarding; concerning; about a topic

경험이

gyeonghyeomi — Experience (subject form); personal knowledge from events

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly any

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; do not have (formal)

단

dan — Only; just; merely; a single instance

한

han — One; a single; one unit

번만

beonman — Only once; just one time

결혼했습니다

gyeolhonhaetseumnida — Got married; was wed (formal past tense)

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker); as for that

저와

jeowa — With me; together with myself

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; youthful; of a young age

사람

saram — Person; human being; individual

사이의

saiui — Between; among; in the relationship of

오해로

ohaero — Due to misunderstanding; because of a mistake

인한

inhan — Caused by; resulting from; due to

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was; it had been (formal past declarative)

나른하게

nareonhage — Languidly; in a drowsy or listless manner

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (formal possessive)

가정사에

gajeongsa-e — In family matters; regarding household affairs

제가

jega — I (subject marker, humble); first-person subject

그다지

geudaji — Not particularly; not so much; not especially

관심이

gwansimi — Interest (subject form); curiosity in something

있는지

inneunji — Whether there is; if one has (indirect question)

모르겠군요

moreugessgunyo — I'm not sure; I wonder; I don't quite know

네

ne — Yes; that is correct; acknowledgment

나리

nari — My lord; sir; honorific address for master

흥미로운

heungmiroun — Interesting; fascinating; arousing curiosity

주제가

jujega — Topic (subject form); subject under discussion

아닙니다

animnida — Is not; it is not (formal negative)

저

jeo — I; me (humble first-person pronoun)

자신도

jasindo — Oneself too; even myself; also one's own self

생각해

saenggakae — Think about; consider; reflect upon

본

bon — Have done (experience marker); tried doing

적이

jeogi — Experience of having done (subject form)

당연한

dangyeonhan — Natural; obvious; taken for granted; of course

일이지요

irijyo — It is a matter; it is the thing (confirming)

물론입니다

mullonim nida — Of course; certainly; naturally (formal)

됐습니다

dwaetseumnida — That's enough; it's done; all right then

고맙습니다

gomapseumnida — Thank you; I am grateful (formal)

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you; I express gratitude (formal)

퇴장한다

toejanganda — Exits; leaves the stage or scene

결혼에

gyeolhone — Regarding marriage; in connection with marriage

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning a subject

견해는

gyeonhaeneun — View; opinion; perspective (topic marker)

다소

daso — Somewhat; rather; to some degree

느슨한

neuseunhan — Loose; lax; slack; not strict or tight

것

geot — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer

같군요

gatgunyo — It seems; it appears; looks like (observational)

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly; honestly; I really mean it

하류

haryu — Lower class; lower stratum of society

계층이

gyecheungi — Social class (subject form); stratum of society

우리에게

uriege — To us; for us; given to our group

좋은

joeun — Good; fine; positive; of high quality

본보기를

bonbogireul — Example (object form); model to follow or imitate

보여주지

boyeojuji — Does not show; fails to demonstrate (negative)

않는다면

annneundamyeon — If they do not; unless they perform the action

도대체

dodaeche — On earth; in the world; what on earth

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject form); those people as subject

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of; which

소용이

soyongi — Use; purpose; benefit (subject form)

있겠습니까

itgesseumnikka — Would there be; could there possibly be (formal)

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic form); as for those people

계층으로서

gyecheungeuro-seo — As a class; in the capacity of a social stratum

도덕적

dodeokjeok — Moral; ethical; relating to morality

책임감이

chaegimgami — Sense of responsibility (subject form)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely not; utterly none

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; not having; nonexistent

같습니다

gatseumnida — It seems; it appears; seems to be (formal)

등장

deungjang — Appearance; entrance on stage; arrival of character

씨입니다

ssimnida — It is Mr./Ms.; honorific title plus formal verb

잘

jal — Well; fine; properly; in good condition

지냈나

jinaetna — Have you been; how have you been doing

일로

illo — For business; for work-related reasons

시내에

sinaee — In the city; downtown; in the town center

올라왔나

ollawaetna — Have you come up; did you come to town

오

o — Oh; an exclamation of surprise or delight

즐거움

jeulgeoum — Pleasure; enjoyment; fun; delight

그

geu — That; the; he; a demonstrative or article

외에

oe-e — Besides; other than; apart from that

무엇이

mueosi — What (subject form); what thing as subject

사람을

sarameul — Person (object form); someone as object

어딘가로

eodingaro — To somewhere; toward some place; anywhere

이끌겠나

ikkeugenna — Would lead; would drive someone somewhere

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; continuing to be the same

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; while eating; to eat (connective)

있군

itgun — I see you are; so you are doing (observational)

알지

alji — You know; I know (casual confirmatory tag)

딱딱하게

ttakttakage — Stiffly; rigidly; in a formal manner

상류

sangnyu — Upper class; high society; elite social stratum

사회에서는

sahoeeseoneun — In society; in social circles (topic form)

다섯

daseos — Five; the number five

시에

sie — At o'clock; at a specific hour

가벼운

gabyeoun — Light; casual; not heavy or serious

다과를

dagwareul — Refreshments (object form); light snacks and tea

드는

deuneun — To take; to have; to partake of food

것이

geosi — Thing (subject form); the matter as subject

관례라고

gwallyeorago — Is said to be custom; reportedly the convention

알고

algo — Knowing; being aware; I know and...

있네

inne — I see; there is (casual observational ending)

지난

jinan — Last; past; previous; gone by

목요일

mogyoil — Thursday; the fifth day of the week

이후로

ihuro — Since; after; from that time onward

어디

eodi — Where; what place; which location

있었나

isseona — Were you; where were you (casual past question)

소파에

sopae — On the sofa; at the couch (location)

앉으며

anjeuumyeo — While sitting down; sitting and doing something

시골에

sigore — In the countryside; in a rural area

있었네

isseonne — I was; I had been there (casual past)

거기서

geogiseo — There; at that place; from there

뭘

mwol — What (object, contracted form); doing what

하나

hana — Do; are you doing (casual question ending)

장갑을

janggabeul — Gloves (object form); hand coverings as object

벗으며

beoseumyeo — While taking off; removing and doing something

있을

isseul — When being; while in a place (future/conditional)

때는

ttaeneun — When; at the time; during that moment (topic)

자기

jagi — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

자신을

jasineul — Oneself (object form); one's own self as object

즐겁게

jeulgeobge — Happily; joyfully; in an enjoyable manner

하지

haji — Do not; one does not do (negative casual)

다른

dareun — Other; different; another; other people's

사람들을

saramdeureul — People (object form); other persons as object

해주지

haejuji — Does not do for others; fails to help someone

그건

geugeon — That is; as for that (casual topic contraction)

지나치게

jinachige — Excessively; too much; overly so

지루한

jiruhan — Boring; tedious; dull; uninteresting

일이야

iriya — It's a thing; it's a matter (casual assertion)

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; because of that; thus

자네가

janega — You (subject, informal); you as subject (peer level)

해주는

haejuneun — Does for others; performs an action for someone

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic form); as for those persons

누구인가

nuguinga — Who are they; who is it (casual question)

태평스럽게

taebyeongseureopge — Nonchalantly; carelessly; in an easygoing manner