The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 3

Vocabulary

오

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or realization.

쪽에는

jjogeeneun — On the side of; in the direction or area of.

좋은

joeun — Good; describing something of positive quality.

이웃들이

iutdeuri — Neighbors; plural subject form of the word neighbor.

있나요

innayo — Are there; polite question asking about existence.

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely; to a full or absolute degree.

끔찍해요

kkeumjjikaeeyo — It is terrible; expressing something horrifying or dreadful.

그들

geudeul — They; third-person plural pronoun referring to people.

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group or set.

누구와도

nuguwado — With anyone; indicating no person whatsoever is included.

말을

mareul — Words; speech; object form of the noun word.

섞지

seokji — Mix; base form used in negative or conditional clauses.

않습니다

anseumnida — Do not; formal polite negative ending for verbs.

당신이

dangsin-i — You; formal subject pronoun, slightly formal register.

그들을

geudeureul — Them; third-person plural object pronoun form.

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how greatly; to what extent or degree.

즐겁게

jeulgeobge — Pleasantly; joyfully; in an enjoyable or fun manner.

해주겠어요

haejugeesseoyo — Will do for someone; polite offer or promise to help.

다가가서

dagagaseo — Approaching; moving closer to someone or something.

샌드위치를

saendeuwicireul — Sandwich; object form referring to the food item.

집는다

jimneunda — Picks up; grabs; takes hold of an object.

그런데

geureonde — By the way; however; used to shift conversation topic.

고장이지요

gojangijjiyo — It is your hometown; seeking confirmation about one's region.

그렇지

geureochi — Isn't it; right; seeking agreement or confirmation.

않나요

annanyo — Isn't it; polite negative question seeking confirmation.

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean conversation.

물론이죠

mullon-ijyo — Of course; naturally; expressing obvious agreement.

어이쿠

eoiku — Oh my; an exclamation of mild surprise or shock.

왜

wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause.

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; to this extent.

컵이

keopi — Cup; subject form referring to a drinking cup.

많아요

manayo — There are many; indicating a large quantity politely.

오이

oi — Cucumber; a green vegetable used in sandwiches.

샌드위치가

saendeuwichiga — Sandwich; subject form referring to the food item.

있죠

itjyo — There is; soft affirmative noting existence of something.

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; describing a person of youthful age.

사람이

sarami — Person; subject form of the word for person.

무모하게

mumohage — Recklessly; rashly; without caution or careful thought.

사치를

sachireul — Luxury; extravagance; object form denoting wasteful spending.

부리는

burineun — Indulging in; showing off; displaying extravagant behavior.

거죠

geojyo — It is; soft assertion confirming a situation or fact.

누가

nuga — Who; subject form asking about a person's identity.

차를

chareul — Tea; object form of the word for tea.

마시러

masireo — To drink; expressing purpose of going somewhere to drink.

오나요

onayo — Is coming; polite question about someone's arrival.

그저

geujeo — Just; simply; merely; without anything more than that.

이모와

imowa — And aunt; aunt plus the conjunction and in Korean.

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity or truth.

더없이

deoeopsi — Supremely; could not be more; to the utmost degree.

기쁜

gippeun — Joyful; happy; describing a feeling of great gladness.

일이군요

iligunnyo — It is a matter; expressing that something is a joyful occasion.

그것은

geugeogeun — That; topic form of the demonstrative pronoun that.

그렇다

geureota — That is so; it is as said; affirming a statement.

치고요

chigooyo — Setting that aside; granted that; conceding a point politely.

하지만

hajiman — But; however; introducing a contrasting or opposing idea.

이모께서

imokkeeseo — Aunt; honorific subject form referring respectfully to aunt.

여기

yeogi — Here; referring to this present place or location.

있는

inneun — Being; existing; modifying a noun to show presence.

것을

geoseul — The thing; object form of the nominalizer thing or fact.

그다지

geudaji — Not so much; not particularly; used with negatives.

탐탁잖게

tamtakjange — Unfavorably; not approvingly; with dissatisfaction or displeasure.

여기실

yeogisil — Will consider; honorific form of regarding or thinking of.

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer used to form noun phrases.

같아요

gatayo — It seems; it looks like; expressing a polite assumption.

이유를

iyureul — Reason; object form asking for an explanation or cause.

여쭤봐도

yeojjwobwado — May I ask; humble polite form of asking a question.

될까요

doelkkayo — Would it be okay; polite question asking for permission.

이봐요

ibwayo — Hey; look here; informal way of getting someone's attention.

친구

chingu — Friend; a person with whom one has a close bond.

추파를

chupareul — Flirtatious glance; object form meaning making advances at someone.

던지는

deonjineun — Throwing; tossing; used here to mean making romantic advances.

방식은

bangsigeun — The way; the method; topic form of manner or style.

짝이

jjagi — Match; pair; here used in idiom meaning no equal in badness.

없어요

eopsseoyo — There is not; does not exist; polite negative existential form.

당신에게

dangsinege — To you; dative form of the formal second-person pronoun.

방식만큼이나

bangsingmankkeumina — Just as much as the way; comparing one method to another.

나쁘다고요

nappeudagoyo — It is bad; politely asserting that something is bad.

저는

jeoneun — I; humble first-person subject pronoun in polite speech.

사랑하고

saranghago — Love and; verb stem expressing love in a connected clause.

있어요

isseoyo — Am doing; polite present progressive or existential form.

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; dative form of the third-person feminine pronoun.

청혼하기

cheonghonhagi — Proposing marriage; nominalized form of the verb to propose.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to; expressing purpose.

일부러

ilbureo — Deliberately; on purpose; intentionally doing something.

시내에

sinaee — In the city; in town; referring to the urban center.

온

on — Came; past modifier form of the verb to come.

것입니다

geossimnida — It is the case that; formal declarative nominalizer ending.

즐기러

jeulgireo — To enjoy; expressing the purpose of going somewhere to enjoy.

줄

jul — That; thought; used in expressing mistaken assumption.

알았어요

arasseoyo — I thought; I knew; polite past form of understanding.

그걸

geugeol — That thing; contracted object form of that.

일이라고

ilirageo — Calling it work; quoting something as being called work.

부르겠어요

bureugeseoyo — Will call; will name; polite future intentional form.

당신은

dangsin-eun — You; formal second-person topic pronoun in Korean.

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly; honestly; emphatic expression of sincerity.

낭만이라곤

nangmaniragon — As for romance; topic-contrastive form emphasizing lack of romance.

없군요

eopgunnyo — There is none; expressing realization that something is absent.

청혼에서

cheonghoneso — In a proposal; locative form of the noun marriage proposal.

낭만적인

nangmanjeogin — Romantic; describing something characterized by romance.

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely not; used to strengthen negation.

찾지

chatji — Find; base form used in negative or conditional clauses.

못하겠어요

motageesseoyo — Cannot do; polite expression of inability to do something.

사랑에

sarange — In love; locative form of the noun love.

빠지는

ppajineun — Falling into; present modifier of falling into a state.

것은

geoseun — The thing; topic form of the nominalizer for facts.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; an adverb intensifying a following adjective.

낭만적이죠

nangmanjeokhijyo — It is romantic; soft assertion that something is romantic.

확실한

hwaksilhan — Certain; definite; describing something that is sure to happen.

청혼에는

cheonghoneneun — In a proposal; topic form placing focus on marriage proposal.

낭만이라는

nangmanianeun — Called romance; modifying a noun as being named romance.

것이

geosi — The thing; subject form of the nominalizer for facts.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; introducing an explanation or cause.

받아들여질

badadeullyeojil — To be accepted; future passive modifier of accepting a proposal.

수도

sudo — Also can; possibility marker combined with also.

있으니까요

isseunikkayo — Because there is; polite causal ending citing a reason.

대개는

daegaeneun — Usually; generally; in most cases, as a topic.

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; referring to a mentioned manner.

되더라고요

doedeorageoyo — It turns out that way; reporting past observed outcome.

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; in that case; introducing a logical consequence.

설렘은

seollemeon — The excitement; the thrill; topic form of heart-fluttering feeling.

모두

modu — All; everything; every part without exception.

끝나버리죠

kkeunnabeorijyo — It all ends; everything finishes up completely.

낭만의

nangmanui — Of romance; possessive form of the noun romance.

본질은

bonjireun — The essence; the nature of; topic form of core quality.

바로

baro — Exactly; right; precisely; emphasizing the following word.

불확실성이에요

bulhwaksilsseongieeyo — It is uncertainty; polite statement naming uncertainty as a concept.

제가

jega — I; humble first-person subject pronoun in polite speech.

만약

manyak — If; supposing; introducing a hypothetical conditional clause.

결혼을

gyeolhoneul — Marriage; object form of the noun marriage.

하게

hage — Come to do; verb ending expressing an eventual action.

된다면

doendamyeon — If it comes to be; conditional form of becoming.

그

geu — That; the; a determinative pointing to something mentioned.

사실을

sasireul — That fact; object form of the noun fact or truth.

반드시

bandeusi — Certainly; without fail; expressing strong determination or obligation.

잊으려고

ijeuryeogo — Intending to forget; expressing the intention to forget something.

노력할

noryeokhal — Will make an effort; future modifier of the noun effort.

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite future or intentional nominal ending.

그건

geugeon — That is; contracted topic form of that thing.

의심할

uisimhal — To doubt; future modifier form of the verb to doubt.

여지가

yeojiga — Room; leeway; subject form meaning there is no room for doubt.

없죠

eopjyo — There is none; soft assertion of nonexistence.