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Vocabulary

그리고

geuRigo — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting two clauses

내가

naega — 'I' as the subject of a sentence

당신이

dangSini — 'You' as the subject, formal or literary usage

그녀와

geunyeowa — 'With her'; she plus the comitative particle

결혼하는

gyeolhonhaneun — Marrying; adjectival form of the verb 'to marry'

것을

geoseul — Object marker attached to the nominalizer 'thing/act'

허락하기

heorakagi — Permitting or allowing something; infinitive noun form

전에

jeone — Before a certain time or event occurs

당신은

dangSineun — 'You' as the topic of the sentence

관한

gwanhan — Regarding or concerning a particular subject

모든

modeun — All or every; determiner indicating totality

문제를

munjereul — 'Problem' or 'issue' as the object of a verb

해명해야

haemyeonghaeya — Must explain or clarify a situation fully

할

hal — Will do; future/adjectival form of 'to do'

것입니다

geosimnida — Formal sentence ending meaning 'it is the case'

벨을

bereul — 'Bell' as the object of an action verb

울린다

ullinda — Rings or sounds a bell; present declarative form

도대체

dodaeche — On earth; emphasizes bewilderment or frustration

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative determiner asking type

말씀을

malsseumeul — 'Words' or 'speech' as object; honorific form

하시는

hasineun — Are saying/doing; honorific present adjectival form

건가요

geongayo — Questioning 'is it the case that?'; soft inquiry ending

알지

alji — You know, right?; rhetorical or confirmatory ending

뜻입니까

tteudimnikkah — 'What does it mean?'; formal interrogative ending

저는

jeoneun — 'I' as topic; humble first-person pronoun with marker

이름을

ireumeul — 'Name' as the object of a verb

가진

gajin — Having or bearing; past adjectival form of 'to have'

사람을

sarameul — 'Person' as the object of a verb

아무도

amudo — Nobody; indefinite pronoun used with negation

모릅니다

moreubnida — Do not know; formal polite negative declarative

등장

deungjang — Entrance onto stage; a character appearing in scene

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. honorific suffix with subject particle attached

지난번에

jinanbeoune — Last time; referring to a previous occasion

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; location particle indicating place of action

식사하셨을

siksahasyeosseul — Had dined; past honorific adjectival verb form

때

ttae — Time or moment when something occurs

흡연실에

heubyeonsiRe — In the smoking room; location indicated by particle

두고

dugo — Leaving behind; connective form of 'to leave/put'

가신

gasin — Went; past honorific adjectival form of 'to go'

담배

dambae — Cigarette or tobacco product

케이스를

keiseureul — 'Case' (container) as the object of a verb

가져다주세요

gajyeodajuseyo — Please bring something here for someone

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in polite speech

나리

nari — My lord; traditional honorific address for a master

퇴장

toejang — Exit from stage; a character leaving the scene

그동안

geudongAn — During that time; in the meantime or meanwhile

내

nae — My; first-person possessive determiner

가지고

gajigo — Having or holding; connective form of 'to have'

있었다는

isseotdaneun — That it was/existed; reported past adjectival form

말입니까

marimnikkah — Do you mean to say?; formal questioning of statement

진작

jinjak — Earlier or sooner; should have been done before

알려주셨더라면

allyeojusyeotdeora myeon — If only you had told me; past conditional regret

정말

jeongmal — Really or truly; adverb of strong emphasis

좋았을

joasseul — Would have been good; past hypothetical adjectival form

텐데요

tendeyo — Expresses regret or contrast about an expected outcome

그것

geugeos — That thing; third-person inanimate pronoun

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; causal particle indicating a reason

미친

michin — Crazy or mad; past adjectival form of 'to go mad'

듯이

deusi — As if; connective expressing manner or resemblance

편지를

pyeonjireul — 'Letter' as the object of a verb

써

sseo — Writing; connective form of 'to write'

왔습니다

wasseubnida — Have been doing continuously; formal past declarative

거의

geoui — Almost or nearly; adverb of approximation

큰

keun — Big or large; adjectival form before a noun

현상금을

hyeonsanggeumeul — 'Reward money' as the object of a verb

내걸

naegol — To post or offer a reward; future adjectival form

뻔했습니다

ppeonhaesseubnida — Almost did something; narrowly avoided an action

글쎄요

geulsseoyo — Well or hmm; hedging expression of uncertainty

그러셨으면

geureoSyeosseumyeon — If you had done so; honorific past conditional form

마침

machim — Just in time; coincidentally or as it happens

평소보다

pyeongsoBoda — More than usual; comparative form referencing normal state

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

심하게

simhage — Severely or badly; adverb from 'severe/serious'

돈이

doni — 'Money' as the subject of a sentence

궁한

gunghan — Financially strapped or short of money

처지거든요

cheojideodeunyo — Because I am in such a situation; explanatory ending

물건이

mulgeoni — 'Item' or 'object' as the subject of a sentence

발견된

balgyeondoen — Found or discovered; past passive adjectival form

이상

isang — Now that; given that a condition has been met

이제

ije — Now or at this point in time

와서

waseo — Having come; connective form indicating sequence

내걸어

naegeoReo — Posting or hanging up; connective verb form

봤자

bwatja — Even if one tries; concessive form implying futility

소용없죠

soyongeobtjyo — It's useless; there is no point in doing it

쟁반에

jaengbane — On the tray; location particle attached to 'tray'

올려

ollyeo — Placing on top; connective form of 'to put up/on'

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately or at once; adverb of quick action

그것을

geugeoseul — 'That thing' as the object of a verb

집어

jibeo — Picking up; connective form of 'to pick up'

든다

deunda — Lifts or picks up; present declarative verb form

그건

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

좀

jom — A bit or somewhat; softening adverb

치사한

chisahan — Petty or mean-spirited; describes underhanded behavior

것

geot — Thing or act; nominalizer in Korean grammar

같다고

gatdago — Seems like or appears to be; quoted adjective form

꼭

kkok — Surely or without fail; emphatic adverb

말씀드려야겠네요

malsseumdeuryeoyageNNeyo — I must tell you; polite obligatory speech act

열고

yeolgo — Opening; connective form of 'to open'

살펴본다

salpyeobonda — Examines or looks through carefully; declarative form

하지만

hajiman — However or but; adversative conjunction

어찌

eojji — How or in what way; interrogative or rhetorical adverb

됐든

dwaetdeun — However it turned out; concessive regardless of outcome

상관없어요

sanggwaneopsoyo — It doesn't matter; expressing indifference politely

안쪽

anjjok — Inside or inner side of something

글귀를

geulgwireul — 'Inscription' or 'written words' as object of a verb

보니

boni — Upon looking; connective form implying a discovery

이것이

igeosi — 'This thing' as the subject of a sentence

결국

gyeolguk — In the end or ultimately; concluding adverb

당신

dangsin — You; second-person pronoun, often formal or literary

것이

geosi — 'The thing' as subject; nominalizer with subject particle

아니더군요

anideogunyo — Turns out it was not; realization of a negative fact

물론

mullon — Of course or naturally; affirmative adverb

제

je — My; humble first-person possessive pronoun

그에게

geuege — To him; third-person dative indicating direction toward

다가가며

dagagamyeo — Approaching while; connective form of 'to approach'

저와

jeowa — With me; humble first-person with comitative particle

수백

subaek — Hundreds; numerical expression meaning several hundred

번

beon — Times; counter for number of occurrences

보았고

boatgo — Saw and; past connective form of 'to see'

안에

ane — Inside; location particle indicating interior position

쓰인

ssuin — Written; past passive adjectival form of 'to write'

읽을

ilgeul — To read; future adjectival form of 'to read'

권리는

gwolli neun — 'Right' or 'entitlement' as the topic of a sentence

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; adverb of complete negation

없습니다

eopsseubnida — There is none; formal polite negative existential