The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 7

Vocabulary

제발

jebal — Please; used to beg or plead urgently

내

nae — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun

담배

dambae — Cigarette; tobacco product for smoking

케이스를

keiseureul — Case (object marker); a container or holder

돌려주게

dollyeojuge — Give it back; return something to someone

따라

ttara — Following; moving behind or in pursuit of

방을

bangeul — Room (object marker); an enclosed indoor space

돌아다닌다

doradaninda — Wanders around; moves about without fixed direction

그래

geurae — Okay; yes; expression of agreement or acknowledgment

그런데

geureonde — But; however; by the way; transitional conjunction

왜

wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause

자네

jane — You; informal second-person pronoun used between peers

이모가

imoga — Aunt (subject marker); mother's sister

자네를

janereul — You (object marker); informal second-person pronoun

삼촌이라고

samchonirago — Calling someone uncle; quoting the term uncle

부르는

bureuneun — Calling; the act of addressing or naming someone

거지

geoji — Right?; sentence-final asking for confirmation

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Loving; dear; affectionate term used in letters

삼촌께

samchonkke — To uncle; honorific dative form of uncle

작은

jageun — Little; small; used as an endearing descriptor

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree modifier

따뜻한

ttatteuthan — Warm; having or showing warmth and affection

사랑을

sarangeul — Love (object marker); deep affection for someone

담아

dama — Filled with; containing; infused with a feeling

이모일

imoil — Being an aunt; the state of being an aunt

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in grammar structures

있다는

itdaneun — The fact of being/existing; nominalizing existence

것에는

geoseneun — As for the fact that; topic-marking a nominalized clause

이의가

iuiga — Objection (subject marker); a disagreement or protest

없네

eomne — There is none; do not have; expressing absence

인정하지

injeongaji — I admit; acknowledge; conceding a point

하지만

hajiman — But; however; contrasting conjunction

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

크기가

keugiga — Size (subject marker); the dimensions of something

어떻든

eotteohdeun — Regardless; no matter what; whatever the case

간에

gane — In any case; regardless; used in conditional expressions

자기

jagi — One's own; oneself; reflexive or endearing pronoun

조카를

jokareul — Nephew/niece (object marker); sibling's child

불러야

bulleoya — Must call; obligated to address someone by name

하는

haneun — Doing; present-tense modifier form of to do

이유는

iyuneun — Reason (topic marker); the cause or justification

도무지

domuji — Utterly; at all; used with negatives for emphasis

이해가

ihaega — Understanding (subject marker); comprehension of something

안

an — Not; negation adverb placed before a verb

되는군

doeseungun — It doesn't work out; realization of impossibility

게다가

gedaga — Moreover; furthermore; adding another point

이름은

ireumeun — Name (topic marker); a person's given name

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely; used with negative verbs

아니잖나

anijanna — Isn't it not; isn't that the case; rhetorical denial

아니야

aniya — It's not; informal negation of identity or fact

자네는

janeneun — You (topic marker); informal second-person topic

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; consistently

했잖아

haetjanah — You did say so, didn't you; recalling a past statement

나는

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

모든

modeun — All; every; referring to the entirety of something

사람에게

saramege — To people; dative form meaning to every person

소개했어

sogaehaesseo — Introduced myself; presented oneself to others

이름에

ireume — To the name; locative form relating to a name

대답하잖아

daedaphajanah — You respond to it, don't you; answering to a name

이름이

ireumi — Name (subject marker); one's name as subject

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; resembling a certain state or fact

보여

boyeo — It looks; appears; seems to be a certain way

내가

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

살면서

salmyeonseo — While living; throughout one's life experience

본

bon — Seen; past modifier of to see

사람

saram — Person; human being; individual

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; out of a group

진지해

jinjihae — Serious; earnest; sincere in manner or appearance

보이는

boineun — Appearing; looking like; seeming a certain way

사람이야

saramiya — He is a person; identifying someone as a person

아니라는

aniraneun — The claim of not being; denying something is true

말은

mareun — Words (topic marker); a statement or remark

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; expressing emphasis or sincerity

터무니없어

teomunieopsseo — Absurd; preposterous; completely without basis

명함에도

myeonghamedo — Even on the business card; referring to a name card

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; referring to a prior statement

나와

nawa — Comes out; appears; is printed or listed

있잖아

itjanah — You know; it exists; used to draw attention

여기

yeogi — Here; this place; indicating a nearby location

하나

hana — One; a single item; the number one

있어

isseo — There is; I have; expressing existence or possession

케이스에서

keiseueso — From the case; taking something out of a holder

꺼내며

kkeonaemyeo — While taking out; removing something from a container

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; honorific title attached to names

B동

B-dong — Building B; a unit designation in an apartment complex

4호

4-ho — Unit 4; apartment or room number four

자네가

janega — You (subject marker); informal second-person subject

나에게

naege — To me; dative form of first-person pronoun

또는

ttoneun — Or; alternatively; used to present another option

다른

dareun — Other; different; another person or thing

누구에게든

nuguegeudeun — To anyone; regardless of who the person is

이를

ireul — This (object marker); referring to something previously mentioned

부인하려

buinharyeo — Intending to deny; trying to refute a fact

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of to do

경우를

gyeonggureul — Case/situation (object marker); a possible circumstance

대비해

daebihae — In preparation for; to guard against a situation

이것을

igeoseul — This (object marker); referring to a nearby object

증거로

jeunggeoro — As evidence; using something as proof

간직하겠어

ganjikhagetsseo — Will keep; intend to preserve or hold onto something

카드를

kadeureul — Card (object marker); a small flat piece of paper

주머니에

jumeonie — Into the pocket; a small pouch in clothing

넣는다

neoneunda — Puts into; places something inside a container

음

eum — Hmm; a sound expressing thought or hesitation

도시에서는

dosieseneun — In the city (topic); referring to an urban setting

시골에서는

sigoreseseneun — In the countryside (topic); referring to a rural setting

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; additive conjunction

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite article-like word

케이스는

keiseuneun — The case (topic marker); a holder as the topic

시골에서

sigoleseo — From the countryside; in a rural area

받은

badeun — Received; past modifier of to receive

거야

geoya — It is; it's the thing; informal assertive sentence ending