The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 8

Vocabulary

그렇습니다만

geureoseumnidaman — That is so, but; acknowledging while introducing contrast.

그것으로는

geugeoseuroneumeun — With that alone; using that as a means.

사는

saneun — Living; present tense modifier meaning 'who lives'.

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of the formal pronoun 'you'.

어린

eorin — Young; adjective describing someone of small age.

숙모

sungmo — Aunt; father's younger brother's wife or aunt figure.

당신을

dangshineul — You (object); formal second-person object pronoun.

자신의

jasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun.

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Loving; present modifier describing an affectionate relationship.

삼촌이라고

samchoniragо — As uncle; quotative form meaning 'calling him uncle'.

부르는

bureuneun — Calling; present tense modifier meaning 'who calls'.

사실을

sasilеul — The fact (object); truth or reality as direct object.

설명할

seolmyeonghal — To explain; future modifier form of the verb explain.

수

su — Possibility; used with verbs to express ability or possibility.

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; formal polite negative existential verb.

자

ja — Now then; interjection to draw attention or prompt action.

이보게

iboge — Hey, listen; informal address used to get someone's attention.

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply, without special reason or ceremony.

한번에

hanbeoне — All at once; in a single attempt or moment.

다

da — All; everything, completely, entirely.

털어놓는

teoreonohneun — Confessing; present modifier meaning revealing or unburdening secrets.

편이

pyeoni — Side/option; used in comparisons meaning 'it is better to'.

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far, to a considerably greater degree.

나을

naеul — Better; future modifier of the adjective meaning 'to be better'.

걸세

geolse — I tell you; informal sentence-final particle asserting a conclusion.

알지

alji — You know; informal tag seeking agreement or confirmation.

자네는

janeneun — You (topic); semi-formal second-person pronoun with topic marker.

마치

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

치과

chigwa — Dental clinic; a place for dental treatment.

의사처럼

uisacheoreom — Like a doctor; comparative particle attached to 'doctor'.

말하는군

malhaneugun — You speak; exclamatory ending noting how someone talks.

의사도

uisado — Not even a doctor; doctor with the particle meaning 'even'.

아니면서

animyeonseo — While not being; concessive connective meaning 'despite not being'.

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking; present tense modifier of the verb 'to speak'.

건

geon — Thing/act; contraction of 것은, nominalizing a preceding action.

매우

maeu — Very; intensifying adverb meaning extremely or greatly.

천박한

cheonbakhan — Vulgar; base, crude, lacking refinement or class.

짓이야

jisiya — It is an act; informal sentence-final form meaning 'such behavior'.

그건

geugeon — That is; contraction of 그것은, 'as for that'.

잘못된

jalmotdoen — Wrong; mistaken, incorrect, or erroneous impression.

인상을

insangeul — Impression (object); the image or perception given to others.

심어주거든

simeoJugeodeun — Because it plants; gives a false impression, you see.

글쎄

geulsseе — Well; hesitation word expressing uncertainty or mild disagreement.

그게

geuge — That is; contraction of 그것이, informal subject form.

바로

baro — Exactly; right, precisely, directly.

의사들이

uisadeuri — Doctors (subject); plural form with subject particle attached.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times, habitually.

하는

haneun — Do/doing; present tense modifier of the verb 'to do'.

짓이잖나

jisijanna — Isn't it what they do; rhetorical tag confirming shared knowledge.

계속해

gyesokhae — Continue; informal imperative meaning 'keep going'.

모든

modeun — All; every, entire, without exception.

걸

geol — Thing (object); contracted form of 것을, nominalizer.

말해보게

malhaeboge — Go ahead and tell; soft imperative urging someone to speak.

사실

sasil — Actually/fact; truth, or an adverb meaning 'in fact'.

나는

naneun — I (topic); first-person pronoun with topic particle.

자네가

janega — You (subject); semi-formal second-person subject pronoun.

철저하고

cheoljeohaго — Thorough and; connective form meaning thorough or systematic.

은밀한

eunmilhan — Secret; covert, hidden, done in a discreet manner.

의심해왔다는

uisimhaewatdaneun — That I have suspected; reported speech of sustained suspicion.

말해둬야겠네

malhaedwoyagessне — I should let you know; I ought to tell you this.

그리고

geurigо — And; conjunction connecting two sentences or clauses.

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time.

그것을

geugeoseul — That (object); third-person pronoun as direct object.

확신하고

hwaksinhaго — Being certain and; connective form of 'to be convinced'.

있어

isseo — There is/am; informal present progressive or existential verb.

대체

daecheе — On earth/exactly; intensifier in questions meaning 'what on earth'.

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative determiner asking about type.

뜻인가

tteusingа — What does it mean; interrogative ending asking for a definition.

도시에서는

dosieseoneumeun — In the city (topic); locative form meaning 'as for in the city'.

시골에서는

sigoleseoneumeun — In the countryside; locative topic form meaning 'in the country'.

이유를

iyureul — Reason (object); the cause or explanation as direct object.

친절하게

chinjeolhage — Kindly; in a kind or generous manner.

알려주는

allyeojuneun — Informing; present modifier meaning 'who tells or informs'.

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately; right away, without delay.

그

geu — That; definite article-like determiner referring to something known.

비할

bihal — Comparable; future modifier used in 'incomparable' expressions.

데

de — Thing/place; dependent noun used in comparisons or locations.

없는

eomneun — Nonexistent; present modifier meaning 'without equal, incomparable'.

표현의

pyohyeonui — Of expression; possessive form of the noun 'expression'.

의미를

uimireul — Meaning (object); the significance or definition as direct object.

자네에게

janеege — To you; dative form of the semi-formal pronoun 'you'.

밝혀주겠네

balkyeojugesne — I will reveal to you; promise to clarify something to someone.

그럼

geureom — Then; well then, used to move conversation forward.

먼저

meonjeo — First; before anything else, in the first place.

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun, informal form.

담뱃갑을

dambaetgabeul — Cigarette case (object); a container for cigarettes as direct object.

내놓게

naenohge — Hand it over; informal imperative meaning 'give it here'.

여기

yeogi — Here; this place, nearby location.

있네

inne — Here it is; informal declarative indicating presence of something.

건네며

geonnemyeo — While handing over; simultaneous connective of 'to hand something'.

설명을

seolmyeongeul — Explanation (object); an account or clarification as direct object.

제발

jebal — Please; earnest plea or request for something.

믿기

mitgi — Believing; nominalized form of the verb 'to believe'.

어려운

eoryeoun — Difficult; hard to do or believe.

이야기로

iyagiro — As a story; instrumental form meaning 'in the form of a tale'.

해주게

haejuge — Please do it for me; informal request form of 'to do for'.

소파에

sopae — On the sofa; locative particle attached to 'sofa'.

앉으며

anjeurmyeo — While sitting down; simultaneous connective of 'to sit'.

설명에는

seolmyeongeneumeun — In the explanation; locative topic form of 'explanation'.

것이라고는

geosiragoeuneun — As for anything that is; contrastive topic form of a nominalizer.

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; used with negatives to mean absolutely none.

없네

eomne — There is none; informal declarative negative existential.

지극히

jigeukhi — Extremely; to the utmost degree, used for emphasis.

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary; typical, unremarkable, commonplace.

이야기일세

iyagiilse — It is a story; informal declarative ending meaning 'it is a tale'.

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject pronoun, informal form.

소년이었을

sonyeoniyeosseul — When I was a boy; past modifier form of 'to be a boy'.

때

ttae — Time/when; noun meaning a point or period in time.

나를

nareul — Me (object); first-person object pronoun, informal form.

입양해주신

ibyanghae jusin — Who kindly adopted; honorific past modifier of 'to adopt'.

노인께서는

noinkkeseoneumeun — The old man (honorific topic); respectful subject topic form.

유언장에

yueunjange — In the will; locative form of 'last will and testament'.

그의

geuui — His; third-person possessive pronoun for a male referent.

손녀딸

sonnyeodtal — Granddaughter; a son's or daughter's daughter.

양의

yangui — Miss (possessive); honorific title for an unmarried young woman.

후견인으로

hugyeoninеuro — As guardian; instrumental form meaning 'in the role of guardian'.

지정하셨네

jijeonghasyone — Designated (honorific); respectfully appointed or assigned someone.