The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 9

Vocabulary

당신이

dangsin-i — You (formal), subject marker attached

도저히

dojeohi — Absolutely, utterly; used with negatives

이해할

ihaehał — To understand; modifier form of 이해하다

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in grammar patterns

없는

eomneun — That does not exist; modifier form of 없다

존경심에서

jongyeongsim-eseo — Out of respect, from a sense of reverence

저를

jeoreul — Me (humble), object marker attached

삼촌이라고

samchon-irago — Calling someone uncle; quotative form

부르는데

bureuneunde — Calls (someone); connective verb ending

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, outstanding, admirable

가정교사인

gajeonggyosa-in — Who is a private tutor or home teacher

양의

yang-ui — Miss's, of Miss; possessive for unmarried woman

보살핌

bosalphim — Care, nurturing, looking after someone

아래

arae — Under, below, beneath something

시골에

sigol-e — In the countryside, in a rural area

있는

inneun — That exists or is located; modifier form

제

je — My (humble first-person possessive)

집에서

jib-eseo — At home, from the house

살고

salgo — Living and...; connective form of 살다

있습니다

issseumnida — Is, exists; formal polite sentence ending

그런데

geureonde — By the way, however, but then

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative determiner

시골

sigol — Countryside, rural area, the country

집은

jib-eun — The house; topic marker attached to house

어디에

eodie — Where, at what place

있나요

innayo — Is it located? Does it exist? (polite question)

그건

geugeon — That (thing) is; contracted topic form

당신과

dangsin-gwa — With you, and you; formal second person

상관없는

sanggwan-eomneun — Not related, none of your business

일이에요

il-ieyo — It is a matter/affair (polite ending)

이

i — This; demonstrative or vocative particle

친구야

chin-guya — Hey friend; informal vocative address

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (formal); topic marker attached

초대받지

chodaebatji — To be invited; negative connective form

못할

mothal — Will not be able to; modifier negative form

테니까요

teniккayo — Because it will be so; explanatory ending

솔직히

soljikhi — Honestly, frankly, straightforwardly

말씀드리자면

malsseumdeurijamyeon — If I may say so humbly; formal speech opener

장소는

jangso-neun — The place, the location; topic marker attached

아니에요

anieyo — Is not; polite negation of identity

그럴

geureol — Such, like that; modifier form of 그러다

줄

jul — Knew that; expectation or knowledge pattern

알았어요

arasseoyo — Knew it, found out; past tense polite

친구

chin-gu — Friend, companion, buddy

저는

jeoneun — I (humble); topic marker attached

두

du — Two; numeral used before counting units

번에

beone — Times, occasions; on two occasions

걸쳐

geolchyeo — Spanning across, over the course of

곳곳을

gotgos-eul — Every corner, all over a place (object form)

돌아다녔거든요

doradanyeotgeodeunyo — Wandered around; explanatory past tense ending

자

ja — Well, now, come on; interjection to proceed

계속하세요

gyesokaseyo — Please continue, go on (polite imperative)

왜

wae — Why, for what reason

도시에서는

dosi-eseoneun — In the city; contrasting topic marker attached

시골에서는

sigol-eseoneun — In the countryside; contrasting topic marker

알지

alji — You know, right?; casual rhetorical question

진짜

jinjja — Real, true, genuine; also used as really

동기를

donggi-reul — Motive, reason, motivation (object marker)

있을지

isseulji — Whether there may be; uncertain future form

모르겠어요

moreugesseoyo — I'm not sure, I don't know (polite)

그다지

geudaji — Not particularly, not so much (with negatives)

진지하지

jinjihaji — Not serious; connective negative form of 진지하다

않으니까요

aneunikkayo — Because (someone) does not; explanatory ending

누군가

nugunga — Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun

후견인의

hugyeonin-ui — Guardian's, of a guardian; possessive form

자리에

jari-e — In the position/seat of; locative marker

놓이게

noige — To be placed in; causative-passive form

되면

doemyeon — If one becomes; conditional form of 되다

모든

modeun — All, every, entire; determiner

문제에

munje-e — On matters/issues; locative marker attached

있어서

isseoseo — Regarding, when it comes to; causal form

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

고상한

gosanghan — Refined, noble, elegant in manner

도덕적

dodeokjeok — Moral, ethical; adjective form of 도덕

태도를

taedo-reul — Attitude, stance; object marker attached

취해야

chwihaeya — Must take/adopt (an attitude); obligatory form

하죠

hajyo — One does, should do; casual polite ending

그것이

geugeosi — That (thing) is; subject marker attached

사람의

saram-ui — A person's, of a person; possessive form

의무이니까요

uimu-inikayo — Because it is one's duty; explanatory ending

태도는

taedo-neun — Attitude, demeanor; topic marker attached

건강이나

geonggang-ina — Health or...; listing particle attached

행복에

haengbok-e — To happiness; locative marker attached

도움이

doum-i — Help, benefit; subject marker attached

된다고

doendago — That it becomes/helps; quotative form

하기

hagi — Doing, to do; nominalizer form of 하다

어렵기

eoryeopgi — Being difficult; nominalizer form of 어렵다

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to; causal connector

도시로

dosi-ro — To the city; directional marker attached

올라오기

ollaogi — Coming up to; nominalizer form of 올라오다

위해

wihae — For the sake of, in order to

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly

살면서

salmyeonseo — While living; simultaneous action connector

온갖

ongat — All kinds of, every sort of

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Terrible, horrible, dreadful, awful

말썽을

malsseoung-eul — Trouble, mischief; object marker attached

일으키는

ireukineun — Causes, stirs up; modifier present form

이름의

ireum-ui — Of the name, named; possessive marker

남동생이

namdongsaeng-i — Younger brother; subject marker attached

척해왔어요

cheokhaewaosseoyo — Have been pretending; progressive past polite

순수하고

sunsuhago — Pure and...; connective form of 순수하다

단순한

dansunhan — Simple, uncomplicated, plain

전부의

jeonbu-ui — Of everything, entire, the whole; possessive

진실이에요

jinsil-ieyo — It is the truth; polite declarative ending

진실은

jinsil-eun — The truth; topic marker attached

순수한

sunsuhan — Pure, innocent, unadulterated

경우가

gyeong-u-ga — Cases, occasions; subject marker attached

드물고

deumulgo — Rare, scarce and...; connective form

결코

gyeolko — Never, by no means; strong negation adverb

단순하지

dansunhaji — Not simple; connective negative form

않죠

anhjyo — Isn't it? Does not; casual polite negative

만약

manyak — If, supposing that; conditional conjunction

그렇다면

geureotamyeon — If that is so, in that case

현대의

hyeondae-ui — Of modern times, contemporary; possessive

삶은

salm-eun — Life, living; topic marker attached

지루할

jiruhal — Would be boring; future modifier form

것이고

geosigo — It would be and...; connective nominalizer

현대

hyeondae — Modern times, the contemporary era

문학은

munhak-eun — Literature; topic marker attached

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, totally

불가능해질

bulganeunghaejeol — Will become impossible; future modifier form

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be, it is going to be (polite)