The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 10

Vocabulary

그건

geugeon — That is, that thing (topic marker)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, absolutely not

나쁜

nappeun — Bad, wicked, negative quality

일이

iri — Thing, matter, affair (subject form)

아닐

anil — Not being, to not be (modifier form)

텐데

tende — Expectation or assumption about a situation

문학

munhak — Literature, written artistic works

비평은

bipyeongeun — Criticism, critique (topic marker attached)

자네

jane — You (informal speech level, older usage)

특기가

teukgiga — Special skill, forte (subject marker attached)

아니야

aniya — It is not, no (informal)

이

i — This (determiner before a noun)

친구야

chinguya — Friend (informal address form)

시도하지

sidohaji — To attempt, to try (negative verb stem)

말게

malge — Don't do it (soft prohibition, older speech)

대학을

daehageul — University, college (object marker attached)

다니지

daniji — To attend regularly (negative verb stem form)

않은

aneun — Did not, having not done (modifier form)

사람들에게

saramdeulege — To people, for people (dative plural)

맡겨두게

matgyeoduge — Leave it to, entrust it to someone

그들은

geudeureun — They, them (topic marker attached)

일간

ilgan — Daily (as in daily newspaper)

신문에서

sinmunесео — In the newspaper, from the newspaper

그걸

geugeol — That thing (object form, contracted)

아주

aju — Very, extremely, quite well

잘

jal — Well, skillfully, in a good manner

하거든

hageodeun — They do it, you know (explanatory ending)

자네의

janeui — Your (possessive, informal older form)

진짜

jinjja — Real, genuine, truly

정체는

jeongcheneun — True identity, real nature (topic marker)

자네가

janega — You (subject marker, informal older form)

한

han — Done, said (past modifier form of 하다)

내

nae — My, mine (first person possessive)

말이

mari — Words, speech, statement (subject marker)

맞았어

majasseo — Was correct, turned out to be right

자네는

janeneun — You (topic marker, informal older address)

내가

naega — I, me (subject marker, first person)

아는

aneun — Known, that I know (modifier form)

가장

gajang — Most, the most (superlative adverb)

수준

sujun — Level, standard, quality of something

높은

nopeun — High, elevated (adjective modifier form)

중

jung — Among, in the middle of a group

하나야

hanaya — Is one (of), is a single example

도대체

dodaeche — On earth, what on earth, for goodness' sake

무슨

museun — What kind of, what sort of

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker attached)

하는

haneun — Doing, saying (present modifier form)

건가

geonga — Is it that...? (questioning sentence ending)

원하는

wonhaneun — Wanting, desired (present modifier form)

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of

자주

jaju — Often, frequently, regularly

올라올

ollaaol — To come up (future modifier, travel to city)

수

su — Ability, possibility (with 있다/없다)

있도록

itdorok — So that one can, in order to be able

유용한

yuyonghan — Useful, handy, practical

남동생을

namdongsaengeul — Younger brother (object marker attached)

만들어냈지

mandeureоnaetji — Created, fabricated, made up (someone/something)

나는

naneun — I, as for me (topic marker attached)

원할

wonhal — To want (future/conditional modifier form)

때마다

ttaemada — Every time, whenever

시골에

sigore — In the countryside, to the country

내려갈

naeryeogal — To go down, descend (future modifier form)

더없이

deoeopsi — Extremely, could not be more, utmost

소중한

sojunghan — Precious, valuable, cherished

만성

manseong — Chronic (as in chronic illness)

병약자를

byeongyakjareul — Invalid, chronically ill person (object marker)

만들어냈고

mandeureоnaetgo — Created and... (connective past form)

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly, honestly, I really mean it

존재야

jonjaeya — Is a being, is an existence, is a character

예를

yereul — Example (object marker, as in 예를 들어)

들어

deureo — For instance, to give an example

유별난

yubyeolnan — Peculiar, unusual, out of the ordinary

건강

geongang — Health, physical well-being

문제가

munjega — Problem, issue (subject marker attached)

없었다면

eopseotdamyeon — If there had not been (conditional past)

오늘

oneul — Today, this day

밤

bam — Night, evening

자네와

janewa — With you (comitative, informal older address)

식사를

siksareul — Meal, dining (object marker attached)

할

hal — To do (future/prospective modifier form)

없었을

eopseossеул — Would not have been able to (past possibility)

거야

geoya — It would be, it is (casual assertion ending)

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is that

일주일

iljuil — One week, seven days

넘게

neomge — More than, exceeding (by a margin)

숙모와

sungmowa — With aunt (paternal or formal aunt, comitative)

약속이

yaksoги — Promise, appointment (subject marker attached)

잡혀

japhyeo — Is set, is arranged (passive form of 잡다)

있거든

itgeodeun — It is scheduled, you see (explanatory ending)

어디서도

eodiseodo — From anywhere, at any place (even anywhere)

초대한

chodaehan — Invited (past modifier form of 초대하다)

적

jeok — Experience of having done (with 없다/있다)

없네

eomne — There is none, have not (older speech ending)

알고

algo — Knowing, and I know (connective form)

있어

isseo — There is, I know (informal present)

초대장을

chodaejangеул — Invitation card (object marker attached)

보내는

bonaeneun — Sending (present modifier form of 보내다)

일에

ire — In the matter of, regarding something

있어

isseo — There is, existing (informal present)

어이없을

eoieopseul — Absurd, ridiculous, preposterous (modifier form)

정도로

jeongdoro — To the degree of, to such an extent

부주의하다니까

bujuuihadanikka — Being so careless, I tell you (emphatic)

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly, genuinely

어리석은

eoriseogеun — Foolish, stupid (adjective modifier form)

짓이야

jisiya — It is a deed/act (informal declaration)

받지

batji — To receive (negative verb stem form)

못하는

motaneun — Unable to do, cannot (present modifier)

것만큼

geotmankeum — As much as the thing, to that degree

사람들을

saramdeureul — People (plural, object marker attached)

짜증나게

jjajeungnage — To irritate, to make annoyed (causative form)

건

geon — Thing, fact (contracted from 것은)

없거든

eopgeodeun — There is nothing, you see (explanatory ending)

게

ge — It would be better (contracted from 것이)

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more, far better, considerably

낫겠어

natgesseo — Would be better, preferable (conjecture form)

그런

geureon — That kind of, such (modifier form)

종류의

jongnnyuui — Of that type, of that kind (possessive)

일을

ireul — Work, task, matter (object marker attached)

생각이

saenggagi — Thought, idea, intention (subject marker)

조금도

jogeumdo — Not even a little, not at all

없어

eopseo — There is not, I have none (informal)

우선

useon — First of all, for starters, to begin with

월요일에

woryoire — On Monday (day of week with locative)

거기서

geogiseo — There, at that place (locative)

했고

haetgo — Did and... (past connective form)

자신의

jasinui — One's own (possessive reflexive form)

친척들과

chincheokdeulgwa — With relatives, with family members

식사하는

siksahaneun — Dining, eating a meal (present modifier)

일주일에

iljuire — Per week, in one week (time expression)

번으로

beonеuro — Times (counter), by number of times

충분하거든

chungbunhageodeun — It is sufficient, that is enough you see