The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 1

Vocabulary

저자의

jeoja-ui — Of the author; belonging to the writer

고국과

goguk-gwa — Homeland and; one's native country and

그곳의

geugos-ui — Of that place; belonging to that location

풍습

pungseup — Customs and traditions of a community

및

mit — And; as well as (formal conjunction)

관습에

gwanseup-e — Regarding customs; concerning established practices

대한

daehan — About; concerning; regarding a subject

기술

gisul — Description; account; technical skill or writing

사법

sabeop — Judiciary; relating to legal justice system

행정

haengjeong — Administration; management of government affairs

결혼

gyeolhon — Marriage; the union of two people

의식과

uisik-gwa — Ritual and; ceremony and a connected element

공공

gonggong — Public; open to or shared by everyone

오락

orak — Entertainment; leisure activities for enjoyment

생활

saenghwal — Daily life; way of living and lifestyle

방식

bangsik — Method; manner or way of doing something

의복

uibok — Clothing; garments worn on the body

제조업

jejoueop — Manufacturing industry; production of goods

건축물

geonchungmul — Buildings; constructed architectural structures

상업

sangeopb — Commerce; trade and business activities

농업

nongeop — Agriculture; farming and cultivation of land

전쟁과

jeonjaeng-gwa — War and; conflict and a related element

종교

jonggyo — Religion; system of spiritual belief and worship

원주민들의

wonjumin-deul-ui — Of the indigenous people; native inhabitants'

미신

misin — Superstition; irrational belief in supernatural forces

사제

saje — Priest; religious leader performing sacred rites

또는

ttoneun — Or; alternatively; used to present another option

마법사들의

mabeopsadeul-ui — Of the magicians; belonging to sorcerers

장례

jangnye — Funeral; burial ceremony for the deceased

의식

uisik — Ritual; ceremonial act or established procedure

독을

dok-eul — Poison; toxic substance (object marker form)

발견하는

balgyeonhaneun — Discovering; finding something previously unknown

기이한

giihan — Strange; peculiar or remarkably unusual

방법

bangbeop — Method; technique or way of doing something

동포들의

dongpodeul-ui — Of compatriots; belonging to fellow countrypeople

기원에

giwon-e — Regarding origin; concerning the source or beginning

관한

gwanhan — Concerning; related to; about a topic

몇

myeot — Several; a few; an unspecified small number

가지

gaji — Kind; type; sort of something

단서와

danseo-wa — Clues and; hints and a related element

주제에

juje-e — On the subject; regarding the topic at hand

여러

yeoreo — Various; several; many different kinds

저술가들의

jeosulgadeul-ui — Of the writers; belonging to various authors

견해

gyeonhae — Opinion; viewpoint; one's perspective on something

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

회고록을

hoegongnog-eul — Memoirs; written personal recollections (object form)

출판하는

chulpanhaneun — Publishing; releasing written work to public

사람들이

saramdeul-i — People; persons (subject marker form)

허영심이라는

heoyeongsim-iraneun — Called vanity; labeled as self-conceit

비난을

binan-eul — Criticism; accusation; blame (object marker form)

피하기란

pihagiran — As for avoiding; the act of evading something

어렵다고

eoryeopдаgo — Saying it is difficult; stating something is hard

나는

na-neun — I; the first-person singular subject pronoun

생각한다

saenggakhanda — I think; I believe; I consider something

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two statements

이것이

igeosi — This is; referring to something just mentioned

그들이

geudeuri — They; those people (subject marker form)

겪는

gyeongneun — Experiencing; going through difficulties or situations

유일한

Only; sole; the single one of its kind

불이익도

buriiik-do — Disadvantage also; drawback as well

아니다

anida — Is not; negation of a state or identity

또한

ttohan — Also; moreover; in addition to that

불운은

burun-eun — Misfortune; bad luck (topic marker form)

흔치

heunchi — Not common; rarely encountered or seen

않은

aneun — Not; negating a preceding description or action

것은

geoseun — The thing that is; topic-marking a concept

좀처럼

jomcheoreom — Rarely; seldom; hardly ever happening

혹은

hogeun — Or; either; presenting an alternative option

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely never; completely none

믿어지지

mideojiji — Not believed; failing to be accepted as true

않으며

aneumyeo — While not; not doing and additionally

명백한

myeongbaekan — Obvious; evident; clearly apparent to everyone

우리가

uri-ga — We; our group (subject marker form)

혐오감을

hyeomogam-eul — Disgust; feeling of strong repulsion (object form)

가지고

gajigo — Having; holding; possessing something

외면하고

oeMyeonhago — Turning away; averting one's gaze or attention

저자를

jeoja-reul — The author; the writer (object marker form)

무례하다고

muryehادago — Saying it is rude; labeling as impolite

비난하기

binanhagi — The act of criticizing; blaming someone

쉽다는

swipдaneun — Saying it is easy; describing something as simple

것이다

geosida — It is that; expressing a conclusion or explanation

사람들은

saramdeureun — People; persons in general (topic marker form)

일반적으로

ilbanjeogeuro — Generally; in general; as a common tendency

위대하거나

widaehageona — Great or; being magnificent or alternatively

놀라운

nollaun — Surprising; astonishing; remarkably impressive

사건들로

sageondeullo — With events; filled with incidents or happenings

가득한

gadeukhaan — Full of; filled with; packed with something

회고록

hoegorok — Memoirs; written personal recollections and memories

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

한마디로

hanmadiro — In a word; to put it simply; briefly

높은

nopeun — High; elevated; of great level or degree

수준의

sujun-ui — Of the level; regarding the standard or degree

감탄이나

gamtan-ina — Admiration or; wonder or a related feeling

연민을

yeonmin-eul — Compassion; sympathy for suffering (object form)

불러일으키는

bulleoireukineun — Arousing; evoking or stirring up a feeling

회고록만이

hoegorokmani — Only memoirs; solely personal written recollections

읽히거나

ilkhigeona — Being read or; getting read or alternatively

기억될

gieokaoel — To be remembered; worth being kept in memory

가치가

gachi-ga — Value; worth (subject marker form)

있다고

itdago — Saying there is; asserting the existence of value

밖의

bakk-ui — Outside of; beyond; other than a category

모든

modeun — All; every; each without exception

경멸과

gyeongmyeol-gwa — Contempt and; scorn and a related element

망각에

manggak-e — Into oblivion; into forgetting or being forgotten

내맡긴다

naematkinda — Abandons to; leaves something to a fate

따라서

ttaraseo — Therefore; consequently; as a result of this

고백하건대

gobaekhaageonde — I must confess; admitting frankly to something

평범하고

pyeongbeomhago — Ordinary and; being common and unremarkable

무명의

mumyeong-ui — Anonymous; unknown; lacking fame or recognition

개인으로서

gaein-euroeseo — As an individual; in the capacity of one person

게다가

gedaga — Moreover; furthermore; on top of that

이방인으로서

ibangin-euroeseo — As a foreigner; in the role of an outsider

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; to this degree

대중의

daejung-ui — Of the public; belonging to the general masses

너그러운

neogeuroun — Generous; lenient; graciously tolerant and kind

관심을

gwansim-eul — Attention; interest (object marker form)

구하는

guhaneun — Seeking; requesting; looking for something needed

적지

jeokji — Not a little; not insignificant; quite considerable

않게

anke — Not lightly; not in a small manner; considerably

위험한

wiheomhan — Dangerous; risky; involving potential harm

일이다

irida — It is a matter; it is a task or affair

특히

teuki — Especially; particularly; above all else

내가

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

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; at this place; in this context

성인도

seongin-do — Saint also; even a holy or saintly person

영웅도

yeongung-do — Hero also; not even a heroic figure

폭군도

pokgun-do — Tyrant also; not even a despotic ruler

아닌

anin — Not being; one who is not a type

자의

ja-ui — Of a person; belonging to a certain individual

이야기를

iyagi-reul — Story; tale; narrative (object marker form)

내놓고

naenoko — Putting forth; presenting; laying out openly

있음을

iseum-eul — The fact of being; that something exists or occurs

스스로

seuseuro — By oneself; on one's own; independently

인정할

injeonhal — To admit; to acknowledge or recognize a fact

때는

ttaeneun — When; at the time (topic marker form)

더욱

deouk — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

그러하다

geureohada — It is so; that is the case; such is true