The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 9

Vocabulary

우리

uri — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

가난한

gananhan — Poor, impoverished, lacking financial resources

예술가들도

yesulgadeuldo — Artists too; even artists (plural with 'also')

때때로

ttaettaero — Sometimes, from time to time, occasionally

사교계에

sagyogyee — In high society, in social circles

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance, figure, look (object form)

드러내야

deureonnaeya — Must reveal, must show oneself

걸

geol — The fact that; colloquial object/nominalizer

아시잖아요

asijanhayo — You know, don't you; you're aware of it

우리가

uriga — We (subject form); we as the subject

야만인이

yamanini — Barbarian, savage (subject form)

아니라는

aniraneun — That (we) are not; negation in modifier form

대중에게

daejungege — To the public, to the general audience

상기시키기

sanggisgikigi — Reminding, act of reminding someone of something

위해서요

wihaeseoyo — In order to, for the purpose of (polite)

언젠가

eonjenga — Someday, sometime, at some point

당신이

dangsinhi — You (subject form); formal second-person subject

말씀하셨듯이

malsseumaessyeotdeusi — As you said, just as you mentioned (honorific)

흰

hwin — White (modifier form of 희다)

넥타이만

nektaiman — Only a necktie, just a tie

갖추면

gatchumyeon — If one has, if one is equipped with

누구든

nugudeun — Anyone, whoever, no matter who

심지어

simjieo — Even, going so far as, to the extent that

주식

jusik — Stock, shares (financial instrument)

교양

gyoyang — Culture, refinement, liberal education

평판을

pyeongpaneul — Reputation, public standing (object form)

얻을

eodeul — To gain, to obtain (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 'can' constructions

있죠

itjyo — There is, can; softened affirmation (colloquial)

그런데

geureonde — But, however, by the way (transition word)

방

bang — Room, chamber in a building

안에

ane — Inside, within (locative particle)

들어온

deureon — Entered, came inside (past modifier)

지

ji — Since, after (time elapsed nominalizer)

약

yak — About, approximately (quantifier)

십

sip — Ten (native Sino-Korean numeral)

분쯤

bunjjeum — About minutes, roughly a few minutes

지나

jina — After passing, having elapsed (time)

화려하게

hwaryeohage — Lavishly, splendidly, in a gorgeous manner

치장한

chijanhan — Adorned, dressed up, elaborately decorated

지루한

jiruhan — Boring, tedious, dull

학자들과

hakjadeulgwa — With scholars, with academics (plural)

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, conversation (object form)

나누던

nanudeon — Was sharing, was having (past habitual modifier)

중

jung — In the middle of, during, amid

나는

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

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly

누군가

nugungga — Someone, somebody (indefinite person)

나를

nareul — Me (object form); first-person object

바라보고

barabogo — Looking at, gazing at (connective form)

것을

geoseul — The thing that; nominalizer object form

의식하게

uisikhage — To become aware of, to become conscious of

되었어요

doeeosseoyo — Became, came to be (past polite form)

몸을

momeul — Body (object form)

반쯤

banjjeum — Halfway, about half, partially

돌려

dollyo — Turning, rotating (connective/informal form)

처음으로

cheoeumeuro — For the first time, initially

보았어요

boasseoyo — Saw, looked at (past polite form)

우리의

urieui — Our, belonging to us (possessive)

눈이

nuni — Eyes (subject form)

마주쳤을

majuchyeosseul — When met, when eyes encountered each other

때

ttae — Time, moment, when

얼굴이

eolguri — Face (subject form)

창백해지는

changbaekhaejineun — Turning pale, becoming white-faced

느꼈어요

neukkkyeosseoyo — Felt, sensed (past polite form)

묘한

myohan — Strange, mysterious, peculiar, subtle

공포감이

gongpogami — A sense of fear, a feeling of terror

내가

naega — I (subject form); first-person subject

단지

danji — Merely, only, just, simply

그

geu — That, the; third-person demonstrative

존재만으로도

jonjaemaneurodo — By mere existence alone, just by being present

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely, too much

매혹적인

maehokjeogin — Fascinating, captivating, enchanting person

사람과

saramgwa — With a person, together with someone

마주하게

majuhage — To come face to face with, to encounter

알았어요

arasseoyo — Knew, realized, understood (past polite)

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, as a result

만약

manyak — If, supposing that, in case

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object form); it (object)

허용한다면

heoyonghandamyeon — If one allows, if one permits it

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject form); it as subject

나의

naui — My, mine (possessive form)

본성

bonseong — True nature, innate character, essence

전체

jeonche — Entire, whole, all of something

영혼

yeonghon — Soul, spirit

예술

yesul — Art, artistic work, fine arts

흡수해

heupsuhae — Absorbing, taking in (connective form)

버릴

beoril — Will discard/consume entirely (future modifier)

걸요

geolyo — You see, the fact is (soft emphasis ending)

내

nae — My (contracted possessive, informal)

삶에

salme — In life, in one's life (locative)

어떠한

eotteohan — Any kind of, whatever sort of

외부적

oebujeok — External, outside, from the exterior

영향도

yeonghyangdo — Even influence, any influence (with 'also')

원하지

wonhaji — Do not want (negative connective form)

않았어요

anasseoyo — Did not (past negative polite ending)

당신도

dangsinedo — You too, you as well

본래

bollae — Originally, by nature, inherently

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very (exclamatory/interrogative)

독립적인

dongnipjeogin — Independent, self-reliant, autonomous

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly

나

na — I, me (informal first-person pronoun)

자신의

jasinui — One's own, of oneself (possessive)

주인이었어요

juiniosseoyo — Was the master/owner of (past polite)

적어도

jeogeodo — At least, at the very minimum

만나기

mannagi — Meeting, the act of meeting (nominalizer)

전까지는

jeonkkajieneun — Until before, up until (time limit topic)

늘

neul — Always, habitually, constantly

그랬죠

geuraetjyo — It was so, that's how it was (soft confirmation)

다음엔

daeumen — Next, after that, then (topic form)

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way

설명해야

seolmyeonghaeya — Must explain, need to explain

할지

halji — Whether to do, how to do (uncertain choice)

모르겠어요

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

무언가가

mueongaga — Something (subject form); some unspecified thing

나에게

naege — To me, toward me (dative form)

삶의

salmui — Of life, life's (possessive)

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Dreadful, horrifying, terrible

위기의

wigieui — Of a crisis, of a critical moment

벼랑

byeorang — Cliff, precipice, steep edge

끝에

kkeute — At the end, at the edge, on the brink

서

seo — Standing, being (at a place)

있다고

itdago — That one is, that there is (indirect quote)

말하는

malhaneun — Saying, telling (present modifier)

것

geot — Thing, fact, act (nominalizer)

같았어요

gatasseoyo — Seemed, appeared, felt like (past polite)

운명이

unmyeongi — Fate, destiny (subject form)

위해

wihae — For, for the sake of

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely (modifier form)

기쁨과

gippumgwa — Joy and, happiness and (conjunctive)

깊은

gipeun — Deep, profound (modifier form)

슬픔을

seulpeumeul — Sadness, sorrow (object form)

준비해

junbihae — Preparing, having prepared (connective)

두고

dugo — Having kept, leaving in place (connective)

예감이

yegami — Premonition, foreboding (subject form)

들었어요

deureosseoyo — Had a feeling, sensed (past polite form)

두려워져서

duryeowojyeoseo — Becoming afraid, because I grew fearful

방을

bangeul — Room (object form)

나가려고

nagaryeogo — Intending to go out, trying to leave

돌아섰어요

dorasseosseoyo — Turned around, turned away (past polite)