The Real Mother Goose — Page 3

Vocabulary

나의

na-ui — My; belonging to me, first-person possessive

하녀

ha-nyeo — Maidservant; female domestic servant or housemaid

어려운

eo-ryeo-un — Difficult; hard to do or understand

운율

un-yul — Rhyme and rhythm in poetry or verse

예쁜

ye-ppeun — Pretty; attractive or lovely in appearance

좋은

jo-eun — Good; of high quality or positive nature

충고

chung-go — Advice; counsel or recommendation given to someone

나는

na-neun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun in Korean

사랑해

sa-rang-hae — I love you; informal expression of love

잘

jal — Well; in a good or skillful manner

자라

ja-ra — Grow up; imperative form of 자라다

아기

a-gi — Baby; very young infant or small child

피리

pi-ri — Traditional Korean flute; small wind instrument

부는

bu-neun — Blowing; present participle of 불다, to blow

사람의

sa-ram-ui — Of a person; possessive form of 사람

아들

a-deul — Son; male child of a parent

우스운

u-seu-un — Funny; comical or amusing in a silly way

사람들

sa-ram-deul — People; plural form of 사람, meaning person

닭

dak — Chicken; common domesticated farm bird

울음

u-reum — Crying or crowing; sound of weeping or calling

세

se — Three; the number three in Korean

대장장이

dae-jang-jang-i — Blacksmith; person who forges and shapes metal

두

du — Two; the number two used before counters

마리의

ma-ri-ui — Of (animals); counter for animals with possessive

회색

hoe-saek — Gray; the color between black and white

새끼

sae-kki — Young animal; offspring or baby of an animal

고양이

go-yang-i — Cat; common domestic feline pet animal

하나

ha-na — One; the number one in native Korean

둘

dul — Two; the number two in native Korean

내

nae — My; informal first-person possessive pronoun

신발

sin-bal — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

버클을

beo-keul-eul — Buckle; fastening device, with object marker attached

채워라

chae-wo-ra — Fasten it; imperative command to fill or buckle