The Real Mother Goose — Page 13

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describing an elderly person or thing.

여인이

yeoin-i — Woman (subject marker attached); a lady or female.

있었다네

isseotdane — There was/existed (narrative hearsay ending).

내가

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

들은

deureun — Heard; past tense modifier meaning 'that one heard'.

이야기로는

iyagironeun — According to the story; as the tale goes.

있었는데

isseonnneunde — There was, but/and; existed with contrasting continuation.

아들이

adeul-i — Son (subject marker); a male child of someone.

셋이었다네

set-ieotdane — There were three (hearsay); numbered three in total.

살았다네

saratdane — Lived, dwelled (hearsay narrative); used to live there.

물레를

mullereul — Spinning wheel (object marker); a thread-spinning device.

돌리며

dollimyeo — While spinning/turning; gerund form of 'to spin/rotate'.

앉아

anja — Sitting; present gerund of the verb 'to sit'.

있는

inneun — Being/existing; present tense modifier of 'to exist/be'.

바구니에

baguni-e — In/into a basket; woven container with locative particle.

실려

sillyeo — Being loaded/carried; passive gerund of 'to load/carry'.

던져진

deonjyeojin — Thrown, tossed; past passive modifier of 'to throw'.

신발

sinbal — Shoes, footwear; general term for foot coverings.

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative particle meaning 'in the interior'.

살았던

saratdeon — Used to live; past retrospective modifier of 'to live'.

피리

piri — Flute or pipe; a small wind instrument.

부는

buneun — Blowing/playing (wind instrument); present tense modifier.

사람이

saram-i — Person (subject marker); a human being or individual.

소

so — Cow, cattle; a domesticated bovine farm animal.

한

han — One, a/an; the number one or indefinite article.

마리를

marireul — (Counter for animals, object marker); one animal unit.

키웠다네

kiwotdane — Raised, raised up (hearsay); cared for and grew something.

옛날에

yennal-e — Once upon a time, long ago; in the old days.

고양이

goyangi — Cat; a common domesticated feline pet animal.

두

du — Two; the number two used before a counter.

마리가

mariga — (Animal counter, subject marker); two animals as subject.

돌

dol — Stone, rock; a hard mineral solid object.

위에

wie — On top of, above; locative meaning 'on the surface'.

앉은

anjeun — Seated, sitting; past tense modifier of 'to sit'.

새

sae — Bird; a feathered winged animal; also means 'new'.

마리의

mari-ui — (Animal counter, possessive); of a certain number of animals.

회색

hoesaek — Gray color; the color between black and white.

새끼

saekki — Baby animal, offspring; young of an animal.

구월은

guwol-eun — September (topic marker); the ninth month of the year.

서른

seoreun — Thirty; the number thirty in native Korean counting.

날이라네

nal-irane — It is said to be (number of) days; hearsay ending.

붉은

bulgeun — Red, crimson; describing something of a red color.

언덕

eondeok — Hill, mound; a small elevated area of land.

위의

wi-ui — Above, on top of (possessive); upper surface's something.

마리

mari — Animal counter; unit for counting birds or animals.

흰

huin — White; describing something of a white color.

말

mal — Horse; a large domesticated equine animal; also 'word'.

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic marker); referring to something nearby or present.

지은

jieun — Built, constructed; past modifier of 'to build/compose'.

집이라네

jib-irane — It is said to be a house; hearsay declarative ending.

이것이

igeosi — This (subject marker); indicating a nearby object as subject.

귀부인들이

gwibuindeuri — Ladies, noblewomen (subject); plural of aristocratic woman.

말을

mareul — Horse (object marker); referring to a horse as direct object.

타는

taneun — Riding; present tense modifier of 'to ride/board'.

방식이라네

bangsigirane — It is said to be the way/method; manner or style.

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing something of small size.

돼지는

dwaejineun — Pig (topic marker); a domesticated farm swine animal.

시장에

sijang-e — To/at the market; a place where goods are sold.

갔다네

gatdane — Went (hearsay); past tense narrative form of 'to go'.

눈먼

nunmeon — Blind; unable to see, visually impaired.

쥐

jwi — Mouse, rat; a small rodent commonly found indoors.

세

se — Three; the number three in native Korean counting.

저것들이

jeogeotdeuri — Those things (subject); plural distal demonstrative pronoun.

달리는

dallineun — Running; present tense modifier of 'to run'.

걸

geol — The fact of doing; nominalizer contraction meaning 'the thing'.

봐

bwa — Look!, see!; imperative form of 'to look/watch'.

얼음

eoreum — Ice; frozen water in solid form.

위에서

wieseo — On top of, from above; locative source particle.

미끄러지는

mikkeurojineun — Sliding, slipping; present modifier of 'to slide/slip'.

아이

ai — Child; a young person, boy or girl.

셋

set — Three; native Korean number three used independently.

막대기

makdaegi — Stick, rod; a thin straight piece of wood.

지푸라기

jipuragi — Straw; dried stalks of grain used as material.

현인

hyeonin — Wise man, sage; a person of great wisdom.

잠자리에

jamjari-e — To/in bed; the place or position for sleeping.

양초를

yangchoreul — Candle (object marker); a wax stick burned for light.

영원히

yeongwonhi — Forever, eternally; lasting for an infinite amount of time.

오래

orae — For a long time; extended duration of time.

쓰려면

sseuryeomyeon — If one wants to use; conditional form of 'to use'.

살찐

saljjin — Fat, plump; describing something or someone well-fed.

돼지를

dwaejireul — Pig (object marker); a domesticated swine as direct object.

사러

sareo — In order to buy; purposive form of 'to buy/purchase'.

눈물과

nunmulgwa — Tears and; teardrops with coordinating conjunction particle.

두려움

duryeoum — Fear, dread; a feeling of anxiety or fright.

사람의

saram-ui — Of a person; possessive form indicating belonging to someone.

아들

adeul — Son; a male child in relation to his parents.

쟁반

jaengban — Tray, platter; a flat dish used for carrying food.

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — Hopping, skipping; onomatopoeia for a bouncy jumping movement.

옛날

yennal — Old days, long ago; referring to times of the past.

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times, once upon a time; long past era.

어렸을

eoryeosseul — When (one) was young; past conjunctive of 'to be young'.

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; indicating a specific point or period.

열두

yeoldu — Twelve; the number twelve in native Korean.

쌍이

ssang-i — Pair, couple (subject); a set of two matching items.

높이

nopi — Highly, at a height; adverb meaning at a high level.

걸려

geollyeo — Hanging, suspended; gerund of 'to hang/be caught'.

있다네

itdane — There is/are (hearsay); something exists per reported speech.

위로

wiro — Upward, toward the top; directional adverb meaning upwards.

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise, delight, or emphasis.

꼬마

kkoma — Little one, tiny kid; affectionate term for a small child.

마을을

maeul-eul — Village, town (object marker); a small community settlement.

달려다니네

dallyeodanine — Runs around; goes running about a place repeatedly.

소년들은

sonyeondeureun — Boys (topic marker); young male children as topic.

무엇으로

mueoseuro — Made of what, with what; interrogative instrumental particle.

만들어졌나

mandeureojeonna — Were made; passive past interrogative of 'to make'.

오늘의

oneul-ui — Today's; possessive form of the word for today.

소식이

sosigi — News, tidings (subject marker); new information or update.

무엇인가요

mueosinkayo — What is it? (polite); polite interrogative asking 'what is'.

어울리는

eoullneun — Matching, fitting; present modifier of 'to suit/go well'.

운은

uneun — Rhyme, luck (topic); a rhyming sound or poetic rhyme.

무엇인가

mueosinga — What is it?; interrogative asking the identity of something.