The Real Mother Goose — Page 17

Vocabulary

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean

암말

ammal — A female horse; a mare

값으로

gapseuro — In exchange for a price; as payment

돈을

doneul — Money (object marker attached)

오

o — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization

그렇게

geureoke — In that way; like that; so

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking; the act of saying something

거요

georyo — Casual polite ending meaning 'is it' or 'it is'

돈이

doni — Money (subject marker attached)

있으면

isseumyeon — If there is; if one has

달리지

dalliji — Will run; runs (informal ending)

울새

ulsae — A robin; small red-breasted songbird

작은

jageun — Small; little in size

나무

namu — Tree; wood

위에

wie — On top of; above

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated (verb stem form)

있었네

isseonne — Was there; existed (past narrative ending)

고양이가

goyangi-ga — The cat (subject marker attached)

올라가자

ollagaja — As soon as it climbed up; upon climbing

내려갔네

naeryeoganne — Went down; descended (narrative past)

내려오자

naeryeoo-ja — As soon as it came down

달아났네

darananne — Ran away; fled (narrative past)

말했네

malhaenne — Said; spoke (narrative past ending)

잡을

jabeul — To catch; intending to catch (modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can

잡아봐

jababwa — Try to catch; catch if you can

삽

sap — A shovel; digging tool

위로

wiro — Upward; toward the top

뛰어올랐네

ttwieollanne — Jumped up; leaped upward (narrative past)

뒤따라

dwitara — Following behind; in pursuit of

뛰어오르자

ttwieoreunja — As soon as it leaped up after

겁이

geopi — Fear; fright (subject marker attached)

났네

nanne — Arose; came about (narrative past)

짹짹거리며

jjaekjjaekgeoriMyeo — Chirping and tweeting; while making bird sounds

노래했고

noraehago — Sang a song and (connective past)

고양이는

goyangineun — The cat (topic marker attached)

뭐라

mwora — What (informal); saying what

했을까

haesseulkka — What might it have done/said?

야옹

yaong — Meow; the sound a cat makes

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore

날아가

naraga — Flying away; to fly off

버렸네

beoryeonne — Ended up doing; did completely (narrative past)

우울한

uulhan — Gloomy; sad; melancholic

노래

norae — Song; a musical piece

쟁반

jaengban — A tray; flat serving plate

위를

wireul — The top; the surface (object marker)

살짝

saljjak — Lightly; gently; softly

밟고

bapgo — Stepping on; treading and (connective)

접시

jeopssi — A plate; a dish for food

위에서

wieseo — On top of; from above

춤추네

chumchune — Is dancing; dances (narrative present)

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker attached)

나를

nareul — Me; I (object marker attached)

효모를

hyomoreul — Yeast (object marker attached)

가지러

gajireo — In order to get; to fetch

보냈네

bonaenne — Sent (someone); dispatched (narrative past)

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marker attached)

살며시

salmyeosi — Quietly; gently; softly and carefully

가라

gara — Go (imperative command form)

하셨네

hasyeonne — Said/did (honorific narrative past)

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast; hurriedly

돌아오라

doraora — Come back; return (command form)

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; youthful

남자들이

namjadeuri — Young men (subject marker attached)

나에게

naege — To me; toward me

해를

haereul — Harm; damage (object marker attached)

끼칠까

kkichilkka — Might cause harm; worried they will harm

봐

bwa — Worrying that; afraid that (connector)

그래도

geuraedo — Even so; nevertheless; still

못

mot — Cannot; unable to (negation adverb)

보셨나요

bosyeonnayo — Did you not see? (honorific question)

그들이

geudeuri — They; those people (subject marker)

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent

못된

motdoen — Wicked; naughty; ill-natured

장난을

jangnaneul — Prank; mischief (object marker attached)

그들은

geudeureun — They; those people (topic marker)

내

nae — My; belonging to me

물항아리를

mulhangari-reul — Water jug; water pot (object marker)

깨뜨렸고

kkaeteuryeogo — Broke; smashed and (connective past)

물을

mureul — Water (object marker attached)

쏟아버렸네

ssodabeo ryeonne — Spilled out completely (narrative past)

어머니에게

eomeonieges — To mother; toward one's mother

화를

hwareul — Anger; rage (object marker attached)

냈으며

naesseumyeo — Got angry at and (connective past)

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; belonging to her

딸을

ttareul — Daughter (object marker attached)

꾸짖었고

kkujijeo-go — Scolded; rebuked and (connective past)

나

na — I; me (informal first person)

대신

daesin — Instead of; in place of

언니에게

eonni-ege — To older sister; toward one's elder sister

입을

ibeul — Mouth; lips (object marker attached)

맞추었네

matchueonne — Kissed; pressed lips to (narrative past)

민첩하게

mincheophage — Nimbly; with agility and quickness

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; rapidly; at fast speed

촛대를

chotdaereul — Candlestick (object marker attached)

뛰어넘었네

ttwieoneomeo-nne — Jumped over; leaped across (narrative past)

가는

ganeun — Going; on the way (modifier form)

길

gil — Road; path; way

내가

naega — I (subject marker); as for me

가던

gadeon — Was going; on my way (past modifier)

길에

gire — On the road; along the way

일곱

ilgop — Seven; the number 7

명의

myeongui — Of (number of) people; possessive counter

아내를

anaereul — Wife; wives (object marker attached)

둔

dun — Having; who has (past modifier form)

남자를

namjareul — A man (object marker attached)

만났네

mannanne — Met; encountered (narrative past)

아내마다

anaemada — Each wife; every wife individually

자루가

jaruga — A sack; bag (subject marker attached)

개씩

gaessik — Each one; (counter) apiece

있었고

isseogo — Had; there were and (connective past)

자루마다

jarumada — In each sack; every sack

마리씩

marisik — Each animal; (animal counter) apiece

고양이마다

goyangimada — Each cat; every single cat

새끼가

saekkiga — Young offspring; kittens (subject marker)

새끼들

saekki-deul — Young animals; offspring (plural form)

고양이들

goyangi-deul — Cats (plural form)

자루들

jaru-deul — Sacks; bags (plural form)

아내들

anae-deul — Wives (plural form)

이는

ineun — This; these (topic marker attached)

몇

myeot — How many; a few

명이었을까

myeongi-eosseulkka — How many people might there have been?

구월은

guworeun — September (topic marker attached)

삼십

samsip — Thirty; the number 30

일

il — Day; one; the number 1

사월

sawol — April; the fourth month

유월

yuwol — June; the sixth month

십일월도

sibilwoldo — November too; also the eleventh month

그러하고

geureohago — Is the same and; likewise and

이월은

iworeun — February (topic marker attached)

홀로

hollo — Alone; by itself; solely

이십팔

isipppal — Twenty-eight; the number 28

나머지는

nameojineun — The rest; the remainder (topic marker)

모두

modu — All; everything; everyone

삼십일

samsibil — Thirty-one; the number 31

윤년은

yunnyeoneun — Leap year (topic marker attached)

예외로

yewoiro — As an exception; exceptionally

그때는

geuttaeneun — At that time; then (topic marker)

이월이

iwori — February (subject marker attached)

이십구

isipgu — Twenty-nine; the number 29

된다네

doendane — Becomes; it turns out to be (narrative)