The Real Mother Goose — Page 20

Vocabulary

자

ja — Now, well; interjection to get attention

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

어린

eo-rin — Young, little; adjective describing youth

아가씨가

a-ga-ssi-ga — Young lady (subject marker attached)

간다

gan-da — Goes; present tense of 가다

사뿐사뿐

sa-ppun-sa-ppun — Lightly, softly; describes delicate footsteps

하인은

ha-in-eun — Servant, attendant (topic marker attached)

포도주를

po-do-ju-reul — Wine (object marker attached); grape wine

홀짝이느라

hol-jjag-i-neu-ra — Because of sipping; sipping slowly and repeatedly

뒤처지고

dwi-cheo-ji-go — Falls behind and; to lag or trail behind

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then; coordinating conjunction

시간을

si-gan-eul — Time (object marker); referring to a time period

맞추려

mat-chu-ryeo — In order to match or keep up with

달리고

dal-li-go — Runs and; running continuously

달린다

dal-lin-da — Runs; present tense declarative of 달리다

영리한

yeong-ri-han — Clever, smart; adjective describing intelligence

암탉

am-tak — Hen; adult female chicken

나에게는

na-e-ge-neun — As for me; first-person dative with topic marker

작은

ja-geun — Small, little; adjective describing small size

암탉이

am-tak-i — Hen (subject marker attached); female chicken

있었는데

i-sseot-neun-de — There was; past tense with contrast/background nuance

세상에서

se-sang-e-seo — In the world; locative form of 세상

가장

ga-jang — Most; superlative adverb

예뻤지

ye-ppeo-ssji — Was pretty; past tense of 예쁘다 informal

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic marker); third-person female pronoun

그릇을

geu-reut-eul — Dishes, bowl (object marker); household vessel

씻어

ssi-seo — Washes; stem form of 씻다, to wash

주고

ju-go — Gives and; continuing action of giving

집을

ji-beul — House (object marker); home as object

깨끗이

kkae-kkeu-si — Cleanly, neatly; adverb of cleanliness

했지

haet-ji — Did; informal past tense affirmation of 하다

밀가루를

mil-ga-ru-reul — Flour (object marker); wheat flour

가져오러

ga-jyeo-o-reo — In order to fetch or bring something

방앗간에

bang-at-gan-e — To the mill; grain-grinding mill location

갔고

gat-go — Went and; past tense of 가다 with continuation

한

han — One; numeral adjective, also meaning 'a/an'

시간도

si-gan-do — Even an hour; time with inclusive particle

채

chae — While still; indicates incompleteness of state

되지

doe-ji — Becomes; negated or conditional form of 되다

않아

an-a — Not; negative auxiliary verb form

집에

ji-be — To/at home; locative form of 집

가져왔지

ga-jyeo-wat-ji — Brought back; past tense of 가져오다

빵을

ppang-eul — Bread (object marker); baked bread

구워

gu-wo — Bakes; connective form of 굽다, to bake

빚어

bi-jeo — Brews, makes; connective form of 빚다

주었으며

ju-eot-eu-myeo — Gave and also; past tense with additive conjunction

난롯가에

nan-rot-ga-e — By the fireplace; beside the hearth

앉아

an-ja — Sits; connective form of 앉다, to sit

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful; adjective modifying a noun

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story, tale (object marker); narrative

많이

man-i — Many, a lot; adverb of quantity

들려주었지

deul-lyeo-ju-eot-ji — Told, narrated; past tense of 들려주다

두

du — Two; numeral used before counting units

마리

ma-ri — Counter for animals; one animal unit

새

sae — Bird; common small flying animal

돌

dol — Stone, rock; hard natural mineral object

위에

wi-e — On top of; locative particle meaning above

새가

sae-ga — Bird (subject marker); bird as grammatical subject

데

de — Place, fact; nominalizing or background clause ending

마리가

ma-ri-ga — (Animal counter) subject marker; one of the animals

날아가

na-ra-ga — Flies away; connective form of 날아가다

버리니

beo-ri-ni — Since it flew off completely; completive auxiliary

하나만

ha-na-man — Only one; numeral with limiting particle

남았지

na-mat-ji — Remained; past tense of 남다, to remain

나머지

na-meo-ji — The rest, remainder; what is left over

새도

sae-do — Bird also; bird with inclusive particle

따라

tta-ra — Follows; connective form of 따르다, to follow

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, thereupon; conjunction marking immediate result

하나도

ha-na-do — Not even one; emphatic negation with numeral

남지

nam-ji — Remains; used in negation, from 남다

않았지

an-at-ji — Did not; past negative informal ending

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Thus, therefore; formal connective conjunction

그

geu — That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun

돌은

do-reun — Stone (topic marker); rock as topic of sentence

홀로

hol-lo — Alone, by oneself; adverb of solitude

남겨졌지

nam-gyeo-jyeot-ji — Was left behind; passive past of 남기다

다리를

da-ri-reul — Bridge (object marker); structure over water

넘어

neo-meo — Over, across; connective form of 넘다

다리로

da-ri-ro — To the bridge; directional form of 다리

개가

gae-ga — Dog (subject marker); dog as grammatical subject

가듯이

ga-deu-si — As if going; comparative connective of 가다

계단

gye-dan — Stairs, steps; staircase or step structure

울타리에

ul-ta-ri-e — To the fence; locative form of 울타리

이르렀을

i-reu-reot-eul — When reached; past modifier of 이르다, to arrive

때

ttae — When, time; temporal noun or conjunction

폴짝

pol-jjak — With a hop; onomatopoeia for a light jump

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); third-person male pronoun

뛰어넘었지

ttwi-eo-neo-meot-ji — Leaped over; past tense of 뛰어넘다

자기

ja-gi — One's own; reflexive pronoun or term of endearment

주머니를

ju-meo-ni-reul — Pocket, pouch (object marker); small bag

잃어버렸고

i-reo-beo-ryeot-go — Lost completely and; past of 잃어버리다

그것을

geu-geo-seul — It, that thing (object marker); pronoun for object

찾았지

cha-jat-ji — Found; past tense of 찾다, to find

안에는

an-e-neun — Inside (topic marker); interior of something

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; indefinite pronoun with negation

없고

eop-go — There is nothing and; negative existence verb

두른

du-reun — Wrapped, bordered; modifying form of 두르다

테두리뿐이었지

te-du-ri-ppun-i-eot-ji — Was only the border; just the rim remained

어렸을

eo-ryeot-eul — When young; past modifier of 어리다, to be young

옛날

yet-nal — Long ago, olden days; reference to the past

옛적에

yet-jeok-e — In olden times; old times with locative particle

그토록

geu-to-rok — So much, to that extent; emphatic degree adverb

우아하게

u-a-ha-ge — Gracefully, elegantly; adverbial form of 우아하다

춤추고

chum-chu-go — Dances and; connective form of 춤추다

예쁘게

ye-ppeu-ge — Prettily; adverbial form of 예쁘다

노래했지

no-rae-haet-ji — Sang; past tense of 노래하다, to sing

마음을

ma-eum-eul — Heart, mind (object marker); one's feelings

빼앗겼지

ppae-at-gyeot-ji — Had heart stolen; was captivated, charmed

용감한

yong-gam-han — Brave, courageous; adjective describing bravery

새였으니

sae-yeot-eu-ni — Because it was a bird; causal past noun predicate

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore; causal connective conjunction

모자를

mo-ja-reul — Hat (object marker); head covering

벗어

beo-seo — Takes off; connective form of 벗다, to remove

인사하며

in-sa-ha-myeo — While greeting; simultaneous form of 인사하다

들어

deu-reo — Enter, come in; connective form of 들다

달라고

dal-la-go — Asking to give; indirect speech of 달라 request

청했지

cheong-haet-ji — Requested; past tense of 청하다, to ask/request