The Real Mother Goose — Page 33

Vocabulary

안개

an-gae — Fog or mist in the atmosphere

자욱한

ja-uk-an — Thick and dense, describing fog or smoke

축축한

chuk-chuk-an — Damp, moist, or humid

아침

a-chim — Morning; breakfast

어느

eo-neu — A certain; some particular (one)

날씨가

nal-ssi-ga — Weather (as subject of sentence)

잔뜩

jan-tteuk — Fully, completely, extremely; a great deal

흐렸을

heu-ryeo-sseul — Was overcast or cloudy (past presumptive form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, occasion

우연히

u-yeon-hi — By chance, accidentally, coincidentally

한

han — One; a certain (article-like modifier)

노인을

no-in-eul — Old person (as object of sentence)

만났네

man-nat-ne — Met (someone); encountered (narrative ending)

온몸에

on-mom-e — All over one's entire body

가죽옷을

ga-juk-os-eul — Leather clothing (as object of sentence)

걸친

geol-chin — Wearing draped over; dressed in (clothing)

그는

geu-neun — He (as topic of sentence)

칭찬의

ching-chan-eui — Of praise; complimentary (possessive modifier)

말을

mal-eul — Words, speech (as object of sentence)

건네기

geon-ne-gi — Handing over; offering (words or items)

시작했고

si-jak-haet-go — Began, started (and then continued)

나는

na-neun — I (as topic of sentence)

싱긋

sing-geut — With a slight smile; grinning gently

웃기

ut-gi — Smiling, laughing (nominalized verb form)

시작했네

si-jak-haet-ne — Started, began (narrative past tense ending)

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way

지내세요

ji-nae-se-yo — How are you doing? (polite greeting)

또

tto — Again; also; additionally

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; and then (conjunction)

다시

da-si — Again; once more

한번

han-beon — Once; one time

넓은

neol-beun — Wide, broad, spacious

숲속에

sup-sok-e — Inside the forest; within the woods

있네

it-ne — Is/are (present tense, narrative ending)

마을로

ma-eul-lo — To the village; toward the town

떠났네

tteo-nat-ne — Left, departed (narrative past tense)

묵주를

muk-ju-reul — Rosary beads (as object of sentence)

굴리며

gul-li-myeo — While rolling or fingering (beads)

온통

on-tong — Entirely, wholly, all over

푸른

pu-reun — Blue; green (describing nature)

숲속에서

sup-sok-e-seo — From within the forest; in the woods

잡초들

jap-cho-deul — Weeds (plural)

사이에서

sa-i-e-seo — From among; in between

그가

geu-ga — He (as subject of sentence)

오지

o-ji — Come (negative construction base form)

않는다면

an-neun-da-myeon — If (he/she) does not (conditional)

우리는

u-ri-neun — We (as topic of sentence)

몹시

mop-si — Very much, extremely, intensely

애태우리라

ae-tae-u-ri-ra — Will fret, worry intensely (future literary)

비

bi — Rain

비야

bi-ya — Oh rain! (vocative exclamation to rain)

가라

ga-ra — Go! (imperative command form)

다시는

da-si-neun — Never again (emphatic particle attached)

돌아오지

dol-a-o-ji — Return; come back (negative base form)

마라

ma-ra — Don't (imperative negative command)

온

on — Who came from; having arrived (modifier)

노파

no-pa — Old woman; elderly lady

노파가

no-pa-ga — Old woman (as subject of sentence)

왔는데

wat-neun-de — Came (but/and; background clause ending)

다

da — All, every, entirely

큰

keun — Big, large, grown-up

아이들에게

a-i-deul-e-ge — To the children (dative particle attached)

춤을

chum-eul — Dance (as object of sentence)

가르쳤다네

ga-reu-chyeot-da-ne — Taught (narrative past tense ending)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but, nevertheless

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (as subject of sentence)

너무

neo-mu — Too much; excessively

뻣뻣해서

ppyeot-ppyeot-hae-seo — Because (they were) stiff or rigid

코웃음을

ko-us-eum-eul — A snort of contempt (as object)

치며

chi-myeo — While snorting; delivering a contemptuous laugh

그들을

geu-deul-eul — Them (as object of sentence)

집으로

jip-eu-ro — To home; toward (their) house

돌려보냈다네

dol-lyeo-bo-naet-da-ne — Sent back home (narrative past tense)

이

i — This; these (demonstrative determiner)

활기찬

hwal-gi-chan — Lively, energetic, vibrant

이와

i-wa — Teeth (and); together with teeth

잇몸

it-mom — Gums (the tissue around teeth)

붉은

bul-geun — Red, crimson (adjective modifier)

언덕

eon-deok — Hill, small slope or rise

위에

wi-e — On top of; above

서른

seo-reun — Thirty (native Korean numeral)

마리의

ma-ri-eui — (Counter for animals) of; possessive

흰

huin — White (adjective modifier)

말

mal — Horse; also word/speech (context-dependent)

이제

i-je — Now; at this point

쿵쿵

kung-kung — Thump thump (onomatopoeia for heavy steps)

걷고

geot-go — Walking (and); while walking

우적우적

u-jeok-u-jeok — Munch munch (onomatopoeia for chewing)

씹고

ssip-go — Chewing (and); while chewing

가만히

ga-man-hi — Still, quietly, without moving

서

seo — Standing; while standing (connective form)

울새들

ul-sae-deul — Robins (birds, plural form)

울새

ul-sae — Robin (a type of small bird)

마리와

ma-ri-wa — (Animal counter) and; together with

울새의

ul-sae-eui — Robin's; belonging to the robin

아들이

a-deul-i — Son (as subject of sentence)

날

nal — Me (colloquial object form of 나)

빵을

ppang-eul — Bread (as object of sentence)

사러

sa-reo — In order to buy (purpose connective)

마을에

ma-eul-e — To the village; at the town

갔네

gat-ne — Went (narrative past tense ending)

자두빵으로

ja-du-ppang-eu-ro — With/as plum bread (instrumental particle)

할지

hal-ji — Whether to do; deciding if (to do)

그냥

geu-nyang — Just, simply, as it is

결정을

gyeol-jeong-eul — Decision (as object of sentence)

못

mot — Cannot; unable to (negation adverb)

하고

ha-go — Doing (and); with (connective form)

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore, so, for that reason

돌아갔다네

dol-a-gat-da-ne — Went back, returned (narrative past tense)

노인

no-in — Old man; elderly person

노인이

no-in-i — Old man (as subject of sentence)

있었는데

it-eot-neun-de — There was (background clause past tense)

코트를

ko-teu-reul — Coat (as object of sentence)

입고

ip-go — Wearing (and); while dressed in

처녀에게

cheo-nyeo-e-ge — To the maiden; to the young woman

입을

ip-eul — Mouth (as object); lips (as object)

맞추고

mat-chu-go — Kissing (and); after kissing

동전

dong-jeon — Coin; metal currency

하나를

ha-na-reul — One (as object); a single one

주었네

ju-eot-ne — Gave (narrative past tense ending)

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

동전은

dong-jeon-eun — The coin (as topic of sentence)

금이

geum-i — A crack; gold (subject form, context-dependent)

가

ga — Go; there is (short connective or verb)

있어

it-seo — There is; has (informal present tense)

쓸

sseul — To use; usable (future/modifier form)

수가

su-ga — Ability/possibility (as subject, grammar form)

없었네

eop-seot-ne — There wasn't; could not (narrative past)

아

a — Ah, oh (exclamation of realization or surprise)

노인장

no-in-jang — Respected old man (honorific address term)

나를

na-reul — Me (as object of sentence)

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this; in this way

대하는

dae-ha-neun — Treating; dealing with (present modifier)

건가요

geon-ga-yo — Is it that...? (polite rhetorical question ending)