The Real Mother Goose — Page 38

Vocabulary

작은

jageun — Small or little in size

고양이

goyangi — A domestic cat

나는

naneun — I (subject marker attached); first-person subject

고양이가

goyangi-ga — Cat (with subject particle ga attached)

좋아

joa — Like or enjoy something; informal expression

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner

털은

teoreun — Fur or hair (with topic particle eun)

정말

jeongmal — Really or truly; used for emphasis

따뜻해

ttatteutae — Warm; describing a comfortable warm feeling

그리고

geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting clauses or ideas

내가

naega — I (with subject particle ga); first-person subject

애를

aereul — The child or creature (with object particle reul)

다치게

dachige — To cause injury or hurt to someone

하지

haji — Do not; negative imperative or negation form

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; conditional negative conjunction

애도

aedo — The child/creature also; topic with additive particle

나를

nareul — Me (first-person pronoun with object particle)

해치지

haechiji — Harm or hurt; negative stem form of 해치다

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

거야

geoya — Will do; informal future intention expression

그러니

geureoni — So or therefore; causal connective conjunction

꼬리를

kkorireul — Tail (with object particle reul attached)

잡아당기지

jabadangiji — Pull or tug; negative stem of 잡아당기다

쫓아버리지도

jjochabeorijijdo — Chase away; not even chase away (negative)

고양이와

goyangiwa — With the cat; noun plus conjunctive particle

아주

aju — Very or extremely; intensifying adverb

살며시

salmyeosi — Gently or softly; quietly and carefully

놀

nol — Play; verb stem of 놀다 (to play)

거야

geoya — Will do; informal future intention expression

노래를

noraereul — Song (with object particle reul attached)

불러요

bulleoyo — Sing or call out; polite present tense form

주머니

jumeoni — Pocket or pouch for carrying items

가득

gadeuk — Full or filled to capacity; completely full

있어요

isseoyo — There is/are; polite form of existence verb

스물네

seumullne — Twenty-four; native Korean number twenty-four

마리의

mariui — Counter for animals with possessive particle

안에

ane — Inside or within a space or container

구워졌어요

guwojyeosseoyo — Was baked; polite past passive form

열리자

yeollija — As soon as it opened; simultaneous action form

새들이

saedeuri — The birds (plural with subject particle i)

부르기

bureugi — Singing or calling; nominalized verb form

시작했어요

sijakhaesseoyo — Started or began; polite past tense form

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (with topic particle eun)

근사한

geunsahan — Splendid or wonderful; impressive and fine

요리가

yoriga — Dish or cuisine (with subject particle ga)

아니었나요

anieonnayo — Was it not?; polite rhetorical negative question

왕

wang — King; a male monarch or ruler

앞에

ape — In front of; spatial locative particle phrase

올리기에

olligi-e — For presenting or serving; nominalized dative form

딱

ttak — Exactly or just right; fits perfectly

맞는

manneun — Fitting or suitable; present modifier of 맞다

왕은

wangeun — The king (with topic particle eun)

있었고

isseotgo — Was there and; past tense connective form

돈을

doneul — Money (with object particle eul attached)

세고

sego — Counting and; connective form of 세다

있었어요

isseosseoyo — Was doing; polite past progressive form

왕비는

wangbineun — The queen (with topic particle neun)

빵과

ppanggwa — Bread and; noun with conjunctive particle gwa

꿀을

kkureul — Honey (with object particle eul attached)

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; connective form of 먹다

있었어요

isseosseoyo — Was doing; polite past progressive form

하녀는

hanyeoneun — The maid (with topic particle neun)

정원에

jeongwone — In the garden; locative particle form

빨래를

ppallaereul — Laundry (with object particle reul attached)

널고

neolgo — Hanging out laundry and; connective form

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; temporal expression

한

han — One; native Korean number or determiner

마리가

mariga — One animal counter (with subject particle ga)

날아

nara — Flying; connective stem form of 날다

내려와

naeryeowa — Came down; connective form of 내려오다

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; third-person feminine possessive pronoun

코를

koreul — Nose (with object particle reul attached)

쪽

jjok — Side or direction; also mimetic for pecking

물어버렸어요

mureobeolyeosseoyo — Bit off or snipped; completed past action verb

꼬마

kkoma — Little one or small kid; affectionate diminutive

집에

jibe — At home or in the house; locative form

살았어요

sarasseoyo — Lived; polite past tense of 살다

그는

geuneun — He (with topic particle neun); third-person male

물고기를

mulgogireul — Fish (with object particle reul attached)

잡았는데

jabannunde — Caught but; past tense connective contrast form

남의

namui — Someone else's; possessive form of 남 (other)

잡았어요

jabasseoyo — Caught; polite past tense of 잡다

가던

gadeon — Was going; past continuous modifier form

중

jung — In the middle of; among or during something

자란

jaran — Grown; past modifier form of 자라다

것

geot — Thing or fact; nominalizer for verbs/clauses

중

jung — Among or in the middle of something

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb in Korean

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent or magnificent; outstanding quality

만났어요

mannasseoyo — Met or encountered; polite past tense form

이

i — This; a proximal demonstrative determiner

뒤도

dwido — The back also; noun with additive particle do

뚱뚱하고

ttungttunghago — Fat and; connective form of 뚱뚱하다

앞도

apdo — The front also; noun with additive particle do

뚱뚱했어요

ttungttunghasseoyo — Was fat; polite past tense of 뚱뚱하다

열

yeol — Ten; native Korean number ten

이상도

isangdo — Not even more; excess with additive particle do

아니었어요

anieosseoyo — Was not; polite past tense negative form

그의

geuui — His; third-person masculine possessive pronoun

머리에

On the head; locative particle form

난

nan — Grown or sprouted; modifier form of 나다

뿔은

ppureun — The horns (with topic particle eun attached)

놀랍도록

nollabdorok — Surprisingly or astonishingly; to an amazing degree

높아서

nopaseo — Because it is high; causal connective form

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly or obviously; with certainty

들은

deureun — Heard; past modifier form of 듣다

바로는

baroneun — Directly or exactly; with topic particle neun

하늘까지

haneulkkaji — Up to the sky; limit particle kkaji attached

닿았다고

daassadago — They say it reached; reported speech past form

해요

haeyo — They say or do; polite present reported speech