The Souls of Black Folk — Page 1

Vocabulary

흑인의

heugin-ui — belonging to or relating to Black people

영혼

yeong-hon — soul or spirit of a person

두

du — two; a numeral modifier meaning two

저

jeo — I or me, humble first-person pronoun

이

i — this; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

안에

an-e — inside or within something

쓰인

sseu-in — written; past participle form of to write

것들

geot-deul — things; plural form of thing or matter

서문

seo-mun — preface or foreword of a book

우리의

uri-ui — our; possessive form of we

영적

yeong-jeok — spiritual; relating to the spirit or soul

분투에

bun-tu-e — in or about struggle or striving hard

관하여

gwan-ha-yeo — regarding or concerning a topic

자유의

ja-yu-ui — of freedom; possessive relating to liberty

여명에

yeo-myeong-e — at the dawn or early light of something

씨와

ssi-wa — Mr. or Ms. and; honorific title with conjunction

다른

da-reun — other or different; adjective modifying a noun

이들에

i-deul-e — to or about these people

진보의

jin-bo-ui — of progress or advancement

의미에

ui-mi-e — in the meaning or significance of something

날개에

nal-gae-e — on or about the wings of something

흑인

heugin — Black person; refers to people of African descent

남성의

nam-seong-ui — of or belonging to men or males

교육에

gyo-yug-e — in or about education or schooling

지대에

ji-dae-e — in or about a zone, region, or belt

황금

hwang-geum — gold; referring to the precious metal or value

양털의

yang-teol-ui — of the fleece or wool of a sheep

탐구에

tam-gu-e — in the pursuit or quest for something

주인과

ju-in-gwa — master or owner and; with the master

인간의

in-gan-ui — of humanity or of human beings

아들들에

a-deul-deul-e — to or about the sons or male children

선조들의

seon-jo-deul-ui — of the ancestors or forefathers

신앙에

sin-ang-e — in or about faith or religious belief

첫째

cheot-jjae — first; the ordinal number indicating first place

아이의

a-i-ui — of a child; possessive relating to a child

죽음에

jug-eum-e — in or about death or dying

도래에

do-rae-e — about the coming or arrival of something

슬픔의

seul-peum-ui — of sorrow or sadness

노래들에

no-rae-deul-e — about the songs; plural form of song

후기

hu-gi — afterword or postscript at a book's end

잃어버린

il-eo-beo-rin — lost; having lost something permanently

자와

ja-wa — person and; one who does something, with conjunction

찾은

cha-jeun — found; having found or discovered something

자에게

ja-e-ge — to the person who; dative form of one who

안에는

an-e-neun — inside or within, with topic marker emphasis

인내를

in-nae-reul — patience or perseverance, as object of verb

가지고

ga-ji-go — having or holding; carrying with oneself

읽는다면

ing-neun-da-myeon — if one reads; conditional form of to read

20세기의

i-sip-se-gi-ui — of the twentieth century

여명기에

yeo-myeong-gi-e — at the dawn period or early era of something

이곳에서

i-got-e-seo — here, in this place or location

흑인으로

heugin-eu-ro — as a Black person; instrumental form

산다는

san-da-neun — living as; nominalized form of to live

것의

geot-ui — of the thing; possessive nominalizer

기이한

gi-i-han — strange or peculiar; describing something unusual

의미를

ui-mi-reul — meaning or significance, as object of verb

보여줄

bo-yeo-jul — to show or demonstrate to someone

수

su — ability or possibility; used in can constructions

있는

in-neun — existing or there is; present tense modifier

많은

man-eun — many or much; adjective indicating large quantity

것들이

geot-deul-i — things; plural with subject particle attached

묻혀

mu-chyeo — buried or hidden beneath something

있다

it-da — to exist or to be; basic existential verb

의미는

ui-mi-neun — the meaning; topic-marked form of meaning

당신에게도

dang-sin-e-ge-do — to you also; second-person with inclusive particle

무관하지

mu-gwan-ha-ji — not unrelated or not irrelevant to you

않습니다

an-seum-ni-da — is not; formal negative ending of a verb

친애하는

chin-ae-ha-neun — dear or beloved; affectionate address to someone

독자여

dok-ja-yeo — dear reader; vocative address to the reader

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause

문제는

mun-je-neun — the problem or issue; topic-marked noun

곧

got — soon or namely; indicating immediacy or equivalence

인종의

in-jong-ui — of race or ethnicity

경계선

gyeong-gye-seon — boundary line or dividing line between areas

문제이기

mun-je-i-gi — being a problem; nominalized copula form

때문입니다

ttae-mun-im-ni-da — it is because; formal causal ending

그러므로

geu-reo-meu-ro — therefore or thus; logical conclusion conjunction

부디

bu-di — please; earnest adverb expressing a sincere request

너그러운

neo-geu-reo-un — generous or magnanimous; forgiving in attitude

마음으로

ma-eum-eu-ro — with heart or mind; instrumental form of heart

작은

ja-geun — small or little; adjective describing small size

책을

chaeg-eul — book, as the object of a verb

받아

bad-a — receive or accept; stem form of to receive

주시고

ju-si-go — please give or do for someone; honorific request

내

nae — my; first-person possessive pronoun

말을

mal-eul — words or speech, as object of a verb

함께

ham-kke — together or jointly with someone

살피며

sal-pi-myeo — while examining or looking carefully at something

믿음과

mid-eum-gwa — faith or belief and; with conjunction

열정을

yeol-jeong-eul — passion or enthusiasm, as object of verb

위해

wi-hae — for the sake of; expressing purpose or benefit

실수와

sil-su-wa — mistakes and; with conjunction attached

약점을

yak-jeom-eul — weaknesses or flaws, as object of verb

용서하시고

yong-seo-ha-si-go — please forgive; honorific request form of forgive

그

geu — that; a demonstrative adjective or pronoun

숨겨진

sum-gyeo-jin — hidden or concealed; past participial adjective

진실의

jin-sil-ui — of truth or reality; possessive form

낟알을

nat-al-eul — grain or kernel, as object of a verb

찾아

cha-ja — seek or find; stem form of to look for

주시길

ju-si-gil — please do for me; polite request with hope

바랍니다

ba-ram-ni-da — I hope or wish; formal expression of desire

나는

na-neun — I; first-person subject with topic marker

여기서

yeo-gi-seo — here, from this place or in this place

수천만

su-cheon-man — tens of millions; a very large number

명의

myeong-ui — of people; counter for people with possessive

미국인들이

mi-gug-in-deul-i — Americans; plural subject form of American person

살아가며

sal-a-ga-myeo — while living on or continuing to live

분투하는

bun-tu-ha-neun — struggling or striving hard; present modifier form

세계를

se-gye-reul — the world, as object of a verb

막연하고

mang-yeon-ha-go — vague or obscure and; with connective ending

불확실한

bul-hwak-sil-han — uncertain or unclear; adjective form

윤곽으로나마

yun-gwak-eu-ro-na-ma — at least in outline or rough contour form

그려

geu-ryeo — draw or sketch; stem form of to draw

보고자

bo-go-ja — intending to see or try to depict something

하였다

ha-yeot-da — did or tried; past tense of to do

먼저

meon-jeo — first or beforehand; indicating prior order

개의

gae-ui — of a number of; counter for general items

장에

jang-e — in chapters; locative form of chapter

걸쳐

geol-chyeo — spanning or across; covering a range

해방이

hae-bang-i — liberation or emancipation; subject form

그들에게

geu-deul-e-ge — to them; dative form of third-person plural

무엇을

mu-eot-eul — what; interrogative pronoun as object

의미했는지

ui-mi-haet-neun-ji — what it meant; reported question about meaning

그리고

geu-ri-go — and; conjunction connecting clauses or sentences

여파가

yeo-pa-ga — aftermath or repercussions; subject form

어떠했는지를

eo-tteo-haet-neun-ji-reul — what it was like; reported question as object

보여

bo-yeo — show; stem form of to show or reveal

주고자

ju-go-ja — intending to give or show to someone