The Souls of Black Folk — Page 3

Vocabulary

그리고

geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or sentences.

마지막으로

majimageuro — Finally; lastly; used to introduce the last point.

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; at this place or point.

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking; talking; present participle form of 'to say'.

나

na — I; me; first-person singular pronoun (informal).

자신이

jasini — Oneself; emphasizing the subject's own identity.

베일

beil — Veil; a covering that conceals or obscures.

안에

ane — Inside; within a space or boundary.

사는

saneun — Living; residing; present participle of 'to live'.

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form of 'they'.

뼈

ppyeo — Bone; the hard structure forming the skeleton.

중의

jungui — Among; of; indicating membership within a group.

살

sal — Flesh; meat on the body; skin and muscle.

굳이

gudi — Deliberately; insistently; going out of one's way.

덧붙여야

deutbuchyeoya — Must add additionally; obligation to append something.

할까요

halkkayo — Shall we/I do?; polite questioning of intention.

두

du — Two; the number two (used before counters).

우리의

uriui — Our; possessive form of 'we/us'.

정신적

jeongsinjeok — Mental; spiritual; relating to the mind or spirit.

투쟁에

tujaenge — In the struggle; referring to conflict or striving.

대하여

daehayeo — Regarding; about; concerning a topic or subject.

오

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing emotion or address.

내

nae — My; possessive form of first-person singular pronoun.

마음의

maeumui — Of the heart/mind; possessive relating to feelings.

모래

morae — Sand; fine granular material found on beaches.

위에서

wieseo — On top of; upon; from above a surface.

울부짖으며

ulbujijeuemyeo — While wailing; crying out loudly and sorrowfully.

밤새도록

bamsaedorok — All night long; throughout the entire night.

슬픈

seulpeun — Sad; sorrowful; expressing or causing grief.

울음을

ureumeul — Crying; weeping; the act of shedding tears (object).

울고

ulgo — Crying and...; connective form of 'to cry/weep'.

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject of a sentence.

누워

nuwo — Lying down; in a reclined position.

귀

gwi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

기울이나

giurina — Lending an ear but...; listening yet (contrastive).

이해할

ihaehael — To understand; able to comprehend (future/modifying form).

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in '~수 없다' (cannot).

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; near someone or something.

있는

inneun — That exists/is; present participle of 'to exist/be'.

바다의

badaui — Of the sea; possessive relating to the ocean.

안식을

Rest; repose; peace; used as object of a verb.

갈구하며

galguhasyeo — While yearning for; earnestly craving something.

우는

uneun — Crying; weeping; present participle of 'to cry'.

것은

geoseun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic marker.

물은

mureun — Water (topic); water as the topic of a sentence.

내게

naege — To me; toward me; indirect object marker with 'I'.

울부짖는다

ulbujijnneunda — Wails; cries out loudly in sorrow or despair.

쉼

swim — Rest; pause; a break from activity or effort.

없는

eomneun — Without; non-existent; present participle of 'to lack'.

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not; used with negative verbs.

안식은

ansigeun — Rest (topic); peace as the topic of a sentence.

마지막

majimak — Last; final; the very end of something.

달이

dari — Moon (subject); the moon as sentence subject.

지고

jigo — Setting (of moon/sun) and...; connective verb form.

조수가

josuga — The tide (subject); rise and fall of sea level.

사라질

sarajil — Will disappear; future modifying form of 'to vanish'.

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time; up to a certain point in time.

종말의

jongmarui — Of the end; apocalyptic; relating to final destruction.

불꽃이

bulkkochi — Flame; spark (subject); fire as sentence subject.

서쪽에서

seojjogeseo — From the west; originating in the western direction.

타오르기

taoreuki — Blazing up; burning fiercely (nominalized verb form).

시작할

sijakhal — Will begin; future modifying form of 'to start'.

마음은

maeumeun — The heart/mind (topic); emotions as sentence topic.

지치고

jichigo — Being tired and...; connective form of 'to be exhausted'.

의아해하며

uiahahaemyeo — While being puzzled; feeling confused or bewildered.

바다처럼

badacheoreom — Like the sea; as the ocean; comparative particle.

평생토록

pyeongsaengtorok — Throughout one's entire lifetime; all one's life.

헛되이

heotdoei — In vain; futilely; without meaningful result.

물이

muri — Water (subject); water as the subject of a sentence.

나와

nawa — Me and; 'I' combined with conjunctive particle 'and'.

다른

dareun — Different; other; not the same as something else.

세계

segye — World; a realm or sphere of existence.

사이에는

saiene — Between; in the space separating two things (topic).

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly.

묻지

mutji — Not asking; negative connective form of 'to ask'.

않은

aneun — That did not; negative past modifier of a verb.

질문이

jilmuni — Question (subject); an inquiry as sentence subject.

있다

itda — There is/exists; basic existential verb in Korean.

어떤

eotteon — Some; certain; what kind of; which type of.

이들은

ideureun — These people (topic); referring to a specific group.

섬세한

seomsehan — Delicate; sensitive; subtle and finely nuanced.

감정

gamjeong — Emotion; feeling; an inner psychological state.

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; indicating reason or cause.

않고

anko — Not doing and...; negative connective verb form.

그것을

geugeosel — It (object); that thing as the object of a verb.

올바르게

olbareuge — Correctly; properly; in an accurate or right manner.

표현하는

pyohyonhaneun — Expressing; the act of conveying meaning or feeling.

어려움

eoryeoum — Difficulty; hardship; something that is hard to do.

않는다

anneunda — Does not; present negative declarative verb ending.

그럼에도

geureomedo — Nevertheless; even so; despite that circumstance.

불구하고

bulguhago — In spite of; regardless of; notwithstanding something.

모두가

moduga — Everyone (subject); all people as sentence subject.

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite modifier.

주위를

juwireul — Surroundings (object); the area around something.

맴돈다

maemdon-da — Circles around; hovers about; lingers around something.

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural as sentence topic.

반쯤

banjjeum — Halfway; half; to about half an extent.

망설이는

mangseorineun — Hesitating; wavering; present participle of 'to hesitate'.

태도로

taedoro — With an attitude; in a manner or behavioral style.

다가와

dagawa — Approaching; coming close; short form of 'to approach'.

호기심

hogisim — Curiosity; a desire to know or learn something.

어린

eorin — Young; childlike; also meaning 'filled with' (curiosity).

눈으로

nunuro — With eyes; using one's gaze or visual expression.

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternatively; used to present another option.

동정

dongjeong — Sympathy; pity; compassionate feeling toward another.

나를

nareul — Me (object); first-person singular as sentence object.

바라보다가

barabodaga — While looking at; gazing and then doing something else.

직접적으로

jikjeopjeoguro — Directly; in a straightforward and unmediated manner.

대신

daesin — Instead of; in place of; as a substitute.

문제가

munjega — Problem (subject); an issue as the sentence subject.

된다는

doendaneun — That it becomes; reported speech modifier form.

것이

geosi — The thing that (subject); nominalizer as subject.

느낌인가요

neukkimingayo — Is it a feeling?; polite question about one's sense.

라고

rago — Quotation marker meaning 'saying that'; reported speech.

묻는다

munneunda — Asks; inquires; present declarative form of 'to ask'.