The Souls of Black Folk — Page 12

Vocabulary

처음으로

cheo-eu-meu-ro — For the first time; initially

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself (subject marker); himself or herself

등에

deung-e — On one's back; carried on the back

짊어진

jil-meo-jin — Having shouldered or carried a burden

짐

jim — Burden, load, or baggage one carries

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

반쯤만

ban-jjeum-man — Only about halfway; merely half

명명된

myeong-myeong-doen — Named or labeled; given an official designation

흑인

heung-in — Black person; person of African descent

문제

mun-je — Problem, issue, or question to address

뒤에

dwi-e — Behind; after; in the back of

부분적으로

bu-bun-jeo-geu-ro — Partially; in part; not wholly

가려진

ga-ryeo-jin — Hidden, concealed, or covered from view

사회적

sa-hoe-jeok — Social; relating to society or community

타락의

ta-rak-eui — Of corruption or moral degradation

죽은

ju-geun — Dead; deceased; no longer living

무게를

mu-ge-reul — Weight (object marker); the heaviness of something

분석하려

bun-seok-ha-ryeo — Intending to analyze or examine closely

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

가난을

ga-nan-eul — Poverty (object marker); state of being poor

절감했다

jeol-gam-haet-da — Keenly felt or deeply realized something

푼도

pun-do — Not even a penny; slightest amount of money

없이

eop-si — Without; lacking something entirely

토지도

to-ji-do — Even land; property (with emphasis particle)

도구도

do-gu-do — Even tools; implements (with emphasis particle)

저축도

jeo-chuk-do — Even savings; accumulated money (with emphasis)

부유하고

bu-yu-ha-go — Being wealthy; rich and prosperous

토지를

to-ji-reul — Land (object marker); property or territory owned

소유한

so-yu-han — Owning; possessing something as property

숙련된

sung-nyeon-doen — Skilled, experienced, or highly trained

이웃들과의

i-ut-deul-gwa-eui — With one's neighbors; involving neighboring people

경쟁에

gyeong-jaeng-e — In competition; into rivalry or contest

뛰어들었던

ddwi-eo-deul-eot-deon — Had jumped into; entered suddenly and boldly

가난한

ga-nan-han — Poor; lacking money or resources

힘들지만

him-deul-ji-man — Although difficult; hard but with a contrast

인종으로

in-jong-eu-ro — As a race; by racial identity or category

고난의

go-nan-eui — Of hardship; relating to suffering or tribulation

맨

maen — Very bottom; bare or extreme end

밑바닥이다

mit-ba-dag-i-da — Is the very bottom; lowest point of all

무지의

mu-ji-eui — Of ignorance; relating to lack of knowledge

느꼈다

neu-kkyeot-da — Felt; experienced an emotion or sensation

단순히

dan-sun-hi — Simply; merely; in a plain straightforward way

글자에

geul-ja-e — Regarding letters; about written characters or literacy

대한

dae-han — Regarding; concerning; about a topic

무지가

mu-ji-ga — Ignorance (subject marker); lack of knowledge

아니라

a-ni-ra — Not; it is not the case; but rather

삶과

salm-gwa — Life and; existence together with something else

사업과

sa-eop-gwa — Business and; commerce together with something

인문학에

in-mun-hak-e — In the humanities; regarding liberal arts studies

무지였다

mu-ji-yeot-da — Was ignorance; there was a lack of knowledge

수십

su-sip — Tens of; dozens; several tens in number

수백

su-baek — Hundreds of; several hundreds in number

걸쳐

geol-chyeo — Spanning; extending across a period or range

쌓인

ssa-hin — Accumulated; piled up over time

나태함과

na-tae-ham-gwa — Laziness and; indolence together with something

태만함과

tae-man-ham-gwa — Negligence and; carelessness together with something

서투름이

seo-tu-reum-i — Clumsiness (subject marker); lack of skill or dexterity

손발을

son-bal-eul — Hands and feet (object marker); limbs collectively

족쇄로

jok-swae-ro — As shackles; with chains or restraints binding

묶었다

muk-keot-da — Bound; tied up or restrained tightly

짐이

jim-i — The burden (subject marker); load or weight

가난과

ga-nan-gwa — Poverty and; being poor together with something

무지뿐만은

mu-ji-ppun-man-eun — Not only ignorance; beyond mere lack of knowledge

세기에

se-gi-e — In centuries; over a span of centuries

걸친

geol-chin — Spanning; stretching across a duration

여성에

yeo-seong-e — Toward women; against females

조직적인

jo-jik-jeok-in — Systematic; organized in a deliberate structured way

법적

beop-jeok — Legal; relating to law or juridical matters

모욕이

mo-yok-i — Insult (subject marker); humiliation or degradation

인종에

in-jong-e — On a race; upon a racial group

새긴

sae-gin — Engraved or inscribed upon something

사생아라는

sa-saeng-a-ra-neun — Called illegitimate child; labeled as a bastard

붉은

bul-geun — Red; crimson in color

낙인은

nak-in-eun — The stigma (topic marker); a mark of disgrace

고대

go-dae — Ancient; of very old times or antiquity

순결을

sun-gyeol-eul — Purity (object marker); chastity or moral cleanliness

잃었음을

il-heot-eum-eul — The fact of having lost; loss nominalized as object

의미할

eui-mi-hal — Will mean; to signify or denote something

뿐만

ppun-man — Not only; more than just that alone

백인

baek-in — White person; person of European descent

간음자들로부터

gan-eum-ja-deul-ro-bu-teo — From adulterers; originating from those who committed adultery

비롯된

bi-rot-doen — Originating from; arising or stemming from a source

대규모

dae-gyu-mo — Large-scale; of great size or extent

유전적

yu-jeon-jeok — Genetic; relating to heredity or inherited traits

가정의

ga-jeong-eui — Of the family; domestic or household related

완전한

wan-jeon-han — Complete; total; entire without exception

소멸을

so-myeol-eul — Extinction or annihilation (object marker); total disappearance

위협할

wi-hyeop-hal — Will threaten; to menace or endanger something

지경이었다

ji-gyeong-i-eot-da — Was to the point of; had reached a dire state

이처럼

i-cheo-reom — Like this; in this manner or way

불리한

bul-li-han — Disadvantageous; unfavorable or harmful conditions

조건에

jo-geon-e — In conditions; under circumstances or terms

놓인

no-hin — Placed in; situated or put into a position

민족에게

min-jok-e-ge — To a people; toward an ethnic or national group

세상과

se-sang-gwa — With the world; together with society at large

경쟁하도록

gyeong-jaeng-ha-do-rok — So as to compete; in order to be in rivalry

요구해서는

yo-gu-hae-seo-neun — As for demanding; one should not require something

오히려

o-hi-ryeo — Rather; on the contrary; instead

자신들의

ja-sin-deul-eui — Their own; belonging to themselves collectively

모든

mo-deun — All; every; the entirety of something

생각을

saeng-gak-eul — Thought (object marker); ideas or thinking

쏟을

ssod-eul — To pour into; to devote entirely to something

있도록

it-do-rok — So that there is; in order to enable or allow

허용해야

heo-yong-hae-ya — Must allow; should permit or grant permission

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast

슬프도다

seul-peu-do-da — How sad! Alas; an exclamation of deep sorrow

사회학자들이

sa-hoe-hak-ja-deul-i — Sociologists (subject marker); social science researchers

사생아와

sa-saeng-a-wa — Illegitimate children and; bastards together with something

매춘부의

mae-chun-bu-eui — Of prostitutes; belonging to those in prostitution

즐겁게

jeul-geop-ge — Cheerfully; with pleasure or enjoyment

세고

se-go — Counting and; tallying while doing something else

동안

dong-an — While; during a period of time

고되게

go-doe-ge — Laboriously; with great toil and hardship

땀

ttam — Sweat; perspiration from physical effort

흘리는

heul-li-neun — Shedding; flowing or dripping something like sweat

영혼

yeong-hon — Soul; spirit; the inner essence of a person

자체는

ja-che-neun — Itself (topic marker); the very thing itself

거대한

geo-dae-han — Enormous; gigantic; of very great size

절망의

jeol-mang-eui — Of despair; relating to hopelessness or despondency

그림자로

geu-rim-ja-ro — As a shadow; in the form of a dark shade

어두워져

eo-du-wo-jyeo — Becoming darker; growing dim or gloomy