The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 3

Vocabulary

꼬마

kkoma — Small child; a term for a little kid

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree marker in Korean

먼저

meonjeo — First; before anything else

해야

haeya — Must do; expressing obligation or necessity

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of 'to do'

일은

ireun — Work/task (topic); the thing that must be done

손수건을

sonsugeo-neul — Handkerchief (object marker); a small cloth for wiping

사용할

sayonghal — Will use; future modifier form of 'to use'

수

su — Ability/possibility; used to express 'can'

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; in order to be able to

옷을

os-eul — Clothes (object marker); clothing or garments

되찾아

doechaja — Recover; get back something that was taken

오는

oneun — Coming; present modifier form of 'to come'

것이라고

geos-irago — That it is; quoting what something is

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 'to speak'

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic); referring to a group of people

허수아비에서

heosuabi-eseo — From the scarecrow; a figure made to scare birds

벗겼습니다

beotgyeossseumnida — Removed/stripped off; took off clothing formally

밤새

bamsae — All night; throughout the entire night

비가

bi-ga — Rain (subject marker); precipitation falling from sky

내렸기

naeryeotgi — Rained; past tense reason form of 'to fall/rain'

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; indicating reason or cause

신발

sinbal — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

안에는

ane-neun — Inside (topic); within a contained space

물이

mul-i — Water (subject marker); liquid water

고여

goye — Pooled/collected; water gathered in one place

있었고

isseotgo — Was/existed and; connecting past state to next clause

코트는

koteu-neun — Coat (topic); an outer garment worn over clothes

약간

yakgan — Slightly; a small amount or degree

줄어들어

jureodeure — Shrunken; became smaller in size

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — Was/existed; formal past tense of 'to be'

모자를

moja-reul — Hat (object marker); a head covering accessory

써

sseo — Wear (hat); to put on a head covering

보았지만

boatjiman — Tried but; attempted something with a contrasting result

그에게는

geu-ege-neun — For him (topic); regarding or belonging to him

너무

neomu — Too; excessively beyond a suitable degree

컸습니다

keossseumnida — Was big; formal past tense of 'to be large'

그러자

geureoja — Then/at that; indicating what happened right after

그는

geu-neun — He (topic); referring to a male person

고모에게

gomo-ege — To (paternal) aunt; father's sister as recipient

드릴

deuril — Will give (honorific); future form of giving respectfully

작은

jageun — Small; of little size or quantity

선물로

seonmul-ro — As a gift; something given to another person

손수건에

sonsugeo-ne — In/into the handkerchief; a small cloth container

양파를

yangpa-reul — Onions (object marker); a pungent layered vegetable

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled completely to capacity

채우자고

chaeujaго — Let's fill; suggesting to pack something fully

제안했습니다

jean-haessseumnida — Suggested; formally proposed an idea or plan

즐거워

jeulgeo-wo — Happy/pleased; feeling joy or delight

보이지

boiji — Does not appear; negative form of 'to look/seem'

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending

계속해서

gyesokhaeseo — Continuously; kept doing something without stopping

이상한

isanghan — Strange; unusual or odd in nature

소리를

sori-reul — Sound (object marker); a noise heard by ears

들었습니다

deureossseumnida — Heard; formal past tense of 'to hear'

반면에

banmyeon-e — On the other hand; contrasting one thing with another

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; in a fully thorough manner

편안한

pyeonan-han — Comfortable; feeling at ease and relaxed

듯이

deusi — As if; seeming like a certain state or action

상추

sangchu — Lettuce; a leafy green vegetable used in salads

잎을

ip-eul — Leaf (object marker); a single leaf of a plant

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean

먹었습니다

meogeossseumnida — Ate; formal past tense of 'to eat'

일요일

iryoil — Sunday; the first day of the week

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the time of day after afternoon

식사를

siksa-reul — Meal (object marker); a regular eating occasion

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to achieve something

상추를

sangchu-reul — Lettuce (object marker); leafy green vegetable

가져오러

gajyeooreo — To bring/fetch; going somewhere to retrieve something

아버지와

abeoji-wa — With father; accompanying one's male parent

함께

hamkke — Together; in the company of another person

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

정원에

jeongwon-e — In the garden; an outdoor cultivated plant space

것이

geosi — Thing (subject); a nominalized clause as subject

습관이었다고

seupgwan-ieotdago — Was said to be a habit; a repeated customary behavior

아버지

abeoji — Father; a male parent

이름은

ireum-eun — Name (topic); what a person is called

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged, describing an elderly person or thing

씨였습니다

ssi-yeossseumnida — Was Mr./Ms.; formal honorific title for a person

상추는

sangchu-neun — Lettuce (topic); leafy vegetable as topic of sentence

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly/really; emphasizing that something is genuine

매우

maeu — Very; to a high degree of intensity

훌륭했습니다

hullyunghaessseumnida — Was excellent; formal past tense of being outstanding

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing; not anything at all

먹지

meokji — Not eat; negative connector form of 'to eat'

집에

jibe — At/to home; one's place of residence

가고

gago — Go and; connective form of 'to go'

싶다고

sipda-go — Wants to; expressing a desire to do something

이윽고

ieugo — Eventually/soon after; after a short passage of time

양파의

yangpa-ui — Of the onions; possessive form relating to onions

절반을

jeolban-eul — Half (object marker); one of two equal portions

떨어뜨렸습니다

tteoreotteuryeossseumnida — Dropped; formally dropped something accidentally

채소를

chaeso-reul — Vegetables (object marker); edible plants as food

잔뜩

jantteuk — A lot; carrying or filled with a great amount

들고

deulgo — Holding/carrying and; connective form of 'to hold'

배나무를

baenamu-reul — Pear tree (object marker); a fruit-bearing pear tree

다시

dasi — Again; one more time, repeating an action

올라가는

ollaganeun — Climbing up; present modifier of going upward

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic); nominalized clause as topic

불가능하다고

bulganeunghada-go — Said to be impossible; something that cannot be done

정원의

jeongwon-ui — Of the garden; possessive relating to the garden

반대편

bandaepyeon — Opposite side; the other end or far side

끝을

kkeut-eul — End (object marker); the furthest point of something

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of something

당당하게

dangdanghage — Confidently; in a bold and dignified manner

앞장서

apjangseo — Lead the way; go ahead of others boldly

걸어갔습니다

georeogassseumnida — Walked; formally walked toward a destination

햇볕이

haetbyeot-i — Sunlight (subject); warmth and light from the sun

내리쬐는

naerichoeneun — Blazing down; sunlight beating strongly from above

붉은

bulgeun — Red; having a deep red color

벽돌

byeokdol — Brick; a rectangular block used in construction

담

dam — Wall/fence; a barrier enclosing a garden or yard

아래

arae — Below/under; in a lower position than something

널빤지로

neolppanjiro — Made of planks; a flat piece of cut timber

된

doen — Made of/become; modifier describing what something is made of

좁은

jobeun — Narrow; having little width or space

길을

gil-eul — Path/road (object marker); a route or walkway

따라

ttara — Along/following; going in the same direction as

걸었습니다

georeossseumnida — Walked; formal past tense of 'to walk'

생쥐들은

saengjwi-deul-eun — Mice (topic); small rodents as topic of sentence

현관

hyeongwan — Entrance/porch; the front doorway area of a building

계단에

gyedan-e — On the stairs; steps leading to an entrance

앉아

anja — Sitting; in a seated position

체리

cheri — Cherry; a small round sweet red fruit

씨를

ssi-reul — Seed/pit (object marker); the hard core of a fruit

깨물고

kkaemulgo — Biting and; chewing on something with teeth

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — Were doing; formal past progressive form of 'to be'

윙크를

wingkeu-reul — Wink (object marker); a quick closing of one eye

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; formal past tense of 'to do'

또다시

ttodasi — Once again; repeating something one more time

놓쳐

nochyeo — Missed/let slip; failed to catch or keep hold of

버렸습니다

beoryeossseumnida — Ended up doing; completed an unintended action