The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 2

Vocabulary

배는

bae-neun — The boat (topic marker attached)

둥글고

dunggeulgo — Round and (connective form of 둥글다)

초록색이었으며

choroksaeg-ieoss-euimyeo — Was green and (connective form)

다른

dareun — Other, different, another

수련

suryeon — Water lily, aquatic flowering plant

잎들과

ip-deulgwa — With the leaves (plural, with-particle)

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

닮아

dalma — Resembling, looking similar to

있었습니다

iss-eoss-seubnida — There was, existed (formal past tense)

연못

yeonmot — Pond, small body of still water

한가운데의

hangaunde-ui — Of the very center, middle of something

수초에

sucho-e — To/at the aquatic plants or weeds

묶여

mukkyo — Tied, bound (passive connective form)

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title with topic marker)

갈대

galdae — Reed, tall wetland grass plant

장대를

jangdae-reul — The long pole (object marker attached)

들고

deulgo — Holding, carrying (connective form)

배를

bae-reul — The boat (object marker attached)

탁

tak — Wide open, clear (mimetic adverb)

트인

teuin — Open, unobstructed (modifier form)

물

mul — Water

위로

wiro — Upward, onto, toward the top

밀어냈습니다

mir-eo-naess-seubnida — Pushed out, propelled forward (formal past)

피라미를

pirami-reul — The minnow fish (object marker attached)

잡기

japgi — Catching, catching (nominalized verb form)

좋은

joeun — Good, nice (modifier form)

곳을

gos-eul — The place, spot (object marker attached)

알고

algo — Knowing (connective form of 알다)

있지

itji — I know, I have (informal tag ending)

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (honorific title with subject marker)

말했습니다

malhaess-seubnida — Said, spoke (formal past tense)

진흙

jinheuk — Mud, clay, miry soil

속에

sog-e — Inside, within, into

꽂고

kkotgo — Sticking into, inserting (connective form)

그것에

geugeot-e — To it, onto it (location/direction particle)

묶었습니다

mukk-eoss-seubnida — Tied, fastened it (formal past tense)

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of (demonstrative modifier)

다음

daeum — Next, after, following

그는

geu-neun — He, that person (topic marker attached)

가부좌를

gabujwa-reul — Cross-legged sitting position (object marker)

틀고

teulgo — Sitting cross-legged (connective form)

앉아

anja — Sitting down (connective form of 앉다)

낚시

naksi — Fishing, angling

도구를

dogu-reul — Tools, equipment (object marker attached)

정리했습니다

jeongni-haess-seubnida — Organized, arranged, tidied up (formal past)

아주

aju — Very, quite, really

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Lovely, adorable, charming (modifier form)

작은

jag-eun — Small, little (modifier form)

빨간

ppalgan — Red (modifier form of 빨갛다)

찌를

jji-reul — The fishing float/bobber (object marker)

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing (connective form)

그의

geu-ui — His, of him (possessive marker)

낚싯대는

naksitdae-neun — The fishing rod (topic marker attached)

질긴

jilgin — Tough, chewy, durable (modifier form)

풀줄기였고

puljulgi-yeossgo — Was a grass stem and (connective past)

낚싯줄은

naksitjul-eun — The fishing line (topic marker attached)

가늘고

ganeulgo — Thin and (connective form of 가늘다)

긴

gin — Long (modifier form of 길다)

흰

hwin — White (modifier form of 희다)

말털이었으며

malteol-ieoss-euimyeo — Was horse hair and (connective past form)

끝에는

kkeut-e-neun — At the end (location with topic marker)

꿈틀거리는

kkumteulgeori-neun — Wriggling, squirming (present modifier form)

벌레를

beolle-reul — The worm/bug (object marker attached)

달았습니다

dar-ass-seubnida — Attached, hung, fastened (formal past tense)

빗물이

binmul-i — Rainwater (subject marker attached)

등을

deung-eul — The back (of body, object marker)

타고

tago — Running along, riding (connective form)

흘러내렸고

heulleo-naeryeossgo — Flowed down and (connective past form)

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, barely

한

han — One, about one (numeral/modifier)

시간

sigan — Time, hour

동안

dongan — During, for (a period of time)

바라보았습니다

baraboan-seubnida — Gazed at, stared at (formal past tense)

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, more and more, increasingly

지루해지는군

jiruhaejineun-gun — Getting bored, becoming tedious (exclamatory)

점심을

jeomsim-eul — Lunch (object marker attached)

먹어야겠어

meogeoyagess-eo — I should eat, I ought to eat (informal)

다시

dasi — Again, once more

수초

sucho — Aquatic plants, water weeds

사이로

sairo — Between, through, into the gap

저어

jeoo — Rowing, paddling (connective form)

돌아가서

doragaseo — Going back and (connective form)

바구니에서

baguni-eseo — From the basket (source location particle)

꺼냈습니다

kkeonaess-seubnida — Took out, pulled out (formal past tense)

나비

nabi — Butterfly

먹으면서

meogeumyeonseo — While eating (simultaneous action connective)

소나기가

sonagi-ga — The shower/downpour (subject marker attached)

그칠

geuchil — Stopping, ceasing (future modifier form)

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time when, up until

기다려야겠어

gidaryeoyagess-eo — I should wait (informal obligation form)

커다란

keodaran — Large, big, huge (modifier form)

물방개가

mulbanggae-ga — The diving beetle (subject marker attached)

잎

ip — Leaf

아래에서

arae-eseo — From below, from underneath

올라와

ollawa — Coming up, rising (connective form)

덧신

deotsin — Overshoe, galosh, slipper worn over shoes

발가락을

balgarag-eul — The toe (object marker attached)

꼬집었습니다

kkojibeoss-seubnida — Pinched, nipped (formal past tense)

닿지

datji — Reaching, touching (negative connective form)

않도록

anttorok — So as not to (purpose negative form)

다리를

dari-reul — The legs (object marker attached)

더

deo — More, further, additionally

바짝

bajjak — Tightly, closely, pulled snug

오므리고

omeurigo — Drawing in, tucking up (connective form)

계속

gyesok — Continuously, keep on, without stopping

먹었습니다

meogeoss-seubnida — Ate, consumed food (formal past tense)

한두

handu — One or two, a couple of

번

beon — Time(s), occurrence, instance (counter word)

연못가의

yeonmotga-ui — Of the pond's edge/bank (possessive)

골풀

golpul — Rush plant, bulrush, wetland grass

사이에서

saie-seo — From between, from among

무언가가

mueonga-ga — Something (subject marker attached)

바스락거리고

baseulakgeorigo — Rustling and (connective mimetic form)

첨벙거리며

cheombeongeoriMyeo — Splashing and (simultaneous mimetic connective)

움직였습니다

umjikyeoss-seubnida — Moved, stirred (formal past tense)

쥐가

jwi-ga — A rat/mouse (subject marker attached)

아니기를

anigi-reul — That it is not (object nominalized negative)

바라야겠군

baraya-gessgun — I should hope (exclamatory obligation form)

여기서

yeogiseo — From here, at this place

자리를

jari-reul — The spot/seat (object marker attached)

피하는

pihaneun — Avoiding, evading (present modifier form)

게

ge — It would be (contracted nominalized form)

좋겠어

jokess-eo — It would be good, better to (informal)