The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 4

Vocabulary

작은

jag-eun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

흔들의자에

heundeul-uija-e — In/on a rocking chair; location particle attached

가득

ga-deuk — Fully, to the brim; completely filled

앉아서

anj-a-seo — Sitting down and then; gerund form of 앉다

엄지손가락을

eomji-songarak-eul — Thumb; object particle attached

빙빙

bing-bing — Round and round; spinning repeatedly

돌리며

dol-li-myeo — While turning/twisting; simultaneous action form

미소를

mi-so-reul — Smile; object particle attached

짓고

jit-go — Making/forming (a smile); connective verb form

발은

bal-eun — Feet/foot; topic particle attached

난로

nan-ro — Stove, heater; a heating appliance

가리개

ga-ri-gae — Screen, cover, guard; something used to block

위에

wi-e — On top of; location particle meaning 'above'

올려놓고

ol-lyeo-noh-go — Having placed up on; resting something on a surface

있었습니다

iss-eoss-seumnida — Was/were; formal past tense of 있다

울타리

ul-ta-ri — Fence, enclosure; a barrier around an area

아래

a-rae — Below, beneath; indicates a lower position

배수로

bae-su-ro — Drainage ditch, drain channel; water runoff path

아주

a-ju — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

지저분하고

ji-jeo-bun-ha-go — Dirty, messy and; connective adjective form

축축한

chuk-chuk-han — Damp, moist; describing something wet to the touch

도랑

do-rang — Ditch, small trench; a narrow channel for water

속에

sok-e — Inside of; location particle meaning 'within'

살았습니다

sal-ass-seumnida — Lived, resided; formal past tense of 살다

삽화

sab-hwa — Illustration, picture; an image in a book

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; polite title attached to a name

물을

mul-eul — Water; object particle attached

뚝뚝

ttuk-ttuk — Drip drip; onomatopoeia for dripping liquid

흘리며

heul-li-myeo — While dripping/spilling; simultaneous action form

안녕하세요

an-nyeong-ha-se-yo — Hello, how are you; standard polite greeting

어머나

eo-meo-na — Oh my, goodness; exclamation of surprise

많이

man-i — A lot, much; adverb indicating large quantity

젖으셨네요

jeoj-eu-syeoss-ne-yo — You have gotten very wet; honorific past observation

감사합니다

gam-sa-ham-ni-da — Thank you; formal expression of gratitude

부인

bu-in — Mrs., madam; respectful term for a married woman

잠시

jam-si — For a moment, briefly; a short period of time

몸을

mom-eul — Body; object particle attached

말리겠습니다

mal-li-gess-seumnida — Will dry (oneself); formal future intention

말했습니다

mal-haess-seumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of 말하다

지었고

ji-eoss-go — Made/formed and; past connective form of 짓다

코트

ko-teu — Coat; an outer garment worn over clothes

자락에서

ja-rak-e-seo — From the hem/flap; edge of a garment, source particle

물이

mul-i — Water; subject particle attached

떨어졌습니다

tteol-eo-jyeoss-seumnida — Fell, dripped down; formal past tense of 떨어지다

대걸레를

dae-geol-le-reul — Mop; object particle attached, a floor-cleaning tool

들고

deul-go — Holding, carrying and; connective form of 들다

돌아다녔습니다

dol-a-da-nyeoss-seumnida — Walked around, roamed; formal past tense

너무

neo-mu — Too, overly; excessive degree adverb

오래

o-rae — For a long time; duration adverb

앉아

anj-a — Sitting; base gerund form of 앉다

있어서

iss-eo-seo — Because of being; causal connective form

저녁을

jeo-nyeok-eul — Dinner, evening meal; object particle attached

드실

deu-sil — Will eat (honorific); future modifier form of 드시다

것인지

geot-in-ji — Whether (one) will; indirect question ending

물어봐야

mul-eo-bwa-ya — Must ask; obligatory form of 물어보다

했습니다

haess-seumnida — Did, performed; formal past tense of 하다

먼저

meon-jeo — First, beforehand; indicates priority or order

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She; third-person feminine pronoun with topic marker

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; pronoun with dative particle

체리

che-ri — Cherry; a small red stone fruit

씨를

ssi-reul — Seeds/pits; object particle attached (also Mr./Ms.)

내밀었습니다

nae-mil-eoss-seumnida — Extended, held out; formally past tense of 내밀다

이가

i-ga — Teeth; subject particle attached

없어요

eobs-eo-yo — There are none, I don't have; polite negative

입을

ib-eul — Mouth; object particle attached

지나치게

ji-na-chi-ge — Excessively, too much; adverb of excess

크게

keu-ge — Widely, largely; adverb form of 크다

벌렸습니다

beol-lyeoss-seumnida — Opened wide; formal past tense of 벌리다

그의

geu-eui — His; third-person male possessive pronoun

입

ib — Mouth; the opening of the face for eating/speaking

안에는

an-e-neun — Inside (as for); locative topic construction

분명히

bun-myeong-hi — Clearly, obviously; adverb meaning without doubt

하나도

ha-na-do — Not even one; emphatic negative meaning 'none at all'

없었습니다

eobs-eoss-seumnida — There were none; formal past negative of 없다

먹이를

meog-i-reul — Food (for animals); object particle attached

주며

ju-myeo — While giving; simultaneous connective of 주다

엉겅퀴

eong-geong-kwi — Thistle; a prickly wild plant with purple flowers

씨앗

ssi-at — Seed; a plant embryo used for growing new plants

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, at that moment; sequential connective adverb

방

bang — Room; an enclosed space within a building

전체에

jeon-che-e — Throughout the whole; particle indicating entirety

훅

huk — With a puff; onomatopoeia for a sudden blowing

불어

bul-eo — Blowing; gerund form of 불다

날렸습니다

nal-lyeoss-seumnida — Blew away, scattered; formal past tense of 날리다

이제

i-je — Now, from now on; current time adverb

제가

je-ga — I (humble subject); first-person humble pronoun

정말로

jeong-mal-lo — Really, truly; emphatic adverb of sincerity

원하는

won-ha-neun — Wanting, desired; present modifier form of 원하다

것은

geot-eun — The thing (that); nominalizer with topic particle

꿀

kkul — Honey; a sweet substance made by bees

한

han — One, a single; numeral/determiner before a noun

접시랍니다

jeob-si-ram-ni-da — It is a plate/dish (I tell you); formal explanatory

죄송하지만

joe-song-ha-ji-man — I'm sorry but; polite apologetic conjunction

없답니다

eobs-dam-ni-da — There is none (I tell you); formal explanatory negative

미소

mi-so — Smile; a pleasant facial expression

짓는

jit-neun — Making/forming; present modifier form of 짓다

냄새가

naem-sae-ga — Smell, scent; subject particle attached

나는걸요

na-neun-geol-lyo — I can smell it (you know); soft assertive ending

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore; causal connective adverb

찾아온

chaj-a-on — Came looking for, came to visit; past modifier form

겁니다

geom-ni-da — It is the case that; formal explanatory ending

무겁게

mu-geob-ge — Heavily, ponderously; adverb form of 무겁다

식탁에서

sik-tak-e-seo — From the dining table; location particle attached

일어나

il-eo-na — Rising, getting up; gerund form of 일어나다

찬장을

chan-jang-eul — Cupboard, cabinet; object particle attached

들여다보기

deul-yeo-da-bo-gi — Peering into, looking inside; nominalized verb form

시작했습니다

si-jak-haess-seumnida — Began, started; formal past tense of 시작하다