The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 3

Vocabulary

곧

got — Soon, shortly, immediately in time

나무

namu — Tree or wood, a common natural object

불에서

bureseo — From the fire, originating from flames

피어오른

pieooreun — Rose up, bloomed or drifted upward

파란

paran — Blue, describing a blue-colored thing

연기

yeongi — Smoke rising from fire or burning

한

han — One, a single unit or item

줄기가

julgi-ga — A stalk or stream (subject marker attached)

꼭대기에서

kkokdaegi-eseo — From the top or peak of something

올라왔고

ollawatgo — Came up, rose and continued further

열쇠

yeolsoe — A key used to open a lock

구멍으로

gumeong-euro — Through a hole or opening

들여다보며

deulyeodabomyeo — Peeping or looking inside through something

노래를

norae-reul — A song (object marker attached)

불렀습니다

bulleosseumnida — Sang, called out in formal speech

집

jip — House or home, a place of residence

안

an — Inside, the interior of something

가득

gadeuk — Full, filled to capacity or brim

구멍

gumeong — A hole or gap in a surface

그래도

geuraedo — Even so, nevertheless, still despite that

그릇

geureut — A bowl or dish for holding food

하나

hana — One, the number one in Korean

담을

dameul — To contain or hold (future modifier form)

수는

su-neun — The ability or means (topic marker attached)

없다네

eopsdane — There is none, does not exist (casual)

다람쥐들은

daramjwi-deul-eun — Squirrels (plural topic), referring to squirrels

섬

seom — An island surrounded by water

곳곳에서

gotgot-eseo — From various places, here and there everywhere

도토리를

dotori-reul — Acorns (object marker), nuts from oak trees

찾아다니며

chajadanimyeo — Searching around, going about looking for something

작은

jageun — Small, little in size or amount

자루를

jaru-reul — A sack or bag (object marker attached)

채웠습니다

chaewosseumnida — Filled up completely in formal speech

하지만

hajiman — However, but, a contrasting conjunction

노랗고

norakgo — Yellow and (continuing), describing yellow color

주홍빛

juhongbit — Scarlet or vermilion hue, reddish-orange color

열매를

yeolmae-reul — Fruit or nut (object marker attached)

모아

moa — Gathered, collected together into one place

너도밤나무

neodobamnamu — Beech tree, a type of deciduous tree

그루터기에

geuruteogi-e — On a tree stump, remaining base of tree

앉아

anja — Sitting down, being seated somewhere

구슬치기를

guseulchigi-reul — Playing marbles (object marker), a children's game

하며

hamyeo — Doing, while performing an action simultaneously

영감님의

yeonggamnim-ui — Of Old Mr. (possessive), respectful elder title

문을

mun-eul — Door (object marker), an entryway to a place

바라보았습니다

baraboasseumnida — Gazed at, stared toward something formally

셋째

setjjae — Third, the ordinal number three

날

nal — Day, a single calendar day

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, to a great degree

일찍

iljjik — Early, ahead of the usual time

일어나

ireona — Getting up, rising from sleep or rest

낚시를

naksi-reul — Fishing (object marker), the activity of fishing

하러

hareo — In order to do, going with purpose

갔습니다

gasseumnida — Went, traveled to a place formally

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker), referring to a group

영감님께

yeonggamnim-kke — To the old gentleman, respectful dative form

드릴

deuril — To give humbly (future modifier), honorific give

선물로

seonmul-lo — As a gift, bringing something as present

통통한

tongtonghan — Plump, chubby, round and fat in shape

피라미

pirami — Minnow, a small freshwater fish species

일곱

ilgop — Seven, the number seven in Korean

마리를

mari-reul — Animal counter (object marker), counting creatures

잡았습니다

jabasseumnida — Caught, captured an animal or fish formally

호수를

hosu-reul — Lake (object marker), a body of still water

노

no — An oar used to row a boat

저어

jeoe — Rowing, paddling through water with oar

건너

geonneo — Crossing over to the other side

올빼미

olppaemi — An owl, a nocturnal bird of prey

섬의

seom-ui — Of the island, possessive form of island

구불구불한

gubulgubulhan — Winding, twisting, curvy in shape or path

밤나무

bamnamu — Chestnut tree, a tree bearing chestnuts

아래에

arae-e — Under, below something in physical space

도착했습니다

dochakhaesseumnida — Arrived, reached a destination formally stated

다른

dareun — Other, different, another of its kind

여섯

yeoseot — Six, the number six in Korean

마리의

mari-ui — Of (number) animals, possessive animal counter

각각

gakgak — Each, respectively, every one individually

마리씩을

marissik-eul — Each animal (distributional), one animal apiece

가져갔습니다

gajyeogasseumnida — Took away, carried something off formally

예의라고는

yeui-rago-neun — As for manners or courtesy, regarding politeness

없는

eomneun — Without, lacking, not having something

선물을

seonmul-eul — A gift or present (object marker attached)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, completely not, zero degree

가져오지

gajyeoji — Not bringing, failing to bring something along

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not, negative past tense formal ending

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker), referring to a male

앞에서

ap-eseo — From in front, at the front of something

달리며

dallimyeo — While running, moving fast on foot

황야의

hwangya-ui — Of the wilderness or wasteland, possessive form

사내가

sanae-ga — A man (subject marker), referring to a male

내게

naege — To me, directed at the first person speaker

말했다네

malhaetdane — Said, told in a casual narrative style

바다에는

bada-e-neun — In the sea (topic marker), regarding the ocean

딸기가

ttalgi-ga — Strawberries (subject marker), a sweet red fruit

몇

myeot — How many, an interrogative number word

개나

gae-na — As many as (items), approximate quantity marker

자라는가

jaraneun-ga — Do they grow? a question about growth

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker), first-person subject pronoun

생각나는

saenggangnaneun — Coming to mind, what one can think of

대로

daero — As, just as, according to something

대답했다네

daedaphaetdane — Answered, replied in casual narrative style

숲속에

supsok-e — Inside the forest, within the woods

청어가

cheongeoga — Herring (subject marker), a type of fish

자라는

jaraneun — Growing, increasing in a natural way

만큼이요

mankeum-iyo — As much as, to the same degree politely

영감님은

yeonggamnim-eun — The old gentleman (topic), respectful elder form

수수께끼에

susukkeokki-e — In riddles, regarding puzzles or enigmas

관심이

gwansim-i — Interest (subject marker), attention toward something

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — Did not have, there was none formally

답을

dap-eul — The answer (object marker), a solution given

알려줄

allyeojul — To inform, to let someone know something

때조차도요

ttaejochado-yo — Even at the time when, even then politely

넷째

netjjae — Fourth, the ordinal number four

딱정벌레

ttakjeongbeolle — A beetle, a hard-shelled insect

가져왔는데

gajyeowannneunde — Brought something, but providing background context

이것은

igeot-eun — This (topic marker), referring to this thing

자두

jadu — A plum, a sweet purple fruit

속

sok — Inside, the interior of something

자두만큼이나

jadu-mankeum-ina — As much as a plum, equally as delicious

맛있는

masinneun — Delicious, tasty, having a good flavor

것이었습니다

geot-i-eosseumnida — It was something, formal past descriptive ending

마리

mari — Animal counter unit for counting creatures

수영

suyeong — Dock leaf (plant), or swimming depending on context

잎으로

ip-euro — With a leaf, using a leaf as material

조심스럽게

josimseureobge — Carefully, cautiously, with great care taken

싸여

ssayeo — Wrapped, covered or enveloped in something

솔잎

solip — Pine needle, a needle from a pine tree

핀으로

pin-euro — With a pin, using a pin to fasten

고정되었습니다

gojeongdoeeosseumnida — Was fixed or fastened in place formally

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before, continuing unchanged

무례하게

muryehage — Rudely, impolitely, in a disrespectful manner