The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 2

Vocabulary

현명하지

hyeonmyeonghaji — Not wisely; lacking wisdom or good judgment.

못하게도

motage-do — Unfortunately unable to; regrettably prevented from doing.

그들을

geudeul-eul — Them (object marker); referring to a group.

정원으로

jeongwon-euro — To the garden; directional marker toward a garden.

내보냈는데

naebonaenneunde — Sent them out; dispatched someone to another place.

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker); referring to the person themselves.

뜨거운

tteugeoun — Hot; describing something with high temperature.

버터

beoteo — Butter; a dairy product used in cooking.

토스트를

toseuteu-reul — Toast (object marker); sliced bread that is browned.

만드는

mandeuneun — Making; in the process of creating or preparing something.

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time while something happens.

방해가

banghae-ga — Interference (subject marker); something that disrupts or disturbs.

되지

dwaeji — Become; used in negative constructions meaning not becoming.

않도록

antodorok — So as not to; in order to prevent something from happening.

하기

hagi — Doing; nominalized verb form meaning the act of doing.

위해서였습니다

wihaeseo-yeosseumnida — It was for the purpose of; done with a specific intention.

자

ja — Come now; an interjection to get attention or urge action.

아이들아

aideul-a — Children! (vocative); calling out to kids directly.

옷을

os-eul — Clothes (object marker); garments worn on the body.

깨끗하게

kkaekkeuthage — Cleanly; in a clean or tidy manner.

유지해야

yujihaeya — Must maintain; obligated to keep something in a state.

해

hae — Do; informal imperative or statement form of 하다.

뒷다리로

dwitdari-ro — On hind legs; using the back legs to stand or walk.

걸어야

georeoya — Must walk; obligated to walk in a certain way.

한단다

handanda — They say you must; gentle instruction or reminder to someone.

더러운

deoreoun — Dirty; describing something unclean or filthy.

그리고

geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses together.

돼지우리와

dwaejiu-ri-wa — Pigsty and; an enclosure for pigs, with connector.

웅덩이

ungdeong-i — Puddle; a small pool of water on the ground.

오리들로부터

ori-deul-robuteo — From the ducks; away from a group of ducks.

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance from something.

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Stay away; to be separated or distanced from something.

있어야

isseonya — Must be; obligated to remain in a certain place or state.

비틀거리며

biteulgeori-myeo — Staggering; walking unsteadily while simultaneously doing something.

정원

jeongwon — Garden; an outdoor area where plants are cultivated.

길을

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

걸어

georeo — Walking; moving on foot from one place to another.

내려갔습니다

naeryeogasseumnida — Went down; moved in a downward direction along a path.

이윽고

i-eukgo — Before long; after a short while, eventually something happened.

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker); referring to a previously mentioned group.

자신들의

jasindeul-eui — Their own; belonging to themselves as a group.

앞치마를

apchima-reul — Apron (object marker); a protective garment worn over clothing.

밟고

bapgo — Stepping on; treading on something while doing another action.

코를

ko-reul — Nose (object marker); the facial feature used for smelling.

박고

bakgo — Buried (nose); to plunge or embed face into something.

넘어졌습니다

neomeojyeosseumnida — Fell over; tumbled down and landed on the ground.

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject marker); the group being referred to as actors.

일어섰을

ireoseosseul — When they stood up; the moment of rising from a fall.

때

ttae — When; at the time that something occurred.

여러

yeoreo — Several; many or various in number.

군데

gunde — Places; spots or locations on a surface.

초록색

choroksaek — Green color; the color green.

얼룩이

eolluk-i — Stain (subject marker); a dirty mark left on a surface.

생겨

saenggyeo — Had appeared; stains or marks came into existence.

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There were; something existed in a past state.

우리

uri — We/our; first person plural pronoun in Korean.

올라가서

ollagaseo — Going up and then; climbing upward before doing something else.

담장에

damjang-e — On the wall; at or on a garden or boundary wall.

앉자

anjja — Let's sit; a suggestion to sit down together.

라고

rago — Quoting particle; used to report what someone said.

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke or uttered something to someone.

앞뒤로

apdwi-ro — Back and forth; turned inside out or reversed.

뒤집어

dwijibeo — Turned inside out; flipped or reversed clothing.

입고

ipgo — Wearing and; putting on clothes while doing something else.

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — Hopping; moving in a bouncy, jumping manner repeatedly.

뛰어

ttwieо — Jumping; leaping upward or forward with energy.

올라갔습니다

ollagasseumnida — Climbed up; moved upward to a higher position.

흰

huin — White; describing something of a white color.

턱받이가

teokbaji-ga — Bib (subject marker); a cloth worn to protect the front.

길

gil — Path; a road or walkway leading somewhere.

아래로

araero — Downward; in the direction of a lower position.

떨어졌습니다

tteoreojyeosseumnida — Fell down; dropped from a higher to lower position.

바지를

baji-reul — Trousers (object marker); pants worn on the lower body.

걸을

georeul — To walk; the act of moving forward on foot.

도저히

dojeohi — By no means; absolutely impossible no matter what.

뛰어오를

ttwieoreul — To jump up; to leap upward onto something higher.

수가

su-ga — Ability (subject marker); the capacity or possibility to do something.

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; something did not exist or was impossible.

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject previously mentioned.

꺾고

kkeokgo — Breaking and; snapping or bending plants while doing something.

단추를

danchu-reul — Buttons (object marker); small fasteners on clothing.

이리저리

irijeoри — Here and there; in various directions without a fixed path.

흘리며

heullimyeo — Losing/dropping; scattering or shedding things while moving.

조금씩

jogeumssik — Little by little; gradually in small increments.

올라왔습니다

ollawasseumnida — Came up; moved upward toward a higher position.

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); referring to the male character acting.

담장

damjang — Wall; a boundary wall surrounding a garden or property.

꼭대기에

kkokdaegi-e — At the top; at the highest point of something.

도달했을

dodalhaesseul — When he reached; arriving at a destination or point.

그의

geu-eui — His; possessive form referring to a male character.

차림새는

charim-sae-neun — Appearance (topic marker); one's overall look or attire.

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely or totally without exception.

엉망이었습니다

eongmang-i-eosseumnida — Was a mess; in a state of complete disorder.

추스르려

chuseureullveo — Trying to tidy up; attempting to fix someone's appearance.

했지만

haetjiman — Tried but; made an effort yet the result was contrary.

모자가

moja-ga — Hat (subject marker); a head covering worn as clothing.

떨어지고

tteoreojigo — Fell off and; dropped from its place and then more happened.

나머지

nameoji — Remaining; the rest of something left over.

단추들도

danchdeul-do — Buttons also; the remaining fasteners as well.

모두

modu — All; every one without exception.

터져

teojyeo — Burst off; popped open or came apart suddenly.

버렸습니다

beoryeosseumnida — Ended up; completed an action with an undesirable result.

곤경에

gongyeong-e — In a predicament; in a difficult or troublesome situation.

처해

cheohae — Placed in; being in a certain difficult circumstance.

있는

inneun — Being in; existing in a particular state or location.

탁탁

taktak — Tap-tap; onomatopoeia for a light repeated knocking sound.

철벅

cheolbeok — Splash; onomatopoeia for a wet splashing sound.

탁

tak — Tap; onomatopoeia for a single sharp knocking sound.

하는

haneun — Making; a modifier indicating a sound or action occurring.

소리가

sori-ga — Sound (subject marker); a noise that can be heard.

들렸습니다

deullyeosseumnida — Was heard; a sound reached someone's ears.

세

se — Three; the number three used as a counter.

마리의

mari-eui — Of (animals); counter for animals in possessive form.

오리들이

ori-deul-i — Ducks (subject marker); a group of duck animals acting.

단단한

dandanhan — Hard; firm or solid in texture or surface.

큰길을

keungil-eul — Main road (object marker); a wide public road or street.

따라

ttara — Along; following the course or direction of something.

한

han — One; a single unit or in a row.

줄로

jul-lo — In a line; arranged in a single file or row.

거위

geowi — Goose; a large waterfowl related to ducks.

걸음을

georeum-eul — Steps (object marker); the manner or motion of walking.

하며

hamyeo — Doing while; performing an action simultaneously with another.

다가왔습니다

dagawasseumnida — Approached; came closer toward someone or something.

뒤뚱

dwittwung — Waddle; onomatopoeia or mimetic for waddling movement.

멈춰

meomchweo — Stopped; came to a halt or ceased movement.

서서

seoseo — Standing; remaining upright while doing something else.

늘어서더니

neureoSeodeonil — Lined up and then; arranged themselves in a row before acting.

아기

agi — Baby; a very young child or young animal.

고양이들을

goyangi-deul-eul — Kittens (object marker); young cats as the object of action.

올려다보며

ollyeodabomyeo — Looking up at; gazing upward while doing something else.

빤히

ppanhi — Fixedly; staring intently without looking away.

쳐다보았습니다

chyeodaboasseumnida — Stared at; looked directly and intently at something.

눈이

nun-i — Eyes (subject marker); the organs used for seeing.

아주

aju — Very; an adverb intensifying the degree of something.

작았고

jagwatgo — Were small and; had a small size and additionally.

놀란

nollan — Surprised; showing an expression of shock or astonishment.

표정이었습니다

pyojeong-i-eosseumnida — Was an expression; the facial look conveyed a certain emotion.