The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 1

Vocabulary

두

du — Two; the number two in Korean

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; describing something negative or unpleasant

쥐

jwi — Mouse or rat; a small rodent

이야기

iyagi — Story or tale; a narrative account

인형의

inhyeong-ui — Of the doll; possessive form of doll

집을

jibeul — House (object form); home as direct object

가졌던

gajyeotdeon — Used to have; past tense of possessing something

작은

jageun — Small or little; describing small size

소녀

sonyeo — Girl; a young female person

에게

ege — To; dative particle indicating recipient or addressee

지음

jieum — Written by; authorship credit on a publication

외

oe — And others; besides, in addition to something

다수의

dasuui — Of many; referring to a large number of things

저자

jeoja — Author; person who writes a book or work

출판사

chulpansa — Publishing company; business that publishes books

및

mit — And; formal conjunction linking two items together

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time, used after a specific year

판권

pangwon — Copyright; legal right to publish or reproduce work

소유

soyu — Ownership or possession; having rights over something

저작권

jeojakgwon — Copyright; intellectual property right of an author

문방구

munbanggu — Stationery; supplies used for writing and office work

조합에

johabre — To the association; dative form of guild or union

등록됨

deungrokdoem — Registered; officially recorded with an organization

옛날

yennal — Long ago; referring to a time in the distant past

옛적에

yetjeoge — Once upon a time; in olden times, long ago

아주

aju — Very; an adverb intensifying the following description

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; describing something visually or aesthetically pleasing

집이

jibi — House (subject form); home as the sentence subject

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There was; formal past tense of existence verb

그

geu — That; a determiner pointing to something previously mentioned

집은

jibeun — The house (topic); home marked as sentence topic

흰

hwin — White; describing something of white color

창문이

changmuni — Window (subject); window as the grammatical subject

달린

dallin — Attached or hung; having something connected or fitted

붉은

bulgeun — Red; describing something of a red color

벽돌집이었고

byeokdoljibieotgo — Was a brick house and; past tense with continuation

진짜

jinjja — Real or genuine; truly authentic, not fake or imitation

커튼과

keoteungwa — Curtains and; window coverings with conjunction attached

현관문과

hyeongwanmungwa — Front door and; entrance door with conjunction attached

굴뚝이

gulttuki — Chimney (subject); a flue for smoke as subject

제인이라는

jeiniiraneun — Called Jane; named Jane, introducing a character's name

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was; formal past tense identifying something as something

적어도

jeogeodo — At least; indicating a minimum condition or amount

것이었지만

geosieotjiman — It was, but; past tense with contrasting conjunction

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic); third person feminine pronoun as topic

한

han — One; the number one or a single instance

번도

beondo — Not even once; emphasizing absence of any occurrence

식사를

siksareul — Meal (object); food eaten at mealtime as direct object

주문한

jumunhan — Ordered; having placed an order for something

적이

jeogi — Time or instance; used in 'never have done' constructions

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of nonexistence

요리사였습니다

yorisayeotseumnida — Was a cook; formal past tense identifying a chef

하지만

hajiman — But; a conjunction introducing contrast or contradiction

요리를

yorireul — Cooking (object); the act of cooking as direct object

하지

haji — Do not; negative verb form, base of not doing

않았는데

anannneunde — Did not; past negative with explanatory continuation clause

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the time of day after afternoon before night

식사가

siksaga — Meal (subject); food eaten at mealtime as subject

가득

gadeuk — Full; completely filled to capacity with something

찬

chan — Filled; packed completely with a substance or item

상자에

sangjae — In a box; container location marked with dative particle

이미

imi — Already; something that has happened before now

만들어진

mandeureojin — Made or prepared; something that has been created already

채로

chaero — As it is; in the state of, while remaining so

구입되었기

guibdoeeotgi — Because it was purchased; reason clause for buying something

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal ending expressing a reason or cause

빨간

ppalgan — Red; describing something of bright red color

바닷가재

badatgajae — Lobster; a large marine crustacean with claws

마리와

mariwa — And (animal counter); counter for animals with conjunction

햄

haem — Ham; cured or cooked pork meat product

생선

saengseon — Fish; seafood, especially edible fish used in cooking

푸딩

puding — Pudding; a soft sweet or savory dessert dish

그리고

geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting two items or clauses

배와

baewa — Pear and; a fruit with conjunction attached

오렌지가

orenjiga — Orange (subject); a citrus fruit as grammatical subject

몇

myeot — Several; asking or indicating an unspecified small number

개

gae — General counter; used for counting general objects

그것들은

geugeotdeureun — They (topic); those things marked as sentence topic

접시에서

jeopsieso — From the plate; dish as origin location marker

떨어지지

tteoreojiji — Not fall off; base of negative falling or dropping

않았지만

anajjiman — Did not, but; past negative with contrasting conjunction

매우

maeu — Very; an adverb indicating a high degree or intensity

아름다웠습니다

areumdaweotseumnida — Was beautiful; formal past tense of being beautiful

어느

eoneu — A certain; used before nouns to mean a particular one

날

nal — Day; a single 24-hour period of time

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day after sunrise

인형용

inhyeongyong — For dolls; designed or intended for use with dolls

유모차를

yumochareul — Baby carriage (object); pram or stroller as direct object

타고

tago — Riding; getting on or travelling by a vehicle

외출했습니다

oechulhaetseumnida — Went out; formally left the house to go outside

아이

ai — Child; a young person, often a baby or toddler

방에는

bangeneun — In the room (topic); room marked as topical location

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not a single person, no one at all

없었고

eopseotgo — Was not there and; past nonexistence with continuation

조용했습니다

joyonghaetseumnida — Was quiet; formal past tense of being silent or calm

이윽고

ieugo — Soon after; after a while, eventually, before long

벽

byeok — Wall; a solid vertical structure dividing or enclosing space

아래에

araee — Below; underneath something in a lower position

구멍이

gumeong-i — Hole (subject); an opening or gap as grammatical subject

있는

inneun — That exists; present tense modifier indicating existence

벽난로

byeongnanno — Fireplace; an indoor hearth for burning wood or coal

근처

geuncheo — Nearby; in the vicinity of a particular place

구석에서

guseogeso — From the corner; a nook or corner as origin location

바스락거리는

baseurakgeorineun — Rustling; making a soft crackling or scraping noise

긁는

geungeun — Scratching; the act of scraping or clawing a surface

소리가

soriga — Sound (subject); a noise or audio as grammatical subject

났습니다

natseumnida — Occurred; formally indicating a sound or event happened

엄지

eomji — Thumb; the short thick first digit of the hand

잠깐

jamkkan — Briefly; for a short moment in time

머리를

meorireul — Head (object); the uppermost body part as direct object

내밀었다가

naemireotdaga — Poked out and then; extended briefly before retracting

다시

dasi — Again; once more, returning to a previous state or action

쏙

ssok — Quickly in or out; suddenly tucked or pulled back

집어넣었습니다

jibeoneoeotseumnida — Tucked back in; formally inserted something back inside

쥐였습니다

jwiyeotseumnida — Was a mouse; formal past tense identifying as a rodent