The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 1

Vocabulary

노란

noran — Yellow; describing something of yellow color.

벽지

byeokji — Wallpaper; decorative paper covering interior walls.

저

jeo — I; humble first-person pronoun in Korean.

나

na — I; informal first-person singular pronoun.

같은

gateun — Same; like; similar to something or someone.

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary; average; not special or unusual.

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); referring to a group of people.

여름을

yeoreumeul — Summer (object marker); the warmest season of year.

보낼

bonaел — To spend (time); to pass or send away time.

유서

yuseo — Historical significance; a will or testament document.

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound; having great depth or history.

저택을

jeoтаegeul — Mansion (object marker); a large impressive house.

구하는

guhaneun — Seeking; trying to find or obtain something.

일은

ireun — Matter/task (topic marker); referring to a thing or affair.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

드문

deumun — Rare; uncommon; not happening or seen often.

일이다

irida — It is a matter/thing; declarative ending for a noun.

식민지풍

singminjipung — Colonial style; architectural style from colonial era.

저택에

jeoтаege — In/at the mansion; location marker for a large house.

세습된

seseupdoen — Inherited; passed down through generations hereditarily.

영지라니

yeongjirani — An estate/domain, really?; expressing surprise about inherited land.

나라면

naramyeon — If it were me; conditional phrase meaning 'if I were.'

귀신

gwisin — Ghost; spirit; a supernatural entity or specter.

들린

deullin — Haunted; possessed by a ghost or spirit.

집이라고도

jibiraгodo — Also called a house; referring to it as a haunted house.

할

hal — To do/say; future/prospective modifier form of 하다.

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in '~할 수 있다' (can do).

있겠고

itgessgo — There could be; conjunctive speculative existence form.

그야말로

geuyamallo — Truly; indeed; exactly; used for strong emphasis.

낭만적인

nangmanjeоgin — Romantic; idealistic; having a sense of romance.

행복의

haengbogui — Of happiness; possessive form of the word happiness.

극치에

geukchie — At the peak/height of; the utmost extreme of something.

이르는

ireuneun — Reaching; arriving at; attaining a certain point.

것이겠지만

geosigessjiman — It probably would be, but; speculative concessive expression.

그건

geugeon — That is; contracted form of 그것은 (that thing/topic).

운명에게

unmyeonge-ge — To fate/destiny; dative form addressing fate personified.

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than what is appropriate.

많은

maneun — Many; much; a large quantity or number.

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); referring to something as object.

바라는

baraneun — Wishing for; hoping; desiring something earnestly.

셈이겠지

semigessji — It would amount to; it's probably the case that.

그래도

geuraedo — Still; even so; nevertheless; despite that.

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person subject in a sentence.

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative article pointing to something.

집에

jibe — In/at the house; locative form of the word house.

뭔가

mwonga — Something; some sort of thing; an unspecified thing.

이상한

isanghan — Strange; weird; unusual; not normal or expected.

점이

jeomi — Point/aspect (subject marker); a particular characteristic.

있다고

itdago — Saying that there is; quoted existence statement.

당당히

dangdanghi — Boldly; confidently; in a dignified assertive manner.

말하겠다

malhagetda — I will say; assertive future tense of 말하다 (to speak).

그렇지

geureоchi — Is that not so?; isn't that right?; rhetorical tag.

않다면

antamyeon — If it is not; conditional negative form of a verb.

왜

wae — Why; for what reason; questioning the cause.

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; to such a degree.

싸게

ssage — Cheaply; at a low price; inexpensively.

임대되었겠는가

imdaeдоеоssgenneunka — Would it have been rented?; rhetorical past speculative form.

그리고

geurigo — And; also; furthermore; connecting two clauses or ideas.

그토록

geuтоrok — So much; to that extent; that greatly or intensely.

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; over a prolonged period.

비어

bieo — Empty; vacant; being void of occupants or contents.

있었겠는가

isseossgenneunka — Would it have been?; rhetorical past speculative existence.

물론

mullоn — Of course; naturally; it goes without saying.

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first-person object in a sentence.

비웃지만

biutjiman — Laughs at/scoffs, but; mocking someone despite something.

결혼

gyeolhon — Marriage; the union of two people as spouses.

생활에서는

saengwhareseoеneun — In (married) life; within the context of daily living.

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort or nature.

일을

ireul — Work/matter (object marker); a task or affair as object.

예상하기

yesanghagi — To expect; anticipating something; foreseeing an event.

마련이다

maryeonida — Is bound to be; it is natural or expected to happen.

극도로

geukdoro — Extremely; to the utmost degree; intensely.

현실적인

hyeonsiljeogin — Realistic; practical; grounded in reality.

사람이다

saramida — Is a person; declarative statement identifying someone.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person male subject pronoun.

믿음에

mideume — In belief/faith; relating to trust or conviction.

인내심이

innaesjimi — Patience (subject marker); the capacity to endure calmly.

없고

eopgo — Does not have, and; conjunctive negative existence form.

미신을

misineul — Superstition (object marker); irrational supernatural belief.

몹시

mopsi — Very much; intensely; to a severe or extreme degree.

혐오하며

hyeomohаmyeo — Detesting, and; hating something while doing something else.

느끼거나

neukkigeona — Feel or; either feel or (another option follows).

보거나

bogeona — See or; either see or (another option follows).

수치로

suchiro — In numbers/figures; by means of numerical data.

나타낼

natanael — To express/show; to represent or demonstrate something.

없는

eomneun — Non-existent; that does not exist or is absent.

것들에

geotdeure — To/about things; plural things as object of a preposition.

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning a topic or subject.

이야기는

iyagineun — Story/talk (topic marker); a narrative or conversation.

무엇이든

mueosideun — Whatever it is; anything at all; regardless of what.

공공연히

gonggongyeonhi — Openly; publicly; without concealment or shame.

비웃는다

biutneunda — Scoffs; ridicules; openly mocks or laughs at someone.

의사이고

uisaigo — Is a doctor, and; being a physician with additional info.

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty.

살아

sara — Alive; living; existing in a living state.

있는

inneun — Existing; being present; progressive state of existence.

사람에게는

saramegeneun — To a person (topic); directed at a living individual.

말하지

malhaji — Not say; negative base form of 말하다 (to speak).

않겠지만

anketjiman — Won't, but; speculative negative concessive expression.

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic marker); referring to this particular thing.

생명

saengmyeong — Life; living existence; the state of being alive.

종이이고

jongiigo — Is paper, and; this is paper with additional clause.

내

nae — My; possessive form of 나 (I/me).

마음에

maeume — To/in the heart/mind; emotionally significant location.

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size or significance.

위안이

wiani — Comfort/consolation (subject marker); something soothing.

되니까

doenikka — Because it becomes; causal form of 되다 (to become).

그것이

geugesi — That (subject marker); referring to that thing as subject.

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject with subject marker.

더

deo — More; further; to a greater extent or degree.

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast; at a rapid speed or pace.

낫지

natji — Get better; recover; base of 낫다 (to heal/recover).

못하는

motaneun — Unable to do; not capable of doing something.

이유

iyu — Reason; cause; explanation for why something happens.

중

jung — Among; amidst; in the middle of a group.

하나일지도

hanailchido — May be one of; possibly one among several things.

모른다

morеunda — Does not know; to be unaware or uncertain of something.

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know; a softening phrase to introduce a statement.

아프다는

apeudaneun — Saying that (I) am sick; quoting a claim of illness.

믿지

mitji — Trust/believe; base of 믿다 used in negative construction.

않아요

anayo — Does not; polite negative verb ending.

그러니

geureoni — Therefore; so; as a result of that reason.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means.

있겠는가

itgenneunka — How could there be?; rhetorical speculative existence question.

명망

myeongmang — Prestige; reputation; high standing in society.

높은

nopeun — High; tall; elevated in position or reputation.

의사이자

uisaija — Being a doctor and also; dual-role connector for physician.

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive referring to oneself.

남편이

nampyeoni — Husband (subject marker); one's male spouse.

친구들과

chingudeulgwa — With friends; accompaniment marker with a group of friends.

친척들에게

chincheokdeurege — To relatives; directed at family members or relations.

일시적인

ilsijeogin — Temporary; transient; lasting only for a short time.

신경

singyeong — Nerve; nervous system; also used to mean concern/worry.

쇠약

soeyak — Weakness; debility; decline in physical or mental strength.

약간의

yakganui — A slight; a little of; a small amount of something.

히스테리적

hiseuterijjeok — Hysterical; relating to or characteristic of hysteria.

경향

gyeonghyang — Tendency; inclination; a leaning toward a certain behavior.

외에는

oееneun — Except for; besides; other than what was mentioned.

아무

amu — Any; no (with negative); used in negative statements.

이상이

isangi — Abnormality (subject marker); something wrong or unusual.

없다고

eopdago — Saying there is nothing; quoted statement of nonexistence.

장담한다면

jangdamhandamyeon — If (he) guarantees; conditional of asserting with certainty.

오빠도

oppado — Older brother too; also referring to an elder male sibling.

역시

yeoksi — Also; likewise; as expected; similarly.

명망이

myeongmangi — Prestige (subject marker); reputation as grammatical subject.

높은데

nopeunde — Is high, and; conjunctive form of having high reputation.

그도

geudo — He also; that person too; same assertion for another.

말을

mareul — Words/speech (object marker); spoken language as object.

한다

handa — Does; says; declarative present tense of 하다 (to do).