The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 4

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; used to connect cause and effect

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker attached)

집

jip — House; home; building

꼭대기에

kkokdaekie — At the top; at the very peak

있는

inneun — That exists; located at (modifier form)

아이

ai — Child; kid; young person

방을

bangeul — Room (object marker attached)

쓰기로

sseugiro — Decided to use; to write (purposive form)

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of 하다 (to do)

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

방은

bangeun — The room (topic marker attached)

크고

keugo — Big and; large (connective form)

탁

tak — Wide open; completely clear (adverb)

트인

teuin — Opened up; unobstructed; spacious

방으로

banguro — As a room; toward the room

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; for the most part

층

cheung — Floor; story of a building

전체를

jeonchereul — The whole; entire (object marker attached)

차지하며

chajihhamyeo — Occupying; taking up space (connective form)

사방을

sabangeul — All four directions; all sides (object marker)

바라보는

baraboneun — Looking out at; facing; gazing toward

창문들이

changmundeuri — Windows (plural subject marker attached)

있고

itgo — There are; existing (connective form)

공기와

gonggwa — Air and; atmosphere (with conjunction)

햇빛이

haetbichi — Sunlight (subject marker attached)

넘쳐흐른다

neomchyeoheureunda — Overflows; brims over; floods abundantly

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached); first person subject

보기에

boggie — In my view; from what I can see

처음에는

cheoeumeneun — At first; in the beginning (topic marker)

방이었다가

bangieotdaga — Was a room and then; formerly used as room

나중에는

najungeneun — Later on; afterward; eventually

놀이터와

noriterwah — Playground and; play area (with conjunction)

체육실로

cheyuksilro — As a gymnasium; toward the exercise room

쓰인

sseurin — Was used; utilized (past modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for clauses

같다

gatda — Seems like; appears to be; similar

어린아이들을

eorinaidereul — Young children (plural, object marker attached)

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit

창문에

changmune — On the window; at the window

창살이

changsari — Window bars; iron grating on windows

달려

dallyeo — Attached; hung; fastened to something

벽에는

byeogeneun — On the wall (topic marker attached)

고리와

goriwa — Hooks and; rings and (with conjunction)

여러

yeoreo — Various; several; many kinds of

가지

gaji — Kind; type; sort; variety

것들이

geotdeuri — Things (plural subject marker attached)

박혀

bakhyeo — Embedded; driven in; stuck into surface

있기

itgi — Being; existing (nominal/gerund form)

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because of; due to this reason

벽지는

byeokjineun — Wallpaper (topic marker attached)

마치

machi — Just like; as if; as though

남학교에서

namhakgyoeseo — At a boys' school; from a boys' school

사용한

sayonghan — Used; utilized (past modifier form)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; as if; resembling something

보인다

boinda — Appears; looks like; seems visible

내

nae — My; mine (possessive first person)

침대

chimdae — Bed; sleeping furniture

머리

meori — Head; top; headboard area

주위

juwi — Around; surrounding area; vicinity

사방으로

sabanguro — In all four directions; all around

손이

soni — Hand (subject marker attached)

닿을

daheul — To reach; to touch (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

데까지

dekaji — Up to the point where; as far as

넓은

neolbeun — Wide; broad; spacious (modifier form)

조각들로

jogakdeulro — In pieces; as fragments (plural, directional)

뜯겨

tteudgyeo — Torn off; ripped away; peeled off

방

bang — Room; chamber; enclosed space

반대편

bandaepyeon — Opposite side; other side; across from

낮은

najeun — Low; short in height (modifier form)

곳에도

gosedo — Even in that place; also in that spot

크게

keuge — Largely; greatly; in a big way

뜯긴

tteudgin — Torn; ripped (past modifier form)

부분이

bubuni — Part; section; portion (subject marker)

있다

itda — There is; exists; to have

나는

naneun — I (topic marker attached); first person topic

살면서

salmyeonseo — While living; in the course of life

이보다

iboda — More than this; compared to this

더

deo — More; even more; additionally

형편없는

hyeongpyeoneopneun — Terrible; awful; of very poor quality

벽지를

byeokjireul — Wallpaper (object marker attached)

본

bon — Seen; having seen (past modifier form)

적이

jeogi — Experience of; time when (subject marker)

없다

eopda — Does not exist; there is none; lacking

온갖

ongat — All kinds of; every sort of

예술적

yesuljeok — Artistic; related to art or aesthetics

죄를

joereul — Sin; crime; offense (object marker attached)

다

da — All; everything; completely

저지른

jeojireun — Committed; perpetrated (past modifier form)

듯한

deuthan — As if; seemingly; appearing to (modifier)

제멋대로

jemeotdaero — Arbitrarily; however it pleases; unruly

뻗어나간

ppeodeonagan — Spread out; extended outward; branching out

요란한

yoranhan — Loud; flashy; gaudy; ostentatiously showy

무늬

munui — Pattern; design; motif on surface

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; one of

하나다

hanada — It is one; it is a single example

눈으로

nunuro — With the eyes; by sight; visually

따라가기에는

ttaragagiene — For the purpose of following along visually

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately

흐릿하여

heuritayeo — Being blurry; hazy; indistinct (connective)

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker attached)

혼란스럽게

hollanseureobge — Confusingly; in a disorienting manner

하고

hago — Making; doing and; causing (connective)

끊임없이

kkeunimeopsi — Ceaselessly; without interruption; constantly

짜증을

jjajeungeul — Irritation; annoyance (object marker attached)

유발하고

yubalhago — Provoking; causing; inducing (connective form)

살펴보게

salpyeobage — To cause one to examine; to inspect closely

할

hal — Will do; that does (future modifier form)

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of

뚜렷하기도

ttturyeothaigido — Also being distinct; clear enough too

하며

hamyeo — While doing; and also (connective form)

엉성하고

eongseонghago — Sloppy and; loosely made; poorly structured

불확실한

bulhwaksilhan — Uncertain; unclear; indeterminate (modifier)

곡선을

gokseonеul — Curves; curved lines (object marker attached)

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; somewhat

따라가다

ttaragada — To follow along; to trace; to go after

보면

bomyeon — If you look; when you see (conditional)

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; abruptly; all at once

선들이

seondeuri — Lines (plural subject marker attached)

자멸하듯

jamyeolhaдеut — As if self-destructing; as though collapsing

터무니없는

teomunieopneun — Absurd; preposterous; completely unreasonable

각도로

gakdoro — At an angle; in a direction (directional)

꺾여

kkeokkyeo — Bent; broken; sharply turned at angle

나가며

nagamyeo — Going out while; extending outward (connective)

전례

jeolye — Precedent; prior example; past case

없는

eopneun — Without; lacking; nonexistent (modifier form)

모순

mosun — Contradiction; inconsistency; paradox

속에서

sogесо — Within; inside of; in the midst of

스스로를

seuseureul — Oneself (reflexive, object marker attached)

망가뜨린다

manggatteurinda — Destroys; ruins; breaks apart completely

색깔은

saekkareun — The color (topic marker attached)

역겹고

yeokgyeopgo — Disgusting and; revolting; repulsive

구역질이

guyeokjiri — Nausea; feeling of wanting to vomit

날

nal — Will arise; come about (future modifier)

정도다

jeongdoda — It is to that degree; that much

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly; at a gentle pace; gradually

이동하는

idonganeun — Moving; traveling; shifting (modifier form)

햇빛에

haetbiche — By sunlight; in the sunlight (locative)

의해

uihae — By means of; due to; caused by

이상하게

isanghage — Strangely; oddly; in a weird manner

바랜

baran — Faded; bleached; washed out in color

그을리듯

geueuridеut — As if scorched; as though singed or smoked

탁한

takhan — Murky; dull; turbid; not clear

더러운

deoreoun — Dirty; filthy; unclean; soiled

노란색이다

noransaegida — It is yellow; yellow in color

어떤

eotteon — Some; certain; what kind of

곳에서는

godeseneun — In some places; at certain spots (topic)

칙칙하면서도

chikchikhamyeonsеdo — Even while being dull and gloomy

번쩍이는

beonjjeogineun — Flashing; glittering; glistening (modifier)

주황색이고

juhwangsaegigo — Is orange colored and; orange (connective)

다른

dareun — Other; different; another (modifier form)

병든

byeongdeun — Sickly; diseased; ailing (modifier form)

아이들이

aideuri — Children (plural subject marker attached)

그것을

geugеoseul — That thing; it (object marker attached)

싫어했던

sireohаetdeon — Had hated; used to dislike (past modifier)

것도

geotdo — Even the fact that; also the thing that

당연하다

dangyeonhada — It is natural; understandable; no wonder

나도

nado — I also; me too

이

i — This (near demonstrative determiner)

방에

bange — In the room; at the room (locative)

오래

orae — For a long time; for long duration

살아야

saraya — Must live; have to live (obligatory form)

한다면

handamyeon — If (I) were to; supposing that one does

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject marker attached)

싫어질

sirojil — Will come to hate; will grow to dislike

것이다

geosida — It will be; that is certain to happen

오고

ogo — Coming and; is coming (connective form)

있으니

isseuni — Since there is; because he is coming

이것을

igeoseul — This thing (object marker attached)

치워야겠다

chiwoyagessda — I must put this away; need to tidy up

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached); he as the topic

한

han — One; a single; even one

글자라도

geuljаrado — Even a single letter; even one character

쓰는

sseuneun — Writing; using (present modifier form)

것을

geoseul — The act of; the thing (object marker)

싫어한다

sireohan da — Hates; dislikes; detests something