The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 10

Vocabulary

한때

han-ttae — At one time; once upon a time in the past

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

손에

son-e — In (someone's) hands; under someone's care

맡겨진

mat-gyeo-jin — Entrusted to; left in someone's charge

친구가

chin-gu-ga — A friend (subject marker attached)

있었는데

i-sseon-neun-de — There was; existed, but (contrast follows)

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject marker attached); referring to a woman

말하길

mal-ha-gil — Said that; quoting what someone stated

그는

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

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

오빠와

op-pa-wa — With older brother (used by females)

똑같은데

ttok-ga-teun-de — Exactly the same; identical but (contrast follows)

오히려

o-hi-ryeo — Rather; on the contrary; even more so

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

심하다고

sim-ha-da-go — That it is severe; quoting that something is worse

했어요

haess-eo-yo — Said/did; past tense polite sentence ending

게다가

ge-da-ga — Moreover; furthermore; on top of that

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way; so much

멀리

meol-li — Far away; to a distant place

가는

ga-neun — Going; present participle of the verb to go

것은

geo-seun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizing a clause

정말

jeong-mal — Really; truly; expressing strong emphasis

큰일이에요

keun-nil-i-e-yo — It is a big problem; a serious matter

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

할

hal — To do; future/modifier form of 하다

마음이

ma-eum-i — Heart/mind (subject marker); desire or feeling

들지

deul-ji — To arise (negated here); feeling does not come

않고

an-ko — Without doing; negation connective form

점점

jeom-jeom — Gradually; more and more; increasingly

지독하게

ji-dok-ha-ge — Terribly; intensely; in a dreadful manner

초조하고

cho-jo-ha-go — Anxious and; feeling nervous and restless

짜증스러워지고

jja-jeung-seu-reo-wo-ji-go — Becoming irritated; growing increasingly annoyed

있어요

i-sseo-yo — There is; exists; polite present tense

아무

a-mu — Any; no (with negative); used before nouns

이유

i-yu — Reason; cause; rationale for something

없이

eop-si — Without; lacking; in the absence of

울고

ul-go — Crying and; connective form of 울다 (to cry)

거의

geo-ui — Almost; nearly; for the most part

내내

nae-nae — All along; throughout; the entire time

울어요

ul-eo-yo — Cries; is crying; polite present tense

물론

mul-lon — Of course; naturally; it goes without saying

있을

i-sseul — When there is; modifier form of 있다

때나

ttae-na — When; at the time of (with inclusive nuance)

다른

da-reun — Other; different; another person or thing

누군가가

nu-gun-ga-ga — Someone (subject marker); an unspecified person

때는

ttae-neun — When (topic); at the time that something happens

그러지

geu-reo-ji — Do not do so; act that way (negated here)

혼자

hon-ja — Alone; by oneself; without others

때만

ttae-man — Only when; exclusively at the time of

그래요

geu-rae-yo — That is so; yes; it is like that

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; also; in addition (conjunction)

요즘은

yo-jeum-eun — These days (topic); lately; recently

있는

in-neun — Existing; being; present participle of 있다

시간이

si-gan-i — Time (subject marker); available free time

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; considerably; a good amount

많아요

ma-na-yo — There is a lot; many; polite present tense

심각한

sim-gak-han — Serious; grave; severe (adjective modifying noun)

환자들

hwan-ja-deul — Patients; plural of 환자 (patient)

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — Because of; due to; on account of

자주

ja-ju — Often; frequently; on a regular basis

도시에

do-si-e — In the city; to the city (location marker)

머물러야

meo-mul-leo-ya — Must stay; has to remain in a place

하고

ha-go — And; doing (connective); conjunction or verb form

착하게도

chak-ha-ge-do — Kindly; being so good-natured as to do something

내가

nae-ga — I (subject marker); first person subject form

원할

won-hal — When wanting; modifier form of 원하다 (to want)

있게

it-ge — So as to be; to allow existence or presence

내버려

nae-beo-ryeo — Leave alone; let be; abandon to own devices

두거든요

du-geo-deun-yo — She leaves/lets (explanatory); you see she does

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So; therefore; as a result (conjunction)

정원이나

jeong-won-i-na — Garden or; either the garden or something else

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative/article-like determiner)

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing (modifier)

오솔길을

o-sol-gil-eul — Narrow path (object marker); a small winding trail

조금

jo-geum — A little; slightly; a small amount

걷거나

geot-geo-na — Walking or; either walking or doing something else

장미

jang-mi — Rose; the flowering plant Rosa

아래

a-rae — Below; under; beneath something

현관에

hyeon-gwan-e — At the porch/entrance; front door area of house

앉아

an-ja — Sitting; seated (connective form of 앉다)

있거나

it-geo-na — Being there or; existing or doing otherwise

이곳

i-got — This place; here; this location

위에서

wi-e-seo — From above; at the top of; up here

한참

han-cham — For a long while; quite some time

누워

nu-wo — Lying down (connective); reclining form of 눕다

벽지에도

byeok-ji-e-do — Even with the wallpaper; despite the wallpaper

불구하고

bul-gu-ha-go — Despite; in spite of; notwithstanding

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby things

방이

bang-i — Room (subject marker); a room in a building

좋아지고

jo-a-ji-go — Is getting better; becoming more likeable gradually

어쩌면

eo-jjeo-myeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly it could be that

벽지

byeok-ji — Wallpaper; decorative paper covering walls

때문인지도

ttae-mu-nin-ji-do — Perhaps because of; might be due to that reason

모르지만요

mo-reu-ji-man-yo — Though I am not sure; but I don't know

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing (subject marker); it; that matter

머릿속에서

meo-rit-so-ge-seo — From inside the head; in one's mind/thoughts

떠나질

tteo-na-jil — Won't leave; refuses to depart (from the mind)

않아요

a-na-yo — Does not; polite negative present tense ending

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker); first person topic form

크고

keu-go — Big and; large (connective adjective form)

꼼짝도

kkom-jjak-do — Not even budging; not moving at all (emphatic)

않는

an-neun — Not doing; negation modifier/participle form

침대

chim-dae — Bed; furniture for sleeping

위에

wi-e — On top of; above; on the surface of

못으로

mo-seu-ro — With a nail; using a nail (instrumental marker)

박혀

ba-kyeo — Nailed down; fixed in place; embedded (connective)

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs/adjectives

같아요

ga-ta-yo — It seems like; it is as if; appears to be

누워서

nu-wo-seo — While lying down; having lain down (connective)

몇

myeot — Several; a few; how many (interrogative/determiner)

시간이고

si-gan-i-go — For hours; however many hours (open-ended amount)

무늬를

mu-nui-reul — Pattern (object marker); design on a surface

눈으로

nun-eu-ro — With the eyes; using one's gaze (instrumental)

쫓아요

jjo-cha-yo — Follows; chases; traces with the eyes

그건

geu-geon — That (topic); short for 그것은; referring to it

체조만큼이나

che-jo-man-keum-i-na — As much as gymnastics; just as effective as exercise

효과가

hyo-gwa-ga — Effect (subject marker); benefit or result

있다고

it-da-go — That there is; quoting existence or effectiveness

확신해요

hwak-sin-hae-yo — I am certain; I am convinced; I firmly believe

시작은

si-ja-geun — The start (topic); the beginning of something

그러니까

geu-reo-ni-kka — So you see; that is to say; in other words

저기

jeo-gi — Over there; that place (farther away from speaker)

아직

a-jik — Still; yet; not yet (indicating ongoing state)

손대지

son-dae-ji — Not touched; without laying a hand on (negated)

않은

a-neun — Not done; untouched (negative modifier form)

구석

gu-seok — Corner; nook; a secluded or hidden spot

바닥에서부터

ba-da-ge-seo-bu-teo — Starting from the floor; from the bottom up

하는데

ha-neun-de — Doing (but/and); connective providing background info

천

cheon — One thousand; the number 1,000

번째로

beon-jjae-ro — For the -th time; in the -th instance (ordinal)

의미

ui-mi — Meaning; significance; sense of something

없는

eom-neun — Without; lacking; nonexistent (modifier form)

어떤

eo-tteon — Some; certain; a particular (determiner)

결론에

gyeol-lon-e — To a conclusion; at a conclusion (locative)

이를

i-reul — To reach; arriving at (object form of 이르다)

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until the time; up to the point when

따라가겠다고

tta-ra-ga-get-da-go — That I will follow; quoting a decision to trace

다짐해요

da-jim-hae-yo — I vow; I resolve; I firmly promise myself