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Vocabulary

내가

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

그

geu — he; that; the (pronoun or determiner)

아주머니한테

ajumeonihante — to/from a middle-aged woman or aunt

뜯어낼

tteudeonal — to extract or squeeze money from someone

수

su — ability or possibility; used in grammar pattern

있으면

isseumyeon — if there is; conditional form of 있다

올

ol — will come; future attributive form of 오다

거야

geoya — it is going to be; casual future assertion

그는

geuneun — he (topic marker attached); referring to a male

솔을

soreul — brush (object marker); shaving or paint brush

내려놓고

naeryeonoko — put down and; setting something down then continuing

기쁨에

gippeume — in joy; with happiness (locative attached to 기쁨)

겨워

gyeowo — overwhelmed by; unable to contain a feeling

웃으며

useumyeo — while laughing; smiling as simultaneous action

외쳤다

oechyeotda — shouted; cried out loudly (past tense)

친구가

chinguga — friend (subject marker); referring to a companion

거냐고

geonyago — asking whether something is the case (indirect question)

유치한

yuchihan — childish; immature; unsophisticated in behavior

신자

sinja — believer; follower of a religion or faith

같으니

gateuni — just like; you are exactly like (mild rebuke)

웃음을

useumеul — laughter (object marker); the act of laughing

멈추고

meomchugo — stopping and; ceasing an action then continuing

조심스럽게

josimseureопке — carefully; cautiously with great care and attention

면도를

myeondoreul — shaving (object marker); the act of shaving

시작했다

sijakhaetda — began; started an action (past tense)

말해봐

malhaebwa — tell me; go ahead and speak (casual command)

조용히

joyonghi — quietly; in a calm and soft manner

말했다

malhaetda — said; spoke (past tense declarative)

응

eung — yes; yeah (casual informal affirmative response)

내

nae — my; first person possessive pronoun

사랑

sarang — love; dear one; term of endearment

이

i — this; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object

탑에

tabe — in/at the tower; locative attached to 탑 (tower)

얼마나

eolmana — how long; how much; to what extent

머물

meomul — to stay; to remain (future attributive form)

건데

geonde — is going to; casual inquiry about intention or plan

오른쪽

oreunjjok — right side; the right direction or flank

어깨

eokkae — shoulder; the joint connecting arm and torso

너머로

neomeoro — over; beyond; across to the other side

면도된

myeondodoen — shaved; having been shaved (adjective form)

뺨을

ppyameul — cheek (object marker); the side of the face

내밀었다

naemireotda — stuck out; extended forward (past tense)

세상에

sesange — oh my goodness; good grief (exclamation of surprise)

저

jeo — that (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun

끔찍하지

kkeumjjikhaji — isn't it horrible; terrible isn't it (rhetorical)

솔직하게

soljikage — honestly; frankly; in a straightforward manner

둔중한

dunjunghan — heavy; dull; sluggish in manner or movement

놈

nom — guy; fellow; derogatory term for a male person

자네가

janega — you (subject marker); semiformal second person pronoun

신사가

sinsaga — gentleman (subject marker); a man of refinement

아니라고

anirago — saying that (someone) is not; indirect quotation negation

생각하더군

saenggakhadeogun — apparently thought; I noticed he seemed to think

빌어먹을

bireoмeогeul — damn; bloody; curse word expressing strong frustration

영국

Yeongguk — England; the United Kingdom; Britain

놈들

nomdeul — guys; fellows (plural derogatory term for males)

돈과

dongwa — money and; wealth combined with something else

소화불량으로

sohwabullangeuro — due to indigestion; because of digestive problems

배가

baega — stomach; belly (subject marker attached)

터질

teojil — about to burst; going to explode (future attributive)

지경이지

jigyeongijiмая — to the point of; it is such a state or situation

출신이라는

chulsiniranеun — who is from; attributive meaning originating from

것

geot — thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs and adjectives

때문이야

ttaemuniya — it is because of; the reason is (casual)

있잖아

itjana — you know; listen; conversation opener or filler

자네야말로

janeyamallo — you of all people; you truly; emphatic second person

진짜

jinjja — really; truly; genuine; used for emphasis

풍이

pungi — style; flair; refined elegance (subject marker)

있어

isseo — have; there is; possessing a quality (casual)

자넬

janel — you (object marker); casual semiformal second person

이해

ihae — understanding; comprehension of something or someone

못하는

motaneun — unable to do; failing to accomplish (attributive)

거야

geoya — it is; going to be (casual assertive sentence ending)

자네한테

janehante — to you; for you (dative of semiformal 자네)

붙여준

buchyeojun — given and attached; having assigned a name to someone

이름이

ireumi — name (subject marker); a person's given name

최고야

choegoya — it is the best; greatest (casual exclamation)

칼날

kallal — blade; knife edge; sharp cutting edge of a blade

턱

teok — chin; jaw; the lower part of the face

부분을

bubuneul — part; section (object marker); a portion of something

면도했다

myeondohaetda — shaved; performed shaving (past tense)

사람

saram — person; human being; individual

밤새

bamsae — all night long; throughout the entire night

검은

geomeun — black; dark-colored (adjective modifying a noun)

표범

pyobeom — leopard; a large spotted wild cat

얘기를

yaegireul — story; talk (object marker); conversation or narrative

지껄여댔어

jikkeoryeodaesseo — kept babbling; chattered on and on nonstop

총

chong — gun; firearm; rifle or pistol

케이스는

keiseunеun — case (topic marker); a container or carrying case

어디

eodi — where; what place; interrogative of location

한심한

hansimhan — pathetic; pitiful; deplorable in character or behavior

미치광이

michigwangi — lunatic; madman; a crazy or insane person

겁이

gebi — fear; fright (subject marker attached to 겁)

났어

nasseo — arose; came about (past tense casual)

그랬어

geuraesseo — that was so; yes it was (casual past affirmation)

힘주어

himjueo — with force; emphatically; putting strength into words

두려움이

duryeoumi — fear; dread (subject marker); a feeling of terror

커져갔다

grew larger; kept increasing (past progressive)

이곳

igot — this place; here; the current location

어둠

eodum — darkness; the absence of light

속에서

sogесео — inside; within; in the interior of something

모르는

moreuneun — unknown; not knowing (attributive form of 모르다)

남자가

namjaga — man; male person (subject marker attached)

쏘는

ssoneun — shooting; firing a gun (present attributive)

것에

geose — about the fact; regarding the thing (locative)

대해

daehae — about; concerning; regarding a topic

혼자

honja — alone; by oneself; without company

횡설수설하며

hoengseolsuseolhamyeo — rambling and; talking incoherently while doing something

신음을

sineуmeul — groan (object marker); a sound of pain or distress

내뱉고

naebatgo — spitting out and; uttering sounds then continuing

있었잖아

isseotjana — wasn't it happening; you know it was occurring

자네는

janeneun — you (topic marker); semiformal second person subject

사람들이

saramdeuri — people (subject marker); human beings as a group

물에

mure — in/into water; locative marker attached to 물

빠지는

ppajineun — falling into; drowning (present attributive form)

구했지

guhaetji — saved them didn't you; rescued (past tense tag)

하지만

hajiman — but; however; contrasting conjunction

영웅이

yeongunggi — hero (subject marker); a heroic or brave person

아니야

aniya — I am not; it is not (casual negation)

여기

yeogi — here; this place (proximal location adverb)

계속

gyesok — continuously; without stopping; ongoing

떠날

tteopal — will leave; about to depart (future attributive)

면도날

myedonnal — razor blade; the sharp blade used for shaving

위의

wiui — above; on top of (possessive/locative)

거품을

foam; lather (object marker); shaving foam bubbles

보며

bomyeo — while looking at; seeing and simultaneously doing

눈살을

nunsareul — brow; furrowed area between eyebrows (object marker)

찌푸렸다

jjipuryeotda — frowned; furrowed the brow in displeasure (past)

자신이

jasini — oneself (subject marker); the person themselves

앉아

anja — sitting; seated (connective form of 앉다)

있던

itdeon — was; had been (past attributive of 있다)

자리에서

jarieseo — from the seat; from the place one was in

뛰어내려

ttwieоnaeryeo — jumping down from; leaping off (connective form)

서둘러

seodulleo — hurriedly; in haste; rushing to do something

바지

baji — pants; trousers; lower body clothing

주머니를

jumeonireul — pocket (object marker); a small pouch in clothing

뒤지기

dwijigi — searching through; rummaging (nominalized verb form)

이런

ireon — such; this kind of; exclamation of mild surprise

제기랄

jegiral — damn it; dammit (mild Korean curse exclamation)

굵은

gulgeun — thick; deep; heavy (describing voice or texture)

목소리로

moksoriро — with a voice; in a vocal tone (instrumental case)

외쳤다

oechyeotda — exclaimed; shouted out loudly (past tense)