White nights, and other stories — Page 9

Vocabulary

그러나

geureona — However; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition.

그

geu — That; definite article or pronoun referring to something.

순간은

sunganeun — The moment; a brief point in time (topic marker).

지나가고

jinagago — Passes by; moves past and continues onward.

다음

daeum — Next; the one following in sequence or time.

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day or daytime period.

당신은

dangsineun — You (formal); second-person pronoun with topic marker.

만나게

mannage — Come to meet; encounter someone in a situation.

됩니다

doemnida — Becomes; formal ending indicating a resulting state.

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

전과

jeongwa — Same as before; compared to the previous time.

같은

gateun — Same; identical or similar in quality or nature.

생각에

saenggage — In thought; absorbed in a particular idea or thinking.

잠긴

jamgin — Locked in; deeply immersed or absorbed in thought.

듯

deut — As if; seeming like; suggesting resemblance or impression.

마음이

maeumi — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or emotions (subject).

딴

ttan — Another; different; elsewhere; other than what is expected.

데

de — Place; spot; somewhere else or a different location.

가

ga — Goes; subject marker or verb indicating movement toward.

있는

inneun — Existing; being present; modifying clause indicating existence.

표정을

pyojeongul — Expression; facial look or appearance (object marker).

창백한

changbaekhan — Pale; having a white or colorless complexion.

얼굴을

eolgureul — Face; the front of the head (object marker).

온순하고

onsunhago — Gentle and; meek, mild-mannered, and docile in nature.

소심한

sosimhan — Timid; shy; lacking confidence or boldness.

몸짓들을

momjitdeureul — Gestures; physical body movements or mannerisms (object marker).

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; additive conjunction connecting clauses.

심지어

simjieo — Even; going so far as; expressing unexpected addition.

후회의

huhoeui — Of regret; relating to remorse or feeling sorry.

기색을

gisaegeul — Sign; trace; visible indication of a feeling (object).

덧없는

deodeopneun — Fleeting; transient; passing quickly without lasting value.

방심에

bangisme — In carelessness; in a moment of letting one's guard down.

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning a particular subject.

치명적인

chimyeongjeogiin — Fatal; deadly; critically damaging or severely harmful.

고뇌와

gnoewa — Anguish and; deep mental suffering or torment.

회한의

hoehanui — Of remorse; deep regret or sorrow over past actions.

흔적들을

heunjeokdeureul — Traces; marks or remnants left behind (object marker).

슬퍼합니다

seulpeohabnida — Feel sad; to be sorrowful or grieving (formal).

순간적인

sunganjeogiin — Momentary; lasting only a very brief instant.

아름다움이

areumdauimi — Beauty; the quality of being beautiful (subject marker).

너무도

neomudo — Too much; excessively; even more than expected.

빨리

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

사라져

sarajyeo — Disappears; vanishes; fades away from sight.

다시는

dasineun — Never again; not once more; emphatic negation of return.

돌아오지

doraoji — Does not return; will not come back again.

않을

aneul — Will not; negative future modifier for a following noun.

것이라는

geosiraneun — The fact that it will be; nominalizing future conjecture.

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer indicating a fact or action (object).

그것이

geugeosi — That thing; it; referring to something previously mentioned.

당신에게

dangsinege — To you; directed at you; dative form of 당신.

배신적으로

baesinjeogeuro — Treacherously; in a betraying or deceitful manner.

허망하게

heomanghage — Vainly; futilely; in an empty and meaningless way.

스쳐

seuchyeo — Brushes past; grazes lightly while passing by.

지나갔다는

jinagaetdaneun — The fact that it passed by; reporting past occurrence.

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her; third-person feminine pronoun (object marker).

사랑할

saranghal — To love; future-modifier form of the verb love.

시간조차

siganjoca — Even time; not even the time to do something.

갖지

gatji — Have; possess; negative construction with 못 upcoming.

못했기에

motaessgiee — Because was unable to; reason clause for inability.

그럼에도

geureomedo — Nevertheless; even so; despite that circumstance.

나의

naui — My; first-person possessive pronoun form.

밤은

bameun — Night; the nighttime period (topic marker).

낮보다

natboda — More than the day; comparative particle with daytime.

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.

좋았습니다

joasseumnida — Was good; formal past tense of the adjective good.

이것이

igeosi — This is; referring to the current subject matter.

일이

iri — Event; matter; thing that happened (subject marker).

일어난

ireonan — Occurred; happened; took place in the past.

경위입니다

gyeongwimnida — Is the circumstances; formal explanation of how events unfolded.

나는

naneun — I; first-person singular pronoun with topic marker.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; intensifying adverb for adjectives.

늦게

neutge — Late; at a delayed or later-than-expected time.

마을로

maeulro — To the village; directional marker toward a small town.

돌아왔고

dorawatgo — Returned and; came back (past tense, additive connector).

내

nae — My; contracted possessive form of first-person pronoun.

숙소를

suksoreul — Lodging; accommodation or place of stay (object marker).

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of a destination.

걸어가고

georeogage — Walking toward; moving on foot in a direction.

있을

isseul — Being; existing; future-modifier of the verb 있다.

때

ttae — When; at the time of a particular moment.

열

yeol — Ten; the number ten in Korean.

시를

sireul — O'clock; the hour of time (object marker).

알리는

allineun — Announcing; notifying; informing of something.

종소리가

jongsoriga — Bell sound; the ringing or tolling of a bell (subject).

울렸습니다

ullyeosseumnida — Rang; the bell sounded formally in past tense.

길은

gireun — The road; path or street (topic marker).

운하

unha — Canal; an artificial waterway for navigation or irrigation.

제방을

jebangul — Embankment; levee or raised bank along water (object).

따라

ttara — Along; following the course or direction of something.

이어졌는데

ieojyeonneunde — Continued and; extended along while providing background info.

시간에는

siganeun — At that hour; during that specific time (topic marker).

거기서

geogiseo — There; at that place or location.

사람

saram — Person; a human being or individual.

하나

hana — One; a single person or thing.

만나지

mannaji — Meet; encounter (used in negative constructions).

못합니다

motamnida — Cannot; formal negative expressing inability to do something.

사실

sasil — In fact; actually; used to introduce a true statement.

마을의

maeului — Of the village; possessive modifier relating to a town.

외진

oejin — Remote; secluded; out-of-the-way location.

곳에

gose — In a place; at a spot or location (locative marker).

살고

salgo — Living and; residing somewhere (connective verb form).

있습니다

isseumnida — There is; exists; formal present tense of 있다.

노래를

noraereul — Song; a musical piece to sing (object marker).

흥얼거리며

heunggeolgerimyeo — Humming while; softly singing or murmuring a tune.

걸었습니다

georeosseumnida — Walked; moved on foot (formal simple past tense).

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; introducing a reason or explanation for something.

행복할

haengbokal — Happy; future-modifier form of the adjective happy.

기쁨을

gippeumul — Joy; happiness; pleasure (object marker).

나눌

nanul — To share; to divide something with others.

친구나

chinguna — Friend or; acquaintance used with alternative particle.

지인이

jiini — Acquaintance; a person one knows (subject marker).

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; not having a particular thing.

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one without exception.

행복한

haengbokhan — Happy; joyful; feeling or expressing great pleasure.

사람들처럼

saramdeulcheoreom — Like people; in the same manner as other people.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; consistently without exception.

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself; without any companion.

콧노래를

konnoraereul — Humming; singing softly through the nose (object marker).

부르기

bureugi — Singing; calling; nominalized form of the verb 부르다.

때문입니다

ttaemunimida — It is because; formal expression giving a reason.

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; unexpectedly; without prior warning.

예상치

yesangchi — Expected; anticipated (used in negative 예상치 못한).

못한

motan — Unexpected; unable to; negative modifier for inability.

모험을

moheomeul — Adventure; an exciting or risky experience (object marker).

겪게

gyeokge — Come to experience; undergo something (causative form).

되었습니다

doeeosseumnida — Became; it came to be (formal past tense).

난간에

nangane — On the railing; at the handrail or banister.

기댄

gidaen — Leaning on; resting against a support or railing.

채

chae — While remaining; in the state of; as it is.

팔꿈치를

palkkumchireul — Elbow; the joint in the middle of the arm (object).

얹고

eolngo — Placing on and; resting something on top of.

한

han — One; a certain; an article-like modifier before nouns.

여인이

yeoini — A woman; a lady (subject marker, somewhat literary).

서

seo — Standing; being in an upright position somewhere.

있었는데

isseonnеunde — Was there; existed while providing additional context.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; third-person feminine pronoun (topic marker).

운하의

unhaui — Of the canal; possessive modifier relating to a waterway.

탁한

takhan — Murky; turbid; cloudy and not clear water.

물을

mureul — Water; liquid (object marker).

주의

juui — Attention; care; caution or close observation.

깊게

gipge — Deeply; profoundly; with great depth or intensity.

바라보고

barabogo — Gazing at and; looking intently at something.

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer indicating a fact, action, or object.

같았습니다

gataosseumnida — Seemed; appeared to be; formal past tense of 같다.

매력적인

maeryeokjeogin — Attractive; charming; having great appeal or allure.

노란

noran — Yellow; a bright golden color.

모자와

mojawa — Hat and; a head covering (with additive particle).

경쾌한

gyeongkwaehan — Light and lively; cheerful and brisk in character.

작은

jageun — Small; little; of a lesser size or degree.

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored; deep in hue.

망토를

mangtoreul — Cape; cloak; a sleeveless outer garment (object marker).

걸치고

geolchigo — Wearing and; draped over, having on clothing.

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was wearing; existed in a state (formal past tense).

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun.

여자는

yeojaneun — The woman; a female person (topic marker).

아가씨일

agassiil — Will be a young lady; unmarried young woman.

것이고

geosiго — It will be; nominalizer with additive connective ending.

분명

bunmyeong — Clearly; obviously; certainly without doubt.

거야

geoya — It must be; casual conjecture or assertion ending.

생각했습니다

saengakhaesseumnida — Thought; considered; formal past tense of to think.