White nights, and other stories — Page 12

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; used to contrast two opposing statements.

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; possessive form of 'she'.

입술에는

ipsure neun — On the lips; locative form of 'lips'.

이미

imi — Already; indicating something has occurred before now.

미소의

misoui — Of a smile; possessive form of 'smile'.

기색이

gisaegi — Sign or trace of an emotion or expression.

있었다

isseotda — There was; past tense of 'to exist/be'.

그녀도

geunyeodo — She too; indicating she also does something.

살며시

salmyeosi — Gently; softly and quietly without making noise.

나를

nareul — Me; object form of the first-person pronoun.

힐끗

hilkkeut — A quick glance; to look briefly and furtively.

쳐다보더니

chyeodabodeoni — Looked at and then; sequential observation leading to next action.

살짝

saljjak — Slightly; just a little, gently or softly.

얼굴을

eolgureul — Face; object form of the word 'face'.

붉히며

bulkhimyeo — Blushing; making one's face turn red.

고개를

gogaereul — Head/neck; object form, often used in bowing.

숙였다

sugyeotda — Bowed or lowered; past tense of lowering one's head.

그것

geugeot — That thing; a pronoun referring to something already mentioned.

봐요

bwayo — Look/see; polite present tense of 'to see'.

왜

wae — Why; used to ask for a reason or cause.

저를

jeoreul — Me; humble object form of first-person pronoun.

쫓아버리려

jjochabeoriryeo — To try to chase away; intending to drive someone off.

했나요

haengnayo — Did you do?; polite past-tense question form.

제가

jega — I; humble subject form of the first-person pronoun.

여기

yeogi — Here; referring to this present location.

있었다면

isseotdamyeon — If (I/someone) had been here; conditional past form.

아무

amu — Any/no; used in negative sentences meaning 'nothing/nobody'.

일도

ildo — Even a thing; emphatic form meaning 'not even anything'.

없었을

eopseosseul — Would not have existed; negative conditional past.

텐데

tende — It would have been; expresses regret or conjecture.

저는

jeoneun — I; humble topic-marking form of first-person pronoun.

당신을

dangshineul — You; object form, somewhat formal/literary second person.

몰랐잖아요

mollattjanhayo — I didn't know, you see; expressing a known past ignorance.

당신도

dangshindo — You too; indicating the listener also shares a quality.

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of, referring to a previously mentioned type.

사람인

saramin — A person who is; noun-modifying form of 'person'.

줄

jul — That (fact); used to express what one thought or knew.

알았어요

arasseoyo — I knew/thought; polite past tense of 'to know'.

그럼

geureom — Then; used to draw a conclusion or shift topic.

지금은

jigeumeun — Now (as for now); topic-marked form of 'now'.

아시겠어요

ashigeseoyo — Do you understand now?; polite inferential question form.

조금요

jogeumyo — A little; polite form of 'a bit/slightly'.

예를

yereul — Example; object form, used in '예를 들어' (for example).

들어

deureo — To give (an example); part of phrase 'for example'.

떨고

tteolgo — Trembling; present participial form of 'to tremble/shake'.

계신

gyesin — Are (honorific); respectful present form of 'to be/stay'.

거예요

geoyeyo — It is (the case that); polite explanatory sentence ending.

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization.

첫

cheot — First; ordinal indicating the very first in a sequence.

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; used to indicate numbered order (first, second).

추측이

chucheuki — Guess/conjecture; subject form of 'assumption or guess'.

맞았군요

majatgunyo — You were right!; expressing discovery that a guess was correct.

나는

naneun — I; topic-marked casual first-person pronoun.

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered; past tense of 'to reply or respond'.

그녀가

geunyeoga — She; subject form of third-person feminine pronoun.

총명하다는

chongmyeonghadaneun — That she is clever/bright; modifying clause indicating intelligence.

것이

geosi — The fact that; subject-marked nominalizing expression.

기뻤다

gippyeotda — Was happy/glad; past tense of 'to be joyful'.

아름다움과

areumdaumgwa — Beauty and; noun 'beauty' with connective particle.

함께하는

hamkkehaneun — Accompanying; that goes together or coexists with something.

지성은

jiseongeun — Intelligence; topic-marked noun referring to intellect.

결코

gyeolko — Never; used with negatives to mean 'absolutely not'.

어울리지

eoulliji — To suit/match; part of negative 'does not match'.

않는

anneun — Does not; present-tense negative modifier.

법이

beobi — Law/rule; used idiomatically to mean 'it is never the case'.

없으니까

eopseуnikka — Because there isn't; causal form of 'to not exist'.

그래요

geuraeyo — That's right / Yes; agreeing or confirming something politely.

첫눈에

cheonnune — At first glance; immediately upon seeing for the first time.

당신은

dangshineun — You; topic-marked formal/literary second-person pronoun.

상대가

sangdaega — The other person/partner; subject form of 'counterpart'.

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; asking about the nature or type of something.

사람인지

saraminji — What kind of person; indirect question about someone's character.

알아채셨군요

araechaesyeotgunyo — You noticed/picked up on it; honorific past discovery form.

맞아요

majayo — That's right; polite affirmation that something is correct.

여자들

yeojadeul — Women; plural form of the word for 'woman'.

앞에서

apeseo — In front of; locative particle meaning 'before or in presence of'.

수줍음을

sujubeumeul — Shyness; object form of 'shyness or bashfulness'.

타고

tago — To ride/have (a trait); here means to be prone to shyness.

동요하곤

dongyohagon — Tend to become flustered; habitually getting agitated or shaken.

해요

haeyo — Do; polite present tense of the verb 'to do'.

부정하지

bujeongchaji — To deny; part of 'will not deny' expression.

않겠어요

ankesseoyo — Will not; polite future-tense negative volitional form.

조금

jogeum — A little; a small amount or degree.

전

jeon — Before/ago; indicating a time prior to the present.

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun or article for something mentioned.

남자가

namjaga — The man; subject form of 'man/male person'.

놀라게

nollage — To startle; causative form meaning 'to make someone surprised'.

했을

haesseul — When (someone) did; past conditional modifier form of 'do'.

때

ttae — Time/when; indicating a specific moment or occasion.

당신이

dangshini — You; subject form of the formal second-person pronoun.

그랬던

geuratdeon — Was like that; past modifier recalling a previous state.

것처럼요

geotcheoreomyo — Just like that; polite form of 'similar to that situation'.

지금도

jigeumsdo — Even now; indicating something still applies at present.

약간

yakgan — Slightly; a small degree of something.

불안합니다

buranamnida — I am anxious/uneasy; formal polite expression of anxiety.

꿈만

kkumman — Only a dream; emphasizing something feels dreamlike.

같아요

gatayo — It seems like; polite form of 'to seem or feel like'.

꿈속에서조차

kkumsogесоjоcha — Even in a dream; emphasizing impossibility even in dreams.

여성과

yeoseонggwa — With a woman; noun 'woman/female' with connective particle.

이야기를

iyagireul — Story/conversation; object form of 'talk or story'.

나누게

nanuge — To share/have (a conversation); purposive form of 'to divide/share'.

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 'to become'.

줄은

jureun — That (fact); topic-marked nominalizer for an unexpected outcome.

상상도

sangsangdo — Even imagination; emphasizing something was beyond imagining.

못

mot — Cannot; adverb indicating inability to do something.

했거든요

haetgeodeunyo — You see, I did/didn't; explaining background reason politely.

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean.

정말요

jeongmalyo — Really?; polite expression of surprise or confirmation.

제

je — My; humble possessive form of the first-person pronoun.

팔이

pari — Arm; subject form of the word for 'arm'.

떨리는

tteollimeun — Trembling; present modifier form of 'to shake/tremble'.

건

geon — The fact that; contracted nominalizer used in explanations.

당신처럼

dangshincheoreom — Like you; comparison particle meaning 'similar to you'.

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty; adjective modifying a noun meaning 'beautiful/cute'.

작은

jageun — Small/little; adjective modifying a noun meaning 'small'.

손에

sone — In/by the hand; locative form of the word 'hand'.

잡혀본

japhyeobon — Been held; past experiential modifier of 'to be grasped'.

적이

jeogi — Experience of; subject form used to indicate past experience.

없기

eopgi — Because of not having; nominal form of 'to not exist/have'.

때문이에요

ttaemuniyeyo — It is because; polite causal expression explaining a reason.

여자들과는

yeojadeulgwaneun — With women (as for); topic-marked phrase about women.

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; adverb meaning 'totally or entirely'.

인연이

inyeoni — Fate/connection; subject form of 'karmic tie or relationship'.

없는

eomneun — Without; present modifier meaning 'lacking or not having'.

사람이에요

saramiyeyo — I am a person who; polite declarative identifying oneself.

말하자면

malhajamyeon — So to speak; transitional phrase meaning 'in other words'.

그들에게

geudeurege — To/for them; dative form of third-person plural pronoun.

익숙해본

iksukhaebeon — Have been accustomed to; past experiential form of 'to be used to'.

없어요

eopsseoyo — There isn't/I don't have; polite negative existential form.

보시다시피

boshidasipi — As you can see; honorific phrase drawing attention to evidence.

혼자예요

honjayeyo — I am alone; polite statement of being by oneself.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; adverb asking about the manner of doing something.

말을

mareul — Words/speech; object form of 'words or speech'.

걸어야

georeoya — Must initiate (conversation); obligatory form of 'to speak to'.

할지도

haljido — Whether to do; expressing uncertainty about an action.

모르겠어요

moreugesseoyo — I don't know; polite expression of uncertainty or ignorance.

솔직히

soljikhi — Honestly; adverb meaning 'frankly or to be truthful'.

지금

jigeum — Now; referring to the present moment in time.

당신에게

dangsinege — To you; dative form of the formal second-person pronoun.

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish; adjective meaning 'stupid or senseless'.

한

han — One/a; numeral or article meaning 'one or a certain'.

아닌지

aniniji — Whether it is not; indirect question expressing self-doubt.