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Korean vocabulary: Books & writing – 89 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

89 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: 글 · 책 · 기록 · 편지 · 종이

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글

geul

written text

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cho-an

draft

한일병합조약의 한국어 초안, 그가 정서(淨書)해야 할 문서였다.

The Korean draft of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty, it was the document he had to transcribe neatly.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

ja-ryo

documents or source materials

Also means: data

응. 내가 3년째 결산 담당이야 파란 건 외부 감사 자료랑 세무 신고 관련이거든 그건 내가 관리해야 하는 문서들인데

Yes. I've been in charge of settlements for 3 years The blue ones are for external audit data and tax filing Those are documents that I am supposed to manage

야근 중 사무실 금고가 열려 있었다 · B1

han-geul

hangul, the Korean alphabet

한글이 처음에 어떻게 들렸는지, 어머니의 목소리로 마치 노래처럼 들리던 그 소중한 기억들.

How Hangeul sounded at first, those precious memories that sounded like a song through his mother's voice.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

jeong-seo

make a fair copy

한일병합조약의 한국어 초안, 그가 정서(淨書)해야 할 문서였다.

The Korean draft of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty, it was the document he had to transcribe neatly.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

sa-bon

copy

내 캐비닛에 파란 서류철이 없어 올해 외부 감사 최종본이랑 세무 신고 사본이 없어

The blue folder is not in my cabinet This year's external audit final version and tax filing copy are gone

야근 중 사무실 금고가 열려 있었다 · B1

pyeon-ji-ji

letter paper

수연은 조심스럽게 봉투를 열었다. 손이 조금 떨렸다. 안에 편지지 한 장이 있었다. 글씨가 흐릿했지만 읽을 수 있었다.

Suyeon carefully opened the envelope. Her hands trembled slightly. Inside, there was a single sheet of stationery. The handwriting was blurry, but readable.

재개발 철거 전날 벽에서 나온 봉투 · A2

jeok-da

wrote

Also means: write and · having written · must write

다만 그날 자신이 한 말이 얼마나 잔인했는지 알고 있다고, 그리고 그것이 영원히 마음에 빚으로 남을 것 같다고만 적었다.

He only wrote that the words he spoke that day he knew how cruel they were, and that they would likely remain as a debt in his heart forever.

The Apology Sent to an Address That No Longer Exists · B2

neom-gi-da

turn pages

Also means: transfer · while leafing through · let it slide

조정 기일 1시간 30분 전, 지수가 법원 복도에서 서류를 넘기는데 핸드폰 화면이 켜졌다.

1 hour and 30 minutes before the adjustment hearing, Jisoo was flipping through documents in the courthouse hallway when her phone screen lit up.

녹음 파일 하나가 가족 단톡에 올라왔다 · B2

gi-rok-ha-da

record

Also means: must record · record and · if you record

그리고 기억하는 것과 기록하는 것도 다르다.

And remembering and recording are also different.

The Name Chiseled Off the Village Monument · B2

seo-myeong-ha-da

who signed

Also means: sign

나는 그 서류 한 번도 본 적 없고, 서명한 적도 없어.

I have never seen those documents, and I have never signed them either.

고향 논밭이 내 이름으로 팔렸다 · B2

eon-eo

way of expressing oneself

Also means: language

누군가가 기억해야 한다면, 기록해야 한다면, 이 순간만큼은 화려한 언어가 아니어도 좋았다.

If someone must remember, if someone must record, it was fine if it wasn't flowery language for this moment at least.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

ju-go-bat-da

exchanged

Also means: whether/what they exchange

스승과 주고받은 편지, 동료 선비들과 나눈 이야기들.

Letters exchanged with his teacher, and stories shared with fellow scholars.

The Night a Joseon Scholar Burned His Books · B1

i-ya-gi

story

Also means: discussion about a topic · talk about someone · message

수아는 그 이야기를 할아버지에게 들었습니다.

Sua (that story) heard from her grandfather.

The Lantern That Floated Farthest at Jinju · A2

jang

page

Also means: counter for flat items

마지막 장에는 마흔두 명의 이름 옆에 모두 출석 표시가 있었다.

On the last page, there were attendance marks next to all forty-two names.

부산 피란학교의 마지막 출석부 · A2

hwa-ryeo-ha-da

ornate

Also means: colorful and showy · was impressive, but

누군가가 기억해야 한다면, 기록해야 한다면, 이 순간만큼은 화려한 언어가 아니어도 좋았다.

If someone must remember, if someone must record, it was fine if it wasn't flowery language for this moment at least.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

pyo-si

author attribution

Also means: read indicator · sign · attendance mark

저자 표시 없이 다른 사람 초고에서 핵심 개념 그대로 쓰면 표절이에요.

From someone else's draft without author attribution, using key concepts as they are is plagiarism.

선배가 내 논문을 자기 이름으로 냈다 · B2

om-gi-da

copying

Also means: moved it aside, you see · moved · move/carry (connecting form)

역사를 만드는 사람이 아니라, 누군가가 이미 결정한 것들을 종이 위에 옮기는 사람.

Not a person who makes history, but a person who transfers things already decided by someone else onto paper.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

ji-u-da

erase, then

Also means: that erases · erased it completely, you know · that will erase completely

몇 번이나 지웠다가 다시 썼어.

I erased and rewrote it many times.

The Letter Slipped Under a Hanok Door · B1

chae-u-da

filled with writing

Also means: fill · restock · be filled

최지영이 뛰어왔다. 노트를 두 손으로 받쳐 들고. 이순남은 문가에 서서 말없이 받았다. 겉표지에는 할머니의 글씨, 그 아래는 어머니의 글씨, 마지막 페이지에는 이순남 자신의 글씨가 있었다. 삼 대가 채운 책. 이순남은 한참 표지를 내려다봤다.

Choi Jiyoung ran over, holding the notebook with both hands. Lee Soon-nam received it wordlessly, standing at the doorway. The cover had Grandma's handwriting, below that Mom's handwriting, and on the last page was Lee Soon-nam's own handwriting. A book filled by three generations. Lee Soon-nam stared at the cover for a long time.

막걸리 양조장 레시피가 사라졌다 · B1

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