
small
Also means: small and · was small · quiet
작은 아이가 숲으로 와요.
A small / little child to the forest comes.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A155 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: 작다 · 나무 · 좁다 · 거대하다 · 커다랗다

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small
Also means: small and · was small · quiet
작은 아이가 숲으로 와요.
A small / little child to the forest comes.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A1
wooden
Also means: tree
줄 하나가 끊어졌고, 나무에 긴 금이 있었습니다.
One string was broken, and there was a long crack in the wood.
낙원상가 수리점에 돌아온 첫 기타 · A1
narrow
Also means: is narrow · narrow and · narrow, though
지수는 좁은 흙길을 따라 언덕 위로 올라갔습니다.
Jisu followed the narrow dirt path and went up the hill.
The Fog Over Boseong Before the First Tea Picking · A2
enormous
역사의 흐름은 거대한 파도처럼 개인의 삶을 덮치고 있었다.
The flow of history was crashing over individual lives like a giant wave.
The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2
very large
바위 밑에서 커다란 전복 하나를 발견했습니다.
Under a rock, a huge abalone (one) was found.
The Haenyeo's Last Abalone · A2
hole

thick
Also means: thickly · thick and · deep-sounding
두꺼운 표지에 먹물로 쓴 글씨가 있었다.
On the thick cover, there was writing written in ink.
The Night a Joseon Scholar Burned His Books · B1
old and worn-out
원래 산길에 있던 낡은 나무다리였습니다.
which was on the original mountain path, it was an old wooden bridge.
The Fox Fire That Lit the Wrong Mountain Path · A2
wide
Also means: was broad · wide and · broadly
아이가 넓은 들판에 서 있어요.
The child in the wide field is standing.
The Cuckoo That Called Over the Barley Too Early · A2
star symbol
Also means: star · special
기타 안에는 연필로 그린 작은 별도 있었습니다.
Inside the guitar, there was also a small star drawn in pencil.
낙원상가 수리점에 돌아온 첫 기타 · A1
straight
키가 크고 곧은 대나무들이 폭풍 앞에서도 쓰러지지 않았다.
The tall and straight bamboos did not fall even in front of the storm.
The Bamboo Grove That Whispers Before a Storm in Damyang · A2
being transparent while also
국물은 소뼈와 꿩 고기를 오랫동안 끓여 만든 것으로, 투명하면서도 깊은 맛이 났다.
The broth was made by simmering beef bones and pheasant meat for a long time, and it had a transparent yet deep flavor.
The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2
thin
Also means: because it is thin
준호는 벽지 모서리를 손톱 끝으로 살살 들어올렸다. 오래된 풀이 이미 들떠 있어서 생각보다 쉽게 벗겨졌다. 얇은 합판 문이 드러났다. 손잡이 자리는 퍼티로 깔끔하게 메워져 있었다.
Junho gently lifted the corner of the wallpaper with his fingernail. The old adhesive was already peeling, so it came off easier than expected. A thin plywood door was revealed. The spot for the handle had been neatly filled with putty.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
thick
Also means: deep-pitched · thick; -고 links to the following description
굵은 빗방울이 빠르게 떨어졌다.
Thick raindrops fell quickly.
The Bamboo Grove That Whispers Before a Storm in Damyang · A2
iron
경험 많은 사람만이 구분할 수 있는, 약간 철 냄새가 섞인 그 냄새.
The kind of smell only experienced people can distinguish, that smell mixed with a bit of a metallic scent.
The Pojangmacha That Moved Before the Snow Could Find It · B2
metal
꽹과리는 작은 금속 악기예요.
The kkwaenggwari small is a metal instrument.
The Kkwaenggwari That Rang Too Early at the Harvest Dance · A1
hard to the touch
그리고 벽지 아래로 직사각형 테두리가 만져져. 딱딱해.
And I can feel a rectangular border under the wallpaper. It's hard.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
shallow

powder or dust
미나는 바닥의 나무 가루와 자국을 따라 골목 끝 빵집으로 갔다.
Mina followed the wood dust and marks on the ground to the bakery at the end of the alley.
첫차가 오기 전에 사라진 버스 정류장 의자 · A2
old and run-down
수연은 오전부터 낡은 아파트 304호를 비우고 있었다. 내일 아침 7시에 철거가 시작된다. 창밖으로 해가 기울 무렵, 욕실 옆 벽을 공구로 두드렸다. 소리가 달랐다. 속이 비어 있었다. 수연은 벽돌을 빼냈다.
Since morning, Suyeon had been clearing out old apartment 304. Demolition was scheduled to begin at 7 AM tomorrow. As the sun began to set outside the window, she tapped on the wall next to the bathroom with a tool. The sound was different. It was hollow. Suyeon removed the brick.
재개발 철거 전날 벽에서 나온 봉투 · A2
be round
탈의 눈은 크고 둥글었습니다.
The mask's eyes were big and round.
The Talchum Mask Left Facing the Wall Before the Festival · A2
metal

vinyl
파란 비닐 천막에 노란 전구 달려 있고, 할아버지 혼자 운영하시는 데.
It had a blue plastic tarp and yellow light bulbs hanging, and a place run by an old man alone.
The Pojangmacha That Moved Before the Snow Could Find It · B2
flat
사방이 바위와 낮은 소나무로 둘러싸인, 작고 평평한 공간이었다.
Surrounded on all sides by rocks and low pine trees, it was a small, flat space.
The Path Unmarked on Every Seoraksan Map · B2
edge
그리고 벽지 아래로 직사각형 테두리가 만져져. 딱딱해.
And I can feel a rectangular border under the wallpaper. It's hard.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
corner
준호는 벽지 모서리를 손톱 끝으로 살살 들어올렸다. 오래된 풀이 이미 들떠 있어서 생각보다 쉽게 벗겨졌다. 얇은 합판 문이 드러났다. 손잡이 자리는 퍼티로 깔끔하게 메워져 있었다.
Junho gently lifted the corner of the wallpaper with his fingernail. The old adhesive was already peeling, so it came off easier than expected. A thin plywood door was revealed. The spot for the handle had been neatly filled with putty.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
springiness
메밀로 만든 면은 거칠고 회색빛을 띠었지만, 씹으면 끊어지는 듯하면서도 묘한 탄력이 있었다.
The noodles made of buckwheat were coarse and grayish, but when chewed, they seemed to break easily yet had a strange elasticity.
The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2
square
젖은 네모 자국과 작은 나무 조각이 남아 있었다.
A wet rectangular mark and small pieces of wood remained.
첫차가 오기 전에 사라진 버스 정류장 의자 · A2
smooth and
Also means: was smooth
매끄럽고 깨끗하고 냄새도 없었다.
It was smooth, clean, and had no smell.
The Dokkaebi Who Could Not Cross the New Bridge · B1
round
그 위에는 민지가 어릴 때부터 제일 좋아했던 동그란 전이 있었다.
On it, since Minji was young, there was the round pancake she liked the most.
The Jesa Table Set Without the Youngest Daughter · A2
steep
좁고 가파른 계단 위로 커다란 잉어들이 마치 살아 움직이는 듯 유영하며 그려진 벽화.
Up the narrow and steep stairs, large carps, as if they were alive and moving, a mural painted while they were swimming.
The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2
outline
마치 지워진 기억의 흔적처럼, 그림의 윤곽이 살짝 비쳐 보이는 그 모습은 기묘한 긴장감을 자아냈다.
Like the traces of an erased memory, the sight of the painting's outline faintly visible evoked a strange sense of tension.
The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2
diagonally
Also means: diagonal
경매장 형광등이 파랗게 번지는 새벽. 박성태는 스티로폼 상자 사이를 걷다 21번 구역 앞에서 멈췄다. 파란 테이프가 대각선으로 붙은 상자. 자기만의 포장 방식이었다.
The pre-dawn auction hall, fluorescent lights casting a blue haze. Park Sung-tae walked between styrofoam boxes and stopped in front of section 21. A box with blue tape diagonally across it. It was his own way of packing.
부산 새벽 시장 경매에서 본 우리 가게 물건 · B1
be slippery
Also means: slippery

coil
마을 사람들의 마음속에는 깊은 불신과 두려움이 똬리를 틀고 있었다.
Deep distrust and fear were coiled in the hearts of the villagers.
The Name Chiseled Off the Village Monument · B2
folding

slippery
발 아래로 미끌미끌한 갯벌이 느껴졌다.
She felt the slippery mudflat beneath her feet.
The Tide That Parts the Sea at Jindo · B1
underside
책상 밑면에 테이프로 붙여진 종이 한 장이 있었다.
There was a piece of paper taped to the underside of the desk.
The Goshiwon Room Passed to a Stranger on Moving Day · B2
styrofoam
경매장 형광등이 파랗게 번지는 새벽. 박성태는 스티로폼 상자 사이를 걷다 21번 구역 앞에서 멈췄다. 파란 테이프가 대각선으로 붙은 상자. 자기만의 포장 방식이었다.
The pre-dawn auction hall, fluorescent lights casting a blue haze. Park Sung-tae walked between styrofoam boxes and stopped in front of section 21. A box with blue tape diagonally across it. It was his own way of packing.
부산 새벽 시장 경매에서 본 우리 가게 물건 · B1
long
화면 속 대통령이 기다란 흑갈색 면을 젓가락으로 집어 올리는 장면을 보면서, 그녀는 칠십 년 전의 맛을 혀끝에서 느꼈다.
As she watched the President on the screen picking up the long, dark-brown noodles with chopsticks, she felt the taste from seventy years ago on the tip of her tongue.
The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2
winding
구불구불한 골목길을 따라가다 보면 자연스럽게 그 계단이 나올 것이라 생각했다.
She thought that if she followed the winding alleyways, the stairs would naturally appear.
The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2
rectangular
그리고 벽지 아래로 직사각형 테두리가 만져져. 딱딱해.
And I can feel a rectangular border under the wallpaper. It's hard.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
solid wood
준호는 폰을 바닥에 내려놓고 두 손으로 이케아 옷장을 밀었다. 운동화 밑창이 원목 마루 위에서 삐걱거렸다. 아래층에서 소리가 들릴 것 같아 발뒤꿈치를 살짝 들었다.
Junho put down his phone and pushed the IKEA wardrobe with both hands. The soles of his sneakers squeaked on the wooden floor. He lifted his heels slightly, worried about making noise for the downstairs neighbors.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
long
Also means: long and · for a long time · be long

big
Also means: be big and · be loud · intensely
도깨비는 큰 방망이가 있어요.
The goblin big club / bat has / there is.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A1
high/tall
Also means: have high standards · likely · high-pitched and

rough and
Also means: labored · roughly (before “not”)
메밀로 만든 면은 거칠고 회색빛을 띠었지만, 씹으면 끊어지는 듯하면서도 묘한 탄력이 있었다.
The noodles made of buckwheat were coarse and grayish, but when chewed, they seemed to break easily yet had a strange elasticity.
The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2
in a blurry way
Also means: was blurry, but · is blurry, though
내 졸업 사진. 완전 흐릿하게 바뀌었어. 쓸 수가 없어.
My graduation photo. It's completely blurry It changed. I can't use it.
졸업 앨범 인쇄 전날 사진이 바뀌었다 · A2
straight
저 아래쪽에 새 도로가 반듯하게 뻗어 있었다.
Way down there, the new road stretched out straight.
The Last Bus Over Mireuksan Before the New Road · B1
row
Also means: that · string · nominalizer meaning “that …”

deep
Also means: deeply · rich and full in taste or aroma · becoming more severe
발자국은 크고 깊습니다.
The footprints are big and deep.
The Wild Boar Tracks That Circled the Campfire Twice · A1be made of
Also means: be allowed · that’s enough · become

dots
Also means: point · aspect
그런데 갑자기 저 멀리 작은 점들이 보였습니다.
But suddenly, far over there, small dots were seen.
The Wrong Signal Fire Before the Imjin War · A2
tip
Also means: end
알아. 퍼티 부분 연필 끝으로 조금씩 긁어내고 있어.
I know. With the tip of a pencil on the putty part, I'm scraping it out little by little.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
line
하지만 지금 지연의 눈에는 그 길이 그냥 낯선 선 하나처럼 보였다.
But now, in Ji-yeon's eyes, that road just looked like a single unfamiliar line.
The Last Bus Over Mireuksan Before the New Road · B1