1주차 단편 민화: 산삼은 지키는 이무기 | W1 Tiny folk tale: The Guardian of the Ginseng Flashcards
산삼
wild ginseng (lit. mountain ginseng)
지키다
to guard, protect, watch over
이무기
big snake
가난하다
to be poor
벼랑
cliff
가운데
middle
자세히
in detail, closely
캐다
to dig
도저히
at all, by any possibility
서방
son-in-law, brother-in-law; a husband (derogatory)
~(으)ㄹ테니까
will… and so/because of that…
(expresses intention to do what is mentioned in the previous statement as a condition for the next statement)
~답니다
(from ~다고 합니다)
you know, as a matter of fact…
(qutotative with a twist; tells something about oneself – cool because it can be about oneself and is casual even though it is use with the for. pol. speech style).
Note: using this verb ending is common in story-telling/writing but strange in colloquial conversation.
길가
roadside
자국
marks
천벌
divine punishment / retribution