2주차 읽기 도전: '무지개 물고기,' 1부 | W2 Reading challenge: "The Rainbow Fish," Part 1

Question 1

넓다

Answer 1

to be wide, spacious

Question 2

바닷속

Answer 2

inside the ocean

Question 3

마리

Answer 3

measure word for animals

Question 4

평범하다

Answer 4

to be ordinary

Question 5

물고기

Answer 5

fish (pets, in the ocean)

Question 6

~(이)라(서)

Answer 6

is and so…
(cause & effect; copula + clausal connective)

Question 7

전체

Answer 7

entire, whole

Question 8

아름답다

Answer 8

to be beautiful

Question 9

~((느)ㄴ)답니다

Answer 9

you see… (tells someone what they don’t know in a friendly or proud way)
(quotative)

Question 10

영롱하게

Answer 10

brilliantly

Question 11

반짝거리다

Answer 11

to twinkle

Question 12

무지갯빛

Answer 12

rainbow-color(ed)

Question 13

비늘

Answer 13

scales

Question 14

뒤덮이다

Answer 14

to be covered

Question 15

~지요 / ~죠

Answer 15

of course
(indirect statement)

Question 16

색색

Answer 16

colorful

Question 17

찬란히

Answer 17

brilliantly

Question 18

감탄하다

Answer 18

to admire

Question 19

~라고 부르다

Answer 19

to call as [ name ]
(quotative)

Question 20

뽐내다

Answer 20

to be proud, pompous

Question 21

지나다

Answer 21

to pass by

Question 22

휙

Answer 22

with a swish
(mimetic)

Question 23

파란

Answer 23

blue

Question 24

꼬마

Answer 24

little one, kid

Question 25

뒤따라오다

Answer 25

to follow behind

Question 26

~잖아(요)

Answer 26

you see, you know…
(discourse marker for explanations, shared info)

Question 27

달라고 하다

Answer 27

to ask for

Question 28

말도 안 되다

Answer 28

to make no sense (lit. the words don’t even work)

Question 29

소리를 지르다

Answer 29

to scream

Question 30

저리 가

Answer 30

go away (lit. go over there)

Question 31

흠칫 놀라다

Answer 31

to be startled

Question 32

달아나다

Answer 32

to run away

Question 33

몹시

Answer 33

awfully, terribly, heavily

Question 34

기분이 상하다

Answer 34

to be offended

Question 35

일러바치다

Answer 35

to inform, tell something

Question 36

(~와/과) 어울리려 하다

Answer 36

to try to fit in (with)

Question 37

헤엄치다

Answer 37

to swim

Question 38

피하다

Answer 38

to avoid

Question 39

사용

Answer 39

use

Question 40

결국

Answer 40

ultimately, finally

Question 41

쓸쓸하다

Answer 41

to be lonely

Question 42

외톨

Answer 42

loner

Question 43

~고 말다

Answer 43

to end up doing [verb] undesirably

Question 44

~ㄴ데도

Answer 44

even though [verb]…
(indicates that the following situation occurs, regardless of the preceding situation)

Question 45

불가사리

Answer 45

starfish

Question 46

대답하다

Answer 46

to answer

Question 47

산호초

Answer 47

coral reef

Question 48

동굴

Answer 48

cave

Question 49

지혜롭다

Answer 49

to be wise

Question 50

문어

Answer 50

octopus

Question 51

어두컴컴하다

Answer 51

to be dark

Question 52

~(느)ㄴ데다

Answer 52

not only [verb], but also…

Question 53

오싹하다

Answer 53

to be creepy, frightening

Question 54

게다가

Answer 54

in addition, furthermore

Question 55

도무지

Answer 55

absolutely

Question 56

자신

Answer 56

oneself

Question 57

쏘아보다

Answer 57

to stare/glare at

Question 58

눈길을 마주치다

Answer 58

to make eye contact (lit. to meet one’s eye path)