3주차 읽기 도전: '아낌없이 주는 나무' | W3 Reading challenge: "The Giving Tree"

Question 1

옛날(에)

Answer 1

long ago, (in) the old days

Question 2

그루

Answer 2

(measure word for trees)

Question 3

소녀

Answer 3

young boy

Question 4

~마다

Answer 4

every, each

Question 5

떨어지다

Answer 5

to fall, drop (passive)

Question 6

나뭇잎

Answer 6

tree leaves

Question 7

줍다

Answer 7

to pick up

Question 8

모으다

Answer 8

to gather, collect (things)

Question 9

왕관

Answer 9

crown

Question 10

숲속

Answer 10

inside the forest

Question 11

노릇을 하다

Answer 11

to role play, act as

Question 12

나무줄기

Answer 12

tree trunk

Question 13

나뭇가지

Answer 13

tree branch

Question 14

매달리다

Answer 14

to hang on

Question 15

그네

Answer 15

swing

Question 16

뛰다

Answer 16

to run, jump, swing

Question 17

~곤 하다
(shorter form of ~고는 하다)

Answer 17

every now and then
(indicates an action that occurs regularly but infrequently)

Question 18

따 먹다

Answer 18

to pick/pluck and eat

Question 19

때로

Answer 19

sometimes

Question 20

숨바꼭질

Answer 20

hide-and-seek

Question 21

그러다가

Answer 21

(and) then

Question 22

단잠

Answer 22

a sweet sleep

Question 23

~지(요)

Answer 23

of course
(indirect tag statement)

Question 24

무척

Answer 24

very much
(intensifier)

Question 25

시간이 흘러가다

Answer 25

to have time go by
(lit. time flows by)

Question 26

점점

Answer 26

gradually, increasingly, more and more

Question 27

나이가 들다

Answer 27

to get older

Question 28

홀로

Answer 28

alone

Question 29

많아지다

Answer 29

to increase, become more

Question 30

찾아가다

Answer 30

to go look for

Question 31

~(으)렴

Answer 31

gentle, endearing imperative
(high to low speech style typically used for adult to child speech)

Question 32

얘

Answer 32

kid, boy

Question 33

그늘

Answer 33

shade

Question 34

~(으)면서

Answer 34

while [verb]ing

Question 35

즐겁게

Answer 35

happily, merrily

Question 36

이제

Answer 36

now (showing contrast with before)

Question 37

커 버리다

Answer 37

to grow (completely) bigger

Question 38

물건

Answer 38

things, stuff, merchandise

Question 39

~(ㄴ)단 말이다 / (ㄴ)다는 말이다

Answer 39

talking about verb
(confirms or checks information)

Question 40

~는데(요)

Answer 40

and, so, but…
(background information)

Question 41

대답하다

Answer 41

to answer

Question 42

~다가

Answer 42

transfer of one action/state to another

Question 43

도회지

Answer 43

urban area, city center

Question 44

~지 그렇다

Answer 44

why not [verb]

Question 45

가 버리다

Answer 45

to go off
(lit. to completely go)

Question 46

떠나다

Answer 46

to depart

Question 47

세월

Answer 47

time

Question 48

~도록

Answer 48

to the extent that, in order to [verb]

Question 49

몹시

Answer 49

greatly, awfully, terribly

Question 50

~(으)며
(shortened form of ~(으)면서)

Answer 50

while [verb]ing

Question 51

흔들다

Answer 51

to shake,

Question 52

만큼

Answer 52

as much as

Question 53

한가롭다

Answer 53

to be leisurely

Question 54

~어/아/여야겠다

Answer 54

to should need to [verb]
(obligation + conjecture)

Question 55

아내

Answer 55

wife

Question 56

지식

Answer 56

knowledge

Question 57

채

Answer 57

(measure word for houses)

Question 58

마련하다

Answer 58

to prepare

Question 59

베이다

Answer 59

to be cut (passive)

Question 60

짓다

Answer 60

to build

Question 61

~(으)려고

Answer 61

to intend/plan to [verb]

Question 62

이리 오다

Answer 62

to come here

Question 63

속삭이다

Answer 63

to whisper, murmer

Question 64

비참하다

Answer 64

to be miserable

Question 65

척

Answer 65

(measure word for boats)

Question 66

~었/았/였으면 좋겠다

Answer 66

to be nice if…

Question 67

~거든(요)

Answer 67

you see, you know
(discourse form for explanations)

Question 68

멀리

Answer 68

far away

Question 69

돌아오다

Answer 69

to come back

Question 70

~구나

Answer 70

Oh! Gee!
(speaker reaction of surprise, realization)

Question 71

이(빨)

Answer 71

teeth

Question 72

약해지다

Answer 72

to become weak

Question 73

늙다

Answer 73

to be old

Question 74

~마저

Answer 74

(not) even

Question 75

기운

Answer 75

energy

Question 76

한숨일 짓다

Answer 76

to sigh deeply, take a deep breath

Question 77

무언가 / 뭔가

Answer 77

something (you can’t quite place)

Question 78

뿐이다

Answer 78

to be only

Question 79

밑동일

Answer 79

same as the bottom

Question 80

안간힘

Answer 80

all one’s might/strength

Question 81

몸뚱이

Answer 81

body, trunk

Question 82

펴다

Answer 82

to spread, stretch, open (from folded state)