A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that (third person pronoun or determiner)

시대

sidae — Era, age, period of time

그것은

geugeoseun — That (thing) is/was (topic marker attached)

최고의

choego-ui — Of the best, highest, greatest quality

시절이었고

sijeor-iyeotgo — It was a time/period (and...)

최악의

choeag-ui — Of the worst, most terrible quality

시절이었으며

sijeor-iyeosseumyeo — It was a time/period, and also...

지혜의

jihye-ui — Of wisdom, pertaining to wisdom

시대였고

sidae-yeotgo — It was an era/age (and...)

어리석음의

eoriseogeum-ui — Of foolishness, pertaining to stupidity

시대였으며

sidae-yeosseumyeo — It was an era/age, and also...

믿음의

mideum-ui — Of faith, belief, trust

시기였고

sigi-yeotgo — It was a season/period (and...)

불신의

bulsin-ui — Of distrust, disbelief, incredulity

시기였으며

sigi-yeosseumyeo — It was a season/period, and also...

빛의

bit-ui — Of light, pertaining to brightness

계절이었고

gyejeol-iyeotgo — It was a season (and...)

어둠의

eodum-ui — Of darkness, pertaining to dark

계절이었으며

gyejeol-iyeosseumyeo — It was a season, and also...

희망의

huimang-ui — Of hope, pertaining to hope

봄이었고

bom-iyeotgo — It was spring (and...)

절망의

jeolmang-ui — Of despair, pertaining to hopelessness

겨울이었으며

gyeoul-iyeosseumyeo — It was winter, and also...

우리

uri — We, our (first person plural pronoun)

앞에는

ap-eneun — In front of, before us (topic marked)

모든

modeun — All, every, each thing

것이

geosi — Thing (subject marker attached)

있었고

isseotgo — There was/existed (and...)

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all, not anything

없었으며

eopseosseumyeo — There was nothing, and also...

모두는

modeuneun — Everyone, all people (topic marked)

곧장

gotjang — Straight, directly, immediately toward

천국으로

cheonguk-euro — To heaven, toward paradise

향하고

hyanghago — Heading toward, directed at (and...)

반대

bandae — Opposite, contrary, reverse direction

방향으로

banghyang-euro — In the direction of, toward

있었다

isseotda — There was, existed (past tense)

요컨대

yokeondae — In short, to sum up, in a word

시대는

sidae-neun — The era/age (topic marker attached)

현재의

hyeonjae-ui — Of the present, current, contemporary

시대와

sidae-wa — With the era/age (conjunction attached)

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely, exceedingly much

흡사하여

heupsa-hayeo — So similar, resembling closely (so that)

가장

gajang — Most, the most (superlative adverb)

목소리

mokssori — Voice, one's vocal sound

높은

nopeun — High, loud, elevated in degree

권위자들

gwonwijadeul — Authorities, experts, figures of authority

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, within

일부는

ilbu-neun — Some (portion), a part of (topic)

선하든

seonhadeun — Whether good or (regardless of being good)

악하든

akadeun — Whether evil or (regardless of being evil)

오직

ojik — Only, solely, exclusively

최상급의

choesanggeup-ui — Of the superlative degree, highest grade

비교로만

bigyo-roman — Only by comparison, through comparison alone

받아들여야

bad-adeullyeoya — Must accept, ought to be received

한다고

handago — Saying that (one) must/should do

주장했다

jujang-haetda — Insisted, argued, claimed, asserted

영국의

Yeongguk-ui — Of England/Britain, British

왕좌에는

wangjwa-eneun — On the throne (topic marker attached)

턱이

teog-i — Chin (subject marker), jaw

큰

keun — Big, large, great in size

왕과

wang-gwa — King and (conjunction attached)

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary, plain, unremarkable in appearance

얼굴의

eolgul-ui — Of the face, facial

왕비가

wangbi-ga — Queen (subject marker), the queen

프랑스의

Peurangseu-ui — Of France, French

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous

두

du — Two (numeral), a pair of

나라

nara — Country, nation, state

모두에서

modue-seo — From/in both, in all of them

빵과

ppang-gwa — Bread and (conjunction attached)

물고기라는

mulgogi-raneun — Called/known as fish (modifier)

국가의

gukga-ui — Of the state/nation, national

특권을

teukgwon-eul — Privilege, special right (object marker)

누리는

nurineun — Enjoying, benefiting from (modifier)

지배자들에게는

jibaejadeul-egeneun — To/for the rulers (topic marked)

세상

sesang — World, society, all the earth

만사가

mansa-ga — Everything, all affairs (subject marked)

영원히

yeongwonhi — Eternally, forever, permanently

정해져

jeonghaeijyeo — Settled, determined, fixed (in place)

있다는

itdaneun — That it exists/is (modifier)

수정보다

sujong-boda — More than crystal, clearer than quartz

더

deo — More, further, additionally

명백했다

myeongbaek-haetda — Was clear, evident, obvious, plain

주님의

junim-ui — Of the Lord, the Lord's

해

hae — Year, the sun (here: year)

년이었다

nyeon-iyeotda — It was the year (past tense)

은총받은

euncheong-bad-eun — Blessed, graced, favored by heaven

시대에도

sidae-edo — Even in that era/age, also then

지금과

jigeum-gwa — Like now, same as the present

마찬가지로

machangajiro — Likewise, similarly, in the same way

영적

yeongjeok — Spiritual, pertaining to the spirit

계시들이

gyesi-deuri — Revelations, divine visions (subject marked)

영국에

Yeongguk-e — In England/Britain (location marker)

허락되었다

heollak-doeeotda — Were permitted, allowed, granted

부인은

buin-eun — Mrs., Madam (topic marker attached)

최근

choegeun — Recently, lately, in recent times

스물다섯

seumul-daset — Twenty-five (native Korean numeral)

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter: -th time/number

복된

bokdoen — Blessed, fortunate, happy

생일을

saengil-eul — Birthday (object marker attached)

맞이했는데

majihae-nneunde — Welcomed/celebrated (birthday), but/and...

근위대의

geunwidae-ui — Of the guard, royal guard's

한

han — One, a certain (numeral or article)

예언적인

yeeunjeogin — Prophetic, of or relating to prophecy

사병이

sabyeong-i — Private soldier (subject marker attached)

집어삼킬

jibeo-samkil — To swallow up, engulf, devour entirely

준비가

junbi-ga — Preparation, readiness (subject marker)

되어

doee — Becoming, being ready (connective form)

있다고

itdago — Saying that (one) is ready/exists

선언함으로써

seeonham-euro-sseo — By declaring, by means of announcing

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her, of her (possessive pronoun)

숭고한

sunggohan — Sublime, noble, lofty, magnificent

출현을

chulhyeon-eul — Appearance, emergence (object marker attached)

예고했다

yego-haetda — Announced in advance, gave prior notice