East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 3

Vocabulary

목차

mokcha — Table of contents listing topics in order

태양의

taeyang-ui — Of or belonging to the sun

동쪽

dongjjok — East; the eastern direction

달의

dal-ui — Of or belonging to the moon

서쪽

seojjok — West; the western direction

파란

paran — Blue; of a blue color

띠

tti — Band, belt, or strip around something

왕자

wangja — Prince; son of a king

소녀

sonyeo — Girl; young female person

대모

daemo — Godmother; female guardian sponsor

집을

jibeul — House (object form); one's home

돌보아야

dolboaya — Must take care of; must look after

했던

haetdeon — Had done; past retrospective verb form

남편

nampyeon — Husband; a woman's male spouse

북풍을

bukpung-eul — North wind (object form); cold northern wind

찾아간

chajagan — Went to find or visit someone

소년

sonyeon — Boy; young male person

하얀

hayan — White; of a white color

나라의

nara-ui — Of a country or kingdom

세

se — Three; numerical modifier before a noun

공주

gongju — Princess; daughter of a king

성

seong — Castle; large fortified royal residence

몸속에

momsoge — Inside the body; within one's body

심장이

simjang-i — Heart (subject form); the cardiac organ

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; not having something

거인

geoin — Giant; an enormously large person

유리

yuri — Glass; transparent smooth material

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small raised landform

위의

wi-ui — On top of; above something

과부의

gwabu-ui — Of a widow; belonging to a widowed woman

아들

adeul — Son; a male child of parents

마리

mari — Counter for animals; one animal unit

염소

yeomso — Goat; a horned domesticated animal

산속의

sansog-ui — Inside the mountain; deep in the mountains

고양이

goyangi — Cat; a common domestic feline animal

자기

jagi — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

자식이

jasig-i — One's child (subject form); offspring

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times without exception

가장

gajang — Most; superlative degree marker in Korean

예쁘다

yeppeuda — To be pretty; to be cute or beautiful

삽화

saphwa — Illustration; a picture accompanying a text

덥수룩한

deopsurugan — Shaggy; bushy and unkempt in appearance

털가죽을

teolgajug-eul — Fur coat or hide (object form)

꼭

kkok — Tightly; firmly; without fail; surely

잡고

jabgo — Grabbing and; while holding onto something

있으면

isseumyeon — If one has or holds; conditional existence

무서울

museoul — Scary; frightening (attributive future form)

것이

geosi — Thing (subject form); nominalizing dependent noun

없어요

eobeoseoyo — There is none; does not exist (polite)

하고

hago — Saying; and then said (quotative connector)

곰이

gomi — Bear (subject form); large wild mammal

말했고

malhaetgo — Said and; spoke and then continued

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic form); referring to a female

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite a lot

멀고

meolgo — Far and; distant and (connective form)

먼

meon — Far; distant; remote in space

길을

gireul — Road or path (object form); a route

달려갔다

dallyeogatda — Ran off; dashed away quickly

그렇다면

geureotamyeon — If that is so; in that case then

알려

allyeo — Tell me; inform; let someone know

주세요

juseyo — Please give or do; polite request form

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject form); female subject marker

말했다

malhaetda — Said; stated; spoke (past tense)

제가

jega — I (subject, humble form); polite first person

찾아갈게요

chajagalgeyo — I will go find or visit someone

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses

어둡고

eodupgo — Dark and; lacking light and then

울창한

ulchanghan — Dense; thick and lush forest vegetation

숲

sup — Forest; woods; a large wooded area

한가운데의

hangaunde-ui — Of the very middle; right at center

작은

jageun — Small; little; of a small size

풀밭에

pulbate — In the meadow; on a grassy field

누웠다

nuwotda — Lay down; reclined on a surface

북풍이

bukpung-i — North wind (subject form); cold northern wind

바다를

badareul — Sea or ocean (object form); large body of water

건너간다

geonneoganda — Crosses over; goes across a body of water

서쪽에

seojjoge — To the west; in the western direction

있는

inneun — Which exists; that is located somewhere

성에서

seongeseo — From the castle; at the castle location

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

날아갔다

Flew away; departed by flying

곰

gom — Bear; a large wild mammal

가죽을

gajugeul — Leather or skin (object form); animal hide

두른

dureun — Wrapped around; covered or draped with

소년과

sonyeongwa — Boy and; a young male and something else

왕의

wang-ui — Of the king; belonging to a king

딸

ttal — Daughter; a female child of parents

들어와

deurowa — Came in; entered a place

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; near someone

서는

seoneun — Standing; who stands (present attributive)

것을

geoseul — Thing (object form); nominalizer object marker

처음으로

cheoeumeuro — For the first time; as a first occasion

보았다

boatda — Saw; observed; looked at (past tense)

살짝

saljjak — Slightly; gently; just a little bit

들여다보려고

deuryeodaboryeogo — In order to peek inside; trying to look in

문을

muneul — Door (object form); an entrance door

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount

열지

yeolji — To open (negative infinitive form)

않을

aneul — Will not; negation (future attributive form)

수

su — Ability; way; possibility to do something

없었는데

eopseonnneunde — Could not; there was no way but

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; a very brief point in time

펑

peong — Bang; boom; a sudden loud explosion sound