East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 4

Vocabulary

달이

dari — Subject form of 'moon'; the moon (subject marker).

날아

nara — Flying; to fly (verb stem with connective form).

나왔다

nawatda — Came out; emerged from a place.

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort.

다음

daeum — Next; following; the thing that comes after.

그는

geuneun — He (subject); topic/subject marker attached to he.

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object); object marker attached to she.

달래어

dallaee — Soothing; calming someone down gently.

내려오게

naeryeoge — To make come down; causing descent from above.

하고

hago — And; doing; connective form linking actions or nouns.

집으로

jibeuro — To the house; toward home (directional marker).

데려갔다

deryeogatta — Took someone along; led a person somewhere.

여기

yeogi — Here; this place; at this location.

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of the formal second-person pronoun.

아이들이

aideuri — Children (subject); plural subject form of child.

있습니다

itseumnida — There is/are; formal polite declarative of existence.

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this moment on.

다시

dasi — Again; once more; a second time.

아이들을

aideurul — Children (object); plural object form of child.

데려가세요

deryeogaseyo — Please take the children; polite imperative to lead away.

저는

jeoneun — I (humble subject); humble first-person topic marker.

성모

seongmo — Holy Mother; referring to the Virgin Mary.

그도

geudo — He also; he too (with additive particle).

물속에서

mulsogeseo — In the water; from inside the water.

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance; figure; one's form or shape (object marker).

보았지만

boatjiman — Saw it but; past tense concessive form of to see.

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately; right away; without delay.

위를

wireul — Above; upward direction (object marker).

올려다보았고

ollyeodaboatgo — Looked up at; gazed upward and (connective form).

나무

namu — Tree; wood; a wooden plant.

위에

wie — On top of; above; upon a surface.

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated (connective or present form of to sit).

있는

inneun — Who is; that exists; present participle of to be.

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; an adjective modifying a noun.

아가씨를

agasireul — Young lady (object); a young unmarried woman.

발견했다

balgyeonhaetda — Discovered; found; detected something or someone.

백색

baeksaek — White color; the color white.

나라의

naraui — Of the country; possessive form of nation or land.

세

se — Three; the numeral three (native Korean or Sino-Korean).

공주

gongju — Princess; a royal daughter or female royalty.

당신은

dangsineumm — You (topic); formal second-person pronoun with topic marker.

만나게

mannage — So as to meet; causative/purposive form of to meet.

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of to become.

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case that; formal declarative nominal ending.

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural with topic marker.

목까지

mokkaji — Up to the neck; as far as the throat.

땅속에

ttangsoге — Inside the ground; buried underground.

묻혀

mutyeo — Buried; covered in earth (connective form).

머리만

meoriman — Only the head; just the head sticking out.

내놓고

naenoko — Sticking out; leaving out exposed (connective form).

서

seo — Standing; while standing (connective form of to stand).

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that.

남자는

namjaneun — The man (topic); adult male with topic marker.

그에게

geuegeseo — To him; dative marker indicating recipient.

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier before a noun).

켤레를

kyeollereul — A pair (of shoes/socks); counter for pairs (object marker).

주었다

jueotda — Gave; past tense of to give someone something.

왕이

wangi — The king (subject); monarch with subject marker.

성

seong — Castle; fortress; a fortified royal residence.

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside; inward direction (directional marker).

들어갔을

deureoganneul — When (he) entered; past suppositive modifier of enter.

때

ttae — Time; when; the moment or occasion something happens.

처음에

cheoеume — At first; in the beginning; initially.

왕비는

wangbineun — The queen (topic); royal wife with topic marker.

알아보지

araboji — Recognize; to identify (negative connective form here).

못했다

motaetda — Could not; was unable to do something (past tense).

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; to an extreme degree.

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance.

방랑하며

bangnanghамyeo — While wandering; roaming aimlessly (connective form).

몹시

mopsi — Severely; extremely; very much so.

고통받아

gotonbada — Suffering pain; enduring great hardship (connective form).

창백하고

changbaekago — Pale and; having a pale complexion (connective form).

수척해져

sucheokhaejyeo — Having become gaunt; grown thin and haggard.

있었기

isseotgi — Because (he) was; nominal past form indicating reason.

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; causal copula ending explaining reason.

몸속에

momsoge — Inside the body; within one's physical body.

심장이

simjangi — Heart (subject); the cardiac organ with subject marker.

없는

eomneun — Without; that does not have; lacking (modifier form).

거인

geoin — Giant; a very large person or creature.

구혼하러

guhonhарео — In order to propose marriage; going to court someone.

나선

naseon — Having set out; departed on a mission (modifier form).

여섯

yeoseot — Six; the numeral six (native Korean number).

형제

hyeongje — Brothers; male siblings.

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun.

섬에는

seomeneun — On the island; the island (topic/location marker).

교회가

gyohoega — Church (subject); a Christian place of worship.

있고

itgo — There is and; existence with connective and-form.

교회

gyohoe — Church; a building used for Christian worship.

안에는

aneneun — Inside (topic); within a space with topic marker.

우물이

umuri — Well (subject); a water well with subject marker.

있으며

isseumyeo — There is and; existence with connective while-form.

우물

umul — Well; a deep hole dug to access groundwater.

속에서는

sogeseneun — From inside; within (with topic marker and ablative).

오리가

origa — Duck (subject); a water bird with subject marker.

헤엄치고

heeomchigo — Swimming and; is swimming (connective form of to swim).

공주에게

gongjuege — To the princess; dative marker indicating recipient.

길고

gilgo — Long and; is long (connective adjective form).

긴

gin — Long; lengthy (adjectival modifier form).

작별

jakbyeol — Farewell; parting; bidding goodbye to someone.

인사를

insareul — Greeting (object); a gesture of salutation or farewell.

고하고

gohago — Bidding farewell and; formal expression of saying goodbye.

거인의

geoинui — Giant's; belonging to the giant (possessive marker).

문을

muneul — Door (object); a gate or entrance with object marker.

나섰을

naseoтеul — When (he) set out; past suppositive form of set forth.

늑대가

neukdaega — Wolf (subject); a wild canine with subject marker.

기다리고

gidarigo — Waiting and; is waiting (connective form of to wait).

있었다

isseotda — Was there; existed; past tense of to be/exist.

과부의

gwabuui — Widow's; belonging to a widow (possessive marker).

아들

adeul — Son; a male child of a parent.

하루

haru — One day; a single day period of time.

정도

jeongdo — About; approximately; to a certain degree or extent.

걸었을

georeotseul — When (he) had walked; past suppositive form of walk.

낯선

natsen — Unfamiliar; strange; a person or thing not known before.

만났다

mannatda — Met; encountered; came across a person.

어디로

eodiro — To where; in which direction are you going.

가는

ganeun — Going; traveling (present modifier form of to go).

길이오

girио — Is the road/way (polite question ending); which way?