East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 5

Vocabulary

남자가

namjaga — Subject form of 'man'; the man (subject)

물었다

mureotda — Asked a question; past tense of 묻다

그러나

geureona — However; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition

말은

mareun — Topic form of 'words' or 'speech'

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; without change

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of the pronoun 그

뒤를

dwireul — Object form of 'back' or 'behind'

돌아보라고

dorabolarago — Telling someone to look back or turn around

애원했다

aewonhaetda — Pleaded; begged earnestly; past tense of 애원하다

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses or ideas

이번에

ibeone — This time; on this occasion

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic); topic form of the pronoun 그녀

가발을

gabareul — Object form of 'wig'; a hairpiece

휙

hwik — Swiftly; with a quick swooping motion

벗겨냈다

beotgyeonaetda — Pulled off; removed quickly; past tense of 벗겨내다

그러자

geureoja — At that moment; thereupon; then as a result

청년이

cheongnyeoni — Subject form of 'young man'; a youth

누워

nuwo — Lying down; gerund form of 눕다

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was (there); past progressive with contrastive nuance

공주가

gongjuga — Subject form of 'princess'; a royal daughter

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

햇살

haetsal — Sunlight; rays of sunshine

속에서

sogeso — Inside; within; in the midst of

보았던

boatdeon — Had seen; past retrospective modifier of 보다

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; as if; just as something was

사랑스럽고

sarangseureobgo — Lovely and; charming; endearing in appearance

희고

huigo — White and; fair-skinned and; pale in color

붉었다

bulgeotda — Was red; flushed; past tense of 붉다

전투

jeontu — Battle; combat; military fight or conflict

푸른

pureun — Blue; green; describing sky, mountains, or foliage

산

san — Mountain; a large natural elevated landform

세

se — Three; the number three (native Korean)

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject); subject form of the pronoun 그들

장미를

jangmireul — Object form of 'rose'; a flowering plant

꺾으려고

kkeokeuryeogo — In order to break or snap off (a flower)

몸을

momeul — Object form of 'body'; one's physical body

굽히는

gupineun — Bending; stooping; present modifier of 굽히다

순간

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

크고

keugo — Large and; big and; describing size

짙은

jijeun — Dense; thick; deep in color or intensity

눈보라가

nunboraが — Subject form of 'blizzard'; a heavy snowstorm

몰아쳐

morachyeo — Swept in; blew fiercely; gerund of 몰아치다

휩쓸어

hwipsseuro — Swept away; carried off; gerund of 휩쓸다

갔다

gatda — Went; left; past tense of 가다

기꺼이

gikkeo-i — Willingly; gladly; with a ready disposition

응했고

eunghaetgo — Agreed and; consented and; past of 응하다 with and

얼마

eolma — How much; a certain amount or quantity

지나지

jinaji — Passing; not long (in the phrase 얼마 지나지 않아)

않아

ana — Not; negative gerund form of 않다

잠이

jami — Subject form of 'sleep'; drowsiness

들어

deureo — Fell (asleep); entered; gerund of 들다

코를

koreul — Object form of 'nose'; one's nose

골기

golgi — Snoring; nominal form of 골다 (to snore)

시작했다

sijakhaetda — Began; started; past tense of 시작하다

밧줄을

batjureul — Object form of 'rope'; a thick cord or line

당기자마자

danggijamaja — As soon as (someone) pulled; immediately upon pulling

대장과

daejangwa — Captain and; leader along with others

부대장은

budaejang-eun — Topic form of 'vice-captain'; second-in-command

공주들을

gongjudeureul — Object form of 'princesses'; plural royal daughters

한

han — One; a single (used before a counter)

명씩

myeongsik — One person at a time; per person (counter usage)

차례로

charyero — In order; one by one; in sequence

끌어올렸다

kkeureo-ollyeotda — Pulled up; hoisted; past tense of 끌어올리다

그가

geuga — He (subject); subject form of the pronoun 그

휘파람을

hwipareameul — Object form of 'whistle'; a whistling sound or act

불자마자

buljamaja — As soon as (he) blew; immediately upon whistling

사방에서

sabangeseo — From all four directions; from everywhere around

윙윙거리고

wingwinggeorigo — Buzzing and; humming and; onomatopoeia for buzzing

소리가

soriga — Subject form of 'sound'; a noise or auditory stimulus

들렸고

deullyeotgo — Was heard and; could be heard; past of 들리다 with and

엄청나게

eomcheongnage — Enormously; tremendously; to an extreme degree

새

sae — Bird; a feathered flying animal

떼가

ttaega — Subject form of 'flock' or 'swarm'; a large group

내려앉아

naeryeo-anja — Landed; settled down; gerund of 내려앉다

자리

jari — Place; spot; seat; a particular location

잡은

jabeun — Took; occupied; past modifier of 잡다

들판을

deulpaneul — Object form of 'field'; an open plain or meadow

온통

ontong — Entirely; all over; completely covering something

까맣게

kkamake — Blackly; so as to make completely black

뒤덮었다

dwideopeotda — Covered over; blanketed; past tense of 뒤덮다

태양의

taeyang-ui — Possessive form of 'sun'; of the sun

동쪽

dongchok — East; the eastern direction or side

달의

dar-ui — Possessive form of 'moon'; of the moon

서쪽

seochok — West; the western direction or side

옛날

yennal — Old days; long ago; once upon a time

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times; in days of old; long ago

가난한

gananhan — Poor; impoverished; lacking financial resources

농부가

Subject form of 'farmer'; a person who farms land

아이들이

aideuri — Subject form of 'children'; plural of 아이

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than enough

많아

mana — Many; numerous; gerund/adjective of 많다

먹을

meogeul — To eat; future/prospective modifier of 먹다

것도

geotdo — Even (the thing); things to eat (with 먹을)

입을

ibeul — To wear; prospective modifier of 입다

넉넉히

neokneoki — Sufficiently; plentifully; in ample quantity

줄

jul — To give; prospective modifier of 주다

수가

suga — Subject form of 'ability' or 'way'; ability (in 수가 없다)

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; did not exist; past tense of 없다

아이들은

aideureon — Topic form of 'children'; the children (topic)

모두

modu — All; everyone; every single one

예뻤지만

yeppeonjiman — Was pretty but; beautiful yet (with contrast)

중에서도

junggesodo — Even among; especially within a group

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative adverb

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty; cute; attractive in appearance

막내딸이었는데

mangnae-ttari-eonnunde — Was the youngest daughter; with contrastive nuance

아름다움은

areumdaum-eun — Topic form of 'beauty'; one's physical attractiveness

끝이

kkeuti — Subject form of 'end'; limit or boundary

없을

eopseul — To not exist; prospective modifier of 없다

정도였다

jeongdoyeotda — Was to the extent of; was at the level of