East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 8

Vocabulary

자

ja — Now; well then; used to prompt action

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached)

먹고

meokgo — Eating and (connective verb form)

마시고

masigo — Drinking and (connective verb form)

나서

naseo — After doing; having finished and then

저녁이

jeonyeogi — Evening (subject marker attached)

깊어가자

gipeogaja — As the evening grew deeper

여행

yeohaeng — Travel; a journey or trip

후

hu — After; following a certain event or time

피곤함에

pigonhame — Due to tiredness; because of fatigue

졸음이

joreumi — Sleepiness; drowsiness (subject marker attached)

쏟아져

ssodajyeo — Pouring out; overwhelming rush of sleepiness

잠자리에

jamjarie — To bed; into one's sleeping place

들고

deulgo — Getting into (bed) and; entering

싶다는

sipttaneun — Wanting to; expressing desire (modifier form)

생각이

saenggagi — Thought; idea (subject marker attached)

들었고

deureotgo — Came to mind; a thought occurred and

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result

종을

jongeul — Bell (object marker attached)

울렸는데

ullyeonneunde — Rang the bell; but then

잡자마자

japjamaja — As soon as she lay down

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached)

비단

bidan — Silk; a luxurious woven fabric

베개와

begaewa — Pillow and (connective particle attached)

커튼과

keoteungwa — Curtain and (connective particle attached)

금빛

geumbit — Golden color; the gleam of gold

술

sul — Tassel; decorative fringe (here, not alcohol)

장식이

jangsigi — Decoration; ornament (subject marker attached)

달린

dallin — Hanging; attached; decorated with

누구라도

nuguraldo — Anyone at all; whoever

자고

jago — Sleeping and; to sleep (connective form)

싶어

sipeo — Wanting to; desiring (informal form)

할

hal — Would do; future modifier form of 하다

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent that

아름답고

areumdapgo — Beautiful and; lovely (connective form)

하얀

hayan — White; pure white (adjective modifier)

침대가

chimdaega — Bed (subject marker attached)

마련된

maryeondoen — Prepared; arranged; set up (modifier form)

방

bang — Room; a chamber or bedroom

안에

ane — Inside; within a space

들어서게

deureoseoge — To enter; to step inside (causative form)

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became; it came to be (formal past)

있는

inneun — That exists; present (modifier form)

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every

것은

geoseun — Thing (topic marker attached)

금이나

geumina — Gold or (alternative particle attached)

은으로

euneuro — Silver; made of silver (instrumental particle)

되어

doeo — Being made of; becoming (connective form)

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There was; it existed (formal past tense)

그런데

geureonde — But; however; by the way

들어

deureo — Entering; going inside (connective form)

불을

bureul — Light; fire (object marker attached)

끄자

kkeuja — As soon as the light was turned off

한

han — One; a certain; one particular

남자가

namjaga — Man (subject marker attached)

와서

waseo — Coming and then; having come

그녀

geunyeo — She; her (third-person female pronoun)

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; at one's side

누웠습니다

nuwotseumnida — Lay down; reclined (formal past tense)

그것은

geugeogeun — That thing (topic marker attached)

바로

baro — Right; exactly; none other than

흰

hwin — White (modifier form of 희다)

곰

gom — Bear; a large wild animal

으로

euro — As; by means of (instrumental particle)

밤이

bami — Night (subject marker attached)

되면

doemyeon — When it becomes; if it turns to

짐승의

jimsseungui — Of the beast; animal's (possessive particle)

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance; form (object marker attached)

벗어

beoseo — Taking off; shedding (connective form)

던졌습니다

deonjyeotseumnida — Threw off; cast away (formal past tense)

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

번도

beondo — Not even once; not a single time

본

bon — Seen; having seen (past modifier form)

적이

jeogi — Time; experience of (subject marker attached)

없었는데

eopseonnneunde — There was not; she had never (but)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached)

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

끈

kkeun — Turned off; extinguished (past modifier form)

후에

hue — After; following that time

왔고

watgo — Came and; arrived (connective past form)

날이

nari — The day (subject marker attached)

밝기

balkgi — Brightening; dawn (nominalized form)

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time

일어나

ireona — Getting up; rising (connective form)

떠나버렸기

tteonabeolyeotgi — Had already left; gone away (nominalized past)

때문입니다

ttaemunnimnida — It is because; the reason is (formal)

그렇게

geureoke — In that way; like that; thus

한동안은

handonganeun — For a while; for some time (topic form)

행복하게

haengbokhage — Happily; in a happy manner

지냈지만

jinaetjiman — Lived; got along (past concessive form)

마침내

machimae — Finally; at last; eventually

말이

mari — Words; speech (subject marker attached)

없어지고

eopseoijigo — Disappeared; became absent (connective form)

슬퍼지기

seulpeojigi — Becoming sad; growing sorrowful (nominalized)

시작했습니다

sijakaetseumnida — Started; began (formal past tense)

온종일

onjongil — All day long; the whole day

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself; on one's own

지내다

jinaeda — To spend time; to live; to get by

보니

boni — Having done and found; upon realizing

아버지와

abeojiiwa — Father and (connective particle attached)

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; one's mom

오빠들과

oppadeulgwa — Older brothers and (connective particle)

언니들을

eonniideureul — Older sisters (object marker attached)

보러

boreo — In order to see; going to visit

집에

jibe — To home; at the house

가고

gago — Going and; to go (connective form)

싶어졌기

sipeojeotgi — Came to want; began to desire (nominalized)

어느

eonu — One; a certain; some (determiner)

날

nal — Day; a particular day

이

i — This (demonstrative determiner)

무엇이

mueosi — What (subject marker attached)

부족하냐고

bujokanyago — Asking what is lacking or insufficient

묻자

mutja — When asked; upon asking

이곳이

igosi — This place (subject marker attached)

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; very much

따분하고

ttabunhago — Boring and; tedious (connective form)

외롭다고

oeropttago — That it is lonely; saying it's lonesome

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent

싶은지

sipeunji — How much one wants to; expressing degree of desire

모른다고

moreuindago — Saying one doesn't know; can't imagine how much

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

그들에게

geudeurege — To them; toward those people

갈

gal — Will go; going (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility (bound noun)

없기

eopgi — Not being able to; lack of ability (nominalized)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

그토록

geutorok — So much; to such a degree; that much

슬프고

seulpeugo — Sad and; sorrowful (connective form)

괴로운

goeoroun — Painful; distressing; agonizing (modifier form)

것이라고

geosirago — Saying that it is the thing; the reason

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; said (formal past tense)

그래

geurae — Okay; alright; I see (informal agreement)