East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 9

Vocabulary

곰

gom — Bear, a large omnivorous mammal

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke (formal past tense)

아마도

amado — Perhaps, maybe, probably

모든

modeun — All, every, entire

것에

geose — To/about the thing (particle attached)

대한

daehan — Regarding, concerning, about something

해결책이

haegyeolchaegi — Solution, answer to a problem (subject marked)

있을

isseul — Will exist, there will be

것입니다

geosimnida — It is (the case that); formal sentence ending

하지만

hajiman — But, however, nevertheless

당신은

dangshineun — You (formal); topic-marked second person pronoun

나에게

naege — To me, for me (dative)

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

가지를

gajireul — One thing/item (object marked)

약속해야

yaksokaehaya — Must promise, have to make a promise

합니다

hamnida — Does, do (formal polite verb ending)

어머니와

eomeonawa — With mother (comitative particle attached)

단둘이

danduri — Just the two of them, alone together

이야기하지

iyagihaji — Not talk, not speak (negative verb stem)

않겠다고

ankesssdago — Saying that (one) will not do

다른

dareun — Other, different, another

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marked, plural)

곁에서

gyeoteseo — From beside, at one's side, nearby

들을

deureul — To listen, to hear (object-form verb)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun after verb)

때만

ttaeman — Only when, solely at the time

이야기하겠다고요

iyagihagetdagyo — Saying that (one) will speak (reported)

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being that

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marked)

손을

soneul — Hand (object marked)

잡고

japgo — Grabbing, holding (and then…)

혼자

honja — Alone, by oneself

방으로

bangeuro — Into the room, toward the room

데려가

deryeoga — Take (someone) along, lead away

이야기하려

iyagiharye — Intending to talk, about to speak

할

hal — Will do, going to do (future modifier)

것이기

geosigi — Because it is the case that

때문입니다

ttaemeunimnida — It is because of (formal causal ending)

정신을

jeongshineul — Mind, consciousness, wits (object marked)

차리고

charigo — Pull oneself together, collect one's wits

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way

하지

haji — Do not (negative imperative stem)

말아야

maraya — Must not do, should refrain from

그러지

geureoji — Don't do that, refrain from that

않으면

aneumyeon — If (one) does not, unless

우리

uri — We, our (first person plural)

둘

dul — Two, both (numeral)

모두에게

modueге — To everyone, for all of them

불행을

bulhaengeul — Misfortune, unhappiness (object marked)

가져오게

gajyeooge — Bring about, cause to come

될

doel — Will become, will result in

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, as a result

어느

eoneu — A certain, some (indefinite determiner)

일요일에

iryoire — On Sunday (time particle attached)

흰

huin — White (adjective modifier form)

와서

waseo — Coming and then, having come

이제

ije — Now, at this point

출발할

chulbalhal — Will depart, about to set off

있다고

issdago — Saying that there is/are (reported)

아버지와

abeojwa — With father (comitative particle attached)

만나러

mannaro — In order to meet, going to meet

가자고요

gajagyo — Suggesting let's go (reported proposal)

자

ja — Well then, come on, alright (interjection)

출발했습니다

chulbalhaessseumnida — Set off, departed (formal past tense)

등에

deunge — On the back (locative particle attached)

앉아서

anjaseo — Sitting and then, having sat down

멀리

meolli — Far away, a long distance

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time, over a long period

갔습니다

gassseumnida — Went (formal past tense)

마침내

machimnae — Finally, at last, in the end

웅장한

ungjanghan — Grand, magnificent, imposing, majestic

집에

jibe — At/to the house (locative particle)

도착했고

dochakhaetgo — Arrived and then (past sequential)

그곳에서

geugoseseo — At that place, there (locative)

형제자매들이

hyeongjejamaedeuri — Brothers and sisters, siblings (subject marked)

밖에서

bakkeseo — Outside, outdoors (locative particle)

뛰어다니며

ttwieodanimyeo — Running around while, frolicking about

놀고

nolgo — Playing and (sequential verb form)

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Were (doing) and also (past sequential)

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely, exceedingly

아름다워서

areumdawoseo — Because it is beautiful, being beautiful

보는

boneun — Seeing, looking at (present modifier)

것만으로도

geonmaneurodo — Even just by seeing/doing alone

기쁨이었습니다

gippeumieotsseumnida — Was a joy, it was happiness (formal past)

이곳이

igosi — This place (subject marked)

바로

baro — Right, exactly, directly, just

지금

jigeum — Now, currently, at present

사는

saneun — Living, residing (present modifier)

곳입니다

gosimnida — It is the place (formal declarative)

내가

naega — I (subject marked, first person)

말한

malhan — Said, spoken (past modifier form)

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marked, bound noun)

잊지

itji — Do not forget (negative verb stem)

마세요

maseyo — Please don't (polite negative imperative)

모두를

modureul — Everyone, all of them (object marked)

불행하게

bulhaenghage — Unhappily, in a miserable manner (adverb)

만들

mandeul — Make, create (verb stem)

천만에요

cheonmaneyo — Not at all, you're welcome, no way

않을

aneul — Will not (future negative modifier)

도착했을

dochakhaesseul — When (she) had arrived (past modifier)

몸을

momeul — Body (object marked)

돌려

dollyo — Turning around, rotating (verb form)

두고

dugo — Leaving behind, setting aside

떠났습니다

tteonassseumnida — Left, departed (formal past tense)

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside, inward

들어갔을

deureogangsseul — When (she) had gone inside (past modifier)

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly, honestly, really indeed (emphatic)

기쁨이

gippeum i — Joy, happiness (subject marked)

넘쳐흘렀습니다

neomchyeoheulleossseumnida — Overflowed, brimmed over (formal past)

끝이

kkeuchi — End, limit (subject marked)

없을

eopseul — Without end, will not exist (modifier)

정도로요

jeongdoryo — To such an extent, so much so

누구도

nugudo — Nobody, not anyone (negative emphasis)

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately

감사할

gamsahal — To be grateful, to thank (future modifier)

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Not think, not consider (negative stem)

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not (formal past negative ending)

위해

wihae — For the sake of, for the benefit of

원하는

wonhaneun — Wanting, desiring (present modifier)

가지게

gajige — To come to have, to possess (causative)

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and then (past sequential)

더할

deohal — To add more, to exceed (modifier form)

나위

nawi — Room for improvement (used in set phrase)

없이

eopsi — Without, lacking (adverbial form)

좋은

joeun — Good, fine, pleasant (modifier form)

것들을

geotdeureul — Things (plural object marked)

가졌으며

gajyeosseumyeo — Had and also (past sequential form)

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way

지내고

jinaego — Getting along, living (and then…)

있는지

inneun ji — Whether (one) is doing, how things are

알고

algo — Knowing and then, wanting to know

싶어

sipeo — Want to, desire to (informal ending)

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did, have done (formal past tense)