East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 10

Vocabulary

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well, I'm not sure; expression of hesitation

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); referring to oneself

사는

saneun — Living; present tense modifier of 'to live'

곳에서

goeseseo — From/at the place; indicating location of action

것이

geosi — Thing/fact (subject marker); nominalizing particle

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb intensifying adjectives

좋다고

jotdago — Saying that it is good; reported speech form

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 'to speak'

원하는

wonhaneun — Wanted, desired; present modifier of 'to want'

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic

다

da — All, everything; adverb meaning entirely or completely

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing; connective form of 'to have'

있다고

itdago — Saying there is/has; reported speech of existence

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did, said; formal past tense of 'to do/say'

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative pronoun or article

외에

oee — Besides, other than; preposition indicating exception

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female subject of sentence

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative determiner before nouns

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker); what was spoken

했는지는

haenneunjineun — As for what was said/done; indirect question topic

모르겠지만

moreugetjiman — I don't know, but; concessive uncertain expression

그들

geudeul — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; positional noun

누구도

nugudo — Nobody, not anyone; negative indefinite pronoun

올바른

olbareun — Correct, right, proper; adjective modifying noun

실마리를

silmarireul — Clue, thread of solution (object); key hint

잡지

japji — Catching, grasping (negative form); to catch/grasp

못했고

mothaetgo — Could not do and; negative past connective form

그녀에게서

geunyeoegeso — From her; source particle indicating origin person

많은

maneun — Many, much; adjective modifying quantity of things

알아내지

aranaejji — Finding out (negative form); to discover or uncover

못했다고

mothaetdago — Saying could not; reported negative past speech

생각합니다

saenggakamnida — I think; formal present tense of 'to think'

하지만

hajiman — However, but; conjunction showing contrast

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way; adverb of manner

오후에

ohue — In the afternoon; time expression for afternoon

식사를

siksareul — Meal (object marker); referring to eating a meal

마친

machin — Finished, completed; past modifier of 'to finish'

후

hu — After; temporal noun indicating time following event

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner meaning the entirety

백곰이

baekgomi — Polar bear (subject marker); white bear subject

말한

malhan — Said, spoken; past modifier of 'to say/speak'

대로

daero — As, according to; particle meaning as told/said

일어났습니다

ireonassseumnida — Happened, occurred; formal past of 'to happen/rise'

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marker); referring to one's mother

침실에서

chimsireseo — In the bedroom; location of action in bedroom

단둘이

danduri — Just the two of us; alone together as a pair

이야기하고

iyagihago — Talking and; connective form of 'to talk/converse'

싶어했습니다

sipeohaessseumnida — Wanted to; formal past tense of wanting to do

마음에

maume — In the mind/heart; mental or emotional location

새기고

saegigo — Engraving, bearing in mind; connective of 'to engrave'

위층으로

wicheungeuro — To the upper floor; directional toward upstairs

올라가려

ollagaryeo — Intending to go up; purposive form of 'to ascend'

나눌

nanul — To share, divide; future modifier of 'to share'

이야기는

iyagineun — Story, talk (topic marker); subject of conversation

나중에

najunge — Later, afterward; adverb indicating a future time

해도

haedo — Even if done; concessive form of 'to do'

되잖아요

doejanaayo — Isn't it fine/okay; reassuring rhetorical expression

말하며

malhamyeo — Saying while; simultaneous connective of 'to say'

달랬습니다

dallaeassseumnida — Soothed, comforted; formal past of 'to comfort'

어찌어찌하여

eojjieojjiayeo — Somehow, by some means; expression of vague process

결국

gyeolguk — In the end, eventually; adverb of final outcome

설득하는

seoldeukaneun — Persuading; present modifier of 'to persuade'

데

de — Place, fact, point; dependent noun for situation

성공했고

seonggonghaetgo — Succeeded and; past connective of 'to succeed'

털어놓아야

teoreonnoa ya — Must confess/reveal; obligation to open up about

매일

maeil — Every day; adverb indicating daily recurrence

밤

bam — Night; noun referring to the nighttime period

잠자리에

jamjarie — In bed; expression meaning going to sleep

들면

deulmyeon — When going to bed; conditional of 'to go to bed'

불을

bureul — Light, fire (object marker); referring to a light

끄자마자

kkeujamaja — As soon as turning off; immediately upon turning off

남자가

namjaga — Man (subject marker); male person as subject

와서

waseo — Coming and; sequential connective of 'to come'

곁에

gyeote — Beside, next to; location particle meaning nearby

누웠다고

nuwotdago — Saying lay down; reported past of 'to lie down'

번도

beondo — Not even once; counter with negative emphasis

본

bon — Seen; past modifier of 'to see/look at'

적이

jeogi — Experience of; dependent noun for past experience

없다고

eopdago — Saying there is not; reported absence or lack

날이

nari — Day (subject marker); referring to daylight or day

밝기

balkgi — Brightness; nominalized form of 'to be bright'

전에

jeone — Before; time particle indicating prior to event

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times; adverb of frequency

일어나

ireona — Getting up; connective form of 'to get up/rise'

사라졌기

sarajyeotgi — Having disappeared; nominalized past of 'to vanish'

때문이었습니다

ttaemuniyeossseumnida — It was because of; formal causal explanatory ending

또한

ttohan — Also, furthermore; additive conjunction or adverb

보고

bogo — Seeing and/wanting to see; connective of 'to see'

싶은

sipheun — Wanting to; modifier form expressing desire

슬프고

seulpeugo — Sad and; connective form of adjective 'to be sad'

애달파하며

aedalpahamyeo — Feeling sorrowful and yearning; simultaneous aching

지냈다고

jinaetdago — Saying spent time; reported past of 'to get along'

하루

haru — One day, a day; noun for a full day period

종일

jongil — All day long; adverb meaning throughout the day

홀로

hollo — Alone, by oneself; adverb indicating solitude

그곳을

geugoseul — That place (object marker); referring to that location

거닐었으며

geonil-eosseumyeo — Wandered and; past connective of 'to stroll/wander'

생활이

saengwari — Life, living (subject marker); daily life as subject

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how; adverb expressing degree or extent

따분하고

ttabunhago — Boring and; connective of adjective 'to be boring'

황량하고

hwangnyangago — Desolate and; connective of 'to be barren/bleak'

외로운지

oeorounji — How lonely; indirect question form of 'to be lonely'

모른다고

morundago — Saying doesn't know; reported ignorance or unawareness

세상에

sesange — Oh my goodness; exclamation expressing shock or surprise

네가

nega — You (subject marker); informal second-person subject

함께

hamkke — Together, with; adverb meaning in company of

잠을

jameul — Sleep (object marker); referring to sleeping together

잔

jan — Slept; past modifier of 'to sleep'

건

geon — The thing/fact; contracted nominalizer 것은

몰라

molla — I don't know; informal form of 'to not know'

이제

ije — Now, from now on; temporal adverb meaning at present

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject form

볼

bol — To see; future/prospective modifier of 'to see'

수

su — Way, ability; dependent noun indicating possibility

있는

inneun — Existing, available; present modifier of 'to exist'

방법을

bangbeobeul — Method, way (object marker); a means or approach

가르쳐

gareuchyeo — Teaching, showing; connective of 'to teach/show'

주마

juma — I will give/do for you; informal volitional promise