East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 29

Vocabulary

조금

jogeum — A little, a small amount

먹고

meokgo — Eating and (connective form of 먹다)

나자

naja — As soon as (something) was done

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker form)

두

du — Two, a pair of

손으로

soneuro — With hands, using one's hands

통을

tongeul — Barrel/container (object marker form)

들어

deure — Lifting, picking up (connective form)

바닥으로

badageuro — Toward the floor, down to the ground

내려놓았다

naeryeonoassda — Put down, set something down gently

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of

다음

daeum — Next, after, following

어머니에게

eomeoniegee — To/for mother (dative marker form)

와서

waseo — Coming and then (connective form of 오다)

마시라고

masirago — Telling someone to drink something

했지만

haetjiman — Did (something) but, however

통이

tongi — Barrel/container (subject marker form)

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before, unchanged

너무

neomu — Too, excessively, very much

높아서

nopaseo — Because it is high or tall

어머니가

eomoniga — Mother (subject marker form)

손이

soni — Hand (subject marker form)

닿지

daji — Reaching, touching (negation connective form)

않았다

anassda — Did not (past tense negation)

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, as a result

어머니를

eomeonireul — Mother (object marker form)

올려

ollye — Lifting up (connective form of 올리다)

마시는

masineun — Drinking (present participle modifier form)

동안

dongan — During, while, for a period of time

통의

tongui — Of the barrel/container (possessive form)

가장자리까지

gajangjarikaji — All the way to the edge or rim

붙들어

butdeure — Holding onto, grasping firmly

주었다

jueossda — Gave, did (something) for someone

그

geu — He, that, the (demonstrative/pronoun)

자신은

jasineun — Oneself, himself (topic marker form)

통

tong — Barrel, container, large cylindrical vessel

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside, toward the interior

기어

gie — Crawling (connective form of 기다)

올라가

ollaga — Going up, climbing (connective form)

고양이처럼

goyangi cheoreom — Like a cat, in a cat-like manner

매달려서

medallyeoseo — Hanging, clinging on to something

마셨다

masyeossda — Drank (past tense of 마시다)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way, so

갈증을

galjeungeul — Thirst (object marker form)

해소하고

haesohago — Relieving, resolving (connective form)

나서

naseo — After doing, having finished (connective form)

다시

dasi — Again, once more, anew

탁자

takja — Table, desk, small flat-surfaced furniture

위에

wie — On top of, above, on

올려놓고

ollyenoko — Placing on top, setting up on something

남자에게

namjaege — To the man, for the man

좋은

joheun — Good, nice, pleasant (modifier form)

식사에

siksae — For the meal, regarding the food

감사를

gamsareul — Gratitude, thanks (object marker form)

표했다

pyohaessda — Expressed, showed (past tense of 표하다)

그리고

geurigo — And, and then, furthermore

어머니에게도

eomeoniegedo — To mother as well, also to mother

감사

gamsa — Gratitude, thanks, appreciation

인사를

insareul — Greeting, bow (object marker form)

하라고

harago — Telling someone to do something

했는데

haenneunde — Did but, although (past connective form)

두려웠지만

duryeowotjiman — Was afraid but, despite being frightened

할

hal — To do, will do (future modifier form)

수밖에

subakke — No choice but to, can only do

없었다

eopseossda — Did not exist, there was not

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy (topic marker form)

남자

namja — Man, male person

옆에

yeope — Beside, next to, at the side

앉아

anja — Sitting (connective form of 앉다)

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, conversation (object marker form)

나누기

nanugi — Sharing, exchanging (noun form of 나누다)

시작했고

sijakaetgo — Started and then (connective past form)

잠시

jamsi — For a moment, briefly, a short while

있다가

itdaga — After being/staying for a while

말했다

malhaessda — Said, spoke (past tense of 말하다)

자

ja — Come on, let's go (interjection)

나도

nado — I also, me too

저녁을

jeonyeogeul — Evening meal, dinner (object marker form)

좀

jom — A little, please (softening particle)

먹어야겠군

meogeogyagetgun — I should eat something, I must eat

그러고는

geureogoneun — And then, after that, thereupon

탁자로

takjaro — Toward the table, to the table

가서

gaseo — Going and then (connective form of 가다)

소

so — Cow, ox, cattle

한

han — One, a single (numeral modifier)

마리를

marireul — Animal counter unit (object marker form)

통째로

tongjjaero — Whole, entirely, all at once

발굽과

balgupgwa — Hooves and (connective form)

뿔까지

ppulkkaji — Even the horns, including the horns

모두

modu — All, everything, everyone

먹어치우고

meogeochiugo — Devoured completely and then (connective)

마지막

majimak — Last, final, the very end

방울까지

bangulkkaji — Even the last drop, to the last droplet

다

da — All, completely, entirely

마신

masin — Drank (past participle modifier form)

돌아와

dorawa — Returning, coming back (connective form)

벤치에

benchiee — On the bench, at the bench

앉았다

anjassda — Sat down (past tense of 앉다)

침대

chimdae — Bed, sleeping furniture

문제로

munjero — Regarding the problem, as for the issue

말하자면

malhajabyeon — Speaking of, as for, to put it simply

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way

해야

haeya — Must do, have to do (obligation form)

할지

halji — Whether to do, what to do (uncertainty)

모르겠군요

moreugetgunyo — I'm not sure, I don't know (polite)

하나와

hanawa — One and, a single one and (connective)

요람

yoram — Cradle, baby's rocking bed

하나밖에

hanabakke — Only one, nothing but one

없는데

eomneunde — There isn't but, doesn't exist however

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker, formal/literary)

요람에서

yorameseo — In the cradle, from the cradle

자고

jago — Sleeping and then (connective form of 자다)

저쪽

jeojjok — That side, over there, the other side

침대에

chimdaee — On the bed, in the bed

누우신다면

nuusineusdamyeon — If you lie down (honorific conditional form)

그럭저럭

geureokjeoruok — Somehow, so-so, managing tolerably well

괜찮을

gwaenchanheul — Will be okay, should be fine (modifier)

것

geot — Thing, fact, nominalizer particle

같습니다

gatsseumnida — It seems, it appears, I think (formal)