East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 31

Vocabulary

다음

da-eum — Next; the following item or time period

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because; used to introduce a reason or explanation

그것은

geu-geo-seun — As for that; it (topic-marked demonstrative pronoun)

대낮처럼

dae-nat-cheo-reom — Like broad daylight; as bright as midday

분명한

bun-myeong-han — Clear, obvious, evident; without doubt

노파가

no-pa-ga — Old woman (subject-marked); elderly female person

며칠

myeo-chil — Several days; a few days

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

머물며

meo-mul-myeo — While staying; remaining at a place temporarily

집을

ji-beul — House (object-marked); home as direct object

돌봐

dol-bwa — To look after, care for; tend to something

줄

jul — Ability or way to do something; string or line

물었다

mu-reot-da — Asked; posed a question to someone

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; additionally; used to connect sentences

날이

na-ri — Day (subject-marked); days as grammatical subject

지나면서

ji-na-myeon-seo — As time passes; while going by or elapsing

그는

geu-neun — He (topic-marked); referring to a male person

커다란

keo-da-ran — Very large, huge; describing something of great size

들고

deul-go — Holding, carrying; lifting and bringing something along

소년에게

so-nyeon-e-ge — To the boy; toward or for the young male

함께

ham-kke — Together; jointly with another person or group

언덕

eon-deok — Hill; a raised area of land, smaller than mountain

위로

wi-ro — Upward, to the top; in the direction of above

올라가

ol-la-ga — To go up, climb; ascend to a higher place

몇

myeot — Several, a few; asking or indicating a small number

개

gae — Counter for objects; general counting unit in Korean

캐낼

kae-nael — To dig out, extract; remove something buried or embedded

생각이

saeng-ga-gi — Thought, idea (subject-marked); intention or consideration

소년은

so-nyeo-neun — The boy (topic-marked); young male as sentence topic

기꺼이

gi-kkeo-i — Willingly, gladly; doing something with good will

말하고

mal-ha-go — Said and; spoke and then did something else

갔다

gat-da — Went; moved to or departed toward a destination

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — In that way, like that; thus, accordingly

해서

hae-seo — By doing so; having done, therefore resulting in

돌을

do-reul — Stone or rock (object-marked); solid mineral object

뒤

dwi — After; behind; the rear side or subsequent time

아래로

a-rae-ro — Downward, below; in the direction of a lower place

내려가

nae-ryeo-ga — To go down, descend; move to a lower position

바위의

ba-wi-ui — Of the rock; possessive form relating to a boulder

갈라진

gal-la-jin — Split, cracked; separated into parts or fissured

틈을

teu-meul — Gap, crack, crevice (object-marked); narrow opening

했다

haet-da — Did; past tense of 하다, indicating completed action

소년이

so-nyeo-ni — The boy (subject-marked); young male as grammatical subject

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner

일을

i-reul — Work, task (object-marked); a job or activity

하는

ha-neun — Doing; present-tense modifier form of to do

열심히

yeol-sim-hi — Diligently, hard; with great effort and dedication

일하며

il-ha-myeo — While working; laboring and simultaneously doing else

힘을

hi-meul — Strength, power (object-marked); physical or mental force

다해

da-hae — Using all of; exhausting one's full effort or strength

바위

ba-wi — Rock, boulder; a large solid mass of stone

하나를

ha-na-reul — One (object-marked); a single item as direct object

통째로

tong-jjae-ro — Wholly, entirely; all in one piece without breaking

자리에서

ja-ri-e-seo — From its place; out of the original position or spot

바위는

ba-wi-neun — The rock (topic-marked); boulder as sentence topic

있는

in-neun — Existing, being at; present-tense form of to be/exist

곳을

go-seul — Place (object-marked); a location as direct object

향해

hyang-hae — Toward; heading in the direction of something

곧장

got-jjang — Straight, directly; without detour or delay

굴러

gul-leo — Rolling; moving by rotating along a surface

내려왔다

nae-ryeo-wat-da — Came down; descended and arrived at a lower place

그러나

geu-reo-na — However, but; introduces a contrasting statement

한쪽으로

han-jjo-geu-ro — To one side; moving laterally out of the way

피할

pi-hal — To avoid, evade; future modifier form of to dodge

있을

i-sseul — Will be able to; future form of to exist or can

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until the time; up to a certain moment or event

바위를

ba-wi-reul — The rock (object-marked); boulder as direct object

받쳐

bat-chyeo — Propping up, supporting; holding something from below

그냥

geu-nyang — Just, simply; without special reason or change

내버려

nae-beo-ryeo — Leave alone, let go; abandon or release without care

두었다

du-eot-da — Left, let remain; placed and allowed to stay as is

이제

i-je — Now, at this point; referring to the present moment

당신이

dang-si-ni — You (subject-marked); second-person formal pronoun

나한테

na-han-te — To me; indicating direction or target toward the speaker

무슨

mu-seun — What kind of; asking the type or nature of something

짓을

ji-seul — Deed, act (object-marked); usually a negative action

알겠어요

al-get-sseo-yo — I understand now; I can see or figure it out

나를

na-reul — Me (object-marked); first person as direct object

눌러

nul-leo — Press down, push; applying force downward on something

그러니

geu-reo-ni — So, therefore; drawing a logical conclusion

직접

jik-jeop — Directly, personally; doing something oneself firsthand

내려가서

nae-ryeo-ga-seo — Going down and then; descending before next action

살펴보세요

sal-pyeo-bo-se-yo — Please look carefully; polite request to examine something

나는

na-neun — I (topic-marked); first-person singular as sentence topic

위에서

wi-e-seo — From above, up here; at or from a higher position

있을게요

i-sseul-ge-yo — I will stay, I'll be here; polite future commitment

시키는

si-ki-neun — Ordering, commanding; present modifier of to make do

대로

dae-ro — As directed, according to; following a certain way

하지

ha-ji — Do; base negative connective form of 하다

않을

a-neul — Not doing; future modifier form of negative particle

없었고

eop-seot-go — There was not and; lacked something, then continued

결국

gyeol-guk — In the end, eventually; ultimately after everything

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing (subject-marked); it as grammatical subject

떨어져

tteo-reo-jyeo — Falling off, dropping; separating and falling downward

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive form of the male third-person pronoun

허벅지

heo-beok-ji — Thigh; the upper part of the human leg

부러뜨렸다

bu-reo-tteu-ryeot-da — Broke, fractured; caused a bone or object to snap

이런

i-reon — This kind of; exclamation of surprise or frustration