East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 37

Vocabulary

소년이

sonyeoni — The boy (subject marker attached)

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; told someone something

내가

naega — I; me (subject marker attached)

이것들

igeotdeul — These things; plural of 'this thing'

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

하나를

hanareul — One (object marker); one item

휘두르지

hwidureuji — Swing; wield (negative or conditional form)

못한다면

motandamyeon — If one cannot do something; conditional inability

그것도

geugeotdo — That too; even that thing

참

cham — Really; truly; indeed; quite

우스운

ususeun — Funny; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

그러면서

geureomyeonseo — While saying/doing that; at the same time

그는

geuneun — He; him (subject marker attached)

의자

uija — Chair; seat; a piece of furniture

두세

duse — Two or three; a few

개를

gaereul — Items (counter for objects, object marker)

하나

hana — One; a single item or unit

위에

wie — On top of; above something

하나씩

hanassik — One by one; one at a time

쌓고

ssahgo — Stack; pile up and then

뛰어올라

ttwieolla — Jump up; leap onto something

손가락

sonkarak — Finger; one of the digits of the hand

끝으로

kkeuteuro — With the tip of; to the end

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative degree

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size

칼에

kare — To/at the knife or sword

닿더니

datdeoni — Touched and then; reached and subsequently

공중으로

gongjungeuro — Into the air; up into midair

던져

deonjyeo — Throw; toss; fling something

올렸다가

ollyeotdaga — Threw up and then; raised temporarily

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

손잡이를

sonjabireul — Handle; grip (object marker attached)

잡아챘다

jabachaetda — Snatched; grabbed quickly and firmly

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; like that

다음

daeum — Next; the following; after that

뛰어내리면서

ttwieodaerimyeonseo — While jumping down; leaping off simultaneously

동시에

dongsie — At the same time; simultaneously

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative or article-like)

칼로

kallo — With the knife or sword; using blade

바닥을

badageul — The floor; the ground (object marker)

세게

sege — Hard; strongly; with great force

내리쳐

naericyeo — Strike down; hit hard downward

홀

hol — Hall; large room or chamber

전체가

jeonchega — The entire; the whole (subject marker)

흔들렸다

heundeullyeotda — Shook; trembled; vibrated intensely

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; thus

내려온

naeryeoon — Came down; descended from above

후

hu — After; following; subsequent to something

칼을

kareul — Knife; sword (object marker attached)

겨드랑이에

gyeodeurangie — Under the armpit; in the armpit area

끼고

kkigo — Tuck under; wedge between and carry

들고

deulgo — Holding; carrying something in hand

다녔다

danyeotda — Went around; walked about; carried around

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker attached); those people

성에서

seongeseo — At/in the castle; from the castle

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short while

함께

hamkke — Together; with each other; jointly

지내다가

jinaedaga — While spending time; living together and then

공주는

gongjuneun — The princess (topic marker attached)

부모님께

To one's parents (honorific dative marker)

돌아가

doraega — Return; go back to a place

자신에게

jasinege — To oneself; regarding oneself; for herself

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of thing

일이

iri — Thing; matter; event (subject marker attached)

있었는지

isseonneunji — Whether something happened; what had occurred

생각했다

saengakaetda — Thought; considered; had a thought

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); those people then

배에

bae e — On the ship; onto the boat

짐을

jimeul — Luggage; cargo; load (object marker)

싣고

sitgo — Load onto; place cargo and then

성을

seongeul — Castle; fortress (object marker attached)

떠나

tteona — Leave; depart from a place

항해를

hanghae reul — Voyage; sea journey (object marker attached)

시작했다

sijakaetda — Started; began; commenced an activity

공주가

gongjuga — The princess (subject marker attached)

떠나고

tteonago — After leaving; departed and then

이리저리

irijeorin — Here and there; this way and that

돌아다니다가

doradanidaga — While wandering around; roaming about and then

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); himself/herself

심부름을

simbureumeul — Errand; task assigned (object marker attached)

받아

bada — Receive; accept; get something given

이곳에

igose — To/at this place; here; this location

어머니의

eomeoniye — Mother's; belonging to one's mother

건강을

geongangeul — Health (object marker); one's physical wellbeing

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit

무언가를

mueongareul — Something (object marker); some unspecified thing

가져오러

gajyeooreoro — In order to bring; to fetch something

것을

geoseul — Thing; fact (object marker); nominalizer

떠올렸다

tteoollyeotda — Recalled; remembered; brought to mind

속으로

sogeuro — Inwardly; inside oneself; in one's mind

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — Anyway; regardless; in any case

노파가

nopaga — Old woman (subject marker); elderly lady

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; evil; wicked; not good

건

geon — Thing; it is not (contracted form)

아니었고

anieotgo — Was not; and it wasn't something bad

이제쯤은

ijejjeumen — By now; around this time; at this point

다

da — All; completely; fully recovered

나았겠지

naatgessji — Must have recovered; probably got better by now

라고

rago — Quotation marker; saying that; thinking that

생각했지만

saengakaetjiman — Thought so but; considered it yet still

그래도

geuraedo — Even so; still; nevertheless; despite that

가서

gaseo — Go and; going there and then

상태를

sangtaereul — Condition; state; situation (object marker attached)

직접

jikjeop — Directly; in person; firsthand

확인해야겠다고

hwakinhaeyagessago — Must confirm; should check it out oneself

가보았고

Went and checked; visited and saw

남자와

namjawa — With the man; the man and (conjunction)

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; one's mom

모두

modu — All; both; everyone; everything

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite; really

건강하고

geonganghago — Healthy and; in good health and also

활기차다는

hwalgichadaneun — Being lively; full of energy and vitality

알게

alge — Came to know; got to find out

되었다

doeseotda — Became; turned out; came to be

이런

ireon — This kind of; such a; like this

초라한

chorahan — Shabby; humble; run-down; poor-looking

오두막에서

odumageseo — In/at a hut; inside a small cabin

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; indeed; very much so

딱하기도

ttakagido — Pitiful; quite pathetic; so unfortunate

하지요

hajijo — Isn't it so; don't you think; right?