East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 38

Vocabulary

나와

nawa — Come out; informal command to come out

함께

hamkke — Together; in company with someone

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

성으로

seong-euro — To the castle; toward a fortress or castle

오세요

oseyo — Please come; polite imperative of to come

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; in that case; if so

내가

naega — I; subject marker form of first person

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent or degree

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; magnificent; admirable person or thing

사람인지

saraminji — Whether (one) is a person; type of person

알게

alge — Come to know; get to understand something

될

doel — Will become; future form of to become

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite future sentence ending

글쎄요

geulsseyо — Well; expression of hesitation or uncertainty

둘

dul — Two; the number two in native Korean

다

da — All; both; entirely; completely

갈

gal — Will go; future modifier form of to go

준비가

junbiga — Preparation; readiness (subject marked)

되어

doeo — Having become; connective form of to become

있었고

isseotgo — Was and; existed and (connective past tense)

가는

ganeun — Going; present modifier form of to go

길에

gire — On the way; along the road or path

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of he/that person

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject); one's mother as subject

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form directed at him

말을

mareul — Words; speech (object marked)

걸며

geolmyeo — While talking to; engaging in conversation with

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

강해졌는지

ganghaejeonneunji — Whether or how one became strong

물어보았습니다

mureobоasseumnida — Asked; inquired formally in past tense

꼭

kkok — Surely; definitely; without fail; tightly

알고

algo — Knowing; connective form of to know

싶으시다면

sippeusidamyeon — If you wish to; honorific conditional of wanting

당신과

dangsinkwa — With you; together with you (formal)

구걸하러

gugeolhareo — To beg; going out for the purpose of begging

나갔던

nagatteon — Had gone out; past retrospective modifier

그때

geuttae — At that time; back then; that moment

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small elevated area of land

비탈에

bitare — On the slope; on the hillside or incline

놓여

noyeo — Placed; lying; set down on a surface

있던

itteon — That was there; past retrospective modifier of exist

파란

paran — Blue; of a blue color

띠

tti — Band; sash; strip of cloth worn around body

덕분이에요

deokbunieyo — It is thanks to; owing to something beneficial

라고

rago — Saying that; quotation particle for reported speech

소년이

sonyeoni — The boy (subject); young male as subject

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke formally in the past tense

아직도

ajikdo — Still; even now; continuing up to this point

가지고

gajigo — Carrying; having; holding with oneself

있니

inni — Do you have; informal question about possession

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject); female third person as subject

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; questioned formally in the past tense

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean

그는

geuneun — He; male third person as topic/subject

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There was; existed formally in past tense

그것은

geugeogeun — It; that thing as the topic of sentence

허리에

heolie — Around the waist; at the hip area

묶여

mukyeo — Tied; bound; fastened with a knot

그것을

geugeoseul — It (object); that thing as grammatical object

볼

bol — To see; future/modifier form of to look

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (ability marker)

있을까요

isseulkkayo — May I; is it possible; wondering politely

그래도

geuraedo — Even so; nevertheless; still; regardless

됩니다

doemnida — It is okay; it will do; acceptable formally

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; consequently; and so; thus

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; dative form directed at her

보여주려고

boyeojuryeogo — In order to show; intending to show someone

조끼와

jokkiwa — Vest and; a sleeveless garment and something else

셔츠를

syeocheureul — Shirt (object); a shirt as grammatical object

펼쳐

pyeolchyeo — Spreading open; unfolding; opening out flat

열었습니다

yeoreosseumnida — Opened; formally stated past act of opening

그러자

geureoja — At that; thereupon; and then immediately after

두

du — Two; the number two (before a counter noun)

손으로

soneur​o — With hands; using one's hands as instrument

낚아채서

nakkchaeseo — Snatching; grabbing suddenly with force

뜯어내고

tteudeornaego — Tearing off; ripping away and then doing more

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself possessively

주먹에

jumeoge — In the fist; around one's clenched hand

감아

gama — Winding; wrapping around something tightly

비틀었습니다

biteureosseumnida — Twisted; wrung; contorted something with force

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this moment on

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Shouted; cried out loudly in past tense

너

neo — You; informal second-person pronoun

같은

gateun — Like; same as; similar to something

비열한

biyeolhan — Vile; despicable; base; contemptible in nature

놈을

nomeul — Scoundrel (object); offensive term for a person

해줄까

haejulkka — Shall I do for you; offering to do something

한

han — One; a single (native Korean numeral modifier)

방만

bangman — Just one hit; only a single blow or strike

먹여서

meogyeoseo — Feeding; landing a blow; delivering a hit

머리통을

meorittongeul — Head (object); slang for the skull or head

박살내

baksallaе — Smash; shatter; destroy completely with force

버리겠어

beorigeseo — Will do away with; expressive future disposal

그런

geuren — Such; that kind of; like that (modifier)

악당에게는

akdangegeneun — For such a villain; to that kind of scoundrel

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; very much (intensifier)

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; pleasant (modifier form)

죽음이야

jugeuмiya — It is death; that is dying (informal statement)

안

an — Not; negation word placed before a verb

돼

dwae — No way; won't do; it's not okay

먼저

meonjeo — First; before anything else; ahead of time

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object); the eyes as grammatical object

태워버리고

taewobeorigo — Burn away first; set fire to and discard

그다음

geudaeum — After that; next; the following step

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny (modifier form)

배에

baee — On a boat; aboard a small vessel

태워

taewo — Put on board; load onto a vehicle or vessel

표류하게

pyoryuhage — To drift; so as to float adrift at sea

하자

haja — Let's do; informal suggestion to do together

그래서

geraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural as topic

그를

geureul — Him (object); male third person as object

내버려

naebeolyeo — Leave alone; abandon; let be without care

두었습니다

dueosseumnida — Left; placed; put aside formally in past tense

기도와

gidowa — Prayers and; petitions to a deity and more

눈물에도

nunmuredo — Even with tears; despite crying and weeping

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite; in spite of; regardless of something

그러나

geureuna — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting connector

배가

baega — The boat (subject); a vessel as subject

떠내려가자

tteonaeryeogaja — As it floated away; when the boat drifted off

사자들이

sajadeuri — The lions (subject); plural lions as subject

뒤를

dwireul — Behind (object); the rear or back as object

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming; stroking through water to follow

따라왔고

ttarawatgo — Followed and; came after and (connective past)

마침내

machimнае — Finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

배를

baereul — The boat (object); vessel as grammatical object

붙잡아

butjaba — Grabbing; catching; seizing hold of something

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; which (indefinite determiner)

섬의

seomui — Of an island; belonging to an island

해변으로

haebyeonеuro — To the beach; toward the seaside or shore

끌어당겼으며

kkeureoдangyeosseumyeo — Pulled toward and; dragged to and furthermore

소년을

sonyeoneul — The boy (object); young male as grammatical object

전나무

jeonnamу — Fir tree; a type of evergreen coniferous tree

아래에

araee — Under; below; beneath a specific location

내려놓았습니다

naeryeonоасseumnida — Set down; placed gently onto a surface formally