East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 43

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject form); it is

성에

seonge — At/to the castle or fortress

도착했을

dochakhaesseul — When (they) had arrived at a place

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all people (subject marker attached)

두려워했는데

duryeowohennunde — Were afraid/fearful, but; felt fear then

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort

짐승은

jimseugeun — The beast/animal (topic marker attached)

전에

jeone — Before; previously; in the past

본

bon — Seen; having seen (past modifier form)

적이

jeogi — Experience of; instance of doing something

없었기

eopseotgi — Because there was not; having not existed

때문이었다

ttaemuniyeotda — It was because of; the reason was that

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless; on the other hand

선장은

seonjjangeun — The captain (topic marker); ship's commander

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object form); it (object)

보고

bogo — Seeing; after seeing; having looked at

웃지만

utjiman — As long as one doesn't laugh; not laughing

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; unless; as long as one doesn't

위험하지

wiheomhaji — Not dangerous; not harmful (negation follows)

않다고

antago — (Said) that it is not; reported negation

말했다

malhaetda — Said; told; stated something to someone

그들은

geudeureun — They; those people (topic marker attached)

절대

jeoldae — Absolutely; never; under no circumstances

그래서는

geulaeseonun — In doing so; by acting that way therefore

안

an — Not; don't; negation before a verb

되었는데

doeeonnunde — Should not have; it became so but then

그렇지

geureochi — Otherwise; if not so; or else then

그들을

geudeureul — Them; those people (object marker attached)

갈기갈기

galgigalgi — Into shreds; to pieces; torn apart completely

찢어버릴

jjijeobeorил — Would tear apart; to rip to pieces entirely

것이기

geosigi — Because it is the thing that; since it would

왕이

wangi — The king (subject marker); ruler of kingdom

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative/definite article equivalent)

말을

mareul — The words/speech (object marker attached)

듣고

deutgo — Hearing; after listening; having heard something

궁정의

gungjeonge — Of the royal court; palace court's (possessive)

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one of

사람들에게

saramdeulege — To all people; to the people (indirect object)

웃지

utji — Laugh (base for negation); to smile/laugh

말라고

mallago — (Told) not to do; prohibition reported speech

경고했다

gyeonggothaetda — Warned; issued a warning to someone

구경거리가

gugyeonggeoriga — The spectacle/show (subject marker attached)

한창일

hanchangil — At its peak; in full swing; most active moment

왕의

wangui — The king's; belonging to the king (possessive)

시녀

sinyeo — Lady-in-waiting; female court attendant or maid

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; one of several

한

han — One; a; single (numeral/article before noun)

명이

myeongi — One person (counter for people, subject form)

들어와

deureo wa — Came in; entered; walked into a place

곰을

gomeul — The bear (object marker); referring to a bear

보며

bomyeo — While looking at; as she watched something

웃고

utgo — Laughing and; smiled and then did something

놀리기

nolligi — Teasing; mocking; making fun of someone

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Began and; started doing something then continued

곰이

gomi — The bear (subject marker); a bear (subject)

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; toward her; at her (indirect object)

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — Rushed at; lunged toward; charged at someone

물어뜯어서

mureotteujeoseo — Bit and tore; gnawed and ripped causing result

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; belonging to her (possessive marker)

옷이

osi — The clothes/garment (subject marker attached)

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly any left remaining

남아나지

namanaij — Did not remain; nothing was left intact

않았다

anatda — Did not; was not; negation in past tense

그러자

geuroja — Then; thereupon; at that moment as a result

사람들이

saramdeuri — The people (subject marker); people then acted

슬피

seulpi — Sadly; sorrowfully; in a grief-stricken manner

울기

ulgi — Crying; weeping (noun/verb form of to cry)

선장이

seonjjangi — The captain (subject marker); the ship captain

가장

gajang — Most; the most; to the greatest degree

크게

keuge — Loudly; greatly; in a big/loud manner

울었다

ureotda — Cried; wept; shed tears in the past

쓸데없는

sseuldeeomneun — Useless; pointless; needless; serving no purpose

소리

sori — Sound; noise; words; nonsensical talk here

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to her specifically

그저

geujeo — Just; merely; only; nothing more than that

시녀일

sinyeol — Being a maid; is just a lady-in-waiting

뿐이고

Is only; merely; nothing but that and also

게다가

gedaga — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that

이건

igeon — This is; this thing (contracted topic form)

당신

dangsin — You (formal/polite second person pronoun)

일이

ili — Matter/affair (subject marker); one's business

아니라

anira — Not; is not; rather than; it's not that

내

nae — My; mine; belonging to the speaker (possessive)

일이오

ilio — It is my matter/business (polite ending form)

끝났을

kkeutnaasseul — When it had ended; after it was finished

때는

ttaeneun — At the time; when (topic marker on time)

밤이

bami — The night (subject marker); it was nighttime

늦었다

neujeotda — Was late; it had become late at night

이렇게

ireoke — This late; like this; in this manner/degree

늦은

neujeun — Late (modifier form); at a late hour/time

시간에

sigane — At this time; at the hour; during this time

떠나봐야

tteonaboaya — Even if one tries to leave; departing is useless

소용없소

soyongeopso — It's useless; no use; pointless (polite form)

곰은

gomeun — The bear (topic marker); regarding the bear

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; at this place; in this location

자는

janeun — Sleeping; who sleeps (present modifier form)

것이

geosi — The thing that; it is (subject nominalization)

좋겠소

jokessso — Would be good; it seems best (polite form)

아마도

amado — Perhaps; probably; maybe; most likely so

부엌

bueok — Kitchen; the cooking area of a house

불

bul — Fire; flame; light; heat from burning

옆

yeop — Side; next to; beside; adjacent to something

화롯가에서

hwarotgaeseo — At the fireside; beside the hearth or brazier

자면

jamyeon — If one sleeps; when sleeping (conditional form)

될

doel — Will be fine; will do; will become sufficient

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case that; formal declarative ending

아니오

anio — No; that is not so (formal polite refusal)

이곳

igot — This place; here; this very location/spot

위에서

wieseo — On top of; above; upstairs in this building

자야

jaya — Must sleep; should sleep (obligation form)

하며

hamyeo — Saying; while saying; stating and doing simultaneously

잘

jal — Well; comfortably; properly (adverb of manner)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in can/able structure)

있도록

itdorok — So that one can; in order to be able

베개와

begaeya — A pillow and; pillow (with conjunction marker)

방석을

bangseogеul — Cushion/floor mat (object marker); sitting pad

줄

jul — Will give; to give (future/intention form)

것이오

geosio — It is so; I will (polite declarative ending)

방석이

bangseogi — The cushion/mat (subject marker); floor padding

무더기

mudegi — A pile; a heap; a large quantity of things

가져와졌고

gajyeowajyeotgo — Was brought (passive); were fetched and then

옆방에

yeobange — In the next room; in the adjoining room

침대를

chimdaereul — The bed (object marker); a sleeping bed

배정받았다

baejeonbadatda — Was assigned; was allocated a bed or place

한밤중에

hanbamjunge — In the middle of the night; at midnight

손에

sone — In the hand; holding in one's hand

등불을

deungbureul — The lantern/lamp light (object marker attached)

들고

deulgo — Holding; carrying; lifting and then doing

열쇠

yeolsoe — Key; a key used to open a lock

꾸러미를

kkureomireul — The bundle/bunch (object); a bundle of keys

가지고

gajigo — Having; carrying; holding; bringing along something

와서

waseo — Coming and; having come; arriving and then

흰

huin — White (modifier); the white one (color adjective)

데리고

derigo — Taking (a person); leading someone along with

가버렸다

gabeoryeotda — Went away; left completely; departed for good