East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 49

Vocabulary

빨간

ppalgan — Red; describing something of red color

장미를

jangmireul — Rose (object marker attached); referring to a rose

드시면

deusimyeon — If you eat/consume (honorific conditional form)

사내아이가

sanaeiaga — Boy child (subject marker); a male child

태어날

taeonal — Will be born; future modifier form of to be born

것이고

geosigo — It will be, and; connective future nominal form

하얀

hayan — White; describing something of white color

여자아이가

yeojaaiga — Girl child (subject marker); a female child

보내질

bonaejil — Will be sent; future passive modifier form

것입니다

geosipnida — It is (formal); formal sentence-ending nominal form

하지만

hajiman — However, but; conjunction contrasting two statements

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative determiner

일이

iri — Matter, thing, event (subject marker attached)

있어도

isseodo — Even if there is; concessive connective form

두

du — Two; numeral used before a noun

_모두_

modu — All, both, everyone; indicating totality

드셔서는

deusyeoseoneun — As for eating (honorific); emphatic connective honorific form

안

an — Not; negation adverb placed before a verb

됩니다

doemnida — It becomes; formal present tense of to become

그랬다가는

geuraetdaganeun — If you do that; warns of negative consequence

후회하실

huhoehasil — Will regret (honorific); future honorific modifier form

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; informal polite future nominal ending

이것만은

igeotmaneun — At least this one thing; emphatic topic form

경고해

gyeonggohae — Warn; informal present form of to warn

드립니다

deurimnida — I humbly give/do (honorific); formal humble ending

하나만

hanaman — Only one; limiting a single item

드세요

deuseyo — Please eat (honorific); polite honorific imperative

꼭

kkok — Definitely, surely; adverb of strong emphasis

기억하세요

gieokaseyo — Please remember; polite honorific imperative form

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; adverb emphasizing sincerity

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you; formal expression of gratitude

하고

hago — And, saying; quotative or conjunctive particle

_왕비_

wangbi — Queen; the wife of a king

가

ga — Subject marker particle attached to a noun

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of to speak

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic marker); referring to something nearby

기쁜

gippeun — Joyful, glad; adjective modifier meaning happy

소식이군요

sosigigunyo — It is news; expressive sentence ending of discovery

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; additive conjunction

왕비는

wangbineun — The queen (topic marker); female royal subject

노파에게

nopaeege — To the old woman; dative particle for a person

금반지를

geumbanjiреул — Gold ring (object marker); a ring made of gold

주려

juryo — Intending to give; purposive connective verb form

했지만

haetjiman — Tried to do, but; past concessive connective form

노파는

nopaneun — The old woman (topic marker); an elderly female

받으려

badeuryo — Intending to receive; purposive connective verb form

하지

haji — Do not; negative connective base form

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore, and so; formal literary conjunction

는

neun — Topic marker particle attached to a noun

집으로

jibeuro — Toward home; directional particle meaning to home

돌아가

doraga — Return, go back; connective form of to go back

들은

deureun — Heard; past modifier form of to hear

대로

daero — As, according to; particle meaning in accordance with

행했습니다

haenghaessseumnida — Acted, carried out; formal past tense of to act

다음

daeum — Next, following; indicating what comes after

날

nal — Day; a unit of time equal to one day

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

해가

haega — The sun (subject marker); referring to the sun

뜰

tteul — Will rise; future modifier form of sun rising

무렵

muryeop — Around the time of; approximate time expression

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); third-person feminine pronoun

살그머니

salgeomeoni — Quietly, stealthily; adverb meaning in a sneaky way

정원으로

jeonwoneuro — To the garden; directional particle toward the garden

나가

naga — Go out; connective form of to go outside

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifier meaning small

컵을

keobeul — Cup (object marker); a small drinking vessel

들어

deureo — Lift, pick up; connective form of to lift

올렸습니다

ollyeossseumnida — Lifted up; formal past tense of to raise up

_정말로_

jeongmallo — Truly, really; emphatic adverb of sincerity

놀랐습니다

nollaessseumnida — Was surprised; formal past tense of to be surprised

사실

sasil — Actually, in fact; adverb meaning in reality

아무것도

amugeotsdo — Nothing at all; negative indefinite pronoun

보지

boji — See; negative connective base form of to see

못할

mothal — Will not be able to; future negative modifier form

거라고

georago — That it would be; indirect quotation future form

생각했기

saenggakhaetgi — Because thought; past causal modifier of to think

때문입니다

ttaemunipnida — It is because; formal causal explanatory ending

그런데

geureonde — But, however, by the way; mild contrasting conjunction

컵

keop — Cup; a small container for drinking

아래에

araee — Under, below; locative particle meaning beneath

송이의

songiei — Bloom, sprig of (possessive); counter for flowers

장미가

jangmiga — Rose (subject marker); a flowering plant

있었으니

isseosseuни — There was, so; past causal connective form

하나는

hananeun — One (topic marker); referring to one of something

빨간색이고

ppalgansaegiго — Is red in color, and; connective color description

하얀색이었습니다

hayansaegieossseumnida — Was white in color; formal past color description

이제

ije — Now, at this point; temporal adverb meaning now

몹시

mopsi — Very, extremely; adverb of high intensity

고민스러웠습니다

gominseureoweossseumnida — Was troubled, agonized; formal past of being worried

어느

eoneu — Which; interrogative determiner choosing among options

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); referring to an item or option

골라야

golraya — Must choose; obligatory connective form of to choose

할지

halji — Whether to do; indirect question connective form

몰랐기

mollatgi — Because did not know; past causal modifier form

고르면

goreumyeon — If one chooses; conditional form of to choose

생각했습니다

saenggakhaessseumnida — Thought, considered; formal past tense of to think

생길

saengil — Will arise, be born; future modifier of to arise

텐데

tende — I suppose it will; speculative connective ending

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative determiner

아이가

aiga — Child (subject marker); a young person

자라서

jaraseo — Grows up and; sequential connective of to grow up

전쟁에

jeonjaenge — In war; locative particle referring to warfare

죽을

jugeul — Will die; future modifier form of to die

수도

sudo — Also could; potential particle adding possibility

있어

isseo — There is, can; informal present existence form

골라

golla — Choose, pick; connective form of to select

생긴다면

saengindamyeon — If a boy is born; conditional future connective

아이는

aineun — The child (topic marker); referring to a child

잠시

jamsi — For a while, briefly; adverb of short duration

우리와

uriwa — With us; comitative particle meaning together with us

함께

hamkke — Together; adverb meaning jointly or in company

집에

jibe — At home; locative particle meaning at the house

있겠지만

itgetjiman — Will be, but; concessive future speculative form

나중에는

najungeneun — Later on (topic); temporal expression meaning afterward

결혼해서

gyeolhonhaeseo — Marries and; sequential connective of to marry

떠나

tteona — Leave, depart; connective form of to leave

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural pronoun

곁을

gyeoteul — Side, proximity (object marker); meaning beside us

떠날

tteoal — Will leave; future modifier form of to depart

것이야

geosiya — It will be; informal declarative future nominal form

그러니

geureoni — So, therefore; concluding connective conjunction

쪽이든

jjogideun — Whichever side; concessive choice particle form

결국

gyeolguk — In the end, ultimately; adverb meaning eventually

우리에게는

uriегeneun — For us (topic); dative topic particle meaning to us

남지

namji — Remain; negative connective base of to remain

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

있겠구나

itgetguna — I see it will be; exclamatory speculative realization

선택하여

seontaekayeo — Having chosen; sequential connective of to choose

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); referring to that item

먹었습니다

meogeossseumnida — Ate; formal past tense of to eat