East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 51

Vocabulary

그러자

geureonja — Then, at that moment, as a result

왕자는

wangjaneun — As for the prince (topic marker)

마차를

machareul — Carriage (object marker attached)

돌려

dollyeo — To turn around, redirect something

다른

dareun — Different, another, other

길을

gireul — Road, path (object marker attached)

가보게

gaboge — To try going, attempt to travel

했지만

haetjiman — Did so, but; tried but with contrast

아무

amu — Any, no (used in negative contexts)

소용이

soyongi — Use, purpose, avail (subject marker)

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not, did not exist (formal)

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being that

첫

cheot — First, the very first

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning -th (e.g., first)

교차로에

gyochaROe — At the intersection, crossroads (location)

다시

dasi — Again, once more, anew

누워서

nuwoseo — Lying down and then, while lying

당신보다

dangsinboda — More than you, compared to you

내가

naega — I, me (subject marker, first person)

먼저

meonjeo — First, before others, ahead of time

신부를

sinbureul — Bride (object marker attached)

맞아야

majaya — Must receive, must meet (obligation form)

해요

haeyo — Do, must do (polite present tense)

라고

rago — Quotation particle meaning 'saying that'

외쳤기

oechyeotgi — Having shouted, because (he/she) cried out

때문입니다

ttaemunemnida — It is because of, the reason is (formal)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result

성으로

seongeuro — To the castle, toward the fortress

돌아가야

doragaya — Must return, have to go back

했고

haetgo — Did and, performed and continued

외국

oeguk — Foreign country, overseas nation

왕국들을

wangkukdeureul — Kingdoms (plural, object marker attached)

방문하려는

bangmunharyeoneun — Intending to visit, planning to travel to

계획을

gyehoekeul — Plan, scheme, project (object marker)

포기해야

pogihaeya — Must give up, have to abandon

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did, performed (formal past tense ending)

그리고

geurigo — And, furthermore, in addition

왕자의

wangjaui — Prince's, belonging to the prince

어머니인

eomeoniin — Who is the mother, being the mother

왕비는

wangbineun — The queen (topic marker attached)

한

han — One, a certain, once said

말이

mari — Words, speech, statement (subject marker)

사실임을

sasirimeu — That it is true, the fact of being true

인정해야

injeonghaeya — Must admit, have to acknowledge

실제로

siljero — Actually, in reality, in fact

쌍둥이

ssangdungi — Twins, a pair of twins

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, between

맏이였기

majiyeotgi — Because was the eldest, being firstborn

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to, on account of

결혼식을

gyeolhonsigeu — Wedding ceremony (object marker attached)

올릴

ollil — To hold, to perform (a ceremony)

권리가

gwollriga — Right, entitlement (subject marker attached)

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There was, existed (formal past tense)

왕자가

wangjaga — The prince (subject marker attached)

결혼을

gyeolhoneul — Marriage (object marker attached)

하려면

haryeomyeon — If one intends to do, in order to do

위한

wihan — For, for the sake of, intended for

찾는

chatneun — Finding, searching for (present modifier)

것

geot — Thing, fact, act (nominalizer)

외에는

oeeneun — Other than, except for, besides

달리

dalli — Differently, otherwise, in another way

방법이

bangbeobi — Method, way, means (subject marker)

없어

eopseo — There is not, does not exist (informal)

보였습니다

boyeotseumnida — Appeared, seemed, looked like (formal)

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic marker attached)

먼

meon — Far, distant, remote

나라에

narae — To the country, in the land

편지를

pyeonjireul — Letter, written message (object marker)

써서

sseoseo — Having written, by writing

자신의

jasinui — One's own, his/her own (possessive)

아들과

adeulgwa — Son and, with his son

결혼할

gyeolhonhal — Will marry, to be married (modifier form)

공주를

gongjureul — Princess (object marker attached)

보내달라고

bonaedallago — Requesting to send, asking them to send

청했습니다

cheonghae tseumnida — Requested, asked, made a formal request

물론

mullOn — Of course, naturally, needless to say

어느

eoneu — Which, some, a certain

아들인지는

adeulinjineun — As for which son, regarding which son

밝히지

balkhiji — Not reveal, not disclose (negative form)

않았습니다

anhasseuMnida — Did not, was not (formal negative past)

그리하여

geurihayeo — Thus, in that way, consequently

얼마

eolma — How much, some amount of (time/money)

후

hu — After, later, following that time

공주가

gongjuga — The princess (subject marker attached)

도착했습니다

dochakhaetseumnida — Arrived, reached the destination (formal)

하지만

hajiman — However, but, nevertheless

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She, her (topic marker attached)

신랑이

sillangi — The groom (subject marker attached)

곁에

gyeote — Beside, next to, at one's side

서서

seoseo — Standing and, while standing up

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time when, up to the moment

볼

bol — To see, to look at (modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility, can (auxiliary noun)

없었고

eopseotgo — Could not and, did not have and

그때가

geuttaega — That time (subject marker), at that point

되면

doemyeon — When it becomes, if it turns out

싫다고

siltago — Saying no, expressing dislike (quoted)

말하기엔

malhagien — For saying, to say (as for speaking)

이미

imi — Already, by now, at this point

너무

neomu — Too, excessively, overly much

늦어버렸습니다

neujeobeolyeotseumnida — Had already become too late (regrettably)

그런데

geureonde — But, by the way, however (transition word)

다음

daeum — Next, following, the one after

날

nal — Day, date, a particular day

아침

achim — Morning, breakfast time

공주는

gongjuneun — The princess (topic marker attached)

사라지고

sarajigo — Disappeared and, vanished and then

혼자

honja — Alone, by oneself, on one's own

잠들어

jamdeulleo — Fallen asleep, sleeping (connective form)

있었고

isseotgo — Was there and, existed and (past)

그가

geuga — He, him (subject marker attached)

잡아먹었다는

jabameogeotdaneun — That he devoured, said to have eaten up

것이

geosi — The fact that, the thing that (subject)

분명했습니다

bunmyeonghaetseumnida — Was clear, was obvious, was evident

이제

ije — Now, at this point, from now on

찾아

chaja — Searching for, finding (connective form)

여행을

yeohaengeul — Trip, journey, travel (object marker)

떠날

tteoNal — To leave, to depart (modifier form)

있겠다고

itgetdago — Decided that one would, saying will do

결심했습니다

gyeolsimhaetseumnida — Made up one's mind, resolved, determined

여섯

yeoseot — Six (native Korean number)

마리의

mariui — Counter for animals (possessive marker)

백마가

baengmaga — White horse(s) (subject marker attached)

끄는

kkeuneu — Pulling, drawing (present modifier form)

왕실

wangsil — Royal family, royal household, court

타고

tago — Riding, boarding and then (connective)

나섰습니다

naseotsSeumnida — Set out, stepped forward, ventured forth