East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 52

Vocabulary

그런데

geureonde — However; but; by the way (conjunction).

첫

cheot — First; the very first (ordinal modifier).

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix indicating numbered sequence or order.

갈림길에

galliмgire — At a fork in the road; crossroads location.

크게

keuge — Largely; widely; in a big manner.

벌린

beollin — Opened wide; spread apart (modifier form).

입으로

ibeuro — With the mouth; using one's mouth.

소리치며

sorichimyeo — While shouting; crying out loudly simultaneously.

누워

nuwo — Lying down; in a reclined position.

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was present; existed (formal past tense ending).

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (formal possessive).

신부보다

sinbuboda — Than the bride; compared to the bride.

내

nae — My; mine (first person possessive pronoun).

신부가

sinbuga — The bride (subject marker attached).

먼저다

meonjcheoda — Comes first; takes priority (plain declarative form).

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result (conjunction).

마차는

machaneun — The carriage (topic marker); horse-drawn carriage.

다른

dareun — Different; another; other (adjective modifier).

길을

gireul — The road; path (object marker attached).

택했지만

taekhaetjiman — Chose; selected, but (past tense concessive).

똑같은

ttokgateun — Exactly the same; identical (modifier form).

일이

iri — The thing; event; matter (subject marker attached).

벌어졌고

beoreojyeotgo — Happened; occurred and (past tense connective form).

이번에도

ibeonaedo — This time also; again this time too.

전과

jeongwa — Compared to before; as with previously.

마찬가지로

machangajiro — Similarly; in the same way as before.

되돌아갈

doedoragal — To return back; go back (modifier future form).

수밖에

subakke — Have no choice but to; can only do.

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — Did not exist; there was none (formal past).

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic marker); referring to the king.

아들과

adeulgwa — With the son; son and (conjunction particle).

결혼할

gyeorhonhal — Will marry; to marry (future modifier form).

사람이

sarami — A person; someone (subject marker attached).

있는지

inneunji — Whether there is; if someone exists.

알아보기

arabogi — To find out; to investigate; to look into.

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to.

여러

yeoreo — Various; several; many different (modifier).

외국에

oeguge — To foreign countries; abroad (location particle).

편지를

pyeonjireul — Letters; correspondence (object marker attached).

보냈습니다

bonaetseumnida — Sent; dispatched (formal polite past tense).

마침내

machimnae — Finally; at last; in the end.

또

tto — Again; also; once more (adverb).

공주가

gongjuga — The princess (subject marker attached).

도착했는데

dochakhaenneunde — Arrived, but; reached the destination (background clause).

이번에는

ibeoneneun — This time (topic marker); on this occasion.

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely (intensifying adverb).

먼

meon — Far; distant; remote (adjective modifier).

나라에서

naraeseo — From a country; from a nation (source particle).

온

on — Who came; that came (past modifier form).

공주였습니다

gongjuyeotseumnida — Was a princess (formal polite past tense).

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say.

그녀는

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

결혼식이

gyeorhonsigi — The wedding ceremony (subject marker attached).

치러지기

chireoijigi — Being held; being conducted (nominalised verb form).

전에

jeone — Before; prior to (time particle phrase).

미래의

miraeui — Future's; of the future (possessive modifier).

남편을

nampyeoneul — The husband (object marker attached).

볼

bol — To see; to look at (future modifier form).

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (bound noun).

없었는데

eopseonnneunde — Could not; did not exist, but (background clause).

이게

ige — This is; what is this (contracted form).

웬일입니까

wenilimnikka — What on earth is this; what a surprise!

그녀

geunyeo — She; her (third person female pronoun).

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; by one's side.

서

seo — Standing; to stand (connective verb form).

있는

inneun — That is; existing (present modifier form).

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominaliser with topic.

바로

baro — Right; exactly; directly; none other than.

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore (conjunction).

다음

daeum — Next; following; the one after.

날

nal — Day; a single day (noun).

아침

achim — Morning; breakfast time of day.

공주는

gongjuneun — The princess (topic marker); referring to her.

사라져

sarajyeo — Disappeared; vanished (connective verb form).

있었고

isseotgo — Was present, and (past tense connective form).

홀로

hollo — Alone; by oneself; solitary (adverb).

잠들어

jamdeureo — Fallen asleep; sleeping (connective verb form).

그가

geuga — He; him (subject marker, third person male).

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object marker); referring to the princess.

잡아먹은

jabamegeun — Devoured; ate up; consumed (past modifier form).

것이

geosi — The fact that; the thing (subject nominaliser).

분명했습니다

bunmyeonghaetseumnida — Was clear; was obvious (formal polite past).

얼마

eolma — How much; some amount of time or money.

후

hu — After; afterwards; later (time noun).

왕자는

wangjaneun — The prince (topic marker); referring to the prince.

세

se — Three (pure Korean number, modifier form).

여정을

yeojeongeul — The journey; a trip (object marker attached).

떠났는데

tteonanneunde — Set off; departed, but (background past clause).

입을

ibeul — The mouth (object marker attached); one's mouth.

하고

hago — Doing; and (connective verb/conjunction form).

예전처럼

yejeoncheoреom — Like before; as in the old days.

신부를

sinbureul — The bride (object marker); demanding a bride.

요구했습니다

yoguhaetseumnida — Demanded; requested; made a formal demand.

그러자

geureoja — Then; thereupon; upon which (consequential conjunction).

곧장

gotjang — Straight; directly; without detour (adverb).

성으로

seongeuro — To the castle; toward the palace (direction particle).

돌아가

doraga — Returned; went back (connective verb form).

왕에게

wangege — To the king (dative particle); telling the king.

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; told (formal polite past tense).

형을

hyeongeul — Older brother (object marker); for his brother.

위한

wihan — For; intended for (purpose modifier form).

구해

guhae — Find; rescue; obtain (connective verb form).

주셔야

jusyeoya — Must give; you should please provide (obligation).

합니다

hamnida — Do; does (formal polite present tense ending).

어디서

eodiseo — Where; from where (interrogative location adverb).

찾아야

chajaya — Must find; need to look for (obligation form).

할지

halji — Whether to do; what to do (indirect question).

모르겠구나

moreugetguna — I don't know, it seems; realisation of ignorance.

왕이

wangi — The king (subject marker); the king said.

나는

naneun — I; me (topic marker, first person singular).

이미

imi — Already; by now (temporal adverb).

딸을

ttareul — The daughter (object marker); one's daughter.

신부로

sinburo — As a bride; in the role of bride (particle).

보낸

bonaen — Sent; who was sent (past modifier form).

두

du — Two (pure Korean number, modifier form).

위대한

widaehan — Great; magnificent; grand (adjective modifier).

왕의

wangui — Of the king; the king's (possessive particle).

원수가

wonssuga — Enemy; foe (subject marker attached).

되었는데

doeeonnneunde — Became, but; turned into (background past clause).

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way (interrogative adverb).

구할

guhal — To find; to obtain (future modifier form).

있을지

isseulji — Whether there will be; if it is possible.

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely not (negative intensifier).

모르겠다

moreugetda — I don't know; I have no idea (plain form).

사람들이

saramdeure — People (subject marker attached); the people.

이상한

isanghan — Strange; weird; unusual (adjective modifier).

말들을

maldeureul — Words; things said (plural object marker).

하기

hagi — Doing; to do (nominalised verb form).

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Began; started, and (past tense connective form).

어떤

eotteon — Any; some kind of; which (interrogative modifier).

공주도

gongjudo — Even the princess; any princess either (particle).

감히

gamhi — Daringly; boldly; having the nerve to.

오려

oryeo — Intending to come; trying to come (intention form).

하지

haji — Not do; doesn't (negative connective verb form).

않을

aneul — Will not; not going to (future negative modifier).

분명하다

bunmyeonghada — It is clear; it is obvious (plain present form).