East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 53

Vocabulary

자

ja — Now; well; used to get attention

숲

sup — Forest; a dense area of trees

근처의

geuncheoui — Nearby; in the vicinity of something

작은

jageun — Small; little in size

오두막에

odumage — In a cabin; in a small hut

왕의

wangui — Of the king; belonging to the king

양치기가

yangchigiga — A shepherd; person who herds sheep

살고

salgo — Living; residing in a place

있었는데

isseonnende — Was there; existed, providing background context

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

외동딸을

oedongddareul — Only daughter; sole female child (object form)

둔

dun — Having; who had (a child or possession)

노인이었습니다

noiniyeotseumnida — Was an old man; elderly person (formal past)

그러던

geureodeon — Then one day; at that time (transitional)

어느

eoneu — One; a certain (used before nouns)

날

nal — Day; a specific day or time

왕이

wangi — The king; monarch (subject marker attached)

찾아와

chajawa — Came to visit; came to find someone

그에게

geuege — To him; directed toward that person

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke formally to someone

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (formal/polite)

딸을

ddareul — Daughter; one's female child (object form)

나의

naui — My; belonging to me

아들

adeul — Son; male child of a parent

결혼시켜

gyeolhonsikkyeo — Marry off; cause someone to get married

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way or manner

해주신다면

haejusinudamyeon — If you do that for me; conditional polite request

남은

nameun — Remaining; left over for the rest

평생

pyeongsaeng — Lifetime; one's entire life span

당신을

dangshineul — You; referring to you (object form, formal)

부유하게

buyuhage — Richly; in a wealthy or prosperous manner

그것은

geugeoeseon — That is; referring to something just mentioned

제가

jega — I; humble first-person subject (polite speech)

할

hal — To do; future/attributive form of 하다

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in 할 수 있다)

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; non-existent (attributive form)

그

geu — That; referring to a previously mentioned entity

아이는

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

저의

jeoui — My; humble possessive first-person pronoun

외동자식이고

oedongjasikigo — Is my only child and; sole offspring (connector)

늙었을

neulgeosseul — When old; having become aged (attributive past)

때

ttae — Time; when; a specific moment or period

저를

jeoreul — Me; humble first-person object form

돌봐줄

dolbwajul — Who will take care of; to look after someone

게다가

gedaga — Furthermore; in addition to that

두

du — Two; the number two

명의

myeongui — Of people; counter for persons (possessive)

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely in appearance

공주도

gongjudo — Even the princess; royal female child too

살려두지

sallyeodoji — Did not let live; spared (negative context)

않았다면

anatdamyeon — If had not; contrary-to-fact past conditional

제

je — My; humble possessive pronoun (shortened form)

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative attributive form

것입니다

geosimnida — It is; formal sentence-ending noun phrase

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply; without any particular reason

아이를

aireul — The child; object form of child

잡아먹을

jabameogeul — To devour; to catch and eat someone

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of (attributive form)

운명을

unmyeongeul — Fate; destiny (object form)

맞기엔

matgien — To meet; for facing such a fate

너무나

neomuna — Far too; excessively; way too much

소중한

sojunghan — Precious; valuable; dear to one's heart

하지만

hajiman — However; but; contrasting conjunction

왕은

wangeun — The king; topic marker attached to king

거절을

geojeoreul — Refusal; rejection (object form)

받아들이려

badadeuliryo — To accept; intending to receive or accept

하지

haji — Did not; negative verb stem connector

않았고

anatgo — Did not and; past negative with connector

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; eventually; finally

노인은

noinneun — The old man; elderly person (topic form)

굴복할

gulbokal — To yield; to submit; to give in

수밖에

subakke — No choice but to; have no other option

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; did not exist (formal past)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (attributive form of 늙다)

딸에게

ddarlege — To his daughter; toward the daughter (dative)

왕자의

wangjaui — Of the prince; belonging to the prince

신부가

sinbuga — Bride; a woman about to marry (subject)

될

doel — To become; future attributive of 되다

것이라고

geosirago — That it would be; indirect quotation form

말했을

malhaesseul — When he said; past attributive of saying

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; third-person female pronoun (topic form)

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely; wholly

절망에

jeolmange — Into despair; in a state of hopelessness

빠졌습니다

ppajyeotseumnida — Fell into; sank into a state (formal past)

숲속으로

supsogero — Into the forest; heading deep into woods

나가

naga — Going out; exiting to the outside

울며

ulmyeo — While crying; weeping at the same time

손을

soneul — Hands; one's hand (object form)

비틀고

biteulgo — Wringing; twisting hands in distress

자신의

jjasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

가혹한

gahokhan — Harsh; cruel; severe fate or treatment

통곡했습니다

tonggokaetseumnida — Wailed; lamented loudly in great grief

그녀가

geunyeoga — She; female pronoun (subject marker attached)

이리저리

irijeori — Here and there; wandering in all directions

헤매는

hemaeneun — Wandering; roaming aimlessly (present attributive)

동안

dongan — During; while; for a period of time

마녀

manyeo — Witch; a woman with magical powers

할머니가

halmeoniga — Grandmother; old woman (subject marker attached)

커다란

keodaran — Large; big; quite sizeable

속이

sogi — Inside; interior (subject marker attached)

빈

bin — Empty; hollow; containing nothing

참나무에서

chamnamu-eseo — From an oak tree; originating at the oak

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all at once; unexpectedly

나타나

natana — Appeared; showed up; emerged suddenly

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; directed toward that woman

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; posed a question (formal past tense)

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

슬픈

seulpeun — Sad; sorrowful in expression or feeling

표정을

pyojeong-eul — Expression; facial look (object form)

짓고

jitgo — Making (an expression); forming a facial look

있니

inni — Are you; informal question ending

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty; cute in appearance

아가씨

agassi — Young lady; miss; unmarried young woman

양치기

yangchigi — Shepherd; person who tends sheep

소녀가

sonyeoga — The girl; young female (subject marker attached)

말씀드려도

malsseumdeuryeodo — Even if I tell you; humble speech offering

소용없어요

soyongeopseoyo — It's useless; no use; of no help

세상

sesang — World; the entire world or society

누구도

nugudo — Nobody; not anyone at all

도와줄

dowajul — Will help; able to assist someone

없으니까요

eopseunikkayo — Because there isn't; since no one can

오

o — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization

모르는

moreuneun — Not knowing; uncertain (present attributive)

일이지

iriji — That's a matter; it's a thing (casual end)

노파가

nopaga — The old woman; elderly female (subject form)

네

ne — Your; second-person possessive (informal)

고민이

gomini — Worry; concern; trouble (subject marker attached)

무엇인지

mueosjinji — What it is; indirect question about something

나한테

nahante — To me; tell me (informal dative)

말해보렴

malhaeboryeom — Try telling me; go ahead and speak (gentle command)

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly

내가

naega — I; first-person subject (informal)

일을

ireul — The matter; the situation (object form)

바로잡을

barojjabeul — To set right; to fix or correct something

있을지도

isseulchido — Might be able to; possibility of capability

몰라

molla — Don't know; maybe; uncertain outcome

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

하실

hasil — Will do; honorific future attributive of 하다

있겠어요

itgeseoyo — Could you; would it be possible (polite)