East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 58

Vocabulary

아내는

a-nae-neun — Wife (topic marker attached)

해산을

hae-san-eul — Childbirth, giving birth (object marker attached)

하여

ha-yeo — Doing, having done (connective verb form)

예쁜

ye-ppeun — Pretty, cute, beautiful (adjective modifying noun)

딸아이를

ttal-a-i-reul — Baby girl, little daughter (object marker attached)

낳았지만

na-at-ji-man — Gave birth to, but (contrastive connective)

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They, them (topic marker attached)

너무

neo-mu — Too, excessively, very much

가난하여

ga-nan-ha-yeo — Being poor, in poverty (connective form)

아이에게

a-i-e-ge — To the child (dative marker attached)

세례를

se-rye-reul — Baptism (object marker attached)

받게

bat-ge — So as to receive, to be able to get

할

hal — To do, will do (future modifier form)

방법을

bang-beop-eul — Method, way, means (object marker attached)

몰랐는데

mol-lat-neun-de — Did not know, was unaware (background connective)

목사에게

mok-sa-e-ge — To the pastor, minister (dative marker)

낼

nael — To pay out, to produce (future modifier)

돈이

don-i — Money (subject marker attached)

없었기

eop-seot-gi — Because there was none (nominalizing form)

때문이었습니다

ttae-mun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was because of, the reason was

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore, so, for that reason

어느

eo-neu — A certain, some, one (determiner)

날

nal — Day, a particular day

아버지는

a-beo-ji-neun — Father (topic marker attached)

아이의

a-i-ui — Of the child, child's (possessive marker)

대부가

dae-bu-ga — Godfather, male godparent (subject marker)

되어

doe-eo — Becoming, having become (connective form)

비용을

bi-yong-eul — Cost, expense, fee (object marker attached)

내줄

nae-jul — To pay on behalf of someone (modifier form)

사람을

sa-ram-eul — Person, someone (object marker attached)

찾을

cha-jeul — To find, look for (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun with verbs)

있을지

it-seul-ji — Whether there might be (speculative connective)

알아보러

al-a-bo-reo — In order to find out, to investigate

나갔습니다

na-gat-seum-ni-da — Went out, departed (formal past tense)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but, nevertheless

하루

ha-ru — One day, a whole day

종일

jong-il — All day long, the entire day

이

i — This (proximal demonstrative determiner)

집

jip — House, home, building

저

jeo — That (distal demonstrative determiner)

집을

ji-beul — House (object marker attached)

돌아다녔고

dol-a-da-nyeot-go — Wandered around, went about (connective past)

모두들

mo-du-deul — Everyone, all of them (plural emphasis)

되겠다고는

doe-get-da-go-neun — As for saying they would do it

했지만

haet-ji-man — Did say/do, but (contrastive past connective)

내야

nae-ya — Must pay, should contribute (obligation form)

의무가

ui-mu-ga — Duty, obligation (subject marker attached)

있다고

it-da-go — Saying that there is, quoting existence

생각하는

saeng-gak-ha-neun — Who thinks, who believes (modifier form)

사람은

sa-ram-eun — Person (topic marker attached)

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, not anyone (negative pronoun)

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was none, did not exist (formal past)

그런데

geu-reon-de — But then, by the way, however

그가

geu-ga — He, that person (subject marker attached)

다시

da-si — Again, once more, anew

집으로

ji-beu-ro — Toward home, homeward (directional marker)

돌아가던

dol-a-ga-deon — Was returning, on the way back (past progressive modifier)

길에

gil-e — On the road, along the way

아름답게

a-reum-dap-ge — Beautifully, in a beautiful manner

차려입은

cha-ryeo-i-beun — Dressed up, elegantly attired (modifier form)

한

han — One, a certain (numeral/determiner)

귀부인이

gwi-bu-in-i — Noblewoman, lady of high status (subject marker)

그를

geu-reul — Him, that person (object marker attached)

만났는데

man-nat-neun-de — Met him, but/and then (background connective)

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She, her (topic marker attached)

더없이

deo-eop-si — Incomparably, supremely, beyond all else

선하고

seon-ha-go — Good-natured and, virtuous and (connective)

친절해

chin-jeol-hae — Kind, friendly, considerate

보였습니다

bo-yeot-seum-ni-da — Appeared, seemed, looked (formal past)

해주겠다고

hae-ju-get-da-go — Saying she would do it for him

제안했지만

je-an-haet-ji-man — Proposed, offered, but (contrastive past)

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner)

후에는

hu-e-neun — After that, afterward (topic marker on time)

아이를

a-i-reul — The child (object marker attached)

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself, herself (subject marker attached)

데려가야

de-ryeo-ga-ya — Must take away, has to take along

한다고

han-da-go — Saying that she will do (reported speech)

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said, told, stated (formal past tense)

남편은

nam-pyeon-eun — Husband (topic marker attached)

먼저

meon-jeo — First, beforehand, in advance

아내에게

a-nae-e-ge — To the wife (dative marker attached)

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How, in what way

하고

ha-go — Do and, doing (connective verb form)

싶은지

si-peun-ji — Whether one wants to (embedded question form)

물어봐야

mul-eo-bwa-ya — Must ask, should inquire first

대답했습니다

dae-dap-haet-seum-ni-da — Answered, replied (formal past tense)

집에

ji-be — At home, to the house (locative marker)

돌아와

dol-a-wa — Returning, having come back (connective)

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story, account, talk (object marker attached)

전하자

jeon-ha-ja — Upon conveying/telling the story

단호하게

dan-ho-ha-ge — Firmly, resolutely, in a decisive manner

안

an — Not, no (negation adverb)

돼요

dwae-yo — It won't do, that's not allowed (polite)

라고

ra-go — Quoting marker, saying that (quotative)

다음

da-eum — Next, following, the next time

남자는

nam-ja-neun — The man (topic marker attached)

나갔지만

na-gat-ji-man — Went out, but (contrastive past connective)

한다면

han-da-myeon — If one says/does, on condition that

되겠다는

doe-get-da-neun — Saying they would do it (modifier form)

사람이

sa-ram-i — Person (subject marker attached)

아무리

a-mu-ri — No matter how much, however hard

사정하고

sa-jeong-ha-go — Pleading and, imploring and (connective form)

빌어도

bil-eo-do — Even if one begs (concessive connective)

도움을

do-um-eul — Help, assistance (object marker attached)

받을

ba-deul — To receive, to get (future modifier form)

수가

su-ga — Possibility, way (subject marker on bound noun)

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was none, impossible (formal past)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then, furthermore

저녁

jeo-nyeok — Evening, nightfall, supper time

무렵

mu-ryeop — Around the time of, approximately when

돌아가는

dol-a-ga-neun — Returning, going back (present modifier form)

또다시

tto-da-si — Once again, yet again, anew

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful, lovely (adjective modifier form)

여전히

yeo-jeon-hi — Still, as before, as ever

상냥하고

sang-nyang-ha-go — Gentle and, sweet-natured and (connective)

선해

seon-hae — Good, virtuous, kind-hearted

보였으며

bo-yeot-eu-myeo — Appeared and, seemed and (connective past)

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him (dative marker attached)

똑같은

ttok-ga-teun — Identical, the exact same (modifier form)

제안을

je-an-eul — Proposal, offer (object marker attached)

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — Did, made (formal polite past tense)