East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 59

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

아내에게

anaeege — To his wife; directed toward one's wife

자신이

jasini — Oneself; himself/herself (subject form)

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

지냈는지

jinaenneunji — How one had been doing or faring

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

이야기했고

iyagidaessgo — Told a story and (then); narrated and continued

이번에

ibeone — This time; on this occasion

아내는

anaeneun — The wife; one's wife (topic marker attached)

다음

daeum — Next; the following; upcoming

날도

naldo — Day also; even on that day

아기의

agiui — Of the baby; the baby's (possessive)

대부모가

daebumoga — Godparents; ceremonial guardian parents of a child

될

doel — Will become; who will be (future modifier)

사람을

sarameul — Person (object marker); a person to find

구하지

guhaji — To find/seek (negated form follows); look for

못하면

motamyeon — If unable to do; if one cannot manage

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative article/pronoun)

부인이

buini — The lady; the woman (subject marker attached)

워낙

wonak — Inherently; by nature; so very much

친절하고

chinjeolhago — Kind and; being friendly and (connective)

착해

chakae — Good-natured; kind-hearted; virtuous in character

보이니

boini — Since (she) appears; because (she) seems

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply; without change or resistance

부인의

buinui — The lady's; of the woman (possessive form)

뜻대로

tteutdaero — According to one's wish; as intended

해야겠다고

haeyagessago — Saying one should do; decided one must act

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense ending)

셋째

setjjae — Third; the third in order

날

nal — Day; a single day

남자는

namjaneun — The man; the male person (topic marker)

돌아다녔지만

doladanyeotjiman — Wandered around but; roamed about however

못했습니다

motaessseumnida — Could not do; was unable to (formal past)

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the time around sunset

무렵

muryeop — Around the time of; approximately when

친절한

chinjeolhan — Kind; friendly; warm-hearted (adjective modifier)

부인을

buineul — The lady (object marker); encountered the woman

만났을

mannasseul — When (he) met; having encountered (past modifier)

때

ttae — When; at the time of; moment

아기에게

agiege — To the baby; for the baby (dative marker)

해준다면

haejundamyeon — If (you) do it for (me/someone); if performed

아기를

agireul — The baby (object marker); the infant

맡기겠다고

matgigessago — Saying (she) would entrust; promised to hand over

약속했습니다

yaksokhaessseumnida — Promised; made a promise (formal past tense)

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

두

du — Two; a pair of (numeral)

명의

myeongui — Of (a number of) people; persons' (counter possessive)

데리고

derigo — Taking along; bringing someone with (connective)

남자가

namjaga — The man (subject marker); the male person

사는

saneun — Where (he) lives; living (present modifier)

곳으로

goseuro — To the place; toward the location

와서

waseo — Came and (then); arrived and subsequently

데려다

deryeoda — Took (someone) to; led someone somewhere

교회로

gyohwero — To the church; toward the church building

향했고

hyangtaessgo — Headed toward and (then); directed oneself to

그곳에서

geugoseso — At that place; there; in that location

받았습니다

badassseumnida — Received; was given (formal polite past tense)

후

hu — After; following; subsequent to that

자신의

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

집으로

jibeuro — To the house; toward home

데려갔고

deryeogassgo — Took (her) away and; brought along and then

어린

eorin — Young; little; small in age (modifier)

소녀는

sonyeoneun — The girl; the young female (topic marker)

몇

myeot — Several; a few; how many

년간

nyeongan — For years; over the course of years

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; in company with others

살았으며

sarasseumyeo — Lived and; having lived (continuing connective)

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

소녀에게

sonyeoege — To the girl; toward the young girl (dative)

다정하게

dajeongahage — Affectionately; warmly; in a tender manner

대해

daehae — Toward; regarding; treating (connective form)

주었습니다

jueossseumnida — Gave; did for someone (formal past benefactive)

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this moment

옳고

olgo — Right and; correct and (connective adjective)

그름을

geureumeul — Wrong; wrongness (object marker); what is incorrect

알

al — To know; able to understand (modifier form)

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent that

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately

자라자

jaraja — Once (she) grew up; as soon as she grew

여행을

yeohaengeul — Travel; a trip (object marker)

떠날

tteoal — To leave; about to depart (future modifier)

준비를

junbireul — Preparation (object marker); getting ready

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; performed (formal polite past tense)

너는

neoneun — You (topic marker); addressing the listener

내가

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

보여주는

boyeojuneun — That I show; showing (present tense modifier)

방들을

bangdeureul — The rooms (plural object marker); chambers

제외하고

jeoeahago — Excluding; except for; leaving out

집

jip — House; home; dwelling place

안

an — Inside; within; the interior of

어디든

eodideun — Anywhere; wherever; any place at all

돌아다녀도

doladanyeodo — Even if you wander around; roaming is fine

좋단다

jotanda — It is fine; it is okay (informal assurance)

라고

lago — Quotation marker; saying that; quoting speech

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; the woman (topic marker attached)

말했고

malhaessgo — Said and (then); spoke and continued

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; thus

말한

malhan — Said; having spoken (past modifier form)

뒤

dwi — After; behind; following that moment

떠나버렸습니다

tteonabeoryeossseumnida — Left completely; went away entirely (emphatic past)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

그만

geuman — Accidentally; unintentionally ended up doing

문

mun — Door; gate; an entryway

하나를

hanareul — One (object marker); a single one

살짝

saljjak — Slightly; gently; just a little bit

열고

yeolgo — Opened and (then); opening (connective form)

말았고

marasssgo — Ended up doing; unfortunately did (regret form)

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment; whereupon

별

byeol — Star; a luminous celestial body

날아

nara — Flew; flying (connective verb form)

나왔습니다

nawassseumnida — Came out; emerged (formal polite past tense)