East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 63

Vocabulary

달래어

dal-lae-eo — Soothing or calming someone down gently

내려오게

nae-ryeo-o-ge — To make or cause someone to come down

데려갔다

de-ryeo-gat-da — Took someone along with oneself somewhere

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally; at last; after a long time

너무나

neo-mu-na — So very; extremely; to a great degree

아름다웠기

a-reum-da-weot-gi — Because she was beautiful; nominalized past beauty

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — Because of; due to; for the reason that

왕비로

wang-bi-ro — As queen; into the role of queen

삼기로

sam-gi-ro — To decide to make someone into a certain role

결심했다

gyeol-sim-haet-da — Made a firm decision; resolved to do something

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; contrasting conjunction between sentences

아직

a-jik — Still; yet; not yet; up to this point

이에

i-e — To this; regarding this; in response to this

반대했다

ban-dae-haet-da — Opposed; objected; was against something

삽화

sa-pwa — Illustration; picture inserted within a text

못

mot — Cannot; unable to; negates ability to do something

어쩌면

eo-jjeo-myeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty

사악한

sa-ak-an — Wicked; evil; malicious in nature

마녀일지도

ma-nyeo-il-ji-do — Might even be a witch; expressing uncertain possibility

하지만

ha-ji-man — But; however; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

왕자는

wang-ja-neun — The prince (topic marker); male royal subject

얻기

eot-gi — Getting; obtaining; nominalized form of 얻다

전까지는

jeon-kka-ji-neun — Until before; up to the point of something

만족할

man-jok-hal — To be satisfied; future modifier of 만족하다

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in 수 없다 (cannot)

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way; thus

함께

ham-kke — Together; with each other; jointly

지

ji — Since; time elapsed since a certain event

얼마

eol-ma — Some amount; how much; a certain period of time

후

hu — After; later; following a certain event or time

아가씨는

a-ga-ssi-neun — The young lady (topic); polite term for unmarried woman

가지게

ga-ji-ge — To come to have; to cause to possess something

되었다

doe-eot-da — Became; came to be; past tense of 되다

태어날

tae-eo-nal — To be born; future modifier of 태어나다

되자

doe-ja — As soon as it became; when the time came

주위에

ju-wi-e — Around; surrounding; in the vicinity of someone

철저한

cheol-jeo-han — Thorough; strict; meticulous; leaving nothing out

경비를

gyeong-bi-reul — Guard; security watch (object marker attached)

세웠다

se-weot-da — Set up; posted; established guards or a structure

출산

chul-san — Childbirth; delivery of a baby

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each and every one

깊은

gi-peun — Deep; profound; modifier form of 깊다

빠져들었고

ppa-jyeo-deu-reot-go — Fell into deeply; sank into and continued onward

수양어머니가

su-yang-eo-meo-ni-ga — Foster mother (subject marker); adoptive maternal figure

새끼손가락을

sae-kki-son-ga-ra-geul — Little finger; pinky finger (object marker attached)

베어

be-eo — Cut; sliced; severed with a blade

피를

pi-reul — Blood (object marker); the fluid from a cut

발랐다

bal-lat-da — Spread on; applied a substance to a surface

이제

i-je — Now; from this point on; at this moment

별을

byeo-reul — Star (object marker); a celestial light in the sky

놓아주었을

no-a-ju-eot-seul — When you had let go; past suppositive modifier form

슬펐던

seul-peot-deon — Was sad; past descriptive modifier of 슬프다

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — Just as; like; in the same way as something

그만큼

geu-man-keum — That much; to that extent; equally as much

슬퍼하게

seul-peo-ha-ge — To cause to feel sad; making someone grieve

데리고

de-ri-go — Taking along; bringing someone with oneself

떠났다

tteo-nat-da — Left; departed; went away from a place

자들이

ja-deul-i — The people; those persons (subject marker, plural)

깨어났을

kkae-eo-nat-seul — When they woke up; past suppositive modifier of 깨어나다

왕비가

wang-bi-ga — The queen (subject marker); female royal as subject

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own; her own; reflexive possessive pronoun

먹어버렸다고

meo-geo-beo-ryeot-da-go — That she had eaten up completely; reported past action

생각했다

saeng-gak-haet-da — Thought; believed; considered; past tense of 생각하다

늙은

neul-geun — Old; aged; elderly; modifier form of 늙다

채로

chae-ro — As is; in that state; without changing condition

불태우려

bul-tae-u-ryeo — Intending to burn; trying to set on fire

사랑했기

sa-rang-haet-gi — Because he loved; nominalized past form of 사랑하다

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

간청했다

gan-cheong-haet-da — Pleaded; earnestly begged; implored someone for something

자유롭게

ja-yu-rop-ge — Freely; in a free manner; without restriction

쉽지

swip-ji — Not easy; used before negation 않다; easy modifier form