East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 96

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker attached); referring to them

그곳에

geugose — At that place; there; in that location

앉았고

anjatgo — Sat down and (then); past tense of sitting

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short while

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated (base verb form)

있다가

itdaga — While being; after staying for a bit

막내

mangnae — Youngest child; youngest sibling in family

_공주_

gongju — Princess; royal daughter of a king

가

ga — Subject particle attached to a noun

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

제가

jega — I (humble form with subject particle)

머리를

meorireul — Hair or head (with object particle)

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount

빗겨

bitgyeo — Comb (someone's hair); brush hair gently

드릴게요

deurilgeyo — I will do (for you); humble future offering

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; thus; and so; as a result

는

neun — Topic marker particle attached to noun

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; belonging to her (possessive form)

무릎에

mureupe — On the knee; at the knee (location)

뉘었고

nuieotgo — Laid down and (then); placed someone lying

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to her

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him (possessive form)

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; pretty (adjective form)

머리카락을

meorikarageul — Hair strands (with object particle attached)

주었는데

jueonnneunde — Gave/combed; past tense with contrast nuance

얼마

eolma — How much; how many; an amount

지나지

jinaji — Pass; elapse (negative verb stem form)

않아

ana — Not; negation (short negative verb form)

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound (adjective modifying noun)

잠에

jame — Into sleep; to sleep (with particle)

빠져들었습니다

ppajyeodeureotsseumnida — Fell into; sank deeply into sleep

그러자

geureoja — Then; thereupon; at that moment suddenly

손가락에서

songarak'eseo — From the finger; off the finger

반지를

banjireul — Ring (jewelry) with object particle

빼내고

ppaenaego — Removed and (then); pulled out and

다른

dareun — Another; different; other (adjective)

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

자리에

jarie — In place of; at that spot

끼워

kkiwo — Put on; slip onto; insert (a ring)

놓았습니다

noasseumnida — Placed; put down (formal past tense)

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; additionally

이제

ije — Now; from now on; at this point

모두

modu — All; everyone; altogether; every one

함께

hamkke — Together; with each other; jointly

붙잡아요

butjabayo — Hold on; grab; catch (polite imperative)

우리

uri — We; our; us (first-person plural)

에

e — Location/direction particle; at, in, to

있기를

itgireul — Being there; existing (nominalised with particle)

바랍니다

baramnida — Hope; wish; desire (formal expression)

잠에서

jameseo — From sleep; out of sleep (particle)

깨어났을

kkaeeonaosseul — When woke up; having awakened (modifier)

때

ttae — Time; when; moment; occasion

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to him

_공주들_

gongjudeul — Princesses; plural of princess

을

eul — Object particle attached after consonant

잃어버렸다는

ireobeoryeotdaneun — That he had lost; lost (reported quote)

것을

geoseul — The fact that; thing (nominaliser + object)

금세

geumse — Right away; immediately; very quickly

알아차렸고

aracharyeotgo — Noticed and (then); realised and (then)

울며

ulmyeo — Crying; while weeping; sobbing

통곡하기

tonggokhagi — Wailing; lamenting loudly; crying bitterly

시작했습니다

sijakhaetsseumnida — Started; began (formal past tense)

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; exceedingly much

낙담하여

nakdamhayeo — Feeling discouraged; being disheartened; despairing

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one (with negative verb)

위로할

wilohal — To comfort; to console (future modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; did not exist (formal)

부모님이

bumonnimi — Parents (honorific with subject particle)

뭐라고

mwolago — Whatever; saying what; quoting something

말씀하셔도

malsseumsyeodo — Even if (parents) say (honorific form)

머물려

meomullyeo — To stay; intending to remain (verb form)

하지

haji — Do not; not do (negative verb stem)

않았고

anaatgo — Did not and (then); past negative form

부모님께

bumonimkke — To parents (honorific dative particle)

작별을

jakbyeoreul — Farewell; parting (with object particle)

고하며

gohamyeo — Bidding farewell; saying goodbye (while)

다시는

dasineun — Never again; not once more (emphatic)

만나지

mannaji — Meet; to meet (negative verb stem)

못할

mothal — Cannot; will not be able (modifier)

것이라고

geosirago — That it would be; saying it is (quote)

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

찾지

chatji — Find; to find (negative verb stem)

못한다면

mothandamyeon — If cannot find; if unable to (conditional)

살아

sara — Living; alive (verb stem form)

있을

isseul — To be; existing (future/hypothetical modifier)

가치가

gachiga — Worth; value (with subject particle)

없다고

eopsdago — That there is no; saying worthless

생각했기

saenggakhaetgi — Because thought; having thought (causal)

때문입니다

ttaemunnimnida — Because of; it is because (formal ending)

그에게는

geuegeneun — For him; to him (topic with dative)

아직

ajik — Still; yet; not yet

약

yak — About; approximately; roughly (adverb)

육십

yukssip — Sixty; the number sixty

남아

nama — Remaining; left over (verb stem form)

있었으므로

isseosseumeuromro — Because there was; since he had (causal)

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing; it (with object particle)

주머니에

jumeoние — In the pocket; into the pocket

넣고

neoko — Put in and (then); inserted and

길을

gireul — The road; the path (with object particle)

떠났습니다

tteonatsseumnida — Left; set off; departed (formal past tense)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; thus

한참을

hanchameul — For a long while; a good stretch of time

걷다

geotda — To walk; to travel on foot

보니

boni — Looking and seeing; upon seeing/finding

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Magnificent; excellent; splendid (adjective)

말을

mareul — Horse (with object particle); a horse

가진

gajin — Having; owning; possessing (modifier form)

남자를

namjareul — Man (with object particle); a man

만났고

mannатgo — Met and (then); encountered and (then)

사고

sago — Buy and (then); wanting to buy

싶어

sipeo — Want to; desire to (verb ending)

남자와

namjawa — With the man (comitative particle)

흥정을

heungjeong'eul — Bargaining; haggling (with object particle)

글쎄요

geulsseoyo — Well; hmm; I'm not sure (hesitation)

남자가

namjaga — The man (with subject particle)

솔직히

soljikhi — Honestly; frankly; to tell the truth

말하면

malhamyeon — If I say; speaking frankly (conditional)

팔

pal — Sell; to sell (verb stem form)

생각은

saenggage'un — The thought; intention (with topic particle)

없었는데

eopseonnneunde — There wasn't; did not intend but (contrast)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

거래가

georaega — The deal; the transaction (subject particle)

잘

jal — Well; good; nicely; properly

된다면야

doendamyeonya — If it goes well; if the deal works out

얼마를

eolmareul — How much (with object particle); what price

원하십니까

wonhasimnikka — Do you want; how much do you want (formal)

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; inquired (formal past tense)