East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 98

Vocabulary

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or particle.

근처에

geuncheo-e — Near, in the vicinity of a place.

사람이

saram-i — A person; subject marker attached to 사람.

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is someone or something present.

하고

hago — And; doing; said (quotative connector).

는

neun — Topic marker particle attached to nouns.

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought; past tense of 생각하다 (to think).

몸을

mom-eul — Body; object marker attached to 몸.

좀

jom — A little, somewhat; softening adverb.

녹이고

nogigo — Warm up, thaw; connective form of 녹이다.

배를

bae-reul — Stomach, belly; object marker attached to 배.

채울

chaeul — To fill; future/modifier form of 채우다.

한

han — One; a, an; indefinite article equivalent.

조각이라도

jogag-irado — Even a piece or fragment of something.

얻을

eodeul — To obtain, get; future modifier form of 얻다.

수

su — Possibility; ability to do something.

있을

isseul — There will be; future modifier form of 있다.

텐데

tende — Expresses wish or regret about an uncertain situation.

그곳에

geugos-e — At that place, there; locative form.

가까이

gakkai — Closely, near; adverb meaning close to something.

다가가자

dagagaja — As one approached; connective past form of 다가가다.

그

geu — That; demonstrative modifier before a noun.

빛이

bich-i — Light; subject marker attached to 빛.

초라한

chorahan — Shabby, poor-looking, humble in appearance.

작은

jageun — Small, little; modifier form of 작다.

오두막에서

odumag-eseo — From a hut or small cabin; locative source.

나오는

naoneun — Coming out; present modifier form of 나오다.

것을

geos-eul — Thing, fact; nominalized object marker form.

알았고

arassgo — Knew, realized; past connective form of 알다.

창문을

changmun-eul — Window; object marker attached to 창문.

통해

tonghae — Through, via; using 통하다 in connective form.

안에

an-e — Inside, within; locative particle on 안.

아주

aju — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb.

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; past modifier form of 늙다.

노부부가

nobubuga — Elderly couple; subject marker attached to 노부부.

있는

inneun — Existing, present; present modifier form of 있다.

보았다

boatda — Saw, looked; past tense of 보다 (to see).

그들은

geudeul-eun — They; topic marker attached to 그들.

쌍의

ssang-ui — A pair of; possessive form of 쌍.

비둘기처럼

bidulgi-cheoreom — Like a pigeon or dove; comparative particle.

머리가

meori-ga — Head, hair; subject marker attached to 머리.

새하얗게

saehayake — Pure white; adverbial form of 새하얗다.

세어

se-eo — Turned white (hair); connective form of 세다.

있었고

isseotgo — Was, existed; past connective form of 있다.

노파의

nopa-ui — Old woman's; possessive form of 노파.

코는

ko-neun — Nose; topic marker attached to 코.

어찌나

eojjina — How much, so very; exclamatory degree adverb.

길었던지

gireotdeonji — Was so long that; past exclamatory connective.

그래

geurae — Yes, right, so; informal affirmative expression.

코가

ko-ga — Nose; subject marker attached to 코.

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; adverb of excess.

길어서

gireoseo — Because it is long; causal connective of 길다.

난롯가에

nallogga-e — By the fireplace or stove; locative form.

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective form of 앉다 (to sit).

코로

ko-ro — With the nose; instrumental particle on 코.

삼아

sama — Using as, treating as; connective form of 삼다.

불을

bul-eul — Fire; object marker attached to 불.

젓고

jeotgo — Stirring; connective form of 젓다 (to stir).

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed; past tense of 있다.

좋은

joeun — Good, nice; modifier form of 좋다.

저녁이오

jeonyeog-io — Good evening; formal greeting for the evening.

가

ga — Said; subject or quotative particle; he/she said.

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다 (to speak).

저녁이에요

jeonyeog-ieyo — It is evening; polite copula form of 저녁.

노파가

nopa-ga — Old woman; subject marker attached to 노파.

그런데

geureonde — But, however, by the way; transitional conjunction.

여기는

yeogi-neun — Here; topic marker attached to 여기.

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative modifier.

일로

il-ro — For what business; reason particle on 일.

오셨나요

osyeonayo — Did you come? Honorific past interrogative of 오다.

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She; subject marker attached to 그녀.

계속

gyesok — Continuously, keep on; adverb meaning continuing.

이곳에

igot-e — To this place, here; locative form of 이곳.

기독교인이

gidokgyoin-i — Christian; subject marker attached to 기독교인.

온

on — Who came; past modifier form of 오다.

것은

geos-eun — The fact that; nominalized topic marker form.

백

baek — One hundred; the number 100.

년도

nyeondo — Year too; emphatic particle on 년 (year).

더

deo — More, further; comparative adverb.

되었답니다

doeeotdamnida — It has become; hearsay formal past tense form.

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore, and so; formal transitional conjunction.

자신에

jasin-e — About oneself; reflexive pronoun with locative.

대한

daehan — About, regarding; modifier form of 대하다.

모든

modeun — All, every; universal modifier adjective.

그녀에게

geunyeo-ege — To her; dative particle attached to 그녀.

이야기하고

iyagihago — Telling a story; connective form of 이야기하다.

가고

gago — Going; connective form of 가다 (to go).

싶다고

sipdago — Saying one wants to; quotative form of 싶다.

하면서

hamyeonseo — While saying or doing; simultaneous connective.

그곳으로

geugos-euro — Toward that place; directional particle on 그곳.

가는

ganeun — Going; present modifier form of 가다.

길을

gil-eul — Road, path; object marker attached to 길.

아는지

aneun-ji — Whether one knows; indirect question form of 알다.

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of 묻다 (to ask).

아니요

aniyo — No; polite negative response.

나는

na-neun — I; topic marker attached to first person 나.

모르지만

moreujiman — I don't know, but; concessive connective form.

자

ja — Come on, well; interjection to get attention.

보세요

boseyo — Please look, see; polite imperative of 보다.

달이

dal-i — The moon; subject marker attached to 달.

뜨고

ddeugo — Rising; connective form of 뜨다 (to rise, float).

있으니

isseuni — Since there is; causal connective of 있다.

달에게

dal-ege — To the moon; dative particle attached to 달.

물어볼게요

mureobolggeyo — I will ask; future polite form of 물어보다.

달은

dal-eun — The moon; topic marker attached to 달.

것에

geos-e — To things, on things; locative nominalized form.

비추니

bichuuni — Since it shines light; causal connective of 비추다.

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Certainly, without doubt; adverb of certainty.

알

al — Will know; future modifier/root form of 알다.

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite future conjecture ending.

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; causal conjunction.

나뭇가지

namutgaji — Tree branch, twig; branch of a tree.

위로

wiro — Above, upward; directional particle on 위.

맑고

malkgo — Clear and; connective form of 맑다 (to be clear).

밝게

bakge — Brightly; adverbial form of 밝다 (bright).

떠오르자

ddeooreuja — As it rose up; connective past of 떠오르다.

노파는

nopa-neun — The old woman; topic marker attached to 노파.

밖으로

bakk-euro — Outside, outward; directional particle on 밖.

나갔다

nagassda — Went out; past tense of 나가다 (to go out).

달아

dal-a — O Moon! Vocative form calling out to the moon.

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Shouted, cried out; past tense of 외치다.

으로

euro — To, toward, by; directional/instrumental particle.

알려줄

allyeojul — Will tell, inform; future modifier of 알려주다.

있니

inni — Can you? Is there? Informal question form.

아니

ani — No; informal negative answer.

그럴

geureol — Such, like that; future modifier of 그러다.

없어

eopseo — There isn't, I can't; informal form of 없다.

내가

nae-ga — I; subject marker attached to first person 나.

마지막으로

majimag-euro — Last, finally; adverbial form meaning the last time.

그곳을

geugos-eul — That place; object marker attached to 그곳.

비추었을

bichuueosseul — Had shone upon; past modifier form of 비추다.

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; temporal noun.

구름이

gureum-i — Cloud; subject marker attached to 구름.

내

nae — My; first person possessive pronoun.

앞을

ap-eul — Front; object marker attached to 앞.

가리고

garigo — Blocking, covering; connective form of 가리다.

있었거든

isseotgeodeun — Was blocking, you see; explanatory past form.