East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 111

Vocabulary

아주

aju — Very, extremely; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

먼

meon — Far, distant; adjective form of 멀다

곳의

gose ui — Of a place; possessive form of 곳 (place)

호수

hosu — Lake; a large inland body of water

안에

ane — Inside, within; locative particle meaning 'in'

섬이

seomi — Island; subject form of 섬

하나

hana — One; the native Korean word for the number one

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner

섬에는

seome neun — On the island; topic-marked locative form of 섬

교회가

gyohwega — Church; subject form of 교회

서

seo — Standing; connective form of 서다 (to stand)

있고

itgo — There is and; connective form linking two clauses

교회

gyohwe — Church; a Christian place of worship

안에는

ane neun — Inside (topic); topic-marked form of 안에

우물이

umuri — Well; subject form of 우물 (water well)

있으며

isseumyeo — There is, and also; connective form of 있다

우물

umul — A well; a hole dug to access water

오리가

origa — Duck; subject form of 오리

헤엄치고

heeomchigo — Swimming and; connective form of 헤엄치다

오리

ori — Duck; a common water bird

알이

ari — Egg; subject form of 알

있는데

inneunde — There is, but/and; contrastive connective of 있다

바로

baro — Right, exactly, directly; emphasizing immediacy

알

al — Egg; a round object laid by a bird

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative form of 속 (inside)

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

심장이

simjangi — Heart; subject form of 심장 (heart organ)

들어

deureo — Entered, is inside; connective form of 들다

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Lovely, lovable; adjective meaning full of love

이른

ireun — Early; adjective form of 이르다 (to be early)

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

아직

ajik — Still, yet; indicating an ongoing state

때

ttae — Time, when; a point or period in time

거인은

geoin eun — The giant; topic form of 거인 (giant)

숲으로

supeurero — Into the forest; directional form of 숲

걸어갔습니다

georeogatsseumnida — Walked away; past tense formal of 걸어가다

그래

geurae — So, okay; colloquial agreement or transition word

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicating present time

나도

nado — I also, me too; first person with additive particle

떠나야겠어

tteonayageteo — I should leave now; informal volitional expression

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 말하다 (to speak)

길을

gireul — The road, path; object form of 길

찾는

chatneun — Finding, looking for; present modifier of 찾다

방법만

bangbeomman — Only the method; 방법 (method) with limiting particle

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of 알다 (to know)

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; conditional form of 있다

말이야

mariya — I mean, that is; casual emphasis particle phrase

그는

geuneun — He; topic-marked third-person male pronoun

공주에게

gongjuege — To the princess; dative form of 공주

길고도

gilgodo — Long and even; emphasizing length of 길다

긴

gin — Long; adjective modifier form of 길다

작별

jakbyeol — Farewell, parting; a formal goodbye

인사를

insareul — Greeting, farewell; object form of 인사

하였고

hayeotgo — Did and; formal past connective of 하다

거인의

geoin ui — The giant's; possessive form of 거인

문을

muneul — Door; object form of 문

나서자

naseoja — As soon as leaving; sequential connective of 나서다

늑대가

neukdaega — The wolf; subject form of 늑대

그를

geureul — Him; object form of the third-person pronoun 그

기다리며

gidarimyeo — While waiting; simultaneous connective of 기다리다

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was there; formal past tense of 있다

집

jip — House, home; a place where people live

일어난

ireonan — That happened; past modifier form of 일어나다

모든

modeun — All, every; a determiner meaning all things

일을

ireul — Thing, matter; object form of 일 (event/work)

늑대에게

neukdaeege — To the wolf; dative form of 늑대

말하고

malhago — Telling and; connective form of 말하다

안의

anui — Inside the; possessive locative form of 안

우물로

umullo — To the well; directional form of 우물

가고

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

싶다고

siptago — That one wants to; reported form of 싶다

했습니다

haetsseumnida — Said, did; formal past tense of 하다

길만

gilman — Only the way/road; 길 with limiting particle 만

수

su — Way, means; a bound noun indicating possibility

말이죠

marijoyo — I mean, right?; informal emphatic sentence ending

그러자

geureoja — Then, upon that; sequential conjunction

늑대는

neukdaeneun — The wolf (topic); topic-marked form of 늑대

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of third-person pronoun 그

등에

deunge — On the back; locative form of 등 (back)

올라타라고

ollatarago — Said to climb on; reported imperative of 올라타다

했고

haetgo — Did and; past connective form of 하다

곧

got — Soon, shortly; indicating something will happen quickly

찾아주겠다고

chajajugetdago — Said would find it; reported promissory of 찾아주다

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way; manner adverb

둘은

dureun — The two (topic); topic form of 둘 (two people)

바람이

barami — Wind; subject form of 바람

뒤에서

dwieso — From behind; locative form of 뒤 (back/behind)

소리를

sorireul — Sound; object form of 소리

낼

nael — To make (sound); future modifier form of 내다

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent that; degree particle

달려갔습니다

dallyeogatsseumnida — Ran off; formal past tense of 달려가다

들판을

deulpaneul — Fields; object form of 들판 (open field/plain)

넘고

neomgo — Crossing over and; connective form of 넘다

언덕과

eondeokgwa — Hills and; 언덕 (hill) with additive particle

골짜기를

goljjagireul — Valleys; object form of 골짜기 (valley/ravine)

넘어서

neomeoseo — Having crossed over; connective form of 넘어서다

수많은

sumaneun — Countless, numerous; adjective meaning very many

날들을

naldeureul — Days; plural object form of 날 (day)

여행한

yeohaenghan — Traveled; past modifier form of 여행하다

끝에

kkeute — At the end of; locative form of 끝 (end)

그들은

geudeureun — They; topic form of 그들 (third-person plural)

마침내

machimne — Finally, at last; adverb indicating end of wait

호수에

hosue — At the lake; locative form of 호수

도착했습니다

dochakhaetsseumnida — Arrived; formal past tense of 도착하다

그때

geuttae — At that time, then; a temporal reference point

왕자는

wangja neun — The prince; topic-marked form of 왕자

호수를

hosureul — The lake; object form of 호수

어떻게

eotteoke — How; interrogative adverb asking about method

건너야

geonneoya — Must cross; obligatory form of 건너다 (to cross)

할지

halji — Whether to do; uncertain future form of 하다

몰랐지만

mollatssjiman — Did not know, but; past concessive of 모르다

두려워하지

duryeowohaji — Do not fear; negative imperative of 두려워하다

말고

malgo — Don't and; negative connective of 말다

꼭

kkok — Tightly, surely, certainly; emphatic adverb

붙어

buteo — Holding on; connective form of 붙다 (to attach)

있으라고

isseurago — Said to stay/hold on; reported imperative of 있다

그리고

geurigo — And, then; a basic additive conjunction

왕자를

wangjareul — The prince; object form of 왕자

태운

taeun — Having carried; past modifier form of 태우다

채

chae — While, with; a bound noun indicating maintained state

호수로

hosu ro — Into the lake; directional form of 호수

뛰어들어

ttwieodeureo — Jumping in; connective form of 뛰어들다

섬까지

seomkkaji — As far as the island; 섬 with limit particle 까지

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming; connective form of 헤엄치다

갔습니다

gatsseumnida — Went; formal past tense of 가다 (to go)