East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 119

Vocabulary

그것은

geugeoseun — It is; that thing is (topic marker)

전년도에

jeollyeondoe — In the previous year; last year

왔던

watdeon — Had come; used to come (past retrospective)

것보다

geotboda — Than the thing; compared to what

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; far greater by comparison

더

deo — More; additionally; further in degree

훌륭하고

hullyunghago — Excellent and; splendid and magnificent

살찐

saljjin — Fat; plump; well-fed in appearance

말이었으며

marieosseumyeo — Was a horse; and it was a horse

등에는

deungeun — On its back; regarding the back

안장이

anjang-i — A saddle; riding seat placed on horse

얹혀

eonjyeo — Placed upon; resting on top of

있고

itgo — There is and; exists and continues

목에는

mogeneun — On the neck; around the neck

굴레가

gullega — A bridle; headgear used to control horse

걸려

geollyeo — Hung; caught; draped around something

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — There was; existed and furthermore

기사를

gisareul — A knight; armored warrior (object marker)

위한

wihan — For the sake of; intended for someone

완전한

wanjeonhan — Complete; perfect; fully equipped set

갑옷

gabos — Armor; protective suit worn by knight

한

han — One; a single unit or set

벌이

beori — A set; suit (counter for outfits/armor)

그

geu — That; the; referring to something nearby

옆에

yeope — Beside; next to; at the side

놓여

nohyeo — Placed; laid down; set in position

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was there; existed but providing context

모두

modu — All; everything; everyone entirely

은으로

euneuro — Made of silver; with silver material

만들어져

mandeureoijyeo — Made to be; crafted and completed

있었고

isseotgo — Was and; existed and additionally

더할

deohal — To add more; surpassable in degree

나위

nawui — Room; margin; degree (in fixed phrases)

없이

eopsi — Without; lacking; in absence of

웅장하였습니다

ungjangha-yeosseumnida — Was magnificent; was grand and majestic

막내가

mangnae-ga — The youngest child; youngest sibling (subject)

혼잣말을

honjatmareul — A monologue; talking to oneself quietly

하였습니다

ha-yeosseumnida — Did; performed an action (formal past)

우리

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

건초를

geonchoreul — Hay; dried grass (object marker)

먹어

meogeo — Eating; to eat (informal verb form)

치운

chiun — Cleared away; consumed completely; tidied up

게

ge — The one who; the thing that (contraction)

바로

baro — Exactly; right; directly; precisely that

너구나

neoguna — It is you; realization it was you

그렇지

geureochi — That's right; isn't it so; correct

내가

naega — I; me (subject marker first person)

곧

got — Soon; shortly; immediately; right away

네

ne — Your; you (possessive second person)

앞길을

apgireul — The path ahead; future road (object marker)

막아

maga — Blocking; stopping; obstructing the way

주마

juma — I will do for you; promise to act

그러면서

geureomyeonseo — While doing so; at the same time saying

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject topic marker)

쇠를

swireul — Steel; iron; metal object (object marker)

꺼내어

kkeonaeo — Taking out; pulling out; removing from inside

말의

mare — Of the horse; horse's (possessive form)

갈기

galgi — Mane; the hair on a horse's neck

위로

wiro — Over; above; onto the top of

던졌고

deonjyeotgo — Threw and; tossed and then continued

말은

mareun — The horse; horse (topic marker)

어린

eorin — Young; little; small in age

양처럼

yangcheoreom — Like a lamb; as a sheep would

꼼짝도

kkomjjakdo — Not even a flinch; not budging at all

하지

haji — Not doing; without doing (negative form)

않고

anko — Without doing; not doing and continuing

서

seo — Standing; to stand in place

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was; existed (formal polite past tense)

글쎄

geulsse — Well; you see; expressing hesitation or emphasis

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy; the young male (topic marker)

이

i — This; these (demonstrative near speaker)

말도

maldo — This horse too; even this horse also

타고서

tagoseo — Riding; having mounted and then going

다른

dareun — Other; different; another one

말을

mareul — A horse; the horse (object marker)

숨겨

sumgyeo — Hiding; having hidden; concealing something

두었던

duotdeon — Had kept; had stored away previously

은신처로

eunsincheoro — To the hiding place; toward a refuge

갔고

gatgo — Went and; departed and then continued

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; like that

다음

daeum — Next; after; the following step

집으로

jibeuro — To home; toward the house

돌아갔습니다

doragasseumnida — Returned; went back home (formal past)

이번에도

ibeone do — This time too; again this occasion

건초밭에

geonchobate — In the hay field; at the meadow

풀이

puri — Grass; plants growing in the field

잘

jal — Well; nicely; in a good manner

자랐다고

jaratdago — Saying it grew; claiming it grew well

말하려는

malha-ryeoneun — Intending to say; about to tell someone

거겠지

geoggetji — I suppose you will; probably going to

형제

hyeongje — Brothers; siblings (male)

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; within

명이

myeong-i — Person/people (counter subject marker)

말하였습니다

malha-yeosseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

그래

geurae — Yes; that's right; informal agreement

맞아

maja — Correct; right; that's it exactly

그러자

geureoja — Then; thereupon; right after that

형제들이

hyeongjedeur-i — The brothers; siblings (subject marker plural)

달려가서

dallyeogaseo — Running there; going by running quickly

보니

boni — Upon seeing; when they looked and found

전년도와

jeollyeondowa — Same as last year; compared with previous year

마찬가지로

machangangjiro — Likewise; in the same way as before

무성하고

museonghago — Lush and; thick with growth; flourishing

깊게

gipge — Deeply; to a great depth or density

자라

jara — Grown; having grown (connective verb form)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless in contrast

그들은

geudeureun — They; those people (topic marker plural)

그렇다고

geureotdago — Even so; saying that; acknowledging that

해서

haeseo — Because of doing; so therefore as result

막내에게

mangnaee-ge — To the youngest; toward the youngest sibling

부드러운

budeureoum — Soft; gentle; kind (adjective form)

건네지는

geonnejineun — Giving; handing over (negative context here)

않았습니다

ana-sseumnida — Did not; was not (formal negative past)

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from here on

세

se — Three; the number three

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal marker; -th time or occurrence

성

seong — Saint; holy (Sino-Korean character 聖)