East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 120

Vocabulary

전날

jeon-nal — The day before; the previous day.

밤이

bam-i — Night (subject form); the night.

되었지만

doe-eot-ji-man — Became, but; turned into something, however.

두

du — Two; the number two.

형들은

hyeong-deul-eun — Older brothers (topic form); the older brothers.

여전히

yeo-jeon-hi — Still; as before; unchanged from before.

헛간에

heot-gan-e — In the barn; at the stable or shed.

나가

na-ga — Go out; exit to the outside.

풀을

pul-eul — Grass (object form); hay or grass.

지킬

ji-kil — To guard; to watch over or protect.

용기가

yong-gi-ga — Courage (subject form); bravery or boldness.

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was not; did not have (formal past).

전에

jeon-e — Before; previously; in the past.

거기

geo-gi — There; that place; over there.

누워

nu-wo — Lying down; in a reclined position.

있던

it-deon — That was there; used to be present.

밤들에

bam-deul-e — On those nights; during those nighttime occasions.

너무나

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

겁에

geop-e — In fear; gripped by fright or terror.

질렸던

jil-lyeot-deon — Had been terrified; was thoroughly frightened.

나머지

na-meo-ji — As a result of; remainder; the rest of.

두려움을

du-ryeo-um-eul — Fear (object form); dread or terror.

떨쳐낼

tteol-cheo-nael — To shake off; to rid oneself of fear.

수가

su-ga — Ability (subject form); a way to do something.

없었던

eop-seot-deon — There had not been; was unable to.

것입니다

geo-sim-ni-da — It is the case that; formal explanatory ending.

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; on the other hand.

기꺼이

gi-kkeo-i — Willingly; gladly; with a willing heart.

나가려

na-ga-ryeo — Intending to go out; about to head outside.

했고

haet-go — Did and; performed an action and then.

긴

gin — Long; lengthy in time or distance.

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story (object form); a tale or narrative.

짧게

jjalb-ge — Briefly; in a short manner; concisely.

하자면

ha-ja-myeon — To put it simply; if we say shortly.

이번에도

i-beon-e-do — This time also; again on this occasion.

번

beon — Time; occurrence; a counter for instances.

일어났던

il-eo-nat-deon — Had happened; had occurred previously.

것과

geot-gwa — The thing and; same as what happened before.

똑같은

ttok-ga-teun — Exactly the same; identical; precisely alike.

일이

il-i — Thing; event; matter (subject form).

벌어졌습니다

beol-eo-jyeot-seum-ni-da — Took place; occurred; an event unfolded (formal).

지진이

ji-jin-i — Earthquake (subject form); seismic tremor.

세

se — Three; the number three.

연달아

yeon-dal-a — In succession; one after another consecutively.

일어났는데

il-eo-nat-neun-de — Occurred, and; happened but providing context.

저마다

jeo-ma-da — Each one; every single one of them.

앞의

ap-ui — The preceding; of the one before it.

것보다

geot-bo-da — Than the previous one; compared to before.

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent.

심했습니다

sim-haet-seum-ni-da — Was severe; was intense or serious (formal past).

마지막

ma-ji-mak — Last; final; the very end of something.

왔을

wat-seul — When it came; upon its arrival (past modifier).

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs.

소년은

so-nyeon-eun — The boy (topic form); a young male person.

충격에

chung-gyeok-e — From the shock; due to impact or force.

헛간의

heot-gan-ui — Of the barn; belonging to the shed.

이쪽

i-jjok — This side; this direction; over here.

벽에서

byeok-e-seo — From the wall; starting at one wall.

저쪽

jeo-jjok — That side; the other direction; over there.

벽으로

byeok-eu-ro — Toward the wall; in the direction of a wall.

휘청거렸습니다

hwi-cheong-geo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Staggered; swayed unsteadily from side to side.

그러고

geu-reo-go — And then; after doing that; thereupon.

나서

na-seo — After; having done and then proceeding.

갑자기

gap-ja-gi — Suddenly; all at once; without warning.

죽은

ju-geun — Dead; like something lifeless or still.

듯이

deu-si — As if; like; in the manner of.

고요해졌습니다

go-yo-hae-jyeot-seum-ni-da — Became quiet; turned still and silent (formal).

잠시

jam-si — For a moment; briefly; a short while.

헛간

heot-gan — Barn; a farm shed or stable building.

밖에서

bak-e-seo — From outside; from beyond the building.

뜯는

tteut-neun — Grazing; chewing or pulling at grass/hay.

소리가

so-ri-ga — Sound (subject form); a noise or audio cue.

들렸습니다

deul-lyeot-seum-ni-da — Was heard; a sound reached one's ears (formal).

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So; therefore; for that reason.

다시

da-si — Again; once more; another time.

살금살금

sal-geum-sal-geum — Stealthily; tiptoeing quietly and carefully.

문틈으로

mun-teum-eu-ro — Through the door crack; via a gap in the door.

다가가

da-ga-ga — Approached; moved closer toward something.

밖을

bak-eul — Outside (object form); the exterior area.

엿보았더니

yeot-bo-at-deo-ni — Peeked and found; looked through and discovered.

바로

ba-ro — Right; directly; immediately; just outside.

밖에

bak-e — Outside; at the exterior of something.

말

mal — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal.

한

han — One; a single unit or item.

마리가

ma-ri-ga — Animal counter (subject); one animal was there.

서

seo — Standing; being in an upright position.

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — There was; existed; was present (formal past).

데려간

de-ryeo-gan — Had taken away; had led away previously.

마리보다

ma-ri-bo-da — Than the animal; compared to the one taken.

훨씬

hwol-ssin — Much more; far greater; by a wide margin.

크고

keu-go — Big and; large and (continuing description).

살찐

sal-jjin — Fat; plump; well-fed and fleshy.

말이었습니다

mal-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was a horse; the animal was a horse (formal).

혼잣말로

hon-jat-mal-lo — Talking to oneself; in a self-murmuring manner.

중얼거렸습니다

jung-eol-geo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Muttered; grumbled quietly to oneself (formal past).

우리

u-ri — Our; belonging to us; our group's.

건초를

geon-cho-reul — Hay (object form); dried grass for feeding animals.

먹어치우러

meog-eo-chi-u-reo — Coming to devour; in order to eat up completely.

여기

yeo-gi — Here; this place; right here.

오는

o-neun — Coming; that comes; arriving here.

게

ge — The one who; the act of (contraction of 것이).

내가

nae-ga — I (subject form); I myself will do it.

곧

got — Soon; right away; immediately.

그걸

geu-geol — That (object); that thing; it (contraction).

막아주지

mag-a-ju-ji — Will stop it; will block that for you.

네

ne — Your (informal); belonging to you.

바퀴에

ba-kwi-e — On the wheel; onto the rim of a wheel.

살을

sal-eul — Flesh; spike; a spoke or thin rod.

꽂아줄

kkot-a-jul — Will stick into; will thrust into firmly.

테다

te-da — Will certainly do; expresses firm intention.

쇠붙이를

soe-but-i-reul — Metal object (object form); a piece of iron.

집어

jip-eo — Picking up; grabbing hold of something.

들고

deul-go — Holding up; lifting and carrying something.

말의

mal-ui — Of the horse; belonging to or on the horse.

목에

mok-e — On the neck; at the throat area.

던졌더니

deon-jyeot-deo-ni — Threw it and found that; tossed and discovered.

순식간에

sun-sik-gan-e — In an instant; in the blink of an eye.

땅에

ttang-e — To the ground; on the earth below.

못

mot — Nail; a metal pin; cannot (negation).

박힌

bak-hin — Nailed; fixed firmly; embedded in place.

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if; like; in the same way as.

꼼짝도

kkom-jjak-do — Not even a budge; not moving at all.

하지

ha-ji — Did not; negative form with following negation.

않았고

an-at-go — Did not do and; negated action, then continuing.

말을

mal-eul — Horse (object form); the horse as direct object.

마음대로

ma-eum-dae-ro — As one wishes; freely; at one's own will.

할

hal — To do; able to do; future modifier form.

수

su — Ability; way; possibility of doing something.

그런

geu-reon — Such; like that; of that kind.

다음

da-eum — Next; after; the following step or time.

타고

ta-go — Riding; mounting and riding an animal.

다른

da-reun — Other; different; another one.

마리를

ma-ri-reul — Animal counter (object); the other animal.

숨겨

sum-gyeo — Hiding; having concealed something away.

둔

dun — Had kept; had stored or placed somewhere.

곳으로

got-eu-ro — To the place; toward the location where.

가서

ga-seo — Going and; after going somewhere continued.

집으로

jib-eu-ro — Toward home; in the direction of the house.

돌아갔습니다

dol-a-gat-seum-ni-da — Returned; went back home (formal past tense).