East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 121

Vocabulary

집에

jibe — At home; to the house

돌아왔을

dorawasseul — Having returned (past supposition form)

때

ttae — When; the time or moment something happens

두

du — Two; the number two

형들은

hyeongdeureun — The older brothers (plural, topic marker)

전처럼

jeoncheoреom — Like before; as it was previously

놀려

nollyeo — To tease; to mock someone

댔습니다

daessseumnida — Kept doing repeatedly (auxiliary verb ending)

풀밭을

pulbacheul — The meadow or grassy field (object marker)

잘

jal — Well; in a good or proper manner

지킨

jikin — Guarded; watched over or protected

것이

geosi — The fact that; thing (subject marker attached)

분명하다고

bunmyeonghadadago — Saying it is clear or obvious

마치

machi — Just as if; as though; exactly like

잠결에

jamgyeore — In a half-asleep state; while drowsy

걷는

geonnneun — Walking; in the act of walking

사람처럼

saramcheoреom — Like a person; resembling a human being

보인다고

boindago — Saying that it appears or looks a certain way

말하면서

malhamyeonseo — While saying; speaking at the same time

그

geu — That; he; used as a demonstrative or pronoun

밖에도

bakkedo — Besides that; in addition to that

심술궂은

simsulguje n — Mean-spirited; spiteful or malicious in nature

말을

mareul — Words; speech (object marker attached)

많이

mani — A lot; many; in great quantity

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; performed an action (formal past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

_부츠_

bucheu — Boots; a character's nickname meaning boots

는

neun — Topic marker particle in Korean grammar

말에

mare — To the words; regarding what was said

아랑곳하지

aranggothaji — Not caring about; paying no attention to

않고

anko — Without doing; not doing and then

직접

jikjeop — Directly; in person; firsthand

가서

gaseo — Going and then; after going there

확인해

hwaginhe — To confirm; to check and verify something

보라고만

boragoman — Saying only to go and see for themselves

형들이

hyeongdeuri — The older brothers (subject marker attached)

보니

boni — Upon seeing; when they looked and found

풀은

pureun — The grass; the plants (topic marker attached)

이번에도

ibeonesdo — This time too; again this time

전의

jeonui — Of before; previous; belonging to earlier time

번처럼

beoncheoреom — Like the time; similar to the previous occasion

무성하고

museongago — Lush and thick; growing abundantly and densely

깊게

gipge — Deeply; to a great depth or extent

자라

jara — Grown; to have grown (base verb form)

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — Was there; existed (formal past tense)

자

ja — Now then; alright; used to draw attention

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

알아야

araya — Must know; need to be aware of

할

hal — To do; that which must be done

있습니다

issseumnida — There is; exists (formal present tense)

가

ga — Subject marker particle; or the character Boots

살던

saldeon — Where one used to live; formerly resided

나라의

naraui — Of the country; belonging to the kingdom

왕에게는

wangegeeneun — To the king; regarding the king (topic marker)

딸이

ttari — A daughter (subject marker attached)

하나

hana — One; a single thing or person

있었는데

isseonnneunde — There was; existed but (connective past tense)

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic marker attached)

유리

yuri — Glass; made of transparent glass material

언덕을

eondeokgeul — The hill (object marker attached)

타고

tago — Riding; climbing up on something

올라올

ollaol — To come up; to climb up to the top

수

su — Ability; can; possibility of doing something

있는

inneun — Existing; who is able to; that can

남자에게만

namjaegeman — Only to the man; solely for the man

딸을

ttareul — His daughter (object marker attached)

주겠다고

jugetdago — Saying he would give; promising to give

왕궁

wanggung — Royal palace; the king's castle or residence

가까이에

gakkaie — Near; close to; in the vicinity of

온통

ontong — Entirely; completely; all over the place

유리로

yuriro — Made of glass; with glass material

된

doen — Made of; that has become or is made

높고

nopgo — High and; tall and (connective adjective)

높은

nopeun — High; tall; elevated in height

언덕이

eondeogi — The hill (subject marker attached)

얼음처럼

eoreumcheoреom — Like ice; as slippery as ice

매끄럽고

maekkeurepgo — Smooth and; slick and (connective adjective)

미끄러웠습니다

mikkeureowoossseumnida — Was slippery; very slick and hard to grip

언덕의

eondeokui — Of the hill; belonging to the hill

맨

maen — Bare; very top; utmost or topmost point

꼭대기에는

kkokdaegiene — At the very top; on the summit (topic marker)

_왕_

wang — The king; ruler of the kingdom

의

ui — Possessive particle meaning of or belonging to

무릎에

mureuне — On the knees; upon the lap

황금

hwanggeum — Gold; made of or relating to gold

사과

sagwa — Apple; the common fruit apple

세

se — Three; the number three

개를

gaereul — Units; pieces (counter word, object marker)

올려놓고

ollyeonoko — Having placed on top; put something up there

앉아

anja — Sitting; in the act of sitting down

있을

isseul — Will be; future existence or state

것이며

geosiryeo — It is and; being the thing that (connective)

올라와

ollawa — Coming up; having climbed up to the top

가져갈

gajyeogal — That will take away; carry off something

남자는

namjaneun — The man (topic marker attached)

왕국의

wanggugui — Of the kingdom; belonging to the realm

절반과

jeolbangwa — Half of and; together with half the kingdom

_공주_

gongju — The princess; daughter of the king

를

reul — Object marker particle in Korean grammar

아내로

anaero — As a wife; to take as one's spouse

얻게

eotge — So as to obtain; in order to receive

될

doel — Will become; shall be (future tense)

것이었습니다

geosieotsseumnida — It was the thing; that was what would happen

은

eun — Topic marker particle attached to nouns

이

i — This; subject marker or demonstrative pronoun

사실을

sasireul — This fact; this truth (object marker attached)

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

왕국

wangguk — Kingdom; the realm ruled by a king

안에

ane — Inside; within a place or space

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

교회

gyohoe — Church; a Christian place of worship

문에

mune — On the door; at the entrance or gate

붙여

buchyeo — Attaching; to post or stick something on

놓았고

noassgo — Had placed and; put up and (connective past)

밖의

bakkui — Outside of; beyond the borders of

여러

yeoreo — Various; several; many different kinds

나라에도

naraedo — To other countries too; also to other nations

알렸습니다

allyeossseumnida — Announced; made known to others (formal past)

그런데

geureonde — But; by the way; however

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; too much so

아름다워서

areumdawoseo — Because she was beautiful; so beautiful that

한

han — One; a single; once

번

beon — Time; once; a single occurrence

본

bon — Seen; having seen or looked at

사람은

sarameun — The person (topic marker attached)

누구나

nuguna — Anyone; everyone without exception

자기도

jagido — Even oneself; one too (reflexive with marker)

모르게

moreuge — Without knowing; unknowingly; unaware

깊이

gipi — Deeply; profoundly; to a deep degree

빠져들고

ppajyeodeulgo — Falling deeply into; becoming captivated by

말았습니다

marassseumnida — Ended up doing; unfortunately came to do