East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 129

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

곧장

gotjang — Straight ahead; directly without stopping

언덕을

eondeog-eul — Hill (object form); a small raised landform

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of something

달려들어

dallyeodeul-eo — Rushed at; charged toward something energetically

순식간에

sunsikgan-e — In an instant; in the blink of an eye

치고

chigo — Striking; hitting and continuing action

올라갔고

ollagatkko — Went up; climbed and (continued)

공주는

gongjuneun — The princess (topic marker); royal female heir

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); referring to him

끝까지

kkeutkkaji — Until the end; all the way to completion

올라가기를

ollagagireul — The act of going up (object form)

바랄

baral — To wish; to hope for something (modifier form)

시간조차

siganjochwa — Even the time; not even enough time

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; did not have (formal past)

꼭대기에

kkokdaegie — At the top; at the very peak or summit

도달하자마자

dodalhajamaja — As soon as reaching; immediately upon arrival

공주의

gongjuui — Of the princess; belonging to the princess

무릎에서

mureup-eseo — From the knee; from one's lap

세

se — Three; the number three

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; -th (first, second, third)

황금

hwanggeum — Gold; golden; made of precious gold

사과를

sagwareul — Apple (object form); the fruit apple

집어

jibeo — Picking up; grabbing with fingers

들고

deulgo — Holding; picking up and carrying

말을

mareul — Horse (object form); a riding horse

돌려

dollyeo — Turning; rotating; steering around

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a state

내려왔습니다

naeryeowatseumnida — Came down; descended (formal past tense)

내려오자마자

naeryeojamaja — As soon as coming down; immediately after descending

전속력으로

jeonsongnyeog-euro — At full speed; as fast as possible

달려

dallyeo — Running; sprinting forward quickly

시야에서

siyaeseo — From sight; out of one's field of vision

사라졌습니다

sarajyeotseumnida — Disappeared; vanished from view (formal past)

그날

genal — That day; on that particular day

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the time after sunset

형들이

hyeongdeuri — The older brothers (subject); elder male siblings

집에

jibe — At home; to the house

돌아왔을

dorawasseul — Had returned; came back (modifier form)

때

ttae — When; at the time of; moment

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject); those people

그날의

geunarei — Of that day; belonging to that day

기마

gima — Horseback riding; mounted on a horse

경기에

gyeonggie — About the contest; regarding the competition

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent or degree

긴

gin — Long; lengthy (modifier form)

이야기를

iyagireul — Story; tale (object form)

늘어놓았을지

neureono'asseulji — Would have gone on about; rambled at length

상상이

sangsangi — Imagination (subject); the act of imagining

겁니다

geomnida — It will be; it is (formal conjecture ending)

특히

teuki — Especially; particularly; above all others

갑옷을

gaboseul — Armor (object form); protective battle clothing

입은

ibeun — Wearing; dressed in (modifier form)

기사에

gisae — About the knight; regarding the knight

할

hal — To do; to say (modifier form, future)

말이

mari — Words; things to say (subject form)

많았습니다

mana'tseumnida — There were many; had a lot (formal past)

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely

말

mal — Horse; also means words depending on context

타는

taneun — Riding; getting on (present modifier form)

솜씨가

somsssiga — Skill; ability; craftsmanship (subject form)

대단한

daedanhan — Remarkable; extraordinary; truly impressive

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; stated (formal past tense)

저렇게

jeoreoke — Like that; in that manner over there

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; superb; outstanding in quality

기사는

gisaneun — The knight (topic); a mounted warrior

온

on — Entire; whole; all of something

세상을

sesangeul — The world (object form); all of existence

뒤져도

dwijyeodo — Even searching through; even if you scour

찾을

chajeul — To find; to look for (future modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

없을

eopseul — Will not exist; cannot be found (modifier)

거야

geoya — It will be; I bet it is (informal)

오

o — Oh; an exclamation of surprise or realization

부츠가

bucheuiga — Boots (subject form); tall footwear

나도

nado — I also; me too; even I

그를

geureul — Him (object form); referring to that male person

보고

bogo — Seeing; to see and then do something

싶었는데

sipeonneunde — Wanted to; wished to but (contrast implied)

정말로요

jeongmallyo — Really; truly (polite informal emphasis)

흥

heung — Hmph; a scoffing sound of dismissal

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him

갑옷은

gaboseun — The armor (topic); protective battle clothing

네가

nega — You (subject, informal); you are the one

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

쑤시고

ssusigo — Poking around; rummaging and continuing

뒤적거리는

dwijeokgeorineun — Rummaging through; constantly searching messily

그

geu — That; the; referring to something mentioned

빨갛게

ppalgake — Redly; in a red manner; glowing red

석탄보다

seoktan boda — Than coal; compared to coal (comparison form)

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; far; by a great margin

더

deo — More; even more; additionally

밝게

balgge — Brightly; in a bright manner

빛났어

bichnasseo — It shone; it gleamed (informal past tense)

이

i — This; hey (exclamation calling someone out)

더럽고

deoreopgo — Dirty and; filthy and (continuing form)

지저분한

jijeobunhan — Messy; untidy; slovenly in appearance

녀석아

nyeoseoga — Hey you rascal; calling someone a scoundrel

다음

daeum — Next; following; the one after this

날

nal — Day; a single day

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

기사들과

gisadeulgwa — With the knights; the knights and others

왕자들이

wangja deuri — The princes (subject); royal male heirs

왕과

wanggwa — With the king; the king and someone else

공주

gongju — Princess; a royal female of high rank

앞을

apeul — Front (object form); before; in front of

지나가게

jinagage — To pass by; to go past (causative form)

되었는데

doe'eonneunde — It came to be; it became (contrast implied)

전날

jeonnal — The previous day; the day before

밤에

bame — At night; during the nighttime

하기에는

hagieneun — To do (topic); as for doing something

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than enough

늦었던

neujeotteon — Had been late; was too late (past modifier)

탓이겠지요

tasigetejiyo — It must be the fault of; it is likely because

가진

gajin — Having; possessing (modifier form)

자가

jaga — The person who; the one that has

그것을

geugeosteul — That thing (object form); it

내보일

naeboil — To show; to display (future modifier form)

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; in order to enable

하기

hagi — Doing; the act of doing something

위해서였습니다

wihaeseoyeotseumnida — It was for the purpose of; it was in order to

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless

한

han — One; a single; one person or thing

명씩

myeongsik — One person at a time; person by person

차례로

charyero — In order; one by one; in sequence

먼저

meonjeo — First; before others; ahead of time

그다음

geudaeum — After that; then next; the following

나섰지만

naseotjiman — Stepped forward but; came out however

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; even now unchanged

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not anyone; no one at all

보여

boyeo — Showing; to show; to display

주지

juji — Giving (negative base); not giving or showing

못했습니다

mothaetseumnida — Could not; was unable to (formal past negative)