East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 134

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; but; used to contrast two statements.

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached); referring to a male.

다시

dasi — Again; once more; a second time.

건강하고

geonganghago — Being healthy and (connective form of 건강하다).

좋아졌을

joajyeosseul — Had gotten better; improved (past presumptive modifier).

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached); referring to a male.

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged from previously.

예전과

yejeon-gwa — Compared to the past; as in former times.

마찬가지로

machangangjiro — Likewise; in the same way; similarly.

편안한

pyeonanhan — Comfortable; at ease; relaxed and peaceful.

생활을

saengwaleul — Life; lifestyle; daily living (object marker attached).

했고

haetgo — Did and (connective past tense of 하다).

그와

geuwa — With him; him and (connective particle attached).

그

geu — That; he; the (determiner or pronoun).

남자는

namjaneun — The man (topic marker); referring to a male person.

사이좋은

saijoeun — On good terms; friendly with each other.

친구였습니다

chinguyeosseumnida — Were friends (polite past tense of 친구이다).

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that.

얼마

eolma — How much; how long; some amount of time.

후

hu — After; later; following a point in time.

또

tto — Again; also; additionally; once more.

다른

dareun — Different; another; other than the current one.

여행을

yeohaengeul — Travel; trip; journey (object marker attached).

떠나게

tteonage — To come to leave; set out on a trip.

되었는데

doeeonnneunde — Came to be; it turned out that (connective).

이번에는

ibeone-neun — This time (as for); on this particular occasion.

세

se — Three (native Korean numeral).

주

ju — Week; a period of seven days.

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time; while.

자리를

jarireul — One's place; seat; position (object marker attached).

비울

biul — To empty; to vacate; to leave a place.

것이라고

geosirago — Saying that it will be; quoting a future fact.

말했고

malhaetgo — Said and (connective past tense of 말하다).

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning -th (as in third, fourth).

방에

bange — In the room; to the room (locative marker).

들어가지

deureoGaji — Entering; going inside (negative connective form).

말라고

mallago — Telling someone not to do something; prohibition quote.

소년에게

sonyeone-ge — To the boy; directed at a young male person.

한번

hanbeon — Once; one time; firmly on one occasion.

엄히

eomhi — Strictly; sternly; in a severe manner.

금했습니다

geumhaesseumnida — Forbade; prohibited strictly (polite past tense).

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; in the event that.

그곳에

geugose — To that place; at that location; there.

들어간다면

deureogandamyeon — If one enters; on the condition of going inside.

목숨을

moksumeul — Life; one's life at stake (object marker attached).

잃을

ireul — To lose (modifier form); risking losing one's life.

각오를

gagoreul — Resolve; preparedness; readiness to accept consequences.

해야

haeya — Must do; have to; obligatory action required.

할

hal — Will do; to do (future modifier form of 하다).

했습니다

haesseumnida — Did; said (polite formal past tense of 하다).

그런데

geureonde — But; however; by the way; transitional conjunction.

열네

yeolne — Fourteen (native Korean numeral).

날이

nari — Day (subject marker); referring to a day passing.

지나자

jinaja — As soon as passed; once time had gone by.

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy (topic marker); a young male person.

참을

chameul — To endure; to hold back; to resist (modifier form).

수가

suga — Ability; means (subject marker); cannot manage to do.

없어서

eopseoseo — Because there is none; having no ability to endure.

방으로

bang-euro — Toward the room; into the room (directional marker).

살금살금

salgeumsal-geum — Stealthily; tiptoeing quietly; sneaking without sound.

들어갔습니다

deureogasseumnida — Entered; went inside (polite formal past tense).

안에는

ane-neun — As for inside; within the interior of something.

바닥에

badage — On the floor; at the bottom surface.

있는

inneun — That exists; present; being there (modifier form).

뚜껑문

ttukkeongmun — Trapdoor; hatch; a door set into the floor.

외에는

oeeneun — Other than; except for; besides that thing.

아무것도

amugeotsdo — Nothing at all; not anything; not a single thing.

보이지

boiji — Not visible; cannot be seen (negative connective form).

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; was not (polite formal negative past tense).

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); referring to it directly.

들어올리고

deureo-olligo — Lifting up; raising it and (connective verb form).

아래를

araereul — Below; underneath (object marker); downward direction.

내려다보니

naeryeodaboni — Upon looking down; when one gazed downward below.

거대한

geodaehan — Enormous; huge; very large in size.

구리

guri — Copper; a reddish-brown metallic element.

가마솥이

gamasoti — Cauldron; large iron pot (subject marker attached).

아래에서

arae-eseo — From below; at the lower position; underneath.

보글보글

bogeulbogeul — Bubbling; simmering; sound and look of boiling liquid.

끓고

kkeulgo — Boiling and (connective form of 끓다).

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was; existed; there was (polite formal past tense).

아래에는

arae-eneun — As for below; underneath (topic marker attached).

불이

buri — Fire; flame (subject marker attached); a burning fire.

글쎄

geulssse — Well; hmm; expression of uncertainty or pondering.

뜨거운지

tteugeounji — Whether it is hot; wondering about the heat level.

알아봐야겠어

arabwayagettseo — I should find out; I need to check this.

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; thus.

생각하며

saenggakhamyeo — While thinking; as one thought about something.

손가락을

son-garageul — Finger (object marker); one's finger as the object.

국물

gungmul — Broth; soup liquid; the liquid part of a dish.

속에

soge — Inside; within; into the interior of something.

집어넣었습니다

jibeoneoeosseumnida — Inserted; put in; dipped something into a place.

꺼냈을

kkeonaesseul — When (one) took out; upon withdrawing (modifier form).

이런

ireon — Oh my; good gracious; exclamation of surprise.

손가락

son-garak — Finger; one of the digits on a hand.

전체가

jeonchega — The whole; entirely; all of something (subject marker).

금으로

geumeuro — With gold; in gold; covered by gold material.

뒤덮여

dwideopyeo — Covered over; coated entirely; enveloped in something.

긁고

geulkgo — Scratching and (connective form of 긁다).

문질러

munjilleo — Rubbing; scrubbing; wiping vigorously (connective form).

보았지만

boatjiman — Tried but; looked and tried yet did not succeed.

금박은

geumbaGeun — The gold leaf; gold coating (topic marker attached).

벗겨지지

beotgyeojiji — Would not come off; not peeling away (negative form).

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not (polite formal negative past tense).

손가락에

son-garage — On the finger; around the finger (locative marker).

헝겊

heonggop — Rag; piece of cloth; scrap of fabric.

조각을

jogageul — Piece; fragment; chunk (object marker attached).

감쌌습니다

gamssatsseumnida — Wrapped around; covered; bound with cloth (past tense).

남자가

namjaga — The man (subject marker); a male person as subject.

돌아와서

dorawaseo — Having returned; came back and then (connective form).

손가락이

son-garagi — The finger (subject marker); referring to a finger.

왜

wae — Why; for what reason; asking about a cause.

그러냐고

geureonyago — Asking why it is like that; quoting a question.

묻자

mutja — When asked; upon asking (sequential connective form).

심하게

simhage — Severely; badly; to a serious degree.

베었다고

beeotdago — Saying that (one) cut (oneself); quoting a past action.

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; stated (polite formal past tense of 말하다).

헝겊을

heonggeoPeul — The rag; the cloth piece (object marker attached).

잡아

jaba — Grabbing; taking hold of (connective form of 잡다).

뜯었고

tteudeotgo — Tore off and (connective past tense of 뜯다).

그러자

geureoja — Thereupon; at that moment; as a result of that.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means.

된

doen — Become; turned into (past modifier form of 되다).

것인지

geosninji — What it was; whether something had happened (indirect).

금세

geumse — Right away; immediately; in no time at all.

알아챘습니다

arachaetsseumnida — Realized; figured out; noticed immediately (past tense).