East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 147

Vocabulary

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker); first-person subject pronoun

그저

geujeo — simply, just, merely without special reason

가장

gajang — most, the most; superlative degree marker

작은

jageun — small, little; adjective modifying a noun

염소

yeomso — goat; a horned farm or mountain animal

언덕

eondeok — hill, small elevated area of land

위로

wiro — upward, to the top; directional adverb

올라가

ollaga — go up, climb; moving to a higher place

살을

sareul — flesh, meat, body fat; object-marked noun

찌우러

jjiureo — to fatten up; purposive form of fatten

가는

ganeun — going; present participle modifying a noun

길이에요

girieyo — it is the way/road; polite declarative sentence

라고

rago — quotation particle meaning 'saying that'

염소가

yeomsoga — the goat (subject); goat as sentence subject

아주

aju — very, extremely; intensifying adverb

목소리로

moksoríro — with a voice; using one's voice as instrument

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — said, spoke; past tense formal declarative verb

이제

ije — now, from now on; current moment adverb

널

neol — you (object form); informal second-person pronoun

잡아먹으러

jabameogeuro — to catch and eat; purposive form of devour

가겠다

gagessda — will go; first-person future intention statement

오

o — oh; exclamation expressing surprise or alarm

안

an — not; negation adverb before a verb

돼요

dwaeyo — it won't do; please don't; polite prohibition

제발

jebal — please; begging or pleading adverb

저를

jeoreul — me (object form); first-person polite object

잡지

japji — don't catch; negative imperative of to catch

마세요

maseyo — please don't; polite negative imperative ending

너무

neomu — too, excessively; adverb of degree

작아요

jagayo — I am small; polite declarative of to be small

두

du — two; the number two in native Korean

번째

beonjjae — ordinal suffix meaning '-th'; second in order

올

ol — will come; future modifier form of to come

때까지

ttaekkaji — until the time; temporal particle meaning until

기다려

gidaryeo — wait; informal imperative of to wait

보세요

boseyo — please try; polite suggestion or soft command

그

geu — that; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

염소는

yeomsoneun — the goat (topic); goat as sentence topic

훨씬

hwolssin — much more, far greater; degree adverb

더

deo — more; comparative adverb

크답니다

keudamnida — is said to be big; hearsay formal declarative

그래

geurae — alright, okay; casual agreement expression

어서

eoseo — quickly, hurry up; urging adverb

가버려

gabeoryeo — go away; informal imperative to leave completely

잠시

jamsi — a moment, a short while; brief time expression

후

hu — after, later; temporal noun indicating afterward

다리를

darireul — the bridge (object); bridge as sentence object

건너러

geonneoreo — to cross over; purposive form of to cross

왔습니다

wassseumnida — came; past tense formal declarative of to come

다리가

dariga — the bridge (subject); bridge as sentence subject

울렸습니다

ullyeossseumnida — rang out, resonated; bridge made a loud sound

내

nae — my; first-person possessive determiner

다리

dari — bridge or leg; structure spanning a gap

위를

wireul — the top, above (object); surface as object

건너는

geonneoneun — crossing; present participle modifying a noun

게

ge — the one who; nominalizing form meaning thing/one

누구냐

nuguya — who is it?; informal interrogative question

으르렁거렸습니다

eureureonggeolyeossseumnida — growled, snarled; past tense of to growl

그다지

geudaji — not so much, not particularly; degree adverb

작지

jakji — not small; base form in negative construction

않은

aneun — not; negating modifier attached to adjective

목소리를

moksoríreul — voice (object); one's voice as sentence object

가진

gajin — having, possessing; past modifier of to have

큰

keun — big, large; adjective modifying a noun

잠깐만

jamkkanman — just a moment; asking someone to wait briefly

좋아

joa — good, alright; casual expression of agreement

그런데

geureonde — but, however, by the way; conjunctive adverb

바로

baro — right, exactly, just; adverb of immediacy

그때

geuttae — at that time, then; past temporal expression

나타났습니다

natanassseumnida — appeared, showed up; past tense formal verb

무거워서

mugeoweoseo — because it is heavy; causal connective form

아래에서

araeeső — from below, underneath; locative source marker

삐걱거리고

ppigeogegorigo — creaking and; connective form of to creak

신음했습니다

sineumhaessseumnida — groaned, moaned; past tense formal declarative

쿵쿵거리며

kungkunggeorímyeo — while stomping heavily; connective of to thud

나다

nada — it's me; informal first-person identification

거칠고

geochilgo — rough and; connective form of to be rough

쉰

swin — hoarse, raspy; describing a rough-sounding voice