East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 149

Vocabulary

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (subject marker); polite second-person pronoun

나를

na-reul — Me (object marker); first-person object form

도울

do-ul — To help; assist someone with a task

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in grammar constructions

있는

in-neun — Existing; present-tense modifier form of 있다

것이

geosi — Thing that is; nominalizer with subject marker

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

없소

eopsso — There is not; formal declarative negative existence

왕이

wang-i — The king (subject); ruler of a kingdom

말했다

malhaetda — Said; past tense of to speak or say

말해봤자

malhaebwatja — Even if one speaks; no use talking about it

소용없소

soyong-eopsso — It is useless; of no use or purpose

그것에

geugeose — About that; regarding that particular thing

대해

daehae — Regarding; about a particular subject or topic

저는

jeoneun — I (humble subject); polite first-person subject form

그리

geuri — So; that much; to that degree or extent

확신하지

hwaksinaji — Not certain; lacking conviction or confidence

못하겠습니다

mothagetseumnida — Cannot do; formal expression of inability or uncertainty

거지

geoji — Beggar; a person who begs for a living

여인이

yeoin-i — A woman (subject); adult female person

운이

uni — Luck (subject); fortune or chance in life

따를

ttareul — To follow; luck follows or favors someone

때는

ttaeneun — When; at the time that something occurs

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite a lot

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or amount

것만

geotman — Only a thing; just that one thing alone

있어도

isseo-do — Even if there is; even having something

됩니다

doemnida — It will do; is acceptable or sufficient

왕께서는

wang-kkeseo-neun — The king (honorific subject); respectful royal subject form

왕관과

wanggwan-gwa — Crown and; the royal crown together with something

왕국을

wanggug-eul — Kingdom (object); a country ruled by a king

물려받을

mullyeobad-eul — To inherit; receive something passed down from another

후계자가

hugeja-ga — Successor (subject); one who inherits a title or throne

없다고

eopdago — That there is none; saying something does not exist

생각하시지만

saenggakasijiman — Although you think; respectful concessive thought clause

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to a reason or cause

슬퍼하실

seulpeoasil — To feel sad; honorific form of being sorrowful

필요가

pillyoga — Need (subject); necessity for something to happen

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; formal polite negative existence statement

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject); third-person feminine subject pronoun

왕비께서는

wangbi-kkeseo-neun — The queen (honorific subject); respectful address for queen

세

se — Three; the number three in Korean

명의

myeong-ui — Of people; counter for persons with possessive marker

딸을

ttal-eul — Daughter (object); a female child of parents

낳으실

na-eunsil — To give birth (honorific); respectful form of bearing children

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case that; formal declarative noun clause ending

그러나

geureona — However; but; used to introduce a contrasting statement

딸이

ttal-i — Daughter (subject); female child as sentence subject

모두

modu — All; everyone; every single one

열다섯

yeoldaseot — Fifteen; the number fifteen in Korean

살이

sal-i — Years old (subject); age counter as subject

되기

doegi — Becoming; the nominalized form of to become

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a specific time or event

탁

tak — Wide open; completely unobstructed (adverb)

트인

teuin — Open; cleared; unobstructed view or space

하늘

haneul — Sky; the heavens above the earth

아래로

araero — Downward; toward a lower place or direction

나가지

nagaji — Not go out; negative form of going outside

않도록

antodorok — So as not to; in order to prevent something

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree

조심해야

josimhaeya — Must be careful; need to take caution

합니다

hamnida — Do; formal polite declarative verb ending

그렇지

geureoji — That being so; used in conditional expressions

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; otherwise; conditional negative clause

눈보라가

nunbora-ga — Snowstorm (subject); a heavy blizzard or snow squall

몰아쳐

morachyeo — To sweep in; a storm rages and drives forward

그들을

geudeul-eul — Them (object); third-person plural object pronoun

데려가

deryeoga — To take away; lead or carry someone somewhere else

버릴

beoril — To throw away; completely discard or abandon

때가

ttaega — The time (subject); a particular moment or period

되자

doeja — When the time came; as soon as it happened

왕비는

wangbi-neun — The queen (topic); female ruler or king's consort

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; very attractive or lovely in appearance

여자

yeoja — Woman; girl; a female person

아기를

agi-reul — Baby (object); a very young infant child

낳았다

na-atda — Gave birth; past tense of to bear a child

다음

daeum — Next; following; the one that comes after

해에도

hae-edo — Also in the year; even in that year too

또

tto — Again; also; once more

한

han — One; a single unit or person

명을

myeong-eul — Person (object); counter for people as object

낳았고

na-atgo — Gave birth and; past tense connective of bearing child

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix; used to indicate order or sequence

역시

yeoksi — Also; likewise; as expected

왕과

wang-gwa — The king and; king together with something else

더없이

deoeopsi — Supremely; incomparably; without anything more extreme

기뻐했다

gippeohaetda — Was delighted; felt great joy and happiness

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic); ruler as topic of sentence

행복했음에도

haengbokhaesseumeddo — Even though was happy; despite being joyful

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite; in spite of; regardless of circumstances

공주들이

gongjudeul-i — The princesses (subject); plural royal daughters as subject

밖으로

bakk-euro — To the outside; outward direction beyond a boundary

못하도록

mothadorok — So as to be unable to; preventing someone from doing

궁궐

gunggwol — Royal palace; the official residence of a king

문에

mune — At the gate; at the door or entrance

파수꾼을

pasukkun-eul — Guard (object); a person stationed to watch over

세우는

seuu-neun — Setting up; placing or stationing someone somewhere

것을

geoseul — The thing (object); nominalizer with object marker

잊지

itji — Not forget; negative form of forgetting something

않았다

an-atda — Did not; past tense negative action ending

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject); third-person plural subject pronoun

자라면서

jaramyeonseo — While growing up; as they grew and developed

밝고

balggo — Bright and; cheerful and radiant in nature

아름다워졌으며

areumdawojeosseumyeo — Became beautiful and; grew lovely over time

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

면에서

myeoneseo — In every aspect; in all respects or areas

그들에게

geudeul-ege — To them; for them; directed toward that group

잘

jal — Well; nicely; in a good or successful manner

풀렸다

pullyeotda — Worked out; things went smoothly or favorably

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; belonging to that group of people

유일한

yuilan — Only; sole; the one and only thing

슬픔은

seulpeum-eun — Sadness (topic); sorrow or grief as topic

다른

dareun — Other; different; another kind or person

아이들처럼

aideulcheoreom — Like other children; similar to other kids

밖에

bakke — Outside; beyond a boundary or enclosed space

나가

naga — Go out; exit to the outside

놀

nol — To play; engage in fun or recreational activity

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is not; modifying clause of nonexistence

것이었다

geosieotda — Was the thing; past tense nominalized predicate

부모님께

bumonim-kke — To the parents (honorific); respectful dative for parents

아무리

amuri — No matter how much; however hard one tries

애원하고

aewonhago — Pleading and; begging earnestly and emotionally

간청해도

gancheonghaedo — Even if entreating; earnestly requesting without success

탄원해도

tanwonhaedo — Even if petitioning; formally appealing without result

아무

amu — Any; no (with negative); used in negative contexts

소용이

soyong-i — Use (subject); utility or effectiveness of an action

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; past tense negative existence

그들

geudeul — They; them; a group of people

전에는

jeone-neun — Before; as for the time before a certain event

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not; under no circumstances

나가서는

nagaseoneun — As for going out; regarding the act of leaving

안

an — Not; negation placed before a verb

되었다

doeeotda — Became; it was made so; past tense of become