East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 150

Vocabulary

그러던

geureodeon — It was like that; used to set narrative context

어느

eoneu — A certain; some (used before nouns)

날

nal — Day; a single day

막내

mangnae — The youngest child in a family

_공주_

gongju — Princess; a royal daughter

의

ui — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 's

열다섯

yeoldaseot — The number fifteen

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' (e.g., fifteenth)

생일이

saengiri — Birthday (with subject particle attached)

얼마

eolma — How much; how many; a short amount

남지

namji — Remaining; left over (verb stem form)

않았을

anasseul — Had not (negative past speculative form)

무렵

muryeop — Around the time of; approximately when

_왕_

wang — King; a male monarch

과

gwa — And; with (connective particle after consonant)

_왕비_

wangbi — Queen; the king's wife

는

neun — Topic marking particle in Korean grammar

마차를

machareul — Carriage (with object particle attached)

타고

tago — Riding; getting on a vehicle

외출했고

oechulhaetgo — Went out; departed from home, and...

들은

deureun — They (the ones mentioned); those people (topic)

창가에

changgae — At the window; by the windowside

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing up

밖을

bakkeul — Outside (with object particle attached)

내다보고

naedabogo — Looking out; gazing outward through window

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was; were (formal past progressive ending)

햇살이

haetsari — Sunlight; rays of sunshine (with subject particle)

밝게

balgge — Brightly; in a bright manner

빛나고

bichnago — Shining; gleaming (connective verb form)

있었고

isseotgo — Was happening, and... (past progressive connective)

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every thing

것이

geosi — Thing; the thing (with subject particle)

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; excessively

푸르고

pureugo — Green and blue; verdant (connective form)

아름다워

areumdawo — Beautiful; lovely (informal adjective form)

보여서

boyeoseo — Because it appeared; as it looked (connective)

무슨

museun — What kind of; whatever (determiner)

일이

iri — Matter; thing; situation (with subject particle)

있어도

isseodo — Even if there is; regardless of circumstances

밖에

bakke — Outside; to the outside (location particle)

나가야겠다는

nagayagetdaneun — The thought that one must go outside

생각이

saengagi — Thought; idea (with subject particle attached)

들었습니다

deureotseumnida — Came to mind; a feeling arose (formal past)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; for that reason

세

se — Three; the number three (native Korean)

공주는

gongjuneun — The princess (with topic particle attached)

모두

modu — All; altogether; everyone

함께

hamkke — Together; all at the same time

보초병에게

bochobyeonege — To the guard; to the sentry (dative particle)

간청하고

gancheongago — Pleading; making an earnest request, and...

애원하며

aewonhamyeo — Begging; imploring desperately while doing so

정원으로

jeongwoneuro — To the garden; toward the garden (directional)

내려가게

naeryeogake — To go down; to descend (causative purpose form)

해달라고

haedalrago — Asking someone to do something for them

졸랐습니다

jolrasseumnida — Persistently nagged; kept pestering (formal past)

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; this much

따뜻하고

ttatteutago — Warm and... (connective adjective form)

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; pleasant (attributive form)

날씨인

nalssiin — Weather that is (attributive copula form)

건

geon — The fact that; thing that (contracted form)

직접

jikjeop — Directly; in person; firsthand

봐도

bwado — Even by looking; even seeing it

알

al — To know; can tell (verb stem)

수

su — Way; ability; possibility (bound noun)

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know; obviously it exists (informal)

이런

ireon — This kind of; such (demonstrative determiner)

날에

nare — On a day like this (with locative particle)

눈이

nuni — Snow (with subject particle attached)

올

ol — Will come; going to fall (future modifier)

리가

riga — Bound noun expressing impossibility or unlikelihood

없잖아요

eopjanayo — There isn't, you know; obviously there's none

글쎄

geulssse — Well; hmm; expression of hesitation or uncertainty

병사도

byeongsado — Even the soldier; the soldier too (particle)

그다지

geudaji — Not particularly; not that much; hardly

그럴

geureol — To be like that; to do so (future modifier)

것

geot — Thing; fact; matter (general bound noun)

같지

gatji — Seems like; appears to be (negative base)

않다고

antago — Saying that it is not; indirect speech negative

생각했고

saengakhaetgo — Thought so, and... (past tense connective)

꼭

kkok — Definitely; without fail; must

가야겠다면

gayagetdamyeon — If you insist on going; if you must go

가는

ganeun — Going (present tense attributive verb form)

게

ge — It would be; thing to do (contracted form)

낫겠다고

natgetdago — Said it would be better (indirect speech form)

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

딱

ttak — Exactly; just; only a brief moment

잠깐만이어야

jamkkanmanieoya — Must be only for a moment

하고

hago — And; saying; doing (connective particle/verb)

자신이

jasini — Oneself; himself/herself (with subject particle)

가서

gaseo — Going and then; after going (connective)

돌봐주겠다고

dolbwajugetdago — Said he would go and watch over them

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; said (formal polite past tense)

내려가자

naeryeogaja — Once they went down; upon descending

공주들은

gongjudreun — The princesses (plural with topic particle)

이리저리

irijeo-ri — Here and there; in all directions

뛰어다니며

ttwieodanimyeo — Running around; dashing about while doing so

찾을

chajeul — To find; that can be found (future modifier)

있는

inneun — That exists; available (present attributive)

가장

gajang — Most; the most (superlative adverb)

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty; beautiful (attributive adjective form)

꽃과

kkotkwa — Flowers and (with connective particle)

푸른

pureun — Green; blue-green (attributive adjective form)

잎들을

ipdereul — Leaves (plural, with object particle)

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled to the brim; packed

담았습니다

damasseumnida — Filled; put into; gathered in (formal past)

마침내

machimae — Finally; at last; in the end

더

deo — More; further; additional

이상

isang — More than; beyond; no longer (limit expression)

담을

dameul — To put in; to fill (future modifier form)

수가

suga — Ability; possibility (bound noun with subject)

없었지만

eopseotjiman — There was none, but... (past concessive)

막

mak — Just about to; right at that moment

안으로

aneuro — Inward; toward the inside (directional particle)

들어가려는

deureogaryeoneun — About to enter; intending to go inside

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; at that very second

정원

jeongwon — Garden; yard; cultivated outdoor space

저쪽

jeojjok — Over there; that side; the far end

끝에서

kkeuteseo — From the end; at the far end (locative)

커다란

keodaran — Very large; huge; big (attributive form)

장미꽃

jangmikkot — Rose; a rose flower

한

han — One; a single (numeral determiner)

송이가

songiga — A bloom; a flower (counter with subject particle)

눈에

nune — To the eye; in one's sight (locative)

띄었습니다

ttwieotsseumnida — Caught the eye; was noticed (formal past)

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing; it (with topic particle attached)

그들이

geuderi — They; them (with subject particle attached)

모은

moeun — Collected; gathered (past attributive form)

어떤

eotteon — Any; some; what kind of (determiner)

꽃보다도

kkotbodado — Than any flower; even compared to flowers

몇

myeot — Several; a few; how many

배나

baena — Times more; several times over (multiplier)

예뻤기

yeppeotgi — Because it was pretty (nominalised reason form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

꽃도

kkotdo — That flower too; even that flower

가져야만

gajyeoyaman — Must have; absolutely need to take it

장미꽃을

jangmikkoteul — The rose flower (with object particle)

꺾으려고

kkeokeuryeogo — In order to snap; intending to pick (flower)

몸을

momeul — The body (with object particle attached)

구부리는

guburineun — Bending; stooping (present attributive form)

거대하고

geodaehago — Enormous and... (connective adjective form)

짙은

jiteun — Dense; thick; deep in colour (attributive)

눈보라가

nunboraga — Blizzard; snowstorm (with subject particle)

몰려와

mollyeowa — Came rushing in; swept in (connective form)

그들을

geudeureul — Them; those people (with object particle)

휩쓸어

hwipsseureo — Sweeping away; engulfing completely (connective)

가버렸습니다

gabeolyeotseumnida — Went away completely; swept them off (formal)

삽화

saphwa — Illustration; picture accompanying a text