East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 176

Vocabulary

그런데

geureonde — However; by the way; transitional conjunction

마침

machim — Just in time; coincidentally; at that moment

그가

geuga — He; subject form of third-person pronoun

크리스마스

keuriseumaseu — Christmas; the Christian holiday on December 25th

이브

ibeu — Eve; the night before a holiday

즈음에

jeueum-e — Around; approximately at a certain time

도착하게

dochakage — To arrive; to reach a destination

되었고

doeeotgo — Became; and it came to be

거기서

geogiseo — From there; at that place

이름의

ireum-ui — Of the name; named; possessive of name

남자가

namjaga — A man; male person (subject marker attached)

사는

saneun — Who lives; residing; present tense modifier

오두막으로

odumak-euro — Into a hut; toward a small cabin

들어가

deureoga — To enter; to go inside a place

그

geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned

남자에게

namja-ege — To the man; dative marker indicating recipient

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

곰과

gomgwa — With a bear; bear (with conjunctive particle)

함께

hamkke — Together; along with someone or something

묵을

mugul — To stay overnight; to lodge temporarily

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

있는

inneun — That exists; present; existing (modifier form)

공간을

gonggan-eul — Space; room; an area to occupy

얻을

eodeul — To obtain; to get; to acquire something

있는지

inneun-ji — Whether there is; if something is available

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked; inquired; posed a question formally

제

je — My; humble first-person possessive pronoun

말이

mar-i — Words; speech; what is said (subject form)

사실이

sasir-i — Truth; fact; reality (subject marker attached)

아니라면

aniramiyon — If not; unless it is true

하늘의

haneul-ui — Of the sky; heavenly; divine

도움도

doum-do — Help also; even assistance; aid (topic particle)

받지

batji — To receive; get (negated verb stem form)

못할

mothal — Unable to; cannot do something

겁니다

geomnida — It will be; it is (formal future/assertion ending)

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke; stated formally in past tense

"하지만

hajiman — But; however; nevertheless (contrastive conjunction)

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently

당장은

dangjang-eun — Right now; immediately; at this very moment

누구에게도

nugue-gedo — To anyone; not to anybody (inclusive reference)

방을

bang-eul — Room; a room in a house (object marker)

내드릴

naedeuril — To offer; to provide a room to someone

수가

suga — Ability; possibility (subject marker attached)

없어요

eopseoyo — There is not; do not have; cannot

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; for this reason

이브마다

ibeu-mada — Every eve; each eve of a holiday

떼가

ttega — A horde; a group; a swarm (subject form)

몰려와서

mollyeowaseo — Swarm in; rush in as a group

우리는

urineun — We; us (topic marker attached)

어쩔

eojjeol — What to do; no choice; helpless action

없이

eopssi — Without; lacking; having no choice

도망쳐야

domangchyeoya — Must flee; have to run away

하고

hago — And; doing; connecting two actions or items

우리

uri — We; our; first-person plural pronoun

머리

meori — Head; hair; top of the body

위에

wie — Above; on top of; over

얹을

eonjeul — To place on top; to rest upon something

지붕도

jibung-do — Even a roof; a rooftop (additive particle)

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; nonexistent (modifier form)

판에

pan-e — In a situation; given circumstances; in this state

다른

dareun — Other; different; another person or thing

사람에게

saram-ege — To a person; toward someone (dative particle)

빌려줄

billyeojul — To lend; to loan something to someone

집은

jib-eun — House; home (topic marker attached)

말할

malhal — To say; to speak; to mention something

것도

geotdo — Thing also; even that; (additive particle)

없지요

eopjjiyo — There is none; out of the question, right?

오

o — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization

그렇습니까

geureossseumnikka — Is that so? Really? Formal question of confirmation

"그게

geuge — That; that thing (contraction of 그것이)

전부라면

jeonburamiyon — If that is all; if that is everything

저에게

jeo-ege — To me; humble first-person dative form

집을

jib-eul — House; home (object marker attached)

빌려주셔도

billyeojusyeodo — Even if you lend; you may lend (permissive)

괜찮습니다

gwaenchanssseumnida — It is fine; no problem; it is okay formally

곰은

gom-eun — The bear; bear (topic marker attached)

저기

jeogi — Over there; that place somewhat distant

난로

nallo — Stove; fireplace; heating appliance

아래에

arae-e — Below; underneath; under something

누워

nuwo — Lying down; reclined; resting horizontally

있으면

isseumyeon — If there is; if it stays; conditional existence

되고

doego — It will do; becomes; is fine (and)

저는

jeoneun — I; me (humble topic form of first person)

옆방에서

yeopbang-eseo — In the next room; in the adjacent room

자면

jamyeon — If one sleeps; when sleeping (conditional form)

됩니다

doebnida — It is fine; it works out; formally acceptable

하도

hado — So much; to such a degree; excessively

간곡히

gangokhi — Earnestly; sincerely; with heartfelt pleading

부탁하여

butakayeo — Having requested; after asking earnestly

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last; eventually

그곳에

geugot-e — At that place; there; in that location

머물

meomul — To stay; to remain; to lodge somewhere

허락을

heorak-eul — Permission; approval; consent (object marker)

받았습니다

badassseumnida — Received; obtained; was granted formally

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result

집

jip — House; home; dwelling place

사람들은

saramdeul-eun — The people; the folks (topic marker attached)

떠났고

tteonassgo — Left; departed; went away (and then)

떠나기

tteonagi — Leaving; departing (nominalized verb form)

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time

위한

wihan — For; intended for; in preparation for

준비가

junbi-ga — Preparation; readiness (subject marker attached)

모두

modu — All; everything; everyone entirely

갖추어졌습니다

gatchueojeossseumnida — Was prepared; was set up; was arranged completely

식탁이

siktak-i — Dining table; the table (subject marker attached)

차려지고

charyeojigo — Was set; was laid out (table setting, and)

쌀죽과

ssalljukgwa — Rice porridge and; rice gruel with conjunction

삶은

salmeun — Boiled; cooked in water; simmered

생선

saengseon — Fish; fresh fish as food

소시지

sosiji — Sausage; processed meat in casing

밖에

bakke — Outside; besides; other than; only

여느

yeonu — Ordinary; usual; typical; like any other

성대한

seongdaehan — Grand; magnificent; lavish; elaborate feast

잔치에

janchi-e — At a feast; at a banquet or celebration

차려지는

charyeojineun — That is set out; being prepared and served

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; as if; similar to something

온갖

ongat — All kinds of; every sort of; various

좋은

joheun — Good; nice; fine; pleasant

음식들이

eumsikdeul-i — Foods; various dishes (plural subject form)

마련되었습니다

maryeondoeeossseumnida — Was provided; was prepared; was arranged formally

이윽고

ieugo — Soon after; before long; eventually

모든

modeun — All; every; entire (modifier form)

끝나자

kkeutnaja — As soon as it ended; once it finished

몰려왔습니다

mollyeowassseumnida — Came swarming; rushed in as a group formally

어떤

eotteon — Some; certain; what kind of; a particular

것들은

geotdeul-eun — Things; creatures (plural topic marker attached)

크고

keugo — Big and; large and (connective verb form)

작았으며

jagasseumyeo — Were small and; while being small

긴

gin — Long; lengthy (modifier form)

꼬리를

kkori-reul — Tail; an animal's tail (object marker attached)

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; carrying something

있었고

isseossgo — Had; there was; existed (past, and then)

꼬리가

kkori-ga — Tail; an animal's tail (subject marker attached)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely not; completely none

없었습니다

eopseossseumnida — There was none; did not have; did not exist

또

tto — Also; again; additionally; moreover

아주아주

aju-aju — Very very; extremely; to a great degree

코를

ko-reul — Nose; one's nose (object marker attached)

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Had; there was; while having (connective past)

그들은

geudeul-eun — They; them (topic marker attached)

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; ate and (connective form)

마시며

masimyeo — Drinking and; while drinking

것을

geot-eul — Thing; that which (object marker attached)

맛보았습니다

matboassseumnida — Tasted; sampled; tried the flavor formally