East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 177

Vocabulary

바로

baro — Right away; immediately; directly

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny in size

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; during

하나가

hanaga — One (subject marker attached); one of something

난로

nallo — Stove; heater; fireplace for warmth

아래에

araee — Below; underneath; at the bottom of

누워

nuwo — Lying down; reclining (verb stem form)

있던

itdeon — Was; used to be there (past modifier)

흰

huin — White; of white color (adjective modifier)

곰을

gomeul — Bear (object marker attached); a bear

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaetsseumnida — Discovered; found; came across something unexpectedly

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

소시지

sosiji — Sausage; a processed meat food item

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier before noun)

조각을

jogageul — A piece; a slice; a fragment of something

포크에

poeuke — On a fork; with a fork (locative marker)

꽂아

kkoja — Sticking into; inserting; piercing with something

곰의

gomui — Bear's; belonging to the bear (possessive)

코에

koe — At the nose; to the nose (locative marker)

갖다

gatda — To bring; to take something to a place

대며

daemyeo — While bringing close to; touching against something

소리쳤습니다

sorichyeotseumnida — Shouted; yelled; cried out loudly

고양이야

goyangi ya — Hey cat; calling out to a cat informally

좀

jom — A little; somewhat; please (softening particle)

먹을래

meogeullae — Do you want to eat; will you eat this

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment; thereupon; right after that

곰이

gomi — The bear (subject marker attached); a bear

벌떡

beoldeok — Suddenly jumping up; springing up abruptly

일어나

ireona — Got up; stood up; rose to one's feet

으르렁거리며

eureureonggeoriMyeo — While growling; snarling fiercely and continuously

크고

keugo — Being big and; large in size (connective form)

모두

modu — All; everyone; every single one of them

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside; outward; toward the exterior

몰아냈습니다

moraenaetseumnida — Drove out; chased away; expelled forcefully outside

이듬해

ideumhae — The following year; the next year after that

크리스마스

keuriseumaseu — Christmas; Christian holiday celebrated on December 25th

이브

ibeu — Eve; the evening before a holiday or festival

오후

ohu — Afternoon; the period after noon until evening

다시

dasi — Again; once more; another time

올

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

것이라

geosira — Because it will be; thinking it would happen

생각하여

saenggakayeo — Thinking that; having thought; because of thinking

명절

myeongjeol — Traditional holiday; national festive day or celebration

전에

jeone — Before; prior to; in advance of something

장작을

jangjajeul — Firewood (object marker); wood cut for burning

패러

paereo — To chop; to split (wood) for a purpose

숲속에

supssoge — In the forest; inside the woods; in the trees

나갔습니다

nagatsseumnida — Went out; headed outside; departed from a place

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached); that person as subject

한창

hanchangg — In the middle of; at the height of activity

일하고

ilhago — Working and; while doing work (connective form)

있을

isseul — While being; existing (future/presumptive modifier form)

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something is happening

숲속에서

supssokeseo — From inside the forest; within the woods

누군가

nugunga — Someone; somebody; an unspecified person

부르는

bureuneun — Calling; summoning; the act of calling out

소리가

soriga — A sound; a voice (subject marker attached)

들렸습니다

deullyeotseumnida — Was heard; could be heard; a sound was audible

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response; I acknowledge or agree

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; stated; expressed in words formally

여기

yeogi — Here; this place; right here where I am

있습니다

itseumnida — Is here; exists; there is (formal polite form)

아직도

ajikdo — Still; even now; up to this point in time

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative modifier for a noun)

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size (adjective modifier)

고양이를

goyanireul — The cat (object marker); a cat as sentence object

데리고

derigo — Bringing along; keeping with; accompanying a being

있나요

innayo — Do you have; is it still with you (question)

그럼요

geureomyo — Of course; certainly; yes indeed (emphatic affirmation)

있고말고요

itgomalgogyo — Of course I have it; absolutely yes I do

녀석은

nyeoseogeun — That fellow; that creature; the thing (topic marker)

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently; at present

집에서

jibeseo — At home; in the house; from one's home

있는데

inneunde — Is there; exists but; is there and furthermore

게다가

gedaga — Moreover; furthermore; on top of that; besides

이제는

ijeneun — Now; by now; these days (topic marker attached)

자기보다

jagiboda — Than itself; compared to oneself; more than itself

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; far more; considerably; by a lot

사나운

sanaun — Fierce; ferocious; wild; savage in temperament

새끼

saekki — Young animal; offspring; baby animal; cub or pup

일곱

ilgop — Seven; the number seven (native Korean numeral)

마리나

marina — As many as (counter for animals); that many animals

낳았답니다

naatdamnida — Gave birth to; reportedly bore young offspring

오

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or realization

그렇다면

geureotamyeon — If that is the case; then; in that situation

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); our group as sentence topic

절대

jeoldae — Never; absolutely; under no circumstances whatsoever

다시는

dasineun — Never again; not once more (emphatic topic marker)

당신을

dangsineul — You (object marker); you as the sentence object

찾아오지

chajaooji — Will not come to visit; not coming to find you

않겠소

anketso — Will not do; shall not (formal older speech ending)

숲속

supsok — Inside the forest; deep within the woodland area

저

jeo — Far; over there; distant (demonstrative modifier)

멀리서

meolliseo — From afar; from a distance; from far away

고래고래

goraegore — At the top of one's voice; screaming very loudly

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; additionally; furthermore (conjunction)

약속을

yaksogeul — A promise (object marker); a commitment or pledge

지켰습니다

jikyeotseumnida — Kept a promise; honored a commitment; fulfilled pledge

이후로

ihuro — From then on; after that; since that time onward

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; jointly; in company with

죽을

jugeul — Porridge; gruel; rice porridge (object marker attached)

먹은

meogeun — Ate; had eaten (past tense modifier form)

적이

jeogi — Experience; instance; ever (subject marker attached)

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; did not exist; had never happened

자기

jagi — Oneself; one's own; reflexive pronoun in Korean

자식이

jasigi — One's child; offspring (subject marker attached)

언제나

eonjena — Always; at all times; every time without exception

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative degree marker in Korean

예쁘다

yeppeuda — Is pretty; is beautiful; is cute (plain form)

사냥꾼이

sanangkkuni — The hunter (subject marker); a person who hunts

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; one (indefinite modifier for nouns)

날

nal — Day; a single day; one particular day

총을

chongeul — A gun (object marker); firearm as sentence object

들고

deulgo — Carrying; holding; taking up (connective verb form)

숲으로

supseuro — Into the forest; toward the woods; to the forest

사냥을

sanyangeul — Hunting (object marker); the act of hunting game

나갔다가

nagattaga — Went out and then; had gone out but returned

마리를

marireul — (Counter for animals) object marker; some animals

만났습니다

mannatsseumnida — Met; encountered; came across someone or something

친애하는

chinaehaneun — Dear; beloved; affectionately addressed (formal salutation)

친구여

chinguyo — O friend; hey friend (vocative address form)

제

je — My; mine (humble first-person possessive pronoun)

새끼들을

saekkideureul — The young ones (object marker); baby animals object

쏘지

ssoji — Don't shoot; please not shoot (negative request form)

마세요

maseyo — Please don't; polite negative imperative ending

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (possessive marker attached)

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

알아볼

arabol — To recognize; to identify; to find out about

수

su — Can; ability; way to do something (possibility noun)

있죠

itjyo — There is, right; can, you know (soft confirmation)

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; inquired; posed a question to someone