Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1

Vocabulary

가

ga — Go; subject/topic particle in Korean grammar

제작

je-jak — Production or creation of something

동화집

dong-hwa-jip — A collection or anthology of fairy tales

목차

mok-cha — Table of contents in a book

어떤

eo-tteon — Some; a certain; what kind of

이야기

i-ya-gi — A story, tale, or narrative

구빈원

gu-bin-won — A poorhouse or workhouse for the destitute

창가에서

chang-ga-e-seo — At or by the window

천사

cheon-sa — An angel or heavenly messenger

외면의

oe-myeon-ui — Related to outward appearance or exterior

아름다움과

a-reum-da-um-gwa — Beauty and (connecting beauty to another noun)

내면의

nae-myeon-ui — Related to inner character or interior

아름다움

a-reum-da-um — Beauty, the quality of being beautiful

여행을

yeo-haeng-eul — Travel or journey (object marker attached)

떠난

tteo-nan — Left or departed from a place

딱정벌레

ttak-jeong-beol-le — A beetle, a type of insect

종

jong — A bell or type/kind classification word

종소리의

jong-so-ri-ui — Of the sound of a bell ringing

심연

si-myeon — An abyss or deep unfathomable depth

민요의

mi-nyo-ui — Of folk songs or traditional music

새

sae — A bird; also means new

주교와

ju-gyo-wa — Bishop and (ecclesiastical title with connector)

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him

전사들

jeon-sa-deul — Warriors or soldiers (plural form)

병목

byeong-mok — A bottleneck; narrow passage or constraint

메밀

me-mil — Buckwheat, a grain-like crop plant

나비

na-bi — A butterfly, colorful winged insect

명랑한

myeong-nang-han — Cheerful, bright, and lively in temperament

기질

gi-jil — Temperament, disposition, or natural character

무덤

mu-deom — A grave or tomb burial site

속의

so-gui — Inside of; within something

아이

a-i — A child or young person

아이들의

a-i-deul-ui — Of children; belonging to kids

재잘거림

jae-jal-geo-rim — Chattering or babbling of children

농장의

nong-jang-ui — Of the farm; belonging to a farm

수탉과

su-tak-gwa — Rooster and (male chicken with connector)

풍향계

pung-hyang-gye — A weather vane indicating wind direction

데이지

De-i-ji — Daisy, a type of small flowering plant

수선

su-seon — Repair or alteration; also a narcissus flower

바늘

ba-neul — A needle used for sewing

미루는

mi-ru-neun — Postponing or putting off something

것은

geo-seun — The thing (topic marker attached)

잊는

in-neun — Forgetting or to forget something

것이

geo-si — The thing (subject marker attached)

아니다

a-ni-da — Is not; negation of a state or identity

물

mul — Water, the liquid essential for life

한

han — One; a; also Korean cultural sorrow

방울

bang-ul — A drop of liquid; also a small bell

멍청이

meong-cheong-i — A fool or stupid person, informal term

벙어리

beong-eo-ri — A mute person unable to speak

요리사

yo-ri-sa — A cook or professional chef

장미의

jang-mi-ui — Of the rose; belonging to a rose

요정

yo-jeong — A fairy or elf, a magical creature

요정의

yo-jeong-ui — Of the fairy; belonging to a fairy

언덕

eon-deok — A hill or small elevated landform

황제의

hwang-je-ui — Of the emperor; imperial, belonging to emperor

옷

ot — Clothes or clothing worn on body

전나무

jeon-na-mu — A fir tree, an evergreen conifer

아마

a-ma — Probably, perhaps; also flax plant

날아다니는

na-ra-da-ni-neun — Flying around; moving through the air

트렁크

teu-reong-keu — A trunk; large travel luggage case

우정의

u-jeong-ui — Of friendship; relating to close friendship

유대에

yu-dae-e — In the bond or tie of relationship

관한

gwan-han — Related to; concerning a topic

양치기의

yang-chi-gi-ui — Of the shepherd; belonging to a shepherd

빵을

ppang-eul — Bread (object marker attached)

밟은

bal-beun — Stepped on or trod upon

소녀

so-nyeo — A girl or young female person

도깨비와

do-kkae-bi-wa — Goblin and (Korean goblin with connector)

행상인

haeng-sang-in — A peddler or traveling merchant selling goods

황금

hwang-geum — Gold; precious yellow metal

보물

bo-mul — Treasure or precious valuable items

행운의

haeng-un-ui — Of good luck; fortunate, lucky

덧신

deot-sin — Overshoes or galoshes worn over shoes

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached)

쓸모없었다

sseul-mo-eop-sseot-da — Was useless or of no use

할머니

hal-meo-ni — Grandmother or an elderly woman

큰

keun — Big, large, or great in size

슬픔

seul-peum — Sadness, sorrow, or grief

행복한

haeng-bo-kan — Happy, joyful, in a state of happiness

가족

ga-jok — Family, a group of related people

하늘에서

ha-neul-e-seo — From the sky or heaven

온

on — Came from; all, entire

잎사귀

ip-sa-gwi — A leaf of a plant or tree

꼬마

kko-ma — A small child; tiny or little one

얼음

eo-reum — Ice, frozen water

처녀

cheo-nyeo — A maiden or young unmarried woman

유대인

yu-dae-in — A Jewish person; of Jewish heritage

도약하는

do-ya-ka-neun — Leaping, jumping, or making a great bound

자

ja — A ruler for measuring; come on now

늙은

neul-geun — Old, aged, elderly

참나무의

cham-na-mu-ui — Of the oak tree; belonging to oak

마지막

ma-ji-mak — Last, final, the very end

꿈

kkum — A dream during sleep or an aspiration

진주

jin-ju — A pearl, precious gem from oysters

작은

ja-geun — Small, little, tiny in size

딱총나무

ttak-chong-na-mu — An elder tree (Sambucus), flowering shrub

어머니

eo-meo-ni — Mother, a female parent

꽃

kkot — A flower or blossom

성냥팔이

seong-nyang-pa-ri — A match seller, person selling matchsticks

인어공주

in-eo-gong-ju — The Little Mermaid princess of the sea

엄지공주

eom-ji-gong-ju — Thumbelina, tiny fairy-tale princess character

세상에서

se-sang-e-seo — In the world; among all things

가장

ga-jang — Most, the superlative degree modifier

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful, lovely in appearance

장미

jang-mi — A rose, the fragrant flowering plant

역마차

yeong-ma-cha — A stagecoach for traveling long distances

승객들

seung-gaek-deul — Passengers traveling on a vehicle

늪지

neup-ji — A marsh or swamp, wetland area

왕의

wang-ui — Of the king; royal, belonging to king

딸

ttal — A daughter, a female child

금속

geum-sok — Metal, a hard mineral material

돼지

dwae-ji — A pig or swine animal

저금통

jeo-geum-tong — A piggy bank or money-saving container

달이

dal-i — The moon (subject marker attached)

본

bon — Saw; witnessed; past form of see

것

geot — Thing, object, or matter

이웃

i-ut — A neighbor or nearby resident

가족들

ga-jok-deul — Families or family members (plural)

나이팅게일

Na-i-ting-ge-il — Nightingale, a small bird known for singing

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic marker attached)

의심할

ui-sim-hal — To doubt; questioning truth of something

여지가

yeo-ji-ga — Room or possibility for something

없다

eop-da — Does not exist; there is none

유아실에서

yu-a-sil-e-seo — In the nursery or baby room

총각의

chong-ga-gui — Of a bachelor; belonging to unmarried man

나이트캡

Na-i-teu-kaep — A nightcap, a cap worn while sleeping

오래된

o-rae-doen — Old, ancient, having existed long time

교회

gyo-hoe — A church, Christian place of worship

묘비

myo-bi — A gravestone or tombstone marker

집

jip — A house or home dwelling

노인이

no-in-i — An old man or elderly person (subject)

하는

ha-neun — Doing; the action of performing something

일은

i-reun — Work or task (topic marker attached)

언제나

eon-je-na — Always, at all times, invariably

옳다

ol-ta — Is right, correct, proper

가로등

ga-ro-deung — A street lamp or lamppost

꿈의

kkum-ui — Of dreams; belonging to dream world

신

sin — God or deity; also means shoe

탑지기

tap-ji-gi — A tower keeper or watchman

우리

u-ri — We, us; our (possessive pronoun)

아주머니

a-ju-meo-ni — An aunt or middle-aged woman, polite address

낙원의

na-gwon-ui — Of paradise; relating to a paradise garden

정원

jeong-won — A garden for growing plants or flowers

완두콩

wan-du-kong — A pea, small round green legume

펜과

pen-gwa — Pen and (writing instrument with connector)

잉크병

ing-keu-byeong — An inkwell or bottle containing ink

철학자의

cheol-ha-kja-ui — Of the philosopher; belonging to a philosopher

돌

dol — A stone or rock; also first birthday

불사조

bul-sa-jo — A phoenix, mythical immortal fire bird

오리

o-ri — A duck, aquatic bird; also 500 meters

문지기의

mun-ji-gi-ui — Of the gatekeeper or doorkeeper

아들

a-deul — A son, a male child

닭치기

dak-chi-gi — A chicken herder or poultry keeper

공주와

gong-ju-wa — Princess and (royalty with connector)

인형극

in-hyeong-geuk — A puppet show or marionette performance

남자

nam-ja — A man or male person

경주

gyeong-ju — A race or competition for speed

빨간

ppal-gan — Red in color

구두

gu-du — Leather shoes or formal footwear

모든

mo-deun — All, every, each one without exception

제자리에

je-ja-ri-e — In its proper place or position

무덤에서

mu-deom-e-seo — From or at the grave or tomb

달팽이와

dal-paeng-i-wa — Snail and (slow creature with connector)

장미나무

jang-mi-na-mu — A rosebush or rose tree shrub

모래언덕에서

mo-rae-eon-deok-e-seo — On or from the sand dunes

건방진

geon-bang-jin — Arrogant, impudent, or cheeky in manner

소년

so-nyeon — A boy or young male person

그림자

geu-rim-ja — A shadow cast by an object or person

양치기

yang-chi-gi — A shepherd who tends sheep

소녀와

so-nyeo-wa — Girl and (young female with connector)

양

yang — A sheep; also quantity amount

은화

eun-hwa — A silver coin used as currency

셔츠

syeo-cheu — A shirt, an upper-body garment

깃

git — A collar of clothing or feather

눈사람

nun-sa-ram — A snowman made of packed snow

눈의

nun-ui — Of snow; belonging to snow

여왕

yeo-wang — A queen, female monarch or ruler

스노드롭

Seu-no-deu-rop — Snowdrop, a small white early spring flower

무언가

mu-eon-ga — Something; some unspecified thing

소시지

so-si-ji — A sausage, a meat-filled cylindrical food

꼬챙이로

kko-chaeng-i-ro — With a skewer or spit instrument

만든

man-deun — Made or created something

수프

su-peu — Soup, a liquid food dish

황새들

hwang-sae-deul — Storks, large wading birds (plural)

폭풍이

pok-pung-i — Storm (subject marker attached)

방패를

bang-pae-reul — Shield (object marker attached)

흔들다

heun-deul-da — To shake or rattle something

햇살과

haet-sal-gwa — Sunlight and (sunshine with connector)

포로

po-ro — A prisoner or captive of war

백조의

baek-jo-ui — Of swans; belonging to a swan

둥지

dung-ji — A bird's nest for eggs and young

돼지치기

dwae-ji-chi-gi — A swineherd who tends pigs

엉겅퀴의

eong-geong-kwi-ui — Of the thistle plant; thorny wildflower

경험

gyeong-heom — Experience gained through events or practice

명예의

myeong-ye-ui — Of honor or glory

가시밭길

ga-si-bat-gil — A thorny path; a difficult road ahead

천

cheon — One thousand; also fabric cloth material

년

nyeon — Year (unit of time)

후에

hu-e — After; following a period of time