Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 37

Vocabulary

가엾고

ga-yeop-go — Pitiful and deserving of sympathy or compassion

천대받는

cheon-dae-ban-neun — Being looked down upon or treated with contempt

사과나무

sa-gwa-na-mu — Apple tree, a fruit-bearing deciduous tree

가지가

ga-ji-ga — Branch (subject marker attached); a limb of a tree

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said or spoke (formal past tense)

네가

ne-ga — You (subject form, informal second person)

그토록

geu-to-rok — So much, to such a degree, that extent

못생기고

mot-saeng-gi-go — Being ugly or unattractive in appearance

못난

mot-nan — Foolish, unattractive, or lacking good qualities

이름을

i-reum-eul — Name (object marker attached); one's given name

가진

ga-jin — Having or possessing something (modifier form)

잘못이

jal-mot-i — Fault or mistake (subject marker attached)

아니야

a-ni-ya — It is not; informal negation or denial

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but; introduces a contrasting statement

식물도

sing-mul-do — Plants also; flora too (topic/also marker attached)

사람과

sa-ram-gwa — With people; alongside humans (conjunction marker)

마찬가지로

ma-chan-ga-ji-ro — Likewise, in the same way, similarly

차이가

cha-i-ga — Difference or distinction (subject marker attached)

있어야

it-seo-ya — Must exist or there ought to be something

법이지

beop-i-ji — That is the way it is; natural rule or law

햇살이

haet-sal-i — Sunlight (subject marker); rays of sunshine

외쳤습니다

oe-chyeot-seum-ni-da — Exclaimed or cried out loudly (formal past tense)

활짝

hwal-jjak — Fully, wide open; blooming or spreading completely

핀

pin — Bloomed or blossomed (modifier form of 피다)

가지에

ga-ji-e — On a branch (locative marker attached)

입을

i-beul — Mouth or lips (object marker attached)

맞추고

mat-chu-go — Kissing or pressing lips against something

이어서

i-eo-seo — Continuing on, thereafter, following that

들판에

deul-pan-e — In the field or open plains (locative marker)

노란

no-ran — Yellow (modifier form); bright yellow colored

민들레에게도

min-deul-le-e-ge-do — To the dandelion also (dative and also marker)

모두가

mo-du-ga — Everyone, all of them (subject marker attached)

형제였고

hyeong-je-yeot-go — Were brothers and (past tense connective form)

햇살은

haet-sal-eun — The sunlight (topic marker); rays of the sun

그들

geu-deul — They, them; third person plural pronoun

가난한

ga-nan-han — Poor, impoverished, lacking material wealth

풍요로운

pung-yo-ro-un — Abundant, rich, prosperous, full of plenty

똑같이

ttok-ga-chi — Equally, exactly the same, identically

하나님의

ha-na-nim-ui — Of God; possessive form referring to the Lord

끝없는

kkeut-eom-neun — Endless, boundless, without limit or end

사랑에

sa-rang-e — In or about love (locative marker attached)

대해

dae-hae — About, regarding, concerning a topic

한 번도

han beon-do — Not even once; never at all

생각해 본

saeng-ga-kae bon — Having thought about or considered something

적이 없었습니다

jeo-gi eop-sseot-seum-ni-da — Had never done (formal past negative experience)

창조의

chang-jo-ui — Of creation; relating to the act of creating

작품

jak-pum — Work of art, creation, or literary piece

살아 숨쉬고

sa-ra sum-swi-go — Living and breathing; being vibrantly alive

움직이며

um-ji-gi-myeo — Moving and (simultaneous connective); in motion

그분

geu-bun — That person (honorific); referring to God or deity

안에

a-ne — Inside, within (locative marker attached)

존재하는

jon-jae-ha-neun — Existing, being present (modifier form)

뻗어 있었습니다

ppeo-cheo it-sseot-seum-ni-da — Was stretched out or extended (formal past tense)

선하고

seon-ha-go — Good and virtuous (connective form of 선하다)

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, how often; expressing degree or extent

자주

ja-ju — Often, frequently, regularly

결코

gyeol-ko — Never, absolutely not, by no means

하등한

ha-deung-han — Lowly, inferior, of the lowest rank or class

피조물들

pi-jo-mul-deul — Creatures, created beings; all of creation (plural)

아니라

a-ni-ra — Not only, not just; negation with continuation

마찬가지입니다

ma-chan-ga-ji-im-ni-da — It is likewise; the same applies (formal form)

빛의

bi-chui — Of light; possessive form relating to light

광선은

gwang-seon-eun — Ray of light (topic marker); beam of radiance

그리

geu-ri — So, that way, like that; to such a degree

멀리

meol-li — Far away, at a great distance

보지도

bo-ji-do — Not even see; cannot see (negative also marker)

명확하게

myeong-hwak-ha-ge — Clearly, distinctly, precisely, with clarity

특별히

teuk-byeol-hi — Especially, particularly, in a special manner

불쌍히 여기는

bul-ssang-hi yeo-gi-neun — Taking pity on; feeling compassion toward something

민들레입니다

min-deul-le-im-ni-da — It is a dandelion (formal declarative sentence)

대답했습니다

dae-da-paet-seum-ni-da — Answered or replied (formal polite past tense)

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, no one (with negative verb)

꽃다발에

kkot-da-bal-e — In a bouquet of flowers (locative marker)

넣지 않습니다

neo-chi an-seum-ni-da — Does not put or place in (formal negative)

너무 많아서

neo-mu ma-na-seo — Because there are too many; excessively numerous

발에 밟히고

ba-re bal-pi-go — Stepped on by feet and (passive connective form)

씨가 맺힐

ssi-ga mae-chil — When seeds form; seeds will be produced (modifier)

솜털

som-teol — Downy fluff, soft fine hair or fuzzy fiber

같은

ga-teun — Like, similar to, resembling (modifier form)

생겨

saeng-gyeo — Arising, forming, coming into existence

작은 조각들로

ja-geun jo-gak-deul-lo — Into small pieces or fragments (directional marker)

날아가

na-ra-ga — Flying away, drifting off through the air

사람들의

sa-ram-deul-ui — People's (possessive marker); belonging to people

옷에

o-se — On clothing or clothes (locative marker attached)

달라붙습니다

dal-la-but-seum-ni-da — Sticks or clings to (formal present tense)

그저

geu-jeo — Simply, merely, just; nothing more than

잡초일 뿐입니다

jap-cho-il ppun-im-ni-da — It is nothing but a weed (formal limitation)

물론

mul-lon — Of course, naturally, needless to say

정말 감사합니다

jeong-mal gam-sa-ham-ni-da — I am truly grateful; thank you very much