Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 45

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached to third person pronoun)

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

모험담을

mo-heom-dam-eul — Adventure story or tale (object form)

자주

ja-ju — Often; frequently; on a regular basis

이야기했고

i-ya-gi-haet-go — Told or talked about, and (connective past)

엄마는

eom-ma-neun — Mom; mother (topic marker attached)

처음

cheo-eum — First time; the beginning; initially

만났던

man-nat-deon — Had met; recalled past meeting (retrospective modifier)

저녁처럼

jeo-nyeok-cheo-reom — Like that evening; similar to the night

질문에

jil-mun-e — To or regarding questions (locative form)

있어

i-sseo — Regarding; when it comes to; existing

순박하고

sun-bak-ha-go — Simple-hearted and naive; unsophisticated and pure

열정적이었다

yeol-jeong-jeok-i-eot-da — Was passionate; showed great enthusiasm

무엇이든

mu-eo-si-deun — Whatever; anything at all without exception

묘사하는

myo-sa-ha-neun — Describing; depicting something in detail (modifier)

것을

geo-seul — The thing; the act of (nominalizer, object form)

듣는

deut-neun — Listening; hearing (present tense modifier form)

것은

geo-seun — The thing; the fact of (nominalizer, topic form)

즐거운

jeul-geo-un — Enjoyable; pleasant; fun and delightful

일이었다

i-ri-eot-da — Was a matter or affair; was something

채색

chae-saek — Coloring; the application of color to images

화보를

hwa-bo-reul — Illustrated pictorial or picture book (object form)

보여주며

bo-yeo-ju-myeo — While showing; showing to someone simultaneously

산으로의

san-eu-ro-ui — Toward the mountain; leading to the mountain

여행과

yeo-haeng-gwa — Travel and; trip and (connective particle attached)

그곳에서

geu-go-se-seo — At that place; there; in that location

일어난

i-reo-nan — That occurred; that happened (past modifier form)

화산

hwa-san — Volcano; a mountain that can erupt lava

폭발에

pok-bal-e — About the explosion; regarding the eruption

대해

dae-hae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

이야기했다

i-ya-gi-haet-da — Told; narrated; spoke about something (past tense)

해군

hae-gun — Navy; naval military forces

장교의

jang-gyo-ui — Officer's; belonging to a military officer

미망인은

mi-mang-in-eun — Widow; a woman whose husband has died (topic)

그것에

geu-geo-se — About it; regarding that thing (locative form)

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all; never; absolutely not (negation intensifier)

들어본

deu-reo-bon — Ever heard of; having listened to before (modifier)

적이

jeo-gi — Experience of; instance of (nominal past experience)

없었다

eop-seot-da — Did not exist; there was none; had not

세상에

se-sang-e — Oh my goodness; good heavens; expression of surprise

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject marker attached to third person pronoun)

외쳤다

oe-chyeot-da — Cried out; shouted; exclaimed loudly (past tense)

그러니까

geu-reo-ni-kka — So then; in other words; meaning therefore

저것이

jeo-geo-si — That thing over there (subject marker attached)

불타는

bul-ta-neun — Burning; on fire; blazing (present modifier form)

산이군요

san-i-gun-yo — So it is a mountain; I see it's a mountain

그런데

geu-reon-de — But; by the way; however (discourse connector)

근처에

geun-cheo-e — Near; in the vicinity; nearby (locative form)

사는

sa-neun — Living; residing (present tense modifier form)

사람들에게

sa-ram-deu-re-ge — To people; for the people (dative plural form)

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; highly (intensifying adverb)

위험하지

wi-heom-ha-ji — Isn't it dangerous; is it not risky (rhetorical)

않나요

an-na-yo — Isn't it; don't they (polite negative question ending)

도시

do-si — City; town; urban area

전체가

jeon-che-ga — The entire; the whole of (subject marker attached)

파괴되었습니다

pa-goe-doe-eot-seup-ni-da — Was destroyed; was completely ruined (formal past)

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker attached, formal third person)

대답했다

dae-dap-haet-da — Answered; replied; responded (past tense)

예를

ye-reul — Example (object marker attached); for instance

들어

deu-reo — For example; to give an instance (idiomatic)

그렇습니다

geu-reo-seup-ni-da — That is so; yes, that is correct (formal)

오

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or feeling

가엾은

ga-yeol-peun — Poor; pitiful; deserving of compassion (modifier)

사람들

sa-ram-deul — People; persons (plural form of person)

그것을

geu-geo-seul — It; that thing (object marker attached)

직접

jik-jeop — Directly; personally; with one's own hands

눈으로

nun-eu-ro — With one's eyes; by seeing (instrumental form)

보셨나요

bo-syeon-na-yo — Did you see; have you witnessed (honorific question)

아니요

a-ni-yo — No; a polite negative response

저

jeo — I; me (humble first person pronoun)

그림들에

geu-rim-deu-re — In the pictures; in the illustrations (locative plural)

묘사된

myo-sa-doen — Depicted; described; portrayed (past passive modifier)

폭발들은

pok-bal-deu-reun — The eruptions; the explosions (topic plural form)

보지

bo-ji — See; look (verb stem with negation connector)

못했습니다

mo-taet-seup-ni-da — Could not do; was unable to (formal past negative)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; nevertheless (contrastive conjunction)

제가

je-ga — I (humble subject form with subject marker)

한번은

han-beon-eun — Once; on one occasion (topic marker attached)

목격한

mok-gyeok-han — Witnessed; observed directly (past modifier form)

폭발을

pok-bal-eul — The eruption; the explosion (object marker attached)

그린

geu-rin — Drew; sketched; painted (past modifier form)

제

je — My (humble possessive pronoun form)

스케치를

seu-ke-chi-reul — Sketch; rough drawing (object marker attached)

보여드리겠습니다

bo-yeo-deu-ri-get-seup-ni-da — I will show you (formal honorific future tense)

연필

yeon-pil — Pencil; a writing instrument using graphite

탁자

tak-ja — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat top

위에

wi-e — On top of; above (locative positional marker)

놓았다

no-at-da — Placed; put down; set something somewhere (past)

화보의

hwa-bo-ui — Of the pictorial; belonging to the illustrated book

모습에

mo-seu-be — At the appearance; by the sight of (locative)

압도되었던

ap-do-doe-eot-deon — Had been overwhelmed; was overpowered (retrospective past)

희미한

hui-mi-han — Faint; dim; vague and barely visible (modifier)

그림을

geu-ri-meul — The picture; the drawing (object marker attached)

흘끗

heul-kkeut — With a quick glance; a fleeting look

보더니

bo-deo-ni — Upon looking; after glancing (sequential connector)

놀라며

nol-la-myeo — While being surprised; expressing astonishment simultaneously

어머

eo-meo — Oh my; goodness (female exclamation of surprise)

흰

huin — White; pale-colored (modifier form of white)

불꽃이

bul-kko-chi — Flames; sparks (subject marker attached to flame)

치솟는

chi-sot-neun — Shooting up; soaring; rising rapidly (modifier)

잠시

jam-si — For a moment; briefly; for a short while

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time; while

엄마에

eom-ma-e — In mother; toward mother (locative form)

갖고

gat-go — Having; holding; possessing (connective gerund form)

있던

it-deon — That existed; that was there (retrospective modifier)

존경심은

jon-gyeong-sim-eun — Respect; admiration; feeling of reverence (topic form)

갑작스러운

gap-jak-seu-reo-un — Sudden; abrupt; unexpected (modifier form)

충격을

chung-gyeo-geul — Shock; impact; a sudden disturbing blow (object)

받아

ba-da — Receiving; getting; having received (connective)

상당히

sang-dang-hi — Considerably; quite; significantly (degree adverb)

줄어들었다

ju-reo-deu-reot-da — Decreased; diminished; shrank in amount (past tense)

둘러싼

dul-reo-ssan — Surrounding; encircling; wrapped around (modifier form)

빛에

bi-che — In the light; by the light (locative form)

눈이

nu-ni — Eyes (subject marker attached); sight

멀어

meo-reo — Blinded; becoming distant; losing sight (connective)

곧

got — Soon; shortly; immediately after

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner for nearby referent)

노부인이

no-bu-in-i — The old lady; elderly woman (subject marker attached)

색을

sae-geul — Color; hue (object marker attached)

보는

bo-neun — Seeing; viewing (present tense modifier form)

없는

eom-neun — Not having; lacking; without (modifier form)

것이

geo-si — The thing; the fact of (nominalizer, subject form)

지극히

ji-geu-ki — Extremely; utterly; in the highest degree

자연스럽다고

ja-yeon-seu-reop-da-go — That it is natural; that it seems quite normal

생각하게

saeng-ga-ka-ge — To come to think; so as to think (connective)

되었다

doe-eot-da — Became; came to be; resulted in (past tense)

결국

gyeol-guk — In the end; ultimately; after all

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That thing; it (topic marker attached, referential)

별로

byeol-lo — Not particularly; not really (used with negatives)

중요하지

jung-yo-ha-ji — Not important; doesn't matter (negation connector)

않았다

a-nat-da — Did not; was not; negative past tense form

엄마에게는

eom-ma-e-ge-neun — For mother; to mom (dative topic marker attached)

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each and every one

소유물

so-yu-mul — Possessions; belongings; things one owns

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; out of (partitive)

최고인

choe-go-in — The best; the greatest; that is the finest (modifier)

있었으니

i-sseo-sseu-ni — There was; because there existed (causal connector)

바로

ba-ro — Exactly; precisely; none other than

자신이었다

ja-sin-i-eot-da — Was herself; was the very person herself (past)