Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 57

Vocabulary

어머니에게

eomeonieege — To the mother; dative form of mother

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or particle

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how very; to what extent

매력적인

maeryeokjeogin — Attractive, charming, appealing in appearance or manner

일인가요

iringayo — Is it a thing/matter? polite question ending

그렇지

geureochi — That's right; isn't that so; right?

않나요

annayo — Isn't it? negative question seeking agreement

딱정벌레

ttakjeongbeolle — Beetle; a hard-shelled insect

씨

ssi — Mr./Ms.; honorific title attached to a name

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

낯선

natsseon — Unfamiliar, strange, unknown person or thing

이를

ireul — This person (object form); object marker attached

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of he/him

딱딱한

ttakttakan — Hard, rigid, stiff in texture or manner

껍질로

kkeoppjillo — With/by the shell; instrumental form of shell

알아보았기

araboacgi — Because (she) recognized or identified someone/something

때문이었다

ttaemuniyeotda — It was because of; expressing reason or cause

두

du — Two; the number two used before a noun

분

bun — Person (honorific counter); polite counter for people

모두

modu — All, everyone, both; indicating entirety of group

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, perfectly, absolutely correct

옳습니다

olsseumnida — You are right; formal polite form of correct

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); referring to a male subject

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of the verb speak

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; conjunction indicating result or consequence

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); referring to a group of people

그에게

geueге — To him; dative form indicating direction toward him

안으로

aneuro — To the inside, inward; directional form of inside

들어와

deureo wa — Come in, enter; informal request to come inside

달라고

dallago — Asking someone to please do something for them

즉

jeuk — That is, namely; conjunction clarifying or specifying something

깨진

kkaejin — Broken, cracked, shattered; adjective form of break

도기

dogi — Pottery, earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay

조각

jogak — Piece, fragment, chunk; a broken-off part

아래로

araero — Downward, below; directional form meaning toward below

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

간청했다

gancheonghaetda — Pleaded, begged earnestly; past tense of entreaty

이제

ije — Now, at this point; indicating current time or moment

제

je — My (humble form); first-person possessive in polite speech

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny; adjective describing small size

집게벌레들도

jipgebeolle deuldo — Earwigs too; earwig insects (plural with also particle)

보셔야

bosyeoya — You must see/look; honorific obligatory verb form

해요

haeyo — Do, must do; polite present tense of do

세 번째와

se beonjjaeWa — Third one and; ordinal number with conjunctive particle

네 번째

ne beonjjae — Fourth; the ordinal number four in sequence

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); mother as subject of sentence

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly, indeed; emphasizing truth or sincerity

사랑스러운

sarangseureorun — Lovely, adorable, endearing; full of loveable qualities

것들이에요

geotdeulieyo — They are things; plural noun phrase with polite ending

아주

aju — Very, quite, extremely; adverb intensifying adjectives

재미있기도

jaemiitgido — Also being fun/interesting; additive form of interesting

하고요

hagoyo — And also; conjunctive ending adding further information

배

bae — Stomach, belly; the abdomen area of the body

속이

sogi — Inside, interior (subject); inner part of something

불편할

bulpyeonhal — When uncomfortable; future/conditional form of discomfort

때를

ttaereul — Time, moment (object); a specific time being referenced

제외하고는

jeoehagoNeun — Except for, excluding; apart from a specific case

절대

jeoldae — Never, absolutely; strong negation or absolute statement

버릇없이

beoreudeopsi — Rudely, badly behaved; in an ill-mannered way

굴지

gulji — Behave, act (negative form); not to act a way

않아요

anayo — Does not; polite negative present tense ending

안타깝게도

antakkapgedo — Unfortunately, sadly; expressing regret about a situation

나이에는

naieneun — At this age (topic); referring to a particular age

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; modifier meaning that type of

일이

iri — Thing, matter (subject); an event or occurrence happening

자주

jaju — Often, frequently; occurring many times regularly

일어나지만요

ireonajiman yo — It happens but; concessive form acknowledging a situation

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, in this way; demonstrative manner adverb

각

gak — Each, every; indicating each individual in a group

자신의

jasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive referring to oneself

아기에

agie — About/regarding the baby; locative particle on baby

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning; preposition for a topic

이야기했고

iyagihaetgo — Talked and; past tense with conjunctive continuation

아기들은

agideureun — The babies (topic); plural babies as sentence topic

저마다의

jeomadaui — Each one's own, respective; individual possessive form

방식으로

bangsigeuro — In their own way; using a particular method or style

말을

mareul — Speech, words (object); spoken language being used

했으며

haesseumyeo — Did and (furthermore); connective past tense continuation

꼬리에

kkorie — On the tail; locative particle attached to tail

달린

tallin — Attached, hanging; adjective form of to be attached

집게를

jipgereul — The pincers/clamps (object); grasping claws on insects

이용해

iyonghae — Using, making use of; utilizing a tool or method

딱정벌레의

ttakjeongbeolleui — Of the beetle; possessive form indicating beetle's attribute

수염을

suyeomeul — The whiskers/antennae (object); feelers or facial hair

꼬집었다

kkojipeoтda — Pinched; past tense of pinching with fingers or claws

저

jeo — Those (over there); distal demonstrative for distant things

개구쟁이들은

gaegujjaengiDeureun — The little rascals/mischief-makers; naughty playful children

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times; constant habitual occurrence

무언가를

mueongareul — Something (object); an unspecified thing being acted on

하고

hago — Doing and; conjunctive form connecting two actions

있지요

itjiyo — They are doing; confirmatory present progressive ending

모성적

moseongjeok — Maternal; relating to or characteristic of motherhood

자부심으로

jabusimeuro — With pride; instrumental form meaning using one's pride

빛나며

bitnnamyeo — Shining, glowing; simultaneous action of shining brightly

하지만

hajiman — But, however; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement

지루함을

jiruameul — Boredom (object); the feeling of being bored or tedious

느꼈고

neukkkyeotgo — Felt and; past tense of feeling with continuation

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative adverb modifying adjectives

가까운

gakkaun — Nearest, closest; adjective for something near in distance

거름

georeum — Fertilizer, manure, compost; organic material enriching soil

더미로

deomiro — To the pile/heap; directional form meaning toward a heap

가는

ganeun — Going; present participle/modifier form of go

길을

gireul — The road/way (object); a path or route somewhere

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of asking a question

그곳은

geugoseun — That place (topic); referring to a specific mentioned location

넓은

neolbeun — Wide, broad, spacious; adjective describing large expanse

세상

sesang — World; the entire world or society at large

밖에

bakke — Outside; locative form meaning on the outside of

도랑

dorang — Ditch, small trench; a narrow water channel or gutter

건너편에

geonneopyeone — On the other side; across from a reference point

있답니다

itdamnida — It is there; polite declarative with hearsay nuance

집게벌레

jipgebeolle — Earwig; an insect with pincers at its tail end

한 마리가

han mariga — One (animal, subject); counter for animals as subject

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied; past tense of giving an answer

아이들 중

aideul jung — Among the children; expressing a subset of children

어느 누구도

eoneu nugudo — Anyone at all; emphasizing not a single person

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, that way; demonstrative manner adverb

멀리

meolli — Far away, distantly; adverb indicating great distance

가지

gaji — Go (negative base); infinitive form before negative ending

않기를

ankireul — Not doing (object); hoping someone will not do something

바라요

barayo — I hope, I wish; polite expression of desire or hope

그랬다가는

geuraetdaganeun — If that were to happen; conditional warning consequence

제가

jega — I (humble subject); first person humble subject marker

죽을

jugeul — Will die; future modifier form of the verb die

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun clauses

같으니까요

gateunikkayo — It seems like; expressing a feeling or impression politely

저는

jeoneun — I (humble topic marker); first person humble topic form

그곳까지

geugotkkaji — All the way there; up to that specific place

가볼

gabol — Will go and see; tentative future form of going

것입니다

geosimmnida — It is the case that; formal declarative sentence ending

말하고는

malhagoneun — Having said; after saying, then doing something next

정식으로

jeongsgeuro — Formally, officially; in a proper or official manner

작별

jakbyeol — Farewell, parting; the act of saying goodbye

인사도

insado — Even a greeting; even a farewell salutation

하지 않고

haji anko — Without doing; negating an action that was skipped

걸어가

georeoga — Walked away; going away on foot informally

버렸는데

beoryeonneunde — Went ahead and did; completion with contrasting nuance

그것은

geugoseun — That (topic); referring to a previously mentioned thing

예의 바른

yeui bareun — Polite, well-mannered; having proper etiquette and courtesy

행동으로

haengdonguro — As behavior/action; instrumental form of behavior

여겨지는

yeokkyeojineun — Considered to be; passive form of regarding something

것이었다

geosieotda — It was the thing; past declarative nominalizing ending