Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 59

Vocabulary

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun in Korean.

딸들을

ttaldeureul — Daughters (object form); plural of daughter.

망치지

mangchiji — To ruin or spoil something (negative form).

마세요

maseyo — Please don't do (polite negative imperative ending).

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject form); female parent.

말했다

malhaetda — Said; past tense of to speak or say.

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting two clauses or sentences.

제발

jebal — Please; used to make an earnest request.

진지한

jinjihan — Serious; sincere; describes earnest or genuine intent.

의도가

uiidoga — Intention or purpose (subject form).

없다면

eopsdamyeon — If there is none; conditional form of to not exist.

그들에게

geudeul-ege — To them; dative form of third-person plural pronoun.

말을

mareul — Speech or words (object form); thing said.

걸지

geolji — To speak to or address someone (informal form).

하지만

hajiman — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast.

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; used to affirm something obvious.

의도는

uidoneun — Intention (topic form); one's purpose or plan.

진지했고

jinjichaetgo — Was serious; past tense connective of sincere.

얼마

eolma — How much; some amount of time or quantity.

후

hu — After; later; indicates time following an event.

우리의

uri-ui — Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun.

친구는

chinguneun — Friend (topic form); a person one is close to.

약혼하게

yakkonhage — To become engaged; to get betrothed to someone.

되었다

doeeotda — Became; past tense of to become or to happen.

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic form); female parent being discussed.

축복을

chukbogeul — Blessing (object form); divine or heartfelt good wishes.

내렸고

naeryeotgo — Gave or bestowed; past connective of to grant down.

다른

dareun — Other; different; used to distinguish from the rest.

모두

modu — All; everyone; indicates totality of a group.

만세

manse — Hurrah; long live; exclamation of joy or celebration.

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Shouted; cried out; past tense of to exclaim loudly.

약혼

yakkon — Engagement; formal agreement to marry someone.

직후

jikhu — Immediately after; right after a specific event.

결혼식이

gyeolhonsiigi — Wedding ceremony (subject form); marriage rite.

미룰

mirul — To delay or postpone (modifier form).

이유가

iyuga — Reason (subject form); cause or justification.

없었기

eopseotgi — Because there was none; past nominal reason form.

때문이다

ttaemunida — Because of; it is due to a stated reason.

다음

daeum — Next; following; refers to the subsequent time or item.

날은

nareun — Day (topic form); a specific day being discussed.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; intensifying adverb.

즐겁게

jeulgeobge — Joyfully; happily; adverbial form of enjoyable.

지나갔고

jinagatsgo — Passed by; went by; past connective of to pass.

그럭저럭

geureokjeoreok — So-so; moderately; tolerably; neither good nor bad.

편안했다

pyeonanhaetda — Was comfortable; was at ease; past tense.

그러나

geureona — However; but; formal conjunction showing contrast.

사흘째

saheulljjae — Third day; the ordinal form of three days.

되는

doeneun — Becoming; present modifier form of to become.

날에는

nal-eneun — On the day (topic form); referring to a specific day.

아내를

anaereul — Wife (object form); one's married female partner.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone.

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe; expresses possibility or uncertainty.

아이들을

aideureul — Children (object form); plural of child.

먹을

meogeul — To eat (modifier form); food to be eaten.

것을

geoseul — Thing (object form); nominalizer referring to something.

구할

guhal — To obtain or find; future modifier of to procure.

생각을

saenggageul — Thought or idea (object form); something considered.

해야

haeya — Must do; obligation form of to do.

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of to do.

필요가

piryoga — Need or necessity (subject form); requirement.

생겼다

saenggyeotda — Arose; came about; past tense of to come into being.

내가

naega — I (subject form); first-person singular subject.

속아

soga — Being deceived; connective form of to be tricked.

넘어가고

neomieogago — To be taken in; to fall for a trick.

말았군

maratgun — Ended up doing; expresses regret over an outcome.

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself; without others present.

중얼거렸다

jungeolgeoryeotda — Muttered; mumbled to oneself; past tense.

이제는

ijeneun — Now (topic); from this point forward in time.

나도

nado — I also; me too; inclusive first-person form.

속이는

sogineun — Deceiving; tricking; present modifier of to deceive.

수밖에

subakke — No choice but to; only option available.

없겠어

eopsgesseo — There won't be; informal future negative expression.

말이

mari — Words (subject form); speech; end of a statement.

끝나기가

kkeuntnagiga — As soon as finishing; nominal subject of ending.

무섭게

museobge — Frighteningly fast; barely; as soon as (idiom).

행동으로

haengdongeuro — Into action (directional form); moving to act.

옮겼다

olmgyeotda — Moved or transferred; past tense of to move over.

그는

geuneun — He (topic form); third-person male subject.

훌쩍

huljjeok — Suddenly departing; abruptly; describes quick leaving.

떠나버려

tteonabeoryeo — Left completely; went away entirely; departed abruptly.

온종일

onjongil — All day long; throughout the entire day.

밤새도록

bamsaedorok — All through the night; throughout the entire night.

돌아오지

doraooji — Not returning; negative form of to come back.

않았고

anatsgo — Did not; past negative connective verb ending.

그의

geu-ui — His; third-person masculine possessive form.

아내는

anaeneun — Wife (topic form); married female partner discussed.

버려진

beoryeojin — Abandoned; forsaken; past modifier of to be left.

과부처럼

gwabucheoреom — Like a widow; resembling a woman whose husband died.

뒤에

dwie — Behind; after; locative form indicating position.

남겨졌다

namgyeojyeotda — Was left behind; past passive of to leave behind.

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion.

우리

uri — We; our; first-person plural pronoun.

가족으로

gajogеuro — As family; into the family (directional/role form).

받아들인

badadeul-in — Accepted; welcomed; past modifier of to take in.

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.

녀석은

nyeoseogeun — This fellow (topic); informal term for a guy or creature.

완전한

wanjeonhan — Complete; total; perfect; describes something fully.

건달에

geondar-e — A scoundrel or good-for-nothing; idle rascal.

불과하군

bulgwahagunda — Is nothing but; amounts to only; exclamatory form.

떠나버리고

tteonabeorigo — Left completely and; connective of to depart fully.

자기

jagi — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun or term of endearment.

우리에게

uri-ege — To us; dative form of first-person plural.

짐으로

jiimeuro — As a burden; in the role of a load or trouble.

남겨놓았어

namgyeonoa-asseo — Left behind for us; informal past of to leave placed.

음

eum — Hmm; a sound expressing thought or mild displeasure.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic form); third-person female subject.

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous state.

미혼으로

mihoneuro — As unmarried; returning to single status.

돌아가서

doragaseo — Returning and; connective form of to go back.

딸들과

ttaldeulgwa — With daughters; comitative form of daughters.

함께

hamkke — Together; alongside; with others.

여기

yeogi — Here; this place; proximal location adverb.

있으면

isseumyeon — If one is; conditional form of to be present.

되지

doeji — Will do; that's fine; soft affirmative or rhetorical.

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object form); third-person female object.

버린

beorin — Who abandoned; past modifier of to discard or leave.

악당에게

akdang-ege — To the villain; dative of a wicked or evil person.

수치를

suchireul — Shame (object form); disgrace or humiliation.

한편

hanpyeon — Meanwhile; on the other hand; transitional expression.

양배추

yangbaechu — Cabbage; a leafy green vegetable.

잎을

ibeul — Leaf (object form); a flat part of a plant.

타고

tago — Riding on; connective of to ride or board.

도랑을

dorangeul — Ditch or small stream (object form); narrow waterway.

건넌

geonneun — Having crossed; past modifier of to cross over.

반대편에서

bandaepyeon-eseo — From the opposite side; other side location form.

여행을

yeohaengeul — Travel or journey (object form); act of traveling.

계속하고

gyesokago — Continuing and; connective of to keep on doing.

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; past progressive or existential form.

아침이

achimi — Morning (subject form); the early part of the day.

되자

doeja — As it became; when it turned into (time clause).

두

du — Two; the number two used before a noun.

사람이

sarami — Person or people (subject form); human being.

다가왔다

dagawatda — Approached; came near; past tense of to draw close.