Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 151

Vocabulary

명문

myeongmun — prestigious institution or family of high reputation

출신이라고요

chulssiniragyo — you say they are from a certain background

바느질

baneujil — sewing; the act of stitching with needle and thread

바늘이

baneuri — needle (subject form); thin pointed tool for sewing

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — said; formal past tense of 'to speak'

천만에요

cheonmane yo — not at all; polite expression dismissing thanks or praise

하지만

hajiman — however; but; conjunction showing contrast

정말

jeongmal — really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity

거만하죠

geomanhajyo — arrogant, aren't they; showing haughty or proud attitude

그들은

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

다섯

daseot — five; native Korean numeral for the number five

형제로

hyeongje ro — as brothers; siblings born of the same parents

모두

modu — all; everyone; every one without exception

손가락으로

songarageuro — with/as fingers; using fingers as the instrument

태어났습니다

taeeonassseumnida — were born; formal past tense of 'to be born'

길이는

girineun — as for the length; referring to the measurement of length

서로

seoro — each other; mutually; one another

달랐지만

dallajjiman — were different but; past tense contrast of 'to differ'

매우

maeu — very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

자랑스럽게

jarangseureopge — proudly; in a manner showing pride or boastfulness

함께

hamkke — together; jointly; in company with others

붙어

bute — attached; sticking together; connected closely

있었죠

isseotjyo — were (there); informal past confirming existence or state

줄에서

jure seo — in the line; within a row or queue

첫

cheot — first; the initial one in an order or sequence

번째에

beonjjae e — at the ordinal position; indicating a specific numbered place

서는

seoneun — standing; the act of standing in a position

엄지

eomji — thumb; the short thick first digit of the hand

불렸는데

bullyeonnneunde — was called; was named; past tense with added context

짧고

jjalkgo — short and; brief in length, continuing to next clause

굵었으며

gulgeosse umyeo — was thick and; stout in girth, continuing to next clause

등에

deunge — on the back; referring to the dorsal side

관절이

gwanjeo ri — joint (subject); connective joint between bones

하나밖에

only one; nothing more than a single one

없어

eopseo — there is not; lacking; informal form of 없다

인사를

insareul — greeting (object); act of bowing or saying hello

한

han — one; a single; native Korean numeral or determiner

번밖에

beon bakke — only once; no more than one time

할

hal — to do; future/modifier form of the verb 하다

수

su — ability; possibility; used in ~할 수 있다 construction

없었습니다

eopsseossseumnida — there was not; formal past tense of 없다

그는

geuneun — he (topic marker); referring to a male person

자신이

jasini — oneself (subject); referring reflexively to the self

사람의

sarameui — of a person; possessive form indicating belonging to someone

손에서

sone seo — from the hand; originating or departing from a hand

잘려

jalllyeo — cut off; severed; past passive form of 자르다

나가면

nagamyeon — if one goes out; conditional form of going away

그

geu — that; he; demonstrative or third-person pronoun

사람은

sarameun — the person (topic); that individual being discussed

군인으로서

gunin euro seo — as a soldier; in the capacity of a military person

자격이

jagyeogi — qualification (subject); eligibility or credentials required

없게

eopge — so as to be without; in a way that lacks something

된다고

doendago — reportedly becomes; quoted claim about a resulting state

그의

geuui — his; possessive form of the third-person pronoun

이웃인

iusin — who is the neighbor; identifying someone as a neighbor

단것

dangeot — sweets; sweet things; food that tastes sweet

좋아하는

joahaneun — that likes; present tense modifier of 'to like'

손가락은

songarageun — the finger (topic); referring to a specific finger

달콤하거나

dalkomhageona — whether sweet; presenting sweetness as one option

신

sin — sour; having an acidic or tart taste

것에

geose — in/to something; particle marking a thing as location/target

스스로를

seuseuroreul — oneself (object); reflexively referring to the self

담그고

damgeugо — dipping and; immersing in liquid, continuing next clause

해와

hae wa — the sun and; referring to the sun along with something else

달을

dareul — the moon (object); Earth's natural satellite

가리키며

garikimyeo — pointing at; indicating direction while doing something else

손가락들이

songarakdeuri — the fingers (subject); plural subject form of finger

글을

geureul — writing (object); text or written characters

쓸

sseul — to write; future/modifier form of 쓰다

때

ttae — when; at the time of; indicating a time clause

글자를

geuljareul — letters (object); individual written characters or symbols

만들었습니다

mandeureossseumnida — made; created; formal past tense of 만들다

가운뎃손가락인

gaundetsongarakin — which is the middle finger; identifying the center digit

긴

gin — long; tall; modifier form of 길다

다른

dareun — other; different; used to distinguish from something else

모든

modeun — all; every; used before a noun to mean 'all of them'

손가락들의

songarakdeurui — of the fingers; possessive plural form of finger

머리

meori — head; top; the uppermost part of the body

너머를

neomeoreul — beyond (object); looking or going past something

바라보았습니다

baraboassseumnida — looked at; gazed upon; formal past tense of 바라보다

그다음

geudaeum — the next one; the one that follows in sequence

손가락인

songarakin — which is the finger; identifying a particular finger

금반지

geumbanji — gold ring; a ring made of gold worn on a finger

허리에

heorie — at the waist; around the middle section of the body

황금

hwanggeum — gold; the precious yellow metal of high value

고리를

gorireul — ring/loop (object); a circular band or hoop

두르고

deureugo — wearing around; encircling while continuing to next action

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — was; existed; formal past tense of 있다

그리고

geurigo — and; additionally; conjunction linking clauses or items

작은

jageun — small; little; modifier form of 작다

아무것도

amugeoktto — nothing at all; not anything; total absence of something

하지

haji — not doing; negative stem used before 않다 or similar

않으면서

aneumyeonseo — while not doing; simultaneous negation of an action

그것을

geugeoseul — that (object); referring to a previously mentioned thing

자랑스러워하는

jarangseureowoha neun — being proud of; showing pride toward something

것

geot — thing; fact; nominalizer turning a verb into a noun

같았습니다

gatassseumnida — seemed; appeared to be; formal past tense of 같다

앞으로도

apeurodo — in the future as well; continuing forward into the future

그럴

geureol — will be so; modifier form implying continuation of state

것입니다

geossimnida — it is; formal declarative sentence-ending nominalizer

그래서

geuraeseo — therefore; so; conjunction showing cause and result

제가

jega — I (subject, humble); first-person subject in polite speech

그들을

geudeureul — them (object); referring to a group as the direct object

떠난

tteonan — left; departed; past modifier form of 떠나다

것이죠

geosijyo — it is (you see); informal explanatory sentence ending

이제

ije — now; from this point on; indicating present moment

우리는

urineun — we (topic); first-person plural topic marker form

여기

yeogi — here; this place; indicating a nearby location

앉아

anja — sitting; seated; gerund/connective form of 앉다

반짝이고

banjjakigo — sparkling and; glittering while continuing to next clause

있군요

itgunyo — I see you are; realization ending for ongoing state

깨진

kkaejin — broken; shattered; past modifier of 깨지다

병

byeong — bottle; glass container used for liquids

조각이

jogagi — piece (subject); a fragment or shard of something broken

바로

baro — right; exactly; immediately; used for emphasis or precision

순간

sungan — moment; instant; a very brief period of time

더

deo — more; additional; comparative adverb

많은

maneun — many; much; large in quantity or amount

물이

muri — water (subject); liquid essential for life

흘러들어

heulleodeure — flowed in; water streaming inward, connecting to next action

넘쳐흘렀고

neomchyeoheulleotgo — overflowed and; spilled over, continuing to next clause

조각은

jogageun — the piece (topic); a fragment being discussed

떠내려갔습니다

tteonaeryeogassseumnida — was carried away; swept downstream by flowing water

승진했군요

seungjinaetgunyo — you've been promoted, I see; realization about promotion

반면

banmyeon — on the other hand; in contrast; showing opposition

저는

jeoneun — I (topic, humble); polite first-person topic form

남아

nama — remaining; staying behind; connective form of 남다

있지만요

itjimanyо — I am here but; acknowledging one's presence with contrast

너무

neomu — too; excessively; overly; intensifier with negative nuance

고상하지만

gosanghajiman — refined but; elegant or noble yet with a contrasting clause

그것이

geugeosi — that (subject); referring to a previously mentioned thing

제

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

자존심이고

jajonssimigo — is my pride and; self-respect continuing to next clause

무슨

museun — what kind of; which; interrogative determiner

상관이겠어요

sangwan igeseoyo — what does it matter; expressing indifference about something

그렇게

geureoke — like that; in that way; referring to a described manner

그녀는

geunyeoneun — she (topic); third-person feminine topic marker form

자존심을

jajonssimeul — pride (object); self-respect as the direct object

품은

pumeun — harboring; holding within; past modifier of 품다

채

chae — while still; in the state of; maintaining a condition

그곳에

geugose — in that place; at that location previously mentioned

이런

ireon — such; this kind of; demonstrative modifier of type

생각들을

saenggakdeureul — thoughts (object); multiple ideas as the direct object

많이

mani — a lot; much; many; adverb of large quantity

했습니다

haessseumnida — did; formal past tense of 하다

나는

naneun — I (topic); first-person topic in informal speech

햇살에서

haetssal eseo — from the sunlight; originating from rays of sunshine

나온

naon — came out of; emerged from; past modifier of 나오다

같은

gateun — same; like; similar to; modifier form of 같다

기분이

gibuni — feeling (subject); mood or emotional state

들

deul — to arise; plural marker; 기분이 들다 means to feel

정도야

jeongdoya — it's about that level; informal indicating degree or extent

고상하니까

gosanghanikka — because I am refined; causal form of being elegant