Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 152

Vocabulary

마치

machi — Just like, as if, resembling something else

햇살이

haetssal-i — Sunlight (subject form); rays of sunshine

물속에서

mulsog-eseo — Inside the water, underwater, beneath the surface

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly

나를

na-reul — Me (object form of first-person pronoun)

찾고

chatgo — Looking for, searching (connective verb form)

있는

inneun — Existing, being, in the state of doing

것

geot — Thing, fact, nominalized concept or action

같아

gata — Seems like, appears to be, feels similar

나는

na-neun — I (subject form of first-person pronoun)

너무나

neomuna — Way too, so very, extremely, excessively

훌륭해서

hullyunghae-seo — Because (I am) excellent, wonderful, outstanding

엄마조차도

eomma-jocha-do — Even mother, even my own mom cannot

찾을

chajeul — To find, able to find (future modifier form)

수가

su-ga — Ability, possibility (subject form of 수)

없어

eopseo — There isn't, cannot, does not exist

예전에

yejeon-e — In the past, formerly, in earlier times

부러진

bureojin — Broken, snapped (modifier form of 부러지다)

내

nae — My, mine (possessive first-person determiner)

귀가

gwi-ga — Ear (subject form); the ear of something

아직

ajik — Still, yet, not yet completed or changed

있었더라면

isseotdeoramyeon — If it had still existed (past conditional form)

울었을

ureosseul — Would have cried (past presumptive modifier form)

하지만

hajiman — However, but, on the other hand

아니야

aniya — No, that's not it, it isn't so

그러지

geureoji — Do like that (negation base form here)

않을

aneul — Will not (future negative modifier form)

거야

geoya — It will be, going to (casual future assertion)

우는

uneun — Crying (present modifier form of 울다)

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic form); as for the matter of

품위

pumwi — Dignity, grace, decorum, refined elegance

없는

eomneun — Lacking, without, not having something

일이니까

il-inikka — Because it is such a matter or affair

어느

eoneu — A certain, some, which (indefinite determiner)

날

nal — Day, a particular day or time

몇몇

myeotmyeot — Several, a few, some number of people

거리의

geori-ui — Of the street, belonging to the road

소년들이

sonyeon-deuri — Boys (subject form, plural) young male children

도랑에서

dorang-eseo — In the ditch, inside a small drainage channel

발을

bal-eul — Feet (object form); one's foot or feet

첨벙거리고

cheombeong-georigo — Splashing, wading and splashing around in water

있었는데

isseonnunde — Were doing, existed (background connective past form)

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic form), those people, referring to them

가끔

gakkeum — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time

낡은

nalgeun — Old, worn-out, dilapidated (modifier form)

못이나

mot-ina — Nails or (other items); old metal nail

동전

dongjeon — Coin, a metal piece used as currency

그리고

geurigo — And, and then, in addition to that

다른

dareun — Other, different, another kind of thing

보물들을

bomul-deul-eul — Treasures (object form, plural); valuable found items

발견하곤

balgyeonhagon — Used to discover, would habitually find things

했기

haetgi — Because (they) did; past causal connective form

때문이었다

ttaemun-ieotda — It was because of, the reason was that

더러운

deoroun — Dirty, filthy, unclean (modifier form)

일이었지만

ir-ieotjiman — Although it was such work or a task

그

geu — That, the (determiner pointing to something mentioned)

일에서

il-eseo — From the work, in that task or job

큰

keun — Big, great, large (modifier form of 크다)

즐거움을

jeulgeo-um-eul — Joy, pleasure, fun (object form noun form)

느꼈다

neukkieotda — Felt, experienced an emotion or sensation

한

han — One, a certain, a single (determiner)

소년이

sonyeon-i — A boy (subject form); young male person

소리쳤다

sorichyeotda — Shouted, cried out, yelled loudly

그가

geu-ga — He (subject form); that person as subject

수선

suseon — Mending, repair; also a type of sewing needle

바늘에

baneul-e — On/with the needle; a thin sharp sewing tool

찔리면서

jjillimyeonseo — While being pricked or pierced by something sharp

이것

igeot — This thing, this here (near demonstrative pronoun)

봐

bwa — Look, see (informal imperative of 보다)

이거

igeo — This, this thing (casual spoken form of 이것)

녀석이

nyeoseok-i — This fellow, this thing (familiar or teasing reference)

젊은

jeolmeun — Young, youthful (modifier form of 젊다)

숙녀야

sungnyeo-ya — She is a lady; refined young woman (casual)

바늘이

baneul-i — The needle (subject form); thin pointed sewing tool

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke, told (past tense of 말하다)

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one at all, not anyone

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her, belonging to her (possessive third-person female)

말을

mal-eul — Words, speech (object form); what someone said

듣지

deutji — Hear, listen (negation base connective form)

못했다

motaetda — Could not do, was unable to (past tense)

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Fell off, came apart, dropped away from

나가서

nagaseo — Went out, came off, so then left

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic form); referring to a female person

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, totally, fully

검게

geomge — Blackly, in a black manner (adverbial form)

되었다

doeeotda — Became, turned into, came to be (past tense)

검은색은

geomeunsaek-eun — Black color (topic form); the color black

사람을

saram-eul — A person (object form); human being, someone

날씬해

nalssinhae — Slim, slender, thin in an attractive way

보이게

boige — So as to appear, to make look a way

하므로

hameuro — Because it does, since it makes (causal form)

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject form); herself, himself, itself

이전보다

ijeon-boda — More than before, compared to the previous time

더욱

deouk — Even more, further, increasingly (intensifier adverb)

훌륭하다고

hullyunghada-go — That (she) is excellent, wonderful, outstanding (quoted)

생각했다

saengakhaetda — Thought, considered, believed (past tense)

저기

jeogi — Over there, that place yonder, look there

달걀

dalgyal — Egg, hen's egg used for food or illustration

껍데기가

kkeopdeogi-ga — Shell (subject form); outer hard covering of egg

떠내려오네

tteonaeryeo-one — Is floating downstream, drifting toward us on water

소년

sonyeon — Boy, young male, a male youth

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, one of several

하나가

hana-ga — One (subject form); one of something or someone

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, as a result of that

바늘을

baneul-eul — Needle (object form); thin pointed sewing instrument

껍데기에

kkeopdeogi-e — Into the shell, onto the shell of an egg

꽂았다

kkojatda — Stuck in, inserted, planted into something firmly

하얀

hayaan — White, pale white (modifier form of 하얗다)

벽에

byeok-e — On the wall, against the wall surface

검은색이구나

geomeunsaek-iguna — Oh, it is black! (exclamatory realization sentence)

그거

geugeo — That thing, that (casual spoken demonstrative pronoun)

잘

jal — Well, nicely, properly, skillfully

어울리네

eoullrine — It suits well, it goes together nicely (informal)

이제

ije — Now, from now on, at this point in time

볼

bol — To see, to look at (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun for can/cannot)

있겠어

itgesseo — Will be able to, should be possible now

뱃멀미를

baetmeolmi-reul — Seasickness (object form); nausea from boat travel

하지

haji — Do (negation base form); don't, not doing

않길

ankil — Hope that (you) won't (negative wish form)

바라

bara — Hope, wish for something (informal imperative)

그러면

geureomyeon — If so, then, in that case

또

tto — Again, also, once more, additionally

부러질

bureojil — Will break, might snap (future modifier form)

테니까

tenikka — Because it will likely, since it is expected to

않았고

anatgo — Did not, was not and (connective negative past)

부러지지도

bureojiji-do — Did not even break, not snapping either

않았다

anatda — Did not, was not (simple past negative form)

막으려면

mageumyeomyeon — If one wants to prevent or stop something

강철

gangcheol — Steel, hard metal; very strong like steel

같은

gateun — Same as, like, similar to (modifier form)

위장을

wijang-eul — Stomach (object form); digestive organ of body

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing (connective form of 가지다)

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own (possessive); belonging to oneself

중요성을

jungyoseong-eul — Importance, significance (object form noun)

잊지

itji — Forget (negation base form); not to forget

않는

anneun — Not doing (present negative modifier form)

것이

geosi — The thing (subject form); it is good that

좋아

joa — Good, like, it is nice (informal positive expression)

나의

na-ui — My, mine (formal possessive first-person form)

뱃멀미는

baetmeolmi-neun — Seasickness (topic form); nausea caused by boat motion

지나갔어

jinagasseo — Has passed, went away, is over now (informal)

섬세한

seomsehane — Delicate, sensitive, refined, subtle (modifier form)

사람들은

saramdeul-eun — People (topic form, plural); human beings in general

많은

maneun — Many, much, a lot of (modifier form)

것을

geoseul — Things, matters (object form nominalized)

견뎌낼

gyeondyeonaell — To endure, bear through, withstand difficulties (future)

있지

itji — Can, is able to (casual affirmative form)