Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 215

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describing an elderly person or thing.

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic marker attached); referring to a king.

금

geum — Gold; a precious yellow metal of high value.

왕관을

wangwan-eul — Crown (object marker); a royal headpiece worn by royalty.

가루로

garuро — Into powder; reduced to fine granular particles.

만든

mandeun — Made, crafted; past modifier form of to make.

석판

seokpan — Slate board; a flat stone used for writing on.

연필로

yeonpillo — With a pencil; using a pencil as a writing tool.

닦게

dakge — To polish or clean; causative form of wiping clean.

했는데

haenneunde — Did, but; past tense with contrastive or contextual nuance.

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); referring to a previously mentioned object.

초등학교

chodeunghakgyo — Elementary school; primary school for young children.

일

il — One; the number one, or work/task depending on context.

학년생들이

hangnyensaengdeuri — Students of a grade level; pupils in a school year.

쓰는

sseuneun — Using, writing; present modifier form of to use or write.

것과

geotgwa — Thing and; comparing one thing with another.

같은

gateun — Same, identical; of the same kind or type.

종류로

jongnyuро — As a type or kind; belonging to a certain category.

왕이

wang-i — The king (subject marker); king as the subject of action.

구하기에는

guhagieneun — For obtaining or finding; regarding the act of acquiring something.

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; a high degree adverb intensifying adjectives.

어려운

eoryeoun — Difficult, hard; something not easy to accomplish or obtain.

것이었다

geosieotda — It was something; past tense nominal predicate construction.

침실에는

chimsire-neun — In the bedroom (topic); referring to conditions inside a bedroom.

커튼이

keoteuni — Curtain (subject marker); a hanging fabric covering a window.

달리고

dalligo — Hanging and; attached or suspended, connecting to next clause.

달팽이의

dalpaengиui — Of a snail; possessive form relating to a snail.

고정되었으며

gojongdoeeosseumyeo — Was fixed and; fastened in place, continuing to next clause.

실로

sillo — With thread; using thread or string to bind or sew.

사방에서

sabangeseo — From all directions; sounds or things coming from everywhere.

소리가

soriga — Sound (subject marker); a noise or sound as subject.

났다

natda — Occurred, came out; a sound or event took place.

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicating the present or immediate time.

이곳을

igoseul — This place (object marker); referring to the current location.

불에

bure — In fire; exposed to or treated with flames or heat.

태운

taeun — Burned; past modifier of to burn something with fire.

돼지

dwaeji — Pig; a domesticated farm animal raised for meat.

합니다

hamnida — Do, must do; formal polite declarative verb ending.

그러면

geureomyeon — If so, then; a conditional connector meaning in that case.

제

je — My (humble); first-person humble possessive pronoun in formal speech.

할

hal — To do; future modifier form of the verb to do.

일은

ireun — Work or task (topic marker); a job or duty to perform.

다

da — All, everything; indicating completeness or entirety of something.

한

han — Done, one; past modifier of do, or the number one.

것

geot — Thing; a nominalizer referring to an action, state, or object.

같습니다

gatsseumnida — It seems, it appears; formal polite expression of resemblance.

라고

rago — Saying that; quotative particle marking reported or direct speech.

하인이

haini — The servant (subject); a person who works for another.

말했다

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

아버지

abeoji — Father; a respectful term for one's male parent.

막내딸이

mangnae-ttari — The youngest daughter (subject); the last-born female child.

우리의

uriui — Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun in Korean.

고귀한

gogwihan — Noble, distinguished; of high rank or dignified character.

손님이

sonnami — The guest (subject); a visitor or honored company.

누구인지

nuguinji — Who it is; an indirect question about someone's identity.

알려

allyeo — Please tell or inform; request form of to let someone know.

주실

jusil — Will give or do for me; honorific future modifier of to give.

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 'can' constructions in Korean.

있나요

innayo — Is there, can you?; polite question form of to exist or have.

글쎄

geulsse — Well, hmm; an expression of hesitation or mild uncertainty.

말해줘야

malhaejwoya — Should tell you; obligation to share information with someone.

같구나

gatguna — It seems so; exclamatory expression of apparent likelihood.

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person masculine subject pronoun.

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied; past tense of the verb to respond.

내

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

딸들

ttaldeul — Daughters; plural form of daughter, female children.

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; indicating a selection from a group.

둘은

dureun — Two of them (topic); referring to two people or things.

결혼

gyeolhon — Marriage, wedding; the union of two people in matrimony.

준비를

junbireul — Preparation (object marker); the act of getting ready for something.

해야

haeya — Must do, should do; expressing necessity or obligation.

한다

handa — Does, will do; plain present or declarative form of to do.

결혼은

gyeolhoneun — Marriage (topic marker); referring to marriage as a subject.

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly, certainly; expressing something definite or obvious.

이루어질

irueojil — Will be accomplished; future modifier of to be realized or achieved.

것이니까

geosinikka — Because it is so; causal nominal ending expressing reason.

온

on — Who came, from; past modifier of the verb to come.

오래된

oraedoen — Old, long-standing; something that has existed for a long time.

산맥에

sanmaege — In the mountain range; located within a chain of mountains.

살며

salmyeo — Living and; residing somewhere, continuing with another action.

암석과

amseokgwa — Rock and; hard stone material combined with something else.

지어진

jieojin — Built, constructed; past passive modifier of to build.

성을

seongeul — Castle (object marker); a large fortified royal building.

많이

mani — Many, a lot; indicating a large quantity or degree.

소유하고

soyuhago — Possessing and; owning something, continuing to next clause.

있고

itgo — Has and; existing or having, linking to another predicate.

그

geu — That, the; a demonstrative or definite-like determiner.

무엇보다

mueotboda — More than anything; surpassing all else in value or importance.

낫다고

natdago — That it is better; reported speech of being superior or preferable.

여겨지는

yeogyeojineun — Considered, regarded as; present modifier of being seen as something.

금광도

geumgwangdo — Gold mine too; a mine producing gold, also mentioned.

가지고

gajigo — Holding, having and; possessing something, leading to next clause.

있는데

inneunde — Has, but; present tense with contrastive or background nuance.

두

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

아들을

adeureul — Son (object marker); a male child as the object of a verb.

데리고

derigo — Bringing along; accompanying or leading someone somewhere.

오고

ogo — Coming and; approaching, with continuation to another action.

있으며

isseumyeo — Is and; existing or having, linking to another clause.

아들

adeul — Son; a male child in relation to a parent.

모두

modu — All, both; every person or thing in a group.

아내를

anaereul — Wife (object marker); a married woman as the object of a verb.

찾고

chatgo — Seeking and; looking for something, continuing to next action.

있다

itda — Is, exists; the basic verb of existence or possession.

진심이

jinsimi — Sincerity (subject); genuine, heartfelt feelings or intentions.

담긴

damgin — Contained, filled with; past modifier of being held inside.

정직한

jeongjikhan — Honest, upright; truthful and straightforward in character.

나이

nai — Age; the number of years a person has lived.

든

deun — Having become; modifier indicating a state achieved over time.

백발

baekbal — White hair; hair that has turned white, often with age.

노인으로

noinеuro — As an old man; describing someone as an elderly male person.

명랑하고

myeongnanghago — Cheerful and; lively and bright-spirited, linked to another trait.

솔직한

soljikhan — Frank, straightforward; openly honest without hiding feelings.

성격이다

seonggyeogida — Is (his) personality; describing a person's character or temperament.

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person singular subject in Korean.

예전에

yejeone — In the past, formerly; referring to a time long ago.

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); third-person masculine object pronoun.

알았는데

aranneunde — Knew, but; past tense of to know with a contrastive nuance.

그때

geuttae — At that time, back then; referring to a specific past moment.

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); first-person plural subject pronoun.

우정을

ujeong-eul — Friendship (object marker); a close bond between friends.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit or honor something.

함께

hamkke — Together; doing something jointly with another person.

술을

sureul — Alcohol (object marker); alcoholic drinks consumed socially.

마시곤

masigon — Used to drink; habitual past action marker for repeated drinking.

했다

haetda — Did; plain past tense form of the verb to do.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person masculine subject pronoun.

한때

hanttae — Once, at one time; referring to a period in the past.

데리러

derireo — To fetch, to pick up; going somewhere to bring someone back.

이곳에

igose — To this place; indicating movement toward the current location.

왔었는데

watsseonneunde — Had come, but; past perfect with a contrastive nuance.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); third-person feminine subject pronoun.

지금

jigeum — Now, currently; indicating the present moment in time.

죽고

jukgo — Died and; past state of death, linking to another clause.

없다

eopda — Does not exist, is gone; expressing absence or nonexistence.

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small elevated area of land or terrain.

왕의

wang-ui — Of the king; possessive form relating to royalty.

딸이었다

ttarieotda — Was the daughter; past tense identifying someone as a daughter.

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic marker); referring to people as a general group.

데려왔다고

deryeowatdago — That they brought; reported speech of bringing someone from somewhere.

말한다

malhanda — Say, tell; plain present tense of the verb to speak.

다시

dasi — Again, once more; indicating repetition of an action.

만나게

mannage — To meet; causative or purposive form of to encounter someone.

되어

doeo — Becoming; connective form of to become, linking to next clause.

기쁠

gippeul — Will be glad, happy; future modifier of feeling joy.

것이다

geosida — It is so; nominal predicate ending expressing a fact or expectation.