Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 220

Vocabulary

그러자

geureonja — And then; at that moment, something happened next

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; possessive form of 'she'

막내

mangnae — The youngest child in a family

여동생이

yeodongsaengi — Younger sister (subject marker attached)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (adjective modifying a noun)

도깨비에게

dokkaebie ge — To the goblin; Korean mythical mischievous spirit

속삭였습니다

soksagyeosseumnida — Whispered (formal past tense)

그건

geugeon — That is; contraction of 그것은

단지

danji — Simply; merely; only that

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached)

노래에서

noraee seo — From a song; in a song

세상이

sesangi — The world (subject marker attached)

멸망할

myeolmanghal — Will perish; will be destroyed or ruined

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

절벽들은

jeolbyeokdeureun — The cliffs (plural, topic marker attached)

기념비처럼

ginyeombicheoreom — Like a monument; resembling a memorial structure

우뚝

uttuk — Towering; standing tall and prominently

서

seo — Standing; to stand (connective verb form)

있을

isseul — Will be; future/presumptive form of 있다

것이라는

geosiraeneun — That it is; quoting a belief or statement

말을

mareul — Words; speech (object marker attached)

들었기

deureotgi — Because (she) heard; having heard something

때문이에요

ttaemunie yo — It is because; the reason is (polite)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached)

그곳에

geugose — To that place; there (directional)

가고

gago — Going; connective form of 가다

싶어

sipeo — Wants to; desire to do something (informal)

하는

haneun — Doing; present participle modifying a noun

거예요

geoyeyo — It is the case that; polite explanatory ending

안전할

anjeonhal — Will be safe; future modifier of 안전하다

테니까요

tenikkaYo — Because it will surely be; confident reason ending

가라앉는

garaanneun — Sinking; going down into water

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalizer with subject marker

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; too much

두렵거든요

duryeopgeodeunyo — Because (I) am afraid; expressing personal fear

도깨비가

dokkaebi ga — The goblin (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

그게

geuge — That is; contraction of 그것이

뜻하는

tteuthaneun — Meaning; that which signifies something

바인가

bainga — Is that what it means; inquiring about meaning

그렇다면

geureotdamyeon — If that is so; then in that case

일곱

ilgop — Seven; the number seven

번째이자

beonjjaeija — Being the nth; at the same time the nth ordinal

마지막은

majimageun — The last one (topic marker attached)

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker attached)

할

hal — Will do; future modifier of 하다

있지

itji — There is; can do (informal tag)

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter suffix meaning -th (e.g. first, second)

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or event

여섯

yeoseot — Six; the number six

번째가

beonjjaega — The nth one (subject marker attached)

왕이

wangi — The king (subject marker attached)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached)

셈을

semreul — Counting; calculation (object marker attached)

줄

jul — How to; knowing how to do something

알았기

aratgi — Because (he) knew; having known something

때문이지요

ttaemunijyo — It is because; explanatory reason (polite)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introducing a contrast

번째는

beonjjaeneun — The nth one (topic marker); as for the nth

앞으로

apeuro — Forward; ahead; into the future

나오려

naoryeo — Intending to come out; about to emerge

하지

haji — Does not; negative connective of 하다

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal negative past tense

저는

jeoneun — I (humble); topic marker attached (polite)

사람들에게

saramdeul ege — To people; toward people (dative)

진실만을

jinsillmaneul — Only the truth (object marker attached)

말할

malhal — Will speak; future modifier of 말하다

있어요

isseoyo — There is; can do (polite present tense)

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not anyone at all

저를

jeoreul — Me (humble object marker attached)

신경

singyeong — Concern; attention; caring about something

쓰지

sseuji — Does not use/pay (negative connective form)

않고

anko — Without doing; not doing and continuing

저에

jeoe — About me; concerning me (humble locative)

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning something

걱정하지도

geokjeonghajido — Does not even worry; not worrying at all

않아요

anayo — Does not; polite negative present tense

제

je — My (humble possessive pronoun)

바느질하는

baneujilhaneun — Sewing; stitching (present participle form)

것만으로도

geotman euro do — Even just by doing; merely that alone is enough

일이

iri — Work; task (subject marker attached)

충분하답니다

chungbunhadamnida — It is sufficient; that is quite enough (formal)

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so; thus; thereupon (literary connector)

마지막이

majimagi — The last one (subject marker attached)

나왔습니다

nawasseumnida — Came out; emerged (formal past tense)

있었을까요

isseosseulkkayo — Could there have been; wondering if it existed

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well; hmm; expressing uncertainty or hesitation

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; some; any (determiner)

주제에

jujee — On the topic of; regarding the subject

대해서든

daehaeseodeun — About whatever; regardless of which topic

원하는

wonhaneun — Desired; wanted (present modifier of 원하다)

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of

얼마든지

eolmadeunji — As much as desired; any amount freely

이야기를

iyagireul — Story; tale (object marker attached)

들려줄

deullyeojul — Will tell (a story); future form of 들려주다

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There was; was able to (formal past tense)

여기

yeogi — Here; this place

내

nae — My; belonging to me (informal possessive)

손가락이

songgaragi — Finger(s) (subject marker attached)

다섯

daseot — Five; the number five

개

gae — Counter for objects; piece; item

있다

itda — There is; to exist; to have

자

ja — Come now; well; let's (interjection urging action)

이제

ije — Now; from this point on

각각의

gakgagui — Each; respective; of each one

손가락에

songgarage — On/about each finger (locative marker)

대한

daehan — About; regarding; related to

하나씩

hanassik — One each; one at a time

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of 그 (he)

손목을

sonmogeul — Wrist (object marker attached)

잡았고

jabatgo — Grabbed and; caught (connective past tense)

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; practically

목이

mogi — Throat; neck (subject marker attached)

막힐

makil — Will be blocked; about to choke

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until; up to the time when

웃었습니다

useosseumnida — Laughed; smiled (formal past tense)

네

ne — Yes; that's right (affirmative response)

이르렀을

ireureosseul — When (they) arrived; having reached (a point)

마치

machi — Just as if; as though; as if

약혼이

yakoni — Engagement; betrothal (subject marker attached)

이루어질

irueojil — Will come to be; will be fulfilled or realized

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); that which

알기라도

algiraedo — As if knowing; even as though aware of it

하듯

hadut — As if doing; in the manner of doing

손가락에는

songgarage neun — On the finger (topic marker); as for the finger

금반지가

geumbanji ga — Gold ring (subject marker attached)

끼워져

kkiwojyeo — Is fitted on; has been slipped onto

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently

가진

gajin — Held; possessed; having (past modifier)

꼭

kkok — Tightly; surely; without fail

붙잡아라

butjabara — Hold on tight; grab and don't let go (imperative)

이

i — This (demonstrative determiner)

손은

soneun — This hand (topic marker attached)

것이다

geosida — It is the case; declarative statement ending

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached, informal)

직접

jikjeop — Directly; in person; personally

너를

neoreul — You (object marker attached, informal)

아내로

anaero — As a wife; into the role of wife