Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 289

Vocabulary

날씨는

nalssineun — As for the weather; topic marker attached

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives

추웠지만

chuwotjiman — It was cold, but; concessive past form

그

geu — That; the; demonstrative pronoun or article

작은

jageun — Small; little; modifying a following noun

생명체는

saengmyeongcheneun — The living creature; organism as topic

다락방의

darakbangui — Of the attic; possessive form of attic room

불빛이

bulbichi — The light; glow of fire or lamp as subject

꺼지고

kkeojigo — Goes out and; light or fire being extinguished

음악

eumak — Music; organized sound for artistic expression

소리가

soriga — The sound; noise as grammatical subject

사라질

sarajil — Will disappear; future modifier form of vanish

때까지는

ttaekkajineun — Until the time; up to the moment when

추위를

chuuireul — The cold; coldness as grammatical object

별로

byeollo — Not particularly; not much; used with negatives

느끼지

neukkiji — Feel; sense; base verb before negation ending

못했다

mothaetda — Could not do; past tense of inability

그제서야

geujeseseoya — Only then; at that very moment finally

그는

geuneun — He; that person as grammatical topic

몸을

momeul — The body; one's physical form as object

부르르

bureuru — Shivering; trembling repeatedly in the cold

떨며

tteolmyeo — While shaking; trembling simultaneously with action

따뜻하고

ttatteutago — Warm and; comfortably heated connecting to next adjective

아늑하여

aneukayeo — Cozy and; snug and comfortable leading to next clause

집처럼

jipcheoreom — Like a home; resembling a house or dwelling

느껴지는

neukkkyeojineun — That feels like; perceived as a modifier

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

구석

guseok — Corner; a tucked-away nook or spot

자리로

jariro — To the spot; toward one's place or seat

다시

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

살금살금

salgeumsal​geum — Stealthily; tiptoeing quietly so as not to be heard

내려갔다

naeryeogatda — Went down; descended to a lower place

그리고

geurigo — And then; furthermore; connecting two sentences

크리스마스가

keuriseumaseu​ga — Christmas as grammatical subject; the holiday

돌아와

dorawa — Returns; comes back; leading to next clause

잼

jaem — Jam; sweet fruit preserve spread on bread

한

han — One; a; indefinite article or number one

접시와

jeopsiwa — A plate and; dish connected to next noun

커다란

keodaran — Large; big; sizable modifying the following noun

버터

beoteo — Butter; dairy fat spread used in cooking

덩어리를

deong-eo​rireul — A lump of; a chunk as grammatical object

가져왔을

gajyeo​wasseul — Had brought; past supposition modifier form

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

무엇보다도

mueotbodado — More than anything; above all else

행상인이

haengsanini — The peddler; traveling merchant as subject

가장

gajang — Most; the best; superlative degree marker

좋았다

joatda — Was good; was liked; past tense of to like

얼마

eolma — How much; a certain amount of time or money

지나지

jinaji — Pass; elapse; before negation not yet passed

않아

ana — Not; negation form connecting to following clause

한밤중에

hanbamjunge — In the middle of the night; at midnight

도깨비는

dokkaebi​neun — The goblin; Korean mythical creature as topic

창문

changmun — Window; glass opening in a wall

덧문과

deotmungwa — Shutter and; outer window covering connected to next

집

jip — House; home; building where people live

문을

muneul — The door; entrance as grammatical object

두드리는

dudeu​rineun — Knocking; banging on; present modifier form

무시무시한

musimusi​han — Terrifying; horrifying; causing great fear

소음과

soeumgwa — Noise and; loud sound connected to next noun

야경꾼의

yagyeong​kkun​ui — Of the night watchman; possessive form

뿔피리

ppul​piri — Horn; wind instrument made from an animal horn

소리에

sorie — At the sound of; due to the noise

잠이

jami — Sleep as subject; slumber in a sentence

깼다

kkaetda — Woke up; was awakened from sleep

큰

keun — Big; large; great modifying a noun

화재가

hwajae​ga — A fire; conflagration as grammatical subject

발생하여

balsaenghayeo — Having occurred; breaking out leading to next clause

거리

geori — Street; road; the area along a thoroughfare

전체가

jeonche​ga — The entire; the whole as grammatical subject

불길로

bulgillo — With flames; engulfed in fire toward

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled; completely packed with something

찬

chan — Filled; full of; modifier describing being packed

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; resembling a certain situation

보였기

boyeotgi — Because it appeared; seemed; past causal form

때문이었다

ttaemun​iyeotda — It was because; reason expressed in past tense

불이

buri — Fire as subject; flames in a sentence

난

nan — Broke out; occurred; past modifier of fire starting

곳이

gosi — The place; location as grammatical subject

그들의

geudeului — Their; belonging to them; possessive form

집인지

jibingo — Whether it is their house; uncertain question

아니면

animyeon — Or; otherwise; presenting an alternative option

이웃집인지

iutjibingo — Whether it is the neighbor's house; uncertain question

공포가

gongpoga — Fear; terror as grammatical subject

모든

modeun — Every; all; each one without exception

이를

ireul — People; persons as grammatical object

사로잡았기에

sarojabat​gie — Because it seized; gripped everyone causally

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one with a negative predicate

알

al — Know; to be aware of something

수가

suga — Ability; possibility as grammatical subject

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; did not exist; past negative

행상인의

haengsaninui — The peddler's; traveling merchant's possessive form

아내는

anaeneun — The wife as topic; spouse in a sentence

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly before adjective or verb

당황한

danghwanhan — Flustered; panicked; in a state of confusion

나머지

nameoji — The rest; as a result of; remainder or consequence

귀에서

gwieseo — From the ear; at the ear location

금

geum — Gold; precious yellow metal used in jewelry

귀걸이를

gwigeoirireul — Earrings as object; ear ornaments being removed

빼어

ppaeo — Removing; taking out leading to next action

주머니에

jumeoníe — Into the pocket; placing into a pouch

넣었는데

neoheotneunde — Put in and; placed inside with contrastive nuance

적어도

jeogeodo — At least; at a minimum amount or degree

무언가는

mueonganeun — Something as topic; at least one unspecified thing

건지려

geonjiryo — To salvage; intending to save something from loss

했기

haetgi — Did; because tried to; causal past form

행상인은

haengsanineun — The peddler as topic; traveling merchant in focus

사업

saeop — Business; commercial enterprise or trade activity

서류를

seoryureul — Documents; papers as grammatical object

가지러

gajireo — To get; going for the purpose of fetching

달려갔고

dallyeo​gatgo — Ran and; rushed off connecting to next clause

하녀는

hanyeoneun — The maid; female servant as grammatical topic

어렵게

eoryeopge — With difficulty; hardly; not easily acquired

장만한

jangmanhan — Painstakingly acquired; saved up for modifier form

파란

paran — Blue; azure color modifying following noun

비단

bidan — Silk; luxurious smooth woven fabric

망토를

mangtoreul — The cloak; cape as grammatical object

구하기로

guha​giro — To save; deciding to rescue something

결심했다

gyeolsim​haetda — Decided; made up one's mind firmly

저마다

jeomada — Each person; every individual respectively

자신이

jasini — Oneself as subject; the person themselves

가진

gajin — Possessed; owned; modifier form of to have

소중한

sojunghan — Precious; valuable; dear and important to someone

것을

geoseul — Thing as object; nominalizer used as direct object

지키고

jikigo — Protect and; guard connecting to next clause

싶어

sipeo — Want to; desire to do something

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of to do or to be

도깨비도

dokkaebi​do — The goblin also; mythical creature too likewise

같은

gateun — Same; identical; similar modifying following noun

마음이었다

maeum​iyeotda — It was the same feeling; had the same mind

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result connecting clauses

번의

beonui — Times of; number of leaps possessive form

도약으로

dobyaok​euro — With leaps; by jumping as the means

계단을

gyedaneul — The stairs; staircase as grammatical object

올라

olla — Going up; climbing leading to next action

학생의

haksaengui — The student's; belonging to a student

방으로

banguro — Into the room; toward a room or chamber

들어갔는데

deureo​gatneunde — Entered and; went inside with background nuance

학생은

haksaengeun — The student as topic; pupil in focus

열린

yeollin — Open; opened modifier describing the window

창가에

changgae — At the window side; by the windowsill

서서

seoseo — Standing and; while standing doing next action

맞은편

majeunapyeon — The opposite side; across the way facing

이웃집을

iutjipeul — The neighbor's house as grammatical object

맹렬히

maengnyeolhi — Fiercely; intensely; with great ferocity

태우고

taeúgo — Burning and; setting ablaze connecting to next

있는

inneun — Existing; ongoing present modifier of an action

불길을

bulgireul — The flames as object; fire surge being watched

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely intensifying an adverb

침착하게

chimchakhage — Calmly; composedly; without panic or agitation

바라보고

barabogo — Looking at and; gazing toward connecting clause

있었다

isseotda — Was doing; past progressive state of being