Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 353

Vocabulary

나의

na-ui — My; possessive pronoun referring to oneself

가엾은

ga-yeok-eun — Pitiful, poor, deserving of sympathy

아이

a-i — Child; young person

하며

ha-myeo — Saying; while doing or saying something

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She; third-person feminine subject pronoun

눈물을

nun-mul-eul — Tears; object form of the word tears

터뜨렸다

teo-ddeu-ryeot-da — Burst out; suddenly released emotion like crying

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; conjunction connecting two clauses or sentences

그

geu — That; definite article or third-person pronoun

소년도

so-nyeon-do — The boy also; boy with additive particle too

울었다

u-reot-da — Cried; past tense of to cry

강가에

gang-ga-e — At the riverbank; beside a river

혼자

hon-ja — Alone; by oneself without others

앉아

an-ja — Sitting; present participial form of to sit

젖은

jeoj-eun — Wet; soaked with water or liquid

세탁물

se-tak-mul — Laundry; items of clothing to be washed

곁에서

gyeot-e-seo — Beside; near or next to something or someone

그것을

geu-geot-eul — It; that thing as a grammatical object

지켜보면서

ji-kyeo-bo-myeon-seo — While watching over; observing continuously

두

du — Two; the number two used before nouns

여자는

yeo-ja-neun — The woman; feminine noun with topic marker

아주

a-ju — Very; quite; extremely, used as an adverb

천천히

cheon-cheon-hi — Slowly; in a slow unhurried manner

걸었다

geol-eot-da — Walked; past tense of the verb to walk

세탁부는

se-tak-bu-neun — The laundress; washerwoman with topic marker

골목길에서

gol-mok-gil-e-seo — In the alley; narrow street or passageway

미끄러지고

mi-kkeu-reo-ji-go — Slipping; sliding accidentally on a surface

비틀거리며

bi-teul-geo-ri-myeo — Staggering; moving unsteadily while walking

모퉁이를

mo-tung-i-reul — Corner; the turning point of a street

돌아

dol-a — Turning; going around a corner or curve

시장이

si-jang-i — The mayor; head official of a town

사는

sa-neun — Lives; present tense modifier of to live

거리로

geo-ri-ro — To the street; directional form of street

들어섰다

deul-eo-seot-da — Entered; stepped into a place or area

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive form of third-person pronoun

집

jip — House; home; place where someone lives

앞에

ap-e — In front of; before a location or object

이르자마자

i-reu-ja-ma-ja — As soon as arriving; immediately upon reaching

보도

bo-do — Sidewalk; pavement for pedestrian walking

위에

wi-e — On top of; above a surface or object

쓰러졌다

sseu-reo-jeot-da — Collapsed; fell down suddenly to the ground

많은

man-eun — Many; a large number or quantity of

사람들이

sa-ram-deul-i — People; plural humans as grammatical subject

그녀

geu-nyeo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun

주위로

ju-wi-ro — Around; in the surrounding area of something

모여들었고

mo-yeo-deul-eot-go — Gathered; people came together in a crowd

도움을

do-um-eul — Help; assistance as a grammatical object

구하러

gu-ha-reo — To seek; in order to find or get help

안으로

an-eu-ro — Inside; inward direction into a place

달려갔다

dal-lyeo-gat-da — Ran; went somewhere quickly by running

시장과

si-jang-gwa — The mayor and; conjunctive form with subject

손님들이

son-nim-deul-i — Guests; customers as the grammatical subject

창가로

chang-ga-ro — To the window; direction toward the window

다가왔다

da-ga-wat-da — Approached; came closer to someone or something

저건

jeo-geon — That is; contraction pointing to distant object

하고

ha-go — Saying; conjunction after quoted speech

그가

geu-ga — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; past tense of the verb to speak

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She; third-person feminine subject with marker

술을

sul-eul — Alcohol; liquor as a grammatical object

좀

jom — A little; somewhat; slightly; a small amount

과하게

gwa-ha-ge — Excessively; too much beyond a normal amount

마셨군

ma-syeot-gun — Drank, I see; realizing someone drank too much

아무

a-mu — Any; no (with negative); used in expressions

쓸모가

sseul-mo-ga — Usefulness; utility as a grammatical subject

없어

eop-seo — There is none; does not exist; useless

그녀의

geu-nyeo-ui — Her; possessive form of feminine pronoun

귀엽고

gwi-yeop-go — Cute and; adorable with conjunctive ending

어린

eo-rin — Young; little; used to describe a young child

아들에게는

a-deul-e-ge-neun — For the son; dative topic marker on son

슬픈

seul-peun — Sad; sorrowful; causing grief or sadness

일이지

il-i-ji — It is a matter; indeed a sad situation

나는

na-neun — I; first-person subject pronoun with topic marker

소년이

so-nyeon-i — The boy; young male as grammatical subject

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives

좋다

jo-ta — Good; like; to be favorable or pleasing

하지만

ha-ji-man — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

어머니는

eo-meo-ni-neun — The mother; topic marker on mother noun

잠시

jam-si — A moment; a short period of time

후

hu — After; later; following a point in time

정신을

jeong-sin-eul — Consciousness; mind as a grammatical object

차렸고

cha-ryeot-go — Regained consciousness; came back to senses

사람들은

sa-ram-deul-eun — The people; plural humans with topic marker

그녀를

geu-nyeo-reul — Her; third-person feminine as grammatical object

초라한

cho-ra-han — Shabby; rundown; in poor or humble condition

집으로

jib-eu-ro — To the house; directional marker toward home

데려가

de-ryeo-ga — Took along; brought someone to a destination

침대에

chim-dae-e — On the bed; locative marker on the bed

눕혔다

nup-hyeot-da — Laid down; caused someone to lie down

친절한

chin-jeol-han — Kind; friendly; showing warmth toward others

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone

버터와

beo-teo-wa — Butter and; butter with conjunctive particle

설탕을

seol-tang-eul — Sugar; sweetener as a grammatical object

넣은

neo-eun — Put in; added an ingredient to something

맥주

maek-ju — Beer; alcoholic beverage made from grain

한

han — One; a single; used before counting nouns

잔을

jan-eul — A glass of; cup as a grammatical object

데워

de-wo — Warmed up; heated something to a warm temperature

주었다

ju-eot-da — Gave; past tense of the verb to give

이것이

i-geot-i — This; near demonstrative pronoun as subject

최고의

choe-go-ui — Best; the highest quality of something

약이라고

yak-i-ra-go — That it is medicine; quoting something as remedy

생각했다

saeng-gak-haet-da — Thought; believed; past tense of to think

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of; of that nature

다음

da-eum — Next; after; following in sequence or time

서둘러

seo-dul-leo — Hurriedly; in a rush to do something

강으로

gang-eu-ro — To the river; directional marker toward river

가서

ga-seo — Going and; after going somewhere doing next action

세탁물을

se-tak-mul-eul — Laundry; washing items as a grammatical object

빨고

bbal-go — Washing and; scrubbing laundry with continuation

헹궜는데

haeng-gwot-neun-de — Rinsed but; washed with water then contrasting

솔직히

sol-jik-i — Honestly; frankly; to be truthful about something

영

yeong — Not at all; zero; completely lacking in quality

엉성하기는

eong-seong-ha-gi-neun — Being sloppy; loosely or carelessly done

했지만

haet-ji-man — Did but; although something was done, contrast follows

최선을

choe-seon-eul — Best effort; one's utmost as grammatical object

다했다

da-haet-da — Did all; put in full effort or completed fully

채로

chae-ro — As it is; in that state or condition still

강가로

gang-ga-ro — To the riverbank; direction toward the riverside

끌어내어

kkeul-eo-nae-eo — Dragging out; pulling something from a location

바구니에

ba-gu-ni-e — Into the basket; locative marker on basket

담았다

dam-at-da — Put in; placed items into a container

저녁이

jeo-nyeok-i — Evening; the time of day before night

되기

doe-gi — Becoming; infinitive noun form of to become

전에

jeon-e — Before; prior to a time or event

함께

ham-kke — Together; with someone in the same place

작은

jak-eun — Small; little; of a modest or tiny size

방에

bang-e — In the room; locative marker on room noun

있었다

it-eot-da — Was; existed; past tense of to be present

시장

si-jang — Mayor; head of a city or town government

댁의

daek-ui — Of the household; honorific possessive for home

요리사가

yo-ri-sa-ga — The cook; chef as the grammatical subject

그녀에게

geu-nyeo-e-ge — To her; dative marker indicating recipient female

구운

gu-un — Baked; roasted; cooked by dry heat method

감자

gam-ja — Potato; starchy root vegetable commonly eaten

몇

myeot — Several; a few; some unspecified small number

개와

gae-wa — Pieces and; counter for objects with conjunction

좋은

jo-eun — Good; fine; of favorable or high quality

병든

byeong-deun — Sick; ill; afflicted by disease or illness

여자를

yeo-ja-reul — The woman; female person as grammatical object