Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 365

Vocabulary

가족

ga-jok — Family; a group of related people

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

한

han — One; a single (determiner before nouns)

명과

myeong-gwa — Person and; counter for people with conjunction

같아서

ga-ta-seo — Because (someone/something) is like; resembling

충직하고

chung-jik-ha-go — Loyal and faithful; honest and devoted

투덜거리지요

tu-deol-geo-ri-ji-yo — Grumbles or mutters complaints habitually

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but (contrast conjunction)

투덜거리는

tu-deol-geo-ri-neun — Grumbling; complaining in a muttering way

건

geon — The thing of; contracted form of 것은

제

je — My; humble first-person possessive pronoun

손자들

son-ja-deul — Grandchildren; plural of grandson or grandchild

탓이에요

tat-i-e-yo — It is the fault or blame of

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (subject form of third person plural)

놀려댔거든요

nol-lyeo-daet-geo-deun-yo — They kept teasing or mocking him repeatedly

결혼식

gyeol-hon-sik — Wedding ceremony; marriage celebration event

놀이를

no-ri-reul — Play; game (object form of 놀이)

하면서

ha-myeon-seo — While doing; simultaneously performing an action

신부

sin-bu — Bride; woman getting married at wedding

들러리

deul-leo-ri — Bridesmaid or groomsman; wedding attendant role

역할을

yeok-hal-eul — Role; part to play (object form)

맡기려

mat-gi-ryeo — Intending to entrust or assign a role

하니

ha-ni — Since doing; because one does something

그

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

불쌍한

bul-ssang-han — Poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy

늙은

neul-geun — Old; aged (adjective modifying a noun)

녀석한테는

nyeo-seok-han-te-neun — For that fellow; regarding that guy (informal)

너무한

neo-mu-han — Too much; unreasonable; going too far

일이죠

il-i-jyo — It is indeed a matter or situation

그녀는

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

서류들을

seo-ryu-deul-eul — Documents; papers (plural object form)

건네주고

geon-ne-ju-go — Handed over; passed something to someone

팔에

pal-e — In the arms; on the arm (locative)

안았다

an-at-da — Held in arms; embraced someone closely

이것이

i-geo-si — This is; subject form of this thing

생략될

saeng-nyak-doel — To be omitted; likely to be skipped

수도

su-do — Also could; possibility particle combination

있었던

it-seot-deon — That had existed; past retrospective modifier

이야기의

i-ya-gi-ui — Of the story; possessive form of story

첫

cheot — First; the initial one in a sequence

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal number suffix meaning -th in sequence

부분이다

bu-bun-i-da — It is the part or section of something

죽었다

ju-geot-da — Died; passed away (past tense of die)

두

du — Two; the number two (before counters)

약

yak — Approximately; about (adverb of approximation)

일주일

il-ju-il — One week; a period of seven days

후

hu — After; later (temporal marker)

우리는

u-ri-neun — We; first person plural subject pronoun

마을에

ma-eul-e — To the village; locative form of village

도착하여

do-chak-ha-yeo — Arrived at; having reached a destination

여관에

yeo-gwan-e — At the inn; traditional Korean lodging place

묵었다

mug-eot-da — Stayed overnight; lodged at an inn

우리의

u-ri-ui — Our; possessive form of we

창문은

chang-mun-eun — The window; topic form of window

무두질

mu-du-jil — Tanning; process of treating animal hides

마당을

ma-dang-eul — Yard; courtyard (object form)

향해

hyang-hae — Facing toward; directed at something

있었는데

it-seot-neun-de — There was; existed but (background connector)

그곳은

geu-go-seun — That place; topic form of that location

널빤지

neol-bban-ji — Planks; flat wooden boards or panels

칸막이로

kan-mag-i-ro — With partitions; using dividers or separators

부분으로

bu-bun-eu-ro — Into parts; divided into sections or portions

나뉘어져

na-nwi-eo-jyeo — Being divided; split into separate sections

있었다

it-seot-da — There was; existed (past tense of exist)

한쪽에는

han-jjok-e-neun — On one side; at one part of something

날것과

nal-geot-gwa — Raw things and; unprocessed items together with

무두질된

mu-du-jil-doen — Tanned; having undergone the tanning process

많은

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

가죽들이

ga-juk-deul-i — Hides; leathers (plural subject form)

이곳에는

i-go-se-neun — Here; at this place (topic locative)

공장을

gong-jang-eul — Factory; workshop (object form)

운영하는

un-yeong-ha-neun — Operating; managing a business or facility

데

de — For the purpose of; in doing something

필요한

pil-lyo-han — Necessary; needed for a specific purpose

모든

mo-deun — All; every single one without exception

도구들이

do-gu-deul-i — Tools; instruments (plural subject form)

있었으며

it-seot-eu-myeo — There were; existed and (connective past form)

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That thing; it (topic form of pronoun)

과부의

gwa-bu-ui — Of the widow; possessive form of widow

소유였다

so-yu-yeot-da — Was owned by; belonged to someone

아침에

a-chim-e — In the morning; during the morning hours

죽었고

ju-geot-go — Died and; passed away (connective past form)

마당의

ma-dang-ui — Of the yard; possessive form of courtyard

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby things

묻힐

mut-hil — To be buried; interred in the ground

예정이었다

ye-jeong-i-eot-da — Was scheduled; planned to happen at time

손자들이

son-ja-deul-i — Grandchildren (subject plural form)

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

무두장이의

mu-du-jang-i-ui — Of the tanner; possessive of leather worker

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because; the reason being that

결혼한

gyeol-hon-han — Married; having been wed to someone

적이

jeog-i — Experience of; record of having done something

없었으므로

eop-seot-eu-eu-ro — Because there was none; since it never happened

무덤을

mu-deom-eul — The grave; tomb (object form)

채웠는데

chae-wot-neun-de — Filled up; packed the grave (background connector)

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful; lovely and aesthetically pleasing

무덤이었다

mu-deom-i-eot-da — It was a grave; a tomb existed there

거기에

geo-gi-e — There; at that place (locative form)

누워

nu-wo — Lying down; reclined in a flat position

있으면

it-seu-myeon — If one is; supposing one lies there

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; considerably (degree adverb)

기분이

gi-bun-i — Feeling; mood (subject form of emotion word)

좋았을

jo-at-seul — Would have been good; pleasantly comfortable

것이다

geo-si-da — It would be; conjectural sentence-ending form

무덤은

mu-deom-eun — The grave; tomb (topic form)

화분

hwa-bun — Flowerpot; ceramic pot for growing plants

조각들로

jo-gak-deul-lo — With pieces; using fragments or shards of something

테두리가

te-du-ri-ga — The border; edge or rim (subject form)

둘러져

dul-leo-jyeo — Surrounded; encircled around the perimeter

있었고

it-seot-go — There was and; existed (connective past form)

모래가

mo-rae-ga — Sand (subject form); granular earthy material

뿌려져

ppu-ryeo-jyeo — Sprinkled; scattered over a surface

맨

maen — Bare; topmost without covering (intensifier)

꼭대기에는

kkok-dae-gi-e-neun — At the very top; on the highest point

맥주병

maek-ju-byeong — Beer bottle; glass container for beer

반

ban — Half; one half of something

개를

gae-reul — Unit counter for objects (object form)

목

mok — Neck; the narrow part of a bottle

부분이

bu-bun-i — The part or section (subject form)

위로

wi-ro — Upward; toward the top direction

향하도록

hyang-ha-do-rok — So that it faces; directed toward a direction

꽂아

kko-ja — Stuck in; inserted or planted into something

놓았는데

no-at-neun-de — Placed there; put something down (background connector)

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all; absolutely not (negative intensifier)

것이

geo-si — Thing that; subject form of nominalizer

아니었다

a-ni-eot-da — Was not; negation in past tense form