Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 370

Vocabulary

아니에요

anieyo — It is not; polite informal negation

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker); humble first-person subject

그러고

geureogo — And then; doing so and continuing

싶어요

sipeoyo — Want to do something; expresses desire politely

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); mother as subject

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 'to speak'

궁전으로

gungjeon-euro — To the palace; directional form of palace

옮겨져서

olmgyeojyeoseo — Having been moved or transferred somewhere

삶아진

salm-ajin — Having been boiled; past passive of boil

다음

daeum — Next; the following step or time

우리

uri — We; our; first-person plural pronoun

조상들에게

josangdeul-ege — To the ancestors; dative form of ancestors

했던

haetdeon — Used to do; past retrospective modifier form

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; as if; in the same way as

접시

jeopssi — Plate; flat dish used for serving food

위에

wie — On top of; above a surface or object

놓이고

no-igo — Being placed; passive form of placing something

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); referring to something mentioned

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly; obviously; certainly without doubt

아주

aju — Very; extremely; an intensifying adverb

특별한

teukbyeolhan — Special; extraordinary; out of the ordinary

틀림없어요

teullim-eopseoyo — Without a doubt; certainly; must be true

귀족의

gwijog-ui — Of the nobility; belonging to aristocracy

성이

seong-i — Castle or surname (subject); here meaning castle

아마도

amado — Perhaps; probably; expressing possibility or conjecture

무너졌거나

muneojeotgeona — Has collapsed or fallen down; disjunctive past form

아버지

abeoji — Father; standard respectful term for one's father

달팽이가

dalpaeng-iga — Snail (subject marker); snail as grammatical subject

아니면

animyeon — Or else; otherwise; presenting an alternative option

우엉

ueong — Burdock; a large-rooted edible plant

숲이

sup-i — Forest (subject marker); forest as grammatical subject

자라났을지도

jaranaasseulchido — Might have grown up; speculative past possibility

모르지요

moreujiyo — One may not know; expressing uncertainty politely

서두를

seodureul — To hurry; object form of rushing or hastening

필요는

piryoneun — Necessity (topic); there is no need for

없어요

eopseoyo — There is not; does not exist; polite form

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (topic); formal second-person pronoun with topic marker

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly without exception

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly beyond a normal degree

성급하고

seonggeupago — Being hasty and; rash or impatient in manner

어린

eorin — Young; little; describing a young age

녀석도

nyeoseokdo — That fellow also; informal word for a young creature

꼭

kkok — Exactly; surely; must; expressing certainty or necessity

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; in such a manner

되어가고

doeeogago — Is becoming; progressively turning into something

있어요

isseoyo — There is; exists; polite present tense existence

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun

녀석은

nyeoseogeun — That fellow (topic); informal reference to young creature

그

geu — That; the; medial demonstrative or definite article

줄기

julgi — Stem; stalk of a plant

꼭대기까지

kkokdaegikkaji — All the way to the very top or summit

기어오르는

gieo-oreuneun — Crawling up; climbing by creeping upward

데

de — In doing; place or fact used as nominalizer

사흘이나

saheurina — As many as three days; emphasizing three-day duration

걸렸잖아요

geollyeotjanayo — It took (time), you know; past tense with confirmation

보면

bomyeon — If one looks; when looking at something

현기증이

hyeongijeung-i — Dizziness (subject); feeling of spinning or vertigo

날

nal — To arise; to occur; also means 'day'

지경이에요

jigyeong-ieyo — To the point of; at the verge of something

애를

aereul — Child (object marker); informal word for child

꾸짖으면

kkujijeumeun — If one scolds; conditional form of scolding

안

an — Not; negation placed before a verb

돼요

dwaeyo — Should not; must not; it becomes; polite form

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; standard respectful term for one's mother

애는

aeneun — The child (topic); informal topic-marked child

조심스럽게

josimseureobge — Carefully; cautiously; in a careful manner

기어가고

gieogago — Is crawling along; progressing by crawling

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know it is; used to confirm shared knowledge

집의

jib-ui — Of the house; belonging to or of the home

기쁨이

gippeum-i — Joy (subject); happiness as the grammatical subject

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 'become'

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; expectation or prediction future form

늙은이들은

neulgeun-ideul-eun — Old people (topic); elderly folks as topic

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

사는

saneun — Living; present tense modifier of 'to live'

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs and clauses

말고는

malgo-neun — Other than; except for; apart from something

다른

dareun — Different; other; another alternative thing or person

낙이

nag-i — Pleasure (subject); joy or delight in life

없잖아요

eopsjanayo — There isn't any, you know; confirming lack of something

그런데

geureonde — By the way; however; transitional conjunction

애에게

ae-ege — To the child; dative marker attached to child

아내를

anaereul — Wife (object marker); spouse as grammatical object

어디서

eodiseo — From where; at what place; asking location source

구해야

guhaeeya — Must find or obtain; obligatory form of seeking

할지

halji — Whether to do; uncertain future decision marker

생각해

saenggakae — Think about; informal form of thinking or considering

본

bon — Having tried; past modifier of attempting something

적

jeok — Experience of; time when; nominalizer for past experience

숲

sup — Forest; woods; a densely treed area

더

deo — More; further; comparative degree adverb

깊은

gipeun — Deep; describing great depth of space

곳에

gose — In a place; locative form of place or spot

우리와

uriwa — With us; comitative form of first-person plural

같은

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

종류가

jongnyu-ga — Type or kind (subject); category as grammatical subject

있을까요

isseulkkayo — I wonder if there is; polite speculative question form

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored; descriptive modifier for color

달팽이들이야

dalpaengideul-iya — They are snails; informal declarative about snails

있겠지요

itgessjiyo — There probably are; polite conjecture about existence

틀림없이

teullim-eobsi — Without fail; certainly; expressing strong certainty

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; descriptive modifier for elderly age

집

jib — House; home; one's place of residence

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; present modifier of nonexistence

하지만

hajiman — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement

그들은

geudeuреun — They (topic); third-person plural topic marker

천박하고

cheonbakago — Being vulgar and; low-class and crude in character

거만하기도

geomanhagido — Being arrogant as well; also haughty in manner

해요

haeyo — Does; is; polite present tense of 하다

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); first-person plural as subject

개미들에게

gaemideul-ege — To the ants; dative form of plural ants

부탁을

butageul — Favor (object); request as grammatical object

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of 하다

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; used in ~할 수 있다

여기저기

yeogijyeogi — Here and there; all around; in various places

뛰어다니잖아요

ttwieodanijanayo — They run around everywhere, you know; confirming behavior

마치

machi — Just like; as if; used in simile expressions

모두가

moduga — Everyone (subject); all people as grammatical subject

처리할

cheolihal — To handle; future modifier of processing or dealing with

일이

il-i — Work or matter (subject); task as grammatical subject

많은

maneun — Many; much; numerous; large in quantity

것처럼요

geotcheoreomyo — As if; like something; polite simile ending form

그들이라면

geudeul-iramyeon — If it is them; conditional identifying specific group

맞는

matneun — Suitable; fitting; matching; present modifier of fit

알고

algo — Knowing and; present connective of 'to know'

있을

isseul — Will be; future modifier form of existence

가능성이

ganeungseong-i — Possibility (subject); likelihood as grammatical subject

높아요

nop-ayo — Is high; is tall or elevated; polite form

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing modifier

신부를

sinbureul — Bride (object marker); bride as grammatical object

개미

gaemi — Ant; small colony-forming insect

한

han — One; a; single unit numeral or determiner

마리가

mariga — One animal (subject); counter for animals as subject

같아요

gatayo — Seems like; appears to be; polite similarity expression

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; introducing an explanation

그녀는

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

여왕이거든요

yeowang-igeodeunyо — She is a queen, you see; explanatory declarative form