Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 381

Vocabulary

불꽃은

bulkkocheun — The flame (topic marker attached)

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

가슴

gaseum — Chest; heart; one's inner emotional core

위의

wiui — Above; on top of (possessive/modifying form)

별과

byeolgwa — Star (with conjunction particle 'and')

같았고

gatattgo — Was like; resembled (past tense, continuing conjunction)

덴마크

denmakeu — Denmark; Scandinavian country in northern Europe

문장에

munjange — To/in the coat of arms or sentence

또

tto — Also; again; additionally

하나의

hanaui — One; a single (modifier form)

심장을

simjangeul — Heart (organ); object marker attached

더했습니다

deohaetsseumnida — Added; contributed one more to something

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (modifying adjective form)

할아버지의

harabeoji-ui — Grandfather's; possessive form of grandfather

영혼이

yeongho-ni — Soul; spirit (subject marker attached)

다음으로

daeumeuro — Next; following; toward the next thing

떠도는

tteodoneun — Wandering; drifting about aimlessly (modifier)

불꽃을

bulkkocheul — Flame; spark (object marker attached)

따라가면서

ttaragamyeonseo — While following; going along after something

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker attached); referring to a male

그것이

geugeo-si — It; that thing (subject marker attached)

어디로

eodiro — To where; in which direction

자신을

jasineul — Oneself; himself (object marker attached)

이끌지

ikkeulji — Whether it would lead; guide (indirect question form)

알았습니다

arassseumnida — Knew; understood (formal past tense)

한

han — One; a certain (numeral/determiner)

농부

nongbu — Farmer; peasant who works the land

여인의

yeoin-ui — Woman's; of a woman (possessive form)

소박한

sobaakan — Simple; modest; plain and unpretentious

방에

bange — In the room; to the room (locative)

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing in place

들보에

deulbo-e — On the beam; on a wooden ceiling rafter

분필로

bunpillo — With chalk; using chalk to write

자신의

jasin-ui — His own; one's own (possessive form)

이름을

ireumeul — Name (object marker attached)

쓰고

sseugo — Writing; and writing (conjunctive verb form)

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was doing; existed (formal past progressive)

불꽃이

bulkkochi — The flame (subject marker attached)

가슴과

gaseumgwa — Chest and; heart together with something

마음속에서

maeumsogeso — Inside the heart/mind; deep within oneself

떨렸고

tteollyeotgo — Trembled; quivered (past tense, continuing conjunction)

바로

baro — Right; exactly; directly; just then

그

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

농부의

nongbu-ui — Farmer's; belonging to the farmer

방에서

bangeseo — In/from the room (locative source marker)

심장은

simjangeun — The heart (topic marker attached)

문장을

munjangeul — The coat of arms/sentence (object marker)

위한

wihan — For the sake of; intended for

하나가

hanaga — One; became one (subject marker attached)

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became; turned into (formal past tense)

할아버지는

harabeojineun — Grandfather (topic marker attached)

눈물을

nunmureul — Tears (object marker attached)

닦았습니다

dakkatsseumnida — Wiped; dabbed away tears or moisture

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being (conjunction)

은빛

eunbit — Silver color; silvery hue or sheen

머리카락과

meorikarakgwa — Hair (strands) and; together with the hair

진실한

jinsirhan — Sincere; true; genuine and honest

푸른

pureun — Blue; green; describing eyes or nature

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker attached)

가진

gajin — Having; possessing (modifier form of 가지다)

왕을

wangeul — King (object marker attached)

알았고

aratgo — Knew; was acquainted with (past, continuing)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

위해

wihae — For; on behalf of someone

살았기

saratgi — Having lived; because he lived (nominalizing)

때문이었습니다

ttaemun-ieotseumnida — It was because of; the reason was (formal)

두

du — Two; a pair of (numeral determiner)

손을

soneul — Hands (object marker attached)

모으고

mo-eugo — Gathering; clasping together (conjunctive form)

한동안

handong-an — For a while; for some time

말없이

mareopssi — Without words; silently; without speaking

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment

딸이

ttari — Daughter (subject marker attached)

와서

waseo — Coming; came and then (sequential verb)

날이

nari — The day; the hour (subject marker attached)

늦었으니

neujeosseuni — Since it is late; because the hour is late

잠시

jamsi — A moment; briefly; for a short while

쉬어야

swieo-ya — Must rest; need to take a break

한다고

handago — Saying that one must; indirect quotation ending

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; dinner time in the evening

식사가

siksaga — Meal (subject marker attached)

식탁에

siktage — On the dining table; at the table

차려져

charyeojyeo — Is set out; has been prepared on table

있다고

itdago — Saying that there is; indirect quotation form

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

할아버지께서

harabeoji-kkeseo — Grandfather (honorific subject marker attached)

조각하신

jogakhasin — Carved; sculpted (honorific modifier form)

것이

geosi — The thing; what (subject marker attached)

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely

아름다워요

areumdawoyo — It is beautiful; lovely (polite present tense)

하고

hago — Saying; and (quotative or conjunctive particle)

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached)

오래된

oraedoen — Old; long-existing; dating from long ago

문장이네요

munjangineyo — It is a coat of arms! (exclamatory polite)

저는

jeoneun — I (humble, topic marker attached)

얼굴을

eolgureul — The face (object marker attached)

어딘가에서

eodinkaeseo — Somewhere; from some place (indefinite location)

본

bon — Seen; having seen (past modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs

같아요

gatayo — Seems like; looks like (polite present)

아니

ani — No; that cannot be; exclamation of denial

그건

geugeon — That; as for that (contracted topic form)

불가능하다

bulganeunghada — Is impossible; cannot be done or true

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject marker attached)

대답했습니다

daedaphaetseumnida — Answered; replied (formal past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

나는

naneun — I (plain speech, topic marker attached)

그것을

geugeoSeul — It; that thing (object marker attached)

보았고

boatgo — Saw; and saw (past tense, continuing)

내

nae — My; belonging to me (possessive pronoun)

기억

gieok — Memory; recollection of past events

속에

soge — Inside; within (locative marker)

간직한

ganjikhan — Cherished; kept safe in memory (modifier)

대로

daero — As; just as; according to

나무에

namue — In/on the wood; into the wood (locative)

새기려

saegiryo — Intending to carve/engrave (purposive form)

했단다

haetdanda — Did; was doing (narrative past, telling a story)

그것은

geugeo-seun — That; as for that (topic marker attached)

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago; a long time in the past

일이었단다

ir-ieotdanda — It was a matter/event (narrative past tense)

영국

yeongguk — England; the United Kingdom

함대가

hamdaega — The fleet; naval fleet (subject marker attached)

머물던

meomuldeon — Was staying; used to stay (past modifier)

4월

sawol — April; the fourth month of the year

2일

iil — The 2nd day; second of the month

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker attached)

진정한

jinjeonhan — True; genuine; authentic and sincere

옛

yet — Old; ancient; of the past (modifier)

보여주었던

boyeojueotdeon — Had shown; demonstrated (past retrospective modifier)

그날이었지

geunarieotyji — It was that day (casual narrative past ending)