Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 402

Vocabulary

아이를

a-i-reul — Child (object marker attached); a young person

따라

tta-ra — Following; moving behind or in the same direction

그

geu — That; definite article-like pronoun referring to something mentioned

초라한

cho-ra-han — Shabby; poor and miserable in appearance

들어가

deu-reo-ga — Entering; going inside a place

지붕

ji-bung — Roof; the top covering structure of a building

아래

a-rae — Below; underneath a surface or object

작은

ja-geun — Small; little in size or quantity

다락방으로

da-rak-bang-eu-ro — To the attic; small room directly under the roof

이어지는

i-eo-ji-neun — Leading to; connecting one place to another

좁고

job-go — Narrow and; small in width, connecting to next clause

낡은

nal-geun — Old and worn out; deteriorated through long use

계단을

gye-dan-eul — Stairs (object marker); steps connecting floor levels

올라갔다

ol-la-gat-da — Went up; climbed to a higher place

방

bang — Room; an enclosed space within a building

안의

an-ui — Inside of; belonging to the interior of something

공기는

gong-gi-neun — The air (topic marker); atmosphere within a space

무겁고

mu-geob-go — Heavy and; having great weight or oppressive feeling

답답했으며

dab-dab-haess-eu-myeo — Was stuffy and; felt suffocating and frustrating

아무런

a-mu-reon — No; not any, used before negative statements

불빛도

bul-bit-do — Even light; any illumination, used in negative context

없었고

eob-seot-go — There was not; absence of something, connecting clauses

한쪽

han-jjok — One side; a single direction or corner of a space

구석에서는

gu-seok-e-seo-neun — From the corner; at a specific corner of the room

신음하고

sin-eum-ha-go — Groaning and; making sounds of pain or distress

한숨

han-sum — Sigh; a deep breath expressing sadness or exhaustion

짓는

jit-neun — Making; producing a sigh or expression

소리가

so-ri-ga — Sound (subject marker); an audible noise or voice

들려왔다

deul-ryeo-wat-da — Could be heard; sound came to someone's ears

그곳의

geu-got-ui — Of that place; belonging to the location mentioned

비참한

bi-cham-han — Miserable; extremely wretched and pitiable in condition

침대에

chim-dae-e — On the bed; locative marker attached to bed

누워

nu-wo — Lying down; in a horizontal resting position

있는

it-neun — Existing; present tense modifier indicating a state

것은

geot-eun — The thing (topic); nominalizer used as topic of sentence

바로

ba-ro — Exactly; precisely, emphasizing identity or correctness

어머니였다

eo-meo-ni-yeot-da — Was the mother; past tense of being someone's mother

성냥을

seong-nyang-eul — Match (object); a small stick used to create fire

켜

kyeo — Light; to turn on a flame or light source

불을

bul-eul — Fire or light (object marker); flame used for illumination

밝히고

balk-hi-go — Illuminating and; making a place bright with light

다가갔다

da-ga-gat-da — Approached; moved closer toward someone or something

제가

je-ga — I (subject, humble); polite first-person subject pronoun

도움이

do-um-i — Help (subject marker); assistance offered to someone

될

doel — Will become; future modifier indicating a potential state

수

su — Ability; possibility used in grammatical construction 수 있다

있을까요

it-eul-kka-yo — Could there be; polite question about possibility

물었다

mul-eot-da — Asked; posed a question to someone in past tense

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

어린

eo-rin — Young; small in age, typically referring to a child

소녀가

so-nyeo-ga — Girl (subject marker); a young female person

저를

jeo-reul — Me (object, humble); polite first-person object pronoun

이곳으로

i-got-eu-ro — To this place; directional marker indicating current location

데려왔습니다만

de-ryeo-wat-seum-ni-da-man — Brought here, but; led someone to a place with reservation

저는

jeo-neun — I (topic, humble); polite first-person topic pronoun

도시에서

do-si-e-seo — From the city; locative source marker for urban area

낯선

nat-seon — Unfamiliar; strange and not known in a place

사람입니다

sa-ram-im-ni-da — Is a person; formal statement identifying as a person

부를

bu-reul — To call (object form); to summon or contact someone

이웃이나

i-ut-i-na — Neighbor or; someone living nearby, offering alternatives

다른

da-reun — Other; different, referring to another person or thing

누군가가

nu-gun-ga-ga — Someone (subject); an unspecified individual person

없습니까

eop-seum-ni-kka — Is there not; formal question about absence of something

그런

geu-reon — Such; of that kind, used before nouns or in phrases

다음

da-eum — Next; following in sequence or time

병든

byeong-deun — Sick; afflicted with illness or disease

여인의

yeo-in-ui — Of the woman; possessive form for an adult female

머리를

meo-ri-reul — Head (object marker); the upper part of the body

들어

deu-reo — Lifting; raising upward with the hands

올리고

ol-li-go — Raising and; lifting something to a higher position

베개를

be-gae-reul — Pillow (object marker); cushion used to rest the head

매만져

mae-man-jyeo — Straightening; adjusting and smoothing something gently

주었다

ju-eot-da — Gave; performed an action for someone's benefit

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — In that way; doing something in the described manner

하는

ha-neun — Doing; present tense modifier of the verb to do

순간

sun-gan — Moment; an instant in time, often at a key point

깜짝

kkam-jjak — Startled; an exclamation indicating sudden surprise

놀랐다

nol-lat-da — Was surprised; felt sudden shock or astonishment

황야의

hwang-ya-ui — Of the wilderness; belonging to a wild, desolate area

수년간

su-nyeon-gan — For several years; over a period of many years

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; not a single person, used with negative verbs

이름을

i-reum-eul — Name (object marker); the word used to identify someone

언급한

eon-geup-han — Mentioned; past modifier of bringing up in conversation

적이

jeok-i — Ever (subject); experiential marker meaning a time/instance

없었는데

eob-seot-neun-de — There had not been; absence in the past with background clause

특히

teuk-hi — Especially; particularly, used to single out a point

관한

gwan-han — Regarding; related to or concerning a topic

소문이

so-mun-i — Rumor (subject); unverified information spreading among people

좋지

jo-chi — Not good; negative form used before 않다 construction

않았기

an-at-gi — Because did not; negative past tense causal nominalizer

때문에

ttae-mun-e — Because of; causal postposition indicating reason

그랬더라면

geu-raet-deo-ra-myeon — If that had been so; conditional about a past counterfactual

마음의

ma-eum-ui — Of the heart/mind; possessive for inner emotional state

평화를

pyeong-hwa-reul — Peace (object marker); state of calm and tranquility

어지럽혔을

eo-ji-reob-hyeot-eul — Would have disturbed; past conditional of disrupting peace

것이다

geot-i-da — It is; nominalizer used to assert a fact or inference

남편이

nam-pyeon-i — Husband (subject marker); a married male partner

부모로부터

bu-mo-ro-bu-teo — From parents; source marker indicating origin from parents

물려받은

mul-lyeo-ba-deun — Inherited; received property passed down from ancestors

재산은

jae-san-eun — Property (topic marker); wealth or assets owned by someone

오만하고

o-man-ha-go — Arrogant and; having an excessively high opinion of oneself

거만하게

geo-man-ha-ge — Haughtily; acting in a proud and disrespectful manner

만들었다

man-deul-eot-da — Made; caused someone to become a certain way

확실한

hwak-sil-han — Certain; definite and reliable, without doubt

직책을

jik-chaek-eul — Position (object); an official role or duty at work

버리고

beo-ri-go — Giving up and; abandoning something permanently

여섯

yeo-seot — Six; the number six in native Korean counting

달

dal — Month; a unit of time equal to approximately four weeks

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

외국을

oe-guk-eul — Foreign country (object); a nation other than one's own

여행했으며

yeo-haeng-haet-eu-myeo — Traveled and; journeyed abroad, connecting to next clause

돌아온

dol-a-on — Returned; came back to a previous location

후에는

hu-e-neun — After; following a certain event in time

호화로운

ho-hwa-ro-un — Luxurious; lavish and extravagant in lifestyle

생활을

saeng-hwal-eul — Life or lifestyle (object); the way one lives daily

하다가

ha-da-ga — While doing; engaged in an activity when something changed

막대한

mak-dae-han — Enormous; very large in amount or degree

빚을

bit-eul — Debt (object marker); money owed to another person

지게

ji-ge — To incur; in a way that causes one to bear a burden

되었다

doe-eot-da — Became; changed into a certain state in the past

한동안

han-dong-an — For a while; for an unspecified but notable period

스스로

seu-seu-ro — By oneself; independently, through one's own effort

올라선

ol-la-seon — Stepped up to; climbed and stood at a higher position

높은

no-peun — High; elevated in position, rank, or status

자리

ja-ri — Place or position; a seat or social standing

위에서

wi-e-seo — From above; at a high position, locative source marker

흔들리다가

heun-deul-li-da-ga — While wavering; becoming unstable before a change occurred

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally; at last, after a long time or many events

자리에서

ja-ri-e-seo — From the position; source marker for a place or status

굴러

gul-leo — Rolling; tumbling down from a position

떨어져

tteol-eo-jyeo — Falling off; dropping away from a place or position

파멸을

pa-myeol-eul — Ruin (object); total destruction or downfall of a person

맞이하고

mat-i-ha-go — Meeting and; facing or welcoming an outcome

말았다

mal-at-da — Ended up; regrettable completion of an undesirable action