Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 421

Vocabulary

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently, earnestly, with great effort

귀를

gwireul — Ear (object marker attached; 귀 = ear)

기울였지만

giuryeotjiman — Listened carefully but; leaned attentively but

두려움은

duryeoum-eun — Fear (topic marker); the feeling of being afraid

없었는데

eopseonnneunde — There was not; did not exist (contextual ending)

두려움이

duryeoum-i — Fear (subject marker); dread or fright

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); asking about a thing

의미하는지

uimihanenji — What something means; the meaning of

알지

alji — To know (verb stem with ending); knowing

못했기

mothaetgi — Could not do; was unable to (reason clause)

때문이었다

ttaemun-ieotda — It was because of; the reason was

그리고

geurigo — And; additionally; connecting two clauses

기울이는

giulineun — Tilting, leaning, or listening carefully (modifier)

동안

dong-an — During; while; for a period of time

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to a male person

유령

yuryeong — Ghost; spirit; supernatural apparition

떼의

ttee-ui — Of a horde or pack; swarm's (possessive)

울부짖음이

ulbujijeum-i — Howling, wailing cry (subject marker attached)

들리는

deullineun — Being heard; audible (present modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalization particle in Korean

같은

gateun — Same; like; resembling (modifier form)

기분이

gibun-i — Feeling, mood (subject marker attached)

들었다

deureotda — Felt; heard; experienced a sensation

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or article-like word

소리는

sorineun — The sound (topic marker); noise or voice

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; little by little; increasingly

가까워지고

gakkawoojigo — Getting closer; drawing nearer (connective form)

더욱

deouk — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

크게

keuge — Loudly; greatly; in a large manner

울부짖는

ulbujinneun — Howling, wailing (present modifier form)

같았고

gatatgo — Seemed like; appeared to be (and then)

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last; eventually

어른들도

eoreundeuldo — Adults also; grown-ups too (inclusive particle)

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object marker); a noise or voice

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and (then); listening (connective form)

말없이

mareops-i — Silently; without words; in silence

기울이다가

giulidaga — While leaning or listening attentively (then)

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; finally

절대로

jeoldaero — Absolutely; never; under no circumstances

잠을

jam-eul — Sleep (object marker); slumber

자면

jamyeon — If one sleeps; conditional form of 자다

안

an — Not; negation particle before verbs

된다고

doendago — That one must not; reported prohibition

말했다

malhaetda — Said; told; spoke (past tense)

그것은

geugeos-eun — That thing (topic marker); it was that

푄

poen — Föhn; warm dry wind descending mountain slopes

이었는데

ieonnneunde — It was (but); past tense contextual ending

산에서

san-eseo — From the mountain; at/from a mountain

아래의

arae-ui — Below; underneath (possessive/modifier form)

골짜기로

goljjakiro — Into the valley; toward the gorge

몰아치는

morachineun — Driving fiercely; blowing violently (modifier)

격렬한

gyeongnyeolhan — Fierce; intense; violent (adjective modifier)

폭풍

pokpung — Storm; violent windstorm; tempest

바람으로

baram-euro — With wind; by means of wind (instrumental)

맹렬함으로

maengnyeolham-euro — With ferocity; by means of fierce intensity

큰

keun — Big; large; great (modifier form)

나무의

namu-ui — Of the tree; tree's (possessive marker)

줄기를

julgi-reul — Trunk or stem of a tree (object marker)

마치

machi — Just like; as if; as though

가느다란

ganeudaran — Slender; thin; delicate (modifier form)

갈대처럼

galldaecheoreom — Like a reed; resembling a thin reed

꺾어

kkeokeo — Break; snap (verb stem connective form)

버리고

beorigo — Completely dispose of; throw away (connective)

강의

gang-ui — Of the river; river's (possessive marker)

한쪽에서

hanjjog-eseo — From one side; from one direction

다른

dareun — Other; different; another (modifier form)

쪽으로

jjog-euro — Toward the side; in the direction of

목조

mokjo — Wooden construction; made of wood

가옥을

gaok-eul — House (object marker); a dwelling or home

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); our group

체스판

cheseuban — Chessboard; the board used for chess

위의

wi-ui — On top of; above (possessive/modifier form)

말을

mal-eul — Chess piece (object marker); also means horse

움직이듯

umjig-ideus — As if moving; just like moving something

손쉽게

sonswipage — Easily; effortlessly; with great ease

옮겨

olmgyeo — Move; transfer; relocate (connective form)

버린다

beorinida — Completely does away with; disposes entirely

한

han — One; a; approximately one (numeral/modifier)

시간이

sigan-i — Time (subject marker); an hour or period

지난

jinan — Past; elapsed; gone by (modifier form)

후

hu — After; afterwards; later in time

그들은

geudeur-eun — They (topic marker); those people

모든

modeun — All; every; entire (modifier form)

것이

geos-i — Thing (subject marker); that it was

끝났으니

kkeunnasseuji — Since it ended; because it was finished

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from now on

자도

jado — Even if sleeping; even though one sleeps

긴

gin — Long; lengthy (modifier form of 길다)

여정에

yeojeong-e — On the journey; in the long trip

지쳐

jichyeo — Exhausted; worn out (connective verb form)

있었기에

isseotgie — Because they were; since they had been

말이

mal-i — Word (subject marker); the spoken words

떨어지자마자

tteoreojijamaja — As soon as the words fell; immediately after speaking

곧바로

gotbaro — Immediately; right away; straight away

잠이

jam-i — Sleep (subject marker); slumber came

다음

daeum — Next; following; the one after

날

nal — Day; a single day

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely

이른

ireun — Early; at an early time (modifier form)

시각에

sigak-e — At the time; at a specific moment

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

길을

gil-eul — Road (object marker); path or way

떠났다

tteonasda — Departed; left; set off on a journey

그날

geunal — That day; on that particular day

태양은

taeyang-eun — The sun (topic marker); the solar body

새로운

saeroun — New; fresh; novel (modifier form)

산들과

sandeulgwa — Mountains and; multiple mountains with others

빙하들

binghadeur — Glaciers; masses of moving ice (plural)

설원을

seorwon-eul — Snow field (object marker); vast snowy plain

밝혀

balkyeo — Illuminated; lit up (connective verb form)

주었다

jueotda — Gave; did for someone (benefactive past tense)

주로

juro — Mainly; primarily; for the most part

들어서

deureoseo — Entering; having entered (connective form)

볼

bol — To see; to view (future/modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in 'can' constructions)

있는

inneun — Existing; located; present (modifier form)

산등성이

sandeungseong-i — Mountain ridge; the crest of a mountain

위에

wie — On top of; above; over

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; was located (past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

아직

ajik — Still; yet; not yet

새

sae — New; brand new (modifier before nouns)

집에서

jib-eseo — From home; at the house

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a distance; remotely

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Separated; far apart (connective verb form)

또

tto — Also; again; additionally

협곡들과

hyeopgokdeulgwa — Gorges and; canyons along with others

초원들

chowondeul — Meadows; grassy plains (plural form)

숲과

supgwa — Forest and; woods along with others

바위

bawi — Rock; boulder; large stone

길들

gildeul — Roads; paths; multiple ways (plural)

집들을

jibdeul-eul — Houses (object marker); multiple dwellings

가리켜

garikkyeo — Pointing to; indicating (connective verb form)

보였다

boyeotda — Showed; appeared; was visible (past tense)

낯선

najseon — Unfamiliar; strange; unknown (modifier form)

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); persons or individuals

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him (possessive form)

앞에

ap-e — In front of; before; ahead

나타났는데

natanannneunde — Appeared; showed up (contextual past tense)

과연

gwayeon — Indeed; as expected; truly (exclamatory adverb)

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; which; some sort of

사람들이었던가

saramdeuri-eotteon-ga — What kind of people were they? (rhetorical question)