Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 498

Vocabulary

그러자

geureoja — And then; at that moment, the situation changed.

왕이

wang-i — The king (subject marker attached).

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke in formal polite past tense.

가장

gajang — Most; the highest degree among all options.

높이

nopi — Highly; at a great height or elevation.

뛰어오른

ttwieooreun — Leaped up; jumped high into the air.

것은

geoseun — The thing that (topic marker); nominalizing expression.

내

nae — My; possessive first-person singular pronoun.

딸에게까지

ttarege-kkaji — Even to my daughter; reaching as far as her.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; used to introduce an explanation or reason.

바로

baro — Exactly; right; precisely that thing or place.

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject marker); referring to something mentioned.

핵심이기

haeksimiGi — Being the core; being the essential key point.

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introduces a contrasting statement.

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); referring to something prior.

해내려면

haenaeryeomyeon — If one is to accomplish or pull something off.

머리가

meoriga — Head; brain; intelligence (subject marker attached).

필요한데

piryohandae — Is needed; but it is necessary to have it.

메뚜기가

mettugi-ga — The grasshopper (subject marker); jumping insect character.

자신에게

jasin-ege — To oneself; referring back to the subject itself.

있다는

itdaneun — That (something) exists or is present; reported fact.

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; and so; consequently leading to a result.

공주를

gongjureul — The princess (object marker); royal female character.

차지하게

chajihage — To come to possess or claim something as one's own.

되었습니다

doeeossseumnida — Became; came to be in a formal polite form.

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; after everything is considered.

뛴

ttwin — Jumped; the one who leaped (past modifier form).

나였어

na-yeosseo — It was me; informal past tense self-identification statement.

벼룩이

byeorugi — The flea (subject marker); tiny jumping insect character.

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that nature or sort.

건

geon — Thing; matter; contracted form of 것은 in speech.

다

da — All; everything; completely; without exception.

마찬가지야

machan-gajiya — It's the same; no different; equally applies to all.

그녀에게

geunyeo-ege — To her; dative form referring to a female person.

밀랍

millap — Beeswax; a waxy substance produced by honeybees.

덩어리와

deong-eoriwa — A lump or chunk of something, with (conjunction).

막대기

makdaegi — A stick; a thin rigid rod or piece of wood.

조각이

jogagi — A piece; a fragment or small part of something.

달린

dallin — Attached; hanging on; having something connected to it.

거위

geowi — A goose; a large domestic or wild waterfowl bird.

뼈나

ppyeona — Bone or; a bone of an animal (with or).

가지라고

gajirago — Take it; telling someone to have or hold something.

뛰었어

ttwieo-sseo — I jumped; informal past tense of the verb jump.

세상에서

sesang-eseo — In the world; within the realm of existence here.

눈에

nun-e — In the eyes; to the eye; visually noticeable.

띄려면

ttwiryeomyeon — If one wants to stand out or be noticed visually.

몸집이

momjibi — Body size; physical bulk or stature of a being.

필요하다는

piryohadaneun — That it is necessary; reported claim about needing something.

거야

geoya — It's the thing; informal assertive sentence-ending expression.

벼룩은

byeoreugeun — The flea (topic marker); tiny insect as sentence topic.

외국

oeguk — Foreign country; a nation other than one's own homeland.

군대에

gundae-e — In the army; into the military forces of a country.

들어갔는데

deureo-gasseundeun — Entered but; went into something with a contrasting follow-up.

거기서

geogiseo — There; at that place; from or in that location.

전사했다고

jeonsahaessda-go — Reportedly died in battle; fell as a soldier in war.

합니다

hamnida — It is said; formal polite present tense statement form.

메뚜기는

mettugineun — The grasshopper (topic marker); insect as sentence topic.

도랑

dorang — A ditch; a small narrow trench or channel for water.

밖에

bakke — Outside of; beyond a boundary or enclosed space.

앉아서

anja-seo — Sitting and then; seated while doing something else.

일이

iri — The matter; the situation or affairs (subject marker).

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; asking or describing a manner.

돌아가는지

dora-ganeunji — How things are going; the way a situation is unfolding.

곰곰이

gomgomi — Deeply; thoroughly pondering something with careful thought.

생각하고

saenggak-ago — Thinking and; pondering while doing something else afterward.

따져보았습니다

ttajyeobo-assseumnida — Examined carefully; analyzed and considered in formal style.

그도

geudo — He too; that person also; adding to a previous subject.

필요해

piryohae — I need it; it is necessary in informal speech style.

필요하다고

piryohadago — Saying that it is necessary; reported speech of need.

다음

daeum — Next; following; the thing or time coming after.

자신만의

jasinman-ui — One's very own; belonging exclusively to oneself alone.

우울한

uulhan — Gloomy; melancholic; expressing sadness or low spirits.

노래를

noraereul — A song (object marker); a piece of music to sing.

불렀고

bullleossgo — Sang and; performed a song and then continued.

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); referring to the speaker's group.

그것으로부터

geugeoseurobuteo — From that; originating from that particular thing or source.

이야기를

iyagireul — The story (object marker); a narrative or tale told.

모았습니다

mo-assseumnida — Gathered; collected together in formal polite past tense.

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic marker); human beings as the sentence topic.

인쇄되어

inswaedoeeo — Having been printed; produced in printed form on paper.

있기는

itgineun — Although it exists; concessive form acknowledging something exists.

사실이

sasiri — The fact (subject marker); what is true or real.

아니라고

anirago — Saying it is not; reported denial of a stated fact.

말합니다

malhamnida — Say; speak in formal polite present tense form.

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; describing something or someone of great age.

참나무의

chamnamu-ui — Of the oak tree; possessive form of oak tree.

마지막

majimak — Last; final; the very end of a series or life.

꿈

kkum — Dream; a vision or aspiration experienced during sleep.

숲

sup — Forest; a large area densely covered with trees.

속에서

sogeso — Inside; within; from the interior of something.

가파른

gapareun — Steep; sharply inclined slope or cliff face terrain.

해안

haean — Coast; shoreline; the area where land meets the sea.

높은

nopeun — High; tall; at a great elevation above ground level.

곳에

gose — At the place; in a location (location particle attached).

탁

tak — Wide open; suddenly clear and unobstructed (mimetic word).

트인

teuin — Opened up; cleared; unobstructed with a wide open view.

해안가에서

haean-gaseo — At the coastline; from or near the shore's edge.

멀지

meolji — Not far; not distant (used in negative construction).

않은

aneun — Not; negative modifier attached to preceding verb phrase.

아주

aju — Very; extremely; used to intensify an adjective or adverb.

오래된

oraedoen — Old; long-established; having existed for a very long time.

참나무

chamnamu — Oak tree; a sturdy hardwood tree common in forests.

한

han — One; a single; used as an indefinite article in Korean.

그루가

geuruga — A tree (counter unit, subject marker); one standing tree.

서

seo — Standing; being upright and stationary in a place.

있었습니다

iss-eossseumnida — There was; existed in formal polite past tense form.

그것은

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

막

mak — Just; right at a moment; barely or just now.

삼백육십오

sambaek-yuksibo — Three hundred and sixty-five; the number 365.

살이

sari — Years old (subject marker); indicating age of a living being.

되었지만

doeeossjiman — Became but; reached a state while contrasting with another fact.

긴

gin — Long; extended in duration, distance, or length.

세월은

seworeun — Time; the passage of years and days as topic.

나무에게

namu-ege — To the tree; for the tree; directed toward a tree.

있어

isseo — There is; exists; informal present tense of existence.

우리에게

uri-ege — To us; for us; directed toward the speaker's group.

같은

gateun — Same; equal; identical in nature or quality as another.

수의

su-ui — Of the number; possessive form indicating a counted quantity.

날들이

naldeuri — Days (subject marker); multiple days as subject of sentence.

그러하듯이

geureohadeusi — Just as it is so; in the same way as that.

느껴졌습니다

neukkyeojyeossseumnida — Was felt; seemed; experienced as a sensation formally.

낮에

naje — During the day; in the daytime hours of daylight.

깨어나고

kkaeeona-go — Waking up and then; awakening and subsequently doing something.

밤에

bame — At night; during the nighttime hours of darkness.

잠을

jameul — Sleep (object marker); the state of rest during night.

자며

jamyeo — Sleeping while; going to sleep and simultaneously doing something.

그러면서

geureomyeonseo — While doing so; at the same time as that action.

꿈을

kkumeul — Dream (object marker); a vision experienced during sleep.

꿉니다

kkumnida — Dreams; has a dream in formal polite present tense.