Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 532

Vocabulary

바로

baro — Right away; directly; exactly at that moment

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment

집의

jibui — Of the house; belonging to the house

위층에

wicheunge — On the upper floor; upstairs

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself; without others

살고

salgo — Living (connective form of 살다, to live)

있던

itdeon — Who was; that existed (past descriptive modifier)

마음씨

maeumssi — Disposition; nature of one's heart or character

착한

chakhan — Kind; good-natured; virtuous (modifier form)

노인이

noinyi — An old person (subject marker attached)

들어왔다

deureowaotda — Came in; entered a place

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject topic marker)

아내도

anaedo — Wife also; even a wife (particle 도 = also)

자식도

jasikdo — Children also; not even children

없었기에

eopseotgie — Because there were none; since he had none

외로운

oeroun — Lonely; solitary; feeling alone

삶을

salmeul — Life (object marker); one's way of living

있었지만

isseotjiman — Although there was; even though he had

다른

dareun — Other; different; another (modifier)

사람들의

saramdeului — Of people; belonging to other people

아이들을

aideureul — Children (object marker); the kids

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; greatly

사랑했고

saranghaetgo — Loved and; loved (connective past tense)

동화와

donghwawa — Fairy tales and; fairy stories (with and)

이야기를

iyagireul — Stories; tales (object marker attached)

너무나

neomuna — So very; excessively; way too much

많이

manhi — A lot; many; much

들려줄

deullyeojul — To tell; to narrate to someone (modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~할 수 있다)

있어서

isseoseo — Because there is; since he could (connective)

그의

geuui — His; of him (possessive pronoun)

듣는

deudneun — Listening; to listen (present modifier form)

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); the act of

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Enjoyable; pleasant; fun (modifier form)

일이었다

iriyeotda — Was a thing; was a matter or task

자

ja — Come now; here you go (interjection)

차를

chareul — Tea (object marker); a cup of tea

마시렴

masireyom — Drink it; go ahead and drink (soft command)

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); the mother said

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; told (past tense)

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly

들을

deureul — To hear; listening (object/modifier form)

있을

isseul — Will be; there might be (future modifier)

거야

geoya — Will; it will be (casual future ending)

그래요

geuraeeyo — That's right; yes; I see (polite agreement)

새로운

saeroun — New; fresh; novel (modifier form)

알기만

algiman — Only if one knows; as long as one knows

한다면요

handamyeonyo — If one does; if that's the case (polite)

말하며

malhamyeo — While saying; saying and (simultaneous action)

미소

miso — Smile; a gentle smile

지으며

jieumyeo — While making; forming (simultaneous connective)

고개를

gogaereul — Head; neck (object marker attached)

끄덕였다

kkeudeogiyeotda — Nodded; moved the head up and down

그런데

geureonde — By the way; however; but then

이

i — This (demonstrative pronoun/modifier)

꼬마는

kkomaneun — The little one; the small child (topic)

어쩌다

eojjeoda — How come; why; how did it happen

발이

bari — Feet (subject marker); one's foot

젖었나요

jeojeonnayo — Did it get wet? Are they wet? (polite question)

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker)

물었다

mureotda — Asked; inquired (past tense)

그건

geugeon — That is; as for that (contraction)

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered; replied; responded (past tense)

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one (with negative verb)

이해할

ihaehał — To understand; comprehend (modifier form)

없어요

eopsseoyo — There isn't; I don't have (polite negative)

들려주실

deullyeojusil — Will you tell (honorific modifier form)

건나요

geonnayo — Are you going to? Is it? (polite question ending)

소년이

sonyeoni — The boy (subject marker); a young boy

그래

geurae — Sure; okay; alright (casual agreement)

네가

nega — You (subject marker); informal second person

학교에

hakgyoe — To school; at school (location/direction)

가는

ganeun — Going; that goes (present modifier form)

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny (modifier form)

길의

girui — Of the road; of the path (possessive)

도랑이

dorangi — A ditch; a small drainage trench (subject)

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how; to what extent

깊은지

gipeunii — How deep it is (embedded question form)

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

정확하게

jeonghwakhage — Accurately; precisely; exactly

말해줄

malhaejul — To tell; to explain to someone (modifier)

있다면

itdamyeon — If you can; if it is possible

제

je — My; I (humble/polite first person possessive)

장화의

janghwaui — Of the boots; my rubber boots (possessive)

딱

ttak — Exactly; just; precisely (emphatic adverb)

절반

jeolban — Half; one half of something

높이예요

nopiyeyo — Is the height; it is as tall as (polite)

하지만

hajiman — But; however; nevertheless

그러려면

geureoryeomyeon — To do that; in order for that to happen

가장

gajang — Most; the most; the best (superlative)

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound (modifier form)

웅덩이에

ungdeongye — In the puddle; in the deep pool

서

seo — Standing; while standing (connective form)

있어야

isseonya — Must be; have to be in (obligatory form)

해요

haeyo — Do; must do (polite present tense ending)

이제

ije — Now; from now on; at this point

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); us as a group

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

젖었는지

jeojeonneunji — Why they got wet (indirect question form)

알겠구나

algetguna — Now I understand; I see now (realization)

들려줘야

deullyeojwoya — Must tell; should narrate to someone

하는데

haneunde — But; while doing; although (connective)

문제는

munjeneun — The problem is; the issue is (topic)

더

deo — More; anymore; further (adverb)

이상

isang — No more; anymore (used in 더 이상 없다)

아는

aneun — Known; that one knows (present modifier)

이야기가

iyagiga — Stories (subject marker); tales I know

없다는

eopdaneun — That there are none; claiming there aren't any

만들어

mandeureo — Make; create (connective/informal form)

내시면

naesimyeon — If you make up; if you produce (honorific)

되잖아요

doejannayo — That would work, wouldn't it? (polite)

꼬마가

kkомaga — The small child (subject marker); the little kid

그러시는데

geureusineunde — But you said; although you do (honorific)

할아버지는

harabeojineun — Grandfather (topic marker); grandpa said

보거나

bogeona — Whether seeing; seeing or (alternative connector)

손으로

soneuro — With hands; by hand (instrumental particle)

만지는

manjineun — Touching; that one touches (modifier form)

뭐든지

mwodeunji — Whatever; anything at all

동화로

donghwaro — Into a fairy tale; as a fairy tale (direction)

만들

mandeul — To make; create (base modifier form)

있다고

itdago — Said that one can; claimed to be able to

하셨어요

hasyeosseoyo — Said; did (honorific past polite form)

다

da — All; everything; entirely

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; fine (modifier form)

말이지만

malijiman — Words/saying, but; it's true but

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of (modifier)

이야기들은

iyagideureun — Those stories (topic marker); such tales

아무런

amureon — Any; no (modifier with negative meaning)

가치가

gachiga — Value (subject marker); worth; merit

없어

eopsseo — There isn't; has no value (casual negative)