Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 535

Vocabulary

당신

dangsin — You (formal or literary second-person pronoun)

말이

mari — Speech or words (subject marker attached)

맞아요

majayo — That's right; correct (polite agreement)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached, third person)

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke (past tense of 말하다)

저기

jeogi — Over there; that place (distal demonstrative)

저

jeo — That (distal demonstrative adjective or humble I)

구석에

guseoge — In the corner; at the edge of a space

큰

keun — Big; large (adjective modifying a noun)

물통이

multong-i — Water bucket or container (subject marker attached)

있었지요

isseotjiyo — There was; existed (past tense, polite confirmation)

거기서

geogiseo — From there; at that place

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached, first person)

직접

jikjeop — Directly; personally; by oneself

만든

mandeun — Made; crafted (past modifier form of 만들다)

배를

baereul — Boat (object marker attached)

띄우곤

ttiugon — Used to float or launch (habitual past pattern)

했는데

haenneunde — Did, but; did and (contrastive or background clause)

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; very much so

잘

jal — Well; nicely; skillfully

떠다녔어요

tteodanyeosseoyo — Floated around; drifted about (past polite)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

곧

got — Soon; shortly; before long

나는

naneun — I (topic marker attached, first person)

다른

dareun — Different; another; other

곳으로

goseuro — To a place; toward a location

떠나야

tteonaya — Must leave; have to depart

했지요

haetjiyo — Did (past tense, polite confirmatory ending)

먼저

meonjeo — First; beforehand; ahead of others

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker attached, first person plural)

무언가를

mueongareul — Something (object marker attached, indefinite)

배우러

baeureo — In order to learn; to study (purposive)

학교에

hakgyoe — To school; at school (locative marker)

갔지요

gatjiyo — Went (past tense, polite confirmatory ending)

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached, third person feminine)

그리고

geurigo — And then; and also; furthermore

나서

naseo — After doing; having done (sequential connector)

받았어요

badasseoyo — Received; got (past tense, polite form)

그날

geunal — That day; on that particular day

우리

uri — We; our (first person plural)

둘

dul — Two; both (native Korean numeral)

다

da — All; both; everything; everyone

울었지만

ureotjiman — Cried, but; wept although (concessive past)

오후에는

ohueneun — In the afternoon (topic marker attached)

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker attached)

잡고

japgo — Holding; grabbing and (sequential connector)

나가서

nagaseo — Going out and; having gone outside

높은

nopeun — High; tall (adjective modifying a noun)

원형

wonhyeong — Circular shape; round form

탑에

tabe — To the tower; at the tower (locative)

올라

olla — Climbing up; having ascended (sequential)

바다

bada — Sea; ocean

너머

neomeo — Beyond; across; over (spatial preposition)

넓은

neolbeun — Wide; broad; spacious

세상을

sesang-eul — The world (object marker attached)

바라보았지요

baraboatjiyo — Gazed at; looked out at (past polite)

그런

geureun — Such; like that; of that kind

다음

daeum — Next; after; following

걸어갔는데

georeo-ganneunde — Walked there, and (past sequential connector)

그곳에서

geugoseseo — At that place; there (locative marker)

왕과

wang-gwa — King and (noun with conjunctive marker)

왕비가

wangbi-ga — Queen (subject marker attached)

운하

unha — Canal; man-made waterway

위에서

wieseo — On top of; above; on (locative)

멋진

meotjin — Splendid; stylish; wonderful (adjective modifier)

타고

tago — Riding; boarding and (sequential connector)

다니고

danigo — Going around; travelling about (sequential)

있었어요

isseosseoyo — Was doing; existed (past progressive, polite)

했고

haetgo — Did, and; did so and (sequential past)

오랜

oraen — Long; lengthy (of time, adjective modifier)

세월

sewol — Time; years; the passage of time

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

집에서

jibeseo — From home; at home (locative marker)

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

떨어진

tteoreojin — Separated; distant; fallen apart (modifier)

곳을

goseul — Place; location (object marker attached)

떠돌아다녔지요

tteodora-danyeotjiyo — Wandered about; roamed around (past polite)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

자주

jaju — Often; frequently; regularly

울었어요

ureosseoyo — Cried; wept (past tense, polite form)

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject marker attached, formal pronoun)

물에

mure — In water; into water (locative marker)

빠져

ppajyeo — Falling into; sinking (sequential connector)

밑바닥에

mitbadage — At the very bottom; on the floor below

누워

nuwo — Lying down; reclining (sequential connector)

있을까

isseulkka — Might be; could there be (conjecture ending)

봐

bwa — Because worried; fearing that (casual form)

두려웠거든요

duryeowotgeodeunyo — Was afraid; was fearful (past, explanatory ending)

밤에

bame — At night; during the night

여러

yeoleo — Several; various; many

번

beon — Time; instance; occurrence (counter)

일어나

ireona — Getting up; waking up (sequential connector)

돌아섰는지

dorasseonneunji — Whether it turned; if it rotated (indirect question)

확인했지요

hwagin-haetjiyo — Checked; confirmed (past tense, polite ending)

돌아섰지만

dorasseotjiman — Turned, but; rotated although (concessive past)

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (topic marker attached, formal pronoun)

돌아오지

doraoji — Not returning; coming back (negative connector)

않았어요

anasseoyo — Did not; negation (past tense, polite form)

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; which (indefinite determiner)

날이

nari — Day (subject marker attached)

뚜렷이

tteuryeosi — Clearly; distinctly; vividly

기억나요

gieongna-yo — I remember; it comes to mind (polite)

비가

bi-ga — Rain (subject marker attached)

폭포처럼

pokpocheoreom — Like a waterfall; pouring heavily

쏟아지고

ssodajigo — Pouring down; gushing out (sequential)

있었고

isseotgo — Was happening, and (past sequential connector)

청소부가

cheongsob-uga — The cleaner; janitor (subject marker attached)

일하던

ilhadeon — Where one used to work (past modifier)

집에

jibe — To the house; at home (locative marker)

왔었지요

wasseotjiyo — Had come; visited (past perfect, polite ending)

쓰레기통을

sseulegitong-eul — Trash can; garbage bin (object marker attached)

들고

deulgo — Holding; carrying (sequential connector)

내려가

naeryeoga — Going down; descending (sequential connector)

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short while

문간에

mun-gane — At the doorway; in the entrance

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing (sequential connector)

끔찍한

kkeumjjikan — Horrible; dreadful; terrible (adjective modifier)

날씨를

nalssireul — The weather (object marker attached)

바라보았어요

baraboasseoyo — Gazed at; stared at (past tense, polite)

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment

우체부가

uchebu-ga — The postman; mail carrier (subject marker)

내게

naege — To me; for me (dative, first person)

편지를

pyeonjireul — Letter; written correspondence (object marker)

건네주었는데

geonnejueonnneunde — Handed over, and (past sequential connector)

그것은

geugeoson — That thing (topic marker attached, pronoun)

당신에게서

dangsin-egeseo — From you (source marker, formal pronoun)

온

on — That came; having arrived (past modifier)

편지였어요

pyeonjiyeosseoyo — It was a letter (past copula, polite form)

세상에

sesange — Oh my goodness; good heavens (exclamation)

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

편지가

pyeonjiga — The letter (subject marker attached)

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how many; to what extent

많은

maneun — Many; much; a lot of (adjective modifier)

떠돌아다녔던지

tteodora-danyeotdeonji — How much it had wandered (exclamatory past)