Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 537

Vocabulary

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean.

오늘은

oneureun — As for today; today (topic marker attached).

당신들의

dangsindeului — Your (plural possessive); belonging to you all.

금혼식

geumhonsik — Golden wedding anniversary; 50th wedding celebration.

날이에요

narieyo — It is the day; today is the occasion.

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or stature.

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); the mother as subject.

두

du — Two; the number two before a noun.

노인

noin — Elderly person; an old man or woman.

사이로

sairo — Through the gap between; in between things.

고개를

gogaereul — Head or neck (object marker); one's head.

내밀며

naemilmyeo — While sticking out; poking forward simultaneously.

말했는데

malhaennneunde — Said, but; spoke while providing background context.

노인은

noineun — The elderly person (topic marker); the old person.

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); she as the subject.

자신들에게

jasindelege — To themselves; directed toward themselves.

끄덕이는

kkeudeogineun — Nodding; making a nodding gesture repeatedly.

이웃이라고

iwusirasgo — Saying she is a neighbor; identifying as neighbor.

생각했습니다

saenggakhaessseumnida — Thought; concluded or believed something formally.

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); those people as topic.

서로를

seororeul — Each other (object marker); one another.

바라보며

barabomyeo — While gazing at; looking at something simultaneously.

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker); the hand as object.

맞잡았습니다

matjabassseumnida — Clasped hands together; held each other's hands.

곧이어

gotie — Shortly after; immediately following that moment.

자녀들과

janyeodeulgwa — With the children; together with sons and daughters.

손자

sonja — Grandson; male grandchild of the family.

손녀들이

sonneyeodeuri — Granddaughters (subject marker); female grandchildren.

찾아왔는데

chajawannneunde — Came to visit; arrived to see someone.

오늘이

oneuri — Today (subject marker); today as the subject.

날임을

narimeul — That it is the day; recognizing the special occasion.

잘

jal — Well; properly or thoroughly.

알고

algo — Knowing; being aware of something.

있었기

isseotgi — Because they were; having been in that state.

때문입니다

ttaemunipnida — It is because; the reason being this.

이미

imi — Already; having happened before now.

아침에

achime — In the morning; during the morning time.

기쁨과

gippeum-gwa — Joy and; happiness together with something else.

행복을

haengbogeul — Happiness (object marker); wishing happiness to someone.

빌어

bireo — Wishing; praying or hoping for someone's wellbeing.

드렸지만

deuryeotjiman — Gave/offered (humble) but; presented respectfully however.

노인들은

noindeureun — The elderly people (topic); the old folks as topic.

그것을

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

잊어버렸습니다

ijeobeolyeossseumnida — Completely forgot; failed to remember something entirely.

비록

birok — Although; even though; used to contrast situations.

수십

susip — Dozens; several tens of something.

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time measurement.

전에

jeone — Before; ago; in the past time.

지나간

jinagan — Passed; gone by; referring to past events.

일들은

ildeureun — The things/events (topic); past happenings as topic.

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; used for strong emphasis.

기억하면서도

gieokhamyeonseodo — Even while remembering; recalling something vividly nevertheless.

말이지요

marijijyo — You see; I mean; used for soft emphasis.

강한

ganghan — Strong; powerful in intensity or force.

향기가

hyanggiga — Fragrance (subject marker); a pleasant scent rising.

풍겨

punggyeo — Wafting; spreading a scent through the air.

나왔고

nawatgo — Came out and; emerged and then something else.

지는

jineun — Setting; descending (used for the sun setting).

해가

haega — The sun (subject marker); sun as subject.

노인의

noinui — Of the elderly person; belonging to the old person.

얼굴을

eolgureul — Face (object marker); the face as object.

비추어

bichueo — Shining upon; illuminating or casting light on.

그들의

geudeului — Their; belonging to those people.

얼굴이

eolguri — Face (subject marker); the face as subject.

빛났습니다

bitnatseumnida — Shone; gleamed brightly with radiant light.

손녀

sonnyeo — Granddaughter; female grandchild of the family.

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group.

가장

gajang — Most; the most among all; superlative marker.

어린

eorin — Young; little in age or development.

아이가

aiga — Child (subject marker); the child as subject.

그들

geudeul — They; those people; third person plural.

주위를

juwireul — Around (object marker); the surrounding area.

빙글빙글

binggeulbinggeul — Round and round; spinning or twirling repeatedly.

돌며

dolmyeo — While turning around; spinning simultaneously doing something.

저녁에

jeonyeoge — In the evening; during the evening time.

잔치가

janchiga — A feast/party (subject marker); a celebratory gathering.

열릴

yeollil — Will be held; to be opened or started.

것이라고

geosirago — Saying that it will be; announcing a future event.

즐겁게

jeulgeopge — Joyfully; in a happy and cheerful manner.

외쳤는데

oechitnneunde — Shouted, but/and; cried out providing context.

뜨거운

tteugeoun — Hot; burning in temperature to the touch.

감자를

gamjareul — Potato (object marker); potatoes as the object.

먹게

meokge — So as to eat; in order to consume food.

될

doel — Will become; going to be something.

그리고

geurigo — And; also; connecting sentences or clauses.

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marker); the mother as the topic.

나무

namu — Tree; a large woody plant.

안에서

aneseo — From inside; within the interior of something.

끄덕이며

kkeudeogimyeo — While nodding; nodding one's head simultaneously.

다른

dareun — Other; different; another of a kind.

이들과

ideulgwa — With these people; together with others.

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly with someone else.

만세

manse — Hurrah; long live; a cheer of celebration.

라고

rago — Quoting marker; saying that; used to quote speech.

외쳤습니다

oechitnseumnida — Shouted; cried out loudly and formally.

하지만

hajiman — But; however; introduces a contrasting statement.

그건

geugeon — That is; that thing (contracted topic form).

동화가

donghwaga — Fairy tale (subject marker); a children's story.

아니잖아요

anijanhayo — It's not, you know; expressing obvious contradiction gently.

이야기를

iyagireul — Story (object marker); a tale or narrative.

듣고

deutgo — Listening and; hearing while doing something else.

있던

itdeon — Who was; that was present at the time.

꼬마

kkoma — Little kid; a small young child.

소년이

sonyeoni — Boy (subject marker); the young boy as subject.

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke formally in past tense.

곧

got — Soon; shortly; in a little while.

이해하게

ihaehage — So as to understand; coming to comprehend something.

거야

geoya — It will; informal future assertion marker.

들려주던

deullyeojudeon — Who used to tell; the one narrating a story.

노인이

noini — The elderly person (subject); old person as subject.

어머니에게

eomeoniegee — To the mother; directed toward one's mother.

물어보도록

mureobodorok — So as to ask; in order to inquire.

하자

haja — Let's do; a suggestion to act together.

아니었어요

anieosseoyo — It was not; was not the case.

이제

ije — Now; from this point on; at this time.

나온답니다

naondamnida — It comes out; emerges, I'll have you know.

실제

silje — Reality; actual life; what is genuinely real.

삶이

salmi — Life (subject marker); one's existence as subject.

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely in appearance or character.

동화의

donghwaui — Of fairy tales; belonging to storybook narratives.

소재를

sojaereul — Material/subject matter (object); content for a story.

우리에게

uriegee — To us; for our benefit; directed at us.

제공해

jegonghae — Provides; supplies or offers something to someone.

준답니다

jundamnida — Gives, I tell you; provides assertively to listeners.

그렇지

geureochi — Right; isn't that so; seeking agreement.

않았다면

anatdamyeon — If it had not; hypothetical negative past condition.

나의

naui — My; belonging to me; first person possessive.

속에서

sogeseo — From inside; within the interior of something.

자라날

jaranal — Will grow; going to sprout and develop.

수

su — Ability; possibility; can or could do.

없었을

eopseosseur — Would not have existed; could not have been.

테니까요

tenikkawo — Because it would be so; since that would happen.