Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 565

Vocabulary

네가

ne-ga — you (subject marker attached, informal)

열다섯

yeol-da-seot — the number fifteen

살이

sal-i — age (years old, subject form)

되면

doe-myeon — when one becomes or turns (a certain age)

할머니가

hal-meo-ni-ga — grandmother (subject form)

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — said; spoke (formal past tense)

바다에서

ba-da-e-seo — from the sea; at the ocean

올라와도

ol-la-wa-do — even if one comes up; even rising from below

좋다는

jo-ta-neun — saying it is good; that it is allowed

허락을

heo-rak-eul — permission; approval (object form)

받게

bat-ge — so as to receive; coming to receive

될

doel — will become; to become (future modifier)

것이란다

geo-si-ran-da — it is said to be; that is what it will be

그

geu — that; the (demonstrative determiner)

때는

ttae-neun — at that time; when (topic form)

큰

keun — big; large (adjective modifier)

배들이

bae-deul-i — ships; boats (plural subject form)

지나가는

ji-na-ga-neun — passing by; going past (present modifier)

동안

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

달빛

dal-bit — moonlight; the light of the moon

아래

a-rae — below; underneath; beneath

바위

ba-wi — rock; boulder

위에

wi-e — on top of; above; upon

앉을

an-jeul — to sit (future/modifier form)

수

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

숲과

sup-gwa — forest and; woods and (conjunction form)

마을을

ma-eul-eul — village; town (object form)

모두

mo-du — all; everything; everyone

볼

bol — to see; to look at (future/modifier form)

있을

i-sseul — will be able to; there will be

것이야

geo-si-ya — it will be; that is what it is (casual)

이듬해에

i-deum-hae-e — the following year; the next year

자매들

ja-mae-deul — sisters (plural)

중

jung — among; in the middle of; within a group

하나가

ha-na-ga — one (subject form); one of them

터였습니다

teo-yeot-seum-ni-da — it was the turn; it was the occasion (formal past)

그러나

geu-reo-na — however; but; nevertheless

각자가

gak-ja-ga — each person; each one (subject form)

서로보다

seo-ro-bo-da — than each other; compared to one another

한

han — one; a single (numeral modifier)

살씩

sal-ssik — one year at a time; each by one year of age

어렸기

eo-ryeot-gi — being young; because of being young

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — because of; due to; on account of

막내는

mang-nae-neun — the youngest (child); the baby of the family (topic)

바다

ba-da — the sea; the ocean

밑바닥에서

mit-ba-da-ge-seo — from the very bottom; from the sea floor

올라와

ol-la-wa — coming up; rising to the surface

우리처럼

u-ri-cheo-reom — like us; just as we do

지상을

ji-sang-eul — the surface; the land above (object form)

있는

in-neun — existing; being (present modifier form)

차례가

cha-rye-ga — one's turn; one's order (subject form)

오기까지

o-gi-kka-ji — until it comes; up to the point of arriving

다섯

da-seot — five (native Korean numeral)

해를

hae-reul — years; the sun (object form); here meaning years

기다려야

gi-da-ryeo-ya — must wait; have to wait

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — did; had done (formal past tense)

하지만

ha-ji-man — but; however; yet

각자는

gak-ja-neun — each one; each person (topic form)

처음

cheo-eum — the first time; the beginning

올라갔을

ol-la-gat-seul — had gone up; when one went up (past modifier)

때

ttae — time; moment; occasion

본

bon — seen; that one saw (past modifier form)

것과

geot-gwa — the thing and; what one saw, and

가장

ga-jang — most; the most (superlative adverb)

아름답다고

a-reum-dap-da-go — saying it is beautiful; that it is beautiful

생각한

saeng-ga-kan — thought; considered (past modifier form)

것을

geo-seul — the thing; what (object form)

다른

da-reun — other; different (modifier)

자매들에게

ja-mae-deul-e-ge — to the sisters; for the sisters (dative form)

말해

mal-hae — to tell; to say (informal verb form)

주겠다고

ju-get-da-go — promised to give; said they would tell

약속했습니다

yak-so-kaet-seum-ni-da — promised; made a promise (formal past)

들려주는

deul-lyeo-ju-neun — telling; narrating; sharing a story (modifier)

이야기만으로는

i-ya-gi-man-eu-ro-neun — with only stories; by stories alone (topic)

충분하지

chung-bun-ha-ji — is not sufficient; not enough (negation form)

않았고

an-at-go — was not; did not (past negative, continuing)

그들이

geu-deul-i — they (subject form)

알고

al-go — knowing; wanting to know (verb connector)

싶어

si-peo — wanting to; desiring to (informal form)

하는

ha-neun — doing; that does (present modifier)

것들이

geot-deul-i — things; the things (plural subject form)

너무나

neo-mu-na — so very; extremely; far too much

많았기

man-at-gi — being many; because there were so many

때문입니다

ttae-mu-nim-ni-da — it is because of; the reason is (formal)

누구도

nu-gu-do — nobody; no one (with negative sense)

막내만큼

mang-nae-man-keum — as much as the youngest; to the youngest's extent

자신의

ja-sin-ui — one's own; oneself's (possessive form)

차례를

cha-rye-reul — one's turn (object form)

간절히

gan-jeol-hi — eagerly; earnestly; with deep longing

기다리지는

gi-da-ri-ji-neun — waiting (topic/contrastive negation form)

않았습니다

an-at-seum-ni-da — did not; was not (formal past negative)

오래

o-rae — for a long time; long (time adverb)

했고

haet-go — did and; having done (past connective form)

그토록

geu-to-rok — so much; to that extent; that deeply

조용하고

jo-yong-ha-go — quiet and; being quiet (connective form)

사려

sa-ryeo — thoughtfulness; consideration; prudence

깊은

gi-peun — deep; profound (modifier form)

아이였습니다

a-i-yeot-seum-ni-da — was a child; she was a child (formal past)

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — she (topic form)

밤이면

bam-i-myeon — every night; whenever it is night

밤마다

bam-ma-da — every night; each and every night

열린

yeol-lin — opened; open (past modifier form)

창가에

chang-ga-e — at the window; by the windowside

서서

seo-seo — standing; while standing

짙푸른

jit-pu-reun — deep blue; dark blue (modifier)

물속을

mul-so-geul — through the water; inside the water (object form)

통해

tong-hae — through; by way of; via

위를

wi-reul — upward; above (object/direction form)

올려다보며

ol-lyeo-da-bo-myeo — looking up at; gazing upward while

물고기들이

mul-go-gi-deul-i — fish (plural subject form)

지느러미와

ji-neu-reo-mi-wa — fins and; with their fins (connective form)

꼬리로

kko-ri-ro — with their tails; using their tails

물을

mul-eul — water (object form)

튀기며

twi-gi-myeo — splashing; while splashing (connective form)

헤엄치는

he-eom-chi-neun — swimming (present modifier form)

모습을

mo-seub-eul — appearance; figure; sight (object form)

바라보았습니다

ba-ra-bo-at-seum-ni-da — gazed at; watched; looked at (formal past)

달과

dal-gwa — the moon and (connective form)

별들이

byeol-deul-i — stars (plural subject form)

희미하게

hui-mi-ha-ge — faintly; dimly; indistinctly

빛나는

bit-na-neun — shining; glowing (present modifier form)

있었습니다

i-sseot-seum-ni-da — there was; existed; was (formal past)

보면

bo-myeon — if one looks; when one sees

우리

u-ri — we; our (first person plural)

눈에

nun-e — in one's eyes; to the eyes

보이는

bo-i-neun — visible; appearing (present modifier form)

것보다

geot-bo-da — than what; compared to what one sees

더

deo — more; even more (comparative adverb)

크게

keu-ge — largely; bigger; in a big way (adverb form)

보였습니다

bo-yeot-seum-ni-da — appeared; looked; seemed (formal past)