Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 609

Vocabulary

들쥐는

deul-jwi-neun — Field mouse (topic marker); small wild rodent

매우

mae-u — Very, extremely; adverb intensifying a description

마음에

ma-eum-e — To one's heart/mind; expressing personal appeal

들었으므로

deu-reot-eu-meu-ro — Because it pleased or appealed to someone

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this, in this way; adverb of manner

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said, spoke; past tense formal speech verb

네가

ne-ga — You (subject marker); informal second person pronoun

원한다면

won-han-da-myeon — If you want or wish something conditionally

겨울

gyeo-ul — Winter; the coldest season of the year

내내

nae-nae — Throughout, all through a period of time

나와

na-wa — With me; first person pronoun with comitative particle

함께

ham-kke — Together, jointly; indicates companionship or togetherness

지내도

ji-nae-do — Even if one stays or spends time somewhere

좋아

jo-a — Good, okay; informal expression of approval or acceptance

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

방을

bang-eul — Room (object marker); enclosed indoor living space

깨끗하고

kkae-kkeu-ta-go — Clean and; adjective describing tidiness in a series

단정하게

dan-jeong-ha-ge — Neatly, tidily; in an orderly and well-kept manner

유지해야

yu-ji-hae-ya — Must maintain or keep; obligation to preserve a state

이야기도

i-ya-gi-do — Stories also; narrative or tale with additive particle

들려줘야

deul-lyeo-jwo-ya — Must tell or narrate a story to someone

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker); first person singular subject pronoun

이야기

i-ya-gi — Story, tale; a spoken or written narrative account

듣는

deut-neun — Listening, hearing; present tense modifier of listen

것을

geo-seul — The thing (object marker); nominalizing particle with object

아주

a-ju — Very, quite; adverb intensifying adjectives and verbs

좋아하거든

jo-a-ha-geo-deun — Because I like it; explaining personal preference informally

들쥐가

deul-jwi-ga — Field mouse (subject marker); small wild rodent subject

부탁한

bu-tak-han — Requested, asked for; past modifier of a request verb

모든

mo-deun — Every, all; determiner indicating totality of things

하였고

ha-yeot-go — Did and; past tense verb with connective ending

편안하게

pyeon-an-ha-ge — Comfortably, at ease; in a relaxed and peaceful manner

지냈습니다

ji-naet-seum-ni-da — Lived, spent time; past tense formal verb of residing

곧

got — Soon, shortly; indicates something will happen imminently

손님이

son-nim-i — Guest, visitor (subject marker); a person being hosted

올

ol — Will come; future tense modifier form of come

거야

geo-ya — It will be; informal future tense sentence ending

어느

eo-neu — One, a certain; determiner referencing an unspecified item

날

nal — Day; a unit of time referring to one calendar day

이웃이

i-ut-i — Neighbor (subject marker); person living nearby

일주일에

il-ju-il-e — Per week, in one week; time frequency expression

한

han — One; numeral or determiner meaning a single unit

번씩

beon-ssik — Once each time; distributive particle for frequency

나를

na-reul — Me (object marker); first person singular object pronoun

방문하거든

bang-mun-ha-geo-deun — Because he visits; explaining reason with informal ending

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); third person singular male pronoun

나보다

na-bo-da — More than me; comparative particle attached to pronoun

훨씬

hwol-ssin — Much more, far; adverb intensifying comparisons greatly

잘

jal — Well; adverb indicating doing something skillfully or richly

살아

sal-a — Lives, is alive; informal present tense of live

방도

bang-do — Room also; living space with additive particle too

크고

keu-go — Big and; adjective in a connective series listing qualities

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful; adjective modifying a following noun

검은

geo-meun — Black; color adjective modifying a following noun

코트를

ko-teu-reul — Coat (object marker); outer garment worn over clothes

입고

ip-go — Wearing and; verb connective showing wearing clothing

다니지

da-ni-ji — Goes around, frequents; informal ending describing habit

그 사람을

geu sa-ram-eul — That person (object marker); referring to a specific individual

남편으로

nam-pyeon-eu-ro — As a husband; role particle indicating becoming a spouse

맞이할

ma-ji-hal — To welcome, to receive; future modifier of greet

수만

su-man — Only if able; potential particle with restrictive nuance

있다면

it-da-myeon — If there is, if one can; conditional form of exist

정말

jeong-mal — Really, truly; adverb emphasizing truth or sincerity

걱정

geok-jeong — Worry, concern; feeling of anxiety about something

없이

eop-si — Without; particle indicating absence of something

살 수 있을

sal su it-eul — Would be able to live; potential future expression

그런데

geu-reon-de — But, by the way; conjunction introducing contrast or topic

앞을

ap-eul — Front, ahead (object marker); refers to the visual field

못

mot — Cannot; negation adverb indicating inability to do

보니

bo-ni — Because one sees or realizes; causal connective of see

가장

ga-jang — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree

예쁜

ye-ppeun — Pretty, lovely; adjective modifying a following noun

이야기들을

i-ya-gi-deul-eul — Stories (plural, object marker); multiple narrative accounts

이웃에

i-ut-e — About the neighbor; locative particle indicating relation

대해

dae-hae — About, regarding; preposition indicating topic of discussion

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all, entirely not; strong negative adverb

흥미를

heung-mi-reul — Interest (object marker); curiosity or fascination in something

느끼지

neu-kki-ji — Does not feel; negated form of feel or sense

못했습니다

mot-haet-seum-ni-da — Could not do; past tense formal expression of inability

두더지였기

du-deo-ji-yeot-gi — Because it was a mole; causal nominalizer on past copula

때문입니다

ttae-mun-im-ni-da — It is because; formal causal expression of reason

그럼에도

geu-reum-e-do — Nevertheless, even so; concessive conjunction despite that

방문하러

bang-mun-ha-reo — In order to visit; purposive ending on visit verb

왔습니다

wat-seum-ni-da — Came; past tense formal form of the verb come

부유하고

bu-yu-ha-go — Wealthy and; adjective in a connective series listing traits

박식하며

bak-sik-ha-myeo — Knowledgeable and; connective form of highly learned adjective

그의

geu-eui — His; possessive pronoun for third person male

집은

ji-beun — House (topic marker); one's home or dwelling place

집보다

jip-bo-da — More than the house; comparative particle on dwelling

스무

seu-mu — Twenty; native Korean numeral for the number 20

배나

bae-na — Times as much; multiplier particle indicating large ratio

크답니다

keu-dam-ni-da — It is said to be big; hearsay formal declarative ending

분명

bun-myeong — Clearly, obviously; adverb expressing certainty or evidence

박식했지만

bak-sik-haet-ji-man — Was knowledgeable but; past concessive form of learned

태양과

tae-yang-gwa — Sun and; celestial body with a conjunctive particle

꽃들을

kkot-deul-eul — Flowers (plural, object marker); blooming plants collectively

번도

beon-do — Not even once; frequency word with additive particle

본

bon — Seen; past tense modifier of the verb see

적이

jeok-i — Experience of (subject marker); prior experience nominalizer

없었기

eop-seot-gi — Because there was none; causal nominalizer on past negative

항상

hang-sang — Always; adverb indicating constant or habitual action

그것들을

geu-geot-deul-eul — Those things (object marker); plural pronoun for prior referents

하찮게

ha-chan-ke — Trivially, dismissively; in a way that belittles something

여기며

yeo-gi-myeo — While regarding as; connective form of consider or deem

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; dative particle indicating recipient or direction

무당벌레야

mu-dang-beol-le-ya — Ladybug!; informal address calling out to a ladybug

집으로

ji-beu-ro — To home; directional particle indicating movement toward house

날아가렴

na-ra-ga-ryeom — Fly away, please; soft imperative urging someone to fly

밖의

bak-eui — Outside's, of outdoors; possessive on exterior location noun

여러

yeo-reo — Various, several; determiner indicating multiple different things

노래들을

no-rae-deul-eul — Songs (plural, object marker); multiple musical compositions

불러주어야

bul-leo-ju-eo-ya — Must sing for someone; obligation to perform songs for others

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — Did; past tense formal form of the verb do

두더지는

du-deo-ji-neun — Mole (topic marker); small burrowing animal as subject

그녀의

geu-nyeo-eui — Her; possessive pronoun for third person female

목소리가

mok-so-ri-ga — Voice (subject marker); the sound produced when speaking or singing

너무

neo-mu — Too, so very; adverb intensifying to an extreme degree

아름다워서

a-reum-da-wo-seo — Because it was beautiful; causal connective of beauty adjective

그녀와

geu-nyeo-wa — With her; third person female pronoun with comitative particle

사랑에

sa-rang-e — In love; locative particle on love in set expression

빠졌습니다

ppa-jeot-seum-ni-da — Fell into; past tense formal of fall into something

신중한

sin-jung-han — Cautious, prudent; adjective describing careful personality

성격이었기

seong-gyeo-gi-yeot-gi — Because his personality was; causal past copula on character

아직

a-jik — Still, yet; adverb indicating something has not happened

아무

a-mu — Any, no; indefinite determiner used in negative contexts

말도

mal-do — Even a word; noun with additive emphasis in negation

하지

ha-ji — Does not do; informal negated connective of do

않았습니다

an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; past tense formal negation of an action