Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 610

Vocabulary

얼마

eolma — How much; used to ask quantity or amount

전

jeon — Before; ago; previous time

두더지

dudeoji — Mole; small burrowing mammal living underground

땅

ttang — Ground; earth; land

속에

soge — Inside; within a space or object

긴

gin — Long; having great length

통로

tongno — Passageway; corridor; tunnel-like path

파

pa — Dug; past action of digging into ground

놓았는데

noannneunde — Had placed/made; done and left in place

그

geu — That; referring to something previously mentioned

집에서

jibeseo — From the house; starting point at home

자신의

jasineui — One's own; belonging to oneself

집까지

jibkkaji — Up to the house; reaching one's home

이어져

ieojyeo — Connected; extending and linking two points

있었고

isseotgo — Was present; existed and additionally something else

원할

wonhal — Wanting; when one desires or wishes something

때면

ttaemyeon — Whenever; each time a condition occurs

언제든지

eonjedeunji — Whenever; at any time without restriction

그곳을

geugoseul — That place; referring to a previously mentioned location

거닐

geonil — Stroll; walk leisurely around a place

허락을

heoragul — Permission; approval granted to do something

받았습니다

badassseumnida — Received; formally obtained something given by another

그러나

geureona — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

통로에

tongnoe — In the passageway; located within the corridor

죽은

jugeun — Dead; no longer alive

새

sae — Bird; a winged feathered animal

한

han — One; a single unit of something

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals; one animal present

있으니

isseuни — Since there is; because something exists there

놀라지

nollaji — Don't be surprised; base of surprise verb negated

말라고

mallago — Told not to; relaying a prohibition to someone

그들에게

geudeulege — To them; directed toward those people

경고했습니다

gyeonggohassseumnida — Warned; formally cautioned someone about a danger

그것은

geugeosteun — That thing; referring to a previously mentioned object

부리

buri — Beak; the hard projecting mouth of a bird

깃털을

gitteoreul — Feathers; the soft covering on a bird's body

갖춘

gajchun — Equipped with; possessing or having something complete

온전한

onjeonhan — Intact; whole and undamaged in every part

지

ji — Since; time elapsed marker in Korean grammar

오래되지

oraedoeji — Not long ago; not having passed much time

않은

aneun — Did not; negation of a past action or state

듯했고

deuthaetgo — Seemed like; appeared to be a certain way

만든

mandeun — Made; created or constructed by someone

바로

baro — Right; exactly; directly at that spot

자리에

jarie — At the spot; in the place or position

누워

nuwo — Lying down; in a reclined horizontal position

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was present; existed formally in a past state

내는

naeneun — Emitting; producing or giving off light or sound

나뭇조각을

namujogage ul — Piece of wood; a small fragment of timber

입에

ibe — In the mouth; held or placed inside the mouth

물었고

mureotgo — Held in mouth; bit and gripped with teeth

어둠

eodum — Darkness; absence of light in a place

속에서

sogeseo — From within; inside a space or situation

불처럼

bulcheoreom — Like fire; resembling flames in appearance

반짝였습니다

banjjagyeotseumnida — Sparkled; shone with a glittering or twinkling light

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that nature

다음

daeum — Next; following in sequence or order

그들보다

geudeulboda — Ahead of them; in comparison to those people

앞서

apseo — Ahead; going in front of others

걸으며

georeumyeo — While walking; moving on foot simultaneously

길고

gilgo — Long and; having great length plus another quality

어두운

eodun — Dark; lacking light in a space

밝혀

balkyeo — Illuminated; lit up a dark space or area

주었습니다

jueotseumnida — Gave; provided a benefit or service to someone

그들이

geudeuri — They; subject marker on a group of people

곳에

gose — At the place; at a specific location

이르렀을

ireureoSSeul — Reached; arrived at a certain destination or point

때

ttae — Time; moment when something happens

코를

koreul — Nose; the facial organ used for smelling

천장에

cheonjange — To the ceiling; the upper inner surface of a room

밀어

mireo — Pushed; applied force to move something away

넣었고

neoheotgo — Put in; inserted something into a space

흙이

heulgi — Soil; dirt or earth as a subject

무너지면서

muneojimyeonseo — While collapsing; crumbling and falling simultaneously

큰

keun — Big; large in size

구멍이

gumeонги — Hole; an opening or gap as subject

생겨

saenggyeo — Formed; came into existence or appeared

햇빛이

haetbichi — Sunlight; light from the sun as subject

안으로

anEuro — Inward; into the inside of something

바닥

badak — Floor; the bottom surface of a room or space

한가운데에는

hangaundeeen eun — In the very middle; at the center of something

제비

jebi — Swallow; a small fast-flying migratory bird

있었는데

isseonnneunde — Was there; existed with additional context following

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; pleasing to the senses or sight

날개는

nalgaeneun — Wings; the appendages used for flying as topic

몸통에

momtonge — Against the body; the trunk or torso of an animal

바짝

bajjak — Tightly pressed; close and firmly against something

붙어

bucheo — Attached; stuck or pressed closely to something

발과

balgwa — Feet and; the feet along with something else

머리는

meorineun — Head; the upper body part as topic

파묻혀

pamuchyeo — Buried; deeply hidden within feathers or material

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Poor; pitiful; deserving sympathy and compassion

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly; obviously without any doubt

추위로

chuwiro — Due to the cold; because of freezing temperatures

인해

inhae — Due to; caused by a particular reason

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was; formal statement confirming a past fact

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing; object marker on previously mentioned item

보고

bogo — Upon seeing; after looking at something

작은

jageun — Small; little in size

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree

슬퍼했습니다

seulpeohaetseumnida — Was sad; felt grief or sorrow formally expressed

새들을

saedeureul — Birds; plural birds as object of a verb

무척

mucheok — Very much; extremely; to a high degree

사랑했기

saranghaetgi — Because loved; past love as reason for something

때문입니다

ttaemunipnida — It is because; formal causal explanation given

여름

yeoreum — Summer; the warmest season of the year

내내

naenae — Throughout; the entire duration of a period

새들은

saedeuреун — The birds; plural birds as topic of sentence

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her; female pronoun as object of a verb

위해

wihae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone

아름답게

areumdapge — Beautifully; in a pleasing and lovely manner

노래하고

noraehago — Sang and; performed songs and also did more

굽은

gubeun — Bent; curved or crooked in shape

다리로

dariro — With his legs; using limbs to perform an action

새를

saereul — Bird; the bird as the object of a verb

옆으로

yeop euro — To the side; pushing or moving sideways

밀어내며

mireonaemyeo — While pushing aside; moving something away simultaneously

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke formally in past tense

이제

ije — Now; from this point onward

이

i — This; referring to something close at hand

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree

이상

isang — Any more; beyond this point; no longer

노래하지

noraehaji — Not sing; base of singing verb in negation

못할

mothal — Cannot; unable to do something in future

거야

geoya — It will be; informal future tense expression

새로

saero — Newly; as a new thing or creature

태어난다는

taeeonandaneun — Being born; the fact of coming into existence

것이

geosi — The thing of; nominalizer as subject marker

얼마나

eolmana — How; to what extent; used for emphasis

비참한

bichamhan — Miserable; wretched; in a pitiful sad state

일인가

iringaka — What a thing; exclamatory about a state or event