Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 686

Vocabulary

이제

i-je — now, at this point in time

우리는

u-ri-neun — we (topic marker attached)

즐겁게

jeul-geop-ge — enjoyably, in a pleasant or joyful manner

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — story or conversation (object marker attached)

나눌

na-nul — to share or exchange (modifying future form)

수

su — ability or possibility (used in grammar patterns)

있군요

it-gun-yo — I see that there is; expresses realization politely

황새

hwang-sae — stork, a large long-legged wading bird

아빠가

a-ppa-ga — father (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

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

새들의

sae-deul-ui — of the birds (plural possessive form)

부리가

bu-ri-ga — beak or bill (subject marker attached)

모양은

mo-yang-eun — shape or form (topic marker attached)

각기

gak-gi — each one individually, respectively different

다르지만

da-reu-ji-man — although different, even though they differ

서로를

seo-ro-reul — each other (object marker attached)

이해할

i-hae-hal — to understand (modifying future form)

있답니다

it-dam-ni-da — there is/can (friendly assertive formal ending)

오늘

o-neul — today, the current day

밤에

bam-e — at night, during the nighttime

오신

o-sin — came, honored form of arriving (modifier)

것은

geo-seun — the thing/fact that (topic marker attached)

정말

jeong-mal — really, truly, indeed

다행이에요

da-haeng-i-e-yo — fortunate, lucky, what a relief

내일이었다면

nae-il-i-eot-da-myeon — if it had been tomorrow (conditional past)

이미

i-mi — already, by now, beforehand

떠났을

tteo-na-sseul — would have left or departed (past conditional)

거예요

geo-ye-yo — it would be; used for assumptions or predictions

어미와

eo-mi-wa — mother and (with connector, often animal mother)

저

jeo — I, me (humble/polite first-person pronoun)

어린

eo-rin — young, little (modifying adjective)

것들이

geot-deul-i — the young ones, the little ones (subject)

남쪽으로

nam-jjo-geu-ro — toward the south, in the southern direction

날아가려던

na-ra-ga-ryeo-deon — was about to fly away (past intentional modifier)

참이었거든요

cham-i-eot-geo-deun-yo — was just about to; explains a situation casually

저를

jeo-reul — me (humble object marker attached)

보세요

bo-se-yo — please look, please see (polite imperative)

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble topic marker attached)

강에서

gang-e-seo — from the river (location marker attached)

온

on — came from, having come (past modifier)

오랜

o-raen — long-time, old (as in a longtime friend)

친구이고

chin-gu-i-go — is a friend and (connective form)

어미의

eo-mi-ui — mother's (possessive, often referring to animal mother)

마음은

ma-eum-eun — heart or mind (topic marker attached)

부리보다

bu-ri-bo-da — more than the beak (comparative particle)

더

deo — more, even more

많은

man-eun — many, much, a lot of

담고

dam-go — holds, contains (connective form)

어미는

eo-mi-neun — the mother (topic marker attached)

항상

hang-sang — always, at all times

공주님이

gong-ju-nim-i — the princess (honorific subject marker attached)

스스로를

seu-seu-ro-reul — oneself (reflexive pronoun, object marker)

도울

do-ul — to help (modifying future/potential form)

방법을

bang-beob-eul — method or way (object marker attached)

알

al — to know (modifying potential form)

것이라고

geot-i-ra-go — saying that it is/will be (reported speech)

했지요

haet-ji-yo — said or did, didn't one? (confirmatory past)

저와

jeo-wa — with me (humble form with connector)

백조의

baek-jo-ui — swan's (possessive form)

깃털을

git-teol-eul — feather (object marker attached)

이곳으로

i-go-seu-ro — to this place, toward here

가져왔는데

ga-jyeo-wat-neun-de — brought here (background connective past tense)

지금

ji-geum — now, at this moment

그것이

geu-geo-si — that thing (subject marker attached)

기쁘고

gi-ppeu-go — happy, glad (connective form)

제가

je-ga — I (humble subject marker attached)

아직

a-jik — still, yet, not yet

여기

yeo-gi — here, this place

있다는

it-da-neun — the fact that (someone) is here (modifier)

것이

geo-si — the thing/fact that (subject marker attached)

얼마나

eol-ma-na — how much, how very (exclamatory)

다행인지요

da-haeng-in-ji-yo — how fortunate it is (exclamatory rhetorical)

날이

na-ri — the day (subject marker attached)

밝으면

bal-geu-myeon — when it becomes bright, when dawn comes

다른

da-reun — other, different (modifying adjective)

황새들과

hwang-sae-deul-gwa — with the storks (plural connector attached)

함께

ham-kke — together, jointly

대규모로

dae-gyu-mo-ro — on a large scale, en masse

출발할

chul-bal-hal — will depart, about to set off (future modifier)

우리가

u-ri-ga — we (subject marker attached)

먼저

meon-jeo — first, ahead of others

날아갈

na-ra-gal — will fly away (future modifying form)

테니

te-ni — since we will (connective expressing reason/plan)

뒤를

dwi-reul — the back, behind (object marker attached)

따라오시면

tta-ra-o-si-myeon — if you follow along (honorific conditional)

길을

gi-reul — road or path (object marker attached)

잃지

il-chi — lose (negative connective form, not lose)

않을

a-neul — will not (negative future modifier)

당신을

dang-sin-eul — you (object marker; formal/literary pronoun)

지켜볼

ji-kyeo-bol — will watch over, keep an eye on

거랍니다

geo-ram-ni-da — will do so (assertive formal declarative ending)

가져가야

ga-jyeo-ga-ya — must take along (obligation connective form)

할

hal — to do, must do (future/obligation modifier)

연꽃이

yeon-kko-chi — lotus flower (subject marker attached)

공주가

gong-ju-ga — the princess (subject marker attached)

입고

ip-go — wearing, dressed in (connective form)

제

je — my (humble possessive pronoun)

곁에서

gyeo-te-seo — from beside, at one's side

날고

nal-go — flying (connective present form)

있어요

it-seo-yo — is, exists, there is (polite present)

내

nae — my (informal possessive pronoun)

마음의

ma-eum-ui — of the heart or mind (possessive form)

꽃이

kko-chi — flower (subject marker attached)

여행할

yeo-haeng-hal — will travel (future modifying form)

그러니

geu-reo-ni — so, therefore, that being the case

수수께끼가

su-su-kke-kki-ga — riddle or mystery (subject marker attached)

풀렸군요

pul-lyeot-gun-yo — has been solved; expresses realization politely

집으로

ji-beu-ro — toward home, homeward

하지만

ha-ji-man — however, but, nevertheless

자신을

ja-sin-eul — oneself (reflexive pronoun, object marker)

길러준

gil-leo-jun — raised, brought up (past modifying form)

어머니

eo-meo-ni — mother (polite/standard term)

즉

jeuk — that is, namely, in other words

사랑스러운

sa-rang-seu-reo-un — lovely, lovable, endearing (modifying adjective)

아내를

a-nae-reul — wife (object marker attached)

한

han — one (numeral modifier)

번

beon — time, once (counter for occurrences)

보지

bo-ji — see (negative connective, without seeing)

않고서는

an-ko-seo-neun — without doing; unless one does (negative connector)

땅을

ttang-eul — land, ground (object marker attached)

떠날

tteo-nal — to leave, depart (future modifying form)

없다고

eop-da-go — saying there is no way; cannot (reported speech)