Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 739

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached); refers to a male person

대홍수의

dae-hong-su-ui — Of the great flood; possessive form of great flood

물

mul — Water; a basic liquid essential for life

위를

wi-reul — Above, over; indicates position on top of something

미끄러지듯

mi-kkeu-reo-ji-deut — As if sliding or gliding smoothly across a surface

지나며

ji-na-myeo — While passing by or going through something

방주를

bang-ju-reul — The ark; large vessel, object of an action

향해

hyang-hae — Toward, facing; indicates direction of movement

미소

mi-so — A smile; gentle expression of happiness or warmth

지었으니

ji-eo-sseu-ni — Made or built (it), and so; causal connective past tense

마치

ma-chi — Just as, as if; used to introduce a comparison

얼마

eol-ma — How much, how many; asks about quantity or amount

전

jeon — Before, ago; indicates a time prior to now

나를

na-reul — Me; first person singular as object of a verb

내려다보았을

nae-ryeo-da-bo-a-sseur — When (someone) looked down at; past tense modifier

때처럼

ttae-cheo-reom — Like the time when; comparing to a past moment

낡은

nal-geun — Old, worn-out, aged; describes something deteriorated

세상에서

se-sang-e-seo — From the world; indicates origin or location in the world

솟아날

so-sa-nal — That will rise up or spring forth from somewhere

새로운

sae-ro-un — New, fresh; describes something recently created or unknown

세계에

se-gye-e — In the world; indicates location within a world or realm

대한

dae-han — About, regarding, concerning; preposition-like connective word

위안과

wi-an-gwa — Comfort and; solace joined with another noun

약속을

yak-so-geul — A promise, appointment; object of a verb

가져다주었다

ga-jyeo-da-ju-eot-da — Brought and gave; delivered something to someone

자손들이

ja-son-deul-i — The descendants, offspring; subject form with plural marker

강가에

gang-ga-e — At the riverside, by the river; locative form

앉아

anj-a — Sitting; present participial form of the verb to sit

울고

ul-go — Crying and; connective form of the verb to cry

있을

i-sseul — While being, existing; modifier form indicating ongoing state

때

ttae — When, time; indicates a specific moment or period

침묵한

chim-muk-han — Silent, mute; adjective form describing something quiet

걸려

geol-lyeo — Hanging, being hung; connective participial form

있던

it-deon — That were; past modifier indicating something that existed

버드나무들을

beo-deu-na-mu-deul-eul — The willow trees; plural object form of willow tree

슬픔에

seul-peum-e — In sorrow, in sadness; locative form of grief

잠겨

jam-gyeo — Submerged in, immersed in; connective participial form

바라보았다

ba-ra-bo-at-da — Gazed at, looked toward; past tense of to gaze

발코니를

bal-ko-ni-reul — The balcony; object form of the word balcony

기어오르고

gi-eo-o-reu-go — Climbing up and; connective form of to climb up

진실한

jin-sil-han — True, sincere, genuine; adjective describing authenticity

사랑의

sa-rang-ui — Of love; possessive form of the word love

약속이

yak-so-gi — A promise; subject form of the word promise

천사처럼

cheon-sa-cheo-reom — Like an angel; comparison to an angelic being

하늘을

ha-neul-eul — The sky; object form of the word sky or heaven

나부낄

na-bu-na-kil — That will flutter or wave; future modifier form

둥근

dung-geun — Round, circular; adjective describing a spherical shape

달은

dal-eun — The moon; topic marker attached to the word moon

맑은

mal-geun — Clear, clean, pure; adjective describing clarity of air

공기

gong-gi — Air; the invisible gas surrounding Earth

속에서

so-ge-seo — Inside of, within; locative indicating interior position

어두운

eo-du-un — Dark, dim; adjective describing lack of light

나무들

na-mu-deul — Trees; plural form of the word tree

사이에

sa-i-e — Between, among; locative indicating position between things

반쯤

ban-jjeum — Halfway, about half; adverb indicating partial degree

숨어

sum-eo — Hiding, concealed; connective participial form of to hide

있었다

i-sseot-da — There was, existed; past tense of the verb to exist

갇힌

ga-chin — Trapped, confined, imprisoned; adjective from to be trapped

거인이

geo-in-i — The giant; subject form of the word giant

고독한

go-dok-an — Solitary, lonely; adjective describing isolation

바위에서

ba-wi-e-seo — From the rock; locative form of the word rock

넓은

neol-beun — Wide, broad, spacious; adjective describing large area

대양을

dae-yang-eul — The ocean; object form of the word great ocean

바라보는

ba-ra-bo-neun — Looking at, gazing toward; present modifier form

모습을

mo-seup-eul — The appearance, figure, sight; object form

보았으니

bo-a-sseu-ni — Saw, and so; past tense causal connective form

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive form of the third person male pronoun

영혼

yeong-hon — Soul, spirit; the inner spiritual essence of a person

속에는

so-ge-neun — Inside, within; topic-marked locative of inner space

위대한

wi-dae-han — Great, magnificent; adjective describing greatness or grandeur

생각들이

saeng-gak-deul-i — Thoughts; plural subject form of the word thought

휘몰아치고

hwi-mo-ra-chi-go — Swirling and raging; connective form of to surge wildly

아

a — Ah, oh; exclamation expressing emotion or realization

달이

dal-i — The moon; subject form of the word moon

들려줄

deul-lyeo-jul — That will tell, narrate; future modifier form of sharing story

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot constructions

있는

in-neun — That exists, that there is; present modifier of existence

이야기들이란

i-ya-gi-deul-i-ran — As for the stories; topic-emphatic plural of story

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, how many; exclamatory degree adverb

많은가

man-eun-ga — How many are there; rhetorical question about quantity

인간의

in-gan-ui — Of humanity, human; possessive form of human being

삶은

sal-meun — Life; topic form of the word life or living

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him, for him; dative form of the pronoun he

이야기와

i-ya-gi-wa — Story and; connective form of the word story

같다

gat-da — Is like, is the same; verb expressing similarity

오늘

o-neul — Today; the current day

밤

bam — Night; the dark period after sunset

나는

na-neun — I; first person singular topic form

그대를

geu-dae-reul — You; poetic second person object form

다시

da-si — Again, once more; adverb indicating repetition

보지

bo-ji — See; verb stem with negation connector

못하리

mot-ha-ri — Will not be able to; future negative ability form

오랜

o-raen — Long-time, old; adjective describing long duration

친구여

chin-gu-yeo — Oh friend; vocative form calling out to a friend

그대가

geu-dae-ga — You; poetic second person subject form

찾아온

cha-ja-on — That came to visit; past modifier of to come find

기억을

gi-eo-geul — Memory; object form of the word memory

그림으로

geu-rim-eu-ro — As a picture, by drawing; instrumental form of picture

그릴

geu-ril — To draw, paint; future modifier form of to draw

없다

eop-da — There is not, does not exist; verb of nonexistence

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then; conjunction connecting two clauses

내가

nae-ga — I; first person singular subject form

꿈결처럼

kkum-gyeol-cheo-reom — Like in a dream; comparing to a dreamy state

구름을

gu-reum-eul — The clouds; object form of the word cloud

바라보자

ba-ra-bo-ja — As I gazed at; propositive or simultaneous past form

하늘이

ha-neul-i — The sky; subject form of the word sky

밝아졌다

bal-ga-jyeot-da — Became bright, lightened up; past tense of to brighten

반짝이는

ban-jja-gi-neun — Sparkling, twinkling; present modifier describing glittering

빛이

bi-chi — Light; subject form of the word light or ray

있었고

i-sseot-go — There was and; past connective of existence

달에서

dal-e-seo — From the moon; locative-source form of moon

뻗어

bbeo-deo — Stretched, extended; connective participial of to extend

나온

na-on — That came out; past modifier of to come out

한

han — One, a single; numeral adjective meaning one

줄기

jul-gi — A ray, stem, streak; counter for beams or streams

나에게

na-e-ge — To me; dative form of the first person pronoun

내려앉았다

nae-ryeo-an-jat-da — Descended and settled; past tense of to come down settle

그것은

geu-geo-seun — It, that thing; topic form of the third person pronoun

사라지고

sa-ra-ji-go — Disappeared and; connective past of to disappear

구름들이

gu-reum-deul-i — The clouds; plural subject form of cloud

휙

hwik — Whoosh, swiftly; onomatopoeia for quick movement

지나쳤다

ji-na-chyeot-da — Passed by quickly; past tense of to pass over

그러나

geu-reo-na — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast

여전히

yeo-jeon-hi — Still, as before; adverb indicating unchanged continuation

내게

nae-ge — To me; shortened dative of first person pronoun

건네는

geon-ne-neun — Passing, giving; present modifier of to hand over

인사

in-sa — Greeting; an expression of acknowledgment or farewell

다정한

da-jeong-han — Affectionate, warm, kind; adjective of tender friendliness

잘

jal — Well; adverb indicating doing something properly

자라는

ja-ra-neun — Sleep well; phrase wishing someone a good rest

말이었다

mal-i-eot-da — It was the words of; past tense of it was a saying

아홉

a-hop — Nine; the native Korean number nine

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal marker; used to form ordinal numbers like ninth

공기가

gong-gi-ga — The air; subject form of the word air

맑아졌다

mal-ga-jyeot-da — Cleared up, became pure; past tense of to become clear

며칠

myeo-chil — Several days, a few days; indefinite number of days

밤이

bam-i — Night; subject form of the word night

지나고

ji-na-go — Passed and; connective form of to pass by

초승달이

cho-seung-dal-i — The crescent moon; subject form of crescent moon

되어

doe-eo — Becoming, having become; connective form of to become

스케치를

seu-ke-chi-reul — A sketch; object form of the loanword sketch

위한

wi-han — For the sake of; modifier meaning for or intended for

밑그림을

mit-geu-rim-eul — A rough sketch, draft drawing; object form of underdrawing

주었다

ju-eot-da — Gave; past tense of the verb to give

그가

geu-ga — He; subject form of the third person male pronoun

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story; object form of the word story or tale

들어보라

deul-eo-bo-ra — Listen and hear; imperative urging someone to listen