Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 759

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached), referring to a male person

고개를

go-gae-reul — Head or neck (object marker), as in lifting one's head

들어

deu-reo — Lifting or raising something, often the head

나를

na-reul — Me (object marker), first-person singular object form

바라보며

ba-ra-bo-myeo — While gazing or looking at someone or something

미소

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

지었다

ji-eot-da — Made or formed something, past tense completion

하지만

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

불과

bul-gwa — Only, merely; indicating a very small amount or time

1분

il-bun — One minute, a very short period of time

전에

jeo-ne — Before, ago; indicating a prior point in time

야유를

ya-yu-reul — Booing or jeering (object marker), mocking crowd sounds

받으며

ba-deu-myeo — While receiving something, such as ridicule or applause

쫓겨났었다

jjot-gyeo-nat-eot-da — Had been driven out or expelled from a place

비참한

bi-cham-han — Miserable, wretched, pitiful in condition or state

극장에서

geuk-jang-e-seo — From or at the theater, a performance venue

한심한

han-sim-han — Pathetic, pitiful, disappointing beyond reasonable expectation

관객들에게

gwan-gaek-deul-e-ge — To the audience members, those watching a performance

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, also; conjunction connecting clauses or ideas

오늘

o-neul — Today, the current day

밤

bam — Night, the dark period after sunset

낡은

nal-geun — Old, worn-out, dilapidated from long use

영구차

yeong-gu-cha — Hearse, a vehicle used to transport a coffin

한

han — One, a single unit or item

대가

dae-ga — A unit counter for vehicles (subject marker attached)

마을

ma-eul — Village, a small rural community or settlement

문을

mu-neul — Gate or door (object marker), an entrance or exit point

빠져나갔다

ppa-jyeo-na-gat-da — Escaped or slipped out of a place, past tense

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That, it (subject marker); referring to something mentioned

자살이었다

ja-sal-i-eot-da — It was a suicide, death caused by one's own hand

분칠을

bun-chil-eul — Powder makeup (object marker), white face paint applied

하고

ha-go — Doing, wearing; connecting action to subsequent clause

경멸받던

gyeong-myeol-bat-deon — Who used to be despised or held in contempt

우리의

u-ri-ui — Our, belonging to us; possessive form of we

영웅이었다

yeong-ung-i-eot-da — Was a hero, a brave or celebrated person, past tense

영구차의

yeong-gu-cha-ui — Of the hearse, possessive referring to the funeral vehicle

마부만이

ma-bu-ma-ni — Only the coachman or driver, no one else present

유일하게

yu-il-ha-ge — Solely, uniquely, as the only one remaining

자리를

ja-ri-reul — Seat or place (object marker), one's position or spot

지켰으며

ji-kyeot-seu-myeo — Kept or maintained one's place, while also doing something

나의

na-ui — My, belonging to me; first-person possessive form

달빛

dal-bit — Moonlight, the light emitted or reflected by the moon

외에는

oe-e-neun — Except for, other than; excluding what was mentioned

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, no one at all; total absence of people

따라오지

tta-ra-o-ji — Following along (negative form implied), coming after someone

않았다

an-at-da — Did not; past tense negative auxiliary verb ending

교회

gyo-hoe — Church, a Christian place of worship and community

묘지의

myo-ji-ui — Of the cemetery, possessive referring to a burial ground

구석에서

gu-seok-e-seo — In or from the corner, a secluded or marginal spot

자살자의

ja-sal-ja-ui — Of the suicide victim, possessive referring to one who self-killed

시신은

si-sin-eun — The corpse or dead body (subject marker), a deceased person's remains

삽으로

sa-beu-ro — With a shovel, using a digging tool as instrument

땅속에

ttang-sok-e — Inside the ground, underground, beneath the earth's surface

묻혔고

mu-thyeot-go — Was buried and (then); past passive burial with continuation

쐐기풀이

sswae-gi-pul-i — Nettles (subject marker), stinging weed plants that irritate skin

곧

got — Soon, shortly; indicating something will happen before long

그의

geu-ui — His, belonging to him; third-person masculine possessive

무덤

mu-deom — Grave or tomb, a burial mound or burial site

위에

wi-e — On top of, above; positional marker indicating upper surface

무성하게

mu-seong-ha-ge — Luxuriantly, densely, growing thick and abundant

자라날

ja-ra-nal — Will grow, future form of growing up or spreading

것이며

geo-si-myeo — Will be and (also); future conjunctive nominal ending

묘지기는

myo-ji-gi-neun — The gravedigger or cemetery keeper (topic marker)

다른

da-reun — Other, different; referring to something or someone else

무덤들에서

mu-deom-deul-e-seo — From the graves, plural burial sites in a cemetery

가시와

ga-si-wa — Thorns and; sharp pointed growths on plants, listed together

잡초를

jap-cho-reul — Weeds (object marker), unwanted wild plants in a space

그

geu — That, the; definite article-like determiner in Korean

던져

deon-jyeo — Throwing or tossing something aside or away

놓을

no-eul — Will place or leave; future form of putting something down

것이다

geo-si-da — It will be; nominal future or declarative sentence ending

열아홉

yeol-a-hop — Nineteen, the cardinal number between eighteen and twenty

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th', indicating order or sequence

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker), first-person subject in Korean sentence

로마에서

ro-ma-e-seo — From Rome, indicating origin from the Italian capital city

왔습니다

wat-seum-ni-da — Came, have come; formal polite past tense of to come

달이

da-ri — The moon (subject marker), Earth's natural satellite speaking

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said, spoke; past tense of the verb to speak

도시의

do-si-ui — Of the city, possessive referring to an urban area

한가운데

han-ga-un-de — In the very middle, right at the center of something

일곱

il-gop — Seven, the cardinal number between six and eight

언덕

eon-deok — Hill, a raised area of land smaller than a mountain

중

jung — Among, in the middle of a group or set

하나

ha-na — One, a single item; native Korean numeral for one

황궁의

hwang-gung-ui — Of the imperial palace, possessive referring to royal grounds

폐허가

pye-heo-ga — Ruins (subject marker), remains of a destroyed or abandoned structure

자리하고

ja-ri-ha-go — Is situated or located, occupying a particular place

있다

it-da — There is, exists; basic verb indicating presence or existence

야생

ya-saeng — Wild, untamed; growing or living in natural state

무화과나무가

mu-hwa-gwa-na-mu-ga — Fig tree (subject marker), a tree bearing sweet edible fruit

벽의

byeo-gui — Of the wall, possessive referring to a standing wall surface

틈새에서

teum-sae-e-seo — From the crack or crevice, a narrow gap in a surface

자라나

ja-ra-na — Growing out of, sprouting; emerging and developing upward

넓고

neol-go — Wide and (also); broad in size, conjunctive adjective form

잎으로

i-beu-ro — With leaves, using leaves as the instrument or means

황량함을

hwang-nyang-ham-eul — Desolation or bleakness (object marker), a barren empty feeling

덮고

deop-go — Covering and (also); placing over to hide or shelter

있으며

it-seu-myeo — Is doing and (also); continuous action with conjunctive ending

쓰레기

sseu-re-gi — Garbage, trash, waste material discarded or thrown away

더미를

deo-mi-reul — Pile or heap (object marker), a large mound of material

짓밟으며

jit-bal-beu-myeo — While trampling or stomping on, crushing underfoot

당나귀는

dang-na-gwi-neun — The donkey (topic marker), a small domesticated pack animal

푸른

pu-reun — Blue or green, a vivid natural color of plants or sky

월계수를

wol-gye-su-reul — Laurel tree or bay laurel (object marker), symbol of honor

밟고

bal-go — Stepping on and (also); treading upon a surface

무성한

mu-seong-han — Lush, thick, overgrown; growing densely in abundance

엉겅퀴를

eong-geong-kwi-reul — Thistles (object marker), prickly wild plants with purple flowers

기뻐한다

gi-ppeo-han-da — Is glad about, delights in, feels pleased by something

로마의

ro-ma-ui — Of Rome, possessive referring to the ancient Roman civilization

독수리들이

dok-su-ri-deul-i — Eagles (subject marker), large birds of prey, plural form

한때

han-ttae — Once, at one time, formerly; referring to a past era

날아올랐던

na-ra-ol-lat-deon — Used to soar or fly upward, past retrospective form

이곳

i-got — This place, here; referring to a nearby or current location

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (subject marker), third-person plural subject in Korean

왔고

wat-go — Came and (then); past tense with conjunctive continuation

보았고

bo-at-go — Saw and (then); past tense of seeing with continuation

정복했던

jeong-bok-haet-deon — Had conquered, subjugated; past retrospective of conquest

이곳에서

i-go-se-seo — In or from this place, at this very location

문은

mu-neun — The door or gate (topic marker), an entryway into a space

두

du — Two, the number two; native Korean numeral form

기둥

gi-dung — Pillar or column, a vertical structural support element

사이에

sa-i-e — Between, in the space between two objects or points

흙으로

heul-geu-ro — With earth or soil, using clay or dirt as material

지어진

ji-eo-jin — Built or constructed, passive past participial form

작고

jak-go — Small and (also); little in size, conjunctive adjective form

초라한

cho-ra-han — Shabby, humble, meager in appearance or quality

집으로

ji-beu-ro — To the house, toward a home or dwelling place

이어진다

i-eo-jin-da — Leads to, connects to; is joined or continued onward

덩굴이

deong-gul-i — Vines (subject marker), climbing or creeping plant stems

구부러진

gu-bu-reo-jin — Bent, curved, twisted out of a straight form

창문

chang-mun — Window, an opening in a wall fitted with glass

조의

jo-ui — Of mourning or condolence, possessive relating to grief

화환처럼

hwa-hwan-cheo-reom — Like a wreath or garland, resembling a decorative floral ring

늘어져

neu-reo-jyeo — Hanging down, drooping loosely in a relaxed way

노파와

no-pa-wa — Old woman and; an elderly female person, listed together

그녀의

geu-nyeo-ui — Her, belonging to her; third-person feminine possessive form

어린

eo-rin — Young, little; describing a child or young person

손녀가

son-nyeo-ga — Granddaughter (subject marker), a daughter's or son's female child

그곳에

geu-go-se — In that place, there; at the previously mentioned location

살고

sal-go — Live and (also); reside in a place, conjunctive form

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (topic marker), referring to a previously mentioned group

이제

i-je — Now, at this point, from this time onward

카이사르의

ka-i-sa-reu-ui — Of Caesar, possessive referring to the Roman ruler's domain

궁전을

gung-jeon-eul — Palace (object marker), a grand royal or imperial residence

지배하며

ji-bae-ha-myeo — While ruling or controlling, dominating a place or situation

낯선

nat-seon — Unfamiliar, strange, unknown; describing strangers or foreigners

이들에게

i-deul-e-ge — To these people, referring to specific individuals nearby

과거의

gwa-geo-ui — Of the past, possessive referring to former times or history

영광의

yeong-gwang-ui — Of glory, possessive relating to fame, honor, or splendor

흔적들을

heun-jeok-deul-eul — Traces or remnants (object marker), plural marks left behind

보여준다

bo-yeo-jun-da — Shows, demonstrates to someone; present tense of showing