Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 782

Vocabulary

위에도

wie-do — Also above; indicates presence at a higher location

몇

myeot — How many; a few, some number of things

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals, subject marker attached

있어요

isseoyo — There is/are; polite present tense existence verb

그들은

geudeuреun — They (topic); refers to previously mentioned people or animals

머리를

meorireul — Head (object marker); one's head or top part

내밀고

naemilgo — Sticking out, extending forward; poking something outward

조용히

joyonghi — Quietly, silently; in a calm, hushed manner

지저귀는데

jijeogwinеunde — Chirping or twittering, while doing so (birds)

아버지와

abeojіwa — Father and; connecting father to another noun

어머니처럼

eomeonicheoreom — Like a mother; resembling or similar to one's mother

깃털이

gitteori — Feathers (subject marker); bird feathers or plumage

없답니다

eopttamnida — Reportedly does not have; polite hearsay negative existence

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); first-person plural subject

아래위로

araewiro — Up and down, above and below; in both vertical directions

모두

modu — All, everyone, everything; entire group included

좋은

joeun — Good, nice; positive quality adjective modifying a noun

이웃이

iusi — Neighbor (subject marker); person living nearby

존재한다는

jonjaehandaneun — That (something) exists; nominalizing existence for quotation

것이

geosi — The fact that; nominalizer used as subject of sentence

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; expresses degree or extent

아름다운가요

areumdaungayo — How beautiful is it; rhetorical question about beauty

위아래의

wiараеui — Of above and below; belonging to upper and lower areas

어린

eorin — Young, little; describing youth or small age

것들은

geotdeureun — The things (topic); plural nominalizer with topic marker

아래의

araeui — Of below; belonging to or located at a lower position

사실

sasil — Fact, truth; actually, in reality

물속의

mulsogui — Of inside the water; belonging to underwater space

그림자에

geurimjae — In/at the shadow; reflection or shadow in water

불과했지만

bulgwahaetjiman — Was merely, was nothing more than; despite being only

참새들이었다

chamssaedeurieotda — Were sparrows; past tense identification of sparrows

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form of third-person plural pronoun

부모도

pumodo — Parents also; father and mother as well

참새였으며

chamssaeyeosseumyeo — Were sparrows and; past identification with additive connector

작년에

jangnyeone — Last year; in the previous year

비어

bieo — Being empty; vacant state of a place or container

있던

itdeon — That used to be; past continuous modifier of existence

제비

jebi — Swallow; a type of migratory bird

둥지를

dungjireul — Nest (object marker); bird's home structure

차지하여

chajihayeo — Having occupied, taken over; claiming a space as one's own

마치

machi — Just as if, as though; used for comparison or simile

자기들의

jagideului — Their own; reflexive possessive for a group

것인

geosin — That which is; nominalizer used as modifier

양

yang — As if, pretending; acting like something is the case

안에서

aneseo — Inside, within; indicating location inside a space

살고

salgo — Living and; present continuous of to live, connecting clauses

있었다

isseotda — Was/were; past tense of existence verb

저기

jeogi — Over there; indicating a distant location

헤엄치는

heeomchineun — Swimming; present tense modifier describing swimming action

오리의

oriui — Of a duck; possessive relating to ducks

새끼들인가요

saekki­deuringayo — Are they the young ones; polite question about offspring

참새들이

chamssaedеuri — The sparrows (subject); plural sparrows as sentence subject

깃털을

gitteoreul — Feathers (object marker); bird feathers as sentence object

보며

bomyeo — While looking at; simultaneous action of seeing

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of asking a question

질문을

jilmuneul — Question (object marker); an inquiry posed to someone

해야

haeya — Must do, have to do; obligation or necessity

한다면

handamyeon — If one is going to do; conditional for an action

그럴듯한

geureoldeutan — Plausible, convincing; seeming reasonable or believable

해라

haera — Do it; imperative command form, informal plain style

어미가

eomiga — The mother (subject); animal mother as sentence subject

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of saying something

저것들이

jeogeotdeuri — Those things (subject); distant plural objects as subject

깃털인

gittteorin — That are feathers; modifier identifying something as feathers

것도

geotdo — Even the fact that; concessive nominalizer with also

모르니

moreuни — Not knowing; causal form expressing ignorance of a fact

나도

nado — I also, me too; first person with additive particle

달고

dalgo — Wearing, having attached; connecting verb for bearing something

너희도

neohido — You all also; second person plural with additive particle

달게

dalge — To wear/attach; adverbial form of attaching or bearing

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of becoming

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; modifier meaning that type of thing

깃털

gittteol — Feather; individual plume from a bird's body

말이야

mariya — I mean, you know; informal sentence-final emphasis particle

하지만

hajiman — But, however; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

좋단다

jottanda — Is better/nicer; informal declarative with mild emphasis

그래도

geuraedo — Even so, still; concessive meaning despite that

저것들을

jeogeotdeureul — Those things (object); distant plural objects as object

둥지로

dungjiro — To the nest; directional particle indicating destination nest

가져다

gajyeoda — Bringing, fetching; carrying something to a location

놓고

notgo — Placing and; setting something down, connecting to next action

싶구나

sipguna — I want to; expressive form of desire with mild exclamation

따뜻하게

ttatteutage — Warmly; adverbial form of warm, making something cozy

해주거든

haejugeodeun — Because it makes (something); causal explanatory ending

오리들이

orideuri — The ducks (subject); plural ducks as sentence subject

무엇

mueot — What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to; causal postposition indicating reason

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, so; adverb referring to a described manner

놀랐는지

nollanneunji — Whether they were surprised; indirect question about surprise

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; adverb emphasizing sincerity or truth

궁금하다

gunggeumhada — To be curious, to wonder; feeling of wanting to know

때문은

ttaemuneun — The reason (topic); cause or reason as topic of sentence

아닐

anil — Will not be; future modifier of negation verb

거야

geoya — It must be, I suppose; informal conjecture ending

물론

mullон — Of course, naturally; adverb conceding an obvious fact

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person singular with subject marker

너희에게

neohiege — To you all; dative form of second-person plural

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly; adverb indicating considerable degree

크게

keuge — Loudly, largely; adverbial form of big or loud

하고

hago — Saying, doing; connective form linking speech or action

말했긴

malhaetgin — Did say, though I said; concessive past speech form

했지만

haetjiman — Did, but; past tense adversative connector

머리가

meoriga — Head (subject); brain or intelligence as subject

나쁜

nappeun — Bad, poor; negative quality adjective modifying noun

장미들이

jangmideuri — The roses (subject); plural roses as sentence subject

이유를

iyureul — Reason (object marker); cause or motive as object

알아야

araya — Must know, need to know; obligation regarding knowledge

할

hal — Will do, to do; future modifier of action verb

텐데

tende — Should, ought to; expectation with mild contrast nuance

아무것도

amugеotdo — Nothing at all; negative indefinite pronoun

모른다

morеunda — Does not know; plain present tense of not knowing

그저

geujeo — Simply, just, merely; adverb indicating nothing more

자기

jagi — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun referring to subject

자신만

jasинman — Only oneself; reflexive noun with limiting particle

바라보며

barabomyeo — While gazing at; simultaneous action of looking at something

향기나

hyanggiна — Fragrance or; scent with listing or alternative particle

풍길

pungil — To give off, emit; future modifier of spreading fragrance

뿐이지

ppuniji — Only, merely; limiting particle with informal ending

이웃들이

iutdeuri — The neighbors (subject); plural neighbors as subject

지긋지긋하다

jigeutjigeutada — To be fed up, sick and tired of something annoying

저

jeo — That (distant); demonstrative pronoun for far objects

위에

wie — On top of, above; positional particle indicating upper area

있는

inneun — That exists, that is there; present modifier of existence

귀여운

gwiyeoun — Cute, adorable; positive adjective describing charm

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing small size

새들

saedеul — Birds; plural of bird, various small flying animals

좀

jom — A little, please; softening adverb or polite request marker

들어봐

deurеobwa — Listen, try listening; informal imperative to pay attention

그들도

geudеuldo — They also; third-person plural with additive particle

노래하고

noraehago — Singing and; connecting verb form of to sing

싶어

sipeo — Want to; expressing desire for an action informally

하기

hagi — Doing; nominalized verb form of an action

시작하지만

sijakhajiman — Start but; beginning an action with adversative connector

아직은

ajígeun — Not yet (topic); still not at this point in time

잘

jal — Well; adverb indicating skill or success in an action

되지

doeji — Doesn't work out; negated form of to become or succeed

않나

anna — Seems not to; soft negative rhetorical observation

봐

bwa — See, look; informal imperative or observational sentence ender

곧

got — Soon, shortly; adverb indicating near future time

되겠지

doegetji — Will probably manage; conjecture about future success

그게

geuge — That thing; contracted form of that is the subject

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Joyful, enjoyable; adjective describing pleasant feeling

일인지

irinii — Whether it is a thing; indirect question about a matter

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, this way; adverb referring to current manner

명랑한

myeongranghan — Cheerful, lively; adjective describing bright happy character

있다니

ittani — To think that there is; exclamatory surprise at existence

좋구나

jokuna — How nice, how good; exclamatory expression of approval