Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 792

Vocabulary

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); refers to a group of people

배가

baega — Stomach (subject marker); referring to one's belly

불렀고

bulleotgo — Were full/satiated and (connective past tense)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; conjunction indicating result or consequence

비둘기들을

bidulgideureul — Pigeons (object marker); plural form of pigeon

떠나

tteona — Leave, depart; to go away from a place

그들에

geudeure — To/about them; directional particle attached to pronoun

대한

daehan — Regarding, about, concerning; used in formal contexts

의견을

uigyeoneul — Opinion (object marker); one's view or perspective

나누면서

nanumyeonseo — While sharing/exchanging; doing something simultaneously

정원

jeongwon — Garden; an outdoor area with plants and flowers

울타리

ultari — Fence; a barrier enclosing a yard or garden

아래로

araero — Downward, below; directional particle meaning toward bottom

슬쩍

seuljeok — Stealthily, sneakily; doing something quietly unnoticed

들어갔으며

deureogasseumyeo — Entered and (connective); went inside somewhere additionally

집으로

jibeuro — Toward the house; directional marker attached to home

통하는

tonghaneun — Leading to, connecting; a path or passage linking places

문이

muni — Door (subject marker); an entrance to a room or building

열려

yeollyeo — Opened; past state of a door being open

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present tense modifier indicating existence

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer referring to a fact

발견했을

balgyeonhaesseul — Had discovered; past tense of finding or noticing something

때

ttae — When, time; indicating a specific moment or occasion

그들

geudeul — They, them; third-person plural pronoun in Korean

중

jung — Among, middle; used to indicate one within a group

하나가

hanaga — One (subject marker); referring to a single entity

너무

neomu — Too, very, extremely; intensifier modifying adjectives or verbs

불러

bulleo — Full (here: satiated); also means to call or sing

용감한

yonggamhan — Brave, courageous; describing a bold or fearless character

기분이

gibuni — Feeling, mood (subject marker); one's emotional state

들었던지

deureotteonji — Must have felt; expresses inference about a past feeling

문지방

munjibang — Threshold, doorsill; the bottom frame of a doorway

위로

wiro — Upward, onto; directional particle meaning toward the top

폴짝

polljak — Hop, leap; onomatopoeia for a small jumping movement

뛰어올랐다

ttwieollattda — Jumped up; past tense of leaping upward onto something

삐약

ppiyak — Tweet, chirp; onomatopoeia for a small bird's sound

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person singular male pronoun

말했다

malhaettda — Said, spoke; past tense of the verb to say

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

정도는

jeongdoneun — About this level, to this extent; indicating degree or amount

해볼

haebool — Worth trying; attempt form of the verb to do

만하지

manhaji — Worthwhile, worth it; expressing that something merits doing

다른

dareun — Other, different; adjective modifying a contrasting noun

나도

nado — I too, me also; first-person pronoun with inclusive particle

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way; adverb referring to mentioned manner

할

hal — Will do, can do; future/ability modifier of the verb do

수

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

있어

isseo — There is, can; informal form of existence or ability

그것보다

geutgeotboda — More than that; comparative particle attached to a pronoun

더도

deodo — Even more; particle emphasizing going beyond a certain extent

그러고는

geureogoneun — And then, after that; sequential connective linking actions

방

bang — Room; an enclosed space inside a house or building

안으로

aneuro — Into, inward; directional particle meaning toward the inside

뛰어들었다

ttwieodeureottda — Jumped into, rushed in; past tense of leaping inside

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; indefinite pronoun indicating absence of people

없었다

eopseottda — There was not, did not exist; past negative existence verb

세

se — Three; Korean native number used with certain counters

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th'; used to indicate order or sequence

참새는

chamssaeneun — Sparrow (topic marker); a small common bird species

이것을

igeoseul — This (object marker); refers to something previously mentioned

보고

bogo — Seeing and; connective form of the verb to see

더욱

deouk — Even more, further; intensifier indicating greater degree

날아들어가며

naradeureogamyeo — Flying in while; present connective of flying into a place

외쳤다

oechyeottda — Shouted, exclaimed; past tense of crying out loudly

전부

jeonbu — Everything, all; referring to the entirety of something

아니면

animyeon — Or else, if not; conjunction presenting an alternative option

무

mu — Nothing, zero; expressing complete absence or nothingness

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — Anyway, regardless; transitional word dismissing prior context

참

cham — Really, truly; adverb expressing genuine feeling or surprise

신기한

singihan — Fascinating, wondrous; describing something surprisingly unusual

인간의

inganui — Human's, of humans; possessive form of the word human

둥지로구나

dungjiroguna — So it's a nest!; exclamatory form expressing discovery about nest

여기에

yeogie — Here, in this place; locative particle indicating present location

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); interrogative pronoun asking about something

갖다

gatda — To bring, have; verb meaning to carry or place something

놓은

noeun — Placed, put; past modifier of setting something down

거지

geoji — Right?, isn't it?; informal tag question seeking confirmation

이게

ige — What is this?; contraction of 이것이 in informal speech

뭐야

mwoya — What is it?; informal question asking about identity of something

참새들

chamssaedeul — Sparrows; plural form of the word for sparrow bird

가까이에서

gakkaieseo — Nearby, close to; locative phrase indicating close proximity

장미들이

jangmideuri — Roses (subject marker); plural form of the flower rose

피어

pie — Blooming, flowering; connective form of a flower blooming

있었고

isseotgo — Were present and; past existence verb with connective ending

그것들은

geutgeotdeureun — They, those things (topic); plural pronoun for objects

물에

mure — In water; locative particle attached to the word water

반영되어

banyeongdoeeo — Being reflected; passive form of the verb to reflect

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Were existing and; past continuous with connective ending

불탄

bultan — Burned, charred; past modifier describing something burnt

들보들이

deulbodeuri — Beams (subject marker); structural wooden roof or floor beams

돌출된

dolchuldoen — Protruding, jutting out; past modifier meaning sticking outward

굴뚝에

gulttuge — On the chimney; locative particle attached to chimney

기대어

gidaeeo — Leaning against; connective form of leaning or resting on

있었다

isseottda — Was, existed; past tense of the existence/state verb

뭔지

mwonji — What it is; informal indirect question about identity

말해봐

malhaebwa — Tell me, try saying; informal imperative to speak up

어떻게

eotteoke — How; adverb asking about the manner of something

이런

ireon — This kind of, such; demonstrative adjective describing type

게

ge — Thing, stuff; contracted nominalizer referring to something

저택의

jeotaegui — Of the mansion; possessive form of the word mansion

안에

ane — Inside, within; locative particle meaning in the interior

그리고

geurigo — And, also; simple conjunction connecting sentences or clauses

참새

chamssae — Sparrow; a small common perching bird species

모두

modu — All, everyone; refers to the entirety of a group

장미와

jangmiwa — With roses; conjunction particle attached to the word rose

굴뚝

gulttuk — Chimney; a vertical structure venting smoke from a building

날아가려

naraogaryeo — Intending to fly toward; purposive form of flying somewhere

했지만

haetjiman — Tried but; past tense with concessive conjunction meaning however

평평한

pyeongpyeonghan — Flat, level; adjective describing a smooth even surface

벽에

byeoge — On the wall; locative particle attached to the word wall

부딪히고

budichigo — Collided and; connective form of hitting or bumping into

말았다

maratda — Ended up doing; past tense expressing unintended result

그것은

geugeoseun — That (topic marker); pronoun referring to something discussed

그림이었으며

geurimieosseumyeo — Was a painting and; past copula of picture with connective

화가가

hwagaga — Painter, artist (subject marker); a person who creates paintings

스케치를

seukeichireul — Sketch (object marker); a rough preliminary drawing or outline

바탕으로

batangeuro — Based on, as foundation; instrumental phrase indicating basis

그린

geurin — Drew, painted; past modifier form of the verb to draw

크고

keugo — Large and; connective adjective form meaning big and also

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Magnificent, excellent; adjective praising quality or grandeur

그림이었다

geurimieottda — Was a painting; past tense copula sentence about a picture

참새들이

chamssaedeuri — Sparrows (subject marker); plural subject form of sparrow

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; emphatic negative indefinite pronoun

아니잖아

anijana — It's not, you know; informal denial reminding listener of fact

뭔가처럼

mwongacheoreom — Like something; comparative particle meaning resembling something

보일

boil — Will appear, seem; future modifier of the verb to look like

뿐이야

ppuniya — Only, just that; particle limiting meaning to a single thing

저게

jeoge — That over there; contraction pointing to something distant

아름다움

areumdaum — Beauty; the noun form of the adjective beautiful

이라는

iraneun — Called, known as; quotation modifier defining a term

거야

geoya — That's the thing; informal assertive ending explaining something

이해가

ihaega — Understanding (subject); comprehension of something explained

돼

dwae — Works out, understood; informal form of to become or work

난

nan — I, me; contracted informal first-person subject pronoun

모르겠어

moreugesseo — I don't know; informal expression of uncertainty or confusion

날아갔다

naragatda — Flew away; past tense of flying off or departing by flight

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); plural subject form of the word person

들어왔기

deureowatgi — Because they entered; nominalized past entry used in causative

때문이었다

ttaemun-ieottda — It was because; past tense causal expression explaining reason

날들과

naldeulgwa — Days and; plural of day with conjunctive particle attached

세월이

sewori — Years, time (subject marker); the passage of time and seasons

흘러갔다

heulleoatda — Flowed by, passed; past tense of time flowing or passing