Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 870

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that person (third person pronoun)

소는

so-neun — The cow (topic marker attached)

어떤

eo-tteon — What kind of, some, any

소와

so-wa — With the cow (cow + with particle)

비교해도

bi-gyo-hae-do — Even when compared to something

손색없을

son-saek-eop-seul — Not inferior to, worthy of comparison

만큼

man-keum — As much as, to the extent that

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful, lovely (adjective form)

동물이었습니다

dong-mul-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was an animal (formal past tense)

저

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

분명히

bun-myeong-hi — Clearly, certainly, obviously

좋은

jo-eun — Good, fine, nice (adjective form)

우유를

u-yu-reul — Milk (object marker attached)

낼

nael — Will produce or give (future form)

거야

geo-ya — It will be, going to (informal future)

농부는

nong-bu-neun — The farmer (topic marker attached)

혼자

hon-ja — Alone, by oneself

중얼거렸습니다

jung-eol-geo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Muttered, mumbled to oneself (formal past)

말을

mal-eul — Horse or words (object marker attached)

바꾸는

ba-kku-neun — Exchanging, switching, changing (present)

건

geon — The thing of (nominalizing contracted form)

정말

jeong-mal — Really, truly, indeed

교환이

gyo-hwan-i — Exchange, trade (subject marker attached)

될

doel — Will become, will be (future form)

이봐요

i-bwa-yo — Hey, excuse me (casual attention-getting)

저기

jeo-gi — Over there, that place

소

so — Cow, cattle

가진

ga-jin — Having, possessing (past participle form)

분

bun — Person (honorific/polite form)

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

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

제

je — My (humble/polite possessive pronoun)

들어보세요

deu-reo-bo-se-yo — Please listen, please hear me out

말이

mal-i — Horse or words (subject marker attached)

소보다

so-bo-da — Than the cow (comparative particle)

더

deo — More, even more

값나간다는

gap-na-gan-da-neun — That it is worth more in value

저도

jeo-do — I also, me too (humble form)

알지요

al-ji-yo — I know, I do know (polite form)

하지만

ha-ji-man — But, however, nevertheless

그런

geu-reon — Such, that kind of, like that

상관없어요

sang-gwan-eop-seo-yo — It doesn't matter, I don't mind

소가

so-ga — The cow (subject marker attached)

저한테

jeo-han-te — To me, for me (humble indirect object)

쓸모가

sseul-mo-ga — Usefulness, utility (subject marker attached)

있거든요

it-geo-deu-nyo — There is, you see (explanatory polite)

그러니

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

괜찮으시다면

gwaen-cha-neu-si-da-myeon — If it's alright with you (honorific conditional)

바꿔요

ba-kkwo-yo — Let's trade, let's exchange (polite)

물론이지요

mul-lon-i-ji-yo — Of course, certainly (polite affirmation)

남자가

nam-ja-ga — The man (subject marker attached)

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — And so, thus, as a result

이루어졌고

i-ru-eo-jyeot-go — Was accomplished, was achieved, and then

일이

il-i — The task, work (subject marker attached)

마무리되었으니

ma-mu-ri-doe-eot-eu-ni — Since the matter was concluded/wrapped up

돌아갈

do-ra-gal — To return, go back (future modifier)

수도

su-do — Also could, the ability also

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — There was, existed (formal past tense)

원래

wol-lae — Originally, from the beginning, initially

하려던

ha-ryeo-deon — Had intended to do (past intention)

일을

il-eul — The task, work (object marker attached)

다

da — All, completely, everything

마쳤으니까요

ma-chyeot-eu-ni-kka-yo — Because he had finished (polite causal)

장터에

jang-teo-e — At the market, to the marketplace

가기로

ga-gi-ro — Decided to go (intention marker form)

마음먹었던

ma-eum-meo-geot-deon — Had made up one's mind (past intent)

터라

teo-ra — Since, given that (circumstantial connector)

구경이라도

gu-gyeong-i-ra-do — At least some sightseeing or browsing

하려고

ha-ryeo-go — In order to do, intending to do

결심했습니다

gyeol-sim-haet-seum-ni-da — Decided, made a resolution (formal past)

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore, and so

소를

so-reul — The cow (object marker attached)

끌고

kkeul-go — Leading, pulling and (connective form)

읍내로

eup-nae-ro — Toward the town center, to the village

향했습니다

hyang-haet-seum-ni-da — Headed toward, set off for (formal past)

동물을

dong-mul-eul — The animal (object marker attached)

이끌며

i-kkeul-myeo — While leading, while guiding

씩씩하게

ssik-ssik-ha-ge — Briskly, vigorously, in a spirited manner

걷던

geot-deon — Was walking, used to walk (past modifier)

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker attached)

얼마

eol-ma — How much, how many, some amount

지나지

ji-na-ji — Pass, elapse (negative connective form)

않아

a-na — Not, without (negative connective form)

양을

yang-eul — The sheep (object marker attached)

몰고

mol-go — Driving, herding animals (connective form)

가는

ga-neun — Going (present tense modifier form)

남자를

nam-ja-reul — The man (object marker attached)

따라잡았습니다

tta-ra-ja-bat-seum-ni-da — Caught up with, overtook (formal past)

등에

deung-e — On the back (location particle attached)

훌륭한

hul-lyung-han — Excellent, splendid, magnificent

털을

teol-eul — Fur, wool, hair (object marker attached)

실하고

sil-ha-go — Sturdy, substantial, and (connective form)

살찐

sal-jjin — Fat, plump, well-fed (modifier form)

양이었습니다

yang-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was a sheep (formal past tense)

녀석을

nyeo-seo-geul — That guy, the creature (informal object)

갖고

gat-go — Having, holding (connective form)

싶은걸

si-peun-geol — Want to have, desire (exclamatory form)

생각했습니다

saeng-ga-kaet-seum-ni-da — Thought, considered (formal past tense)

우리

u-ri — Our, we; also a pen/enclosure for animals

울타리

ul-ta-ri — Fence, enclosure, barrier around yard

옆에는

yeo-pe-neun — Beside, next to (topic marker attached)

풀이

pu-ri — Grass (subject marker attached)

충분하고

chung-bun-ha-go — Sufficient, enough, and (connective form)

겨울에는

gyeo-u-re-neun — In winter (topic/location marker attached)

방

bang — Room, indoor space

안에서

a-ne-seo — Inside, within (location particle attached)

함께

ham-kke — Together, along with

키울

ki-ul — To raise, to rear (future modifier)

있어

it-seo — There is, can (informal connective form)

어쩌면

eo-jjeo-myeon — Perhaps, maybe, possibly

키우는

ki-u-neun — Raising, rearing (present modifier form)

게

ge — The thing of (contracted nominalizer)

이득일지도

i-deuk-il-ji-do — Might be a benefit or gain

몰라

mol-la — Don't know, maybe (informal form)

바꿔볼까

ba-kkwo-bol-kka — Shall I try trading or swapping?