Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 884

Vocabulary

시장과

si-jang-gwa — Mayor and; the mayor along with someone else

시의회에

si-ui-hoe-e — To the city council; directional marker attached

부탁을

bu-tak-eul — A request or favor (object marker attached)

드려

deu-ryeo — To humbly give or offer to someone senior

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

오랜

o-raen — Long-lasting; of a long period of time

충실한

chung-sil-han — Faithful, loyal, and dedicated in service

봉사에

bong-sa-e — In service; devoted work for others

대한

dae-han — Regarding; concerning a particular subject or matter

배려로

bae-ryeo-ro — With consideration or thoughtful care for someone

가로등을

ga-ro-deung-eul — Street lamp; outdoor light on a road (object)

간직할

gan-jik-hal — To keep and cherish something precious to oneself

수

su — Ability or possibility (used in grammar pattern)

있게

it-ge — So that one can have or keep something

허락해

heo-rak-hae — To permit or allow someone to do something

달라고

dal-la-go — Asking someone to give or do something

간청했는데

gan-cheong-haet-neun-de — Earnestly pleaded or beseeched someone for something

이유는

i-yu-neun — The reason is; cause or rationale (topic marker)

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time measurement

전

jeon — Before; ago; prior to a point in time

처음

cheo-eum — First time; the beginning of something

임무를

im-mu-reul — A duty or mission assigned to someone (object)

시작하던

si-jak-ha-deon — Was beginning; used to start (past habitual modifier)

날

nal — Day; a specific date or time period

직접

jik-jeop — Directly; personally doing something oneself

등을

deung-eul — Lamp or light (object marker attached)

달고

dal-go — Attaching and; to hang or affix something

불을

bul-eul — Fire or light (object marker attached)

켰기

kyeot-gi — Turned on; lit up a light or fire

때문이었습니다

ttae-mun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was because of; formal past causal ending

거의

geo-eui — Almost; nearly; close to a certain degree

자식처럼

ja-sik-cheo-reom — Like a child; resembling one's own offspring

여겼습니다

yeo-gyeot-seum-ni-da — Regarded or considered something in a certain way

자녀가

ja-nyeo-ga — Children; sons and daughters (subject marker)

없었기에

eop-seot-gi-e — Because there were none; due to absence of something

등은

deung-eun — The lamp or light (topic marker attached)

주어졌습니다

ju-eo-jeot-seum-ni-da — Was given; something was presented or granted formally

따뜻한

tta-ddeu-tan — Warm; pleasantly heated in temperature or feeling

난로

nan-ro — Stove or heater; a device for warming a room

가까이에

ga-kka-i-e — Near; close to a particular place or object

있는

it-neun — That exists or is located; present tense modifier

큰

keun — Large or big in size or degree

안락의자에

an-rak-eui-ja-e — In an armchair; a comfortable padded chair

놓여

no-yeo — Was placed or put; resting in a location

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — Was; existed in a place (formal past tense)

마치

ma-chi — Just like; as if; used for comparisons

더

deo — More; to a greater extent or degree

커진

keo-jin — Having grown bigger; enlarged (past modifier form)

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if it were; like a certain thing

보였는데

bo-yeot-neun-de — Appeared to be; looked like, with added context

의자를

eui-ja-reul — The chair (object marker); a seat to sit on

꽉

kkwak — Tightly; fully packed or stuffed completely

채우는

chae-u-neun — Filling up; occupying all available space

듯했기

deut-haet-gi — Seemed to; appeared as though (causal modifier form)

때문입니다

ttae-mun-im-ni-da — It is because; formal causal sentence ending

노부부는

no-bu-bu-neun — The elderly couple (topic marker attached)

저녁

jeo-nyeok — Evening; the time of day after afternoon

식사를

sik-sa-reul — A meal; eating food (object marker attached)

하며

ha-myeo — While doing; simultaneously performing an action

오래된

o-rae-doen — Old; having existed for a long time

다정한

da-jeong-han — Affectionate and warm; showing fondness or tenderness

눈빛으로

nun-bit-eu-ro — With a look in one's eyes; an expression

바라보았는데

ba-ra-bo-at-neun-de — Gazed at; looked upon with a certain feeling

기꺼이

gi-kkeo-i — Willingly; gladly doing something without hesitation

식탁에

sik-tak-e — At the dining table; a table for eating meals

한자리

han-ja-ri — One spot or seat; a single place at a table

내어

nae-eo — Offering or making available a space for someone

주고

ju-go — Giving and; providing something to someone

싶어했습니다

si-peo-haet-seum-ni-da — Wanted to; expressed a desire to do something

땅속

ttang-sok — Underground; beneath the surface of the earth

야드

ya-deu — Yard; a unit of length measurement

깊이의

gi-pi-eui — Of depth; indicating how deep something is

지하실에

ji-ha-sil-e — In the basement; an underground room or cellar

살고

sal-go — Living and; residing in a place continuously

방에

bang-e — Into the room; a location marker for a room

들어가려면

deul-eo-ga-ryeo-myeon — If one wants to enter; a conditional entry phrase

돌로

dol-lo — Made of stone; using stone as a material

된

doen — Made of or that has become something

통로를

tong-ro-reul — A passage or corridor (object marker attached)

지나야

ji-na-ya — Must pass through; required to go through something

했던

haet-deon — Used to do; past habitual action modifier

것은

geo-seun — The fact that; nominalizing clause with topic marker

사실이었지만

sa-sil-i-eot-ji-man — It was true but; acknowledging a fact with contrast

안은

an-eun — The inside (topic marker); the interior of a space

따뜻하고

tta-ddeu-ta-go — Warm and; pleasantly heated with another quality added

아늑했으며

a-neuk-haet-eu-myeo — Was cozy and; snug with an additional quality

문

mun — Door; an entrance or exit to a room

주위에는

ju-wi-e-neun — Around; in the surrounding area of something

천

cheon — Cloth or fabric; a piece of textile material

조각들이

jo-gak-deul-i — Pieces or scraps (subject marker); small cut sections

못으로

mot-eu-ro — With nails; using a nail to fasten something

박혀

bak-hyeo — Nailed or fastened into; embedded in a surface

침대와

chim-dae-wa — Bed and; a sleeping surface with something else

작은

ja-geun — Small; little in size or amount

창문에는

chang-mun-e-neun — On the window (topic marker); a glass pane opening

커튼이

keo-teun-i — Curtain (subject marker); fabric hung over a window

달려

dal-lyeo — Hanging; attached and suspended from something

모든

mo-deun — All; every single one without exception

깨끗하고

kkae-kkeu-ta-go — Clean and; tidy with an additional quality added

단정해

dan-jeong-hae — Neat and tidy; well-arranged in appearance

보였습니다

bo-yeot-seum-ni-da — Appeared; looked to be a certain way (formal past)

창가에는

chang-ga-e-neun — By the window; near a windowsill (topic marker)

이름의

i-reum-eui — Named; possessive form indicating a name

선원이

seon-won-i — A sailor or seaman (subject marker attached)

동인도

dong-in-do — East Indies; historical region in Southeast Asia

또는

tto-neun — Or; indicating an alternative option or choice

서인도에서

seo-in-do-e-seo — From the West Indies; a Caribbean island region

가져온

ga-jyeo-on — Brought from; carried here from another place

신기한

sin-gi-han — Strange and curious; wonderfully unusual or exotic

화분이

hwa-bun-i — Flowerpot (subject marker); a container for growing plants

점토로

jeom-to-ro — Made of clay; using clay as a material

만들어졌으며

man-deul-eo-jeot-eu-myeo — Were made and; constructed with an additional fact

등이

deung-i — Back (subject marker); the rear part of a body

열린

yeol-lin — Opened; having an open or hollow area

마리의

ma-ri-eui — Of a number of animals; animal counter (possessive)

코끼리

ko-kki-ri — Elephant; a large gray mammal with a trunk

모양이었습니다

mo-yang-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was in the shape of; had the form of something

속이

so-gi — The inside (subject marker); interior of an object

비어

bi-eo — Empty; having nothing inside a space

있어

it-sseo — Is; exists; a casual present-tense existence verb

흙으로

heuk-eu-ro — With soil or dirt; using earth as a material

채워졌고

chae-wo-jeot-go — Was filled and; had been stuffed with something

공간을

gong-gan-eul — Space or opening (object marker); an available area

통해

tong-hae — Through; by means of passing via something

꽃이

kko-chi — Flower (subject marker); a blooming plant part

피어

pi-eo — Blooming; a flower opening up and blossoming

한쪽에는

han-jjo-ge-neun — On one side; in one direction (topic marker)

아주

a-ju — Very; quite; an intensifying adverb

싱싱한

sing-sing-han — Fresh and vibrant; lively and full of vitality

골파

gol-pa — Chives; a slender green herb in the onion family

부추가

bu-chu-ga — Korean chives (subject marker); a common cooking herb

자라고

ja-ra-go — Growing and; plants developing in size or height

있었는데

it-eot-neun-de — Was there and; existed with additional context following

바로

ba-ro — Exactly; right here or precisely this thing

텃밭이었습니다

teot-bat-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was their kitchen garden; a small home vegetable plot