Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 906

Vocabulary

대부분의

daebubuneui — of most; relating to the majority of something

사람들은

saramdeureun — people (topic marker); referring to people in general

오르막과

oreumaggwa — uphill slope, along with; rises in life

내리막을

naerimageu — downhill slope (object); declines in life

모두

modu — all, everyone, everything entirely

경험해야

gyeongheomhaeya — must experience; obligated to go through

합니다

hamnida — formal polite verb ending meaning 'do/does'

그리고

geurigo — and, and then; connector between sentences

올바르게

olbareuge — correctly, rightly, in the proper manner

생각해

saenggakae — think about; consider informally

보면

bomyeon — if you look; when considering something

우리

uri — we, us, our; first-person plural pronoun

모두는

modueun — all of us (topic); everyone without exception

결국

gyeolguk — in the end, ultimately, after all

파수꾼이

pasukkunи — watchman, guard (subject marker); one who watches

되어

doeeо — becoming; transitional verb form of 'to become'

높은

nopeun — high, tall; adjective describing elevation

곳에서

goseeseo — from a place; at a location

인생을

insaengeul — life (object marker); one's entire life journey

내려다보게

naeryeodaboge — to look down upon; to overlook from above

됩니다

doemnida — becomes; formal polite form of 'to become'

이것이

igeosi — this (subject); referring to something just mentioned

바로

baro — exactly, right, precisely; emphasizing directness

내

nae — my; first-person singular possessive pronoun

친구이자

chinguija — friend and also; dual-role connector word

늙은

neulgeun — old, aged; adjective describing an elderly person

탑지기인

tapjigiin — tower keeper; one who maintains a tower

말이었습니다

marieosseumnida — were the words of; formal past tense of 'words'

그는

geuneun — he (topic marker); referring to a male subject

기이하고

giihago — strange and; peculiar, odd in character

수다스러운

sudaseureoŭn — talkative, chatty; prone to excessive talking

노인으로

noineurо — as an old man; elderly person role marker

머릿속에

meoritsoge — inside one's head; in the mind or thoughts

떠오르는

tteooreŭneun — coming to mind; floating up into consciousness

모든

modeun — every, all; adjective meaning without exception

것을

geoseul — thing (object marker); referring to something general

말하는

malhaneŭn — speaking, saying; present tense of 'to speak'

듯했지만

deutheassjiман — seemed to, but; appeared to yet contrasting

그럼에도

geureomedo — nevertheless, even so; despite that fact

불구하고

bulguhago — regardless of, despite; used with 그럼에도

가슴

gaseum — chest, heart; seat of emotion or feeling

깊은

gipeun — deep; adjective describing depth or profundity

곳에

gose — in a place, at a spot; location particle

많은

maneun — many, much; adjective indicating large quantity

진지한

jinjihan — serious, earnest; sincere and thoughtful in manner

생각을

saenggageul — thoughts (object); ideas held in the mind

품고

pumgo — holding, harboring; keeping something within oneself

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — there was, had; formal past tense of existence

그렇습니다

geureosseumnida — that is so, yes indeed; formal affirmative expression

훌륭한

hullyunghan — excellent, fine, splendid; of distinguished quality

집안

jiban — family, household; one's family background or lineage

출신이었으며

chulssinieos-seumyeo — was from (a background); originating from a family

심지어

simjieo — even, furthermore; introducing a surprising addition

그가

geuga — he (subject marker); third-person male subject form

아들이거나

adeulиgeona — whether a son or; son with alternative possibility

그럴

geureol — like that, such; referring to a possible situation

수도

sudo — also possible; possibility marker with 있다

있었다고

isseotdago — reportedly was; hearsay past tense construction

사람들도

saramdeuldo — people also, even people; others with additive meaning

공부도

gongbudo — studying also; education with additive particle

했고

haetgo — did and; past tense connector listing actions

보조

bojo — assistant, auxiliary; supplementary support role

교사와

gyosawa — with a teacher; educator with conjunction particle

일하기도

ilhagido — also worked as; doing work with additive meaning

했습니다

haessеumnida — did, performed; formal polite simple past tense

하지만

hajiman — but, however; common contrastive conjunction

그

geu — that, the; demonstrative adjective or article

것이

geosi — thing (subject marker); general noun with subject

그에게

geuege — to him, for him; dative form of third person male

무슨

museun — what kind of, what; interrogative adjective

소용이었겠습니까

soyongieotgesseumnikka — what use would it have been; rhetorical usefulness question

시절

sijeol — days, period, time; a particular era of life

서기의

seogiui — of the clerk; possessive form of secretary/clerk

집에서

jibeseo — at the house, from home; location particle with house

살았으며

sarassеumyeo — lived and; past tense of living with connector

속담처럼

sokdamcheoreom — like a proverb; as the saying goes

집

jip — house, home; dwelling place or residence

안의

anui — inside of, interior of; possessive location particle

무료로

muryoro — for free, at no cost; without payment

제공받기로

jegongbatgiro — arranged to receive provisions; agreed to be given

여전히

yeojeonhi — still, as before; continuing unchanged from before

말하자면

malhajamyeon — so to speak, in other words; introducing rephrasing

세련된

seryeondoen — refined, sophisticated; polished and elegant in style

젊은

jeolmeun — young; adjective describing youth or young age

신사였습니다

sinsayeossеumnida — was a gentleman; formal past describing refined man

특제

teukje — special-made, custom; specially manufactured product

구두약으로

guduyageurо — with shoe polish; using boot-polishing substance

장화를

janghwareul — boots (object marker); tall boots worn on feet

닦고

dakkgo — polishing and; cleaning with connector particle

싶어

sipeo — wanted to, desired to; expressing a wish or desire

했지만

haessjiман — tried/did but; past tense with contrastive connector

서기는

seogineun — the clerk (topic); secretary or clerk as subject

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — ordinary, plain, common; nothing special or remarkable

기름밖에

gireuмbakke — nothing but oil; only ordinary grease available

마련할

maryeonhal — to prepare, to provide; future tense of arranging

수

su — ability, possibility; used in can/cannot constructions

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — there was not; formal past negative existence

점에서

jomeseo — on this point, in this regard; specific aspect marker

그들은

geudeureun — they (topic marker); referring to a group of people

갈라섰습니다

gallaseosseumnida — parted ways, separated; formally split apart from each other

한

han — one, a certain; numeral or indefinite article

사람은

sarameun — one person (topic); a certain individual as subject

인색함을

insaekameul — miserliness (object); stinginess or cheapness trait

말했고

malhaetgo — said and; past tense of speaking with connector

다른

dareun — other, different, another; contrasting with previous

허영심을

heoyeongshimeul — vanity (object); excessive pride in one's appearance

말했으며

malhaessеumyeo — said and (connector); spoke with continuing conjunction

구두약은

guduyageun — shoe polish (topic); boot polish as the subject

그들

geudeul — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

사이의

saiui — between them; possessive form of 'between/among'

불화의

burhwaui — of discord, of conflict; possessive of disagreement

검은

geomeun — black; adjective describing dark color

원인이

wonini — cause (subject); reason or factor behind something

되었고

doeeotgo — became and; past tense of becoming with connector

헤어지고

heeojigo — parting and; separating with sequential connector

말았습니다

marassеumnida — ended up doing; regrettable completion of an action

세상

sesang — the world; society or the world at large

전반에

jeonbane — throughout, overall; across the whole of something

요구했던

yoguhаetdeon — had demanded, had required; past retrospective requesting

것

geot — thing, matter; general noun for an abstract item

즉

jeuk — namely, that is; introducing a clarification or example

얻지

eotji — to obtain, to get; verb stem with negative connector

못했습니다

mothaessеumnida — could not do; formal past inability or failure