Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 909

Vocabulary

그리고

geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting clauses or sentences.

우리

uri — First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'our'.

모두가

moduga — Everyone, all people without exception.

심지어

simjieo — Adverb meaning 'even' emphasizing an extreme case.

특허

teukeo — Patent or special license granting exclusive rights.

칠했다

chilhaetda — Applied paint or lacquer to a surface.

해도

haedo — Concessive connector meaning 'even if' or 'even though'.

같은

gateun — Adjective meaning 'same' or 'like' showing similarity.

이

i — Demonstrative meaning 'this' referring to something nearby.

지구

jigu — The Earth; the planet on which we live.

위에서

wieseo — On top of; located above a surface or place.

잠깐

jamkkan — Briefly; for a short moment in time.

존재하는

jonjaeha-neun — Existing; currently present or alive in the world.

지나지

jinaji — Not more than; does not exceed a certain limit.

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); refers to a fact or matter.

생각해

saenggakhae — Think about; consider a particular idea or matter.

보라

bora — Imperative meaning 'look' or 'consider this'.

비록

birok — Concessive adverb meaning 'even though' or 'although'.

우리가

uriga — 'We' with subject marker; we as the subject.

훈장과

hunjang-gwa — Medal or decoration and; an honor awarded for achievement.

지위와

jiwi-wa — Status and; one's position or rank in society.

직책을

jikchaegeul — Official position or duty (object marker); a job title.

가진

gajin — Possessing; having something as one's own.

유서

yuseo — Historical significance; a long and distinguished history.

깊은

gipeun — Deep; having great depth physically or metaphorically.

수백만

subaengman — Several million; a very large indefinite number.

년

nyeon — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months.

된

doen — Having become; elapsed or transformed into something.

바위들

bawi-deul — Rocks; large stones found in nature (plural).

앞에서는

ap-eseo-neun — In front of; compared to something ancient or grand.

누구나

nuguna — Anyone; every person without any exception.

완전한

wanjeonhan — Complete, total; fully developed without any lack.

초보자처럼

choboja-cheoreom — Like a beginner; resembling someone with no experience.

느껴진다

neukkkyeojinda — Is felt; a sensation or impression is experienced.

지난

jinan — Last, past; referring to a previous time period.

섣달

seotdal — The last month of the lunar calendar year.

그믐날

geumeunal — The last day of the lunar month; new moon day.

밤에

bame — At night; during the nighttime hours.

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); the speaker as the subject.

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something known.

책을

chaegeul — Book (object marker); a written or printed publication.

읽고

ilkgo — Reading and; in the midst of reading something.

있었는데

isseonnneunde — Was doing something; background action with contrast.

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely, to a great degree.

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely; without any part remaining outside.

책에

chaege — In the book; into or within a written work.

빠져들어

ppajyeodeureo — Being absorbed into; deeply engrossed in something.

나의

naui — My; possessive form of the first-person pronoun.

평소

pyeongso — Usually, normally; referring to one's typical routine.

새해맞이

saehae-maji — New Year celebration; welcoming the arrival of a new year.

오락

orak — Entertainment, amusement; recreational activity for enjoyment.

즉

jeuk — That is, namely; used to clarify or restate.

거친

geochin — Rough, wild; unrefined or turbulent in nature.

사냥을

sanyang-eul — Hunting (object marker); the activity of pursuing game.

잊어버리고

ijeobeorigo — Completely forgetting; losing memory of something entirely.

말았다

maratda — Ended up doing; completed an unintended action.

아

a — Exclamation of realization or mild surprise.

그게

geuge — That thing; contracted form of 그것이.

무엇인지

mueosiinji — What something is; an indirect question about identity.

모르시겠지요

moreuisigessjiyo — You probably don't know; polite assumption of ignorance.

마녀들이

manyeodeuri — Witches (subject marker); supernatural female figures in folklore.

빗자루를

bitjarureul — Broom (object marker); a cleaning tool ridden by witches.

타고

tago — Riding; mounting and traveling on a vehicle or object.

떠나는

tteonaneun — Departing, leaving; in the act of going away.

여행은

yeohaeng-eun — The journey or trip (topic marker); travel from one place.

잘

jal — Well; in a good or skilled manner.

알려져

allyeojyeo — Being known; widely recognized or familiar to people.

있지요

itjiyo — There is, isn't there; seeking agreement or confirmation.

성

seong — Saint; a title given to a holy or venerated person.

축일

chugil — Feast day; a religious holiday celebrating a saint.

전날

jeonnal — The eve; the day immediately before a special occasion.

산으로

saneuro — To the mountain; heading toward a mountainous destination.

것입니다

geosipnida — It is the case that; formal sentence-ending explanation.

하지만

hajiman — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

우리에게도

uriegedo — For us too; also applying to our group as well.

여행이

yeohaeng-i — A journey (subject marker); a trip or travel experience.

있는데

inneunde — There is, but; background clause introducing further information.

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic marker); referring to the thing just mentioned.

민족적이고

minjokjeogigo — National and; relating to a specific ethnic group or people.

현대적인

Modern, contemporary; relating to the current era.

것으로

geoseuro — As something; in the capacity or form of a thing.

바로

baro — Exactly, right; directly or precisely the thing mentioned.

새해

saehae — New Year; the beginning of a new calendar year.

밤

bam — Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise.

여행입니다

yeohaengimnida — It is a journey; formal statement about a travel event.

모든

modeun — All, every; referring to the totality of something.

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary, mediocre; lacking distinction or special quality.

시인들과

siindeulgwa — Poets and; referring to multiple poets together with others.

여류

yeoryu — Female (used with profession); a woman of a certain field.

시인들

siindeul — Poets; people who write poetry as their craft.

음악가들

eumakgadeul — Musicians; people who play or compose music professionally.

신문

sinmun — Newspaper; a printed publication reporting current events.

기고가들

Contributors, columnists; people who submit articles to publications.

예술계의

yesulgyeui — Of the art world; belonging to the artistic community.

유명

yumyeong — Famous, renowned; widely known and recognized by many.

인사들

insadeul — Notable figures, prominent people; distinguished individuals in society.

내

nae — My; first-person possessive or subject contraction.

말은

mareun — My words or meaning (topic marker); what I am saying.

아무

amu — Any; used in negative contexts meaning none or worthless.

쓸모없는

sseulmoeomneun — Useless, worthless; having no practical value or purpose.

말하는

malha-neun — Saying, referring to; the act of speaking about something.

것인데

geosin-de — It is the case that; providing background context or explanation.

이들이

ideuri — These people (subject marker); referring to the group mentioned.

하늘을

haneureul — The sky (object marker); the atmosphere above the earth.

날아

nara — Flying; moving through the air using wings or other means.

향합니다

hyanghamnida — Head toward, face; moving in the direction of something.

그들은

geudeur-eun — They (topic marker); the third-person plural subject.

그림

geurim — Picture, drawing; a visual artwork created by an artist.

붓이나

busina — A paintbrush or; used to give alternatives between objects.

깃털

gitteol — Feather; a light growth from a bird used as a quill.

펜에

pene — On a pen; referring to a writing instrument surface.

거꾸로

geokkuro — Upside down, backwards; in a reversed or inverted position.

앉아서

anjaseo — Sitting and then; seated while doing another action.

가는데

ganeunde — Going but; traveling while providing contrasting information.

강철

gangcheol — Steel; a strong hard metal alloy of iron and carbon.

펜은

peneun — The pen (topic marker); a writing instrument being discussed.

지탱하지

jitaenghaji — Not supporting; failing to bear or sustain weight.

못하기

motagi — Being unable to; lacking the ability to do something.

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal expression giving a reason or cause.

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; beyond an acceptable or desired degree.

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first person as the grammatical subject.

말했듯이

malhaetdusi — As I said; referring back to a previous statement.

매년

maenyeon — Every year, annually; occurring once per year regularly.

광경을

gwanggyeong-eul — The spectacle or scene (object marker); a remarkable sight.

보며

bomyeo — While watching; observing something simultaneously with another action.

대부분의

daebubunui — Most of; the majority belonging to a larger group.

기수들을

gisudeureul — The riders (object marker); people who ride animals or objects.

이름으로

ireumeuro — By name; identifying or calling someone using their name.

말할

malhal — To say, will say; future or potential act of speaking.

수

su — Ability, possibility; used to express capacity to do something.

있지만

itjiman — There is, but; concessive acknowledging existence with contrast.

그들의

geudeurui — Their; possessive form of the third-person plural pronoun.

적의를

jeogeuireul — Hostility, enmity (object marker); ill will directed at someone.

자신에게

jasineuge — To oneself; directed toward one's own person or self.

끌어들이고

kkeureoderigo — Attracting and drawing in; pulling something toward oneself.

싶지는

sipjineun — Do not want to; expressing unwillingness to do something.

않습니다

anseumnida — Formal negative ending; it is not the case.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being; formal causal conjunction.

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); referring to human beings in general.

펜을

peneul — Pen (object marker); a writing instrument being acted upon.

가는

ganeun — Going; traveling to or toward a destination.

여행에

yeohaenge — About a journey; relating to travel as a topic.

대해

daehae — About, regarding; concerning a particular topic or subject.

이야기하는

iyagiha-neun — Talking about; engaging in conversation about a subject.

좋아하지

joahaji — Do not like; expressing dislike or unwillingness.

않기

anki — Not doing; nominal form of negation used in clauses.