Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 994

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached); refers to a male person

저기

jeogi — Over there; indicates a distant location

이웃집

iutjip — Neighbor's house; the house next door

정원의

jeongwon-ui — Of the garden; garden's (possessive form)

노래하는

noraehaneun — Singing; present tense modifier of 'to sing'

저

jeo — That (over there); humble first-person pronoun

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

새들처럼

saedŭl-cheoreom — Like birds; comparing to birds in manner

목소리를

moksori-reul — Voice (object form); one's vocal sound

조절해야

jojeolhaeya — Must adjust or control; obligation to regulate

하는데

haneunde — But does; conjunction implying contrast or context

그것은

geugeos-eun — That (topic); referring to something previously mentioned

오직

ojik — Only, solely; used for emphasis of exclusivity

예의

yeui — Etiquette, manners; socially proper behavior

바른

bareun — Correct, upright, proper; well-mannered

사회에서만

sahoe-eseoman — Only in society; exclusively within a social setting

익힐

ikhil — To learn or master (future modifier form)

수

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

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present modifier of 'to exist'

기술이랍니다

gisul-irandamnida — It is said to be a skill; reported speech ending

저기서

jeogiseo — From over there; indicating a distant location source

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how; used in exclamatory expressions

달콤하게

dalkomhage — Sweetly; in a sweet manner or tone

듣는

deudneun — Listening, hearing; present modifier of 'to listen'

것이

geosi — The thing (subject); nominalizer used as subject

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; used for emphasis or sincerity

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Enjoyable, pleasant; adjective describing fun activities

일이에요

iri-eyo — It is a thing/task; polite sentence-ending form

나는

na-neun — I (topic); first-person subject with topic marker

그것을

geugeos-eul — That (object form); referring to something mentioned before

노래라고

norae-rago — Calling it a song; quotation marker for 'song'

부른답니다

bureundamnida — Calls it; reported declarative speech ending form

만약

manyak — If, supposing; introduces a conditional clause

내게

naege — To me; dative form of the first-person pronoun

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; modifying a following noun

새가

saega — Bird (subject); a feathered animal as subject

있다면

itdamyeon — If there were; conditional form of 'to exist'

그에게

geu-ege — To him; dative form referring to a male

어머니처럼

eomeoni-cheoreom — Like a mother; in the manner of a mother

친절하고

chinjeolhago — Kind and; conjunctive form of 'to be kind'

다정하게

dajeonghaGe — Affectionately, warmly; in a tender, caring manner

대할

daehal — To treat, deal with (future modifier form)

텐데요

tendeyo — Would (but); expresses supposition with mild regret

그것이

geugeos-i — That (subject); referring to something as subject

바로

baro — Exactly, right; used for emphasis or precision

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

본성이고

bonseong-igo — Is my nature and; innate character with conjunction

것이니까요

geosiniккayo — Because it is; explanatory sentence-ending expression

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject); third-person female subject marker

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking, saying; present modifier of 'to speak'

동안

dongan — While, during; indicating a period of time

새

sae — Bird; a feathered flying animal

한

han — One; the number one or 'a/an' in Korean

마리가

mari-ga — One animal (subject); counter for animals as subject

지붕에서

jibung-eseo — From the roof; off the top of a building

마당으로

madang-euro — To the yard; toward the courtyard or garden

떨어졌습니다

tteoreojyeotseumnida — Fell down; past tense formal form of 'to fall'

고양이가

goyangi-ga — Cat (subject); a domestic feline as subject

그를

geu-reul — Him (object); third-person male object marker

쫓고

jjotgo — Chasing and; conjunctive form of 'to chase'

있었지만

isseotjiman — Was (doing) but; past progressive with contrast

날개가

nalgae-ga — Wing (subject); a bird's wing as subject

부러진

bureojin — Broken; past modifier of 'to break/be broken'

채로

chaero — While still in that state; as it is/was

고양이에게서

goyangi-egeseo — From the cat; away from the feline pursuer

도망쳐

domangchyeo — Fleeing, escaping; running away from danger

굴러

gulleo — Rolling; moving by rotating along a surface

고양이란

goyangiran — As for cats; topic marker defining cats generally

게

ge — Thing, the fact that; informal nominalizer form

꼭

kkok — Always, surely; emphasizing certainty or necessity

나쁜

nappeun — Bad, evil; adjective describing negative character

놈이에요

nom-ieyo — It's a rascal/creature; informal noun for bad being

오리가

ori-ga — Duck (subject); a waterfowl as the subject

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; past tense formal form of 'to say'

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject with subject marker

직접

jikjeop — Directly, personally; doing something oneself

새끼들을

saekkideul-eul — Young ones/offspring (object); baby animals as object

키울

kiul — To raise, rear (future modifier); bringing up young

때

ttae — Time, when; indicating a point or period

그

geu — That, the; definite article-like modifier in Korean

버릇을

beoreut-eul — Habit, behavior (object); a recurring manner or conduct

기억하고

gieokago — Remembering and; conjunctive form of 'to remember'

있어요

isseoyo — There is / I have; polite present existential form

어떻게

eotteoke — How; asking in what way something happens

짐승이

jimseung-i — Animal, beast (subject); a wild or domestic creature

살아서

saraso — Being alive and; conjunctive form of 'to live'

지붕

jibung — Roof; the top covering of a building

위를

wi-reul — Above, top (object); upper surface as object

돌아다니도록

doradanidorok — So as to roam around; purpose clause for wandering

허용될

heoyongdoel — To be permitted (future modifier); allowed to happen

거죠

geojyo — Right? It will be; rhetorical confirmation ending

것을

geoseul — That thing (object); nominalized object in a sentence

허용하지

heoyonghaji — Not permit; negative form of 'to allow/permit'

않는다고

anneundago — Saying that (they) don't; reported negative speech form

생각해요

saenggakaeyo — I think; polite present form of 'to think'

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic); third-person female with topic marker

새를

sae-reul — Bird (object); feathered creature as grammatical object

불쌍히

bulssanghi — Pitifully; with compassion or sympathy for others

여겼고

yeogigo — Regarded/felt and; past conjunctive of 'to consider'

출신이

chulsin-i — Of origin/from (subject); indicating background or origin

아닌

anin — Not being; negative modifier meaning 'not'

다른

dareun — Other, different; adjective indicating another kind

오리들도

orideul-do — Ducks also; plural ducks with inclusive particle

모두

modu — All, everyone; referring to every member of a group

마찬가지였습니다

machankajiyeotseumnida — Were the same way; past formal 'likewise/same'

생물

saengmul — Living creature, organism; any living being

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject); third-person plural subject marker

다가오며

dagaomyeo — Approaching and; conjunctive of 'to come near'

차례차례

charye-charye — One by one, in turn; doing things sequentially

우리는

uri-neun — We (topic); first-person plural with topic marker

물론

mulllon — Of course, certainly; used to affirm something obvious

노래를

norae-reul — Song (object); a musical piece as grammatical object

못하지만

motajiman — Cannot do but; inability with contrastive conjunction

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural pronoun

안에는

an-eneun — Inside (topic); within something as topic of sentence

같은

gateun — Same, like; adjective indicating similarity

느낄

neukkil — To feel (future modifier); perceiving through senses

있답니다

ittandamnida — There is (reported); polite declarative reported speech

비록

birok — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

그것에

geugeos-e — About that, to that; dative referring to something

대해

daehae — About, regarding; used to introduce a topic

말하지는

malhajineun — As for speaking; topic-marked negative speech form

않지만요

anijmanyo — Don't (but); polite negative with contrasting nuance