Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1077

Vocabulary

나는

na-neun — I (subject marker attached to first-person pronoun)

처음에

cheo-eum-e — At first; in the beginning

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

모든

mo-deun — All; every; entire

것을

geo-seul — Thing (object form); what (object marker attached)

이해하지

i-hae-ha-ji — Understand (negative verb stem form)

못했지만

mot-haess-ji-man — Could not do, but; failed to, however

나중에

na-jung-e — Later; afterward; eventually

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker attached to third-person pronoun)

전체

jeon-che — Whole; entire; the totality of something

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story; tale (object marker attached)

나에게

na-e-ge — To me; directed toward the first person

설명해

seol-myeong-hae — Explain (informal verb stem form)

주었다

ju-eoss-da — Gave; did for someone (past tense auxiliary)

그

geu — He; that; the (pronoun or determiner)

내용은

nae-yong-eun — Content; substance; details (topic marker attached)

다음과

da-eum-gwa — Following; next (conjunction form, 'as follows')

같다

gat-da — Is the same as; is like; resembles

작은

ja-geun — Small; little; tiny

마을의

ma-eul-e — Village's; of the village (possessive marker)

여관

yeo-gwan — Inn; small traditional lodging house

홀에서

hol-e-seo — In the hall; from inside the hall

공연을

gong-yeon-eul — Performance; show (object marker attached)

하고

ha-go — Doing; and (connective verb form)

있었습니다

iss-eoss-seup-ni-da — Was; existed; was doing (formal past progressive)

라고

ra-go — Quotation marker; said that; called

말했다

mal-haess-da — Said; spoke; told (past tense)

관객은

gwan-gaeg-eun — Audience; spectators (topic marker attached)

훌륭했으며

hul-lyung-haess-eu-myeo — Was excellent, and; splendid (connective past form)

두

du — Two (native Korean number)

명의

myeong-e — People's; of (persons) (counter possessive form)

점잖은

jeom-jan-eun — Dignified; respectable; well-mannered

부인을

bu-in-eul — Lady; married woman (object marker attached)

제외하고는

je-oe-ha-go-neun — Except for; excluding; apart from

전부

jeon-bu — All; entirely; the whole lot

어린이들이었습니다

eo-rin-i-deul-i-eoss-seup-ni-da — Were children (formal past tense, plural)

갑자기

gap-ja-gi — Suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

학생처럼

hak-saeng-cheo-reom — Like a student; resembling a pupil

보이는

bo-i-neun — Appearing; looking like; seeming (modifier form)

검은

geom-eun — Black; dark-colored (adjective modifier form)

옷을

os-eul — Clothes; clothing (object marker attached)

입은

ib-eun — Wearing; dressed in (past modifier form)

사람이

sa-ram-i — Person; individual (subject marker attached)

방에

bang-e — Into the room; in the room

들어와

deul-eo-wa — Came in; entered (connective verb form)

앉았습니다

an-jass-seup-ni-da — Sat down; took a seat (formal past tense)

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker attached to third-person pronoun)

재미있는

jae-mi-iss-neun — Interesting; fun; entertaining (modifier form)

대목에서

dae-mog-e-seo — At the part; at the passage; at the scene

크게

keu-ge — Loudly; greatly; in a big manner

웃었고

us-eoss-go — Laughed, and; smiled (past connective form)

적절한

jeok-jeol-han — Appropriate; suitable; fitting (modifier form)

때에

ttae-e — At the time; at the moment; when

박수를

bak-su-reul — Applause; clapping (object marker attached)

쳤습니다

chyeoss-seup-ni-da — Clapped; struck; hit (formal past tense)

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; highly

특이한

teug-i-han — Unusual; peculiar; unique (modifier form)

관객이었고

gwan-gaeg-i-eoss-go — Was an audience member, and (past connective)

누구인지

nu-gu-in-ji — Who it was; whoever (indirect question form)

알고

al-go — Knowing; know, and (connective verb form)

싶었습니다

sip-eoss-seup-ni-da — Wanted to; wished to (formal past tense desire)

공과대학의

gong-gwa-dae-hag-e — Of the polytechnic college; engineering university's

일원으로

il-weon-eu-ro — As a member of; belonging to a group

지방

ji-bang — Province; region; local area

사람들에게

sa-ram-deul-e-ge — To people; toward individuals (dative plural form)

강연하러

gang-yeon-ha-reo — To give a lecture; in order to lecture

파견된

pa-gyeon-doen — Dispatched; sent out; deployed (past modifier form)

사람이라는

sa-ram-i-ra-neun — Said to be a person; reputed to be someone

들었습니다

deul-eoss-seup-ni-da — Heard; was told (formal past tense)

정확히

jeong-hwak-hi — Exactly; precisely; accurately

여덟

yeo-deol — Eight (native Korean number)

시에

si-e — At o'clock; at the hour of

나의

na-e — My; belonging to me (possessive form)

공연이

gong-yeon-i — Performance (subject marker attached)

끝났는데

kkeut-nass-neun-de — Ended, and; finished (past connective background form)

아이들은

a-i-deul-eun — Children (topic marker attached, plural)

일찍

il-jjik — Early; ahead of time

자야

ja-ya — Must sleep; should go to bed

관객의

gwan-gaeg-e — Audience's; of the spectators (possessive form)

편의를

pyeon-e-reul — Convenience; comfort (object marker attached)

고려해야

go-ryeo-hae-ya — Must consider; should take into account

하기

ha-gi — Doing; the act of doing (nominalizer form)

때문이었습니다

ttae-mun-i-eoss-seup-ni-da — It was because of; the reason was (formal past)

아홉

a-hop — Nine (native Korean number)

강연자는

gang-yeon-ja-neun — The lecturer; the speaker (topic marker attached)

그의

geu-e — His; belonging to him (possessive form)

강의와

gang-e-wa — Lecture and; class and (connective marker)

실험을

sil-heom-eul — Experiment; test (object marker attached)

시작했고

si-jak-haess-go — Started, and; began (past connective form)

그때

geu-ttae — At that time; then; at that moment

청중의

cheong-jung-e — Audience's; of the listeners (possessive form)

일부가

il-bu-ga — Part of; a portion (subject marker attached)

되었습니다

doe-eoss-seup-ni-da — Became; turned into (formal past tense)

듣고

deut-go — Listening, and; hear (connective verb form)

보는

bo-neun — Seeing; watching (present modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; matter; what (nominalizer)

모두

mo-du — All; everything; everyone

경이로웠습니다

gyeong-i-ro-woss-seup-ni-da — Was wondrous; was marvelous (formal past tense)

그것의

geu-geot-e — Its; of it (possessive form of pronoun)

대부분은

dae-bu-bun-eun — Most of it; the majority (topic marker attached)

내

nae — My; mine (informal possessive first person)

이해를

i-hae-reul — Understanding; comprehension (object marker attached)

넘어서는

neom-eo-seo-neun — Exceeding; beyond; surpassing (modifier form)

것이었지만

geot-i-eoss-ji-man — Was something, but; it was, however

우리

u-ri — We; our; us

인간이

in-gan-i — Human beings; mankind (subject marker attached)

이토록

i-to-rok — This much; to this extent; so greatly

많은

man-eun — Many; much; a lot of (modifier form)

습득할

seup-deuk-hal — To acquire; to learn (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in 'can' structures)

있다면

iss-da-myeon — If one can; if there is (conditional form)

우리는

u-ri-neun — We (topic marker attached to first-person plural)

분명히

bun-myeong-hi — Clearly; obviously; certainly

땅속에

ttang-sok-e — Underground; in the ground; beneath the earth

묻히는

mut-hi-neun — Being buried; interred (present passive modifier form)

짧은

jjalb-eun — Short; brief; not long (modifier form)

순간보다

sun-gan-bo-da — Than the moment; more than an instant

더

deo — More; further; additionally

오래

o-rae — Long (time); for a long duration

지속되도록

ji-sok-doe-do-rok — So as to last; in order to continue persisting

의도된

eui-do-doen — Intended; meant; designed (past passive modifier)

것이

geot-i — That it is; the thing (subject marker attached)

틀림없다는

teul-lim-eops-da-neun — Certain; without doubt; must be (quotative form)

생각을

saeng-gag-eul — Thought; idea (object marker attached)

하게

ha-ge — Made to do; caused to (causative connective form)

했습니다

haess-seup-ni-da — Did; made; performed (formal past tense)

실험들은

sil-heom-deul-eun — The experiments (topic marker attached, plural)

규모의

gyu-mo-e — Of scale; of magnitude (possessive form)

기적과도

gi-jeok-gwa-do — Even like a miracle; akin to a wonder

같았으며

gat-ass-eu-myeo — Was like, and; resembled (past connective form)

그럼에도

geu-reom-e-do — Nevertheless; even so; despite that

설명은

seol-myeong-eun — The explanation (topic marker attached)

입에서

ib-e-seo — From the mouth; from one's lips

물

mul — Water

흐르듯

heu-reu-deut — As if flowing; like water running smoothly

자연스럽게

ja-yeon-seu-reob-ge — Naturally; smoothly; in a natural manner

흘러나왔습니다

heul-leo-na-wass-seup-ni-da — Flowed out; poured forth (formal past tense)