Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1222

Vocabulary

그리고

geurigo — And; used to connect words or clauses together

여름에는

yeoreuменын — In summer; topic-marked seasonal time expression

이런

ireon — This kind of; such; used before nouns

친구를

chingureul — Friend (object form); person you are close with

둘

dul — Two; the number two in native Korean counting

수 없잖아요

su eopjanhayo — You know we can't; expressing shared impossibility softly

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; adjective describing a youthful person

남자가

namjaga — Man (subject form); adult male person

눈사람을

nunsarameul — Snowman (object form); figure built from snow

가리키며

garikimyeo — While pointing at; indicating direction simultaneously

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered; replied to a question or statement

그는

geuneun — He (topic form); referring to a male subject

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize a statement

훌륭해요

hullyunghaeyo — Is excellent; wonderful; admirable (polite form)

소녀는

sonyeoneun — The girl (topic form); young female person

웃으며

useumyeo — While smiling or laughing; simultaneous action expression

눈사람에게

nunsaramege — To the snowman; dative marker indicating recipient

고개를

gogaereul — Head/neck (object form); one's head movement

끄덕이고는

kkeudeogiгоneun — Nodded and then; sequential nodding action connector

친구와

chinguwa — With a friend; companion particle attached to friend

함께

hamkke — Together; alongside someone else at the same time

눈

nun — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from the sky

위를

wireul — Above/on top (object form); surface location marker

가볍게

gabyeopge — Lightly; in a light and easy manner

걸어갔다

georeogaetda — Walked away; moved on foot to another place

눈은

nuneun — The snow (topic form); snow being discussed

마치

machi — Just like; as if; used before simile expressions

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject form); referring to a female subject

밟고

bapgo — Stepping on and; treading upon a surface

있는

inneun — Being; existing; present-tense descriptive verb form

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; as if something were the case

발밑에서

balmite seo — From underfoot; beneath one's feet location

삐걱거리고

ppigeoggeorige — Creaking and; making a squeaking sound repeatedly

바스락거렸다

baseurakgeoryeotda — Rustled; made a dry crackling or crunching sound

저

jeo — Those (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun

두

du — Two; native Korean numeral used before counters

사람은

sarameun — The person/people (topic form); human beings

누구야

nuguya — Who are they?; casual question asking identity

눈사람이

nunsarami — The snowman (subject form); figure made of snow

물었다

mureotda — Asked; posed a question to someone

너는

neoneun — You (topic form); informal second-person pronoun

나보다

naboda — More than me; comparative particle attached to I

여기

yeogi — Here; this place; nearby location

더

deo — More; additional; used in comparisons

오래

orae — Long time; for a lengthy duration

있었잖아

isseotjanha — You were here, you know; reminder of past state

그들을

geudeureul — Them (object form); third-person plural pronoun

아니

ani — No; or interjection expressing surprise/disagreement

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; expressing obvious agreement

알지

alji — I know, right?; casual form implying shared knowledge

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic form); referring to a female subject

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun (informal)

등을

deungeul — Back (object form); rear side of the body

여러

yeoreo — Several; many; various in number

번

beon — Time(s); counter for number of occurrences

쓰다듬어 줬고

sseudadeumeo jwotgo — Stroked/petted (for me) and; caring physical gesture

나에게

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

줬어

jwosseo — Gave (to me); casual past tense of giving

나는

naneun — I (topic form); first-person singular subject

절대

jeoldae — Never; absolutely not; strong negation adverb

물지 않아

mulji anha — Do not bite; refusal to bite someone

그런데

geureonde — But; by the way; transition or contrast word

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic form); third-person plural subject

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; which type of person or thing

사람들이야

saramdeeuriya — Are they people?; casual question about identity

연인이야

yeonini ya — They are lovers; romantic partners (casual statement)

그가

geuga — He (subject form); third-person male subject

머지않아

meojianaa — Before long; soon; in the near future

같은

gateun — Same; identical; used before nouns as adjective

집에서

jibeseo — At/from home; location particle attached to house

살며

salmyeo — While living; residing simultaneously doing something

뼈를

ppyeoreul — Bone (object form); hard skeletal structure

저리 가

jeori ga — Go away; move away from here (command)

그들도

geudeuldo — They too; also them; inclusive particle added

너나 나

neona na — You and I; both of us; similar entities

종류의

jongnyuui — Of the type/kind; category possession marker

존재야

jonjaeya — Are beings/existences; entities that exist (casual)

글쎄

geulssse — Well; hmm; expressing hesitation or uncertainty

주인에게

juinege — To the owner; dative form indicating master/owner

속해 있어

sokhae isseo — Belong to; are affiliated with an owner

받아쳤다

badachyeotda — Shot back; retorted; gave a sharp reply

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly; obviously; without a doubt

어제

eoje — Yesterday; the day before today

태어난

taeeonan — Born; who came into existence (modifier form)

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic form); human beings being discussed

아는 게

aneun ge — What one knows; the things that are known

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly; close to a quantity

없지

eopji — There isn't; don't have (casual assertive form)

너를

neoreul — You (object form); informal second-person pronoun

보면

bomyeon — If you look at; when seeing; conditional form

알

al — (I) know; bare stem implying obvious knowledge

나이도 많고

naido manko — Old in age too; having many years of life

경험도 풍부해

gyeongheomdo pungbuhe — Rich in experience too; having abundant experience

이 집에

i jibe — In this house; location referring to current home

모든

modeun — All; every; entire; used before nouns

알고 있고

algo itgo — Know and; currently knowing and continuing to

한때는

hanttaeneun — There was a time; once upon a time (topic)

내가

naega — I (subject form); first-person singular subject marker

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; to this degree

추운

chuun — Cold; chilly; describing cold temperature (modifier)

곳에

gose — In a place; location particle attached to place

사슬에

saseure — On a chain; locative particle attached to chain

묶여

mukkyo — Tied; bound; restrained by rope or chain

밖에

bakke — Outside; or only/nothing but (particle usage)

누워

nuwo — Lying down; in a reclined position

있지 않았던

itji anhatdeon — Had not been; past negative state modifier

때가

ttaega — The time (subject form); a particular moment

있었다는

isseotdaneun — That there was; nominalizing past existence clause

것도

geotdo — That too; the fact also; additional known thing

알아

ara — I know; casual form of knowing something