Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1227

Vocabulary

아

a — Exclamation expressing realization or surprise.

이제

ije — Now; from this point on.

그가

geuga — He; subject form of third-person masculine pronoun.

왜

wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause.

그토록

geutorok — So much; to that extent or degree.

난로를

nalloreul — Stove or heater (object marker attached).

그리워했는지

geuriwohae-nneun-ji — Whether one longed for or missed something.

이해가

ihaega — Understanding; comprehension (subject marker attached).

되는군요

doeneun-gunyo — I see; now it makes sense, I understand.

마당

madang — Yard; outdoor courtyard attached to a house.

개가

gaega — Dog (subject marker attached); the dog.

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke in formal past tense.

저런

jeoreon — Oh my; exclamation of mild surprise or dismay.

청소하는

cheongsohaneun — Cleaning; doing cleaning work (modifier form).

데

de — Place; situation; used to indicate purpose or context.

쓰는

sseuneun — Using; that is used (present modifier form).

삽이

sabi — Shovel; a digging or scooping tool.

장대에

jangdae-e — On a pole; long stick or rod (with locative marker).

붙어

bueo — Attached; stuck or fastened to something.

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know; used to introduce or emphasize a point.

눈사람의

nunsaramui — Of the snowman; snowman's (possessive marker attached).

몸속에는

momsoge-neun — Inside the body; within one's physical form.

난로

nallo — Stove; a heating device using fire or electricity.

들어

deureo — Enter; go inside; contained within something.

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — There was; existed (formal past tense).

그것이

geugeosi — That thing; it (subject marker attached).

바로

baro — Exactly; right; directly; precisely that thing.

그를

geureul — Him; third-person object pronoun with object marker.

설레게

seollege — To make one's heart flutter with excitement.

했던

haetdeon — Had done; past modifier indicating a completed action.

것이었습니다

geosieossseumnida — It was the thing; formal past tense nominalization.

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one.

것이

geosi — The thing; nominalized subject in a sentence.

끝났습니다

kkeutnassseumnida — It ended; it was finished (formal past tense).

사라져라

sarajyeora — Disappear! Go away! (imperative command form).

그리고

geurigo — And; then; connecting two clauses or sentences.

곧

got — Soon; shortly; before long.

겨울이

gyeouli — Winter (subject marker attached); the winter season.

지나갔습니다

jinagassseumnida — Passed by; went past (formal past tense).

쉰

swin — Hoarse; rough-sounding voice.

목소리의

moksoriui — Of the voice; voice's (possessive marker attached).

짖었습니다

jijeotsseumnida — Barked; a dog's cry (formal past tense).

집

jip — House; home; a place of residence.

안의

anui — Inside of; interior (possessive marker attached).

소녀들은

sonyeodeureun — The girls (topic marker attached); young female persons.

노래했습니다

noraehassseumnida — Sang; performed a song (formal past tense).

향기로운

hyanggioun — Fragrant; sweet-smelling; having a pleasant scent.

보금자리에서

bogeumsari-eseo — From the nest; cozy home or resting place.

나와라

nawara — Come out! Emerge! (imperative command form).

푸른

pureun — Blue or green; vivid color of nature.

부드러운

budeureogun — Soft; gentle; smooth in texture or manner.

가지를

gajireul — Branch; twig (object marker attached).

뻗어라

ppeodeora — Stretch out! Extend! (imperative command form).

버드나무야

beodeunamu-ya — O willow tree! (vocative address to a willow).

달들이

daldeuri — The months; moons (subject marker attached).

달콤한

dalkomhan — Sweet; having a pleasant sugary or charming quality.

봄을

bomeul — Spring (object marker); the season of spring.

데려오고

deryeooago — Bring along; fetch and bring someone or something.

하늘에서

haneul-eseo — From the sky; in the sky above.

기쁘게

gippeuge — Joyfully; happily; in a glad manner.

노래하는

noraehaneun — Singing; that sings (present modifier form).

때

ttae — Time; moment; when a certain event occurs.

햇살이여

haetsal-iyeo — O sunshine! Sunlight (vocative exclamation form).

오라

ora — Come! Arrive! (imperative command form).

동안

dongan — During; while; for a period of time.

나는

naneun — I; first-person subject pronoun with topic marker.

방랑

bangrang — Wandering; roaming without a fixed destination.

속에서

soge-seo — From within; inside of something.

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite modifier.

소리를

sorireul — The sound (object marker attached); a noise.

흉내

hyungnae — Imitation; mimicking someone or something.

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one; not a single person.

눈사람을

nunsarameul — The snowman (object marker attached).

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree.

이상

isang — More than; beyond; no longer (used with negation).

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Think about; consider (negated or conditional form).

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending.

눈의

nunui — Of snow; snow's (possessive marker attached).

여왕

yeowang — Queen; a female monarch or ruler.

일곱

ilgop — Seven; the number seven.

가지

gaji — Kinds; types; varieties of something.

이야기로

iyagiro — As a story; in the form of a tale.

첫

cheot — First; the initial one in a sequence.

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning -th; indicating order.

이야기

iyagi — Story; tale; a narrative or account.

거울과

geoulgwa — Mirror and; a reflective surface (with conjunction).

깨진

kkaejin — Broken; shattered; cracked (past modifier form).

조각들에

jogakdeul-e — Pieces; fragments (with locative marker attached).

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning something.

이야기입니다

iyagi-imnida — It is a story; formal declarative sentence ending.

이

i — This; demonstrative modifier indicating proximity.

이야기의

iyagiui — Of the story; story's (possessive marker attached).

시작

sijak — Beginning; start; the opening of something.

부분에

bubune — In the part; section (with locative marker attached).

주의를

juuireul — Attention; caution (object marker attached).

기울여야

giuryeoya — Must pay; must direct (attention) toward something.

합니다

hamnida — Do; formal present tense declarative verb ending.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; introducing an explanation.

끝에

kkeute — At the end; at the conclusion of something.

이르면

ireumyeon — When one reaches; upon arriving at a point.

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker attached); first-person plural.

지금보다

jigeum-boda — More than now; compared to the present moment.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a high degree.

사악한

saakan — Wicked; evil; morally corrupt and malicious.

도깨비에

dokkaebi-e — To the goblin; Korean mischievous supernatural creature.

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning (short form).

많이

mani — A lot; much; in great quantity.

알게

alge — Come to know; will learn (connective form).

될

doel — Will become; future modifier of 되다.

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal causal ending.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached); third-person male subject.

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really; genuinely; in truth.

악마였기

angmayeotgi — Because he was a devil; demon (causal past form).

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree modifier.

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; wicked; of poor moral quality.

자들

jadeul — Persons; individuals (plural of 자, people).

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group.

하나였습니다

hanayeossseumnida — Was one; was a single entity (formal past tense).

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; one particular (unspecified).

날

nal — Day; a single day in time.

즐거운

jeulgeogun — Joyful; pleasant; enjoyable feeling or mood.

기분이었을

gibun-ieosseul — Must have been in a mood; feeling (retrospective form).

거울을

geoul-eul — Mirror (object marker attached); a reflective surface.

하나

hana — One; a single item or entity.

만들었습니다

mandeurossseumnida — Made; created; produced (formal past tense).

거울은

geoul-eun — The mirror (topic marker attached); reflective surface.

안에

ane — Inside; within a space or container.

비치는

bichineun — Reflected; shining in (present modifier form).

선하거나

seonhageona — Good or virtuous; morally upright (alternative form).

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker attached); what is...

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything together.

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; practically but not quite.

아무것도

amugeotsdo — Nothing at all; not anything (with negation).

아닌

anin — Not; that is not (negative modifier form).

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if it were nothing; like a thing.

줄어들게

jureodeulge — To shrink; to cause to diminish in size.

하고

hago — And; doing; connecting actions or listing items.

쓸모없고

sseulmoeopsgo — Useless; worthless; having no practical value.

크기가

keugiga — The size (subject marker attached); physical magnitude.

커지고

keojigo — Becomes bigger; enlarges (connective form).

때보다

ttaeboda — More than before; compared to that time.

나빠

nappa — Bad; worse; of inferior or poor quality.

보이게

boige — To appear; to make something look a certain way.

하는

haneun — Doing; that does (present modifier form of 하다).

힘을

himeul — Power; strength (object marker attached).

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; holding something.