Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1248

Vocabulary

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

밝은

balg-eun — Bright, clear, or luminous in quality

빛이

bit-i — Light (subject form); radiance or glow

이웃집의

i-ut-jib-ui — Of the neighboring house; next-door possessive

하얀

ha-yan — White; pure white in color or appearance

벽

byeok — Wall; a vertical structure or partition

위에

wi-e — On top of; above a surface or object

머물렀고

meomul-leot-go — Stayed or lingered, and (connective past tense)

그

geu — That; a demonstrative or third-person pronoun

가까이에는

gakka-i-e-neun — Near, close by; in proximity (topic marked)

계절의

gye-jeol-ui — Of the season; seasonal possessive form

첫

cheot — First; the very beginning or initial one

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' in a sequence

노란

no-ran — Yellow; a bright warm color modifier

꽃이

kkot-i — Flower (subject form); a blooming plant

피어나

pi-eo-na — Bloomed or blossomed forth; began to flower

햇살의

haet-sal-ui — Of the sunlight; sunbeams possessive form

따뜻한

tta-tteu-tan — Warm; pleasantly heated or comforting in feel

빛

bit — Light; radiance or brightness from a source

속에서

sok-e-seo — Inside, within; from within a space or context

황금처럼

hwang-geum-cheoreom — Like gold; resembling gold in color or value

반짝이고

ban-jjak-i-go — Sparkling or glittering, and (connective form)

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — Was present; formal past tense of 'to be/exist'

한

han — One; indefinite article meaning 'a/an' in Korean

노파가

no-pa-ga — Old woman (subject form); an elderly female

집

jip — House or home; a place of residence

문

mun — Door or gate; an entrance to a space

앞

ap — Front; the forward-facing side of something

안락의자에

an-rak-ui-ja-e — In/on an armchair; comfortable reclining seat

앉아

an-ja — Sitting; in the state of being seated

있었고

it-eot-go — Was (there), and; past tense connective form

그녀의

geu-nyeo-ui — Her; possessive pronoun referring to a female

손녀딸인

son-nyeo-ddal-in — Who is the granddaughter; female grandchild identifier

가난하고

ga-nan-ha-go — Poor and; experiencing financial hardship (connective)

예쁜

ye-ppeun — Pretty or beautiful; attractive in appearance

하녀가

ha-nyeo-ga — Maid (subject form); a female domestic servant

잠깐

jam-kkan — Briefly, for a moment; a short period of time

방문하러

bang-mun-ha-reo — In order to visit; purposive form of 'to visit'

왔습니다

wat-seum-ni-da — Came; formal past tense of the verb 'to come'

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject form); third-person female pronoun

할머니에게

hal-meo-ni-e-ge — To grandmother; dative form meaning 'to/for grandma'

입을

ib-eul — Mouth (object form); lips or the oral opening

맞출

mat-chul — To kiss or match; future modifier of 'to meet/kiss'

때

ttae — When, at the time; a point or moment in time

곳곳에

got-got-e — Everywhere, in every place; throughout all locations

황금이

hwang-geum-i — Gold (subject form); precious yellow metal

신성한

sin-seong-han — Sacred or holy; divinely pure or consecrated

키스

ki-seu — Kiss; a touch of lips as affection or greeting

속에

sok-e — Inside, within; in the interior of something

마음의

ma-eum-ui — Of the heart or mind; inner emotional possessive

황금빛

hwang-geum-bit — Golden light or golden color; gleaming gold hue

아침이었으며

a-chim-i-eot-eu-myeo — It was morning, and; past connective of 'morning'

빛나는

bit-na-neun — Shining, gleaming; currently radiating bright light

햇살

haet-sal — Sunlight, sunbeams; rays of light from the sun

속에도

sok-e-do — Even inside, also within; inclusive locative form

소박한

so-bak-han — Simple, modest, unpretentious; plain and humble

꽃의

kkot-ui — Of the flower; floral possessive form

잎사귀에도

ip-sa-gwi-e-do — Even on the leaf; inclusive locative leaf form

소녀의

so-nyeo-ui — Of the girl; young female possessive form

입술

ip-sul — Lips; the fleshy edges of the mouth

위에도

wi-e-do — Even on top of; above and also (inclusive)

자

ja — Well, now then; interjection to draw attention

그것이

geu-geot-i — That (subject form); referring to something mentioned

내

nae — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun

이야기랍니다

i-ya-gi-ram-ni-da — That is my story; formal declarative narrative ending

라고

ra-go — Quotation marker meaning 'saying that' or '(said)'

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said, spoke; formal past tense of 'to speak'

나의

na-ui — My; first-person possessive (formal/emphatic form)

가엾은

ga-yeop-eun — Poor, pitiful; deserving compassion or sympathy

할머니

hal-meo-ni — Grandmother; a maternal or paternal female elder

한숨을

han-sum-eul — A sigh (object form); a deep breath of emotion

쉬었습니다

swi-eot-seum-ni-da — Rested or sighed; formal past tense of 'to rest'

할머니는

hal-meo-ni-neun — Grandmother (topic form); female family elder topic

나를

na-reul — Me (object form); first-person singular object pronoun

보고

bo-go — Seeing, wanting to see; connective form of 'to see'

싶어

si-peo — Want to; expresses a desire to do something

하시고

ha-si-go — Does (honorific), and; respectful connective verb form

어린

eo-rin — Young, little; describing a child or young person

걱정했던

geok-jeong-haet-deon — Had worried about; past retrospective modifier form

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — Like, just as; comparative connective 'as if/like'

걱정하고

geok-jeong-ha-go — Worrying, and; connective form of 'to worry'

계실

gye-sil — Will be (honorific); respectful future existence form

거예요

geo-ye-yo — It will probably be; informal conjecture ending

하지만

ha-ji-man — But, however; a contrastive conjunctive adverb

이제

i-je — Now, from now; referring to the present moment

곧

got — Soon; in a short time, shortly after now

집으로

jib-eu-ro — To home; directional form meaning 'toward home'

돌아가서

dol-a-ga-seo — Returning and then; connective of 'to go back'

데리고

de-ri-go — Taking (someone) along; connective of 'to bring'

가겠어요

ga-get-eo-yo — Will go; informal future tense of 'to go'

꽃들에게

kkot-deul-e-ge — To the flowers; dative plural form of 'flower'

물어봐도

mul-eo-bwa-do — Even if asking; concessive form of 'to ask'

소용없어요

so-yong-eop-seo-yo — It's useless, no use; there is no point

꽃들은

kkot-deul-eun — The flowers (topic form); plural flower topic marker

자기들만의

ja-gi-deul-man-ui — Only their own; reflexive plural exclusive possessive

노래만

no-rae-man — Only songs; songs exclusively, nothing else

알

al — To know; base form used before modifier endings

뿐

ppun — Only, merely; a limiting particle meaning 'just'

나에게

na-e-ge — To me; dative form of first-person pronoun

아무런

a-mu-reon — Any (negative context); no kind of whatsoever

정보도

jeong-bo-do — Information also (negative); data or knowledge (inclusive)

줄

jul — To give; future modifier form of 'to give'

수

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

없으니까요

eop-seu-ni-kka-yo — Because there isn't; causal form of 'to not exist'

그러고

geu-reo-go — And then, after doing so; sequential connective

나서

na-seo — After doing, and then; sequential connective form

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic form); third-person female topic pronoun

더

deo — More; comparative adverb meaning 'more/further'

빨리

ppal-li — Quickly, fast; adverb indicating speed or haste

달리려고

dal-li-ryeo-go — In order to run; purposive form of 'to run'

치마를

chi-ma-reul — Skirt (object form); a lower-body garment for women

걷어

geod-eo — Lifted up, rolled up; connective of 'to roll/lift'

올렸지만

ol-lyeot-ji-man — Raised but; past tense contrastive connective form

수선화를

su-seon-hwa-reul — Narcissus/daffodil (object form); a spring flower

뛰어넘으려는

ttwi-eo-neom-eu-ryeo-neun — Intending to jump over; purposive modifier of leaping

순간

sun-gan — Moment, instant; a very brief point in time

수선화가

su-seon-hwa-ga — Daffodil (subject form); a yellow spring flower

다리를

da-ri-reul — Leg (object form); a lower limb of the body

붙잡았습니다

but-jab-at-seum-ni-da — Grabbed, seized; formal past tense of 'to grab'

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore; a causal connective conjunction

멈추어

meom-chu-eo — Stopping, pausing; connective form of 'to stop'

서서

seo-seo — Standing and; connective form of 'to stand'

키

ki — Height or stature; the measure of how tall

큰

keun — Big, tall, large; size or height modifier

꽃을

kkot-eul — Flower (object form); a blooming plant object

바라보며

ba-ra-bo-myeo — While gazing at; simultaneous connective of 'to gaze'

어쩌면

eo-jjeo-myeon — Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or speculation

당신은

dang-sin-eun — You (topic form); a formal second-person pronoun

뭔가

mwon-ga — Something; an unspecified or unknown thing

알고

al-go — Knowing, and; connective form of 'to know'

있을지도

it-eul-ji-do — Might even know; speculative inclusive possibility form

몰라요

mol-la-yo — Don't know; informal negation of 'to know'

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, at that; sequential connector 'upon doing so'

꽃에

kkot-e — To/at the flower; locative form of 'flower'

아주

a-ju — Very, quite; an intensifying adverb of degree

가까이

ga-kka-i — Closely, near; adverb indicating close proximity

몸을

mom-eul — Body (object form); the physical form of a person

숙이고

suk-i-go — Bowing, bending down, and; connective lean form

귀를

gwi-reul — Ear (object form); the organ used for hearing

기울였습니다

gi-ul-lyeot-seum-ni-da — Leaned in, tilted; formal past of 'to tilt/lean'

그러면

geu-reo-myeon — Then, if so; conditional connector meaning 'in that case'

꽃은

kkot-eun — The flower (topic form); a bloom as topic of sentence

뭐라고

mwo-ra-go — What (quote form); 'saying what' quotative form

했을까요

haet-eul-kka-yo — What might it have said/done; past speculative ending

나는

na-neun — I (topic form); first-person singular topic pronoun

자신을

ja-sin-eul — Oneself (object form); reflexive pronoun object form

볼

bol — To see; future modifier form of 'to see/look'

있어요

it-eo-yo — There is, can; informal present form of 'to exist'

오

o — Oh; an exclamatory interjection of emotion

향기가

hyang-gi-ga — Fragrance (subject form); a pleasant scent or aroma

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, how; used in exclamatory degree expressions

달콤한지

dal-kom-han-ji — How sweet it is; exclamatory adjective ending form