Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1316

Vocabulary

나는

na-neun — I (subject marker attached); first person singular subject

막대기를

makdae-gi-reul — stick or rod (with object marker attached)

목마로

mongma-ro — on/by hobby horse; rocking horse (with instrumental marker)

음악이나

eumak-i-na — music or (music as one option among others)

시의

si-ui — of poetry; possessive form of poem

장단으로

jangdan-eu-ro — by rhythm or beat; musical tempo and rhythm

남자의

namja-ui — of a man; possessive form of male person

등

deung — back (of body); also used to mean 'etc.'

위에서

wi-e-seo — from on top of; above a surface

부러뜨리는

bureotteu-ri-neun — breaking; snapping something into pieces (present modifier)

것으로

geot-eu-ro — as something; with the meaning of a thing

생각했고

saenggak-haet-go — thought and (continued); past tense of to think

막대기

makdae-gi — stick; rod; a long thin rigid object

장단

jangdan — rhythm; beat; tempo in music or poetry

그리고

geu-ri-go — and; furthermore; connecting two clauses or items

꼬챙이와

kkochaeng-i-wa — spit/skewer and (with conjunction marker attached)

관련된

gwallyeon-doen — related to; connected with; associated (modifier form)

같은

gat-eun — same; similar; like (adjective modifier form)

종류의

jongnyu-ui — of the type; of the kind; category possessive

얼마나

eolma-na — how much; how many; to what extent

더

deo — more; additional; to a greater degree

많은

man-eun — many; numerous; a large number or amount

표현들이

pyohyeon-deul-i — expressions (plural with subject marker); phrases or terms

있는지

it-neun-ji — whether there are; if something exists (indirect question)

하늘만이

haneul-man-i — only the sky (with restrictive and subject markers)

알겠지요

al-get-ji-yo — would know; only heaven knows (rhetorical polite form)

내

nae — my; possessive first person pronoun form

모든

mo-deun — all; every; each and every one

생각은

saenggak-eun — thought or idea (with topic marker attached)

꼬챙이

kkochaeng-i — skewer; spit; a pointed stick for piercing food

나무

na-mu — tree; wood; timber material

장단에

jangdan-e — on the rhythm; to the beat (locative marker)

집중되어

jipjung-dweo — being focused on; concentrated upon something

있습니다

it-seumnida — there is; formal polite present tense existence verb

마침내

ma-chim-nae — finally; at last; in the end

시인이

si-in-i — poet (with subject marker); a person who writes poetry

되었고

dwae-ot-go — became and (continued); past tense of to become

나

na — I; me; first person singular pronoun

자신을

ja-sin-eul — oneself (with object marker); reflexive pronoun form

시인으로

si-in-eu-ro — as a poet; into a poet (directional/role marker)

만들기

man-deul-gi — making; the act of creating or forming something

위해

wi-hae — for the sake of; in order to do something

몹시

mop-si — extremely; very much; intensely or severely

열심히

yeol-sim-hi — diligently; hard; with great effort and dedication

노력했으니

noryeok-haet-eu-ni — worked hard so; put in effort (causal connective)

물론

mul-lon — of course; naturally; needless to say

무엇에

mu-eot-e — about what; on what topic (locative marker attached)

관해서도

gwan-hae-seo-do — about; regarding even (topic with inclusive marker)

시를

si-reul — poem (with object marker); written poetic work

쓸

sseul — to write; future/potential modifier form of write

수

su — ability; possibility; used in 'can' constructions

그러므로

geu-reo-meu-ro — therefore; consequently; for that reason

매주

mae-ju — every week; each week; on a weekly basis

매일

mae-il — every day; each day; daily

꼬챙이에

kkochaeng-i-e — about the skewer; regarding a spit (locative marker)

관한

gwan-han — about; concerning; related to (modifier form)

시적인

si-jeok-in — poetic; of or relating to poetry (adjective form)

이야기를

iyagi-reul — story or tale (with object marker attached)

여러분께

yeoreobun-kke — to all of you; addressed respectfully to everyone

들려드릴

deullyeo-deu-ril — will tell; will narrate (humble future modifier form)

있을

it-eul — will be; future modifier form of to exist

것입니다

geot-imnida — it is the thing that; formal statement ending form

그것이

geu-geot-i — that thing (with subject marker); it is that

바로

ba-ro — exactly; right; precisely; just that thing

나의

na-ui — my; mine; first person possessive form

수프입니다

supeu-imnida — it is soup; formal polite declaration about soup

그렇다면

geu-reot-da-myeon — if that is the case; then; well then

쥐

jwi — mouse; rat; a small rodent animal

왕이

wang-i — king (with subject marker); a royal ruler

말했습니다

malhaet-seumnida — said; spoke; formal past tense of to speak

세

se — three; the number three (native Korean)

번째

beon-jjae — ordinal number suffix meaning '-th'; the nth one

쥐가

jwi-ga — mouse/rat (with subject marker attached)

할

hal — will do; future modifier form of to do

말을

mal-eul — words; speech (with object marker attached)

들어보겠습니다

deureobogessumnida — will listen to; let us hear (formal polite form)

찍찍

jjik-jjik — squeak squeak; sound a mouse makes (onomatopoeia)

부엌

bu-eok — kitchen; the room where cooking takes place

문

mun — door; gate; entrance to a room or building

앞에서

ap-e-seo — in front of; at the front of a place

작은

jak-eun — small; little; of small size (modifier form)

한

han — one; a; single (native Korean number/article)

마리가

mari-ga — counter for animals (with subject marker attached)

울었습니다

ul-eot-seumnida — cried; wept; squeaked; formal past tense of cry

그것은

geu-geot-eun — that thing (with topic marker); as for that

상을

sang-eul — prize; award; reward (with object marker attached)

다투던

datu-deon — was competing for; used to contend (past modifier)

네

ne — four; the number four (native Korean)

마리

mari — counter for animals; head of animal count

중

jung — among; in the middle of; within a group

번째가

beon-jjae-ga — the ordinal number (with subject marker attached)

아니라

a-ni-ra — not; it is not; negative identification connector

쥐였으며

jwi-yeot-eu-myeo — was a mouse and (also); past tense connective form

나머지가

nameoji-ga — the rest; the remainder (with subject marker)

죽었다고

juk-eot-da-go — that they died; reported past tense quoted clause

생각했던

saenggak-haet-deon — had thought; used to think (past retrospective modifier)

쥐였습니다

jwi-yeot-seumnida — was a mouse; formal past tense identification statement

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — she (with topic marker); third person feminine pronoun

화살처럼

hwasal-cheoreom — like an arrow; as fast or straight as an arrow

쏜살같이

ssonsal-gat-i — like a speeding arrow; extremely fast; swiftly

들어와

deureowa — came in; entered; past connective of to enter

검은

geom-eun — black; dark (adjective modifier form)

천으로

cheon-eu-ro — with cloth; using fabric (instrumental marker attached)

덮여

deop-yeo — covered; draped over (connective form of to cover)

있던

it-deon — that was there; past state modifier form of exist

소시지

so-si-ji — sausage; processed meat in casing (loanword)

꼬챙이를

kkochaeng-i-reul — skewer/spit (with object marker attached)

넘어뜨렸습니다

neomeotteu-ryeot-seumnida — knocked over; toppled; formal past tense of overturn

밤낮으로

bam-nat-eu-ro — day and night; all the time without rest

달려왔습니다

dallyeo-wat-seumnida — came running; ran here; formal past tense form

화물

hwa-mul — cargo; freight; goods transported by vehicle

열차에

yeolcha-e — on the train; aboard a railway train

탈

tal — to ride; future/potential modifier of to board

기회를

gihoe-reul — opportunity; chance (with object marker attached)

엿보다가

yeotboda-ga — while watching for; spying for an opportunity

철도로

cheoldo-ro — by railway; via railroad (instrumental marker)

여행해

yeohaeng-hae — traveled; journeyed (connective form of to travel)

왔습니다

wat-seumnida — came; arrived; formal polite past tense of come

그러나

geu-reo-na — however; but; nevertheless; contrastive conjunction

거의

geo-ui — almost; nearly; for the most part

너무

neo-mu — too; excessively; overly much

늦게

neut-ge — late; tardily; adverb form of late

도착했습니다

dochak-haet-seumnida — arrived; reached a destination; formal past tense

매우

mae-u — very; extremely; highly; intensifying adverb

흐트러진

heuteu-reojin — disheveled; disordered; messed up (modifier form)

모습으로

moseup-eu-ro — in appearance; in condition of; looking a certain way

앞으로

ap-eu-ro — forward; to the front; ahead

나아갔습니다

naagat-seumnida — moved forward; advanced; formal past tense of proceed

잃었지만

ireot-ji-man — lost but; had lost something (concessive past form)

목소리는

moksori-neun — voice (with topic marker); as for the voice

잃지

il-ji — lose; not lose (negative verb base form)

않았습니다

an-at-seumnida — did not; formal past negative ending form

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — because; the reason is; introducing an explanation

마치

ma-chi — as if; just like; as though (comparison adverb)

모두가

mo-du-ga — everyone (with subject marker); all people

오직

o-jik — only; solely; exclusively; nothing but

그녀만을

geu-nyeo-man-eul — only her (with restrictive and object markers)

기다렸고

gidaryeot-go — waited and (continued); past tense connective of wait

그녀의

geu-nyeo-ui — her; possessive form of the feminine third person

말만을

mal-man-eul — only her words (restrictive and object marker)

들을

deul-eul — to listen to; future modifier form of to hear

것이며

geot-i-myeo — it is the thing and; connective identification form

세상의

sesang-ui — of the world; worldly (possessive marker attached)

다른

da-reun — other; different; another (modifier adjective form)

어떤

eo-tteon — any; some; what kind of; some sort of

것도

geot-do — even the thing; nothing either (inclusive marker)

조금도

jo-geum-do — not even a little; not at all (with inclusive marker)

중요하지

jungyoha-ji — is not important; base form before negative ending

않다는

an-ta-neun — that it is not; negative quoted modifier form

듯이

deut-i — as if; as though; in the manner of

즉시

jeuk-si — immediately; at once; right away; instantly

말하기

malha-gi — speaking; the act of talking (nominalized verb form)

시작했기

sijak-haetgi — because started; began (causal past connective form)

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — it is because of; formal reason-giving ending form