Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1468

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

그녀는

geunyeoneun — Subject marker form of 'she'

그를

geureul — Object marker form of 'he/him'

생각했을까?

saenggakhaesseulkka? — Did (someone) think or wonder about something?

그렇다.

geureota. — 'That is so'; expressing agreement or affirmation

크리스마스

keuriseumaseu — Christmas, the Christian holiday on December 25th

무렵에

mureope — Around the time of; approximately when

그녀의

geunyeoui — Possessive form meaning 'her' or 'hers'

아버지로부터

abeojirobuteo — From (her/his) father; indicating origin from father

부모에게

bumoege — To the parents; indirect object marker with parents

편지가

pyeonjiga — A letter (as subject); written correspondence

한

han — One; a single unit or item

통

tong — Counter for letters or phone calls

왔는데

wanneunde — Came, and...; arrived (with connective nuance)

그

geu — That; a demonstrative referring to something mentioned

편지에는

pyeonjienen — In the letter; topic marker on the word 'letter'

잘

jal — Well; in a good or satisfactory manner

지내고

jinaego — Living, getting along (connective verb form)

있다고

itdago — Quoting that (someone) is doing or existing well

쓰여

sseuryeo — Written; passive form of the verb 'to write'

있었고

isseotgo — Was (there/written), and...; past tense connective

특히

teuki — Especially; particularly; above all else

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing

목소리가

mokssoriga — Voice (as subject); the sound of someone's voice

앞으로

apeuro — In the future; going forward from now

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; indirect object marker with 'her'

찬란한

chanranhan — Brilliant; dazzling; splendidly bright or glorious

행운을

haengeuneul — Good luck or fortune (as object of verb)

가져다줄

gajyeodajul — Will bring and give; future tense of bring-and-give

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer turning a verb phrase into a noun

같다는

gatdaneun — Quoting that it seems or appears to be so

내용이

naeyongi — Content or substance (as subject) of a text

담겨

damgyeo — Contained; held within; included in something

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; past tense of the verb 'to be'

콘서트에서

konseoтeu-eseo — At a concert; location marker on 'concert'

노래를

noraereul — Song (as object); a musical vocal piece

부르기로

bureugiro — Decided to sing; nominalized verb with purpose marker

계약이

gyeyagi — Contract or agreement (as subject)

되어

doeeo — Became; having been arranged or set up

불러

bulleo — Singing; called; connective form of 'to sing/call'

이미

imi — Already; by this time; prior to the present moment

돈을

doneul — Money (as object); currency or earnings

벌었는데

beoreonneunde — Earned money, and...; past connective of 'to earn'

중에서

jungeseo — Among; from within a group or amount

있는

inneun — Who/which is; present tense modifier of 'to exist'

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Beloved; dear; loving (as a modifier)

이웃들에게

iwutdeulege — To the neighbors; indirect object with neighbors

꼬박

kkobak — Exactly; fully; without missing any amount

1달러를

il dalleo-reul — One dollar (as object); a single US dollar

보내어

bonaeo — Sending; having sent; connective of 'to send'

이브를

ibeureul — Christmas Eve (as object); the evening of December 24th

즐겁게

jeulgeobge — Enjoyably; happily; in a pleasant manner

보내고

bonaego — Spending (time), and...; connective of 'to send/spend'

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive form of 'oneself'

건강을

geongangeul — Health (as object); physical well-being

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit something

건배해

geonbaehae — Toast (a drink); raise a glass in celebration

달라고

dallago — Quoting a request; asking someone to do something

하였다

hayeotda — Did; formal past tense of the verb 'to do'

직접

jikjeop — Directly; personally; without an intermediary

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

내용을

naeyongeul — Content or details (as object) of writing

추신에

chusine — In the postscript (P.S.) of a letter

덧붙였고

deotbuchyeotgo — Added additionally, and...; appended extra content

같은

gateun — Same; identical; of the same kind

안부를

anbu-reul — Greetings or regards (as object); warm wishes

전해

jeonhae — Convey or pass on; connective of 'to deliver/tell'

주세요

juseyo — Please give or do (polite request form)

라고

rago — Quotation marker meaning 'saying that'

썼다

sseotda — Wrote; past tense of the verb 'to write'

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; pleasant (as a modifier)

이웃들은

iwutdeureun — The neighbors (as topic); people living nearby

소식이

sosigi — News or tidings (as subject); information received

그토록

geutorok — So much; to that extent; that greatly

기쁜

gippeun — Joyful; glad; happy (as a modifier)

것임에도

georimedo — Even though it is the case that; despite being so

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite; in spite of; regardless of circumstances

울었다

ureotda — Cried; wept; past tense of the verb 'to cry'

그것은

geugeoseun — That (as topic); referring to something just mentioned

기쁨의

gippeumui — Of joy; possessive form of the noun 'joy'

눈물이었다

nunmurieotda — Were tears; past tense of 'to be tears'

날마다

nalmada — Every day; daily; each and every day

생각하고

saenggakago — Thinking about; connective of 'to think'

있었는데

isseonneunde — Was doing, and...; past progressive connective form

이제

ije — Now; from this point on; at last

그는

geuneun — He (as topic); topic marker on 'he'

그녀도

geunyeodo — She also; additive marker meaning 'her too'

자신을

jasineul — Oneself (as object); reflexive pronoun as object

있었다는

isseotdaneun — Quoting that (she) had been thinking or existing

것을

geoseul — The fact or thing (as object); nominalizer as object

알게

alge — Came to know; connective of 'to come to know'

되었다

doeeotda — Became; past tense of the verb 'to become'

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; used to connect sentences

도제

doje — Apprenticeship; period of training under a master

기간이

gigani — Period of time (as subject); a span or duration

끝날

kkeutnal — To end; future modifier of 'the day it ends'

때가

ttaega — Time or moment (as subject); the right time

가까워질수록

gakkaweojilsurok — The closer it gets; as it approaches more and more

자신이

jasini — Oneself (as subject); reflexive pronoun as subject

사랑하며

saranghamyeo — While loving; connective of 'to love'

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (as subject); subject marker on 'she'

반드시

bandeusi — Without fail; certainly; must absolutely

아내가

anaega — Wife (as subject); a married female partner

되어야

doeeoya — Must become; obligation form of 'to become'

한다는

handaneun — Quoting that (he) must do or it should be so

더욱

deouk — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly; distinctly; without any doubt

깨달았다

kkaedaratda — Realized; came to understand; had an awakening

생각에

saenggake — At that thought; with that idea in mind

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of the pronoun 'he'

입가에는

ipgaeneun — Around the corner of the lips; at the mouth's edge

미소가

misoga — A smile (as subject); a gentle facial expression

떠올랐고

tteoolatgo — Rose up; surfaced, and...; a smile appeared

어느

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

순간에는

sungane-neun — At a certain moment; at one particular instant

일을

ireul — Work or task (as object); one's job or labor

하다가

hadaga — While doing; in the middle of doing something

실을

sireul — Thread or yarn (as object); a thin fiber for sewing

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than necessary

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; rapidly; at a fast speed

잡아당기고

jabadanggigo — Pulling; tugging (connective); to grab and pull

무릎

mureup — Knee; the joint in the middle of the leg

가죽끈에

gajukkkeune — On the leather strap; a strap made of leather

발을

bareul — Foot (as object); the lower extremity of the leg

세게

sege — Hard; forcefully; with great physical strength

눌러서

nulleoseo — Pressed down, so...; by pressing firmly on something

송곳이

songgosi — An awl (as subject); a pointed tool for piercing

손가락을

songgarageul — Finger (as object); one of the digits of the hand

찌르고

jjireugo — Stabbed or pierced, and...; to poke or stab

말았다

maratda — Ended up doing; resulted in (unintended outcome)

그게

geuge — That; contraction of 'that thing' as subject

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of thing

대수였겠는가

daesuyeotgenneun-ga — What does it matter?; rhetorical: of what importance?

두

du — Two; the number two used before a counter

개의

gaeui — Of (a number of) items; general counter possessive

진저브레드

jinjeobeuredeu — Gingerbread; a spiced biscuit or cake

케이크가

keikeuга — Cake (as subject); a baked sweet confection

그랬던

geuraetdeon — Which had been so; past modifier of 'it was like that'

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; just as; in the same manner as

말

mal — Speech; words; language; the act of speaking

못하는

motaneun — Unable to; modifier meaning 'cannot do'

연인

yeonin — Lover; romantic partner; sweetheart

노릇을

noreuseul — Role or part (as object); playing a certain role

하지

haji — Do (negative base); connected to negative '않다'

않겠다고

anketdago — Quoting that one will not do something

굳게

gutge — Firmly; resolutely; with strong determination

다짐했다

dajimhaetda — Pledged; vowed; made a firm resolution

이야기는

iyagineun — The story (as topic); a narrative or tale

그에게

geuege — To him; indirect object marker with 'he/him'

교훈이

gyohuni — Lesson or moral (as subject); a teaching or lesson