Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1538

Vocabulary

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean conversation.

도깨비불을

dokkaebi bul-eul — Will-o'-the-wisp (goblin fire), object marker attached.

조심하세요

josimhaseyo — Please be careful; polite warning to someone.

하고

hago — And; conjunction linking words or said by someone.

황야의

hwangya-ui — Of the wilderness; possessive form of wasteland.

여인이

yeoin-i — The woman; subject marker attached to woman.

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; formal past tense of the verb to speak.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; conjunction introducing a reason or explanation.

그것들이

geugeotdeul-i — They; plural pronoun referring to previously mentioned things.

나타났거든요

natanatsgeodeunyo — They appeared, you see; explaining something that occurred.

풀려났어요

pullyeonaesseoyo — Were released; escaped or freed from confinement.

그게

geuge — That is; contracted form of 그것이, that thing.

바로

baro — Exactly; right, precisely, or directly.

우리가

uriga — We; first-person plural subject with subject marker.

이야기해야

iyagihaeya — Must talk about; obligatory form of to discuss.

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of the verb do.

것이에요

geosieyo — It is the thing; polite predicate ending with noun.

내가

naega — I; first-person singular subject with subject marker.

있어야

isseoYa — Must be present; conditional necessity of existence.

황야로

hwangya-ro — To the wilderness; directional marker attached to wasteland.

저에게

jeo-ege — To me; humble first-person with dative marker.

오세요

oseyo — Please come; polite imperative form of to come.

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if so, connecting condition to result.

모든

modeun — All; every, entire, modifying a following noun.

것을

geoseul — The thing; object marker attached to the noun thing.

말씀해

malsseum-hae — Tell; honorific verb form of speaking or saying.

드리겠어요

deurigeseoyo — Will humbly give or offer; polite future tense.

하지만

hajiman — However; but, conjunction showing contrast or exception.

서둘러야

seodulleoya — Must hurry; obligatory form of to rush or hasten.

해요

haeyo — Do; polite present tense form of the verb do.

그리고

geurigo — And; additive conjunction connecting sentences or clauses.

당신의

dangsin-ui — Your; possessive form of the pronoun you.

일곱

ilgop — Seven; native Korean numeral for the number seven.

개의

gae-ui — Of (counter); possessive with counter for objects.

네잎클로버

ne-ip keullober — Four-leaf clover; plant considered a lucky symbol.

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun or article before nouns.

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group or set.

하나는

hananeun — One of them; topic marker attached to numeral one.

여섯

yeoseot — Six; native Korean numeral for the number six.

잎인데

ip-inde — Has leaves; but clause noting leaf count of plant.

아직

ajik — Still; yet, indicating ongoing state or condition.

싱싱하고

singssinghago — Fresh and; describes something lively, crisp, or vibrant.

달이

dal-i — The moon; subject marker attached to the moon.

높이

nopi — High; adverb meaning at a great height or elevation.

떠

tteo — Float; risen, hanging in the sky as a verb.

있는

inneun — Is; present tense modifier indicating ongoing existence.

동안

dongan — While; during a period or span of time.

여인은

yeoin-eun — The woman; topic marker attached to the noun woman.

사라졌습니다

sarajyeotsseumnida — Disappeared; formal past tense of to vanish or disappear.

마을에서

maeul-eseo — From the village; locative marker showing origin place.

열두

yeoldu — Twelve; native Korean numeral for the number twelve.

시를

sireul — O'clock; object marker attached to the hour noun.

알리는

allineun — Announcing; present modifier of to inform or signal.

종소리가

jongsori-ga — The bell sound; subject marker attached to bell ringing.

울렸고

ullyeotgo — Rang and; past tense of to ring, with conjunction.

마지막

majimak — Last; final, the very end of a sequence.

사라지기

sarajigi — Disappearing; nominal form of the verb to vanish.

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or event.

남자는

namja-neun — The man; topic marker attached to the noun man.

마당으로

madang-euro — To the yard; directional marker attached to courtyard.

정원으로

jeongwon-euro — To the garden; directional marker attached to garden.

나가

naga — Go out; exit or move outside, verb stem form.

초원에

chowon-e — On the meadow; locative marker attached to grassland.

서

seo — Standing; verb form meaning to stand in place.

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was; formal past tense of to be or exist.

안개는

angae-neun — The fog; topic marker attached to the noun fog.

사라졌고

sarajyeotgo — Disappeared and; past tense of vanish with conjunction.

멈추었습니다

meomchueotsseumnida — Stopped; formal past tense of to halt or cease.

오시는

osineun — Coming; honorific present modifier of the verb to come.

데

de — The fact of; circumstance or place in context.

참

cham — Really; truly, an intensifying adverb or expression.

오래

orae — Long time; for a lengthy duration or period.

걸리셨네요

geollisyeonneyo — It took you long; honorific expression of time taken.

마녀들은

manyeodeul-eun — The witches; topic marker attached to plural witches.

남자들보다

namjadeul-boda — Than men; comparative marker attached to plural men.

더

deo — More; comparative adverb meaning to a greater degree.

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast, speedily, adverb of quick motion.

앞서

apseo — Ahead; in front, preceding others in movement.

나가는데

naganeunde — Go ahead but; present tense with contrastive conjunction.

나는

naneun — I; first-person topic with topic marker attached.

마녀

manye — Witch; female practitioner of magic or sorcery.

속한다는

sokhandan-eun — That belongs to; modifier form of to belong.

것이

geosi — The fact that; nominalized form with subject marker.

기쁘답니다

gippeudamnida — Am glad; polite declarative of feeling happy or pleased.

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment, the present time.

하실

hasil — Will do; honorific future modifier of the verb do.

말씀이

malsseum-i — Words; honorific noun for speech with subject marker.

무엇인가요

mueosингаyo — What is it; polite interrogative asking what something is.

남자가

namja-ga — The man; subject marker attached to the noun man.

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; formal past tense of the verb to ask.

혹시

hoksi — By any chance; perhaps, used to soften a question.

이야기에

iyagi-e — About the story; locative marker attached to story.

관한

gwanhan — Regarding; related to, concerning a topic or subject.

것인가요

geosIngayo — Is it; polite interrogative ending with nominalized noun.

당신은

dangsin-eun — You; second-person topic with topic marker attached.

그것에

geugeos-e — About it; locative marker attached to that thing.

대해

daehae — About; regarding, concerning a subject or topic.

묻는

munneun — Asking; present modifier form of the verb to ask.

그만둘

geumandUl — To stop doing; future modifier of to quit or cease.

수가

suga — Ability; subject marker attached to the possibility noun.

없군요

eopgunyo — There isn't; exclamatory form expressing lack or absence.

미래의

mirae-ui — Of the future; possessive form of the noun future.

시에

sie — In poetry; locative marker attached to the noun poem.

무언가

mueonga — Something; an unspecified thing or matter.

주실

jusil — Will give; honorific future modifier of to give.

수

su — Ability; possibility or capability in Korean grammar.

있나요

innayo — Is there; polite interrogative of existence or possibility.

다시

dasi — Again; once more, repeating an action.

마세요

maseyo — Please don't; polite negative imperative ending.

노파가

nopa-ga — The old woman; subject marker attached to old woman.

대답해

daedaphae — Answers; verb form of to reply or respond.

드리죠

deurijyo — Will humbly give; humble polite offering or answering.

시

si — Poetry; literary art form written in verse.

외에는

oe-eneun — Except for; other than, excluding from the topic.

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing; not anything at all, total negation.

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Don't think; negative form of the verb to think.

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective form of an action.

대해서만

daehaeseoman — Only about; exclusively regarding a certain subject.

묻는군요

munneungunyo — You ask; exclamatory observation that someone is inquiring.

마치

machi — As if; just like, used for simile or comparison.

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She; third-person feminine subject with subject marker.

무리

muri — Group; crowd, a collection of people or beings.

전체의

jeonche-ui — Of the whole; possessive form of entire or whole.

여왕인

yeowang-in — Who is queen; modifier form of the noun queen.

것처럼요

geotcheoreomyo — As if; polite ending comparing to something like that.

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She; third-person feminine topic with topic marker.

우리

uri — We; our, first-person plural pronoun in Korean.

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the greatest degree.

나이가

naiga — Age; subject marker attached to the noun age.

많지만

manhjiman — Has much but; concessive form of to be many or old.

어린

eolin — Young; modifier form describing someone of young age.

이보다

iboda — Than this; comparative marker meaning more than this.

그녀를

geunyeo-reul — Her; third-person feminine object with object marker.

잘

jal — Well; in a good or skillful manner, adverb.

알아요

arayo — Know; polite present tense of to know or recognize.

나도

nado — I also; first-person with additive particle too or also.

한때는

hantae-neun — Once; at one time, referring to a past period.

젊었고

jeolmeotgo — Was young and; past tense of to be young, conjunction.

아니에요

anieyo — Is not; polite negation of to be or exist.