Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1545

Vocabulary

인간들이

in-gan-deul-i — Humans (subject marker); referring to people collectively

우리의

u-ri-ui — Our; possessive form of 'we'

초원을

cho-won-eul — Grassland or prairie (object marker attached)

메마르게

me-ma-reu-ge — To make dry or barren; desiccate

하고

ha-go — And; doing; connecting verb form

있어요

it-sseo-yo — Is/are; polite present progressive or existential

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (topic marker); third-person plural subject

물을

mul-eul — Water (object marker); referring to water

빼내기

ppae-nae-gi — Drawing out or extracting something, like water

시작했거든요

si-jak-haet-geo-deun-yo — They started (explaining tone); began doing something

후계자들은

hu-gye-ja-deul-eun — Successors or heirs (topic marker); those who follow

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way or manner

될까요

doel-kka-yo — What will become of; polite wondering about future

우리는

u-ri-neun — We (topic marker); first-person plural subject

타오르고

ta-o-reu-go — Blazing or burning brightly; flaming up

싶어요

si-peo-yo — Want to; expressing desire politely

타오를

ta-o-reul — Will blaze; future modifier form of 'to burn'

거예요

geo-ye-yo — It will be; polite future/presumptive ending

거라고요

geo-ra-go-yo — I'm saying it will be; emphatic quotative ending

새로

sae-ro — Newly; freshly; in a new manner

태어난

tae-eo-nan — Born; newly come into existence

도깨비불들이

do-kkae-bi-bul-deul-i — Will-o'-the-wisps; mysterious flickering spirit lights

외쳤습니다

oe-chyeot-seum-ni-da — Shouted or cried out; formal past tense

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Thus; and so; therefore; consequently

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or article-like word

일은

il-eun — The matter or affair (topic marker); a task

결정되었습니다

gyeol-jeong-doe-eot-seum-ni-da — Was decided; formal past passive of 'decide'

이제

i-je — Now; at this point in time

무도회가

mu-do-hoe-ga — Ball or dance party (subject marker); formal dance event

열렸는데

yeol-lyeot-neun-de — Was opened/held; background clause for a ball

1분

il bun — One minute; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

진행되었습니다

jin-haeng-doe-eot-seum-ni-da — Proceeded or was carried out; formal past passive

그보다

geu-bo-da — Than that; comparing to something previously mentioned

더

deo — More; to a greater degree

짧을

jjal-beul — Short (future/modifier form); brief in duration

수는

su-neun — Possibility or ability (topic marker); 'can' structure

없었습니다

eop-sseot-seum-ni-da — There was not; formal past negative existence

작은

ja-geun — Small; little; tiny in size

요정

yo-jeong — Fairy; a small magical fantasy creature

아가씨들은

a-ga-ssi-deul-eun — Young ladies (topic marker); polite term for young women

거만해

geo-man-hae — Arrogant; haughty; acting superior to others

보이지

bo-i-ji — To appear or seem; negative structure follows

않으려고

an-eu-ryeo-go — In order not to; intentional avoidance of something

다른

da-reun — Other; different; another person or thing

이들과

i-deul-gwa — With these people; indicating togetherness with others

함께

ham-kke — Together; jointly; in company with others

세

se — Three; the number 3 in native Korean counting

번

beon — Times; a counter for number of occurrences

빙글빙글

bing-geul-bing-geul — Round and round; spinning or twirling repeatedly

돌았지만

dol-at-ji-man — Turned/spun but; past tense concessive connector

서로끼리

seo-ro-kki-ri — Among themselves; with each other exclusively

춤추는

chum-chu-neun — Dancing; present modifier form of 'to dance'

것을

geo-seul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer for actions

좋아했습니다

jo-a-haet-seum-ni-da — Liked; formal past tense of 'to like'

대부모들의

dae-bu-mo-deul-ui — Of the godparents; possessive form for godparents

선물이

seon-mul-i — Gift or present (subject marker); something given

증정되었고

jeung-jeong-doe-eot-go — Was presented/gifted and; formal past passive connector

선물들이

seon-mul-deul-i — Gifts (subject marker); multiple presents given

그들에게

geu-deul-e-ge — To them; indirect object marker for third-person plural

던져졌습니다

deon-jyeo-jeot-seum-ni-da — Were thrown; formal past passive of 'to throw'

이

i — This; a near demonstrative pronoun or adjective

선물들은

seon-mul-deul-eun — These gifts (topic marker); the presents mentioned

바닷물

ba-dat-mul — Seawater; water from the ocean or sea

위를

wi-reul — Above or over (object marker); on top of

가로질러

ga-ro-jil-leo — Crossing over; cutting across a surface or space

조약돌처럼

jo-yak-dol-cheo-reom — Like a pebble; skipping stone comparison

날아갔습니다

nal-a-gat-seum-ni-da — Flew away; formal past tense of 'to fly away'

각자

gak-ja — Each one; every person individually

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

베일에서

be-il-e-seo — From the veil; indicating origin from a veil

조각을

jo-gak-eul — A piece or fragment (object marker); a portion

하나씩

ha-na-ssik — One by one; one at a time each

주었습니다

ju-eot-seum-ni-da — Gave; formal past tense of 'to give'

이것을

i-geo-seul — This (object marker); referring to something nearby

받으세요

bat-eu-se-yo — Please receive or accept; polite imperative

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (subject marker); third-person plural

말했습니다

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

그러면

geu-reo-myeon — Then; if so; in that case

당신은

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

고급

go-geup — High-class; luxury; premium quality

춤

chum — Dance; the act of dancing

가장

ga-jang — Most; the superlative degree marker

어려운

eo-ryeo-un — Difficult; hard; challenging

회전과

hoe-jeon-gwa — Rotation/spinning and; turning movement in dance

몸

mom — Body; the physical form of a person

비틀기를

bi-teul-gi-reul — Twisting (object marker); twisting the body

알게

al-ge — Come to know; result clause of learning

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

그것들이

geu-geot-deul-i — Those things (subject marker); plural demonstrative

필요하다고

pil-yo-ha-da-go — That they are necessary; quoted need statement

느낄

neu-kkil — To feel; future modifier of 'to feel/sense'

경우에

gyeong-u-e — In the case of; when a situation arises

말이에요

mal-i-e-yo — I mean; you know; emphatic sentence-final expression

올바른

ol-ba-reun — Correct; proper; upright in behavior

몸가짐을

mom-ga-jim-eul — Posture or bearing (object marker); bodily conduct

것이고

geo-si-go — It is and; nominalizer connector between clauses

최고의

choe-go-ui — Of the highest; best; top-level possessive

사교계에서

sa-gyo-gye-e-seo — In high society; within elite social circles

자신을

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

드러낼

deu-reo-nael — To reveal or show; future modifier of 드러내다

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in 'can' constructions

있을

it-sseul — Will be able to; future modifier of 있다

밤까마귀는

bam-kka-ma-gwi-neun — The night raven (topic marker); a dark nocturnal bird

젊은

jeol-meun — Young; youthful in age

도깨비불들

do-kkae-bi-bul-deul — Will-o'-the-wisps; plural ghost lights or spirit flames

각각에게

gak-gak-e-ge — To each one; individually to every person

굿

gut — Good (loanword); or a Korean shamanistic ritual

이라고

i-ra-go — Quoting 'is'; quotative marker for nouns/phrases

말하는

mal-ha-neun — Saying; present modifier form of 'to speak'

법을

beop-eul — The way or method (object marker); how to do

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; also; furthermore; additive conjunction

적절한

jeok-jeol-han — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for the situation

때에

ttae-e — At the time; at the right moment

말을

mal-eul — Words or speech (object marker); something said

하는

ha-neun — Doing; present modifier of 하다 (to do)

가르쳐

ga-reu-chyeo — Taught; informal connective form of 가르치다

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That (topic marker); referring to something just mentioned

자체로

ja-che-ro — In itself; by its own nature

보상을

bo-sang-eul — Reward or compensation (object marker)

가져오는

ga-jyeo-o-neun — Bringing; that brings; present modifier of 가져오다

훌륭한

hul-lyung-han — Excellent; splendid; admirable in quality

선물입니다

seon-mul-im-ni-da — It is a gift; formal declarative statement

올빼미와

ol-ppae-mi-wa — The owl and; nocturnal bird with large eyes

황새는

hwang-sae-neun — The stork (topic marker); large wading bird

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; a contrastive conjunction

언급할

eon-geup-hal — To mention; future modifier of 언급하다

가치가

ga-chi-ga — Value or worth (subject marker); worthiness

없다고

eop-da-go — Quoting that there is none; no value quoted clause

했으므로

haet-eu-meu-ro — Because they said/did; causal connector formal

우리도

u-ri-do — We also; inclusive of speaker with additive marker

언급하지

eon-geup-ha-ji — Mention (negative connector follows); not mention

않겠습니다

an-ket-seum-ni-da — Will not; formal future negative intention