Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1557

Vocabulary

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; possessive form of 'oneself'

방에

bang-e — In the room; locative form of 'room'

틀어박혀

teu-reo-ba-kyeo — Shut oneself in; to be cooped up inside

며칠

myeo-chil — Several days; a few days

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

불을

bul-eul — Fire (object marker); the fire as direct object

계속

gye-sok — Continuously; without stopping, ongoing

피워

pi-wo — To light or kindle; to make fire burn

놓았지만

no-at-ji-man — Had kept going but; did so however contrast follows

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself (subject marker); referring to one's own self

무엇을

mu-eo-seul — What (object marker); what thing as direct object

하고

ha-go — Doing; connective form indicating ongoing action

있는지에

it-neun-ji-e — As to whether one is doing something; indirect question

대해서는

dae-hae-seo-neun — Regarding; as for; concerning a topic

별로

byeol-lo — Not particularly; not much; hardly at all

말하지

mal-ha-ji — To say; speak; base form used with negation

않았습니다

an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; formal past tense negation ending

자연의

ja-yeon-ui — Of nature; belonging to the natural world

비밀스러운

bi-mil-seu-reo-un — Mysterious; secretive; having a hidden quality

힘은

him-eun — Power or force (topic marker); strength as subject

대개

dae-gae — Generally; mostly; in most cases

고독

go-dok — Solitude; loneliness; state of being alone

속에서

so-ge-seo — Within; inside; from within a space or state

발견되는

bal-gyeon-doe-neun — Being discovered; found; passive form of discover

법인데

beop-in-de — It is the way things are; natural tendency or rule

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each one without exception

좋은

jo-eun — Good; nice; positive quality adjective

것들

geot-deul — Things; plural form of 'thing' or 'item'

중

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

가장

ga-jang — Most; the superlative degree marker in Korean

위대한

wi-dae-han — Great; magnificent; of outstanding importance or power

만드는

man-deu-neun — Making; creating; present attributive form of make

기술

gi-sul — Skill; technique; art or craft of doing something

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

금을

geum-eul — Gold (object marker); gold as the direct object

곧

got — Soon; shortly; immediately

발견할

bal-gyeon-hal — To discover; future attributive form of discover

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; used in 수 있다 construction

있으리라

i-sseu-ri-ra — Would be; likely to exist; speculative future form

기대하지

gi-dae-ha-ji — To expect; to anticipate; hope for something

않았을까요

an-at-seul-kka-yo — Wouldn't one have; rhetorical past speculative question

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way; so much

간절히

gan-jeol-hi — Earnestly; desperately; with deep longing

바랐고

ba-rat-go — Wished and; hoped for (connective past form)

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So; therefore; as a result

굴뚝에서는

gul-ttuk-e-seo-neun — From the chimney (topic); as for from the chimney

연기가

yeon-gi-ga — Smoke (subject marker); smoke as the subject

피어오르고

pi-eo-o-reu-go — Rising up; smoke drifting upward and connecting next clause

불은

bul-eun — The fire (topic marker); fire as the topic

끊임없이

kkeun-im-eop-si — Ceaselessly; without interruption; continuously

타닥거렸습니다

ta-dak-geo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Crackled; burned making crackling sounds, past formal

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response; I see

저도

jeo-do — I also; me too; humble first-person with also

거기

geo-gi — There; that place; that location

있었답니다

i-sseot-dam-ni-da — Was there (hearsay formal); reportedly was present

바람이

ba-ram-i — The wind (subject marker); wind as the subject

말했습니다

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

그냥

geu-nyang — Just; simply; as is; without change

내버려

nae-beo-ryeo — Leave it alone; abandon; let be

두세요

du-se-yo — Please leave; please let it be; polite imperative

저는

jeo-neun — I (topic marker); humble first-person topic form

굴뚝

gul-ttuk — Chimney; the flue through which smoke rises

아래로

a-rae-ro — Downward; toward below; direction marker with 'below'

노래했습니다

no-rae-haet-seum-ni-da — Sang; performed a song; formal past tense

결국

gyeol-guk — In the end; ultimately; finally after all

연기와

yeon-gi-wa — Smoke and; smoke listed with other items

공기와

gong-gi-wa — Air and; air listed with other items

숯과

sut-gwa — Charcoal and; charcoal listed with other items

재로

jae-ro — Into ash; as ash; becoming ash (direction/result)

끝날

kkeut-nal — Will end; to conclude; future attributive of end

테고

te-go — Will likely be and; conjecture connective ending

당신은

dang-sin-eun — You (topic marker); you as the topic of sentence

손가락을

son-ga-ra-geul — Finger (object marker); fingers as the direct object

데이게

de-i-ge — To get burned; to scorch; causative result form

될

doel — Will become; future attributive form of 'to become'

거예요

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

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; used to introduce contrast

두지

du-ji — To keep; leave; retain; used with negation here

않았고

an-at-go — Did not and; past negation with connective ending

가진

ga-jin — Possessed; had; past attributive form of 'to have'

제가

je-ga — I (subject, humble); humble first-person subject marker

불어

bu-reo — Blowing; to blow (wind); connective form of blow

날린

nal-lin — Blown away; scattered; past attributive of scatter

연기처럼

yeon-gi-cheo-reom — Like smoke; similar to smoke; comparison particle

사라져

sa-ra-jyeo — Disappeared; vanished; connective form of disappear

버렸습니다

beo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Went ahead and did; completed action regrettably, formal

그

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

훌륭한

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

검은

geo-meun — Black; dark-colored; attributive form of 'to be black'

말들은

mal-deul-eun — Horses (topic marker); the horses as topic

어디

eo-di — Where; what place; interrogative of location

있을까요

i-sseul-kka-yo — Where could they be; polite speculative question

들판의

deul-pan-ui — Of the field; belonging to the open field

소들은

so-deul-eun — The cows (topic); cattle as the topic marker

찬장과

chan-jang-gwa — Cabinet and; cupboard listed with other items

궤짝

gwe-jjak — Chest; trunk; a wooden box for storing items

속의

so-gui — Inside of; within; possessive of interior space

오래된

o-rae-doen — Old; aged; that has existed for a long time

금은

geum-eun — Gold and silver; precious metals (topic marker)

그릇들은

geu-reut-deul-eun — Dishes and vessels (topic); utensils as the topic

심지어

sim-ji-eo — Even; to go further; emphasizing an extreme case

집과

jip-gwa — House and; home listed with another item

가정

ga-jeong — Household; family; domestic life and home

자체는

ja-che-neun — Itself (topic); the very thing itself as topic

어떻게

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

되었을까요

doe-eot-seul-kka-yo — What could have become of; past speculative question

이

i — This; demonstrative for something nearby

도가니

do-ga-ni — Crucible; melting pot; vessel used to melt metals

녹여

no-kyeo — Melting; to melt; connective form of melt

없애기는

eop-ssae-gi-neun — Eliminating (topic); getting rid of as topic

쉬웠지만

swi-wot-ji-man — Was easy but; past easy connective with contrast

그래도

geu-rae-do — Even so; nevertheless; despite that

얻지

eot-ji — To obtain; to get; used with negation here

못했습니다

mot-haet-seum-ni-da — Could not; was unable to; formal past inability

된

doen — That became; past attributive form of 'to become'

것입니다

geo-sim-ni-da — It is the case that; formal declarative ending

헛간과

heot-gan-gwa — Barn and; barn listed with other storage places

창고

chang-go — Warehouse; storage room; place to store goods

지하실과

ji-ha-sil-gwa — Basement and; cellar listed with other spaces

찬장은

chan-jang-eun — The cupboard (topic); cabinet as the topic marker

텅

teong — Completely empty; hollow; utterly void (adverb)

비어

bi-eo — Empty; became empty; connective form of 'to be empty'

버렸고

beo-ryeot-go — Went and became empty and; regretful completion connective

하인들의

ha-in-deul-ui — Of the servants; belonging to the household servants

수는

su-neun — The number (topic); the count as the topic

줄어들었으며

jul-eo-deul-eot-eu-myeo — Decreased and; diminished with connective ending

쥐들은

jwi-deul-eun — The rats (topic); mice as the topic of sentence

늘어났습니다

neul-eo-nat-seum-ni-da — Increased; multiplied; grew in number, formal past

처음에는

cheo-eu-me-neun — At first; in the beginning; initially as topic

창문

chang-mun — Window; an opening in a wall with glass

하나가

ha-na-ga — One (subject marker); one item as the subject

깨지고

kkae-ji-go — Broke and; shattered with connective to next clause

다음에는

da-eu-me-neun — Next; afterward; the following time as topic

또

tto — Again; also; once more; additionally

깨져서

kkae-jyeo-seo — Broke and so; shattered causing a result

문

mun — Door; entrance; an opening to enter a space

외에

oe-e — Besides; other than; apart from

다른

da-reun — Other; different; another one

곳으로도

go-seu-ro-do — Also through other places; via other locations too

들어갈

deul-eo-gal — To enter; go inside; future attributive of enter

있게

it-ge — To be able to; so that one can; enabling form

되었습니다

doe-eot-seum-ni-da — Became; it came to be; formal past tense

굴뚝에

gul-ttuk-e — At the chimney; locative form of chimney

피어오르면

pi-eo-o-reu-myeon — If smoke rises; conditional form of rising smoke

식사가

sik-sa-ga — Meal (subject marker); a meal as the subject

준비되고

jun-bi-doe-go — Is being prepared and; passive preparation connective

있는

it-neun — Is; present attributive form of 'to be/exist'

이라고

i-ra-go — Saying that it is; quotative form of identification

속담은

sok-dam-eun — The proverb (topic); a saying as the topic

말하지만

mal-ha-ji-man — Says but; states however with contrasting clause

여기서는

yeo-gi-seo-neun — Here (topic); in this place as the topic

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; in order to; for a purpose

식사를

sik-sa-reul — Meal (object marker); a meal as the direct object

집어삼킨

ji-beo-sam-kin — Devoured; swallowed up; consumed greedily

굴뚝에서

gul-ttuk-e-seo — From the chimney; source location of the chimney

피어올랐습니다

pi-eo-ol-lat-seum-ni-da — Rose up; smoke wafted upward; formal past tense