Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1558

Vocabulary

나는

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

마치

ma-chi — Just like; as if; used for comparisons

집을

ji-beul — House (object form); home as direct object

향해

hyang-hae — Toward; in the direction of something

피리를

pi-ri-reul — Flute/pipe (object form); traditional wind instrument

부는

bu-neun — Blowing; playing a wind instrument (modifier form)

안뜰을

an-tteul-eul — Courtyard (object form); inner yard of a building

빙빙

bing-bing — Round and round; spinning in circles repeatedly

불어

bu-reo — Blowing; exhaling air or wind (verb stem form)

돌았지만

do-rat-ji-man — Went around/spun but; turned despite a contrast

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; not anyone at all

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was not; did not exist (formal past tense)

라고

ra-go — Quotation marker meaning 'saying that' or 'as'

바람이

ba-ram-i — Wind (subject form); moving air as subject

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

탑

tap — Tower; tall vertical structure or building

꼭대기에

kkok-dae-gi-e — At the top; at the very peak of something

있는

it-neun — That exists/is located; present tense modifier form

돌렸고

dol-lyeot-go — Turned/spun it and; caused rotation (past connective)

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic form); referring to previously mentioned object

코

ko — Nose; the facial organ for smelling and breathing

고는

go-neun — Snoring (topic); nasal sound made while sleeping

소리처럼

so-ri-cheo-reom — Like a sound; resembling a particular noise

쥐와

jwi-wa — Rat and; large rodent connected with another noun

생쥐만

saeng-jwi-man — Only mice; small rodents and nothing else

있을

it-seul — Will be/exist; future/prospective modifier of existence

뿐이었습니다

ppun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was only; nothing more than (formal past tense)

가난이

ga-nan-i — Poverty (subject form); state of being very poor

식탁보를

sik-tak-bo-reul — Tablecloth (object form); cloth spread over a table

깔았고

kkal-at-go — Spread/laid out and; placed flat surface (past connective)

옷장과

ot-jang-gwa — Wardrobe and; furniture for storing clothes, plus

식료품

sing-nyo-pum — Groceries; food supplies and provisions

저장실에

jeo-jang-sil-e — In the storage room; inside a pantry or larder

자리

ja-ri — Place/seat; a spot or position occupied by someone

잡고

jap-go — Grabbing/taking hold and; seizing (connective verb form)

있었습니다

it-seot-seum-ni-da — Was/existed; there was (formal polite past tense)

문은

mu-neun — Door (topic form); entrance barrier as topic

떨어져

tteol-eo-jyeo — Fallen off; separated or detached from something

나갔고

na-gat-go — Went out/came off and; exited (past connective form)

틈새가

teum-sae-ga — Gaps/crevices (subject form); narrow openings or spaces

곳곳에

got-got-e — Everywhere; in many various places throughout

생겨났습니다

saeng-gyeo-nat-seum-ni-da — Appeared/formed; came into being (formal past tense)

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore; so; as a result of that reason

마음대로

ma-eum-dae-ro — Freely; as one pleases or desires

드나들

deu-na-deul — To come and go; enter and exit freely

수

su — Ability/possibility; used to express 'can do'

있었고

it-seot-go — There was and; existed (past connective form)

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing (subject form); referring to prior mention

내가

nae-ga — I (subject form); first person singular as subject

모든

mo-deun — All; every; entire set of things

것을

geo-seul — Thing (object form); nominalizer used as direct object

알게

al-ge — Come to know; so as to learn something

된

doen — Became; turned into (past modifier form)

이유입니다

i-yu-im-ni-da — Is the reason; this is why (formal declarative)

연기와

yeon-gi-wa — Smoke and; vapor from burning, connected to next noun

재

jae — Ash; powdery residue remaining after burning

슬픔과

seul-peum-gwa — Sorrow and; deep sadness connected with another noun

잠

jam — Sleep; the state of resting unconsciously

못

mot — Cannot; inability marker before a verb

이루는

i-ru-neun — Achieving/forming; present tense modifier of accomplishing

밤들

bam-deul — Nights; plural of night (nighttime periods)

속에서

so-ge-seo — Inside; within; from the interior of something

집안의

ji-ban-ui — Of the household; family's or home's (possessive form)

주인의

ju-in-ui — Owner's/master's; possessive form of head of household

머리카락과

meo-ri-ka-rak-gwa — Hair and; strands of head hair connected to next noun

수염은

su-yeom-eun — Beard (topic form); facial hair as sentence topic

하얗게

ha-ya-ke — Whitened; turned white (adverbial modifier form)

주변에

ju-byeon-e — Around; in the surrounding area of something

깊은

gi-peun — Deep; profound; having great depth or intensity

주름이

ju-reum-i — Wrinkles (subject form); lines or folds in skin

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive form of third person masculine pronoun

피부는

pi-bu-neun — Skin (topic form); outer layer of the body

창백하고

chang-bae-ka-go — Pale and; lacking color in complexion (connective form)

누렇게

nu-reo-ke — Yellowishly; turned yellow (adverbial modifier form)

변했지만

byeon-haet-ji-man — Changed but; transformed despite a contrasting result

눈은

nu-neun — Eyes (topic form); organs of sight as sentence topic

여전히

yeo-jeon-hi — Still; as before; continuing unchanged from before

금을

geu-meul — Gold (object form); precious yellow metal as object

그토록

geu-to-rok — So much; to that degree; that intensely

간절히

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

찾고

chat-go — Searching and; looking for (connective verb form)

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; used to introduce a contrasting statement

노동의

no-dong-ui — Labor's; of work or toil (possessive form)

결과는

gyeol-gwa-neun — Result (topic form); outcome as the sentence topic

이익이

i-ig-i — Profit (subject form); financial gain as subject

아닌

a-nin — Not; is not (modifier form of negation)

빚이었습니다

bi-chi-eot-seum-ni-da — Was debt; owed money (formal polite past tense)

재를

jae-reul — Ash (object form); burnt residue as direct object

얼굴과

eol-gul-gwa — Face and; the front of the head, plus another

수염에

su-yeom-e — Into the beard; on or into facial hair

넣었습니다

neo-eot-seum-ni-da — Put in; inserted into (formal polite past tense)

깨진

kkae-jin — Broken; shattered (past modifier describing broken state)

창문

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

유리와

yu-ri-wa — Glass and; transparent material connected to next noun

벽의

byeo-gui — Wall's; of a wall (possessive form)

벌어진

beo-reo-jin — Opened up/widened; spread apart (past modifier form)

틈새를

teum-sae-reul — Gap/crack (object form); narrow opening as object

통해

tong-hae — Through; by means of; via a passage or method

신음

si-neum — Groan/moan; sound expressing pain or suffering

소리를

so-ri-reul — Sound (object form); noise as the direct object

냈습니다

naet-seum-ni-da — Made/produced; emitted a sound (formal past tense)

딸들의

ttal-deul-ui — Daughters'; possessive plural form of daughter

상자와

sang-ja-wa — Box and; a container connected to the next noun

서랍

seo-rap — Drawer; sliding compartment inside furniture

속으로

so-geu-ro — Into the inside; toward the interior of something

들었는데

deu-reon-neun-de — Entered/went into and; provided background (past connective)

거기에는

geo-gi-e-neun — There (topic); in that place as the topic

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively; to an extreme degree

여러

yeo-reo — Several; various; many different kinds or times

번

beon — Times; counter for number of occurrences or instances

입어서

i-beo-seo — Having worn (so); because of wearing repeatedly

색이

sae-gi — Color (subject form); hue or shade as subject

바래고

ba-rae-go — Faded and; lost color (connective verb form)

해진

hae-jin — Worn out; tattered; frayed from use (modifier)

옷들이

ot-deul-i — Clothes (subject form); plural garments as subject

놓여

no-yeo — Placed/laid; resting in position (connective form)

아이들의

a-i-deul-ui — Children's; possessive plural form of child

요람에서

yo-ram-e-seo — From the cradle; in or from a baby's cradle

지금

ji-geum — Now; at the present time or moment

부르는

bu-reu-neun — Singing/calling; present tense modifier of sing or call

것과

geot-gwa — The thing and; nominalizer connected to next item

같은

ga-teun — Same; identical; resembling something else

노래는

no-rae-neun — Song (topic form); musical piece as sentence topic

일찍이

il-jji-gi — Early on; ever before; at an earlier time

불린

bul-lin — Was sung; called (past passive modifier form)

적이

jeo-gi — A time/instance (subject); used with negation meaning 'never'

화려했던

hwa-ryeo-haet-deon — Had been splendid/glamorous; past retrospective modifier

삶은

sal-meun — Life (topic form); way of living as sentence topic

삶으로

sal-meu-ro — Into/toward a life; directional form of life

바뀌어

ba-kkwi-eo — Changed; transformed into something else (connective form)

그

geu — That; the; referring to a previously mentioned noun

성에서

seong-e-seo — In/at the castle; inside a fortress or palace

소리

so-ri — Sound; noise; a vocal or physical auditory signal

높여

nop-yeo — Raising; lifting up (a voice or level)

기뻐한

gi-ppeo-han — Rejoiced; felt happiness (past modifier form)

것은

geo-seun — The thing (topic form); nominalizer as sentence topic

나뿐이었습니다

na-ppun-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was only me; I alone (formal polite past tense)