The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 2

Vocabulary

두

du — Two; the number two in Korean

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' (as in second)

경우에

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

대해서는

daehaeseoneun — As for; regarding; concerning a topic

덴마크

denmakeu — Denmark; Scandinavian country in northern Europe

진영에서

jin-yeong-eseo — From the camp; at the military encampment

하프를

hapeu-reul — Harp (object marker); the stringed instrument

연주하고

yeonjuhago — Playing (an instrument); performing music

노래를

norae-reul — Song (object marker); a musical piece sung

불렀다는

bulleotdaneun — That (someone) sang; reportedly sang a song

민간

min-gan — Folk; civilian; relating to common people

이야기가

iyagi-ga — Story (subject marker); a tale or narrative

있다

itda — To exist; there is; to have something

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker); referring to the speaker

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject marker); referring to it

언제

eonje — When; at what time; temporal question word

생겨났든

saenggyeonassdeun — Regardless of when it originated or arose

이야기이기

iyagi-igi — Because it is a story; being a narrative

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; for the reason that

선택한다

seontaekhanda — Choose; to make a selection or decision

세

se — Three; the number three in Korean

한

han — One; a; Korean; single unit or person

여인과

yeoin-gwa — Woman and; a lady together with something

케이크에

keikeu-e — Cake (location marker); at or with a cake

얽힌

eolkhin — Entangled with; intertwined; bound up with

그리고

geurigo — And; also; furthermore connecting two clauses

통속적인

tongsokjeogin — Popular; vulgar; folksy; of common culture

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

이야기는

iyagi-neun — Story (topic marker); the tale in question

진지한

jinjihan — Serious; earnest; solemn in manner or attitude

역사가들에

yeoksagadeul-e — To/by historians; scholars who study history

의해

uihae — By means of; through the action of someone

반박되어

banbakdoeeo — Has been refuted; disputed by others

왔는데

wasneunde — Has been (ongoing); continuing action with contrast

내

nae — My; belonging to the speaker; first person possessive

생각에

saengak-e — In (my) opinion; in one's thinking or view

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker); those people being discussed

이를

ireul — This (object marker); referring to the matter

올바르게

olbareuge — Correctly; rightly; in a proper manner

판단하기에는

pandanhagieoneun — For judging; when it comes to evaluating something

다소

daso — Somewhat; rather; to some degree or extent

지나치게

jinachige — Excessively; too much; going beyond reasonable limits

진지했다

jinjihassda — Were serious; behaved in an earnest manner

이야기에

iyagi-e — To the story; regarding or about the tale

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning a specific subject

가지

gaji — Kind; type; variety; a counter for types

주요

juyo — Main; major; primary; most important aspect

반론은

banllon-eun — Counterargument (topic marker); objection to a claim

사후

sahu — After death; posthumous; following one's passing

한참

hancham — For a long time; quite a while; considerably later

뒤에야

dwie-ya — Only after; not until much later in time

처음

cheoeum — First; beginning; for the first time

기록되었다는

girokdoeeosdaneun — That it was recorded; reportedly documented in writing

것과

geotgwa — The fact that; thing and; connecting two clauses

오만

oman — Arrogance; haughtiness; Mr. Oman (proper noun here)

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (honorific subject); polite title for person

주장하듯이

jujanghadeus-i — As (someone) claims; just as argued or asserted

실제로는

silje-ro-neun — In reality; actually; in actual fact or practice

어떤

eotteon — Any; some; what kind of; a certain type

귀족이나

gwijog-ina — Nobleman or; aristocrat or; either noble person

병사도

byeongsa-do — Soldier also; even a soldier or military person

없이

eobs-i — Without; lacking; in the absence of something

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself; without others present

떠돌아다닌

tteodola-danin — Wandered around; roamed; traveled aimlessly about

적이

jeogi — Experience of; an instance; ever having done something

없었다는

eobseotdaneun — That there was not; reportedly never existed

것이다

geosida — It is the fact that; the point is that

모두

modu — All; everyone; entirely; the whole group

어느

eoneu — Some; a certain; which; a particular one

정도

jeongdo — Degree; extent; level; to some degree

반박될

banbakdoel — Can be refuted; able to be countered or disputed

수

su — Possibility; ability; can; expressing capability

우리가

uri-ga — We (subject marker); our group as the subject

관한

gwanhan — Related to; concerning; about a specific topic

전체

jeonche — Entire; whole; total; the complete amount

진실을

jinsil-eul — Truth (object marker); the actual facts about something

알게

alge — To come to know; to find out; become aware

되기까지

doegikkaji — Until becoming; up to the point of knowing

걸린

geollin — Took (time); elapsed; time that was required

시간은

sigan-eun — Time (topic marker); the period or duration discussed

그러한

geureuhan — Such; that kind of; of that nature or sort

이야기들이

iyagideul-i — Stories (subject marker); multiple tales or narratives

기록된

girokdoen — Recorded; documented; written down in record

시점

sijeom — Point in time; moment; temporal reference point

사이의

sai-ui — Between; in the interval; of the space between

시간만큼이나

siganmankeumeuna — As long as; just as much time as that

길었으며

gireosseumyeo — Was long; lengthy and; extended in duration

되기까지는

doegikkajineun — Until it became; up to the point of becoming

아마도

amado — Perhaps; probably; maybe; expressing uncertainty

그보다도

geubodado — Even more than that; beyond that amount

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree

오래

orae — Long time; for a lengthy duration

걸렸다

geollyeotda — Took (time); it required a certain duration

다른

dareun — Other; different; another; not the same

반론에

banllon-e — Regarding the counterargument; to the objection raised

대해서

daehaeseo — Concerning; about; regarding a topic or issue

말하자면

malhajamyeon — So to speak; in other words; if we say

역사가들은

yeoksagadeul-eun — Historians (topic marker); scholars studying history

전투

jeontu — Battle; combat; military fight or engagement

이후의

ihu-ui — After; following; subsequent to an event

한두

handu — One or two; a few; small number of things

시간

sigan — Hour; time; a unit of duration or period

홀로

hollo — Alone; by oneself; solitary; without companions

숲속을

supsog-eul — Forest interior (object marker); inside the woods

거닌

geonin — Strolled; wandered; walked leisurely through an area

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not; by no means at all

없었다고

eobseotdago — That there was not; reporting nonexistence of something

진정으로

jinjeong-euro — Truly; sincerely; genuinely; with real conviction

생각하는

saenggakhaneun — Thinking; believing; who considers or assumes

것인가

geosinga — Is it that; questioning whether something is so

이야기의

iyagi-ui — Of the story; story's; belonging to the narrative

핵심을

haeksim-eul — Core (object marker); the essential point or crux

위해서는

wihaeseo-neun — For the sake of; in order to achieve something

십

sip — Ten; the number ten in Korean

분으로도

bun-euro-do — Even with minutes; even ten minutes suffice

충분할

chungbunhal — Will be sufficient; enough; adequate for purpose

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

이러한

ireuhan — Such; this kind of; of this nature or sort

전통들의

jeontongdeul-ui — Of traditions; belonging to various cultural traditions

증명하는

jeungmyeonghaneun — Proving; demonstrating; establishing truth of something

데

de — In doing; for the purpose of; in the matter

관심이

gwansim-i — Interest (subject marker); having interest in something

있는

inneun — That is; existing; which has or possesses something

것이

geosi — The thing (subject marker); the fact that; it is

아니다

anida — Is not; negation; expressing that something is false