The King in Yellow — Page 1

Vocabulary

지옥

ji-ok — Hell; a place of extreme suffering or punishment

들판의

deul-pan-ui — Of the field; relating to an open plain or meadow

성모

seong-mo — Holy Mother; referring to the Virgin Mary

거리

geo-ri — Street; a road in a town or city

해변을

hae-byeon-eul — Beach or seashore; accusative form of 해변

따라

tta-ra — Along; following the course or direction of something

구름

gu-reum — Cloud; a mass of water vapor in the sky

물결이

mul-gyeol-i — Waves; rippling movements on a water surface

부서지고

bu-seo-ji-go — Breaking; crashing apart into pieces, as waves

쌍둥이

ssang-dung-i — Twins; two siblings born at the same birth

태양이

tae-yang-i — The sun; subject form of 태양, meaning sun

호수

ho-su — Lake; a large body of still inland water

너머로

neo-meo-ro — Beyond; on or to the other side of something

가라앉으며

ga-ra-an-eu-myeo — While sinking; descending below a surface gradually

그림자는

geu-rim-ja-neun — The shadow; dark shape cast by blocking light

길어지네

gi-reo-ji-ne — Grows longer; stretches out and becomes extended

검은

geo-meun — Black; dark in color, absorbing all light

별들이

byeol-deul-i — Stars; subject plural form of 별, meaning star

떠오르는

tteo-o-reu-neun — Rising; coming up above the horizon or surface

밤은

bam-eun — The night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise

기이하고

gi-i-ha-go — Strange and; weird, bizarre, or uncanny in nature

기이한

gi-i-han — Strange; eerie, unusual, or mysteriously bizarre

달들이

dal-deul-i — Moons; subject plural form of 달, meaning moon

하늘을

ha-neul-eul — The sky; accusative form of 하늘, meaning sky

가로질러

ga-ro-jil-leo — Crossing across; moving through from one side to another

돌지만

dol-ji-man — Although revolving; spinning or orbiting but with contrast

그보다

geu-bo-da — More than that; compared to it, even more so

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

것은

geo-seun — The thing; topic marker form of 것, meaning thing

잃어버린

il-eo-beo-rin — Lost; something that has been permanently misplaced or gone

노래할

no-rae-hal — Will sing; future attributive form of 노래하다

노래들은

no-rae-deul-eun — The songs; topic plural form of 노래, meaning song

왕의

wang-ui — Of the king; possessive form of 왕, meaning king

누더기가

nu-deo-gi-ga — Rags; tattered worn-out pieces of old clothing

펄럭이는

peol-leok-i-neun — Fluttering; flapping or waving loosely in the wind

곳

got — Place; a location or spot where something occurs

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; not a single person, no one at all

듣지

deut-ji — Hear/listen; negative verbal stem form of 듣다

못한

mot-han — Unable to; modifying form expressing inability to do

채

chae — While still; in the state of without completing something

사라지리니

sa-ra-ji-ri-ni — Will disappear; shall fade away into nothingness eventually

어두운

eo-du-un — Dark; lacking light, gloomy, or obscure in nature

내

nae — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun in Korean

영혼의

yeong-hon-ui — Of the soul; possessive form of 영혼, meaning soul

노래여

no-rae-yeo — O song!; vocative exclamatory form addressing a song

목소리는

mok-so-ri-neun — The voice; topic form of 목소리, meaning voice

죽었노라

ju-geot-no-ra — Has died; archaic declarative form of 죽다, to die

너도

neo-do — You too; second person pronoun with additive particle

죽어라

ju-geo-ra — Die!; imperative command form of 죽다, to die

노래되지

no-rae-doe-ji — Not become a song; negative form of being sung

채로

chae-ro — In the state of; remaining as-is without changing

흘리지

heul-li-ji — Not shed; negative stem of 흘리다, to shed or spill

눈물처럼

nun-mul-cheo-reom — Like tears; resembling teardrops in the way of something

말라

mal-la — Dry up; wither away or become completely desiccated

죽어가리니

ju-geo-ga-ri-ni — Shall die away; gradually perishing in a poetic tone

노란

no-ran — Yellow; bright golden color, modifier form of 노랗다

왕

wang — King; a male monarch or ruler of a kingdom

중

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

노래

no-rae — Song; a piece of music with lyrics to sing

제

je — Number/ordinal prefix; used before numerals as 'the Nth'

1막

il-mak — Act 1; the first act of a play or performance

2장

i-jang — Scene 2; the second scene of an act in drama