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가난하다 means "to be poor" (referring to money or wealth). When describing a noun, it appears as 가난한 such as the 가난한 나무꾼.

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곧 is an adverb that describes an action that must be done, or that is strongly suggested to be done, or definitively occured. Sometimes it can be translated as "please" but 곧 is a stronger agreement rather than a request.

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금 means "gold". This refers to the metal used in many objects, and even can refer to days (i.e., 금요일 [Friday]).

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나무 means tree, and can also be used to refer to wood.

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낡다 is an adjective that means "to be old" referring to things or objects (not people). In the story, it refers to the 남꾼's axe - 낡은 도끼.

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도끼 means axe. In the story, you will axes described in several ways.

낡은 도끼: And old axe. The adjective 낡은 is used to describe things (not people) that are old.

금도끼: This is a compound noun with the word 금 (gold) added to the word axe.

은도끼: This is a compound noun with the word 은 (silver) added to the word axe.

쇠도끼: This is a compound noun with the word 쇠 (metal) added to the word axe.

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돈을 벌다 means "to make money". The expression has two parts: 돈 (money) and 벌다 (to earn). In the story, the wood cutter needs his axe to work and earn money.

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맞다 means "to be correct" or "to be right".

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묻다 is a verb that means "to ask". This verb belongs to a category of verbs where the final consonant  'ㄷ' becomes 'ㄹ' when used in certain ways. For example, 나무꾼에게 물었어요.

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미소를 짓다 means "to smile". It has two parts: 미소 (smile) and the verb 짓다.

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베다 means "cut down" (referring to a tree or large object).

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부모님 means "parents". It is composed of two parts; 부모 which literally means parents, while the last part is a suffx, 님, which is an honorary suffix to show respect.

Noun: 부모 (parents)

Suffix: 님 (honorary suffix)

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산신령님 is the name of one of the character's in the story 금도끼 은도끼. The term is comprised of two words, 산 (mountain) and 신령 (god). The last part is a suffx, 님, which is an honorary suffix to show respect.

Noun: 산 (mountain

Noun: 신령 (god)

Suffix: 님 (honorary suffix)

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실수 means mistake. If is often used with the post-position marker, 로, to create the adverbial expression "by mistake". For example, 나는 실수로 했습니다 or "I did it by mistake".

Noun: 실수 (mistake)

Adverbial Expression: 실수로 (by mistake)

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(Noun)에 대한 상으로 means "as a reward for". The wood cutter received the gold and silver axes as a reward for his honesty: 정직함에 대한 상으로.

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연못 means pond (a small body of land-locked water)

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오래오래 is an adverbial phrase that means "for a long time" or "a long time".

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은 means "silver", referring to the metal.

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(Noun)이구나 is expression that means "after all" - where the speaker realizes something about an action, thing, or event. It can be used with adjectives/verbs, as well as nouns. In this story, it is used with a noun: 정직한 나무꾼이구나. 

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정직하다 means "to be honest". When used to describe a noun, it appears as 정직한 such as the 정직한 남꾼.

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착한 나무꾼 is the name of one of the character's in the story 금도끼 은도끼. The term is comprised of two words, 착한 (kind) and 나무꾼 (wood cutter).

Adjective: 착하다 --> 착한 (describing a noun)

Noun: 나무 (tree/wood)

Noun: 나무꾼 (tree/wood cutter)

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행복하게 the adverb form of the adjective 행복하다. It means "happily". For example, to live "happily ever after" or "행복하게 오래오래 살았어요".

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행복하다 is an adjective that means "to be happy". When used to described a noun, it appears as 행복한, such as the 행복한 나무꾼.