Category: Nature & EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
바람
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English meaning: Wind
Definition
Moving air that you can feel.
Example
“오늘 바람이 세요.”
In English: “The wind is strong today.”
Another example: “창문을 여니 시원한 바람이 들어왔어요.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Native Korean word for wind; core weather vocabulary. Pairs with 불다 (to blow) and 세다 (to be strong). Also used figuratively (바람을 피우다 = to have an affair).
Common Collocations
- 바람이 불다
- 바람이 세다
- 찬 바람
- 바람을 쐬다
- 바람에 흔들리다
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Literary Heritage
“죽는 날까지 하늘을 우러러 한 점 부끄럼이 없기를”
/Jungneun nalkkaji haneureul ureoleo han jeom bukkeurem-i eopgireul/
“Until the day I die, I wish to look up at the sky without a single shame.”
“나 보기가 역겨워 가실 때에는 말없이 고이 보내 드리오리다”
/Na bogiga yeokgyeowo gasil tteae neun maleobsi goi bonaedeuriori da/
“When you leave, weary of seeing me, I will let you go quietly, without a word.”
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