Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

이

i — This; also a particle meaning 'subject marker'

제작했습니다

jejak haessseumnida — Made, produced, or created something (formal past tense)

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describes a person or living thing

서풍

seopung — West wind; wind blowing from the west

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; formal or respectful word for one's mother

저

jeo — I, me; humble first-person pronoun in Korean

내가

naega — I (subject form); first-person subject pronoun

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; emphasizes degree or intensity

많은

maneun — Many, much; describing a large quantity or amount

것을

geoseul — Thing, fact (object marker); nominalizer with object particle

빚진

bitjin — Owed, indebted; having a debt or obligation to someone

나의

naui — My, mine; first-person possessive form in Korean

어머니께

eomeonikke — To my mother; dative honorific particle attached to mother

그리고

geurigo — And, also; conjunction connecting two clauses or ideas

이야기에

iyagie — To/about a story; 'story' with a locative particle attached

대한

daehan — About, regarding, concerning; used in prepositional phrases

사랑으로

sarangeuro — With love; 'love' combined with the instrumental particle

이야기들에

iyagideure — To the stories; plural 'stories' with locative particle

영감을

yeonggameul — Inspiration (object form); creative or artistic motivation

준

jun — Gave; past modifier form of the verb 'to give'

어린

eorin — Young, little; describing a young child or person

아들에게

areulege — To a son; 'son' with the dative particle attached

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing something of small size

책을

chaekeul — Book (object form); 'book' with the object particle

애정을

aejeongeul — Affection, love (object form); warm emotional attachment

담아

dama — Filled with, containing; putting something into or within

바칩니다

bachumnida — Dedicate, offer formally; presenting something with respect