Daily Tokki

Main Blog

    Tokki Talks

    Tidbits about Korean

    Sep 27, 2026

    Hope everyone had a good ์ถ”์„ ๐ŸŒ•๐ŸŒพ

    It was ์ถ”์„ a few days ago. But turns out there are a bunch of phrases around it to talk about!

    Continue reading

    Sep 20, 2026

    So many ์žฅ so little time!

    ์žฅ is a very common letter in Korean and carries quite a lot of different meanings. Let's take a look at them today!

    Continue reading

    Sep 13, 2026

    So how old are you, really? ๐Ÿค”

    If you noticed, Koreans age counting system can be quite confusing. You thought you were born on the same year but they claim to be older than you? So today, let's learn through Korean age system, and sort out what's going on with ๋‚˜์ด (age) in Korea.

    Continue reading

    Sep 6, 2026

    Chuseok Family Titles ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’โ€๐Ÿง’

    Chuseok, Korea's biggest holiday, is coming up. It's a day built around family โ€” everyone gathers, and if you're spending it with a Korean family, knowing what to call everyone makes the day a lot less confusing. Let's go through the family titles you'll actually need.

    Continue reading

    Aug 30, 2026

    Personality, Told Through Body Parts๐Ÿฆต๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘„

    There are a ton of phrases that reference body parts and have surprising meanings!

    Continue reading

    Aug 23, 2026

    Korean Expressions for Life's Stages ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ‚

    We all go through different life stages, and in Korean there are ways to refer to these stages. Let's take a look!

    Continue reading

    Aug 16, 2026

    Korean Wedding Culture ๐Ÿ’

    Weddings in Korea can be kind of like a factory, but there are some interesting language aspects associated with them. Let's check them out!

    Continue reading

    Aug 9, 2026

    Korea's convenience stores ๐Ÿช

    They are all over and there's some nice language baked in! Let's check it out

    Continue reading

    Aug 2, 2026

    ์—ฌ๋ฆ„ํœด๊ฐ€ (Summer Vacation) โ˜€๏ธ

    It's summer time and that means vacation for many! Let's look at the language surrounding summer vacations and places to go.

    Continue reading

    Jul 26, 2026

    ๋ฐฅ ๋จน์—ˆ์–ด? Did you eat? ๐Ÿฒ

    There are certain phrases that translate well to English and some that don't. Here are a 5 phrases that are pretty Korean in nature!

    Continue reading

    Jul 19, 2026

    Beyond the wall and ๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ ๐Ÿ‘‘

    Everyone that comes to Seoul knows about ๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ, but there are other palaces and a walled city that many people don't know about!

    Continue reading

    Jul 12, 2026

    Have you ever been to a ์‚ฐ์Šค์žฅ? ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

    There are a lot of outdoor fitness areas in Korea. Here are some of the machines you'll probably find in them

    Continue reading

    Jul 5, 2026

    It's ์žฅ๋งˆ season! โ˜”๏ธ

    It's ์žฅ๋งˆ season here in Korea (or monsoon season). There are words to talk about the rain and conditions associated with it. Let's check them out!

    Continue reading

    Jun 28, 2026

    All about ํŒ์†Œ๋ฆฌ ๐ŸŽถ

    ํŒ์†Œ๋ฆฌ is a traditional Korean musical story telling performance. It is simple but has a lot contained in it. Let's check it out!

    Continue reading

    Jun 21, 2026

    Cheering for the Korean Team at this World Cup! โšฝ๏ธ

    The World Cup is on and the Korean team is playing. Let's take a look at some of the language you'll encounter while watching the Korean game!

    Continue reading

    Jun 14, 2026

    Oh my god, let's go to ๋…ธ๋ž˜๋ฐฉ ๐ŸŽค

    If you're in Korea or planning on going anytime soon, here's some info on how to navigate the room and have a good time!

    Continue reading

    Jun 7, 2026

    The sweetest words in Korean! ๐Ÿฅฎ

    Dessert is all over and Korea has more than enough to satisfy anyone's taste. Let's look at some of them!

    Continue reading

    May 31, 2026

    Very complex Korean trashy tips ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ

    Trash in Korea is complicated! Here are some tips to get it sorted!

    Continue reading

    May 24, 2026

    A Brief History of ๋–ก ๐Ÿก

    It's a simple, elegant, and trendy item in Korea that has an incredibly delicious history.

    Continue reading

    May 17, 2026

    A Guide to ์™ธ๋ž˜์–ด (Loanwords) in Korean โœ๏ธ

    Loanwords are basically everywhere in Korean and knowing the rules behind them can be super helpful for pointing them out and with pronounciation!

    Continue reading

    May 10, 2026

    What is Parents Day in Korea? ๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿง“

    It's a busy month in Korea at the moment, between Parents day, Children day, and Teachers day, there's practically a holiday every week!

    Continue reading

    May 3, 2026

    Reading a rice cooker ๐Ÿš

    Modern days rice cookers have a lot of functionalities past just on and off. Let's see what language awaits on the control panel!

    Continue reading

    Apr 26, 2026

    Shamans, Spirits, and Ceremonies: The World of ๋ฌด๋‹น and ๊ตฟ

    Shamanism is still very much an active part of Korean culture all with its own language and ceremonies. Let's take a look!

    Continue reading

    Apr 19, 2026

    Top, Middle, Bottom: How Korean Ranks, Stages, and Measures Everything

    If you've spent any time with Korean, you've probably noticed that the language loves a good tier system. And once you learn a handful of key Chinese-derived characters, you'll suddenly start seeing them everywhere โ€” on elevator buttons, in textbooks, on language apps, in everyday conversation. Today we're cracking open some of the most useful ones: ์ƒ/์ค‘/ํ•˜, ์ดˆ/์ค‘/๊ณ , and ์ €/์ค‘/๊ณ .

    Continue reading

    Apr 12, 2026

    They Said vs. I Saw

    These two constructions look almost identical but do completely different things. One makes you a messenger, the other makes you a witness and you can combine them!

    Continue reading

    Apr 5, 2026

    All about cherry blossoms ๐ŸŒธ

    It is spring here in Korea and cherry blossoms are in full bloom! There are a bunch of interesting facts about them.

    Continue reading

    Mar 29, 2026

    Korean Road Signs You Need to Know ๐Ÿš™

    There are a whole host of signs in Korea that you encounter when driving. Knowing what they mean can save you a hefty fine!

    Continue reading

    Mar 22, 2026

    What is ARIRANG anyways?

    BTS just came out with a new album, and it has an interesting backstory!

    Continue reading

    Mar 15, 2026

    Have you heard of ๋ด„๋™ ๋น„๋น”๋ฐฅ? ๐Ÿฅฌ

    ๋ด„๋™ ๋น„๋น”๋ฐฅ is the latest food trend in Korea after people got tired of all of the sweets! Let's see what makes it so special and tasty!

    Continue reading

    Mar 8, 2026

    Making soy sauce at home ๐Ÿฅ˜

    There is a whole lot of language surrounding the process to make soy sauce - let's check it out!

    Continue reading

    Mar 1, 2026

    To Wear - One English word, too many Korean words ๐Ÿ‘”๐Ÿฉณ๐Ÿงข๐Ÿงค๐Ÿงฆ

    There are a lot of things to wear, but not all use the same verb!

    Continue reading

    Feb 22, 2026

    So, what's with all those different types of ๋ผ๋ฉด? ๐Ÿœ

    There are a LOT of different types of ๋ผ๋ฉด out there, and they can be a great way to learn some new Korean words - let's check them out!

    Continue reading

    Feb 15, 2026

    Let's talk about ๋ฌด๋Šฌ ๐ŸŒผโ™ฆ๏ธโ—พ๏ธ

    There's a whole lot of patterns out there, and if you add ๋ฌด๋Šฌ to pretty much everything, it turns it into a pattern!

    Continue reading

    Feb 8, 2026

    How do you say 100% out loud in Korean?

    There are certain symbols written that, unless you hear them, you might not know how to read them out loud. Let's take a look!

    Continue reading

    Feb 1, 2026

    Dubai Chewy Cookie (๋‘์ซ€์ฟ )

    Weโ€™re going to cover the language around trends in Korea โ€” words that you can use to describe things that are popular, need to be tried, or overhyped (in our opinion, the ๋‘์ซ€์ฟ  is quite overhyped, but I guess you should try it once!)

    Continue reading

    Jan 25, 2026

    ์žฐ๋ง๋†€์ด: Korean Tongue Twisters!

    In English, we have classics like โ€œPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppersโ€ and โ€œShe sells seashells on the seashoreโ€. Well, turns out Korea also has tongue twisters! Which end up being even harder tongue twisters for Korean learners ๐Ÿ˜‚

    Continue reading

    Jan 18, 2026

    Korean dialects (์‚ฌํˆฌ๋ฆฌ)! ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

    Today, weโ€™re going to take a look at the nuances of some aspects that would be dead giveaways that youโ€™re from a certain place! So, next time youโ€™re traveling through Korea and meet someone, you might be able to guess where theyโ€™re from!

    Continue reading

    Jan 4, 2026

    What's your ์ƒˆํ•ด ๋ชฉํ‘œ? ๐ŸŽ

    Everyone has a new year's resolution and we're looking into some that are popular in Korea!

    Continue reading

    Dec 21, 2025

    Korean sports! ๐Ÿฅ‹

    Today we're diving into the different sports found throughout Korea, both the ones you probably know and some native ones!

    Continue reading

    Dec 14, 2025

    What's a stapler called in Korean? ๐Ÿง

    There are some words like "Kleenex" in English that basically mean the same thing as what they are. Let's talk about the Korean equivalents!

    Continue reading

    Dec 7, 2025

    Typical winter in Korea! โ„๏ธ

    Let's chat about a typical Korean winter and the warm, delicious treats you'll find all around!

    Continue reading

    Nov 30, 2025

    ๋ฌผ๊ด‘ (dewy skin) & more K-beauty language ๐Ÿงด

    The descriptions of how the skin-care products will make your skin feel, or how it will help your skin can provide a bunch of great language to bring to your everyday routine.

    Continue reading

    Nov 23, 2025

    Korean dad jokes (์•„์žฌ๊ฐœ๊ทธ)

    Korean has dad jokes too and they're also called ์•„์žฌ๊ฐœ๊ทธ (์•„์žฌ = older men = ์•„์ €์”จ, ๊ฐœ๊ทธ = gag). Seems like terrible dad jokes are universal.

    Continue reading

    Nov 16, 2025

    Oink = "๊ฟ€๊ฟ€"?? ๐Ÿค” All about animal sounds

    Today we're going animalistic and learning the sounds that animals make (at least in Korean)!

    Continue reading

    Nov 9, 2025

    Breaking down the poem Azaleas by ๊น€์†Œ์›” ๐ŸŒบ

    Today we are going to tackle a more advanced topic: poetry. We'll be reading through a poem together step-by-step and explaining the language for each line.

    Continue reading

    Nov 2, 2025

    Let's talk about ๋งˆ์Œ ๐Ÿซถ

    One topic that we have been wanting to talk about for a while is near and dear to our hearts: ๋งˆ์Œ (the metaphorical heart).

    Continue reading

    Jun 22, 2025

    Let's make ๊น€์น˜์ฐŒ๊ฐœ! (Part 2 of 2)

    Part 2 here where we go over every single instruction from start to finish!

    Continue reading

    Jun 15, 2025

    Let's make ๊น€์น˜์ฐŒ๊ฐœ! (Part 1 of 2)

    We're going to dive into a recipe with this week being the ingredients and part 2 the instructions. Feel free to cook along!

    Continue reading

    Jun 8, 2025

    Ever heard of ๊ฒ‰๋ฐ”์†์ด‰? Korean food slang explained

    These phrases are so common, they're not even really slang anymore. I find myself using them more and more since they pack so much in.

    Continue reading

    Jun 1, 2025

    Unpacking K-Drama Title Translations

    K-drama titles tend to be the same between English and Korean, but sometimes there's a huge divergence. Let's break some of them down!

    Continue reading

ยฉ Daily Tokki 2026

Terms of Service | Refund Policy