It was ์ถ์ a few days ago. But turns out there are a bunch of phrases around it to talk about!
It was ์ถ์ a few days ago. But turns out there are a bunch of phrases around it to talk about!
์ฅ is a very common letter in Korean and carries quite a lot of different meanings. Let's take a look at them today!
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.
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.
There are a ton of phrases that reference body parts and have surprising meanings!
We all go through different life stages, and in Korean there are ways to refer to these stages. Let's take a look!
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!
They are all over and there's some nice language baked in! Let's check it out
It's summer time and that means vacation for many! Let's look at the language surrounding summer vacations and places to go.
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!
Everyone that comes to Seoul knows about ๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ, but there are other palaces and a walled city that many people don't know about!
There are a lot of outdoor fitness areas in Korea. Here are some of the machines you'll probably find in them
It's ์ฅ๋ง 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!
ํ์๋ฆฌ is a traditional Korean musical story telling performance. It is simple but has a lot contained in it. Let's check it out!
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!
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!
Dessert is all over and Korea has more than enough to satisfy anyone's taste. Let's look at some of them!
Trash in Korea is complicated! Here are some tips to get it sorted!
It's a simple, elegant, and trendy item in Korea that has an incredibly delicious history.
Loanwords are basically everywhere in Korean and knowing the rules behind them can be super helpful for pointing them out and with pronounciation!
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!
Modern days rice cookers have a lot of functionalities past just on and off. Let's see what language awaits on the control panel!
Shamanism is still very much an active part of Korean culture all with its own language and ceremonies. Let's take a look!
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: ์/์ค/ํ, ์ด/์ค/๊ณ , and ์ /์ค/๊ณ .
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!
It is spring here in Korea and cherry blossoms are in full bloom! There are a bunch of interesting facts about them.
There are a whole host of signs in Korea that you encounter when driving. Knowing what they mean can save you a hefty fine!
BTS just came out with a new album, and it has an interesting backstory!
๋ด๋ ๋น๋น๋ฐฅ 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!
There is a whole lot of language surrounding the process to make soy sauce - let's check it out!
There are a lot of things to wear, but not all use the same verb!
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!
There's a whole lot of patterns out there, and if you add ๋ฌด๋ฌ to pretty much everything, it turns it into a pattern!
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!
Weโre 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 ๋์ซ์ฟ is quite overhyped, but I guess you should try it once!)
In English, we have classics like โPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppersโ and โShe sells seashells on the seashoreโ. Well, turns out Korea also has tongue twisters! Which end up being even harder tongue twisters for Korean learners ๐
Today, weโre going to take a look at the nuances of some aspects that would be dead giveaways that youโre from a certain place! So, next time youโre traveling through Korea and meet someone, you might be able to guess where theyโre from!
Everyone has a new year's resolution and we're looking into some that are popular in Korea!
Today we're diving into the different sports found throughout Korea, both the ones you probably know and some native ones!
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!
Let's chat about a typical Korean winter and the warm, delicious treats you'll find all around!
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.
Korean has dad jokes too and they're also called ์์ฌ๊ฐ๊ทธ (์์ฌ = older men = ์์ ์จ, ๊ฐ๊ทธ = gag). Seems like terrible dad jokes are universal.
Today we're going animalistic and learning the sounds that animals make (at least in Korean)!
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.
One topic that we have been wanting to talk about for a while is near and dear to our hearts: ๋ง์ (the metaphorical heart).
Part 2 here where we go over every single instruction from start to finish!
We're going to dive into a recipe with this week being the ingredients and part 2 the instructions. Feel free to cook along!
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.
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!