As Time Goes By 세월이 가면 by 박인환; Even If -도
Concessive clause with -도 When a Korean clause has an ending with “-도,” it is an expression of “concession.” In English, such a clause can…
1. Oh Sea, Do You? - A Few Beautiful Sounding Words
Today’s Korea is a peninsula, so it is “almost” surrounded by seas or the Pacific Ocean. However strange it may sound in English, Korea is…
Light and Shadow - 빛과 그림자; Conjunctions; When … -ㄹ 때
Here is a list of basic conjunctions in Korean. I selected only the ones that are not “particles” or endings. They function just as English…
Just the Two of Us Missing Each Other - 그리운 사람끼리; Advanced Expressions of Numbers and Colors I
Numbers 1 and 2 Every student of Korean knows that 하나 means “one” in Korean. But did you know 하나 as an adverb can also…
How I Wish to Go - 가고파 by 이은상
Do you live, by any chance, far away from your hometown? Do you often miss your hometown? If so, no matter where you live now,…
미소를 띄우며; Conditional Sentence: If…, … would … = -다면, …-ㄹ텐데”
Subjunctive (or conjunctive) mood is one of the features of European languages that often perplex Korean speakers. In Korean, there is no such thing as…
That's How I am - 그게 나야; I Wonder …ㄴ지
The English word “wonder” as a verb has such a wonderful meaning: to be curious, to want to know. In Korean, the same act of…
Childish Adult - 어른 아이; Past Tense II
How do you know somebody is talking about the past? In Korean, “ㅆ” in the final position of a verb is a surefire way to…
March 1st Korean Independence Movement in 1919; By the Creek 개여울 by 김소월; Modern Boy (2008)
About 80 years ago, none of you would have been able to learn Korean and 한글, even if you had traveled to, and lived in…
How to Ask a Total Stranger for a Favor - 초면에; Welcome to Waikiki
It is not always easy to ask a perfect stranger to do a favor for you. If you are in a foreign country, the best…
