9. Basic Salutations; 안녕! Hi or Goodbye?
Many of you already know that “안녕하세요” is “Hello!” in Korean. It is the most useful phrase in Korean, since it works perfectly fine in…
8. 봄날의 꿈 - 일장춘몽; A Few Idiomatic Expressions
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Priority #2: 한글 - Basic Vowels
Once you learn 14 basic consonants as priority #1, you can move on to basic vowels. Today’s Korean has 10 BASIC vowels: ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ…
6. 차이 Difference ; -ㄴ것 뿐이오 = It’s just that …
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5. Flower Path or Thorny Path? - 꽃길 vs. 가시밭길
꽃길 (꽃 = Flower, 길 = Road/Path) has about the same metaphoric meaning as in English – Flower or Flowery Path. It speaks of a…
4. The More I Love 사랑할수록; The more ..., the more ... -면 -ㄹ수록
The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) A simple Korean clause “-면 -ㄹ수록” corresponds…
Priority #1: 한글 (Hangul - Korean Alphabet) - Basic Consonants
I know some of you are interested in learning Korean from the beginning. Not a problem! This group is the right place, not only for…
2. -밖에 + 없다 (Negation) = Only, Nothing but; -면 되다 = Only Have to …
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Student Boarder 하숙생; Lazy Survivalists' Minimal Questions - 어디로 어디서
Somewhere in your long life, you may have to fly to a foreign country, far away from your home, even if you don’t speak one…
How to Introduce Yourself Professionally to Your New Boss; How to Bow in Korea I
If you plan to work in Korea, it makes perfect sense to learn how to introduce yourself correctly. Professional society in Korea is notoriously hierarchical. …
