Metaphor - Korean Style; 총 맞은 것처럼 Like I Got Shot (2008) by 방시혁; Trigger (2025)
Conversations between two Koreans can become metaphorical, more often than in the West. Some Koreans just enjoy saying things indirectly, to the extent that they…
113Q70. Consider/Imagine/Think of A as B; Finite Purpose Clause “So That … “ in Korean; A Tribute to Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 - 1911)
It was a tremendous joy to discover a multitalented genius composer-painter, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 – 1911), here in Lithuania, thanks to my most wonderful…
112Q66. Nomi composti 명+Nome; Alcuni colloquialismi; La prima notte con il Duca (2025), Ep. 1
Pensate a Cristiana Capotondi catapultata sul palcoscenico de La Traviata con scenografie e costumi classici. Il suo italiano è in un registro e tono colloquiale…
111Q65. Les Meilleurs Acteurs Parlent avec Leurs Yeux ; Mercy for None (2025), Ep. 7
Après sept épisodes sanglants, imprégnés d’une vengeance implacable et sans merci, So Ji-sub, un redoutable ex-gangster, épuisé et blessé à mort, se souvient de sa…
110Q63. Untranslatable Nuanced Verb/Adjective Endings -나, -는가, -ㄴ/은가, -네; Hill of Crosses; 그리움만 쌓이네 Only My Longing Piles Up (1979) by 여진, Performed by AI-Generated Voice Learned from IU’s
Are you getting bored with speaking the same kind of languages every day? It’s time to learn Korean. Korean is quite different from your language,…
109Q62. How a K-drama Honors Parents; Korean Poetic Prose Style; Future Tense -ㄹ/을 거야; When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025), Eps. 3, 14 & 16
To Korean ears, rhyming often seems like a form of wordplay. Due to syntactical differences between Korean and most European languages, Korean poems rarely use…
108Q60. Change of State: Verb-게 되다 To Get to; Adjective-어/-아지다 To Get/Become; When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025), Eps. 1 & 10
How do you express a certain change of state? In Korean, there are mainly two ways to say “to get to … “ or “to…
107Q59. Homage to My Childhood Hero, Fryderyk Chopin; -노라 Stylish Classical Expression; “먼 후일 Someday in the Distant Future” by 김소월 (1902 - 1934)
-노라 is a stylish old-fashioned verb ending used to declare one’s actions solemnly or to express a profound emotion such as exultation. It can be…
106Q57. Three Major Tenses of Relative Clauses; 편지 A Letter (2000) by 김광진/허승경, Performed by Ailee (2017)
If you truly like Korean movies and dramas, you are expected to be able to speak some Korean, at least something simple. If I told…
105Q56. Korean Unit of Words; 한마디 메들리 One Word Medley; The Haunted Palace (2025), Ep. 1
Does your language have a unit for words? Korean has one, at least unofficially: 마디. This cute little word originally means a node on a…
