100. International Women's Day Celebration; “S’apre per te il mio cuor” by Filippa Giordano
Happy International Women’s Day to all my female friends and members who liked my posts and participated in the Monobility® Group. May you always feel…
99Q45. How to Localize Song Lyrics into Korean; A Few Words for “Best Friend”; Moon River (1960) by Audrey Hepburn
How is localization different from translation? For me, it’s simple. Localization is mostly for monolinguals who can’t or don’t want to use computers to research…
98Q36. How to Write Christmas Greetings in Korean; How to Say “Your”; “크리스마스니까 Because It’s Christmas” by 성시경, 박효신, 이석훈, 서인국, 빅스
메리 크리스마스, 여러분! 아기 예수님의 사랑이 모노빌리티® 그룹 멤버님들 모두의 마음에, 그리고 여러분의 가족과 나라에 가득하기를 기원합니다. 포근하고 행복한 성탄절 보내세요! [formal register, professional situations]…
97Q31. It Is an Honor to -게 되어 영광입니다; Nobel Prize Ceremony & Banquet, 2024; Physical: 100 (2023); Queen Bee Game (2024)
As a noun, 영광(榮光) means “glory.” But when it is used in a classic phrase 영광입니다, the sentence can only be translated as “It is…
96Q27. The Modern Korean Mantra: 할 수 있다 We/I/You Can Do It; How to Say “Can” and “Cannot” in Korean; 이젠 사랑할 수 있어요 by 해바라기; Queen Bee Game (2024)
For about 5000 years, Koreans went through all kinds of unusual and strange historical events. Naturally, ordinary Koreans grew up to keep calm and carry…
95Q23. How to Read between the Lines in Korean Poems; Korean Color Connotation - Blue; “낙엽” (Fallen Leaves) by 홍수희
In the following poem entitled “Fallen Leaves 낙엽,” the poet 홍수희 doesn’t say one word about fallen leaves. Instead, she talks about the blue sky…
94. Emotive Power of Written Words; I Want to -고 싶다; 우리 instead of 나의; Name+아/야 Vocative Case; Gyeongseong Creature (2023), Ep. 5
When you travel to a foreign country and don’t know the language yet, one of the first things to learn online is how to say…
93. A Tribute to 이선균 (1975 - 2023); 나의 아저씨 My Mister (2018), Ep. 16
This is my tribute to Korea’s very fine actor 이선균 (1975 – 2023). He left us too early, too sadly, silently pointing out a dark…
92. 슬프디슬픈 베네치아; Com'è triste Venezia (Que c'est triste Venise) - Charles Aznavour; A Special but Very Common Korean Verb 모르다 - ‘Not Know’
모르다 is a special Korean verb that means “NOT know”. Unlike many other languages where you need to negate the verb “know” to express “not…
