Quiz 31. 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…
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Quiz 27. 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…
Quiz 23. 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…
89. I Missed You 보고 싶었어; ”Doona! (2023); ‘Finding Each Other Again’ by Ennio Morricone
“보고 싶었어요” literally means “I wished to see you (again)” [ 보다 to see; (verb stem) +고 싶다 wish to … ; -었다 past tense…
88. How to Shine by Absence in Korean -도 없고 vs. -밖에 없고; Non c’è (1993) by Laura Pausini
“There is” and “There is not” are one of the first things we learn in a foreign language. They address “existential” questions all the more…
87. How to Say 'True' in Korean; Ennio Morricone - Come Giulietta e Romeo (1972)
There are several different ways to say the adjective “true” in Korean. 1. Attributive (modifying the noun that follows it): 2. Predicative (modifying the subject…
86. How to Translate Poems and Lyrics from Your Language into Korean; "Il me dit que je suis belle 그는 내가 아름답다고 하네" by Patricia Kaas, Composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman (1993)
By now, you would know the basic structure of Korean syntaxes if you followed and studied my articles for the last few years. And some…
