A Taxi Driver and a Foreign Journalist - 택시 운전사 (2017)
In general, “속” means “inside” of anything, any object. 동굴 속에 들아가 보자 = Let’s get inside the cave. 상자 속에 아무 것도 없었어…
In general, “속” means “inside” of anything, any object. 동굴 속에 들아가 보자 = Let’s get inside the cave. 상자 속에 아무 것도 없었어…
Colloquial Personal Pronouns (as they are spoken most often in informal conversations with close friends, brothers/sisters, boy/girlfriends, etc. – 1st/2nd person singular): Nominative: 난 =…
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아무리 is a typical way to express frustration, or a concessive logic. It means “No matter how much … verb.” When you say 아무리, your…
Koreans say “다행이다” when things turn out to be better than expected in tough situations or in unfortunate accidents. It is conceptually equivalent to “It’s…
오-지마세요: Don’t come. (Command – Negative, polite) 오-셨어요: Came (Past tense – Positive, polite); “참 잘 오셨어요 = Informal/friendly way to say “Welcome!” (instead of…
Roaming in a country where yelling or even raising the voice in public is considered a social taboo, I have long forgotten that some ordinary…
Je vois que certains d’entre vous aimeraient apprendre le coréen depuis le début. Vous aimez la Corée, alors vous aimeriez aussi parler la langue. Tant…