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…
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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…
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…
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. …
As Time Goes By 세월이 가면 by 박인환; Even If -도
Concessive clause with -도 When a Korean clause has an ending with “-도,” it is an expression of “concession.” In English, such a clause can…
1. Oh Sea, Do You? - A Few Beautiful Sounding Words
Today’s Korea is a peninsula, so it is “almost” surrounded by seas or the Pacific Ocean. However strange it may sound in English, Korea is…
Light and Shadow - 빛과 그림자; Conjunctions; When … -ㄹ 때
Here is a list of basic conjunctions in Korean. I selected only the ones that are not “particles” or endings. They function just as English…
