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…
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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…
85. How Korean Moms Teach Children; 우리 = “My”; 어머니의 마음 Mother’s Heart; 무빙 Moving (2023), Eps. 2 & 20
Your teachers or textbooks may tell you simply that Korean possessive adjectives are 나의, 내 (my), 너의, 네 (your), and 우리, 우리의 (our), etc. But…
84. SOS Korean: 여러분, 한국말을 구해주세요! Dear Korean Learners, Please Save the Korean Language from Konglish, Francoréen, etc.!
When I was little, I was taught that Koreans were well known for their love and pride for 한글 and the Korean language. Alas, that…
82. The Importance of Repeated Words in Korean; 가곡 Gagok, or Korean Art Song; 고향 (Hometown) Interpreted by 조수미
Long before BTS and Blackpink, ordinary Koreans sang songs called “가곡 (歌曲),” which can be best translated as either “gagok” or “Korean Art Song” in…
81. The Importance of Rhyme in K-pop; Meter in 시조 Sijo, Korean Classical Poetry; Indirect Quote with -다고; Ditto (2022) by NewJeans
Rhyme is a concept reserved for poetry in European languages, generally speaking. It is not often used in Korean poetry, mainly due to the agglutinative…
80. Days of the Week and the Solar System; 애 Intestines vs. 애 Child; 마스크 걸 Mask Girl (2023), Ep. 4
In many languages, days of the week are named after words of various etymological origins. English days, for example, have both words from Norse and…
79. 인생의 갈림길에서 At a Crossroads in Life; 어쩔 수 없었어 I Didn’t Have Any Choice; 형사록 2 Shadow Detective 2 (2022), Ep. 8
Like it or not, time passes relentlessly. And life goes on. But sometimes, on some fine day, you feel suddenly sober and look back at…
78. 광복절 Liberation Day of Korea (August 15); 미스터 션샤인 Mr. Sunshine (2018), Ep. 24
In Korea, today is 광복절 (光復節) – Liberation Day, which commemorates Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies on August 15, 1945, which ended not only…
