64. Past Tense Relative Clauses -ㄴ/은, -던, -았던/-었던, -았었던/-었었던; 사랑이 지나가면 (When Love Passes By) by 이영훈
So far, I didn’t know how well our members speak Korean. In fact, I was curious about that all along. Now I know that many…
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63. A Statue of a Pilgrim at Burgos Cathedral; 시인의 마을 (The Poet’s Village) by 정태춘
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62. 인어 Mermaid; 연음 법칙 Linking; 푸른 바다의 전설 The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016); 인어 이야기 The Mermaid Story by 허림
인어 mermaid sirène sirena sirena sereia Meerjungfrau syrena mořská panna undinė русалка This one is simple. When a syllable that begins with a vowel (denoted…
61. There Are Still Good People in This Cold-Hearted World; 가는 정이 있으면 오는 정이 있다 - Korean Proverb”
*쏜다: A mild slang meaning “It’s one’s treat.” Informal, casual, often used for a team party after work. From 쏘다 to shoot. *실례지만 …(verb stem)-ㄹ/을/를…
60. All Kinds of Korean Luck 한국의 온갖 복(福); 새해 복 많이 받으세요 Happy New Year!
When I was little, my father took us out to the 북악산 Bugaksan Mountain to watch the sunrise on New Year’s day almost every year….
58. Simple Negation: 안 vs. 못; How to Diplomatically Turn Down an Offer or an Invitation; 경상도 사투리 Gyeongsang-do Accent; 종이의 집: 공동경제구역 Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, Part 2, Ep. 9
The moment you are able to say what you want to do in a foreign language, you would also want to say what you don’t…
57. How to Say ‘I like …’ 좋아요 vs. 좋아해요; Negative Command -지 마세요/말아요 vs. Positive Request -아/어/해 주세요; 수상한 파트너 Suspicious Partner (2017), Ep. 12 & 22
If you like a foreign language, you should be able to say confidently “I like (something).” The challenge is that we humans have grammatically inconsistent…
56. How to Describe Tastes in the Real Korean Way; 당신이 소원을 말하면 If You Wish upon Me (2022)
Korean has a rich vocabulary including many single-word adjectives to describe various tastes, flavors, and textures of foods. Would you like to learn a few…
55. Rule of Vowel Harmony (모음조화); Even if -도; Whether … (or not) -든지 (말든지) / -든가 (말든가); 꽃피면 달 생각하고 (Moonshine, 2021)
I. Verb Conjugation for a Concessive Particle -도 From my previous articles, you may already know that -도 at the end of a verb means…
54. How to Say “Must/Have to” in Korean ~아/어야 한다; Rule of Vowel Harmony (모음조화); Korean Modernist Poem 목마와 숙녀 (A Wooden Horse and a Lady) by 박인환
Korea is one of the few countries on earth that did not experience colonization by the West and did not colonize other countries. Of course,…
