Priority #5: 한글 - Compound Vowels
As with double consonants, two or more basic vowels form 11 “compound vowels” in Korean. In medieval Korean, some of them must have been diphthongs,…
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Priority #4: 한글 - Double Consonants
In addition to 14 basic consonants, there are five “double” consonants formed by adjoining two of each unaspirated consonant ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and ㅈ:…
Priority #3: 한글 - Basic Syllables: Consonant + Vowel
Here is the first important exercise for beginners – Basic Korean syllables. By now, you learned by heart 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels…
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…
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…
