76. First and Foremost, Numbers! How to Count in Korean; 아부의 왕 Mr. XXX-Kisser (2012)
What are the most important words you should learn to survive in a foreign country? How to say hello? Not really. How to say thank…
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75. After All, We All Live Life Alone 어차피 인생은 혼자; A Simple Way to Ask a Tag Question; 50 Shades of the English Word “Life”; 형사록 Shadow Detective (2022), Ep. 8
In English, a tag question is formed by stating a positive sentence followed by a negative question, or vice versa: In Korean, however, you don’t…
74. How to Call In-Laws; The Simplest Negation with 안; What Do You Mean?; 아씨 두리안 Mrs. Durian (2023), Ep. 1
Koreans don’t call family members by their names, except between siblings or cousins. Of course, you call your children by the names you or your…
72. Korea Never Forgets – Veterans of the Korean War (June 25, 1950 - Present)
한국 Korea [ 대한민국 The Republic of Korea = South Korea +은(는) topic marker ] 당신을 [당신 you (mostly formal) +을(를) accusative case particle ]…
71. World: 세상 vs. 세계; Korean Folk Song 한 오백 년(About Five Hundred Years)”
세상; 세계 world monde mondo mundo mundo Welt świat svět pasaulis світ 세상: the world of people that one experiences during one’s lifetime; human society…
70. How to ‘Play’ Different Musical Instruments in Korean
It is not always easy to “play” a musical instrument if you are a beginner in Korean 😉 In general, Koreans use different verbs for…
68. Conjunctions after a Clause Ending in -다; 기억의 습작 (Etude of Memory) by 김동률
Conjunctions are one of the most sensitive elements that determine the meaning of a sentence as a whole. There are two main differences between English…
66. Future Tense -(으)ㄹ 거예요; 푸른 바다의 전설 The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016), Ep. 18
Korean signature sound for speaking about the future is ㄹ. Conjugating a Korean verb in the future tense is a piece of cake. It is…
65. 무지개 Rainbow; Major Color Words; Korean Tolerance; 무지개빛 하모니 Rainbow Harmony by 윤학준
In Korea, a rainbow is simply an optical phenomenon caused by reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of…
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,…
