44. 의성어 Onomatopoeia #1 쿵 짝 짝!; 이상한 변호사 우영우 Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022), Ep. 1
I learned musical rhythm theory in a primary school in Seoul. Probably I was a first or second grader. To teach us how different 4/4,…
Corea
43. A Few Honorific Verbs (Very Respectful, Formal Register); Kingdom (2019), Season 2”
Human beings are an animal of vanity. When it comes to linguistic skills, some people act like speaking faster than others is the measure of…
42. Priorité n°1 : 한글 (Alphabet coréen) - Consonnes de base
Je vois que certains d’entre vous aimeraient apprendre le coréen depuis le début. Vous aimez la Corée, alors vous aimeriez aussi parler la langue. Tant…
41. 목 말라요 I am thirsty; 자음동화 Consonant Assimilation II - Nasalization; 서른, 아홉 (Thirty-Nine, 2022), Ep. 8
To correctly say a simple but important phrase such as “I am thirsty” in Korean, you would have to understand another phonetic process called 비음화…
40. How to Become an Alchemist of Korean Particles -이/가, -만, -도, -은/는, etc., etc.; Alchemy of Souls 환혼 (2022), Ep. 1; 눈동자 - 조용필 The Pupil of the Eye
Korean is an agglutinative language. Words are formed with morphemes such as verb stems and particles glued together like a string. There are a plethora…
39. Our Blues 우리들의 블루스 (2022) Ep. 8; How to Apologize Correctly in Korean; How to Pronounce 받침 ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ as [ㄷ]; Consonant Assimilation I - 격음화 (Aspirates)
Online or offline, we humans are by nature a social animal. For many of us, the quality of our interpersonal relationships is the single most…
38. Ma chère, reviens à moi encore 그대 내게 다시 interprétée par 변진섭 ; Réponds-moi 1988 (2015) - À la recherche du temps innocent
Ah, la nostalgie. 추억. 회상. 그리움. 향수. La saveur douce-amère de se souvenir et de regretter toutes les choses du passé est l’une des bonnes…
37. Whalien 52 by BTS; 고래 사냥 Whale Hunting by 송창식; 고래, 돌고래, 고래고래 소리지르다; Mimetic Adverb
In 2015, two years after their debut, BTS (방탄소년단: 방탄 Bulletproof; 소년 Boys; 단 Band) sang about a whale (고래) in their single release “Whalien…
36. Adjective Basics: Attributive vs. Predicative Forms; 평화 Peace
There is no adjective declension in Korean. In other words, the ending of Korean adjectives do not change according to the gender or the number…
35. Before and After; Connecting Particle -고; Concession Particle -도; Causation Particle -서; 음악이 끝나기 전에 (Before the Music Ends) by 거미 Gummy
A. Before and After – Time Clauses It is amazingly simple to say basic time expressions “Before …” and “After …” in Korean. You need…
