120Q82. How to Flirt with a Korean Guy (in Korean); Confidence Queen (2025), Ep. 1 & 3
A cheat sheet from Park Min-young, the rom-com queen: 생각했던 그대로예요 음, 뭐랄까… 근사하고, 세련되고, 고급스러워 그리고, 탁월해 너무 아름다워요 …님은 저한테 뭘 해줄 수…
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119Q80. The Name of the Flower; Tom and Jerry — A Korean Proverb; Pudditorium, “재회(再會) Meet Again” (2009); Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (2025), Ep. 6
Have you ever offered flowers to a man you care about? If not, it’s worth trying. He will not forget it for his entire life,…
118Q79. The Name of the King — A History behind Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, Ep. 3
A deliciously sophisticated time-slip rom-com, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (2025), fascinates the world right from the first episode. With more episodes airing every weekend, the…
116Q76. Gamchil Mat, the Sixth Taste in Korean Gastronomy; 말음법칙 Final Consonant Sound Rule; Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, Ep. 2
“Gamchil mat” is a traditional Korean word for “savory taste,” i.e., a taste with combined rich flavors such as 다시마 dashima (Korean seaweed, Kelp), 된장…
115Q74. Leitmotif, K-drama Style; A Few Proverbs; Beyond the Bar (2025), Ep. 3 & 4
The Korean language has a rich vocabulary. For instance, there are as many as 1,892 Korean words that start with 눈: https://wordrow.kr/시작하는-말/눈 Level B2: What…
114Q71. Arirang, The Epitome of Korean Optimism; The First Night with the Duke (2025), Ep. 10
How would you tell whether someone is a real Korean or a fake? It is quite simple. Tell the person to sing Arirang. Or better…
113Q70. Consider/Imagine/Think of A as B; Finite Purpose Clause “So That … “ in Korean; A Tribute to Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 - 1911)
It was a tremendous joy to discover a multitalented genius composer-painter, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 – 1911), here in Lithuania, thanks to my most wonderful…
111Q65. Les Meilleurs Acteurs Parlent avec Leurs Yeux ; Mercy for None (2025), Ep. 7
Après sept épisodes sanglants, imprégnés d’une vengeance implacable et sans merci, So Ji-sub, un redoutable ex-gangster, épuisé et blessé à mort, se souvient de sa…
110Q63. Untranslatable Nuanced Verb/Adjective Endings -나, -는가, -ㄴ/은가, -네; Hill of Crosses; 그리움만 쌓이네 Only My Longing Piles Up (1979) by 여진, Performed by AI-Generated Voice Learned from IU’s
Are you getting bored with speaking the same kind of languages every day? It’s time to learn Korean. Korean is quite different from your language,…
109Q62. How a K-drama Honors Parents; Korean Poetic Prose Style; Future Tense -ㄹ/을 거야; When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025), Eps. 3, 14 & 16
To Korean ears, rhyming often seems like a form of wordplay. Due to syntactical differences between Korean and most European languages, Korean poems rarely use…
