51. What to Say to Someone Who Lost a Loved One; Korean Funerals
Yesterday, headline news all over the world reported that at least 153 people were killed in a crowd surge at packed Halloween festivities at Itaewon…
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48. 우리는(We Are) by 송창식; Relative Clauses and Adjectives Modifying Personal Pronouns
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It was my personal motto, or modus operandi as a traveler whenever I started a long term…
48. When a Korean Man Recites a Poem; K-Poetry in K-Drama; 풀잎에도 상처가 있다(Grass Leaves Have Wounds, Too) by 정호승 in 월수금화목토 (Love in Contract, 2022)
Koreans take poems seriously. In fact, it would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that the entire Korean aristocracy during 500 years…
46. 방랑자(Wanderer) by 박인희
그림자 벗을 삼아 걷는 길은 서산에 해가 지면 멈추지만 마음의 님을 따라 가고 있는 나의 길은 꿈으로 이어질 영원한 길 방랑자여 방랑자여 기타를 울려라 방랑자여…
45. Actions Speak Louder than Words; 헤어질 결심 Decision to Leave (2022)
당신한테는 말이 행동보다 중요합니까, 행동이 말보다 중요합니까? 좀 단순한 질문이지만, 이 질문에 대한 대답은 나라마다 또는 사람마다 상대적으로 차이가 나는 법입니다. 우리가 아무렇지도 않게 내뱉거나,…
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,…
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…
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…
