Are You Hearing, All This Story of Mine? - 듣고 있나요 나의 이 모든 얘기를
그가 그렇게 얘기한 것 같아요. = It seems that he said so. 그거 이제 알 것 같아요. = I think I understand that now. 이…
제발 = Please???
In English, as in some other languages, saying the word “please” is one of the few ways to make you sound more polite and respectful,…
Opera City
Many operas were written in the backdrop of exotic Seville, which is located far enough from the musical “center” of the 18th – 19th century…
Koreans Modify Before; English, After
In English, to modify a noun with a clause, you say a relative pronoun (which, who, what, that, whom, when, where) AFTER the noun, followed…
Happy 250th Birthday, Ludwig!
Simply the best performance of Beethoven’s only violin concerto by America’s (and the world’s) top violinist Hilary Hahn. With purity and exactitude of her tone,…
Korean Way to Say Goodbye
Educated Koreans are supposed to follow good manners even when they part and bid farewell. There are four major elements to include when you say…
Granada, tierra soñada por mí
Há dois anos, viajei para Granada durante o mês de maio. Fiquei em Albaicin, um belíssimo bairro medieval dos mouros. A fragrância de…
Recuerdos de una hermosa ciudad que me ayudó durante una pandemia
Málaga. Una de las ciudades más antiguas del continente europeo. Fue fundada hace unos 2800 años. Pero para mí, es una de las ciudades más…
carpe momentum
Tous les matins du monde sont sans retour, dirait-on, du moins au premier coup d’oeil… Mais pourquoi c’est seulement les matins qui ne reviennent pas…
Can / Cannot in Korean
It is very easy to say you “can” in Korean, if you already know how to conjugate the verb in future tense. Yes, just add…
