80. Days of the Week and the Solar System; 애 Intestines vs. 애 Child; 마스크 걸 Mask Girl (2023), Ep. 4
In many languages, days of the week are named after words of various etymological origins. English days, for example, have both words from Norse and…
79. 인생의 갈림길에서 At a Crossroads in Life; 어쩔 수 없었어 I Didn’t Have Any Choice; 형사록 2 Shadow Detective 2 (2022), Ep. 8
Like it or not, time passes relentlessly. And life goes on. But sometimes, on some fine day, you feel suddenly sober and look back at…
78. 광복절 Liberation Day of Korea (August 15); 미스터 션샤인 Mr. Sunshine (2018), Ep. 24
In Korea, today is 광복절 (光復節) – Liberation Day, which commemorates Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies on August 15, 1945, which ended not only…
77. A Few Idiomatic Expressions; A Cautionary Note on 감히; Love Dive by Ive (2022)
궁금하다 to be curious / to wonder about [ The subject with the subject marker (-이/가) of this Korean adjective corresponds to the object of…
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…
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…
73. How to Talk about an Experience: -ㄴ/은 적 있다/없다; 마당이 있는 집 Lies Hidden in My Garden (2023)
To talk about one’s experience or the absence of it, English speakers would often use the present perfect tense (have + past participle). Koreans simply…
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…
