70. How to ‘Play’ Different Musical Instruments in Korean
It is not always easy to “play” a musical instrument if you are a beginner in Korean 😉 In general, Koreans use different verbs for…
68. Conjunctions after a Clause Ending in -다; 기억의 습작 (Etude of Memory) by 김동률
Conjunctions are one of the most sensitive elements that determine the meaning of a sentence as a whole. There are two main differences between English…
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66. Future Tense -(으)ㄹ 거예요; 푸른 바다의 전설 The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016), Ep. 18
Korean signature sound for speaking about the future is ㄹ. Conjugating a Korean verb in the future tense is a piece of cake. It is…
65. 무지개 Rainbow; Major Color Words; Korean Tolerance; 무지개빛 하모니 Rainbow Harmony by 윤학준
In Korea, a rainbow is simply an optical phenomenon caused by reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of…
Priority #5: 한글 - Compound Vowels
As with double consonants, two or more basic vowels form 11 “compound vowels” in Korean. In medieval Korean, some of them must have been diphthongs,…
Priority #4: 한글 - Double Consonants
In addition to 14 basic consonants, there are five “double” consonants formed by adjoining two of each unaspirated consonant ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and ㅈ:…
Priority #3: 한글 - Basic Syllables: Consonant + Vowel
Here is the first important exercise for beginners – Basic Korean syllables. By now, you learned by heart 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels…
