93. A Tribute to 이선균 (1975 - 2023); 나의 아저씨 My Mister (2018), Ep. 16
This is my tribute to Korea’s very fine actor 이선균 (1975 – 2023). He left us too early, too sadly, silently pointing out a dark…
Tag: K-Drama
89. I Missed You 보고 싶었어; ”Doona! (2023); ‘Finding Each Other Again’ by Ennio Morricone
“보고 싶었어요” literally means “I wished to see you (again)” [ 보다 to see; (verb stem) +고 싶다 wish to … ; -었다 past tense…
85. How Korean Moms Teach Children; 우리 = “My”; 어머니의 마음 Mother’s Heart; 무빙 Moving (2023), Eps. 2 & 20
Your teachers or textbooks may tell you simply that Korean possessive adjectives are 나의, 내 (my), 너의, 네 (your), and 우리, 우리의 (our), etc. But…
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…
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…
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…
