55. Rule of Vowel Harmony (모음조화); Even if -도; Whether … (or not) -든지 (말든지) / -든가 (말든가); 꽃피면 달 생각하고 (Moonshine, 2021)
I. Verb Conjugation for a Concessive Particle -도 From my previous articles, you may already know that -도 at the end of a verb means…
Tag: K-Drama
53. How to Propose in Korean; 월수금화목토 Love in Contract (2022), Ep. 16
Marrying in Korea is not the easiest thing to do in your life, as you may have noticed in various K-dramas that vividly depict harrowing…
52. 숭덩숭덩 vs. ciseler; Another Korean Soul Food 된장찌개 Cooking Tip; Dialect - 충청 Chungcheong; 환혼 Alchemy of Souls (2022), Ep. 6; 된장 The Recipe (2010)
Long ago, I got very curious about European cuisine. So curious that I decided to learn it from real professionals in Manhattan, in the evening…
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…
47. How to Swear in Korean II - Advanced Level Invectives; Korean Way to Calm Down an Angry Woman; 법대로 사랑하라 (The Law Cafe) 2022, Ep. 2
Roaming in a country where yelling or even raising the voice in public is considered a social taboo, I have long forgotten that some ordinary…
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…
