9. Basic Salutations; 안녕! Hi or Goodbye?
Many of you already know that “안녕하세요” is “Hello!” in Korean. It is the most useful phrase in Korean, since it works perfectly fine in…
Many of you already know that “안녕하세요” is “Hello!” in Korean. It is the most useful phrase in Korean, since it works perfectly fine in…
If you plan to work in Korea, it makes perfect sense to learn how to introduce yourself correctly. Professional society in Korea is notoriously hierarchical. …
It is not always easy to ask a perfect stranger to do a favor for you. If you are in a foreign country, the best…
남자 친구 (The Boyfriend a.k.a. Encounter, 2018) is one of the most artistic K-dramas ever made. If you understand Korean, you can find many, many…
시카고 타자기 (Chicago Typewriter, 2017) is one of those hidden masterpieces, oddly underrated for no obvious reason. With its backdrop switching between the glamorous present…
Koreans say “다행이다” when things turn out to be better than expected in tough situations or in unfortunate accidents. It is conceptually equivalent to “It’s…
오-지마세요: Don’t come. (Command – Negative, polite) 오-셨어요: Came (Past tense – Positive, polite); “참 잘 오셨어요 = Informal/friendly way to say “Welcome!” (instead of…
Do you want to ask someone out on a date, speaking in Korean? Your success would depend on many factors, of course. From a linguistic…
찾다 can mean various things depending on contexts, but mostly it means 1) Find, or 2) Look for. English and other European languages have separate…
그가 그렇게 얘기한 것 같아요. = It seems that he said so. 그거 이제 알 것 같아요. = I think I understand that now. 이…
메리 크리스마스, 여러분! 아기 예수님의 사랑이 모노빌리티® 그룹 멤버님들 모두의 마음에, 그리고 여러분의 가족과 나라에 가득하기를 기원합니다. 포근하고 행복한 성탄절 보내세요! [formal register, professional situations]…
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…