Metaphor - Korean Style; 총 맞은 것처럼 Like I Got Shot (2008) by 방시혁; Trigger (2025)
Conversations between two Koreans can become metaphorical, more often than in the West. Some Koreans just enjoy saying things indirectly, to the extent that they…
Tag: K-Language
92. 슬프디슬픈 베네치아; Com'è triste Venezia (Que c'est triste Venise) - Charles Aznavour; A Special but Very Common Korean Verb 모르다 - ‘Not Know’
모르다 is a special Korean verb that means “NOT know”. Unlike many other languages where you need to negate the verb “know” to express “not…
88. How to Shine by Absence in Korean -도 없고 vs. -밖에 없고; Non c’è (1993) by Laura Pausini
“There is” and “There is not” are one of the first things we learn in a foreign language. They address “existential” questions all the more…
87. How to Say 'True' in Korean; Ennio Morricone - Come Giulietta e Romeo (1972)
There are several different ways to say the adjective “true” in Korean. 1. Attributive (modifying the noun that follows it): 2. Predicative (modifying the subject…
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…
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…
64. Past Tense Relative Clauses -ㄴ/은, -던, -았던/-었던, -았었던/-었었던; 사랑이 지나가면 (When Love Passes By) by 이영훈
So far, I didn’t know how well our members speak Korean. In fact, I was curious about that all along. Now I know that many…
62. 인어 Mermaid; 연음 법칙 Linking; 푸른 바다의 전설 The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016); 인어 이야기 The Mermaid Story by 허림
인어 mermaid sirène sirena sirena sereia Meerjungfrau syrena mořská panna undinė русалка This one is simple. When a syllable that begins with a vowel (denoted…
