“Gamchil mat” is a traditional Korean word for “savory taste,” i.e., a taste with combined rich flavors such as 다시마 dashima (Korean seaweed, Kelp), 된장…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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,…
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:…
Here is the first important exercise for beginners – Basic Korean syllables. By now, you learned by heart 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels…
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…
In the previous Quiz 76, I explained 말음법칙 (Final Consonant Sound Rule) as follows: “The syllables ending with ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅎ =>…
Pensate a Cristiana Capotondi catapultata sul palcoscenico de La Traviata con scenografie e costumi classici. Il suo italiano è in un registro e tono colloquiale…