5. Flower Path or Thorny Path? - 꽃길 vs. 가시밭길
꽃길 (꽃 = Flower, 길 = Road/Path) has about the same metaphoric meaning as in English – Flower or Flowery Path. It speaks of a…
Tag: K-Poetry
As Time Goes By 세월이 가면 by 박인환; Even If -도
Concessive clause with -도 When a Korean clause has an ending with “-도,” it is an expression of “concession.” In English, such a clause can…
1. Oh Sea, Do You? - A Few Beautiful Sounding Words
Today’s Korea is a peninsula, so it is “almost” surrounded by seas or the Pacific Ocean. However strange it may sound in English, Korea is…
How I Wish to Go - 가고파 by 이은상
Do you live, by any chance, far away from your hometown? Do you often miss your hometown? If so, no matter where you live now,…
March 1st Korean Independence Movement in 1919; By the Creek 개여울 by 김소월; Modern Boy (2008)
About 80 years ago, none of you would have been able to learn Korean and 한글, even if you had traveled to, and lived in…
서시 (Prelude) by 윤동주
Poetry inspires us to learn more about a foreign language or culture, once we learn some basics. It is a great idea to start with…
Where, in What Form, Shall We Meet Again? - 어디서 무엇이 되어 다시 만나랴
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…
