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South Korean Rooms are more than just a PC 방 and 노래방! From entertainment to relaxation, they have a lot of options to hang out with friends or spend some quiet time alone. The name comes from attaching 방, which means room, to different hobbies or interests. Many of these places have private rooms for you to use, or shared common room(s) that everyone uses.

Why Are 방 So Popular?

A lot of rooms have really cheap hourly prices, with profit coming from you buying snacks or drinks. They are a popular option to get out and away from family because a lot of the population lives with family until marriage in houses that aren’t very soundproof. So being able to let out stress with gaming, singing, or just quietly reading is a big draw.

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This week, we are getting into some important Korean adverbs; time, frequency, and other related terms! These are words that tell you how often something is happening (weekly, monthly, daily, nightly) and help to describe when and where. From position, the location particle, order, and calendar days, to help you build out your vocabulary.

Frequency Adverbs

항상: always
절대: never (strongly refusing)
결코: never (something is impossible)
자주: often
종종: occasionally
드물게: rarely
가끔: sometimes
보통: usually
평소에: usually
또: again
한번: once

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Today, we will get into some more grammar and both the plain and honorific ways to say giving in Korean! 주다 is a pretty versatile verb, allowing you to attach it to other verbs to create the meaning of ‘doing something for someone’. So, let’s get into it!

Attaching 주다 to Verbs

주다 stands on its own as the verb to give, but is also frequently paired with other verbs with ~아/~어 주다 to attach the meaning of giving to a sentence. Verbs such as read, buy, send, make, cook, teach, etc., can be paired with ~주다 to say you did the action for someone else.

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하다 Verbs are some of the most common verbs you’ll see when beginning your Korean learning journey. So let’s get into how they are structured, a comprehensive list including the common and not-so-common, conjugation, and more!

How 하다 Verbs are Structured

Typically, they are structured as a noun + 하다 (which means to do). So study + 하다 = to study, and so on and so forth! These verbs cover a whole range of actions in Korean, which makes it really useful to learners at all different levels.

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Games are always a favourite of mine to post about and share with everyone, and I have found another that I really like! Noun Town is a game that focuses on teaching many different aspects of language through gaming. In a 3D isometric world, you get to explore and literally add color back into the town by learning new things. The game is available in a lot of languages: Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, and of course Korean!

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Whether you’re worried you will offend or want to impress people, learning Korean etiquette and the dos and don’ts is important! Because of Korea’s unique culture, they have their own etiquette rules and guidelines. Though typically, if they can tell you are a foreigner, Koreans will go easier on you and not expect you to know everything while visiting, so don’t worry about remembering all of these right away!

I have covered a bit of these in the Korean superstitions post a while ago, such as the superstition around putting chopsticks in rice and how it’s become very rude to do. But today I’m going to dive deeper; from food and drinking culture, to daily life, hierarchy, and more.

Korean Etiquette Related to Hierarchy

Starting off strong is etiquette related to hierarchy! South Korea has a big focus on hierarchy; who’s older, more experienced, higher position, etc., and so a lot of cultural rules stem from that.

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