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It’s been a while since I touched on Sino-Korean vocab! It’s something that’s always been there, but I’ve picked up on it more recently; many Korean electronics have a theme of using 전. Of course, this comes from Hanja influences with the Hanja 電 relating to electricity/electric words.

전기: electricity; “electric energy”
전기료: an electricity bill
전류: electric current
전압: voltage
전선: electric wire
송전: power transmission
양전기: positive electricity
전산: data processing
전자파: electromagnetic waves

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Along with K-pop and Korean dramas, Korean beauty is a huge draw for people interested in the country, language, and culture. Now, luckily enough for us, a lot of Korean makeup and skincare terms are just the English flipped into Korean! But I’ll run through a lot of things from products, skin types, makeup-specific verbs, and more, so let’s get into it.

Use Your Interest in Korean Beauty to Help You Learn!

Similar to English, there are many Korean people showing off their makeup and/or skincare on social media and YouTube. Take advantage of this! For everyone interested in Korean beauty, you can get double the benefit of learning about trending or new products in Korea, makeup techniques, styles to fit your look; and practicing your Korean! Many YouTubers have Korean subs, and some even have English subs, for you to read along as you listen and learn.

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In Korean, sometimes yes means no? Korea has a little quirk different from English when it comes to answering questions. The basics of it is that in Korean, you answer the statement and not the intention- I’ll quickly break it down now!

How to Answer Yes/No Questions

In Korean, your answer is dependent on the words in the question. No matter if someone asks you something like “you don’t like it?” or “you like it?”, you’ll reply with yes to both if they are correct.

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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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