Past swear words some of the most fun things to learn is slang. You can easily connect with and impress Koreans with your knowledge past typical dictionary or textbook-level Korean. So let's get into some Korean slang. I'll try to break it down by its meaning/origin and whatever else might be interesting about the word/phrase and see if there is an English equivalent!
Read moreSometimes it's hard not to feel stuck in a rut, especially if you are self-studying and don't have a clear lesson plan to follow. Or maybe you feel tired of what you are currently doing. Trying out new methods to learn Korean is a good idea to revitalize your motivation! You can decide to pair a new technique alongside what you have already or swap entirely if it works for you.
Read moreAfter getting down Sino-Korean and native numbers, another hurdle is right there for beginners- Korean counters. Counter particles have to be attached to the word you are counting and it isn't as simple as a universal counter. There are a lot of different counter particles to be used for animals, people, books, glasses, and more. Each is either paired with sino or native numbers. Today I'll cover the most popular and widely used ones!
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Today we’re getting into Korean prepositions and positions! Learn your right from your left and up and down (just like EXID). This’ll be quick and easy vocab so let’s get into it.
Today is 한글날 or Hangul Day, which is a Korean holiday dedicated to celebrating the Korean writing system and its creator King Sejong! So to commemorate, I’ll go through a bit on Hangul’s history, King Sejong, and some resources on how to learn Hangul yourself.
If you are feeling that you have a grip on present tense conjugation in Korean the next step is to go into the past! Past tense in Korean might seem tricky at first, but going through a few examples will help a lot. So I’ll introduce the conjugation and we can get started.
不 means “not” and is very much like not, non-, un-, dis-, etc. in English! It generally appears in Korean as 불 or 부 at the front of a word. With that said Let’s get into some negative Hanja words! I’ll start out by breaking some of the words down, so you get the 2-for-1 combo~
Here’s another helpful typing game to pair with the Hancom typing game I’ve mentioned before! Sam, the creator, shared it with me and I really think it can be a great asset to add in when trying to master your Korean typing.
A useful phrase to learn when starting out is “from A to B” in Korean. Describe directions and locations, time, sequences, and more by using these 3 simple particles. Now in some cases, you’ll use 에서 or 부터 but I’ll get into when to use which so let’s start!
If you’ve been following recent Korean cultural trends you may have heard of Korean MBTI being adapted and gaining huge traction. While the trend of MBTI seems to have died down here, it is going strong in South Korea with many people making judgment calls on people based on their type.