How to Say Rain in Korean

How to Say Rain in Korean

Hello again everyone! Enjoying the fall weather? We thought we would do a few posts related to the weather now that it’s finally getting cooler here. It was a long, hot summer and I’m happy to have it finally cool down. However…winter is coming. Today, we are talking about the word for rain in Korean. … Read more

How to Say Princess in Korean

How to Say Princess in Korean

Hey everyone! Dom here again bringing you another short and quick vocabulary lesson. We’ve just finished the Chuseok holiday here and we had a great time eating and just getting some rest before heading back to work (5 days off!). Today’s lesson will be the word princess in Korean. If you’ve watched your fair share … Read more

How to Say Good Game in Korean

How to Say Good Game in Korean
How to say good game in Korean

Raise your hand if you’re a gamer! If you’ve played with Koreans on their servers or just in general on other games, you may be confused or wondering what some of their game talks may mean.

Korean is a lot like English in this sense. We have a lot of words for good game, bye bye, see ya, etc.

So let’s start off with good game.

In English, ‘good game’ is abbreviated with ‘gg’. When you sound it out, it sounds like gee gee. Well in Korean, the sound is basically the same.

When you see ㅈㅈ for good game, it’s a shortened form of  ‘지지’ which is basically the Korean sound for the letter g two times in a row. It was probably made popular once online gaming got popular in Korea, and they just adapted already known terms in English, and made them into shortened Korean forms.

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How to Say Thank You in Korean

How to Say Thank You in Korean

 

When I first started using Korean, I had watched a few dramas and I was always confused which thank you I should use. I heard the formal version most often, but also heard the impolite form.

It wasn’t until I studied Korean more that I found out about politeness levels and then it made sense of course.

For saying thank you, there are several ways like most basic phrases in Korean. You have the formal, polite, and informal forms to work with. Once you finish this lesson, learn how to say “You’re welcome in Korean” as well.

Let’s start with the formal version. There are two ways (romanization included):

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How to Say Yes in Korean

How to Say Yes in Korean

How to Say Yes in Korean

I remember when I first came to Korea that this was one of the first words I learned. I had my little Korean to English dictionary on the 14-hour plan ride over, and I wanted to learn all the very basic words like yes, no, thank you, hello, beer (haha), etc.

Likewise for you, adding this to your vocabulary won’t make you a pro, but you can at least use this when being asked a question.

So let’s get started with the first one…

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How to Say Milk in Korean

How to Say Milk in Korean

How to Say Milk in Korean

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If you love milk, why not learn how to say it in Korean so you can ask a friend for some? The word for milk is 우유 (u-yu). Really easy to remember right? If you need a bit of help, just remember that the first syllable sounds a lot like “moo”.

Korea has lots of flavors of milk that you can find at the supermarkets (like most places across the world). For example:

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How to Say Sun in Korean

How to Say Sun in Korean

How to Say Sun in Korean

There are two ways to say sun in Korean.

The first way is the most common and simple way:

해 (hae)

Hey! That’s what it sounds like. You will hear this version in daily conversation so if you want to refer to the sun, use this word. It is also the pure Korean version of the word sun.

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How to Say Tiger in Korean

How to say tiger in Korean

How to say tiger in Korean

The word for tiger in Korean is very similar to the word for cat, 고양이 (go-yang-i).

The animal itself has a lot of cultural importance and history in the country. If you watched the Olympics in Pyeongchang this, year, you saw that the mascot was a white tiger.

White tiger in Korean = 백호 (baek-ho)

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How to Say Kiss in Korean

How to Say Kiss in Korean

How to Say Kiss in Korean

Big fan of Korean dramas and movies? Kpop? You’ve likely seen a lot of kissing scenes with all the shows that revolve around romance.

If you are a big fan of these, then you probably already know the words for kiss in Korean. For those of you that don’t, we are gonna teach you the two main words for kiss, and some phrases that are related to these words.

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