What is the meaning of life? Depending on your beliefs, this could vary. But let’s not get into deep topics like that here 🙂 Today, we’re covering five words that convey ‘life’ in Korean. Each one has a slightly different nuance and is used differently from one another. If you mistakenly use one meaning when … Read more
If it’s one thing you should know about Korean culture, it’s that eating is a big part of it. It’s a communal thing for people to enjoy and even eating alone is seen as something weird to do (although this is changing and more and more people don’t care about eating alone). You can even … Read more
Korean is known for having many ways to say one action or feelings. For example, there are many ways to say the verb ‘wear’ depending what you are putting on. For the word ‘cold’ this also applies. In English, the word cold is used for the temperature of the weather, temperature of a drink, how … Read more
Today, we will introduce some popular ways to say ‘see you later’ in Korean. This phrase can be categorized in ‘goodbye’ which we did a post on here. For this post, we will do a more literal translation. Let’s start with our first phrase. 이따 봐. (i-tta bwa) 이따 봐요. (i-tta bwa-yo) 이따 보자. (i-tta … Read more
When giving or receiving something, you should know both thank you and you’re welcome. It’s the polite thing to do, and people will always appreciate it. We’ve covered thank you in another post here, so you’ll want to check that out first, or after you’ve read this post. So how do you say you’re welcome … Read more
Stop right there! Yes, it’s time to stop what you’re doing and learn today’s Korean phrase. The phrase we’re teaching to you is how to say ‘stop’ in Korean. We will also be going over some variations including how to tell people to ‘stop it’ or stop doing something. There are actually several words for … Read more
List of words in this infographic: 세탁기 (se-tak-gi) = washing machine 대걸레 (dae-geol-le) = mop 쓰레기통 (sseu-re-gi-tong) = trash can 비누 (bi-nu) = soap 쓰레기받기 (sseu-re-gi-bad-gi) = dustpan 먼지떨이 (meon-ji-tteol-i) = duster 솔 (sol) = cleaning brush 빗자루 (bit-ja-ru) = broom 스펀지 (seu-peon-ji) = sponge
List of words in this infographic: 병원 (byeong-weon) = hospital 의사 (ui-sa) = doctor 간호사 (gan-ho-sa) = nurse 주사 (ju-sa) = shot 약 (yak) = medicine 환자 (hwan-ja) = patient 구급차 (gu-geup-cha) = ambulance 혈액 검사 (hyeol-aek geom-sa) = blood test 엑스레이 (ek-seu-re-i) = x-ray
The verb 있다 (pronounced eet-dda), is one of the first and most basic verbs you can and should learn when starting to learn Korean. It is a very versatile verb that you will hear often, and it is combined with a lot of other grammar patterns in Korean. The opposite of this verb is 없다. … Read more