Our last post featured the Korean words for at the post office, so go take a look if you haven’t already. For today, we’re looking at how to say apple in Korean. It is probably one of the first and easiest ‘fruit’ words to learn. Namely, because a lot of people like apples and another … Read more
Words in this infographic: 우체국 (woo-che-guk) = post office 우체통 (woo-che-tong) = mailbox 주소 (ju-so) = address 우표 (woo-pyo) = stamp 편지 (pyeon-ji) = letter 엽서 (yeop-seo) = postcard 상자 (sang-ja) = box 봉투 (bong-tu) = envelope 소포 (so-po) = parcel, post
Merry Christmas everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. We thought this would be the perfect time to add some vocabulary (we’ve never done a post on Christmas). Although Christmas is big in Western countries, it’s not as big here in Korea. Although everyone pretty much gets the holiday off from work and school, a … Read more
Hey everyone! Welcome to a new week. We hope you enjoyed your weekend. Today, we are going to teach you how to say “what” in Korean. This fits in with other words like how, why, how, and where in that you need to know these. These words are very basic, yet if you know them, … Read more
Vocabulary in this infographic: 교회 (gyo-hoe) = Church 대학교 (dae-hak-gyo) = College 경찰서 (gyeong-chal-seo) = Police station 편의점 (pyeon-ui-jeom) = Convenience store 도서관 (do-seo-gwan) = Library 빵집 (bbang-jib) = Bakery 소방서 (so-bang-seo) = Fire station 주유소 (ju-yu-so) = Gas station 주차장 (ju-cha-jang) = Parking lot
Our word for today is ‘God’. There are many ways to say this depending on the context and situation. For most Koreans, referring to God as simply a being that is up the sky would be called 하느님. The name comes from the word 하늘 (ha-neul) which means sky or heaven. You will also often … Read more
Welcome to today’s word of the day! Today’s word is 토끼 which means rabbit/bunny. You will rarely see rabbits in Korea unless you are out in the countryside or forest. The sound Koreans use for a rabbit hopping is 깡총깡총 (kkang-chong-kkang-chong). In Korean culture, there is a folktale called the moon Rabbit (달토끼). In the … Read more
Today, we’re going to teach you the different words and phrases expressing OK (as in ‘I got’, ‘I understand’, etc.) as well as okay (asking if someorone is well, expressing how you feel). It’s actually quite easy to learn and catch on quickly. OK For expressing that you understanding something and no further explanation or … Read more
It’s been awhile since we’ve done a post on opposite words. Here is part 3. More in this series will be coming soon! Words in this infographic: 밀다 (mil-da) = to pull 당기다 (dang-gi-da) = to push 얼다 (eol-da) = to freeze 녹다 (nok-da) = to melt 알다 (al-da) = to know 모르다 (mo-leu-da) = … Read more