How to Say Car in Korean

How to Say Car in Korean

It’s Wednesday! Been a long week so we are happy to get to the weekend. I hope everyone is having a good week. Today, we have a common, but simple word for everyone. The word for car is technically 자동차, however, most people just simply use 차 unless they are being really technical (차 is … Read more

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

Counting to Ten in Korean

Counting to ten in Korean

Hey everyone. Sorry for the long break from posting again. The new job has changed my schedule quite a bit and it’s taking some getting used to. I haven’t quite had the energy I used to have but I’m going to try to get back to consistent posting for you guys. Numbers! An important element … 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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Summer Vocabulary in Korean

Summer Vocabulary in Korean

Summer Vocabulary in Korean

We are in the dead heat of summer here in Korea. In fact, it’s been the hottest summer on record in decades and definitely been the hottest summer in my 9 years of living here. I can’t even walk outside 2 minutes without being drenched in sweat.

Usually the rainy season lasts for half the summer and we only have to deal with super hot temps from the beginning of August, but the heat has been blazing since early July as the rainy season lasted only 7 days.

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Travel Vocabulary in Korean

Travel Vocabulary in Korean

Travel Vocabulary in Korean

When Hyo and I met, we did tons of traveling around Korea and to some places around the states. We’ve been a bit busier lately and trying to save money so we haven’t been able to go as many places as we had been able to in the past.

I learned quite a bit of travel vocabulary from her and it was a quick way to learn some useful terms.

If you’re going be be traveling in Korea, these are some useful terms you can use and recognize on signs or when trying to communicate with someone. This is only part one, so look forward to another post soon.

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