Learn Korean: Informal and Formal Words in Korean

Once you start learning Korean, you realize that sometimes you need to use the formal versions of words. It can be a bit confusing at first as you may not know all the words. Here is part 1 of some common formal and informal words in Korean. Part 2 can be found here! List of … Read more

Describing Taste in Korean

Describing food and taste in Korean

Eating is a big part of Korean culture. They love food here so and Koreans really love to express how whatever they are eating tastes. So it is important to know how to describe the food you are eating.

First off for “delicious”. In the graphic above, we showed you the standard/low formal way to say it. If you want to be more formal, you can use “맛있습니다” (ma-shi-sseum-ni-da). You can also apply the same ending for not delicious and say “맛없읍니다” (mat-eop-sseum-ni-da), but it would probably be rude considering you are using a very formal tone which is used with people older than you.

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Learn Korean: Languages in Korean Pt.2

Here is Part 2 of our language learning series. If you want to study even more and improve your Korean, check out our ebooks over at the Dom & Hyo Store. Vocabulary in this graphic: 폴란드어 (pol-lan-deu-eo) = Polish 태국어 (tae-guk-eo) = Thai 베트남어 (be-teu-nam-eo) = Vietnamese 터키어 (teo-ki-eo) = Turkish 스웨덴어 (seu-we-den-eo) = Swedish 라틴어 … Read more

Korean Terms of Endearment

We don’t use a lot of these as we think most are very cheesy and too cute for us. You can hear these terms used all throughout Korean dramas and Kpop songs if you watch/listen to them. We do have a few nicknames for each other. “Baby girl” (Aaliyah reference) is a favorite for her … Read more

Learn Korean: Sports Vocabulary in Korean

Are any of you good at sports? Or do you enjoy a certain sport recreationally? Here are some common sports vocabulary in Korean you will likely come across. If you want to study even more and improve your Korean, check out our ebooks over at the Dom & Hyo Store. Vocabulary in this graphic: 양궁 (yang-gung) … Read more

Learn Korean: Cardinal Directions

Learning the cardinal directions in Korean is useful for getting around the city and recognizing neighborhoods n the city and where they’re located. List of words in this infographic: 북 (buk) = north 북동 (buk-dong) = northeast 동 (dong) = east 남동 (nam-dong) = southeast 남 (nam) = south 남서 (nam-seo) = southwest 서 (seo) … Read more