Just like other countries across the world, South Korea has its own holidays and traditions. Some of you may already be familiar with a few of them, but there are probably some that you are not quite familiar with yet. No problem. We will introduce you to the holidays Koreans […]
Who’s ready for the holiday season? Even in the warmer months, I’ve always looked forward to Christmas as it reminds me of being with my family back home in the states. It also meant great food and the feeling of exchanging presents. Here in Korea, Hyo has always tried to […]
List of words in this inforgraphic: 연필 (yeon-pil) = pencil 지구본 (ji-gu-bon) = globe 계산기 (gye-san-gi) = calculator 펜 (pen) = pen 공책 (gong-chaek) = notebook 가방 (ga-bang) = bag/backpack 지우개 (ji-u-gae) = eraser 책 (chaek) = book 가위 (ga-wi) = scissors
I’ve been living in Korea for a little over 7 years now and I often get asked by friends and family to bring them back Korean gifts when I visit home during the vacations. My mom loves the green tea and although I’m not really into Kpop or dramas hardcore, […]
We really enjoyed eating this and Hyo enjoyed torturing me with the chicken radish. Check out the vid and subscribe if you haven’t already!
So this is the first episode in our new series in which we venture to try every Korean food possible (from our Korean food poster). First up is the lesser known 녹두죽. We headed out in our neighborhood to 본죽 which is a popular Korean chain restaurant for 죽 (Korean […]
These are the common and casual ways of what roughly translates to good luck in Korean. Some Korean books explain these really well. You have probably heard “화이팅” (also sometime 파이팅/fighting) on dramas or just around your Korean friends. The other two are also very common and used among close […]
These ways of making Korean words casual or cute is very common and used by lots of people. You may have seen some of your Korean friends using these and been confused…well now you know! Try using some of these yourself. And Happy Hangul Day! We have also written them […]