The Noun 것 on Feb 4, 2013 in Noun Fact Thing 것 The noun 것 (geot) refers to a thing or fact. One of the very first things I learned when I attended short courses on Korean Language in UP is to use this noun. Words like 이것 (igeot) and 그것 (gugeot) … Continue reading →...
Welcome 2013 on Dec 31, 2012 in Greetings Happy New Year in Korean New Year Greeting Happy new year everyone! I wish another blessed year. As the Koreans would say, 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (Saehae bok manhi paduseyo). It means ‘may you receive many blessings this new year’. To all who have joined me in my …...
Merry Christmas on Dec 24, 2012 in Greetings Christmas korean Merry Christmas in Korean Merry Christmas everyone! 여러분 메리 크리스마스 (Yeoreobun Meri Keurisumaseu). This is how Koreans greet each other during Christmas not different with everyone else in the world. 성탄절 잘 보내세요 or Seongtanjeol jal bonaesey...
Samsung Makes BIG BANG ALIVE on Oct 16, 2012 in Music Big Bang Concert korean Live Manila One of the reasons why I started learning Korean is because of YG Artists performance that I saw from You Tube. It was a YG Family performance at the SBS Gayo with Taeyang opening the act singing Fools Only Tears. … Continue reading →...
Another Look at Modifiers on Sep 15, 2012 in Modifiers Noun Verb Adnominals Adverbials Modifier I halted reading Continuing Korean with lessons on Modifiers. Sometimes I feel like I have fully understood this but the next day I am confused. For the past weeks, I have been reading over and over lessons on Korean sentence … Continue rea...
Read in Korean on Aug 31, 2012 in Verb Word of the Day Korea Read Read in Korean WOTD The Korean word for ‘read’ is 읽다. When romanized as is it would be written as ‘ilk-ta’ but this word is actually pronounced as ik-tta. The ㄹ is silent. This is one of those words that i am fascinated with … C...
Some Observations on Aug 20, 2012 in Consonants Pronunciation Random Vowel korean Language Exchange LEP Talking A week ago, I met a Korean friend who came for a very short visit in the Philippines. He was two decades younger than me. I am amazed that at a very young age, he went overseas on his own … Continue reading →...
Be Back on Aug 17, 2012 in Random Tough Days…typhoons and floods keep on striking the country. I’d be posting soon. Be back. 돌아와주세요!
Korean Verb Conjugation on Jul 4, 2012 in Verb Conjugation korean Mobile App Years ago, I have been reading Korean Language book to understand Korean grammar. It was not easy to do self study. Knowing the importance of verbs in Korean sentence, i did several posts about it. Every post, a new form. … Contin...
Vocabulary: To Make or To Prepare on Jul 3, 2012 in Verb Word of the Day words WOTD The word for the day is 만들다 (mandeulda) which means to prepare or to make. When you try to translate the word online, the meanings that will pop up would be to make, to prepare, to make, to work, to … Continue reading →...
