Archive for January, 2017
Celebrating Korean Lunar New Year’s Day Posted by Kyung-Hwa on Jan 25, 2017
One of the most celebrated Korean holidays is around the corner. Do you know when Korean Lunar New Year’s day is? 새해 복 많이 받으세요! (Happy New Year!) Although many countries around the world celebrate January 1st as the beginning of a new year, traditionally many Asian countries like Korea, China, Thailand, and Singapore, have observed…
Scavenger Hunt at a Korean Supermarket #1 Posted by Kyung-Hwa on Jan 18, 2017
Are you interested in making a trip to a Korean supermarket, but you don’t know what to buy? Going to a Korean supermarket, you might expect an overwhelming experience with unfamiliar arrangement of exotic food items and Korean letters written all over the place. Surprisingly, you will see well-organized isles with English signs throughout the…
10 Vital but Simple Expressions in Korean #2 Posted by Kyung-Hwa on Jan 11, 2017
Simple Korean phrases can go such a long way! Last week I introduced 10 vital but simple expressions in Korean to you. In the second post of the series, you will learn 10 more vital but simple expressions in Korean. Hoping to help your communication with Korean speakers, I put together the following list of useful…
10 Vital but Simple Expressions in Korean #1 Posted by Kyung-Hwa on Jan 4, 2017
Simple Korean phrases can go such a long way! Whether you are studying Korean language for your business/schooling or to just fulfill your curiosity in the Korean language and culture, simple Korean expressions can go such a long way. I put together the following list of useful expressions in the polite spoken form, so you…