Archive for April, 2009
Country + Language Posted by Ginny on Apr 7, 2009
We’re going to take a look at how to form words like “the Korean language” or “the Japanese language”. One way to do this is to add 어 with the name of the country: Korea : 한국. Korean language : 한국어. Japan : 일본. Japanese language : 일본어. China : 중국. Chinese language : 중국어…
Korean Baseball Players Posted by Ginny on Apr 5, 2009
Did you know that the major leagues currently retain Korean-born ball players? Take Shin Soo Choo (추신수). He played as an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners in 2005-2006 and now he plays for the Cleveland Indians. He’s only 26 years old and he makes about $1.35 million a year. I know that’s not a lot…
Countries and People Posted by Ginny on Apr 3, 2009
If you want to name a person’s nationality, you take the country’s name + in (인). Here are some examples: Germany : 독일. German person : 독일인. France : 프랑스. French person : 프랑스인. Korea : 한국. Korean person : 한국인. China : 중국. Chinese person : 중국인. America : 미국. American person : 미국인. Another…