Archive for October, 2009
Object Marking Particles Posted by Ginny on Oct 10, 2009
The object marking particles are 을 or 를 depending on whether the object is a word ending in a vowel or consonant. When the object ends in a vowel you’re going to use 를. Take a look at a sentence like this, 주니가 사과를 사요. 주니 = Juni. 가 = subject marking particle. 사과 =…
Gaecheonjeol Posted by Ginny on Oct 7, 2009
This year Gaecheonjeol (개천절) was overshadowed by the Chuseok festival. Gaecheonjeol is National Foundation Day. It celebrates the first state of the Korean nation. This year, the two holidays happened to be on the same day. The first official nation of Korea was called Gojoseon (고조선). There is archeaological evidence that the Gojoseon kingdom really existed…
Chuseok Posted by Ginny on Oct 4, 2009
The third of October this year was the Chuseok (추석) festival. The date changes every year for Chuseok on the solar calendar. However, on the lunar calendar Chuseok is always celebrated the fifteenth of August. Long ago, Chuseok was called Hangawee (한가위). Chuseok is an old festival that celebrates the autumn harvest. When Korea used…