Archive for November, 2015
Negative Form of Progressive Tense in the Future Posted by Soo on Nov 30, 2015
Today, you are going to learn how to say the negative form of progressive tense in the future which is “V.S. + 고 있지 않을 거예요.” It is that I will be NOT doing something in English. Please read the examples; , they are the same verb I use last week, so you can compare…
Negative form of Progressive Tense in the Past Posted by Soo on Nov 23, 2015
As you may remember, the positive grammar pattern in the past is “V. S. +고 있었어요/go it eoc eo yo”. The negative form of grammar pattern in the past is “V.S. + 고 있지 않았다/go it ji an ac da.” Please read some example and then make your own sentences. To go –가다 가고 있지…
Korean Baseball’s Growing International Success Posted by Tony Kitchen on Nov 22, 2015
Baseball 야구 in Korea is not only a pastime, but a way of life, a social event. Koreans take the Korean Baseball League (KBL) and their players seriously. So it was a national pride and celebration when Korea defeated Japan, a serious rival, in a thrilling 9th inning comeback at the Tokyo Dome–which you can…
Negative form of Progressive Tense “Ing” Posted by Soo on Nov 16, 2015
As you learned, the positive grammar pattern is “V. S. +고 있다/go it da/ ing”. The negative form of grammar pattern is “V.S. + 고 있지 않다/go it ji an da.” Please read some example and then make your own sentences. To go –가다 가고 있지 않다 – 가고 있지 않아요 집에 가고 있지 않아요/I…
Busan’s Taejongdae Cliffs (태종대): Seafood on Korea’s Serene Coast Posted by Tony Kitchen on Nov 14, 2015
By tram or hiking up to Busan’s At Taejongdae Cliffs, the southern most point of Korea’s coastal and second largest city, Busan, located on Yeongdo (영도구) island, nestles up to a natural park and opens to the serenity of the open sea. There the observatory and lighthouse on the edge of the dense, evergreen forest combines…
Progressive Tense in the Future Posted by Soo on Nov 9, 2015
Today, you are going to learn how to say the progressive tense in the future which is “V.S. + 고 있을 거예요.” It is that I will be doing something in English. Please read the examples; , they are the same verb I use last week, so you can compare how they are different. To…
North and South Korean Language Split: Can They Understand Each Other? Posted by Tony Kitchen on Nov 6, 2015
Over sixty years after North Korea and South Korea agreed to a ceasefire (along with the United States and United Nations participants), the two countries have taken different political pasts, clearly. But this has transferred into the linguistic fear as well, with North Korean defectors struggling to adjust to South Korean hangul. Imagine trying to adjust…