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Korean Funerals Posted by Ginny on Dec 16, 2009
One of the most unique aspects of a culture is the way that culture mourns for its dead. Today is the day we’ll learn about Korean funerals and the way Koreans mourn for the dead. First let’s learn the word for “funeral”. The word for “funeral” is 장례식 in Korean. The actual place in which…
ㅂ Ending Verbs and Adjectives Posted by Ginny on Dec 13, 2009
In the standard polite form, ㅂ ending verbs like 밉다 (to hate) will turn to 미워요 in the standard polite form. To form the conjugated form of ㅂ ending verbs, drop the ㅂ and add 워요. In the standard polite past form, it’ll be 미웠어요. To form the standard polite past form, drop the ㅂ…
Deferential Polite Past Tense Posted by Ginny on Dec 10, 2009
What happens when you have an 이다 copula ending in the deferential polite past tense? Let’s say there’s a sentence like this, “학생이었습니다“. (학생 = student. 이였습니다 = deferential polite past of 이다.) In English this would mean, “I was a student”. Now with a phrase like this, “학교였습니다“, it would mean “It was a…
The Three Jewel Temples of Korea Posted by Ginny on Dec 7, 2009
The 삼보사 are the Three Jewel Temples of South Korea. Each temple represents a “jewel” or precept of Buddhism. The three precepts are: the person itself, aka Buddha, the Dharma or the teachings of Buddha, and the Sangha or the community of practicing Buddhists. Each of the temples listed below are thought to represent one…
Korean Noodles Posted by Ginny on Dec 4, 2009
냉면 literally means “cold noodles” in Korean. There are two kinds of 냉면. 물 냉면 is the kind with soup and 비빔 냉면 is without the soup. In the hot summer, 물 냉면 is a popular dish because the soup is served cold with ice. The noodles are very thin and usually the broth tastes…
Korean Vocabulary Related To Family Part 2 Posted by Ginny on Nov 30, 2009
아내 – wife (humble) 마누라 – wife (humble) 부인 – wife (honorific) 남편 – husband 자기 – often used by newlyweds to each other 여보 – used by married couples to each other 당신 – often used by married couples (formal term) 아들 – used for your own son 아드님 – used for other people’s…
Korean Vocabulary Related to Family Posted by Ginny on Nov 27, 2009
What you’ll notice about Korean vocabulary related to the family is that there may be more than one way to address someone depending on your rank, age, and relation to the person. Shall we take a look? 아버지 – father (polite) 아버님 – father (very polite) 아빠 – dad (informal) 어머니 – mother (polite) 어머님…