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Learn Korean Progressive Tense Posted by Soo on Jan 19, 2015
When people talk with their friend on the phone, they usually ask each other what they are doing. In the situation, you would need to use progressive tense which is “~ing Form/ ~고 있다/go it da/” Verb stem + 고 있다 is conjugated. For instance, to eat/먹다 + 고 있다 = 먹고 있다 -> I…
Learn Korean Particles Posted by Soo on Jan 12, 2015
에/ae and 에서/aeseo are most difficult Korean particle to classify for students. Students in the advanced level even get often confused, so do not be frustrated to learn this. 에 means usually “To”; I am going to Seoul/저는 서울에 가요/jeo nun seoul ae gay o. 에서 mean usually “at, in”, also one needs to do…
Talking about Hobbies in Korean Posted by Soo on Jan 5, 2015
What do you usually ask when you have a small talk with new people you meet for the first time? As I am Korean, I usually ask their hobby to make some common. I think it is great way to make a friend because there can be many kinds of topic and story. First of…
Korean Honorific Posted by Soo on Dec 31, 2014
Koreans use the honorific when they speak to stranger or older than themselves. Using the honorific is very important in Korea because it can be very rude without using the honorific. I am sure that you can use your foreigner card for a while, but it will not work for everyone in Korea. To give…
Korean Phrases Using “When” Posted by Soo on Dec 22, 2014
“When” is AV~(으)ㄹ 때/ddae in Korean and it is very high frequency and useful conjunction you must know when you learn Korean language. As you use “When” a lot in your language, Koreans use it a lot as well. Let’s be familiar how to use it by reading examples below. Vocabulary: attend/다니다/da ni da, eat/먹다/moek…
Shopping Vocab in Korean Posted by Soo on Dec 8, 2014
Do you like to go to shopping? Many males do not like to go to shopping, but if they live by themselves just like me, they have to go to grocery shopping at least once a week. Especially, when people go to travel in other countries, they do more shopping. Do you want to practice…
Korean Food – Gimbap (Recipe) Posted by Soo on Nov 24, 2014
Do you have special or common food for school or any picnic? If you ask any Korean what they would bring for their picnic, most of them probably say that they have to make or buy Gimbap for their picnic. Yes! Gimbap is special and common Korean’s picnic food. Today we will learn how to…