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Why did you come to our house? Posted by Ginny on Jun 15, 2011
There is a popular Korean children’s song that can be heard in preschools all over Korea. Take a listen: 우리 집에 왜 왔니 왜 왔니 왜 왔니 (oori jibeh weh watni weh watni weh watni) Why did you come, why did you come, why did you come to our house? 꽃 찾으러 왔단다 왔단다 왔단다…
Korean Internet Slang Posted by Ginny on May 21, 2011
You might have noticed from looking around Korean forums and chat rooms that a lot of words are contracted or shortened in form. Some of the words are slangy to start off with, and are further contracted for convenience. Have you seen any of these forms below? A lot of these words and symbols are…
Hey Toad Posted by Ginny on Apr 25, 2011
There is a Korean children’s song about a 두꺼비. A 두꺼비 is a toad. Here’s a video you can sing along to: 두껍아 두껍아 헌집 줄게 새집 다오 (dugguhba dugguhba huhnjip julge sehjip dao) [Hey toad, hey toad, I’ll give you an old house, you give me a new house] 두껍아 두껍아 헌집 줄게 새집…
Jindo Arirang Posted by Ginny on Apr 4, 2011
There are a couple of Korean folk songs that are called Arirang (아리랑). One Arirang song in particular that we will listen to is the Jindo Arirang (진도 아리랑). The Jindo Arirang is from Jindo Country (진도군) and is one of my favorite Arirang songs. If you’re wondering what Arirang means, it’s a name of…
Korean Poem Posted by Ginny on Feb 28, 2011
In recent years, there has been much scholarly research on Korean poetry written by Korean poets. One famous Korean female poet was the famed courtesan Hwang Jin Yi (황진이). This is a poem written by Hwang Jin Yi. 靑山裏碧溪水 (청산리벽계수) [청산리 벽계수야] Honorable Byuk Kye Soo 莫誇易移去 (막과이이거) [수이 감을 자랑 마라] Do not boast…
Milk Song Posted by Ginny on Feb 27, 2011
This is a cute Korean children’s song encouraging Korean kids to drink milk! By the end of the song, you’ll know how to say the word for milk in Korean, which is 우유. 앗싸 앗싸 Yeah Yeah 앗싸 앗싸Yeah Yeah 우유 좋아 좋아 ! I like, I like milk! 1) 이른 아침에 눈을 떠 (앗싸앗싸)…
Happy Birthday to You! Posted by Ginny on Feb 9, 2011
If you have a friend’s birthday coming up, this song may be useful to learn! It’s a Happy Birthday song in Korean: (3x) 생일축하합니다 (sengil chukha hapnida) 지구에서우주에서 (jiguesuh ujuesuh) 제일사랑합니다 (jeil saranghapnida) 꽃보다더곱게 (ggotboda duh gopge) 별보다더밝게 (byulboda duh balkge) 사자보다용감하게 (sajaboda yonggamhage) 해피버스데이투유 (hepi buhsudei tuyu) (2x) 생일 축하합니다 (sengil chukha hapnida) 꽃다운내…