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Korean War Memorials Posted by Ginny on Jun 29, 2010
The Korean War has many names. The South Koreans call it the 6.25 War, which reflects the date the war started (육이오 전쟁), and the North Koreans call it the Fatherland Liberation War (조국 해방 전쟁). The number of countries that fought in this war was numerous. Fighting on the side of the South Korea was the…
Korean Waterfalls Posted by Ginny on Jun 26, 2010
Around this time of the year, visitors rush to see the scenic waterfalls on Jeju Island (제주도). Here are the three must see waterfalls on this island : The 천제연폭포 is a three tiered waterfall, where the water eventually flows to the ocean. Take a look at this video. Can you see the blue-green beauty…
Korean Jelly Posted by Ginny on Jun 20, 2010
Muk (묵) is a gelatin-like substance seasoned with all sorts of ingredients. Here are some mouth-watering dishes that consist of this jelly-like dish. Dotorimuk (도토리묵) is made from acorn starch. The color of this 묵 is brown. It is seasoned with carrots (당근), scallions (파), soy sauce (간장), sesame seeds (깨), and red chili…
Korean Princes and Kings Posted by Ginny on Jun 8, 2010
Korean history is long and interesting, especially when it comes to the lives of the Korean princes and kings. Here are some of the more famous Korean princes and kings. Sejong the Great (세종대왕) is only one of the few Korean kings that have the distinction of being called “great”. He created the Korean writing…
Together, With in Korean Posted by Ginny on May 26, 2010
The word “with” can be expressed with 랑 : 친구랑 점심 먹었어요 = I ate lunch with a friend (친구 = friend. 랑 = with. 점심 = lunch. 먹었어요 = ate) However 랑 is used only after vowels. 이랑 is used after consonants : 제범이랑 도서관에서 공부했어요 = I studied in the library with Jaebum…
Traditional Korean Candy Posted by Ginny on May 23, 2010
엿 is a type of traditional Korean candy. There are many different varieties of 엿. One variety is 땅콩엿. 땅콩엿 is a type of peanut 엿. This type of candy is made by boiling glutinous rice, corn, sweet potatoes, sorghum and sugar in a pot called a 솥. When chilled, the mixture solidifies and is covered…
How to Say ‘Because’ in Korean Posted by Ginny on May 17, 2010
In Korean, “because” clauses can be expressed with ~기 때문에 : 돈이 없기 때문에 대학교를 못 다녔어요 = I couldn’t attend college because I don’t have money (돈 = money. 이 = particle. 없기 때문에 = because I don’t have. 대학교 = college. 를 = particle. 못 다녔어요 = couldn’t attend.) The clause “because I…