Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Going Beyond K-pop: Yiruma Welcomed Fall 2016 in America. Posted by Kyung-Hwa on Oct 27, 2016
My favorite Korean pianist and composer finally came to Washington, DC area: Although 이루마 (Yiruma) is not a typical K-pop musician, he is well-known as much as Psy-Gangnam Style in Korea. If you need beautiful piano music to enjoy the strikingly beautiful blue sky and vibrant foliage outside, try listening to these piano pieces composed by…
What is your favorite Korean word? Posted by Kyung-Hwa on Oct 13, 2016
One of my favorite Korean phrases to say to my students used to be “힘내세요!” (“Cheer up!”) Whenever my Korean students needed encouragement in their learning, we used to chant this phrase together. 안녕하세요, 저는 경화예요. (Hello, I am Kyung-Hwa.) I am a native of South Korea who came to America about 18 years ago…
Let’s Have a Korean Conversation: Part 2 Posted by Linda on Jul 11, 2013
We received many requests for a transcript of Let’s Have a Korean Conversation: Part 1. So that you can follow along with the podcast, and to better understand the Hangul/written text and proper pronunciation, Hyojin prepared a transcript with translations and transliterations.
Let’s have a Korean conversation: Part 1 Posted by Linda on Jun 25, 2013
Learning a language should be collaborative and fun! Transparent Language created another podcast for you, walking you through the question, “How are you feeling?” and various emotions/answers. We also chat about some of your Twitter questions (e.g., “What’s the best way to say the word “cute” in Korean?”)
Learning Korean with Social Media: Podcast Posted by Linda on Nov 24, 2012
Learning Korean with Social Media: Podcast with Linda and Hyojin. Our previous blog post, “Learning Korean with Social Media”, listed useful Korean phrases and words alongside English translations. This follow-up post provides you with a 15-minute podcast, walking you through the various Korean pronunciations that we listed (see below). We’ll also chat about helpful background…
Learning Korean with Social Media Posted by Linda on Nov 13, 2012
Learning Korean can be very time consuming. But using social media can help you gather quick, useful words and phrases. If you don’t have time to read our blog, please come visit us on Facebook and Twitter. We have a “Korean word of the day”, which is incorporated into a useful sentence. By building your…
Korean Numbers 1 – 20 Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 24, 2012
If you’re new to Korean, we’ve created this simple table of Korean numbers from 1 to 20 just for you, including Sino Korean, native Korean, and Hanja. We’ve also included a video with voice pronunciation. Listen to it a few times, and make sure to practice saying the words out loud too; this will really help…