Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Vegetable Vocabulary Posted by Ginny on Jun 25, 2009
Here’s some vocabulary that may come useful the next time you go to a Korean grocery store. Vegetable: 야채 Carrot: 당근 Broccoli: 브로콜리 Onion: 양파 Lettuce: 상추 Cabbage: 배추 Squash/Zucchini: 호박 Tomato: 토마토 Mushroom: 버섯 Potato: 감자 Cucumber: 오이 Spinach: 시금치 Radish: 무 Bean Sprout: 콩나물 These phrases may come in handy: _____________ 있으세요? (Do…
Korean Movies Posted by Ginny on Mar 29, 2009
Watching Korean movies with English subtitles is a great way to learn Korean. I’m going to list a couple of movies that are/were critically acclaimed by the South Korean public. The tension and strife between North and South Korea is a popular theme for many Korean movies. Take the movie Shiri (시리). Shiri (시리) is…
Proverb of the Day Posted by Ginny on Feb 3, 2009
It’s that time again! The awaited Korean Proverb of the Day! Today’s proverb is kkamagwinun komodo salun huida (까마귀는 검어도 살은 희다). Let’s break this proverb down to understand its core meaning. Kkamagwi (까마귀) is a black bird, while the word kom (검) means black. Sal (살) means flesh while hui (희)means white. Altogether this…
Proverb of the Day Posted by Ginny on Dec 13, 2008
This is the second post on Korean proverbs in a recurring series of Korean proverbs. Hope no one is dying of joy! In Korean, we have what are four Chinese character based proverbs or words of wisdom called sa-ja-song-oh (사자성어). These four lettered proverbs can be downright strange when they’re translated literally. Let me show…
Thank You Posted by Ginny on Nov 27, 2008
In honor of Thanksgiving Day, today’s post will focus on how to say ‘thank you’ in Korean. In addition to that we’ll go over some related phrases that may serve useful on this special day. The first word everyone should know is kam-sa-hap-ni-da (감사합니다). Kam-sa-hap-ni-da (감사합니다) means ‘thank you’ in Korean. It’s also a formal way to…
Korean Greetings Posted by Ginny on Nov 23, 2008
Hello everyone! Today we’re going to learn some important Korean greetings. The most basic and frequently used greeting is an-nyung-ha-se-yo (안녕하세요). An-nyung-ha-se-yo (안녕하세요) means hello. You might be surprised to know that there is no separate greeting for good morning, good afternoon or good evening. Whether it’s the morning, afternoon or evening, you just use…
Korean Proverb of the Day Posted by Ginny on Nov 21, 2008
Every month starting from this month I plan on creating a monthly series of Korean proverbs. This Korean proverbs series will help you understand the Korean culture and language a little better each time you learn a new proverb. Hopefully you’ll look forward to this series and learn from it as well. Today’s proverb is “두 손에…