Year End Grammar Quiz Answers Posted by Ginny on Dec 22, 2009
Below are the quiz answers from our last post. 1) Conjugate 자다 (to sleep) in the standard polite present tense and the deferential polite present tense. (자요, 잡니다) (Check blog post Aug 7 and Aug 10 for more explanation) 2) Conjugate 사다 (to buy) in the standard polite past tense and the deferential polite past tense. (샀어요…
Year End Korean Grammar Quiz Posted by Ginny on Dec 19, 2009
As the year comes to an end, I’ve realized that we’ve gone over many aspects of Korean grammar and the Korean language in general. Here is a quiz of some of the things we’ve learned in the past. This is just a small quiz to test how much you’ve remembered thus far. The answers will be…
Korean Funerals Posted by Ginny on Dec 16, 2009
One of the most unique aspects of a culture is the way that culture mourns for its dead. Today is the day we’ll learn about Korean funerals and the way Koreans mourn for the dead. First let’s learn the word for “funeral”. The word for “funeral” is 장례식 in Korean. The actual place in which…
ㅂ Ending Verbs and Adjectives Posted by Ginny on Dec 13, 2009
In the standard polite form, ㅂ ending verbs like 밉다 (to hate) will turn to 미워요 in the standard polite form. To form the conjugated form of ㅂ ending verbs, drop the ㅂ and add 워요. In the standard polite past form, it’ll be 미웠어요. To form the standard polite past form, drop the ㅂ…
Deferential Polite Past Tense Posted by Ginny on Dec 10, 2009
What happens when you have an 이다 copula ending in the deferential polite past tense? Let’s say there’s a sentence like this, “학생이었습니다“. (학생 = student. 이였습니다 = deferential polite past of 이다.) In English this would mean, “I was a student”. Now with a phrase like this, “학교였습니다“, it would mean “It was a…
The Three Jewel Temples of Korea Posted by Ginny on Dec 7, 2009
The 삼보사 are the Three Jewel Temples of South Korea. Each temple represents a “jewel” or precept of Buddhism. The three precepts are: the person itself, aka Buddha, the Dharma or the teachings of Buddha, and the Sangha or the community of practicing Buddhists. Each of the temples listed below are thought to represent one…
Korean Noodles Posted by Ginny on Dec 4, 2009
냉면 literally means “cold noodles” in Korean. There are two kinds of 냉면. 물 냉면 is the kind with soup and 비빔 냉면 is without the soup. In the hot summer, 물 냉면 is a popular dish because the soup is served cold with ice. The noodles are very thin and usually the broth tastes…