{"id":7086,"date":"2021-04-26T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2021-04-26T15:30:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:30:46","slug":"7086-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/7086-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Archaic Words That Might Help You Enjoy Korean Dramas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know K-Drama is popular all over the world, but I am often surprised by how many people, who enjoy Korean dramas, I run into. I often binge-watch some of them as well. I know, they can be addictive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7094\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/room-office-modern-lectronic-2559790\/\" aria-label=\"Room 2559790 1920\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7094\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7094\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by StockSnap on Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Among Korean dramas, I particularly like to watch <\/span><b>\uc0ac\uadf9 (sah-geuk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: historical drama). When I was younger, I preferred another genre, but I appreciate more the good old things as I get older.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you perhaps avoided watching them because of the difficult vocabulary in the shows? I understand if you do. While I watch \uc0ac\uadf9 dramas or movies, I sometimes face a few unusual words and phrases in <\/span><b>\ub300\uc0ac (dae-sah<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: lines, dialogue). Much of the vocabulary in the shows are <\/span><b>\uace0\uc5b4 (goh-eh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: archaic words) that are not used today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over time, I have been collecting \uace0\uc5b4 from \uc0ac\uadf9 films. Today, I am going to share some common \uace0\uc5b4 to help you understand \uc0ac\uadf9 better. Please note that most \uc0ac\uadf9 films I watched were in <\/span><b>\uc870\uc120\uc2dc\ub300 (joh-sun-si-dae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: the Joseon dynasty).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here is a list of basic vocabulary you want to know. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7087\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/museum-joseon-dynasty-jeonju-2385527\/\" aria-label=\"Museum 2385527 1280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7087\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7087\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/museum-2385527_1280.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/museum-2385527_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/museum-2385527_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/museum-2385527_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/museum-2385527_1280-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by baegjins on Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In most \uc0ac\uadf9 dramas, two opposite government parties would generate political conflicts. Below are the most common vocabularies to understand the parliamentary background of the shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc870\uc815 (joh-jeong: Royal Court)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc804\ud558 (jeon-hah: your Highness)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc758\uc815 (eui-jeong: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">parliamentary government)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc18c\uc778 (soh-in: I, me <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0a pronoun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ub300\uac10 (dae-gahm: His excellency, your excellency)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ub300\uac10\ub9c8\ub2d8 (dae-gahm-mah-nim: My Lord)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc591\ubc18 (yang-bahn: a nobleman)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc2e0\ud558 (sin-ha: a vassal)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc0ac\ub300\uc8fc\uc758 (sah-dae-joo-eui: cultural <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">toadyism, flunkyism<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ubc95\ub3c4 (bup-doh: custom)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ubcbc\uc2ac (byoe-sul: a government position)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uad00\uc9c1 (gwan-jik: public office, public position)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the reasons that I like to watch \uc0ac\uadf9 films is that they show extravagant actions, such as martial arts. I am always in awe of the workmanship of stuntmen.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7088\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/people-man-samurai-sport-martial-2602985\/\" aria-label=\"People 2602985 1920\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7088\" class=\"wp-image-7088 size-full\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/people-2602985_1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/people-2602985_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/people-2602985_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/people-2602985_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/people-2602985_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/people-2602985_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by StockSnap on Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uac80 (gum: a knife)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ucd1d\uce7c (chong-kahl: guns and swords)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ubb34\uc220 (moo-sul: martial arts)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ubb34\uc778 (mooh-in: a military man)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uac80\uac1d (gum-gaek: swordman)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uac80\uc220 (gum-sool: swordsmanship)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ubb34\uad00 (moo-gwan: a military officer)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud3ec\ubc15 (poh-bahk: tie up, bind)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud3ec\ub85c (poh-roh: a prisoner)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud22c\ud56d (too-hang: to surrender)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7089\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/republic-of-korea-korea-history-1052662\/\" aria-label=\"Republic Of Korea 1052662 1920\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7089\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7089\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/republic-of-korea-1052662_1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/republic-of-korea-1052662_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/republic-of-korea-1052662_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/republic-of-korea-1052662_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/republic-of-korea-1052662_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/republic-of-korea-1052662_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by nateen08650 on Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc8fc\ub9c9 (joo-mak: a tavern, an inn)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc8fc\ubaa8 (joo-moh: a barmaid)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc0ac\ub0b4 (sah-nae: a man)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ucc98\uc790 (cheo-jah: a virgin)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uad04\uc2dc (gwal-si: contempt, scorn)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc5fd\uc804 (yeop-jeon: a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">brass coin with a square hole in the middle)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7091\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/hanok-namsan-seoul-2839691\/\" aria-label=\"Hanok 2839691 1920 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7091\" class=\"wp-image-7091 size-full\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1271\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/hanok-2839691_1920-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/hanok-2839691_1920-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/hanok-2839691_1920-1-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/hanok-2839691_1920-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/hanok-2839691_1920-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/hanok-2839691_1920-1-1536x1017.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Hong_Kim on Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc57d\uc870\ud558\ub2e4(yak-joh-hah-dah: to promise)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc0ac\uc8c4\ud558\ub2e4 (sah-jea-hah-dah: to apologize)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc816\ub3d9\ub0e5 (jut-dong-nyang: to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">beg breast milk; single fathers usually begged neighbors\u2019 breast milk for his infant babies.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ubcd1\uc218\ubc1c (byung-soo-bahl: to take care of a patient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ub099\ud5a5 (nak-hyang: to retire to the countryside;\ub099\ud5a5 was a sort of punishment to a government post)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc218\uc591\ub538 (soo-yang-ddal: a foster daughter)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc5ec\uc2dd (yeo-sik: one\u2019s daughter)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ubc31\uc131 (baek-seong: the people)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ub178\uc608 (noh-yea: a slave)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\uc815\uc2b9 (jeong-seung: minister)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What did you think about these terms? Are they overwhelming you or encouraging you to watch some of \uc0ac\uadf9 dramas you have been wanting to watch? I believe that watching \uc0ac\uadf9 can be a good tool to learn Korean culture and language at the same time. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/room-2559790_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>I know K-Drama is popular all over the world, but I am often surprised by how many people, who enjoy Korean dramas, I run into. I often binge-watch some of them as well. I know, they can be addictive.\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Among Korean dramas, I particularly like to watch \uc0ac\uadf9 (sah-geuk: historical drama). 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