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Do you know that there are a lot of homonyms in Korean? Homonyms are words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings .  For example, 말 has two meanings, 'word, language' and 'horse', but they are written and spoken exactly the same. A long time ago, Koreans used to speak the two homonyms in different accents or lengths of the pronunciation. They spoke 말(word, language) in a long sound and pronounced 말(horse) shortly. However, today, most of the Koreans don't know the different length between homonyms and spoke the same. So, when you hear some homonyms, you have to distinguish them by the context.  Homonyms in Korean 말 [Mal] 1. word, language 2. horse 눈 [Nun] 1. eye 2. snow 배 [Bae] 1. pear (fruit) 2. boat 3. stomach 차 [Cha] 1. car 2. tea 팔 [Pal] 1. arm 2. 8 (number) 풀 [Pul] 1. grass 2. glue 개 [Gae] 1. dog 2. item, thing (counting unit) 점 [Jeom] 1. dot, mole 2. fortune-telling 다리 [Dari] 1. leg 2. bridge 사과 [Sagwa] 1. apple 2. apology...

Today is Sunday and our weekend is about to finish! What did you guys do this weekend? 이번 주말에 뭐 했어요? :D In Korean, a week can be divided into two periods: 주말[Jumal]  평일[Pyeong-il] 주말 means 'weekend', referring to Saturday and Sunday. And 평일  means 'weekday', referring to 'Monday to Friday'.  So, you can describe your schedule in a week like this: 평일 에 학교[회사]에 가요.  I go to school[work] on weekdays. 평일 에 공부해요[일해요]. I study[work] on weekdays. - 이번 주말 에 시간 있어요? Do you have time this weekend? - 네, 주말 에 영화 보러 갈까요? Yes, shall we go to the movies on the weekend? - 주말 에 뭐 해요? What are you doing on the weekend? - 주말 마다 보통 운동해요. I usually work out every weekend. However, technically, 평일weekday is the opposite concept of 주말weekend, but not an antonym of it. 주말weekend, as a Sino-Korean word, is written '週末' and it means 'the end of the week'. So, its antonym must be 주초 which means 'the beginning of the week', referring to 'Monday' or 'Tue...

1. 치맥 [chimaek] ‘치킨' literally means ‘chicken’ but in Korea, it means the food ‘fried chicken’. Almost every Korean people love this food and always craves it in any situation!  As ‘치킨' always comes together with ‘맥주(beer)', Koreans call them in one word ‘치맥[chimaek]’. It’s an acronym of the two words:  ‘치킨[chikin], fried chicken)’ and ‘맥주[maekju], beer’. 2. 소맥 [somaek] ‘소맥’ is the most popular boilermaker in Korea. It’s a beer cocktail made of Soju(the most common Korean liquor) and beer. The word ‘Somaek’ is an acronym of ‘소주[soju]’ and ‘맥주[maekju]’.   Korean beer is not that strong so people usually mix the soju with beer. It has a certain proportion of those two but it depends on one’s taste. When these two alcohols are mixed up, you get more easily drunk!  3. 콜! [call] ‘콜' is a broken English which means ‘deal’. It’s often used to accept the suggestion between young people when they make an appointment.   4. 짠! [jjan] ‘짠' means...

Do you know how to say the word 'vegetable' in Korean? There are two words to say it ; 야채  and  채소 But technically, they have different meanings. 야채 is the wild plants that you gathered from outside 채소 is what you grow and get from the farm or garden However,  most of Koreans don't really know their difference  and use them randomly. So, You can use both of them as you want.

윷놀이Yut Nori 윷놀이 is the most representative Korean traditional game. It is usually played between family on holiday, especially in the New year. This board game has four wooden sticks, a board that is usually made of stitched cloth and some small tokens called 'mal'. The wooden sticks are used as a dice. The players throw the sticks in the air and can get six patterns from them : 도, 개, 걸, 윷, 모, 빽도. E ach combination of the four sticks has a certain number to move forward and the player(or a team) who first reaches the finish line is the winner of the game.

'-(으)ㄹ게요' is a pattern for the future tense  and is used to speak  your strong will or commitment . As it's talking about someone's will,  only 'I' can be the subject of '-(으)ㄹ 게요'  and there must be a listener that  you are giving a promise. *To speak it casually in 반말(low form),  drop the 요 ending.  For example,  one of your friends is moving place  and asking for help from you. A: 이번 주말에 나 이사하는데, 도와줄 수 있어?     I'm moving this weekend, can you help me? B: 그럼! 내가 도와줄게 .    Sure! I'll help you. Conjugation Rule  VERB + ㄹ게요     When there is no 받침     가다 → 갈게요  VERB + 을게요  When there is a 받침  먹다 → 먹을게요     VERB + 게요  When there is ㄹ 받침  팔다 → 팔게요  Notes 1. Only the first person(I) can be the subject. 2. There must be a listener and t he action of the subject  must be  related to the listener's situation. 3. This pattern can...

Do you know how to say 'every day' in Korean? 매일 [Maeil] Every day 每日 As it's the Sino-Korean word, each letter has its own meaning. 매每 means 'every' and 일日 means 'day'. This is how 매일 means 'every day' in Korean. You can do likewise to say 'every week' or 'every month' 매每 + 주週 week = 매주 [Maeju] every week 매每 + 월月 month = 매월 [Maewol] every month 매每 + 년年 year = 매년 [Maenyeon] every year Example 나는 매일 일기를 쓴다. I keep a diary every day. 매일 식후 두 알씩 드세요. Take two pills daily after meals. 이 잡지는 매주 발행된다. This magazine is published every week. 이 프로그램은 매주 일요일에 방영된다. This program airs every Sunday. 매월 1일은 정기휴일이다. We close on the first day of every month. 매년 수천 헥타르의 숲이 파괴된다. Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed every year.

Do you know what 형제 and 자매 mean? They are both 'siblings' in Korean but have each different usage by sex. 자매 means 'siblings who are all females' 'older sister(s) and younger sister(s)' 형제 means 'siblings who are all males' 'older brother(s) and younger brother(s)' And they come together like 형제자매 to refer to 'brother(s) and sister(s)'. There's also a word to say  'the siblings who are female and male' in Korean, 남매 . Here's a list of vocabulary about siblings. 형제 brothers 자매 sisters 남매 brother(s) and sister(s) 동생   younger sibling 여동생 female younger sibling 남동생 male younger sibling 누나 older sister of a man 언니 older sister of a woman 형 older brother of a man 오빠 older brother of a woman Then, shall we check their usage in a conversation? A 형제자매 가 있어요? Do you have any siblings? B 제가 얘기 안 했어요? Didn't I tell you? 저는 수지와 자매 예요. Suji and I are sisters. A 몰랐어요! I didn't know that! 혹시 수지의 친구, 도연이를 알아요? Do you know...

여름은 연일 계속 되는 비와 함께 시작하는 데, 이것을 한국어로 '장마' 라고 한다. Summer begins with a rainy season, which is called 'Jangma' in Korean. In Korea, summer comes in June and you start to feel the heat. But soon after, the rainy spell is also coming to the country from mid-June to the end of the month every year. There's heavy rain with flooding in some areas  as the amount of rain in this period is about 30-50% of the annual precipitation.

건성  dry skin 노란 느낌의, 노르스름한  yellowish 다크써클  dark circle 모공   pore 모공커버   pore cover 민감성   sensitive skin 바르다   to apply 발색이 강하다  to be highly pigmented 복합성 피부  combination skin 뾰루지   pimple, breakout 쌍꺼풀  double eyelid 손잡이  tab 스머징  smudging 스킨케어  skincare  썬크림   sunscreen / sunblock 약산성  Low PH 얼굴이 붓다   to get swollen 여드름  acne, breakout 여드름성 피부  acne-prone skin 여드름이(뾰루지가) 나다  skin breaks out 여드름을 짜다   squeeze the pimple 여드름을 터뜨리다   pop the pimple 유지  longlasting 워터프루프   waterproof 잡티   blemish 저자극   hypoallergenic 제모를 하다  to get waxed / to wax  제형   formula 점  a mole 지성   oily skin 커버력  coverage 태닝  tan 톡톡 두드리다  to dab 파데  foundation 화장을 하다   to wear a make-up Here are some youtube videos I worked on the translation. Most of the words on the list above are from these videos. 👇 Yellowi...