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Korean Vocabularies about VOTE & ELECTION

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투표  vote, voting -에게 투표하다  to vote for somebody 투표권  the right to vote 국민투표  referendum 투표는 5월1일에 실시된다. Voting will take place in May 1. 나는 프로듀스101에서 강다니엘에게 투표했다. I voted for Kang Daniel on Produce101. 선거  election 대통령 선거  presidential election 총선  general election 지방선거  regional election 부정선거  rigged election They   polled  39%  of   the   vote   in   the   last   election. 그들은 지난 선거에서 투표수의 39%를 득표했다. The   presidential   contest   is   nip   and   tuck. 이번 대통령 선거 는 막상막하이다. 당선  being elected 당선되다 to be elected -에(으로) 당선되다  to be elected to (a post) A   month   after   that ,  Obama   won   the   presidency. 한 달 후, 오바마는 대통령에 당선되었다. 출마  candidacy 출마하다  to run for 선거에 출마하다  to run for election He   ran   for   the   mayor   of   Seoul.   그는 서울 시장 선거에 출마했다. 유권자  voter ...

짜장면Jajangmyeon, the Korean soul food

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짜장면Jajangmyeon is one of the soul food for Koreans. I believe most Koreans eat it quite often and it won't be easy to find the one who hates it, just like we love Kimchi. The sweet and salty black sauce, it's also my favorite food!  Though its origin is known as China, the Korean Jajangmyeon is now a unique Korean dish, totally different from the Chinese one with the same name. In my parents' generation, it was a special food that you can eat only in some events: birthday or graduation. Today, it is one of the most popular delivery foods that you can order and eat anytime, anywhere thanks to the well-developed delivery system in Korea. There's still a special occasion to eat it. Koreans usually eat Jajangmyeon on the day of moving in. I guess it's because the house isn't ready to cook and they must be busy cleaning the house, moving and arranging things so they just simply order and eat it. 짜장면 used to be written as 자장면[Jajangmyeon] even though almost everyone i...