영원한 새벽

Last time when I posted the list with my fav websites where you can practice reading in Chinese, so many of you liked it and shared it! I appreciate it so much… and decided to make something extra, add more websites I found useful during Chinese learning process. 

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Reading in Chinese  

♡ Mandarin Bean (news in Chinese, HSK 1-6) 

♡ Chinese Reading Practice (stories, essays, legends, chengyu stories)  

♡ The Chairman’s Bao (news in Chinese, HSK 1-6) 

♡ HSK Reading (and more articles!) 

♡ My Chinese Reading (stories, scientific, business/politics, history etc)  

♡ BBC News in Chinese (for more advanced learners) 

♡ + Baidu Baike (something like Chinese wikipedia) 

Grammar and HSK websites

♡ Chinese Grammar Wiki (saved my as… I mean my life MANY times) 

♡ HSK Online (perfect place to test yourself, learn new words and gain a lot of knowledge how HSK looks like) 

Online courses 

♡ Courses on edX  

♡ Courses on Coursera (recommend these courses created by Peking University) 

Online Dictionaries 

♡ MDBG ♡ Yellow Bridge 

♡ Pleco (APP) ♡ Bohan (for 🇵🇱 ppl) 

YouTubers 

Teachers: 

♡ ShuoShuo Chinese 

♡ Mandarin Corner 

♡ Chinese Zero To Hero 

♡ Everyday Chinese  

♡ Learning Chinese through Stories 

♡ Daily Zhongwen 

♡ HSK Test Preparation and Practice  

♡ SyS Mandarin 

Chinese vloggers

♡ Elena Lin 

♡ Nuria Ma 

♡ Liziqi 

♡ WenWei 

Foreigners in/about China 

♡ Blondie in China

♡ Weronika Truszczyńska (Polish vlogger, her shoots are incredible; there are English subs) 

♡ Ychina 

Online Bookstores 

♡ Purple Culture 

♡ Sinolingua 

♡ ChinaBooks 

♡ Mandarin Companion 

Where you can watch Chinese drama/movies/cartoons? 

♡ YouTube (try to type the Chinese title, high possibilities it will show up! fe. THEY have quite a lot of dramas ;>  

♡ iQIYi 

♡ Netflix -> Taiwan on Netflix  + Movies from Mainland China on Netflix 

♡ Little Fox Chinese

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[Vocabulary by Topics]

-Vocabulary: Occupations

-Vocabulary: Jobs (occupations 2)

-Vocabulary: Colors

-Vocabulary: Family

-Vocabulary: Places

-Vocabulary: Numbers

-Vocabulary: School/School subjects

-Vocabulary: Vegetables

-Vocabulary: Food

-Vocabulary: Daily objects

-Vocabulary: Clothes

-Vocabulary: Emotions

-Vocabulary: Space

-Vocabulary: Garden

-Vocabulary: Animal Sounds

-Vocabulary: Positive Emotions

-Vocabulary: Airport, Airplane

-Vocabulary: Body parts 1

-Vocabulary: Body parts 2

-Vocabulary: Birthday

-Vocabulary: Everyday objects at home

-Vocabulary: Taste

-Vocabulary: Weather

-Vocabulary: Time

-Vocabulary: Shapes

-Vocabulary: Transportation

-Vocabulary: University Life

-Vocabulary: City

-Vocabulary: Chemistry

-Vocabulary: Electronic Devices

-Vocabulary: Countryside

-Vocabulary: School 1

-Vocabulary: School 2

-Vocabulary: Trip

-Vocabulary: Medical 1

-Vocabulary: Medical 2

-Vocabulary: Fashion

-Vocabulary: Snow

[Hanja, Idioms, Proverbs]

-Hanja Idioms (사자성어) -ㄱ

-Hanja Idioms (사자성어) - ㄴ

-Korean Proverbs and Vocabulary

-Learn Korean with Hanja - 화 (化)

-Korean Idioms

[Vocabulary by parts of speech]

-Vocabulary: Verbs 1

-Vocabulary: Verbs 2

-Vocabulary: Verbs 3

-Vocabulary: Noun + Verb set

-Vocabulary: Adjectives

-Vocabulary: Active and passive verbs

I just wanted to thank every single person here for the support you've shown to this little "blog" during these years. Knowing it's been helpful for hundreds of people, even if it's really just a bunch of resources, couldn't make me happier.

Recently I've thought of moving all these contents on a different platform. As you can see, I've deleted all my posts here. And I think I won't only repost my old contents, but I might also add some extra stuff I didn't previously think of.

I'm still trying to understand some mechanisms there lol, but it looks really neat and I'm super happy!

So this is my blog now. Since my oldest post (the one with resources in 30+ languages) reached more than a THOUSAND notes, I beg you to reblog this post so that everyone in the polyglot community can read this!

Listen to Butterfly(Youtube) Butterfly(Prologue ver.)

생각하다 to think 꺼내다 to take out 웃다 to smile/to laugh 아무 any 말 words

아무것도 생각하지 마 : Don’t think of anything 넌 아무 말도 꺼내지도 마 : Don’t say anything 그냥 내게 웃어줘 : Just smile at me

믿다 to believe 사라지다 to disappear 아직 yet/still 모든 all 다 all 꿈 dream

난 아직도 믿기지가 않아 : I still can’t believe 이 모든 게 다 꿈인 것 같아 : Everything seems like a dream 사라지려 하지마 : Don’t try to disappear

아름답다 to be beautiful 두렵다 to be scared/afraid 너무 too/so

Is it true? Is it true? You You 너무 아름다워 두려워 : So beautiful that I’m scared Untrue Untrue You You You

머무르다 to stay 약속하다 to promise 날아가다 to fly away 부서지다 to shatter 겁나다 to be afraid 곁 nearby 손 hand

곁에 머물러줄래 : Will you stay by my side 내게 약속해줄래 : Will you promise me 손 대면 날아갈까 부서질까 : If I touch, it might fly away or shatter 겁나 겁나 겁나 : So I’m afraid, afraid, afraid

멈추다 to stop 지나다 to pass 되다 to become 잃다 to lose 시간 time 순간 moment 일 incident

시간을 멈출래 : I will stop the time / Would you stop the time 이 순간이 지나면 : If this moment passes, 없었던 일이 될까 : It might become something that didn’t happen 널 잃을까 : or I might lose you 겁나 겁나 겁나 : So I’m afraid, afraid, afraid

마치 like 처럼 like

Butterfly, like a Butterfly 마치 Butterfly, bu butterfly 처럼 : Just like butterfly Butterfly, like a butterfly 마치 Butterfly, bu butterfly 처럼 : Just like butterfly

닿다 to reach/touch 밝히다 to light up 칠흑 같은 어둠 pitch dark 속 inside 나비효과 Butterfly effect 손짓 gesture 현실 reality

넌 마치 Butterfly : You are like a butterfly 멀리서 훔쳐봐 : I peek you from a distance 손 닿으면 널 잃을까 : in fear of losing you if I reach 이 칠흑 같은 어둠 속 날 밝히는 나비효과 : Butterfly effect that lights me up in this pitch dark 니 작은 손짓 한 번에 : With your one small gesture 현실을 잊어 난 : I forget the reality

쓰다듬다 to stroke 표류하다 to drift 바람 wind 먼지 dust 거기 there

살며시 쓰다듬는 바람 같아 : It’s like a wind stroking gently 살포시 표류하는 먼지 같아 : It’s like a dust drifting softly 넌 거기 있지만 왠지 닿지 않아 : You are there but somehow I can’t reach you Stop 꿈 같은 넌 내게 butterfly, high : Dreamlike you are a butterfly to me

메마르다 to dry up 알다 to know 가다 to go 심장 heart 소리 sound 해변 shore 숲 forest

심장은 메마른 소리를 내 : My heart makes dried sounds 꿈인지 현실인지 알 수 없네 : Can’t know whether it’s dream or real 나의 해변의 카프카여 : My Kafka of the shore 저기 숲으로 가진 말아줘 : please don’t go to the forest there

까맣다 to be black 녹다 to melt 흐르다 to flow 증발하다 to evaporate 마음 mind(heart) 조각 piece 사랑 love 영원 eternity -> sounds like 0 won(Korean currency)

내 마음은 아직 너 위에 부서져 : My heart(mind) is still shattered on you 조각조각 까맣게 녹아 흘러 : melting down to pieces in black 난 그냥 이대로 증발하고 싶어 : I just want to evaporate like this 내 사랑은 영원인 걸 : My love is eternity / My love is 0 won It’s all FREE for you

Hello everyone !

I recently discovered the Kpop girl group Cignature by watching the MV for their song “Assa”, and I have to say that I immediately fell in love with it. The song, the choreo, the colors, the editing… Everything is great in it !

I wanted to share my love for this song in a useful way, so I decided to do a breakdown of the grammar and the vocabulary behind the lyrics as I like to do !

Disclaimer : I am not Korean nor fluent in Korean, I am just teaching myself. So obviously there might be some mistakes (feel free to tell me if you see some). I’m just showing here what my train of thought is when I try to read and understand the lyrics. If you notice mistakes, please feel free to comment so I can correct them ! ~~~

Clap! I Don’t Care Anymore! Oh Ye!

있잖아 있잖아 이게 예쁘대

어머 야! 어머 야! 요새 누가 그래?

요새 these days 누가 who 그렇다 to be like that (but in this case, it’s more “to speak like that”) : oh hey, oh hey, who says that nowadays ?

싫어 싫어 나 저리 치워 따분해

싫다 to not like, 저리 that way, 치우다 xxx, 따분하다 to be boring : No, no, put that away, it’s boring

보고도 못 믿겠어? 느껴봐 Yah Yah

보다 to see, ~도 even though, 못 not, 믿다 to trust, 느끼다 : (even though you see), you don’t trust me ? Feel it yah yah

Who that Girl Who that Boy 요즘 누가 대세

요즘 these days, 누가 who, 대세 trend : Who is the trend these days ?

수군대 수군대 느껴지는 시선

수군대다 talk in whispers 느끼다 to feel 시선 gaze : Whispers, whispers, I feel the gaze

지쳐 지쳐 나 원해 Something Special

지치다 to be tired, 나 I, 원하다 to want : Tired, tired, I want so;ething special

기분 좀 짜릿하게 Make it Hot

기분 feeling 좀 a bit, 짜릿하다 to be thrilling : feeling a bit thrilled, Make it hot

Feeling Nice 니가 원하는 건 맘대로 맘대로 네 맘대로 맘대로 해

니가 you 원하다 to want, 건 (것은) a thing, 맘대로 as one wants, 네 your : as you want, do whatever you want

Feeling Nice 망설이지는마

망설이다 to hesitate, ~지는 마 don’t ~ : Feeling Nice, don’t hesitate

같이 가자 Ah Ya Ya Ya

같이 together, 가다 to go, ~자 let’s ~ : Let’s go together Ah Ya Ya Ya

아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 어머 What’s Going On? 어머 어머 쟤 좀 보라구

쟤 him, 보다 to look : hey hey look at him !

You Call Me 아싸

좀 더 색다르게 Hey boy Let’s get it

더 more, 색다르다 to be unconventional : a bit more unconventionally Let’s get it

누가 누가 뭐랬나

A bit similar to an earlier line : who says that ?

내 맘대로 Make it Bounce

As you want Make it bounce

누가 누가 뭐랬나 I Don’t Care Anymore

Who that Girl Who that Boy 너를 맞추지마

너 you, 맞추다 to adjust, ~지마 don’t ~ : don’t adjust yourself

너 답게 Love Yourself 완전 매력있어

너답게 as yourself, 완전 full, 매력있다 to be charming : be yourself, love yourself, full of charm

뻔하게 구는건 널 원하게 만들지 못해

뻔하다 to be clear 굴다 to behave (구는 건 = an act), 널 (너를) you, 원하게 만들다 to make someone want : It’s obvious, I can’t make you want it

이젠 내가 새로운 기준 Follow me

이제 now, 내가 I, 새롭다 to be new, 기준 standard : Now I’m a new standard, Follow me

Feeling Nice 니가 원하는 건 맘대로 맘대로 네 맘대로 맘대로 해 Feeling Nice 망설이지는마 같이 가자 Ah Ya Ya Ya

아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 어머 What’s Going On? 어머 어머 쟤 좀 보라구 You Call Me 아싸

Baby Don’t You Worry 그런 눈으로 날 보지마

그런 this kind of, 눈으로 with these eyes, 날 나를 me, 보다 to look, ~지마 don’t ~ : Don’t look at me with these eyes

I like it Hot ah ah ah hot Hot ah ah ah hot 좀 더 뜨겁게 달아올라

더 more 뜨겁게 hot 달아오르다 to heat : Make it more hot

아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 아싸 어머 What’s Going On? 어머 어머 쟤 좀 보라구 You Call Me 아싸

아싸 아싸 아싸

I hope you’ll like this vocab list, and that you’ll like Cignature’s song too !

왜 why

엇갈리다  to miss (each other)

걸음 a step

발짝 a step

느리다  slow

그새 meanwhile

스쳐 지나가다  to pass by

그제서야  only then

돌아보다  to look back

뻔하다  obvious

흐릿해지다  to blur

보다 to see

알다  to know

제일 먼저 first

피 blood

클리셰 cliché

더 낫다 better

이제  now

너와  with you

Hi! 안녕하세요. This is Admin Na. And today I’m going to talk about a Korean song called ‘Twenty three’ by IU. Let’s learn about the vocabulary in the lyrics, then actually use them to understand the meaning of the lyrics. Hope you enjoy!

Vocabulary

난: I’m 수수께끼: riddle 맞혀봐요: Try to guess 틀리다: be wrong 몹시: very 예민하다: sensitive

Lyrics

I’m twenty three 난 수수께끼 (Question) : I’m a riddle 뭐게요 맞혀봐요 : Try to guess the answer I’m twenty three 틀리지 말기 Because : Don’t be wrong Because 난 몹시 예민해요 : I am very sensitive 맞혀봐 : Try to guess

Vocabulary

한: A(one) 떨기: Bunch of 아가씨: Young lady 믿어줘요: Trust me 적당히: moderately ~-ㄴ 척: pretend

Lyrics

한 떨기 스물셋 좀 : A bunch of twenty three 아가씨 태가 나네 : Now becomes a young lady 다 큰 척해도 적당히 믿어줘요: Trust me moderately if I pretend to be a grown up

Vocabulary

얄미운: Cunning 아직: Still 한참 멀었다: Long way to go 덜 자란: Immature 속아줘요: Be fooled 대충: Roughly

Lyrics

얄미운 스물셋: Cunning twenty three 아직 한참 멀었다 얘: Still long way to go, girl 덜 자란 척해도: If I pretend to be immature 대충 속아줘요: Please be fooled roughly

Vocabulary

그래: Yes 확실히: Sure 아냐: No 사실은: Frankly speaking 때려 치다: Give up 사랑: Love

Lyrics

난, 그래 확실히 지금이 좋아요: I, yes, like now for sure 아냐, 아냐 사실은 때려 치고 싶어요: No, frankly speaking I wanna give up 아 알겠어요 나는 사랑이 하고 싶어: Oh right I want to be in love 아니 돈이나 많이 벌래: No I rather make money 맞혀봐: Try to guess

Vocabulary

어느: Which 얼굴: Face 속마음: Heart 아주: Really 사실은: Actually 애초: At first

Lyrics

어느 쪽이게?: Which one? 얼굴만 보면 몰라: You cannot tell with my face 속마음과 다른 표정을 짓는 일: Making an opposite facial expression 아주 간단하거든: to the heart is really simple 어느 쪽이게?: Which one? 사실은 나도 몰라: Actually I don’t know either 애초에 나는 단 한 줄의: At first, I never wrote 거짓말도 쓴 적이 없거든: even a single line of lies

Vocabulary

여우: Fox 곰: Bear 아예: Completely 다른: Different

Lyrics

여우인 척, 하는 곰인 척, 하는 여우 아니면: Pretend to be a fox that pretends to be a bear that pretends to be a fox 아예 다른 거: Or completely different one

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Grammar

Korean Grammar Dictionary - This website has every. single. Korean gammar point you can think of. Everything is ordered alphabetically, and there are explanations and example sentences for each grammar point. (There’s even North Korean grammar on the website!)

Clare You & Eunsu Cho, Intermediate College Korean - This website is supposed to be used in complement of the Intermediate College Korean book, but there’s everything you need on the website, really. It offers multiple dialogues about different topics (with audio!), then breaks down the grammar and the vocabulary. The thing I use this website most for, though, is its grammar index. It’s not nearly as exhaustive as Korean Grammar Dictionary, but it offers more detailed explanation.

Say Hi Korean - Very detailed grammar posts, including advanced grammar.

Vocabulary

Korean slang dictionary - Complete and interesting. The name says it all.

Spoken Korean (대화로 배우는 한국어 표현) - Introduces expressions used in conversation, often expressions you can’t even find in Naver dictionary. I think the author is a Chinese expat, they write their posts in Chinese, Korean and sometimes English.

Key To Korean - Could have been put both in grammar and vocabulary because they have both (as well as Hanja). My favorite thing about this website is their downloadable vocabulary and grammar sheets. They’re free until the high intermediate level, but that’s more than enough. Their vocabulary sheets are designed according to each TOPIK level. Downside is their grammar category is a bit incomplete, which is why I put this one in vocabulary.

Viki (learning mode) - If you wish to expand your vocabulary and understanding of spoken Korean, that’s definitely one of the best way to do so. Unfortunately, this only exists on computers and cannot be turned on for every drama, but there’s plenty to get by anyway. If you’re comfortable with your Korean or feel like challenging yourself, you can even bypass learning mode and watch it straight with Korean subs.

한국민족문화대백과사전 - If you’re into Korean history, this is your luck. This dictionary is specialized in historical Korean terms.

Blogs

My Korean Ramblings - Blog of a Welsh expat in Korea, he posts regularly about grammar and vocabulary, as well as about Hanja and his life in South Korea. I use it mostly for its interesting grammar posts.

Oh My Korean - This blog has everything. My favorite thing about it is their theme-specific downloadable vocabulary sheets as well as their reading comprehension sheets (which include a text to read and then a vocabulary exercice below). 

Youtube

BBC News Korea - This one is for more advanced learners. It has videos about Korean society and Korean news in general and it always has Korean subtitles, which makes it easier if you’re trying to learn.

Korean Englishman - I don’t think I’m introducing them to anyone, but they’re a classic and I watch them often so… One downside I would say is that they speak English a lot, but when they do I try to read the Korean subtitles at the same time.

연통티비 - North Korean defectors, now living in South Korea, talk about how life was in North Korea and how life is now in South Korea. Very interesting. I obviously recommend watching with Korean subtitles, but they do have English subs on some videos.

딩고 스토리 - I don’t think this channel needs introducing either, but it’s great if you’re into K-dramas but too afraid to take on something too long with Korean subtitles. This channel allows you to watch short webdramas with Korean subtitles. Bonus - if you’re struggling, just turn on the English CC.

YTN News - Politics and news channel. I would recommend this one to high intermediate to advanced learners. The advantage is that once you’ve watched the video, you can check in the description section the transcription of the video.

Hi everyone! As you all probably know, the coronavirus pandemic has become a serious problem. I thought it might be useful to provide you with some vocabulary related to it; when learning a language, it’s important to learn vocab related to relevant issues in my opinion. Let’s start!  

Phrases

Many of the following phrases are commands and end in -(으)세요. Check out my lesson about it here to learn more!

Wash your hands often = 손을 자주 씻으세요 

Wash your hands for 20 seconds = 20초 동안 손을 씻으세요

Don’t touch your face = 얼굴을 만지지마세요 

Wear a face mask = 마스크 쓰세요

Stand 6 feet apart from others = 6 피트 간격으로 서 계세요

Carry hand sanitizer = 손 세정제를 갖고 다니세요 

Disinfect surfaces = 표면들을 소독하세요

Don’t take public transportation = 대중교통 타지마세요 

Stay home if you feel sick = 아프면 집에 계세요 

Go to the doctor = 병원에 가세요

Schools are closed = 학교가 문을 닫는다

Be careful! = 조심하세요!

Don’t worry = 걱정하지마세요

Other Words

to quarantine = 격리하다

to recover = 회복되다

to work from home = 재택근무를 하다

pandemic = 범유행

state of emergency = 비상 사태

diagnosis = 진단

safety precaution = 안전 예방책

That’s about all for this list! I usually like to keep my lessons pretty light but I think that making lessons about serious issues is important sometimes. I hope this helps!

As always, your health should come first! Please take every precaution possible and stay safe!!

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This list is a physical list of TTMIK’s “Learn Korean - 30 Essential Korean Irregular Verbs”. All rights are reserved to TTMIK and their team for creating this list! Go here for the PDF version!

1. 돕다 - to help            ~ 도와요 - I help           ~ 도와 주세요 - Please help me

2. 어렵다 - to be difficult          ~ 어려워요 - it’s difficult          ~ 이 문제 너무 어려워요 - this questions is too difficult

3. 쉽다 - to be easy          ~ 쉬워요 - it’s easy          ~ 이거 너무 쉬워요? - is it too easy?

4. 춥다 - to be cold          ~ 추워요 - it’s cold          ~ 오늘 정말 추워요 - it’s so cold today

5. 덥다 - to be hot          ~ 더워요 - it’s hot          ~ 밖에 많이 더워요? - is it very hot outside?

6. 눕다 - to lie down          ~ 누워요 - I lie down          ~ 이 침대에 누우세요 - lie down on the bed

7. 굽다 - to bake / roast          ~ 구워요 - I bake          ~ 같이 빵 구울래요? - do you want to bake some bread together?

8. 맵다 - to be spicy          ~ 매워요 - it’s spicy          ~ 매워서 못 먹겠어요 - I can’t eat it because it’s spicy

9. 아름답다 - to be beautiful          ~ 아름다워요 - it’s beautiful          ~ 와! 꽃이 정말 아름다워요 - wow! the flowers are so beautiful

10. 귀엽다 - to be cute          ~ 귀여워요 - it’s cute          ~ 아기가 정말 귀여워요! - the baby is so cute!

11. 고르다 - to choose          ~ 골라요 - I choose          ~ 하나만 골라요 - just choose one

12. 다르다 - to be different          ~ 달라요 - it’s different          ~ 그 두 사람은 정말 달라요 - those two people are really different

13. 모르다 - to not know          ~ 몰라요 - I don’t know          ~ 누가 했는지 저는 몰라요 - I don’t know who did it

14. 빠르다 - to be fast          ~ 빨라요 - it’s fast          ~ 비행기가 가장 빨라요 - airplanes are the fastest

15. 자르다 - to cut          ~ 잘라요 - I cut          ~ 이거 좀 잘라 주세요 - please cut this

16. 기르다 - to grow          ~ 길러요 - I grow          ~ 저는 허브를 길러요 - I grow herbs

17. 게으르다 - to be lazy          ~ 게을러요 - I’m lazy          ~ 제 남동생은 너무 게을러요 - my little brother is very lazy

18. 노르다 - to press          ~ 놀러요 - I press          ~ 이 버튼을 누르세요 - press this button

19. 듣다 - to listen          ~ 들어요 - I listen          ~ 제 말 좀 들어 보세요 - please listen to me

20. 걷다 - to walk          ~ 걸어요 - I walk          ~ 저는 학교에 걸어가요 - I walk to school

21. 묻다 - to ask          ~ 물어요 - I ask          ~ 무엇이든지 물어보세요 - please ask me anything

22. 싣다 - to load          ~ 실어요 - I load          ~ 짐 다 실었어요 - did you finish loading the luggage?

23. 낫다 - to recover / get well          ~ 나아요 - I get well          ~ 푹 쉬고 얼른 나아요 - Get lots of rest and get well soon

24. 잇다 - to connect          ~ 이어요 - I connect           ~ 이 두 점을 이어요 - connect these two dots

25. 짓다 - to build          ~ 지어요 - I build          ~ 이 집은 제가 직접 지었어요 - I built this how by myself

26. 붓다 - to pour           ~ 부어요 - I pour          ~ 이제 물을 한 컵 부어요 - now, pour a cup of water

27. 긋다 - to draw (a line)          ~ 그어요 - I draw (a line)          ~ 여기에 선을 그어 부세요 - try drawing a line here

28. 파랗다 - to be blue          ~ 파래요 - it’s blue          ~ 하늘이 정말 파래요 - the sky is really blue

29. 까맣다 - to be black          ~ 까매요 - it’s black          ~ 옷 색깔이 다 까매요 - the clothes are all black

30. 이렇다 - to be like this          ~ 이래요 - it’s like this          ~ 항상 이래요 - it’s always like this!

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How to attach adjectives to a noun:

If there is no 받침? attach -ㄴ (ex. 크 (from 크다 - to be big) + ㄴ = 큰)

If there is 받침? attach -은 (ex. 작 (from 작다 - to be small) + 은 = 작은)

this does not apply for irregular verbs**

1. 크다 - to be big          ~ 커요 - it’s big          ~ 큰 - big          ~ 큰 나무 - big tree

2. 작다 - to be small          ~ 작아요 - it’s small          ~ 작은 - small          ~ 작은 사과 - small apple

3. 멀다 - to be far          ~ 멀어요 - it’s far          ~ 먼 - far          ~ 먼 거리 - far distance

4. 가깝다 - to be close / nearby          ~ 가까워요 - it’s close          ~ 가까운 - close          ~ 가까운 은행 - nearby bank

5. 쉽다 - to be easy          ~ 쉬워요 - it’s easy          ~ 쉬운 - easy          ~ 쉬운 문제 - easy problem

6. 어렵다 - to be difficult          ~ 어려워요 - it’s difficult          ~ 어려운 - difficult          ~ 어려운 시험 - difficult exam

7. 춥다 - to be cold          ~ 추워요 - it’s cold          ~ 추운 - cold          ~ 추운 겨울 - cold winter

8. 덥다 - to be hot (weather)          ~ 더워요 - it’s hot          ~ 더운 - hot          ~ 더운 여름 - hot summer

9. 귀엽다 - to be cute          ~ 귀여워요 - it’s cute          ~ 귀여운 - cute          ~ 귀여운 강아지 - cute puppy

10. 좁다 - to be narrow          ~ 좁아요 - it’s narrow          ~ 좁은 - narrow          ~ 좁은 길 - narrow road

11. 넓다 - to be large          ~ 넓어요 - it’s large          ~ 넓은 - large          ~ 넓은 집 - large house

12. 늦다 - to be late          ~ 늦어요 - it’s late          ~ 늦은 - late          ~ 늦은 시간 - late time

13. 싸다 - to be cheap          ~ 싸요 - it’s cheap          ~ 싼 - cheap          ~ 싼 가격 - cheap price

14. 비싸다 - to be expensive          ~ 비싸요 - it’s expensive          ~ 비싼 - expensive          ~ 비싼 자동차 - expensive car

15. 아프다 - to be sick / hurt          ~ 아파요 - it’s sick          ~ 아픈 - sick          ~ 아픈 사람 - sick person

16. 느리다 - to be slow          ~ 느려요 - it’s slow          ~ 느린 - slow          ~ 느린 속도 - slow speed

17.  빠르다 - to be fast          ~ 빨라요 - it’s fast          ~ 빠른 - fast          ~ 빠른 결정 - fast decision

18. 같다 - to be the same          ~ 같아요 - it’s the same          ~ 같은 - same          ~ 같은 색깔 - same colour

19. 예쁘다 - to be pretty          ~ 예뻐요 - it’s pretty          ~ 예쁜 - pretty          ~ 예쁜 아이 - pretty child

20. 좋다 - to be good          ~ 좋아요 - it’s good          ~ 좋은 - good          ~ 좋은 생각 - good idea

21. 많다 - to be a lot          ~ 많아요 - it’s a lot          ~ 많은 - a lot          ~ 많은 사람들 - a lot of people

22. 적다 - to be few / a little          ~ 적어요 - there’s a few / a little          ~ 적은 - few / a little          ~ 적은 양 - little amount

23. 얇다 - to be thin          ~ 얇아요 - it’s thin          ~ 얇은 - thin          ~ 얇은 종이 - thin paper

24. 두껍다 - to be thick          ~ 두꺼워요 - it’s thick          ~ 두꺼운 - thick          ~ 두꺼운 양말 - thick socks

25. 깨끗하다 - to be clean          ~ 깨끗해요 - it’s clean          ~ 깨끗한 - clean          ~ 깨끗한 물 - clean water

26. 더럽다 - to be dirty          ~ 더러워요 - it’s dirty          ~ 더러운 - dirty          ~ 더러운 옷 - dirty clothes

27. 밝다 - to be bright          ~ 밝아요 - it’s bright          ~ 밝은 -bright          ~ 밝은 달 - bright moon

28. 어둡다 - to be dark          ~ 어두워요 - it’s dark          ~ 어두운 - dark          ~ 어두운 밤 - dark night

29. 길다 - to be long          ~ 길어요 - it’s long          ~ 긴 - long          ~ 긴 목 - long neck

30. 짧다 - to be short          ~ 짧아요 - it’s short          ~ 짧은 - short          ~ 짧은 손가락 - short fingers

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1. 돕다 - to help            ~ 도와요 - I help           ~ 도와 주세요 - Please help me

2. 어렵다 - to be difficult          ~ 어려워요 - it’s difficult          ~ 이 문제 너무 어려워요 - this questions is too difficult

3. 쉽다 - to be easy          ~ 쉬워요 - it’s easy          ~ 이거 너무 쉬워요? - is it too easy?

4. 춥다 - to be cold          ~ 추워요 - it’s cold          ~ 오늘 정말 추워요 - it’s so cold today

5. 덥다 - to be hot          ~ 더워요 - it’s hot          ~ 밖에 많이 더워요? - is it very hot outside?

6. 눕다 - to lie down          ~ 누워요 - I lie down          ~ 이 침대에 누우세요 - lie down on the bed

7. 굽다 - to bake / roast          ~ 구워요 - I bake          ~ 같이 빵 구울래요? - do you want to bake some bread together?

8. 맵다 - to be spicy          ~ 매워요 - it’s spicy          ~ 매워서 못 먹겠어요 - I can’t eat it because it’s spicy

9. 아름답다 - to be beautiful          ~ 아름다워요 - it’s beautiful          ~ 와! 꽃이 정말 아름다워요 - wow! the flowers are so beautiful

10. 귀엽다 - to be cute          ~ 귀여워요 - it’s cute          ~ 아기가 정말 귀여워요! - the baby is so cute!

11. 고르다 - to choose          ~ 골라요 - I choose          ~ 하나만 골라요 - just choose one

12. 다르다 - to be different          ~ 달라요 - it’s different          ~ 그 두 사람은 정말 달라요 - those two people are really different

13. 모르다 - to not know          ~ 몰라요 - I don’t know          ~ 누가 했는지 저는 몰라요 - I don’t know who did it

14. 빠르다 - to be fast          ~ 빨라요 - it’s fast          ~ 비행기가 가장 빨라요 - airplanes are the fastest

15. 자르다 - to cut          ~ 잘라요 - I cut          ~ 이거 좀 잘라 주세요 - please cut this

16. 기르다 - to grow          ~ 길러요 - I grow          ~ 저는 허브를 길러요 - I grow herbs

17. 게으르다 - to be lazy          ~ 게을러요 - I’m lazy          ~ 제 남동생은 너무 게을러요 - my little brother is very lazy

18. 노르다 - to press          ~ 놀러요 - I press          ~ 이 버튼을 누르세요 - press this button

19. 듣다 - to listen          ~ 들어요 - I listen          ~ 제 말 좀 들어 보세요 - please listen to me

20. 걷다 - to walk          ~ 걸어요 - I walk          ~ 저는 학교에 걸어가요 - I walk to school

21. 묻다 - to ask          ~ 물어요 - I ask          ~ 무엇이든지 물어보세요 - please ask me anything

22. 싣다 - to load          ~ 실어요 - I load          ~ 짐 다 실었어요 - did you finish loading the luggage?

23. 낫다 - to recover / get well          ~ 나아요 - I get well          ~ 푹 쉬고 얼른 나아요 - Get lots of rest and get well soon

24. 잇다 - to connect          ~ 이어요 - I connect           ~ 이 두 점을 이어요 - connect these two dots

25. 짓다 - to build          ~ 지어요 - I build          ~ 이 집은 제가 직접 지었어요 - I built this how by myself

26. 붓다 - to pour           ~ 부어요 - I pour          ~ 이제 물을 한 컵 부어요 - now, pour a cup of water

27. 긋다 - to draw (a line)          ~ 그어요 - I draw (a line)          ~ 여기에 선을 그어 부세요 - try drawing a line here

28. 파랗다 - to be blue          ~ 파래요 - it’s blue          ~ 하늘이 정말 파래요 - the sky is really blue

29. 까맣다 - to be black          ~ 까매요 - it’s black          ~ 옷 색깔이 다 까매요 - the clothes are all black

30. 이렇다 - to be like this          ~ 이래요 - it’s like this          ~ 항상 이래요 - it’s always like this!

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Convenience Store Vocabulary - 편의점 어휘

Hello everyone!! This post is based off an ask that I got recently! You may have noticed in your hometown (고향), that some convenience stores (편의점) are owned by Koreans! Sometimes, they will write things in Korean and English for their Korean and English speaking customers (and if they go the extra mile, there might be Chinese, too)! This is a good place to practice your spoken Korean with the workers / owners of the store.

If you want fruit vocabulary: Fruit Vocab - 과일 어휘 (QUIZLET) If you want vegetable vocabulary: Veggie Vocab - 채소 어휘 (QUIZLET) If you want shopping vocabulary: Shopping Vocab - 쇼핑 어휘 (QUIZLET)

If you want to know some basic 편의점 어휘, then follow along and tell me how it goes! 

To start, let’s first understand the word “편의점”:      ☆ 편 + 하다 = 편하다 - to be comfortable (adj.)      ☆ 점 - store

Another thing you need to know is that it is VERY common to go and eat at a 편의점. Here is some vocab you’ll need to know for that:

     ☆ 젓가락 – chopsticks       ☆ 라면국물 버리는 곳 – pour ramen water here      ☆ 플라스틱 – plastic      ☆ 쓰레기 – trash      ☆ 켄 – can      ☆ 병 – bottle 

But before you enter, you may see one of two signs on the door (문):

한금지급기 / 에이티엠 - ATM       ☆ 하금지급기 없음 - No ATM

고정문 - fixed door (don’t push on this, it won’t open)

With number 1, you might need to withdraw cash (예금출금), here is some small ATM vocab:

     ☆ 예금출금 – withdraw cash      ☆ 카드를 넣어주십시오 – please put your card in      ☆ (1) 만원 = 10, 000 won           ♡ 5 만원 = 50, 000 won           ♡ 10 만원 = 100,000 won      ☆ 명세표 – invoice      ☆ 영수증 – receipt      ☆ 현금 자동 지급기 – cash dispenser

Now you can buy your fave snacks / ramen! Here’s some vocab for when you’re at the cashier:

    ☆ 이 게 / 이 것이 얼마예요? – How much is this?     ☆ 비싸다 – to be expensive     ☆ ‘X’원입니다 - it is ‘x’ won     ☆ 결제 해드릴게요 – I’ll ring it up for you     ☆ 넣어 드릴까요? – would you like a bag?           ♡ 네, 넣으세요 - Yes, please bag it           ♡ 아니요, 그냥 들고 가겠습니다 – No, I will just carry it     ☆ 영수증이 필요하세요? – do you need a receipt?           ♡ 네, 영수증을 주세요 – yes, please give me a receipt           ♡ 아니요, 괜찮아요– No, it’s okay / I’m okay           ♡ OR: you can just say, “네 / 아니요”     ☆ 거스름돈 / 잔돈 – change     ☆ 또 오세요 – come again

Some food you’ll find in a 편의점: (these are just some I love! if you have some snacks that you love that aren’t on here, please write them in the comments!!)

   ☆ 삼각김밥 - triangle kimbap    ☆ 도시갈 - lunchbox / bento    ☆ 우유 -  milk          ♡ 딸기 맛 - strawberry flavour -> 딸기(맛)우유          ♡ 바나나 맛 - banana flavour          ♡ 멜론 맛 - melon flavour    ☆ 빼빼로 - pepero (Korean pocky)    ☆ 찹쌀약과 - Korean sweet cake    ☆ 꼬깔콘 - corn chips    ☆ 허니버터칩 - honey butter chips    ☆ 초코파이 케이크 - Choco-Pie Cake (a staple in Korean snacks)

Hope this helped to the person that asked, and to the people that wanted to know! If you need more basic phrases for when you’re talking to someone in Korean, feel free to check out my K-ommon Korean Phrases! You can go here for the downloadable pdf! Check out my Quizlet (K-ommon Korean Phrases || 편의점 어휘) to study! 

I hope you found this useful, feel free to check out the links provided! Happy Learning :)

요즘 기부 문화가 다양해지고 있다. 이전에는 주로 복지 단체와 기업이 주축이 되어 그들이 가진 기술과 자본으로 사회봉사에 앞장섰다면 이제는 일반인들도 자신이 가진 재능을 기부하는 일에 활발히 참여하기 시작하였다. 이에 우리 주변에서도 재능 기부를 통해 더불어 사는 삶을 실천하고 있는 사람들을 어렵지 않게 만나 볼 수 있다.

‘밥장'이라는 이름의 삽화가는 평법한 회사원이었다가 꿈을 찾기 위해 그림 그리는 일을 시작한 사람이다. 그는 재능이 특별한 능력이라기보다는 그 일을 하는 것 자체가 즐거워서 꾸준히 하는 것이라고 말한다. 밥장은 우산이나 티셔츠에 그림을 그려 판매한 수익급을 도움이 필요한 곳에 기부한다. 또한, 지역 주민들과 함께 농촌의 작은 도서관에 벽화를 그리며 자신의 재능을 나눈다. 벽화 그리기에 참여한 아이들은 그와 함께한 경험이 색다르고 즐거웠을 뿐만 아니라 도서관에 주인 의식을 갖게 되어 전보다 더 자주 찾게 된다고 한다. 그래서 오늘도 밥장은 그럼 그리는 재미를 세상과 공유하기 위해 농촌 구석구석을 누빈다.

재능 기부를 하며 밥장과 형, 동생 사이가 되었다는 백상준 씨는 프렌치 레스토랑을 운영하는 요리사이다. 누군가를 위해 맛있는 요리를 만드는 일은 그것 자체만으로도 멋있지만, 그가 시간과 재능을 활용하는 방식은 사람들로 하여금 더욱 감탄을 자아내게 한다. 상준 씨는 현실적인 상황이나 재정적인 어려움 때문에 꿈을 포기할 수 밖에 없는 청소년들에게 전문적인 조리 교육을 해준다.대개 사람들은 맛있는 요리 앞에서 입과 마음을 연다고 하는데 그는 요리를 통해 어린 학생들이 이루고 싶어하는 꿈길도 열어 주고 있는 셈이다.

여기 또 다른 재능 기부자가 있다. 그는 바로 미국 다문화 가정에서 자란 비올리스트 리처드 용재 오닐 씨이다. 그는 한국 다문화 가정의 아이들에게 직접 음악을 가르치고 <안녕, 오케스트라>라는 관현악단까지 만들어 해마다 성공적인 공연을 이끌고 있다. 그는 악기를 한 번도 만져 본 적이 없는 아이들에게 한 음, 한 음 소리 내는 법을 가르쳐 주면서 여럿이 함께 모여 연주할 때에 더 아름다운 조화를 이루어 낼 수 있음을 몸소 깨닫게 해 준다. 용재 오닐 씨는 아이들이 자신의 삶에 자부심을 가질 수 있도록 돕고 상처가 많은 아이들에게 상담도 해주는데 이런 그의 모습은 참으로 감동적이다.

우리 주변에는 백 가지 재능을 가지고 태어났음에도 단 한 가지조차 나눌 줄 모르는 사람들이 있다. 반명 이렇게 자신의 삶과 재능을 다른 사람들과 나누며 행복의 반경을 넓혀 가는 사람들도 있다. 이처럼 나눌수록 행복해지는 일에 더 많은 사람들이 동참한다면 이 사회는 점점 더 아름다워질 것이다.

Korean Slang/Common Expressions:

This is a list of all the slang that I know and have used when speaking Korean. But this isn’t a full list of all slang in Korean. There are tons that I don’t know, but I will guarantee, that if you use these to a Korean person, they will most likely be surprised that a foreigner knows Korean slang. Without further adieu, let’s go! 

Food: ♡ 일차 - first round ♡ 이차 - second round ♡ 삼차 - third round ♡ 맛점 - delicious lunch ♡ 아점 - brunch (아침 + 점심) ♡ 맥날 - mcdonalds ♡ 스벅 - starbucks ♡ 먹방 - mukbang (aka eating show)

People: ♡ 남사친 - friend who’s a guy (남자 + 사람 + 친구) ♡ 여사친 - friend who’s a girl ♡ 남친 - boyfriend (남자친구) ♡ 여친 - girlfriend ♡ 붕아빵 - two people who look alike (kind of like doppelgänger) ♡ 변태 - pervert (usually used for older men) ♡ 몸짱 - great body (direc. body best) ♡ 얼짱 - great face (direc. face best) ♡ 금사빠 - someone who falls easily ♡ 바람둥이 - player

Expressions: ♡ 짱! - amazing! ♡ 아싸! - yay! ♡ 헐 - oh my god… ♡ 대박 - awesome! ♡ 우와 / 와 - wow! ♡ 아! - ouch! ♡ 어머 - oh my

Feelings: ♡ 꿀잼 - really funny (재밌어요) ♡ 노잼 - not funny ♡ 웃프다 - funny but sad ♡ 근자감 - a lot of self confidence ♡ 멘붕 - mental breakdown ♡ 케미 - chemistry (for lovebirds)

되다 is one of the most useful, and perhaps most confusing, verbs you will encounter while learning Korean. If you were to ask me what it means, my fast-and-easy answer would be “to become.” However, it serves a lot of purposes in a lot of different contexts. Today, we’ll look at some of the most common of its usages.

To become

As I already mentioned, “to become” is my fast answer for whenever someone asks me what 되다 means. Let’s look at some simple examples:

호인 씨는 아빠가 됐어요. (Hoin became a father.)

이렇게 쓰면 괜찮은데 그렇게 쓰면 틀린 말이 돼요. (If you write it like this it’s okay, but if you write it like that it’s bad [lit: it becomes incorrect words].)

그는 제가 써준 편지가 힘이 됐다고 해요. (He says that the letters I wrote gave him strength [lit. became strength].)

Passage of time

되다 is also often used when one wants to refer to how much time has passed. This usage often occurs with the grammar -(으)ㄴ 지, which can be translated as “since.”

입대한 지 2개월이 됐어요. (It has been two months since he enlisted.)

아침을 먹은 지 1 시간도 안 됐는데 배가 고프네요. (It’s only been an hour since I ate breakfast but I’m hungry.)

“Leave it!”

Sometimes when you’re annoyed, you just want to tell someone that you’re done with the conversation or that you want them to leave you alone. You can accomplish this with a single exclamation:

“됐어!”

Let’s look at it in some context:

A: 다니 씨가 어제 입은 빨간색 원피스가 엄청 예뻤어. (The red dress that Dani wore yesterday was really pretty.)

B: 파란색이었는데? (It was blue, though?)

A: 아니, 빨간색이었어. (No, it was red.)

B: 빨간색 원피스는 경하 씨가 입었잖아! (Kyeongha wore the red dress!)

A: 아, 됐어, 색깔이 그렇게 중요하냐? (Oh, leave it, is the color that important?)

Permission

If you want to ask permission—or deny permission!—되다 is there for you! In this case, it is paired up with -아/어도 or -(으)면 (even if). When -아/어도 or -(으)면  is followed by 되다, it takes on the meaning of, “Is it okay if…?” when presented as a question or as granting permission when presented as a statement. Adding negation to 되다 will turn that granting of permission into refusal. Also, you can simply use “돼요” and “안 돼요” for the same meaning.

내 핸드폰을 맘대로 가져가 사용하면 안 돼. (You can’t take my phone as you please and use it.)

저 컴퓨터를 사용해도 돼요. (You can use that computer over there.)

A: 이 케이크를 먹어도 돼요? (Is it okay if I eat this cake?)

B: 안 돼요. (No [It’s not okay].)

Disbelief

Imagine an action movie, the lead hero and and his or her sidekick fighting together, when suddenly the sidekick is seriously injured! The hero cries out “No!” in disbelief and rushes to the sidekick’s side. That “No!” can be translated in Korean to “안 돼(요)!” This usage is fairly limited to negative situations.

Acceptability judgments

Sometimes you need to decide if something is up to a certain standard, or if something is suitable for a certain purpose. In this case, you can use 되다 to pass judgments on something:

이 채소는 안 돼요. 가장 신선한 것만 사용해요. (These vegetables are no good. Let’s used only the freshest ones.)

A: 음식을 충분히 준비했어요? (Have you prepared enough food?)

B: 이 정도면 될 것 같아요. (It seems like this much will be fine.)

Completion

Finally, 되다 can be used to express completion! Suppose a friend asks you if you’re done with your part of a group project. You can show them your finished portion and tell them, “다 됐어!”

A: 준비할 게 아직도 있어요? (Is there anything else to prepare?)

B: 아뇨, 준비가 다 됐어요. (No, the preparations are all complete.)

A: 오븐 안에 있는 쿠키를 좀 확인해 줘. (Please check the cookies in the oven.)

B: 아, 다 됐네. (Oh, they’re all done.)

Hello everyone! Here are some textbooks I had time to scan and upload (marked with an asterisk) or had found somewhere online. I hope you find something here that helps you! This post will be updated as I get more time to scan books, purchase more books, or if I happen to find more books online.

Can’t find the textbook you’re looking for on this list? Please feel free to hit up my ask! I may have it, but just haven’t scanned it yet. 

Ewha Korean

Ewha Korean 1-1 Ewha Korean 1-2 Ewha Korean 2-2 Ewha Korean 3-2 Ewha Korean 4 Ewha Korean 5 Ewha Korean 6

KIIP Korean 

KIIP Korean 0 KIIP Korean 1 KIIP Korean 2 KIIP Korean 3 KIIP Korean 4 KIIP Korean 5 KIIP Korean 6

Korean From Zero

Korean From Zero Volume 1 Korean From Zero Volume 2 Korean From Zero Volume 3

Korean Grammar in Use

Korean Grammar in Use Beginner Korean Grammar in Use Intermediate Korean Grammar in Use Advanced

Sejong Korean

Sejong Korean 1 Sejong Korean 2 Sejong Korean 3 Sejong Korean 4 Sejong Korean 5 Sejong Korean 6 Sejong Korean 7 Sejong Korean 8

Sejong Korean Conversation 1 Sejong Korean Conversation 2 Sejong Korean Conversation 3 Sejong Korean Conversation 4

Sogang Korean

Sogang Korean 1A Sogang Korean 1B Sogang Korean 2A Sogang Korean 2B Sogang Korean 3A Sogang Korean 3B

TOPIK 

빈도별 토픽 중고급 어휘* 빈도별 토픽 중급 문법* TOPIK Essential Grammar 150 Hot TOPIK 2 Reading

Yonsei Korean

Yonsei Korean Grammar 1-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 1-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 2-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 2-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 3-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 3-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 4-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 4-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 5-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 5-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 6-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 6-2

Yonsei Korean Reading 1 Yonsei Korean Reading 2 Yonsei Korean Reading 3 Yonsei Korean Reading 4 Yonsei Korean Reading 5

Miscellaneous: 

Korean Stories for Language Learners* TTMIK Real Life Conversations (Intermediate)* Korean Reader for Chinese Characters Korean Slang Expressions Volume 1 Korean Slang Expressions Volume 2 Survival Korean