I teach, therefore I learn

그럼 난 이만 - I’m gonna get going (then).

이만자야겠다 - I think I’m gonna go to sleep now.

이만가야겠다 - I think I’m gonna go now.

출구는 이/저 쪽이야 - The exit is this/that way.

이런건 식은 죽 먹기지 - This is a piece of cake (literally: this is like eating cold porridge).

식은 죽 먹기였어 - It was a piece of cake.

무슨 개 소리야? - What is this bullshit?/What are you saying?

난 이제 자유야! - I’m now free!

영어도 백범 맞는데 - I even got 100%/full marks/a perfect score in English.

거짓말이야 - It’s a lie.

사랑했나봐 - It must have been love.

사랑하나봐 - It must be love/I think it’s love.

비켜 - Move out the way/Step aside/Coming through.

버스에서 내려라 - Get off the bus.

이래 봬도... - Even though I look like this.../Even though you think I am...

방에 콕 박혀있다 (abbreviated to: 방콕) - I’m stuck in my room.

알겠지? - You know that right?/Okay?/Got it?

실패했어 - I failed.

동영상 - Video/Moving Image.

영상 - Still Image/Picture (also used to abbreviate 동영상 so it can also mean video).

진짜로? - For real? (can be cutely said as 진짜루?)

뭐 설레는거 없어?! - There’s nothing exciting?!

같이 사는 남자들은? - You’re living with men?

육조 물 받아놨어 - I put water in the bathtub/I ran a bath.

육조 - Bathtub (noun ONLY).

목욕 - Bath (noun).

목욕하다 - Bathing/Bathe (verb).

하겠냐?! - Would you do it?!

같이 사는 사람들 이름도 몰라! - I don’t even know the name of the people I live with!

멍청아! - Idiot!

HEIGHT, 키 : 키가 크다 - to be tall 키가 보통이다 - to be “normal” (not so small/so tall) 키가 작다 - to be small

°ㅇ HAIR, 머리 : 머리가 길다 - to have long hair 머리가 짧다 - to have short hair 머리가 금발이다 - to be blond 머리가 갈색이다 - to have brown hair 머리가 까만색이다 - to have black hair 머리가 회색이다 - to have white hair

°ㅇ EYES, 눈 : 눈이 갈색이다 - to have brown eyes 눈이 녹색이다 - to have green eyes 눈이 회색이다 - to have grey eyes 눈이 까만색이다 - to have black eyes 눈이 파란색이다 - to have blue eyes

°ㅇ WEIGHT, 무게 : 뚱뚱하다 - to be fat 보통이다 - to be “normal” 날씬하다 - to be thin 말랐다 - to be skinny

°ㅇ LOOK, 외모 : 예쁘다 - to be pretty 잘생겼다 - to be handsome 못생겼다 - to be ugly

°ㅇ PERSONALITY, 인격/성격 : 성격이 좋다 - to have a good personality 성격이 안 좋다 - to have a bad personality 성격이 고약하다 - to be mean 친절하다 - to be kind 불친절하다 - to be unkind 똑똑하다 - to be smart 똑똑하지 않다 - to not be smart

Lesson Twenty-One: Weather

Masterlist

Previous Lesson

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Vocabulary

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Weather = 날씨

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Chance (probability) = 가능성

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Degrees = 도

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Temperature = 온도

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Fahrenheit = 화씨의

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Celsius = 섭씨

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Sunny = 화창한

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Cloudy = 흐린

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Partly Cloudy = 일부 구름낀

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Rain = 비

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Storm = 폭풍

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Fog = 안개

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Wind = 바람

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Humidity = 습도

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How’s the weather today? = 오늘 날씨는 어떻습니까?

오늘 = Today

날씨 = Weather

-은 / 는 = [Topic marking particle]

어떻다 = To be how, To be like what

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What’s the temperature outside? = 바깥의 온도는 얼마입니까?

바깥 = The outside

-의 = [Possessive]

온도 = Temperature

-은 / 는 = [Topic marking particle]

얼마 = How much

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Sample Conversations

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“나는 초여름의 화창한 날씨가 참 좋아.”

I like sunny days in early summer very much.

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“폭풍 때문에 그 배는 항로에서 벗어났다.”

The storm drove the ship out of its course.

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“바람에 모자가 날아갔다.”

The wind blew my hat off.

어휘

화목하다 to be harmonious

연년생 siblings born one year apart

동갑 same age

떨어져 살다 to live separately

말하기

엘레나 : 메이 씨, 요즘 한국 생활이 어때요?

메이 : 친구들 덕분에 많이 익숙해졌어요.

엘레나 : 저도 그래요.

메이 : 그런데 엘레나 씨는 시부모님, 시동생과 같이 살잖아요. 그러면 식구가 많아서 힘드시겠어요.

엘레나 : 힘들기는요. 식구가 많아서 한국말을 빨리 배울 수 있어서 좋은데.

메이 : 엘레나 씨는 한국 생활을 즐겁게 잘 해나가는 것 같아요. 참 보기가 좋네요. 저도 보고 배워야겠어요.

엘레나 : 무슨 그런 말씀을요.

읽기

조부모님 grandparents

이민을 가다 to emigrate

독차지하다 to hog, have to oneself, monopolize

양보하다 to give smthg up, concede

한국 사회와 문화

나이가 지긋하다 to be well advanced in years, to be old, of a certain age

점잖다 gentle, well-mannered, respectable

june/july STUDY BUDDY PROJECT

Hello, everyone!! Here we are with our second project. Since during June and July people are usually on vacation/break from university/school, this is a good time to catch up on learning Korean. And what a better way to keep yourself motivated than to have a study buddy.

The main idea of this project is to have 3 goals. For example, until the end of July I want to finish level 2 of talk to me in korean, to learn 100 words of vocab and to start a journal in Korean. You’ll share that with your study buddy so you can help each other, motivate each other (and even send messages like “hey did you study today?” lol).

We will pair up the study buddies and make a post telling you who’s yours.

For members of the network: we will have a goals page, with everyone’s goals and we can check it when it’s done. To get a studdy buddy, you have to fill out this form.

For non members: We thought it would be a good idea to open this project for non members as well. The difference is that we will just pair you up with your study buddy. Our goals page will be for members only, so you and your study buddies will have to keep track of your goals yourselves. To participate, fill out this form here.

If you’re wondering “is this study buddy thing just for June and July?”. That’s for you and your buddy to decide. Our project is to accomplish the three goals by the end of July, and your study buddy is there to help and motivate (and you can help them as well). If you want to keep studying together after the project is over it’s up to you.

You have until JUNE 9 to fill out the forms, and we’ll make a post with the study buddies on JUNE 10.

Sooo I’ve been watching a ton of kdrama to keep my Korean on point (shameless). When you spend at least a couple hours a day watching anything and everything, you start to notice commonly used language. Thought I’d try something new and share some of my favorite words and phrases! 

This week’s word:

pronounced: eu-weh (n.)

the unexpected

a surprise

e.g. 정말 의외다! = That’s so unexpected!         의외인데! = What a surprise!

Sometimes interpreted as a subtle (but funny) diss, 의외 is used to express surprise at learning something unexpected. Like when your friend reveals she secretly dreams of becoming a rap star…

Eulachacha Waikiki: Episode 3

힘들면 내가 어떻게하든 언니 도와 줄 테니까 말 해봐. No matter how difficult it is, I’ll do whatever it takes to help you (achieve your dream), so tell me (what you want to be). 

왜? 이상해? Why? Is that weird?

이상한게 아니라… 그냥 좀 의외라… 언니 랩은 좀 해? No it’s not weird… I guess it was just unexpected… so you can rap?

조금. 한번 해 볼까? A little. Can I show you?

words/phrases you may come across in dramas or webtoons that are relationship-related (both romantic and platonic) that you may not be familiar with; mostly slang

썸 | someone you’re “talking to” but not actually dating

모태솔로 | also seen as 모쏠, it’s someone who has never dated anyone; forever alone

그린라이트 | green light; a sign someone is into you

케미 | chemistry

짝사랑 | a crush

금사빠 | someone who falls in love easily

금자감 | someone who is overly confident for no reason

얼빠 | someone who easily falls for/only dates people with good looks

된장[남/녀] | someone who lives way above their means in order to impress people/keep up with the Joneses

음란마귀 | someone with a dirty mind (makes dirty jokes)

변태 | a pervert

인싸 | social butterfly; someone who gets along well with everyone, very extroverted, improves the mood of everyone around them (insider)

아싸 | the opposite of 인싸; wallflower, couch potato, keeps to themselves, super quiet, has more of a negative meaning, someone who brings down the mood (outsider)

바람둥이 / 선수 | a player (선수 also literally means athlete, but it’s used as a player who dates around as well)

사기꾼 | a cheater/scammer/fraud

훈[남/녀] | someone who is good looking with a kind personality

뇌섹[남/녀] | smart and sexy (more commonly guy with the 남, but you could say girl 녀)

공주병 / 왕자병 | princess/prince disease; someone who needs a lot of attention/acts like a princess/prince; spoiled brat (see: Regina George or every rich kid antagonist(or tbh rich male lead) in every drama ever)

알콩달콩 | super cute and sweet/lovey dovey

권태기 | ennui/the seven year itch; when a relationship becomes boring or drifts apart

삼각관계 | love triangle

노답 | (someone) who doesn’t respond/when there’s no real answer for a problem

반사 | the equivalent to “right back at you” or “I know you are but what am I;” usually used when someone insults you.

밀당 (하다) | short for “push and pull,” kind of like playing hard to get sort of?

문자 씹다 | to ignore someone’s text; ghost. You can also sometimes hear 씹다 by itself to mean the same thing.

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)

Tornado- 토네이도

Hurricane- 허리케인

Cyclone- 싸이클론

Tsunami- 쓰나미

Volcano- 화산

Earthquake- 지진

Flood- 홍수

Sinkhole- 싱크홀

Landslide- 산사태

Drought- 가뭄

Let me know if you like these idioms and would like to see more! And these are just a few!

가는 정이 있어야 오는 정이 있다- Treat other’s the way you’d like to be treated.

걸음아 나 살려라- Save me my footsteps (something you say when you’re running away from something

고래 싸움에 새우 등 터진다- Lower people are suffering because what the upper people are fighting about

그 아비에 그 자식- Chip off the old block (The child is a bad person if the father is a bad person)

금강산도 식후경- No matter how great or amazing, you can’t enjoy it properly if you’re not full

김칫국부터 마신다- having hopes too high

내 코가 석자다- I don’t have time to worry about anyone else

누워서 떡 먹기- easy as pie/piece of cake

눈 감으면 코 베어간다- saying that the world is a scary place (if you close your eyes they’ll snatch your nose)

허비하다 // To Waste

왜 시간을 허비해
내 피 땀들은 정직해

Why waste time?
My blood and sweat are truthful

시간 - Time

피 - Blood

땀 - Sweat

정직하다 - To be honest

Who can translate these words into English? I couldn’t find a perfect translation. It’s used when you’re frustrated because you think something is unfair.

I’m frustrated. 

Korean

Hangul: 너무 억울해요.

Romanization: Neomu eogulhaeyo.

Today’s Vocab Lesson: Top 10 Korean Sentence Structure

Japanese

Kana: とても悔しいです。

Romaji: Totemo kuyashī desu.

Today’s Vocab Lesson: Japanese Words for Negative Emotions

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