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So this is something I’ve been confused about for a long time. I always wondered if I wanted to add -만 (only) or -도 (also) to a noun that already had a particle on it, in what order would I do so, and is the order even important?

Well, I hounded my Korean co-workers at school with such questions and they all gave me the same answers so these must be some kind of standard rules, right?

Noun + -에(서) + -만 or -도 Add -만 (only) or -도 (also) AFTER -에 (in) or -에서 (at). Examples:

1. 미국 빼고 한국에서만 산 적이 있어요. = Except in America, I have only lived in Korea.

2. 식당에 갔고 은행에도 갔어요. = I went to a restaurant and I went to the bank too.

Noun +  -(으)로 + -도 Add -도 (also) AFTER -(으)로 (with). Example:

1. 연필로 쓰세요. 근데 볼펜으로도 쓰도 돼요. =  Write with a pencil. But you can also write with a pen.

Noun +  -(으)로 + -만 OR Noun + -만 + -으로 This is the only one that people said can go either way. You can add -만 (only) either BEFORE or AFTER -(으)로. Examples:

1. 연필로만 (OR 연필만으로) 쓰세요. =  Write with a pencil only.

1. 행복하다: to be happy 2. 기쁘다: to be glad, happy 3. 화나다: to be angry 4. 슬프다: to be sad 5. 아프다: to be sick, painful 6. 피곤하다: to be tired, exhausted 7. 배가 고프다: to be hungry 8. 목이 마르다: to be thirsty 9. 졸리다: to be sleepy 10. 걱정하다: to be worried 11. 무섭다: to be scared 12. 짜증이 나다: to be annoyed 13. 놀라다: to be surprised 14. 수줍다: to be shy 15. 재미있다: to be interesting 16. 재미없다: to not be interesting 17. 심심하다: to be bored 18. 지루하다: to be boring, dull 19. 조용하다: to be quiet 20. 시끄럽다: to be loud, noisy 21. 뜨겁다 to be hot 22. 따뜻하다: to be warm 23. 차갑다: to be cold 24. 시원하다: to be cool, refreshing 25. 신선하다: to be fresh 26. 아름답다: to be beautiful 27. 예쁘다: to be pretty 28. 귀엽다: to be cute 29. 잘생기다: to be good looking 30. 못생기다: to be ugly 31. 크다: to be big 32. 작다: to be small 33. 많다: to be lots, many 34. 적다: to be few, little 35. 좁다: to be narrow 36. 넓다: to be wide, broad 37. 뚱뚱하다: to be fat, overweight 38. 통통하다: to be chubby 39. 날씬하다: to be slim, slender 40. 깡마르다: to be skinny, scrawny 41. 덥다: to be hot (regarding weather) 42. 뜨겁다: to be hot (regarding touch, objects) 43. 따뜻하다: to be warm (regarding both weather and objects) 44. 춥다: to be cold (regarding weather) 45. 차갑다: to be cold, icy, chilly (regarding touch, objects) 46. 싸늘하다: to be chilly, frosty 47. 습하다: to be damp, moist, humid 48. 건조하다: to be dry 49. 흐리다: to be cloudy 50. 좋다: to be good, fine 51. 어렵다: to be difficult 52. 쉽다: to be easy 53. 깨끗하다: to be clean 54. 더럽다: to be dirty 55. 빠르다: to be fast 56. 천천하다: to be slow 57. 느리다: to be slow 58. 급하다: to be urgent 59. 늦다: to be late 60. 이르다: to be early 61. 똑똑하다: to be smart, clever 62. 멍청하다: to be stupid, foolish 63. 싸다: to be cheap 64. 비싸다: to be expensive 65. 새롭다: to be new, fresh 66. 오래되다: to be old (regarding objects) 67. 튼튼하다: to be strong, sturdy 68. 씩씩하다: to be brave 69. 약하다: to be weak, feeble 70. 건강하다: to be healthy 71. 쓰다: to be bitter 72. 짜다: to be salty 73. 시큼하다: to be sour 74. 맵다: to be spicy 75. 달콤하다: to be sweet 76. 기름지다: to be fatty, greasy, oily 77. 맛있다: to be delicious, tasty 78. 맛없다: to be not tasty 79. 가득하다: to be full, crammed 80. 비어 있다: to be empty 81. 나쁘다: to be bad, poor 82. 딱딱하다: to be hard, stiff 83. 뾰족하다: to be sharp, pointed 84. 부드럽다: to be soft 85. 말랑하다: to be soft, tender, ripe 86. 촉촉하다: to be moist 87. 축축하다: to be damp, clammy, wet 88. 젖다: to get wet, damp 89. 건조하다: to be dry, arid 90. 미끄럽다: to be slippery 91. 편하다: to be comfortable 92. 불편하다: to be uncomfortable 93. 괜찮다: to be alright, ok 94. 이상하다: to be weird, strange 95. 복잡하다: to be jammed, crowded 96. 편리하다: to be convenient 97. 다르다: to be different 98. 같다: to be the same 99. 착하다: to be good-natured, nice 100.비열하다: to be mean, nasty.

Hello polyglots! I apologize for the lateness of this post! As you know I posted about how to create a study schedule if you are studying a language(s) intensively. Now I’m going to talk about how to study one language or multiple languages casually.

First, I need to define what casual studying even means. Studying casually means that you are foregoing certain aspects of language study in order to maintain a slow and low commitment pace. For example, say you’re learning French casually. Instead of psycho crazy grammar schedules filled with practicing grammar and vocab over and over, and quizzing yourself every day until your brain turns to pulp, you opt for a simple audio lesson every day for 15 minutes after you come home from work or school. Easy right? Yes! That’s the goal. With casual studying your schedule is freed up for other things. In addition, casual studying gives you the leisure to take your time to learn things deeply and thoroughly. Casual studying, however, implies that you are not studying so much for full fluency but for practical, everyday usage. So casual learners care a little less about learning the specifics about complicated grammar but instead want to learn how to use it in conversation by learning dialogues and repeating phrases. So how do you create a casual study schedule? Here’s what you’ll need to get started.

Vocab for my favorite thing - FOOD!

씹는 맛 – the chewing texture of a food  바삭바삭하다 – to be crispy (fried foods)  아삭아삭하다 – to be crunchy (fruits & vegetables)  쫄깃쫄깃하다 – to be chewy  끈적끈적하다 – to be sticky  말랑말랑하다 – to be soft (marshmallow, rice cakes)  칼칼하다 – to be spicy & parching (because of red pepper powder) 얼큰하다 – to be spicy but refreshing (spicy soup when you’re sick) 

The next 3 are not actually chewing textures, but still food adjectives:

Fish-shaped cakes from Japan and South Korea.

Food Masterpost

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Can’t believe I only found out about this today! 

Pit-A-Pat Korean (두근두근 한국어) is a 10-minute show on the Korean language targeted at the global audience who are interested in learning about Korean culture and language. The program introduces daily conversational Korean expressions through popular Korean dramas and K-pop lyrics.

We all know that a huge part of Korean culture is.. eating! However the word 먹다 (to eat) has several different uses in Korean, and if you don’t know these terms.. you may be a bit confused like when you hear “친구 먹었어".. please don’t eat my friend?

Let’s take a look!  

까먹다 - to forget “너 수학 숙제 했어? 오늘까지인거 알지?” - “You did your homework right? You know it’s due today.” “아.. 까먹었어..” - “Ah.. I forgot..”

더위 먹다 - to be overwhelmed by heat “더위 먹어서 정신이 없나봐요. 아이스 커피 4잔 산다는게 3잔 샀어요.. 죄송합니다” - “I was so overheated that I couldn’t think straight..  I bought 3 iced coffees instead of 4… I’m so sorry”

나이 먹다 - to get older “아이고.. 나이 먹나봐. 허리 아파..” - “Ohh god.. I’m getting so old.. My back hurts..” “너 19살인데..” - “You’re only 19..”

욕 먹다 - to be sworn at or get a bad reputation. “요즘 그 아이돌 거짓말한거 걸려서 욕 많이 먹더라.“ - “Everyone found out that the idol lied so his reputation is getting ruined.”

좀먹다 - to undermine, eat away “그런 사람들이 사회를 좀먹는거 같아요.“ “Because of people like that, society is being eaten away.”

친구 먹다 - to become friends “우리 3살차이 나는데 그냥 친구 먹기로 했어.” - “We’re only 3 years apart but we decided to be friends” (BTW: generally only people the same age are considered to be “친구/friends”. If there’s an age difference, then one person will be considered the “친한 동생/younger sibling” in the relationship)

써먹다 - to use, utilize “그 농담 재밌다. 나도 나중에 써먹어야지.” - “That’s a funny joke. I’ll have to use it later.”

1. 나 너 싫어요 (na neo sir-eo-yo) I hate you/ I don’t like you

2. 꺼져 (kkeo-jyo) fuck off

3. 찌랄 (jji-ral) bullshit

4. 젠장 (jen-jang) damn it

5. 미친놈 (mi-chin-nom) crazy bastard 

6. 씨발 (ssi-bal) fuck

7. 미친년 (mi-chin-nyeon) crazy bitch

8. 병신 (byeong-sin) dumbass, retard

오목하다 - deep-set, concave. 

웍 - wok. 

종이컵 - paper cup. 

풀다 - untangle, unwrap. 

삶아지다 - to be cooked, to be boiled. 

기호 - taste, liking, preference. 

면 - noodle. 

양송이 - button mushroom. 

버섯 - mushroom, toadstool. 

냄비 - pot, saucepan. 

분말 - powder. 

추가 - addition, supplement. 

조리 - cooking, cook. 

접시 - plate, saucer, dish. 

담다 - to put sth in [into, on] sth.