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Essentials

Rikaisama - Pop-op Dictionary - based on Rikaichan Yamasa.cc - Learn Handwritten Stroke Order Anki - Spaced Repetition Software Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Dictionary Codes and Meaning - ex: v4k, vi Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - Stroke Orders, Lists, Study Sheets A better Japanese font for Windows web browsers Verb Conjugation Chart - gaoshukai Similar Kanji Lookup

Dictionaries

Jisho.org Tangorin - English⇆Japanese Online Dictionary Honyaku Star - Simple and Fast Dictionary | No ローマ字 | Specifically for Translators JLect - Japanese Dialect Word Search TMdict - vocabularies from games, books, anime, and other works by Type-Moon.

Kanji Alive_ Web App - Kanji Lookup, Stroke Orders, Examples, Picture Mnemonics Kanji Dictionary - 漢字辞典 Etymologies - A comprehensive, illustrated dictionary with etymologies, pictographs & definitions in English and Japanese More Eymologies - Traditional & Simplified CH/JP Oichan’s Dictionary - CN/JP/EN Dictionary Proverb Dictionary - Dutch, English, and Japanese

語源由来辞典 - Etymology Dictionary 平明四字熟語辞典 - 4-Character Idiomatic Compound Dictionary 故事ことわざ辞典 - Proverb Dictionary 日本語俗語辞書 - Colloquial Language Dictionary 日本語コロケーション辞典

IT用語辞典 e-Words - Internet and Technical Terms 三省堂 Web Dictionary - Sanseido Weblio - 辞書 - Main Dictionary Weblio - シソーラス - Thesaurus Weblio 翻訳 - Translate alc.co.jp - Another Great Dictionary goo.ne.jp - Goo’s Dictionary kotobank.jp - Uses yahoo.co.jp dictionary with a nice Interface Tatoeba - Example Sentences Tsukuba Corpus 複合動詞レキシコン - Compound Verb Lexicon Yamasa.cc - Learn handwritten stroke order kotoba.ne.jp - Extremely useful once you learn its capabilities Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent

Software

Houhou SRS - Dictionary + SRS Tagaini Jisho - Dictionary on each OS zKanji - Another Dictionary + SRS Capture2Text - Get Text from Manga and Other Images JGloss - Automatically annotate Japanese text with readings and translations KanjiTomo aard OmegaT - Translation Memory Tool Foreign Language Text Reader Learning With Texts Language Tool - Proofreading/Spellcheck Program Lingoes - Dictionary & Translation StarDict Wakan - Dictionary App for Chinese and Japanese

Thesauri

Goo.ne.jp’s Thesaurus 類語同義語辞典 - Quasi-synonym/synonym Dictionary

Learning the Language

Wanikani - Learn Kanji Through Spaced Repetition (Paid Subscription) Japaneseclass.jp - Vocabulary and Kanji Kapibara - Apps and Materials U-biq - Japanese study Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Tae Kim’s Guide - Site for Complete Beginners Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - With much more material Japanese Parts of Speech - 日本語 Japanese Linguistics - General Terms, Parts of Speech, Particles, etc - General Linguistics Loanwords - gaoshukai.com Esaura - Q&A site dedicated to J<->E translation. Lang-8 - Write Journals, Get Corrections from Natives (All Languages) Japanese Reading Practice with Tanaka Corpus Tips on Japanese JLPT Study Materials JLPT Vocabulary Lists HiNative - Q&A OnomatoProject - Practice Japanese onomatopoeia (擬音語) and mimetic words (擬態語) with examples and illustrations!

Grammar

Imabi - Lessons From Basic to Classical Japanese | Everything You Need for Grammar Kanzen Grammar - Sentences broken down in detail JGram - Japanese Grammar Database Renshuu.org - Over 600 entries for Grammar Jtest4you Auxiliary Verb Chart

Radicals

Kanji Radical Names - 仮名 and ローマ字 214 Traditional Radicals - From Kanji Alive Radical Names in Japanese - with kanji used More Kanji Radicals

Kana

Rapid Recognition Trainer for Hiragana and Katakana Multiple Font and Stroke Magnifier Kana - Anomalous Cursive Syllabary

Advanced Learning

Mistakes & Differences Guide Different Kanji With Same Reading and (Usually) Meaning Slight Different Meanings Read Your Level

Reading Material

Aozora Bunko - Japanese Project Gutenberg Bauddha.net - Similar to Aozora Children’s Reading Material - Fairy Tails Reajer - Bilingual Texts & Frequently-updated Language Blog

Manga & Light Novels

Comico - Manga & Light Novels Mangabox Vomic - Manga with Voice (Mac users download VLC web plugin) Kadokawa - Free Comics

Light Novels

Tueee 小説を読もう！

Anime

AniChart Anime List Hummingbird - MAL Alternative Anime Recommendation Finder

Crunchyroll - Watch Anime Legally Japanese Subtitles

News

SmartNews - Japanese Smartphone News App SANSPO.COM（サンスポ） NHKニュース and NHK Easy Version 朝日新聞 - Asahi and Children’s Edition Japan Times Japan Today MATCHA and Easy Japanese Version - Japan Travel Magazine Metropolis Magazine | Japan’s Number 1 English Magazine Tokyo Weekender - English Magazine Yomiuri, Children’s Edition, and English Edition Easy News - Newsinslowjapanese.com Nikkei Sankei

Japanese Sign Language

ITEC More Lessons

Dialect Study

JLect - Dialect Word Search Osaka-Ben Kansai-Ben Kansaiben.com Kansai-Ben Word List

Pitch Accent

U-Biq Pitch Accent Diagram Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent OJAD Online Japanese Accent Dictionary

Recommended Books

White Rabbit Japan - Buy Things From Japan - A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar - Dictionary of Misused Japanese - Kanji Dictionary - 1006 Kanji Picture Dictionary - ALC’s Japanese for Business: Business Etiquette

J-LIST - Buys Things From Japan - Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants to Japan - Bilingual - Encyclopedia of Japan - Bilingual

Amazon - The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded - Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionaries) - The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary - The Original Modern Reader’s Japanese-English Character Dictionary - The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary

Culture & Life

AFA Channel - Japanese Pop Culture Video Channel Becomming Legally Japanese - Information on Naturalization Danny Choo - Culture Japan Japan-guide - Your Guide to Japan Japan Subculture Research Center - Yakuza and other cool culture information Just Bento - Blog About Bentos Just Hungry - Japanese Food & Recipes néojapanisme Spoon & Tamago - Japanese Art, Design, and Culture What Japan Thinks - Surveys of Japanese People Niponica - Free Multilingual Magazine in HTML, PDF, or E-Book Nippon.com - Your Doorway to Japan

Music

JPop Asia - Asian Music Videos, Top Charts, Lyrics, & Forum Kasi-time - Lyric Search Utamap - Another Lyric Search utaten - Lyrics with Furigana Lyric Get - Copy Lyrics on Restricted Japanese Lyric Websites

Information

JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test Information JNTO - Japan National Tourism Organization JET Programme - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Japanese Language Schools - List of language schools in Japan Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language

Scholarships

JASSO - Japan Student Services Organization Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program - U.S. Citizens

Work

GaijinPot - Jobs and Other Information Japan Today Jobs - International Jobs in Japan Kansai Flea Market - Jobs, Classifieds Metropolis Classifieds O-Hayo Sensei - The Newsletter of (Teaching) Jobs in Japan White Companies - Information

Wanikani Extensions

KaniWani - Reverse WaniKani Duendecat - Sample Sentences from WaniKani Progress WaniKani to Anki Exporter

Misc

왠지 쓸쓸해 for some reason I feel lonely • 왠지 for some reason, somehow • 쓸쓸하다 to be lonely

너는 항상 내 곁에 있을거지 you’ll always be by my side, right? • 항상 always • 곁 side • -을 거다 future tense (거예요/거야)

껄떡대다 hit on sm1

어리광을 부리다 to act childish

폐를 끼치다 to cause trouble for sm1

미어터지다 to be packed with/jammed with smth

-에 젬병이야 to be terrible at -

게임으로 치다 to treat smth as a game

찌찌/빨통/젖통 boobs

아첨꾼 kiss-ass

지질하다 lame

깐깐하다 to be picky/judgy/strict

다짜고짜? ‘just like that?’

기막혀 ‘unbelievable’

교감하다 to connect with sm1 on a deep level

게임반전 a twist in a game

한심하다 stupid

짠돌이 cheapskate

기가 죽다 to feel discouraged

우리 그이 my husband

입이 무겁다 to be good at keeping secrets

유명인사 celebrity

엉덩이에 박다 to shove smth up sm1′s ass

빡촌 red light district/ brothel

덩치 큰 남자 a large man

딱 감이 와 ‘I just know it/ I have a feeling about it’

아다를 떼다 to lose one’s virginity

나한테 맡겨 ‘Leave it up to me’/’I’ve got this’

얘기가 새다 to get off track while talking

잘 나셨네 ‘well aren’t you fancy’ (sarc)

꼬리표 label

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.

아비규환 - Hell on earth 

대동소이 - Practically the same

유언비어 - Groundless rumour

시종일관 - From start to finish

명실상부 - True to the name

진퇴양난 - In a dilemma/ in a fix

일석이조 - Two birds with one stone

백발백중 - Never missing a target

파란만장 - Full of ups and downs

설상가상 - To make matters worse

막상막하 - Neck-and-neck/ evenly matched

두문불출 - Staying at home/ living in seclusion

학수고대 - To look forward/ wait impatiently for

역지사지 - Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes

불철주야 - Working on something day or night (around the clock)

동고동락 - Sharing joys and sorrows (through thick and think)

의유내강 - Gentle in appearance but strong in spirit 

Korean Idioms pt.1

🐥A&R🐥

Books can be super helpful, but they don’t necessarily help with pronunciation, phrasing, or vocabulary people actually use on a regular basis. That’s where realistic or real-world-like experience comes in handy. Most people who are learning Korean don’t actually live IN Korea or are able to be surrounded by Korean speakers in general. So what should you do? DRAMAS~

Dramas, when used properly, can be an excellent learning tool. But just passively binge watching W may not (and probably won’t) be particularly helpful for most people. So I’m here to help give some tips for using dramas to learn in a fun, yet still educational, way!

~ Web Dramas Are Your Friends ~

For educational purposes, I prefer web dramas to full-length dramas. They usually run anywhere from 3 to 20 minutes long, which is perfect for a quick study session. They also have subtitles in Korean for both the dialogue and the narrator. 

My personal favorite channels are:

Dingo 딩고

Dingo Story 딩고스토리

Kok TV 콬TV

Beautiology 뷰티학개론

Love Playlist(?) 연애플레이리스트

But of course, simply typing in 웹드라마 into the search bar on YouTube will allow you to scroll through countless dramas until you find something you like. Once you find a drama you like, it’s time to get started!

Note: I recommend using the same drama/eps for studying until you fully understand each one before moving onto another one. Even if you might be an upper intermediate learner, starting at the beginner steps to make note of vocab or grammar is fine and even helpful! If you’re a beginner and wanna push yourself on your listening, go advanced. Do whatever works best for you. These are just my suggestions.

Level 1: Beginners

Try to find a drama that has both English (or whatever language you feel most comfortable with) AND Korean subs up. At the beginner stage, your comprehension and ability to keep up with fast, natural speech is a bit lower, so the subs in your native language will help.

Watch through once and make note of plot lines. What were some phrases that you want/need to know how to say? What were some phrases that you noticed get repeated? Now watch through that same episode again, and by using the Korean subs (to make sure you are spelling correctly), write down those phrases. Practice them aloud. If you feel discouraged, feel free to write down all of the words/phrases you DO know to see your progress~

Level 2: Upper Beginner

Same exact concept, but this is for people who have more grammar and vocabulary knowledge. You understand how sentence structure and basic grammar works.

During your watch-thrus, make note of specific words or grammar points you may not know. Do a quick google (or Naver) search after the episode is over.

ex: 몸치 definition; 으면 grammar

This is a good way to get yourself exposed to grammar in natural ways. Don’t overwhelm yourself though. Pick a grammar point or 2 a day to focus on practicing/researching.

Level 3: Intermediate

Now is a good time to turn those native language subs OFF. You should have a basic understanding of most conversational vocabulary by now and be able to distinguish plot lines and main points in speech. Focus through reading the subs and how they pronounce things. Is there an accent? Are they using formal or informal language? Which words are they emphasizing? Were there any words you had heard or read before but didn’t realize how they were spelt/pronounced? Write those down!

Try to repeat the dialogue. Pause as needed.

Level 4: Upper Intermediate

Work. On. The. Pronunciation! You should be able to get your sentences’ rhythm to match those of the characters. And by that I mean emphasizing the right words and being able to speak longer sentences.

This is when you can also really improve your listening skills. Those Korean subs can make you think you understand more than you do. Sure you know what some words are when you see them? But do you know when you HEAR them? Cover up or turn of the Korean subs. Right down any words or phrases you didn’t know by the sound only (go back and check the subs if you need to). Go through and watch again to see if you can understand more now that you know what to listen for.

Level 5: Advanced

Are you ready to listen? Turn that screen brightness down to 0, shut off your phone while the audio plays, turn your laptop around, do whatever you gotta do to NOT look at the screen and just LISTEN. Pick a shorter video and wait til the end (or a longer one and pause after 3-5 minutes) and write down what you heard in major plot points. Who are the characters? What were they talking about? What’s going on? Are there major plot points? A breakup? New neighbor? Job difficulties? How do they sound emotionally? Is there an accent? Are they speaking formally or informally? What setting are they in? What’s the relationship with the characters?

Start with a series you have seen (but maybe not that episode) and then switch to a drama that you have never seen. Hopefully you can still understand most, if not all, of a dialogue even without familiar context.

Extra Tips:

Writing out the entire script from the subs can be super helpful for you to have as a resource. Handwriting increases your memory more than typing does, but do whatever works best for you. Mark that puppy up! Highlight words you do know, circle ones you don’t, underline grammar you don’t understand, etc. Get yourself a system so you know how to better organize your studies.

(Noun) 주세요 - Please give me (Noun)

제발 - Please (used in desperation, not for casual use)

감사합니다 - Thank you (formal)

감사해요 - Thank you (casual)

고마워 - Thank you (casual, you can add 요 to make it slightly more formal)

고맙습니다 - Thank you (more friendly)

너무/ 정말 - Much/Really (you can add in front of to mean ‘Thank you very much’)

아니요, 괜찮아요 - No, It’s/I’m ok

미안해요 - Sorry 

죄송합니다 - I am Sorry/ I apologize  

저기요 - Excuse me (When trying to get someone’s attention)

Korean Name Suffixes

A&R

HEY COOL CATS it is summer and i am back to post so imma give you a couple of my fave sarcastic expressions

as a general rule for being sarcastic in korean, the -네 ending is used often and it’s important to place emphasis on words like “잘~” “참~”

빵 터지네 that’s funny 

딱이네 awesome

여기 오길 참 잘했네 I’m so glad I came here 

돌겠네 perfect 

기똥찬 생각이네 great idea

무진장 고맙다 thanks 

거참 재미있겠네 that sounds great 

퍽이나 yeah right

So you took some Korean classes, and you finally start texting someone in Korean! Yet you still have no idea what they’re saying cause it’s nothing like the textbooks… Let’s solve that!

Here are some of the basics:

아무튼 - 암튼 (anyways, in any case) 그냥 - 걍 (just) 처음 - 첨 (first) 너무 - 넘 (very/too much) 제일 - 젤 (most) 내일 - 낼 (tomorrow) 요일 - 욜 (day) 월욜/화욜/수욜 (Mon, Tues, Wed…) 시험 - 셤 (test) 마음 - 맘 (mind, heart) 모르겠다 - 몰겠다 (don’t know) 다음 - 담 (next) 아니면 - 아님 (if not) 드디어 - 드뎌 (finally) 지하철 - 쟈철 (subway) 왤케 - 왜 이렇게 (why are/is/am you/it/I being like this?)

social

인맥을 쌓다/넓히다 to make connections

사교술이 있다/없다 to have/have no social skills

말 상대 someone to talk to

정이 많다 to get attached to people easily

닦달하다 to push someone/badger someone 

drinking/eating

만취하다 to be very drunk

곤드레만드레 하다(되다) to be plastered drunk

맛이 갔어 ‘I was really drunk’ (literally 맛이 가다 means to go stale)

술이 덜 깨다 to be hungover/still feel a little drunk

숙취 hangover 

금주하다 to quit drinking

배 채우다 to eat (lit. fill one’s stomach)

음식을 꾸역꾸역 집어넣다 to shovel food into one’s face

sexual

섹시한 야수 sexy beast

가벼운 섹스 casual sex

호색녀 a horny girl

작업멘트 a pick up line (to use a pick up line>> 작업멘트를 날리다)

추잡하다 vulgar/dirty

other

일상을 유지하다 to keep to a routine

수석으로 졸업하다 to graduate at the top of one’s class

게임광/파티광 a gamer/ a party animal

유행어 a catchphrase

인생의 암흑기 the worst(darkest) period of one’s life

머리를 식히다 to clear one’s head

사이비 교주 a cult leader

화장 - makeup 화장하다 - to wear makeup 화장을 지우다 - to remove makeup 쌩얼 - no makeup face 눈화정/아이 메이크업 - eye makeup 아이라이너 - eyeliner 아이섀도 - eye shadow 마스카라 - mascara 립스틱 - lipstick 립글로스 - lipgloss 립틴트 - liptint 블러셔 - blush 비비그림 - BB cream 구션팩트 - cusion foundation 컨실러 - concealer 얼굴 마스크/팩 - face mask/pack 토너/스킨 - toner 로션 - lotion 크림 - cream 피부 - skin 지성 피부 - oily skin 건조한 피부 - dry skin 수술 - surgery 쌍꺼풀 수술 - double eyelid surgery 코 수술 - nose job 주름 재가 수술 - face lift 보톡스 주사 - botox injection

reblog if you speak/are learning:

welsh

danish

swedish

icelandic

german

dutch

french

japanese

korean

hebrew

만점을 받다 : get a full score, ace the test

낙제점을 받다 : flunk, receive a failing grade

장학금 신청하다 : apply for a scholarship

청강하다 : audit a class

학사학위 : bachelor’s degree

휴강하다 : cancel a class

따라잡다 : catch up (on work)

뒤처지다 : fall behind (on work)

컨닝하다 : cheat on a test

경쟁하다/겨루다 : compete

벼락치기를 하다 : cram for a test

학교를 중퇴하다 : drop out of school

학위를 따다 : earn a degree

평가하다 : evaluate

~와 사이가 좋다 : to get along with ~

퇴학 당하다 : get expelled

정학 당하다 : get suspended

알게 되다/ 안면이 있다 : to get/be acquainted

제출하다 : hand in

재시험을 치다 : retake an exam

교정을 보다 : proofread

밤새 공부하다 : pull an all-nighter (to study)

~의 손을 들다 : raise one’s hand

유급하다 : repeat a grade

유학하다 : study abroad

휴학하다 : take a leave of abscence, take time off from school

시험을 보다 : take an exams

필기하다 : take notes

*

학구전 : studious

우수한 성적으로 : with flying colors, with excellent results

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구내식당 : cafeteria

급우 /반 친구 : classmate

졸업생 : alumnus

교환학생 : exchange student

우등생 : honor student

신입생/1학년 : freshman

과제 : assignment

학점 : credit

나머지공부 : detention

졸업장 : diploma

기숙사 : dormitory

전공 : major / 복수공부 : double major / 부전공 : minor

선택과목 : electives

특별활동 : extracurricular activities

교수진 : faculty

평점 : GPA, grade average

중간고사 : midterms / 기말고사 : finals

교장선생님 : principal/headmaster

학교폭력 (괴롭힘) : school bullying

수업을 빼먹다/땡땡이 치다 : skip class

2개국어 가능한/사용자 : bilingual

다국어 가능한/사용자 : multilingual

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출처: 소통 5

애교 - Aegyo (Acting cute)

미쳤어 - Are you crazy

대박 - Awesome

남자친구 - Boyfriend

축하해 - Congratulations

짝사랑 - Crush, One-sided love

아빠 - Dad

울지 마 - Don’t cry

가지 마 - Don’t go

걱정하지 마 - Don’t worry

죽을래 - Do you want to die

첫사랑 - First love

친구 - Friend

여자친구 - Girlfriend

화이팅 - Good luck

생일 축하해 - Happy birthday

안녕하세요 - Hello

야 - Hey

안녕 - Hi, Bye

바보 - Idiot, Fool

좋아해 - I like you, I like it

사랑해 - I love you

행복해 - I’m happy

보고 싶어 - I miss you

미안해 - I’m sorry

헤어지자 - Let’s break up

밥먹자 - Let’s eat

가자 - Let’s go

사랑 - Love

삼각관계 - Love triangle

아저씨 - Middle-agged man

아줌마 - Middle-aged woman

엄마 - Mom

아니 - No

헐 - Oh my god

아이구 - Oh no

괜찮아 - Okay, Alright, I’m okay, Are you okay

그래 - Okay, Really

누나 - Older female (Boys)

언니 - Older female (Girls)

형 - Older male (Boys)

오빠 - Older male (Girls)

제발 - Please

약속 - Promise

진짜 - Really

잘자 - Sleep well, Good night

선생님 - Teacher

기다려 - Wait for me, Hang on

뭐 - What

어떡해 - What do I do, What to do

왜그래 - What’s wrong, Why are you being like this

어디 - Where

어디야 - Where are you

왜 - Why

응 - Yeah, Uh huh, Yes

네 - Yes

아싸 - Yes, Yay

닦다- to brush

달다- to hang

다치다- to hurt

싸다- to pack

당기다- to pull

일어나다- to get up, to wake up

깎다- to discount, to cut

울다- to cry

묻다- to ask

꾸다- to dream

생각하다- to think

서다- to stand

살다/지내다- to live

웃다- to laugh, to smile

자다- to sleep

달리다/뛰다- to run

낫다- to recover

찌르다- to prick

모르다- to not know

잡다- to hold, to catch

돌다- to turn

화나다- to get angry

사라지다- to disappear

맏다- to believe

보다- to watch, to see

벗다- to undress

끌다- to draw

말하다/얘기하다- to talk

눕다- to lie down

걸리다- to last

앉다- to sit

타다- to ride

읽다- to read

내다- to pay

놓치다- to miss

돕다- to help

믿다- to trust

잊다- to forget

죽다- to die

사다- to buy

되다- to become

씻다- to wash

떨어지다- to fail

잘하다- to do well

타다- to take

미끄러지다- to slip

빌려주다- to lend

알다- to know

팔다- to sell

돌아가다- to return

끊다- to quit

떠나다- to leave

헤어지다- to part

결혼하다- to marry

싫다- to hate

주다- to give

싸우다- to fight

타다- to burn

때리다- to beat

걷다- to walk

들어가다- to enter

싫다- to dislike

서다- to stop

구경하다- to look around

배우다- to learn

뛰다- to jump

줄이다- to reduce

밀다- to push

좋아하다- to like

듣다- to listen

사랑하다- to love

공부하다- to study

하다- to do

마시다- to drink

먹다- to eat

있다- to exist

입다- to wear

오다- to come

데이트하다- to date

가다- to go

눈에서 멀어지면, 마음에서도 멀어진다 - Out of sight, out of mind

뜻이 있는 곳에 길이 있다 - Where there is a will, there is a way

웃음은 최고의 명약이다 - Laughter is the best medicine 

고생 끝에 낙이 온다 - At the end of hardship come happiness 

가는 말이 고와야오는 말이 곱다 -  If the outgoing words are beautiful, then the incoming words will be beautiful too

옷이 날개다 - Clothes are wings

하늘의 별 따기 - Plucking a star from the sky

시작이 반이다 - Starting is half the task

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 - Even monkeys fall from trees

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 crave 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 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 ‘Cheers’ in Korean. Korean people always use this as a toast but, you have to use ‘건배[geonbae]’ instead when it’s for formal situation.

5. 원샷! [oneshot]

‘원샷’ is a broken english commonly used as ‘Bottoms up’ in Korea. It’s a word composed of two english words : ‘원(one)’ and ‘샷(shot)’ 

It is used as a toast to bring a good ambiance or you can yell it at your friend when you play a drinking game.

E.g.

A : 오늘 밤에 뭐 할까? What shall we do tonight?

B : 치맥 어때? 콜? How about chicken and beer? Deal?

A : 콜! Deal!

A : 우리 맥주 말고 소맥 먹자! Let’s drink somaek instead of beer!

B : 좋지. 내가 완전 맛있게 말아줄게. Cool. I’ll make a good one for you. 

     짠~ Cheers~