#funwithkorean

낯선 (nachseon) = unfamiliar

곳 (got) = place

떠나다 (ddeonada) = to leave, depart

하루하루 (haruharu) = day-to-day, everyday

반복 (banbok) = repetition

용서하다 (yongseohada) = to forgive

습관 (seubgwan) = habit, custom, practice

조차 (jocha) = even, too, in addition to

온갖 (ongaj) = all, every

추억 (chueok) = memory

비다 (bida) = empty

주먹 (jumeog) = fist(s)

것이야말로 (goshiyamallo) = this very thing

뛰어넘다 (ddwieoneomda) = to surpass, jump over

최초 (choicho) = the first day, get-go

***This is a great beginner/early intermediate level poem!  The vocabulary is easy and the grammar is pretty straightforward.  (I was super excited when I read it because for once I didn’t struggle to find out what it meant!)***

하라 (hara):  the imperative form of 하다 (I found a helpful link explaining how to use ~라)

상처[를] 받다 (sangcheo[leul] badda):  to be hurt by something/someone

춤추다 (chumchuda):  to dance

바라보다 (baraboda):  to stare at/gaze

노래하다 (noraehada):  to sing

듣다 (dudda):  to hear/listen

일하다 (il hada):  to work

돈 (don): money

필요하다 (pilyohada):  to need

살다 (salda):  to live

다정하다 (dajeonghada) = to be tender, warm, affectionate

불어오다 (buleo-oda) = to blow

바람 (baram) = wind

숨결 (sumgyeol) = breathing, breath

가볍다 = to be light, soft, slight

실어 보내다 (shil-eo bonaeda) = to send (perhaps more specifically, to load up and send)

스치다 (seuchida) = to brush past/against

휘돌다 (huidolda) = to whirl, spin, turn

한숨 (hansum) = sigh

***Note:  Even though “잡시” by 도연명 is the second poem in the book, I decided to skip it because the poem is over a thousand years old and the vocabulary was very difficult for me--might do that with more poems in the book depending on how hard they are***

꿈밭 (kkum bat’) = field of dreams

봄마음 (bom maeum) = heart of spring

굽이지다 (gub-ijida) = to turn, curve, wind (e.g. winding roads)

돌담 (doldam) = stone wall

돌다 (dolda) = to turn around, spin

달 (dal) = moon

흐른다 (heureunda) = to flow, spill over, run into

놀 (nol) = a glow (in the sky)

하이얀 (haiyan) = I think this is another spelling for 하얀 (white)

그림자 (geurimja) = shadow

은실 (eunshil) = silver thread

몰다 (molda) = to steer, drive, navigate

Yesterday I started a new literacy project on my Japanese blog, funwithjapanese, where I am creating vocabulary lists for each page of the book 「人生はワンチャンス！」(Only One Chance at Life) that I am currently reading.  My goal was to read one page of the book each day, but I recently ordered a Korean poetry book that I want to work on too.  So, I have decided to alternate each day between the Japanese and Korean vocabulary lists!

First of all, I’m so sorry for not updating this blog lately.  I’ve been incredibly busy with school and slacking off on my language studies.  Recently, I got into the Korean drama 도깨비 (Goblin) anddddd apparently the poetry book that Eun Tak gives Kim Shin is real!  It’s called “어쩌면 별들이 너의 슬픔을 가져갈지도 몰라” (Perhaps the Stars Will Take Away Your Sadness) and I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.

Every other day, I will try to read a poem and upload key vocabulary words for it.  I definitely recommend buying the book (you can find it on Amazon), but even if you don’t have the poems these will be helpful vocabulary sheets anyway!

Let’s have fun studying together!

그냥 두다 (geunyang duda) = to leave something intact/alone

마당 (madang) = yard, garden

잡초 (jabcho) = weeds

겹 (gyeob) = layer(s)

눕다/누운 (nupda/nuun) = to lie (often face-up)/lying face-up

벌레 (beolle) = bug, insect, worm

산 (san) = mountain

능선 (neungseon) = ridge

머무르다/머물러 (meomuruda/meomulleo) = to stay, remain

말을 건네다 (mal-eul geonneda) = to talk to someone