Korean Language

[Intern’s Log] Welcome to our new series! 👋Follow along as our American intern shares authentic first-hand experiences, cultural insights, and Korean language realizations while living in Seoul. 🏙️✨ Ever wonder how advanced Korean learners memorize thousands of words? The truth is they don’t! While there is a good

Why “이름이 뭐예요?” Sounds a Bit Too Direct If you translate “What’s your name?” literally into Korean, you get: 이름이 뭐예요? Grammatically? ✅ Correct Naturally polite in real life? 🤔 Not quite. In many day-to-day situations, expressions like: * 이름이 뭐예요? * 직업이 뭐예요? * 몇 살이에요? * 전화번호 뭐예요? are technically correct

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The Seollal Survival Guide to Korean Family Terms (Without the Headache) Seollal is just around the corner in Korea (Feb 16–18)! Seollal (설날) is the holiday when families gather, do New Year’s bow (세배), and eat together. So, you’ll hear a lot of family titles flying around.

How to Learn to Read and Write in Korean Hangeul (Even If You’re a Total Beginner!) Even if you don’t know anything about the Korean language and haven’t taken any lessons before, you can learn how to read and write every letter in the Korean language quite

According to the Korean horoscope, 2026 is the Year of the Red Horse. And I can't think of a better time to learn Korean expressions with 말! 🐎 In this post, we’re going to explore a fun mix of proverbs, idioms, and even memes that include 말 from

If you are learning Korean, you will inevitably come across some proverbs, known as 속담 [sokdam]. They are an integral part of learning the Korean language. So, why not learn some proverbs while also learning a little about Korean foods? 1. 누워서 떡 먹기 [nuwoseo tteok meokki] * 눕다 [nup-tta]