You finished the Duolingo Korean tree—or you’re close enough to see the end—and you’re wondering: now what? You’ve built a real habit. You can read Hangul. You know that 사과 means apple and 감사합니다 means thank you. You’ve gotten surprisingly good at tapping the right word bubbles. Yet, all this time, you’ve been building a …
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Let’s be honest: you’re probably here because you’ve already Googled this, skimmed fifteen listicles that all say the same thing, and still don’t know which app to actually download. I get it. There are 40+ Korean learning apps out there. You don’t need 40. You probably need two or three, chosen based on where you …
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In English there are many different ways of saying goodbye – ‘goodbye’, ‘bye bye’, ‘take care’, ‘see you later’, etc. Likewise, there are many ways to say goodbye in Korean, but there are also certain unique concepts we need to be aware of when saying goodbye in Korean. So in this article, we’ll take a …
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Learning a new language is never an easy task, and it’s often hard to know how and what to start learning. However, it is not too different from learning any other new skill. You just need to start from the basics, and gradually progress from there. In this article, I’ll tell you about the best …
A proverb can be defined as a short well-known statement that gives practical advice about life, and each society has its own manifold of proverbs that are deeply entrenched in the history and the culture of that language. So in this article, we’re going to learn seven of the most well-known Korean proverbs, from which …
We use the word ‘sorry’ in so many different ways in English. The most common way is to apologize for something we have done, but we also say sorry to express sympathy, disappointment, and also to politely ask someone to repeat what they have said. Fortunately, ‘sorry’ in Korean isn’t as multi-functional. Nevertheless, there are …
A birthday is a very special occasion in the Korean culture, and the importance of a birthday celebration is practiced right from the start, as the biggest celebration of all is a child’s first birthday. However, this practice of celebrating each other’s birthday continues, and just like in English, we celebrate each other’s birthday by …
Learning to say ‘I love you’ in Korean is actually quite simple, but because of the way this special phrase can be used in many different contexts, learning its direct translation is not enough. We also need to learn the various ways this phrase can be used. So in this article, we’ll first look at …
Learning Korean numbers requires a little more attention than learning numbers in most other languages. This is because unlike most other languages, the Korean language has two number systems. One number system is called Sino-Korean numbers, and this is a number system based on Chinese characters, and the other is called native Korean numbers, and …
Saying ‘hello’ in Korean should be quite simple as there is one expression that directly translates to the English word ‘hello’. However, as with any expression in Korean, we have to be careful of whether we use the formal or informal language depending on the person we’re speaking to. Moreover, Korean adults often don’t use …
