고프다 originally means “to be empty” or “to crave,” and is most commonly seen in the form 배고프다 (hungry = stomach-empty).

I have 4 Korean dialogues to show you how to order coffee at cafés in Korea.

지금 Meaning: Now Focus: Current action or state When: Present 이제 Meaning: Now, from now on Focus: Transition When: Present to Future

신나다, 셀레다, and 두근두근 can all be used to express excitement. Be careful to not use the inappropriate form for excited — learn about it in t…

It is often translated as: “let alone”, “not even”, “far from”, “much less”. It highlights how unlikely or unachievable something is..

In conversation, people use 다기보단 to correct or clarify something softly without sounding harsh or argumentative. A very natural grammar form

대로 and ㄴ/는대로 both express the idea of “according to” or “in the manner of,” but the key difference lies in their usage after nouns or verbs.

Upon looking up the meaning in a translator, you may see that 달리다 & 뛰다 both mean "To Run". Although, 뛰다 and 달리다 both involve movement re

This is a very useful expression to know in Korean! Instead of using 잊어버리다, you have to use 두다 or 놓다 in combination with 고 가다 or 고 오다, to..

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Korean learners often find themselves scratching their heads over the differences between 걱정되다, 걱정하다, and 걱정이다. But don't worry—I've got you

Korean Colors (not just Blue) can be used as verbs, nouns, and adjectives - some get a new variation or form. Some colors have new words..

This is a very simple and easy to learn grammar that is also super useful. You just add a movement verb to 는 길에 , “while on my way, I do..”

Legal and law terminology in Korean

For those looking to navigate the world of Korean phone conversations, understanding the essential vocabulary and phrases is crucial. I...

There are many time expressions and time adverb in Korea -in this post the most common are taught with examples.

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Another case of 은/는 vs 이/가, except this difference is actually very straightforward. I’ll show you an easy way to spot the difference

Cows say "moo", right? But not in Korean.. they say "음메” instead. And horns may go "honk" in English, but its different in Korean language.

다가 보면 is used to say if you keep doing a action, something (either positive or negative) either will happen or is likely to happen.