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11 Untranslatable Korean Words
Here is a list of 11 Korean words that are never translated well in English!
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여자 vs 여자 아이 vs 소녀 | 소녀 vs 소년
In America, we tend to use girls a lot as an all encompassing word for women of all ages, but that is different in Korea, so let’s look at t
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Jan 233 min read


How to say “bestfriend” in Korean? | Types of friends in Korean
There are 2 ways to say “bestfriend”, but they can be a little stiff and literal. Do Koreans even use the word “best friend”? Let’s learn!
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Jan 192 min read


Graduation Vocab List in Korean | University Vocab
A list of words related to graduating with commonly used phrases and example sentences.
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Jan 125 min read


How to Respond During Conversations | Korean Interjections List
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to respond during conversations like native Koreans do. Typically, Koreans aren’t just silently listening i
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Dec 15, 20254 min read


Korean Mouth Idioms | Body Part Korean Idioms
There are a few super useful Idioms using the word mouth (입) to say things like: picky eater, snacking, sweet talk, etc.
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Dec 1, 20252 min read
Don’t say 안 재미있어요, 안 맛있어요 | How to negate adjectives
안 재미있다 , 안 맛있다 is unnatural to say in Korean. Let’s learn why and how to say negatives more naturally!
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Nov 26, 20253 min read


Ways to say “Very” in Korean
You shouldn’t only use 진짜, 너무, & 아주 to say “very”. Here are some other adverbs to level up your Korean.
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Nov 24, 20254 min read
Korean Apologies: How & When to say sorry
You should use different words depending on the situation you’re in!
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Nov 10, 20252 min read


Korean Driving Vocab
15 key driving vocab words in Korean wit example sentences!
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Oct 27, 20253 min read


Korean Eye Idioms | Body Part Idioms in Korean
When you hear idioms like “발이 넓다” for example, you would translate it literally: "wide feet". But It has a totally different meaning..
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Oct 24, 20252 min read


Signs In Korean
You’ll see these signs all over Korea, so it’s very good to study their meanings!
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Oct 20, 20253 min read
10 Tourist-related Vocabulary Words | Survival Korean
In this lesson, you’ll learn 15 words you must know if you’re planningt travel t Kore.
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Sep 11, 20252 min read


How to Order Coffee in Korean | 4 Korean Café Dialogues
I have 4 Korean dialogues to show you how to order coffee at cafés in Korea.
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Aug 11, 20253 min read


Korean Bank Vocab
In this lesson I have made a list of words that will be very helpful to know when visiting the bank in Korea. I have included example senten
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Jun 24, 20254 min read


Instruments Vocab | Music-Related Vocabulary
In this lesson, I thought it might be nice to make a list of instruments in Korean. It's also a good opportunity to talk about traditional K
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Jun 20, 20254 min read


지금 vs 이제 vs 방금 vs 금방 | The many ways to say “now” in Korean
지금
Meaning: Now
Focus: Current action or state
When: Present
이제
Meaning: Now, from now on
Focus: Transition
When: Present to Future
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Jun 18, 20254 min read


있다 vs 계시다 | What's the Difference between 있다 and 계시다?
계시다 is an HONORIFIC form of 있다. In other words, they mean the exact same thing (on paper, anyways). But how exactly do you use it properly?
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Jun 13, 20253 min read


How to Talk About Temperatures in Korean | Degrees, Celsius, Fahrenheit
In Korea, when discussing temperature, 섭씨 (Celsius) is almost always used, and it’s common to refer to temperatures using "도" (degrees).
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Jun 6, 20253 min read


How to say, "I'm Excited" in Korean | 설레 vs 신나다 vs 기대되다
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…
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Jun 2, 20253 min read
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