심심하다 and 지루하다 often get translated as the same thing in English - “Boring”. It’s for that reason that you’ll hear many non-English speakers say “I’m boring”, when they want to say “I’m bored”. To prevent you from making that same mistake in Korean, let’s take a second to peep the difference.

These words are similar, but can’t be used interchangeably. I’ll break down the usages of each word with lots of examples

던데요 is a very common Korean ending used when you're recalling or mentioning something you personally experienced, observed, or remember. Translated as: "I remember that...", "From what I saw...", "Actually...", "But I noticed that..."

어렵다 is used for situations that are mentally difficult. 힘들다 is used for situations that are physically difficult. We’ll break these down further and look at examples as well, if you’re interested keep reading!

This vs That series | There are 3-4 ways to say “always” in Korean, but knowing when to use them can be tricky!

Today instead of a normal list of vocab relating to emergencies. I will be teaching phrases that you can easily use in case of emergencies.

What is 매 in Korean? 매 means “every”, just like 마다, but it is mainly used in fixed expressions and formal/time-based phrases. Unlike 마다..

It is used when two actions happen at the same time or when something happens throughout a period of time. Verb + 는 동안 = while / during

Many Korean learners see 휴가 and 방학 and assume they mean the same thing: “vacation.” But in Korean, they’re used in very different situati

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

Today we’ll be comparing 기 바라다 and 으면 좋겠다. When translated they can sometimes have a similar meaning of “hope” or “wish”.

안 재미있다 , 안 맛있다 is unnatural to say in Korean. Let’s learn why and how to say negatives more naturally!

안 & 지 마세요 are both translated as “don’t”. Yet they are quite different. Some of my students slip up and mistake them from time to time.

These 2 have a similar usage. Let’s discuss the different usages, differences, and compare examples!

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

In Korean, both sets of words— 하루, 이틀, 사흘 and 일일, 이일, 삼일—are used to express durations of days, but they have different nuances and usage pa

Native Korean speakers sometimes use 을/를 가다 with destinations like 학교를 가다, or 집을 가다 in casual speech. 에 가다 is used when the focus is on..

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

There are 6 different mistakes that Korean learners make with 있다 and 없다

There is a scenario when you should NOT use 사랑해, we learn it in this lesson. Also, when to use 좋아요 and 좋아해요.