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“내가 사는 동네를 이렇게 돌아다니면서 혼자 사진찍는 게 취미야. 처음에는 동호회에 들어가려고 했었어. 근데 거기는 이렇게 찍어라, 저렇게 찍어라 하는 거야. 그러니까 주눅이 들더라고. 그렇게 찍는 게 좋은 건지도 모르겠고.” “어떤 게 좋은 사진이라고 생각하세요?” “내 생각이 잘 반영된 사진. 초점 나가면 안된다고 하지만, 움직이는 사람을 초점 나간 사진으로 담으면 좀 더 그 사람을 그대로 담은 느낌이 나잖아. 그런 거 아닐까?” “My hobby is wandering around my neighborhood alone taking pictures. At first, I wanted to join a photography club. But they tell you how to take pictures, which felt daunting to me. And I’m not sure if that’s the best approach to photography.” “What, in your opinion, defines a great photograph?” “One that reflects my thoughts well. People often say an out-of-focus photograph isn’t good, but if you capture a person who is moving and that photo is out-of-focus, you’ve actually captured the essence of that person, right?” http://dlvr.it/T8b321

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“어려서 아버지랑 둘이 살았는데 아버지가 노름을 참 좋아했어. 며칠동안 집에도 잘 안들어오고, 그때는 굶는 게 밥 먹듯이었지. 노름을 하도 하니까 빚이 막 쌓인거야. 어느 날엔가 나를 옆집에 맡기더니 영영 안돌아오더라고. 몰래 도망간거지 날 두고 혼자서. 결국 경찰서 알선으로 어떤 집에 가게 됐어. 요즘말로 입양 비슷한 거지. 그 집 아버지가 한약방을 하셔서 점잖고 성품도 인자하시대. 그 집에 들어가서 방문을 열었는데 기름칠을 해서 반짝반짝한 아랫목 장판 위에 어머니, 그니까 새어머니가 새하얀 한복을 입고 반듯하게 앉아계신거야. 어머니를 본 순간 이 집에서 살아야겠구나, 했어. 반듯하게 앉아계신 어머니를 보고 저 분은 틀림 없이 배울 점이 많은 어른일 거라는 생각이 들었거든. 아버지는 반듯하지 못한 사람이었으니까… 그렇게 그 집에서 컸어. 새어머니, 새아버지를 시영어머니, 시영아버지라고 여기면서.”

“Back when I was a kid, it was just my dad and I living together. But he loved to gamble, and would often not come home for days at a time, meaning I would end up skipping meals often. His gambling was so bad, he racked up a ton of debt. One day, he just left me with our neighbors and never came back. He just vanished, leaving me all alone. Eventually, the police helped me find a new home, kind of like being adopted, I guess. They told me the man of the house ran an herbal medicine shop and was a respectable and kind fellow. When I first entered their home and opened the bedroom door, I saw my new mom, my stepmom, sitting there in an immaculate white Hanbok on this gleaming, polished floor mat right on the warmest part of the heated floor. I just knew right then and there that I needed to stay in that house. Seeing her sitting so properly, I thought to myself, ‘Here’s someone I can really learn from,’ especially compared to my un-gentleman-like father. So, that’s where I grew up, with my new mom and dad, who I came to think of as my very own.”

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“사람이 나이가 들고 할아버지가 되잖아? 그때는 내가 어린 아이가 돼야 해. 가장 어린 나이가 돼서 아이들이 하자는대로 해야해. 사람은 태어나서 정상기에 도달했다가 다시 어린 아이로 돌아가거든. 대부분의 사람이 나이가 들수록 자기 마음대로 하고 싶어 하지. 그래서는 세상을 잘 살수가 없어. 손주랑, 어린 아이랑 어떻게하면 잘 노냐고? 그냥 아이를 따라가보면 돼. 가장 어린 아이가 된 마음으로.”

* 이번 Humans of Seoul의 인터뷰는 사진이 아닌 일러스트로 대체됩니다.

“When you get older and become a grandfather, you have to become like a young child again. You need to become the youngest you can be and just follow what the kids want to do. People are born, reach their prime, and then return to being like children. Most people, the older they get, want to do as they please. But that's no way to live. What’s the best way to play with your grandchildren or young kids, you ask? Just follow the child, embracing the innocence of youth yourself.”

* This week's interviews are presented as illustrations.

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(왼쪽) “얘는 스탬프 투어에 진심이에요. 20번은 넘게 했을 거예요.” (오른쪽) “누구나 특이한 도전을 하고 싶어 하지 않나요? 새로운 일을 하다보면 재밌는 경험도 하게 되고요.” “오늘도 재밌는 일이 있었나요?” (오른쪽) “화장실 가려고 호텔에 들렀는데, 호텔 식사가 너무 맛있어 보여서 거기서 아침을 먹어버렸어요. 19,800원 이었어요.” (왼쪽) “솔직히 현타 와요. 아침으로 19,800원이나 쓰다니…”

***Humans of Seoul을 책으로 만나보세요! 프로필 링크에서 확인하세요***

“(Left) He’s really into stamp tours*. He would have done them more than 20 times.” “(Right) Everyone has a unique challenge they want to try, right? When you do something new, you get to have fun experiences.” “Did something interesting happen today too?” “(Right) I went into a hotel to use the bathroom, but the food there looked so yummy that we ended up eating an expensive breakfast there. It was 19800 won.” “(Left) It only hit me later that I actually spent that much on breakfast…”

*A stamp tour is similar to a scavenger hunt. You get a stamp on a leaflet, map or app as a reward for visiting a certain place. Once you visit all the required places, you can often receive a small gift.

***Our book is now available on Amazon! See our profile page for the details***

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“유기견 보호소에서 마늘이를 데려왔어요. 처음에는 피부병이 있었어요. 생각보다 심해서 저한테까지 옮더라고요. 제 일상 생활에 막 지장이 생기는데도 얘가 밉지가 않았어요. 밤낮없이 연고를 발라주고 약을 먹여줬어요. 부분부분 털을 밀어주기도 했죠. 그렇게 정성을 들이니 피부병이 점점 없어지더라고요. 그 러면서 마늘이와 가까워진 것 같아요. 전에는 안 그랬는데, 그 시간을 지나니 꼬리를 흔들다 못해 엉덩이까지 흔들더라고요.” ***Humans of Seoul을 책으로 만나보세요! 프로필 링크에서 확인하세요*** “I adopted Maneul from a dog shelter. When I first got him, he had a skin disease that was a lot more serious than I thought—I even caught it from him. Despite him interfering with my life, I didn’t feel any resentment toward him. I applied ointment on his skin and gave him his medicine day and night. I also had to shave off his fur bit by bit. As I grew more attached to him, his skin condition slowly improved, and our bond grew stronger. Initially he couldn’t even wag his tail, but as time passed, he started wagging his whole bottom.” ***Our book is now available on Amazon! See our profile page for the details*** http://dlvr.it/T83PtB

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“외국의 소도시에 살고 있어요. 종종 고속도로를 따라 한참을 걸을 때가 있어요. 아무 것도 없는 허허 벌판이에요. 옆으로 자동차들만 쌩쌩 지나가고 저 멀리 지평선만 보일 뿐이죠. 아무리 걸어도 지평선이 가까워지는 느낌조차 안 들어요. 한동안 막막한데, 계속 걷다 보면 어느새 다른 소도시가 나타나요. 그 도시에 들어가 잠깐 쉬죠. 인생도 그런 거 아닐까요? 지평선이 너무 멀리 보이고 언제 도달할 수 있을지 막막하지만, 계속 걷다 보면 어딘가에는 도착할 수 있어요. 그 곳이 목적했던 곳은 아닐지라도 그 안에서 새로운 이야기가 펼쳐지죠.” ***Humans of Seoul을 책으로 만나보세요! 프로필 링크에서 확인하세요*** "I live abroad in a small town. Sometimes, I’ll take a long stroll along the highway. It’s just this huge, empty expanse. Cars zoom past you, and all you see in the distance is the horizon. No matter how long I walk, it doesn’t feel like I’m getting any closer to it. Everything can seem so vast for a while, but if you keep going, you'll eventually run into another little town. I'll stop there and take a break. Life's kind of like that, isn’t it? The horizon seems forever away, and it’s unclear when you'll ever get there, but if you just keep going, you’ll end up somewhere. It might not be where you planned, but that's where a new story begins." ***Our book is now available on Amazon! See our profile page for the details*** http://dlvr.it/T8DQp3

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google drive of free korean language learning resources

hi everyone! because i put tutoring on hold while i am working full time but still want to provide help to those who want to start learning/want to practice their korean, i am continuously compiling material for free learning :)

resources are totally free!

most are typically aimed at children (which is great for beginners!!)

hangul practice

vocabulary building

printable/downloadable

example of scans:

example of grammar breakdowns:

i will be adding material over the coming weeks and continuously as i come across material! updates may be frequent or slow down at times.

note: resources are free, and they’re totally free to share and use! but please do not repost without credit, and because i buy these from my workplace with my own money and spend time scanning them and cleaning them up and organizing them, please consider tipping me as much as you’d like ♥️

here is the link to the drive! (sorry, can’t hyperlink on mobile currently)

Korean learning materials - Google Drive

enjoy, and thank you in advance! have fun and feel free to ask me any questions—i am a korean studies grad and was a tutor for the beginning korean classes at my university. i am happy to help however i can!

♥️ joey

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Hello language learners!

Have you tried Librivox?

It's a website that has public domain audio books in TONS (47 to be exact) of languages! (my followers, yes, it has Finnish too!)

You can find loads of free books on there! I recommend it a lot!

For Finnish books, I noticed they even have Seitsemän Veljestä which is a must-read for every Finnish student.

Here's a link:

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Collocations with 들다 (v. to hold)

Another post brought to you by this collocations book I love -- 유학생을 위한 한국어 연어학습사전!

Collocations are two or more words that usually go together. You use them all the time! For example: black coffee, take a test, made of...

1. 어디에 / 무엇이 = hold

가방에 노트북이 들어 있다. // The laptop is in the backpack.

2. 시간이 / 돈이 (=비용이) / 노력이 (=공이) / 힘이 = take time, money, or effort doing something

집을 공사하는데 비용이 얼마나 들까요? // How much do you think the work on the house will cost?

3. 생각이 / 아쉬움이 / 정이 / 의심이 / 확신이 = have an impression

그 사람이 좋은 사람이라는 확신이 든다. // I'm certain that that person is a good person.

4. 가뭄이 / 홍수가 = have a weather change, like a drought or floods

가뭄이 들면 과일과채소의 값이 비싸진다. // If there's a drought, fruits and vegetables become more expensive.

5. 보험에 / 적금에 = join a group or open a savings account

지금 이 보험에 들면 혜택이 많다. // If you sign up for this insurance now there are a lot of benefits.

6. 버릇이 / 병이 / 철이 / 멍이 = form a habit or fall sick

아까 계단에서 넘어져서 다리에 멍이 들었다. // Earlier I fell down the stairs and got a bruise on my leg.

7. 맛이 = ripen

가을에 담근 김치가 맛이 들어서 아주 맛있다. // The kimchi we made in the fall ripened, so it's delicious.

광용 표현 // Idiomatic Expresisons

나이가 / 연세가 들다 = get older

나이가 드니까 병원에 갈 일이 많아진다. // Because I've gotten older, I have to go to the hospital a lot.

마음에 들다 = like

나는 생일 선물로 받은 목걸이가 마음에 든다. // I like the necklace I got as a birthday present.

세 / 월세 / 전세를 들다 = rent a house

저는 이 집에 전세를 들어서 살고 있어요. // I paid 'jeonse' and live in this house.

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Korean expression — 물귀신 작전

= (lit. water demon strategy) to go down and take everyone else down with you in the process

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Grammar: ~자마자 vs. ~는 대로 vs. ~자

All can be translated as "as soon as" :

도착하자마자 전화해줘. Call me as soon as you arrive.

그 일을 끝내는 대로 최대한 빨리 오세요. Come as fast as possible as soon ask you finish this task.

아기가 머리를 부딪치자 울기 시작했다. As soon as the baby hit his head, he started crying.

But there are a few differences:

~자마자 is used much more commonly in spoken Korean than ~는 대로 and ~자. When ~는 대로 and ~자 are used in conversations, it tends to be used in a formal setting.

~자마자 can be used in the future, past and present while ~는 대로 is mostly used for things that will happen in the future.

While ~자마자 is based purely on a temporal relationship (meaning that the actions in the first and second clause don't have to be related), it is not the case with ~자. The use of ~자 implies a relation of cause between the first and second clause:

For that reason, something like 아이스크림을 먹기 시작하자마자 펑펑 울었다 (I sobbed as soon as I started the ice cream) can work, but 아이스크림을 먹기 시작하자 펑펑 울었다 cannot. I didn't start crying because of starting the ice cream, these two events just happened one after the other without any relation.

~자 cannot be used with propositive or imperative forms, but ~자마자 and ~는 대로 can:

일 끝나자 삼겹살 먹으로 갑시다! (Let's go eat 삼겹살 as soon as we're done working) -> this doesn't work.

일 끝나자마자/끝는 대로 삼겹살 먹으로 갑시다! -> this works.

~자 can also have a nuance of "realizing something" :

집에서 나가자 눈이 내리기 시작했다. As soon as I left the house, (I realized that) it started snowing.

thestudyingnightowl

hey, sorry if you've answered this already at some point, but what is your motivation for doing your degree in Korean? i'm curious cause i find it very inspiring, and have contemplated doing grad school in a language I learned later in life myself, but when i took classes taught in other languages in undergrad it was so frustrating to get lower grades than usual because I had spent more time trying to understand the language than the actual subject matter. Do you ever find you have this issue?

I wanted to do my degree in Korea because I want to work in the mental health care system in Korea after I graduate. I didn’t have a choice as to what language my classes were in and since my major in uni is usually not taken by foreigners it only has Korean option. I’m only in my second semester of grad school but I def do struggle with trying to understand the technical terms related to my major.

The way I get around this is just I put in a lot of extra time learning words from the books we read and on completing assignments. It can be frustrating sometimes cuz I have to sacrifice social life a lot for it but I don’t regret it because of my end goal. As far as grades go though, I got straight A’s last semester so I guess it is working out alright really

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“you can’t forget your mother tongue” okay but have you considered bilinguals and polyglots whose first language isn’t english and whose development during adolescence was shaped by consuming content and media only in english and have ever since viewed that second language, foreign to their own, as a better outlet for their emotions and thoughts? as Yiyun Li said “it is hard to feel in an adopted language, yet impossible in my native language.”

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210127 ARMY’s Weverse Post

김남준 여기서 막내 Kim Namjoon is the maknae here

Namjoon’s reply

최선을 다해씀니다* I tried my best

(T/N: “Maknae” means “youngest” + *Standard spelling = 다했습니다. Namjoon’s spelling is much softer and very slightly slurred. Namjoon is most likely saying he tried his best to be cute.)