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this is just a little blog to motivate my daily Korean studies. come study with me! i hope to inspire everyone to never give up studying your dream language, no matter how tough it gets! make sure to ask questions and chat with me! also, make sure you let me know if you find something wrong and i'll be sure to fix it! thank you so much.

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Grammar/vocab YOU want to learn

Hello everyone! I’d like to apologise for my unexpectedly long hiatus and I would love to return to help you guys with Korean🌸🌸🌸

Please let me know (in messages or comment) which grammar or vocab set you would like to learn! I’d be happy to provide notes and help you to achieve your goal of proficiency in Korean💖🌟

Thank you so much everyone~ have a fantastic day

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Beauty Youtube VOCABS

건성  dry skin

노란 느낌의, 노르스름한  yellowish

다크써클  dark circle

모공  pore

모공커버  pore cover

민감성  sensitive skin

바르다  to apply

발색이 강하다  to be highly pigmented

복합성 피부  combination skin

뾰루지  pimple, breakout

쌍꺼풀  double eyelid

손잡이  tab

스머징  smudging

스킨케어  skincare 

썬크림  sunscreen / sunblock

약산성  Low PH

얼굴이 붓다  to get swollen

여드름  acne, breakout

여드름성 피부  acne-prone skin

여드름이(뾰루지가) 나다  skin breaks out

여드름을 짜다  squeeze the pimple

여드름을 터뜨리다  pop the pimple

유지  longlasting

워터프루프  waterproof

잡티  blemish

저자극  hypoallergenic

제모를 하다  to get waxed / to wax 

제형  formula

점  a mole

지성  oily skin

커버력  coverage

태닝  tan

톡톡 두드리다  to dab

파데  foundation

화장을 하다  to wear a make-up

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BEGINNER SENTENCE ENDING...right? -지(요)/죠

Hello, friends! Today I will be talking about the veeery common ending you have all probably seen! Whether it be in K-Pop, in dramas, you’ve all definitely heard this and may have wondered, “hmmm.. what is the difference between 아니요 & 아니죠????” Well, today I’ll use my notes to explain it to you!

So, as expected, there are very many different usages for this ending, but for the most part, you can think of it as “...right?” 

When using 존댓말 (formal language), -지요 normally changes to -죠. When using 반말 (informal language), you use -지.

Structure ⟹

Present: verb stem + 지(요) Past: vs + 았/었/였 + 지(요) Future: vs + (으)ㄹ 거 + 지(요)

Usages

Let’s talk about the different usages:  1) You’re talking about something supposing the other person already knows 2) Both you and the other person know about something or have a common opinion about something and you’re just mentioning it again AS A QUESTION ENDING 3) Both you and the other person know about something and you’re just reassuring by asking (clarifying) 4) You know about something and you’re asking to confirm the fact 5) You don’t know about something and you’re asking yourself a question, usually like thinking out loud and asking other people around you at the same time

Just like there are multiple usages for the term, ‘right,’ it’s almost entirely directly translated to 지(요)

Sample Sentences

오늘 날씨가 춥지요? The weather is cold today, right? (You know the person already knows.) 맞아요. 피자 정말 맛있죠. That’s right. Pizza is really delicious. (You know the person agrees with you and thinks so too) 재미있지요? It’s fun, right? (Trying to get reassurance from the other person) 이게 뭐지...? What is this...? (Asking yourself) 그럴 수도 있죠. Yeah, that could be possible. (You both know something is possible, so you show your agreement)

That’s all for today! A super simple beginner lesson for you guys, hopefully, it was well put. If there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask me. I will always answer in 24 hours or less 😉

화이팅, 여러분!!! 나중에 봐요~~ 

COURTESY OF “TALK TO ME IN KOREAN”. COME STUDY WITH ME! I PUT MY OWN NOTES FROM MY JOURNAL HERE SO YOU CAN STUDY WITH ME ANYTIME. THAT BEING SAID, THESE ARE THE NOTES I WROTE IN MY OWN NOTEBOOK SO THEY MAY NOT BE PERFECT. IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO USE THESE NOTES YOU MAY DO SO, AS THEY’RE JUST FROM A TTMIK LESSON. THANK YOU. 

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Progressive

Present progressive  Am/are/is -ing = -고 있어요 밖에 비가 오고 있어요. It’s raining (outside).  밖에 눈이 오고 있어요. It’s snowing (outside). 밖에 바람이 불고 있어요. The wind is blowing (outside). 

Past progressive Was/were -ing = -고 있었어요 비가 오고 있었어요 It was raining. 눈이 오고 있었어요 It was snowing. 바람이 불고 있었어요 It was blowing wind.

Future progressive Will be -ing = -고 있을 거예요 비가 오고 있을 거예요 It will rain. [It will be raining.] 눈이 오고 있을 거예요 It will snow. [It will be snowing.] 바람이 불고 있을 거예요 The wind will be blowing. 

More examples 일하다 To work 일하고 있었어요 Was/were working. 일하고 있어요 Am/are/is working. 일하고 있을 거예요 Will be working.

듣다 To listen 듣고 있었어요 Was/were listening. 듣고 있어요 Am/are/is listening. 듣고 있을 거예요 Will be listening.

Sample Sentences 

노숙하고 있어요 I’m sleeping on the street. 지금 당신을 생각하고 있어요 I’m thinking of you now. (Romantically) 잠도 안 자고 영어 공부하고 있어요 I’ve even given up on sleep and am studying English (instead). 공의가 지루해서 꾸벅꾸벅 졸고 있어요 The lecture is so boring so I’m dozing off

1) Literal translation does not always work. “I’m not going to work tomorrow” you’re talking in future so you can’t say -고 있어요 2) The present progressive is not always -고 있어요 in everyday convo. Just say the normal stuff. For example, don’t say “지금 뭐 하고 있어요?” “공부했어요.” Simply say, “지금 뭐 해요?” “공부해요.”

COURTESY OF “TALK TO ME IN KOREAN”. COME STUDY WITH ME! I PUT MY OWN NOTES FROM MY JOURNAL HERE SO YOU CAN STUDY WITH ME ANYTIME. THAT BEING SAID, THESE ARE THE NOTES I WROTE IN MY OWN NOTEBOOK SO THEY MAY NOT BE PERFECT. IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO USE THESE NOTES YOU MAY DO SO, AS THEY’RE JUST FROM A TTMIK LESSON. THANK YOU. 

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Imperative

-(으)세요 

오세요 Please come  쉬세요 Please rest  고르세요 Please choose 접으세요 Please fold it 

If it ends with a vowel, only add -세요. If it ends with a consonant, add -으세요.  If it ends with an ㄹ, drop it.  (팔다 – 파세요 Please sell it) 

내일 세시야 오세요 Please come tomorrow at 3 공부하세요! Please study! (Study!) 경은 씨, 빨리 일하세요! Kyeong-un, hurry up & work! 이거 저한테 파세요 Please sell this to me. 조심하세요 Be careful!

주세요

와 주세요 Please (do me a favour) & come.

해 주세요 Please do it (for me).

도와 주세요 Help me.

가르치세요 Please teach.

가르쳐 주세요 Please teach me.

경은 씨한테 가르쳐 주세요 Please teach Kyeong-un. 

보세요 (Please) see it

봐 주세요 (Please) see it (& I would appreciate it). 

영어를 배우고 있어요. 도와 주세요 I’m learning English. Please help me. 

도와줄 수 있어요? Can you help me?

배고파요. 김밥 사 주세요 I’m hungry. Buy me Kimbap, please. 

무서워요. 같이 가 주세요 I’m scared. Let’s go together, please.

COURTESY OF “TALK TO ME IN KOREAN”. COME STUDY WITH ME! I PUT MY OWN NOTES FROM MY JOURNAL HERE SO YOU CAN STUDY WITH ME ANYTIME. THAT BEING SAID, THESE ARE THE NOTES I WROTE IN MY OWN NOTEBOOK SO THEY MAY NOT BE PERFECT. IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO USE THESE NOTES YOU MAY DO SO, AS THEY’RE JUST FROM A TTMIK LESSON. THANK YOU. 

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요리하기 어휘 - Cooking Vocabulary

Hi there! I realize I haven’t posted any big vocabulary posts in a while, so I think it’s worth giving you guys a little break from grammar! Enjoy <3

Vocab // 어휘 [mostly korean foods]

음식 - food    ~ 한식 - korean food [한국 + 음식]

고기 - meat    ~ 물고기 - fish [lit. water meat] ** not the same as 해물 - seafood **    ~ 불고기 - korean marinated beef    ~ 닭고기 - chicken    ~ 소고기 - beef

소시지 - sausage

밥 - rice / meal    ~ 볶음밥 - fried rice

국 // 탕 // 갱 - soup    1. 국 - side dish soup [example: 미역국 - seaweed soup! this is very popular at birthday celebrations]    2. 탕 // 갱 - full meal soup [example: 감자탕 - pork bone soup]    ** you might get a side of 국물 [broth] with a main dish **

찌개 // 전골 - stew    1. 찌개 - thicker stew [example: 김치찌개 - kimchi stew]    2. 전골 - hotpot [example: 소고기전골 - vegetable and beef hotpot]

건더기 - ingredients in soup [like vegetables, meat, sauce]    ** to help with understanding the difference between 국 and 찌개, you won’t get much 건더기 in a 국 like soup **

어묵 - fish cake

전 - korean pancake    ~ 파전 - green onion korean pancake (my favourite)

떡볶이 - stir-fried rice cake

순대 - pork blood sausage

만두 - dumplings

김밥 - for lack of better words, korean styled sushi [lit. rice wrapped in seaweed - 김]

Verbs // 동사

요리하다 - to cook

다듬다 - to prepare

썰다 - to chop / cut

섞다 - to mix [not to be confused with 썩다 - to rot]

젓다 - to stir

반죽하다 - to knead dough

붓다 - to pour

까다 [벗기다] - to skin / peel [to peel / skin meat]

데우다 - to heat

태우다 - to burn

볶다 - to stir-fry

굽다 - to roast / grill

찌다 - to steam

식다 - to cool down

낳다 - to add

기름을 두르다 - to oil

간을 보다 - to taste test

끓다 - to boil

More Vocab // 더 어휘

오븐 - oven

칼 - knife

도마 - cutting board

냄비 - pot

프라이팬 - frypan

밥솥 - rice cooker

Example Sentences:

요즘 한식을 요리하고 싶어요 - these days, I want to cook korean food

10분 만두를 쪄요 - steam dumplings for 10 minutes

건더기를 김치찌개에 넣어요* - add the ingredients into the kimchi stew

어묵을 썰고 끓은 물에 넣어요* - slice the fish cake and add into boiling water

*you can pronounce 넣어요 like -> 너요

That’s it for this lesson today! I hope you enjoyed and you learned something! What’s your favourite Korean food?

Happy Learning :)

~ SK101

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LEARN WITH K-POP 🌸🌊 The Truth Untold - 방탄소년단 (전하지 못한 진심) Beginner/beg. Intermediate PART 2 - VERSE 2 AND CHORUS 2&3

안녕 guys~! This is a new thing I’m going to try out called Learn with K-POP! This is the second part of the first song that I’ve decided to break down for you guys. Requested by user @studymila… Let’s take out that pen and paper and begin studying! Enjoy and study well :)

(I worked extremely hard on this so I would really appreciate it if you guys could reblog this and spread it around everywhere! Let’s get 150+ reblogs~~)

VERSE 2

외로움의 정원에 핀 너를 닮은 꽃 - flowers resembling you in the garden of loneliness

❀ 외로움 ❮NOUN - loneliness❯. 의 = possessive. used basically like ‘s in English. A literal translation would then be ‘loneliness’s garden’

✿ 정원 ❮garden❯. -에 location particle 

❀ 핀 - 피다 ❮to bloom❯

✿ 너를 닮은 꽃 ❮flower resembling you❯. 너를 (see subject marker lesson VERY IMPORTANT linked HERE). 닮다 ❮to resemble, to look like❯. 꽃 ❮flower❯. 닮은 꽃.. to understand, please visit my lesson on nominalisation linked HERE ^^. EXTREMELY IMPORTANT... I will link it a couple times throughout this lesson so you don’t forget)

주고 싶었지 - I wanted to give to you

❀ 주다 ❮to give❯ + -고 싶다 ❮to want❯ = 주고 싶다 ❮to want to give❯... 주고 싶었다 PAST TENSE - wanted to give...

✿ -지 at the end of this sentence indicates a feeling that the speaker is trying to convince the other person of something or to convey the feeling to the other person... LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!!

바보 같은 가면을 벗고서 - with my foolish mask off

❀ 바보 ❮fool❯. 같다 ❮to be like❯. 바보 같다 ❮to be like a fool❯.

✿ 가면 ❮mask❯ 벗다 ❮to take off❯

But I know 

영원히 그럴 수는 없는 걸 - That I can’t do it ever (for forever)

❀ 영원히 ❮forever❯

✿ -(으)ㄹ 수 없다 ❮can’t❯ ----- 그럴 수 없다 ❮I can’t do it/I have no ability to do it❯ LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!!

숨어야만 하는 걸 - That I have to only hide

❀ 숨다 ❮to hide (yourself)❯ (NOT to hide something)...

✿ -만 ❮only❯

❀ (person) 숨어야 해 ❮Person has/have to hide❯... 

✿ the grammar point -아/어/여야 하다 indicates an obligation to do something. LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!!

추한 나니까 - Because of ugly me (because I’m ugly)

❀ 추한 나 - ugly me. See the lesson on NOMINALISATION!!! 

✿ 추하다 ❮to be ugly/hideous/unsightly.❯ 나 ❮me❯

❀ -(으)니까 ❮in this case holds the meaning of ‘because’❯ LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!!

CHORUS 2

난 두려운 걸 - I’m afraid

❀ 두렵다 - ❮to be afraid (of), to be frightened (of)/to be fearful (of)❯

초라해 - I’m run-down 

❀ 초라하다 ❮to be shabby/run-down❯

I’m so afraid

결국엔 너도 날 또 떠나버릴까 - Will you also eventually leave me again...

❀ 결국엔 = 결국에는... 결국 ❮eventually, finally, ultimately, in the long run❯ 

✿ 너도 ❮you too❯ (-도 = also, too)... 날 = 나를...

❀ 또 ❮again❯ (you might know of ‘다시’ to be again, but 또 has a stronger feeling than 다시... 다시 is much more neutral as in ‘I went to the store again today’ but with 또 you can say ‘AGAIN???’... as you can see, it has much more ~feeling~ behind it 

✿ 떠나다 ❮to leave❯ 떠나버리다 ❮to end up leaving❯ ... To understand the grammar behind -버리다, please make sure to check that lesson right HERE!!

❀ -(으)ㄹ 까, in this case, does not serve the meaning of “should” but is rather a ‘wondering’ feelings, as in ‘I wonder if...’ LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!!

또 가면을 쓰고 널 만나러 가 - I’m going to wear a mask and go see/meet you

❀ 가면을 쓰다 ❮to wear a mask❯

✿ 또 ❮again❯... 널 = 너를 

❀ 만나다 ❮to meet❯, 만나러 가다 ❮to go (to) meet❯, VS+러 가다 = to go to VERB

할 수 있는 건 - The thing I can do 

❀ 할 수 있다 ❮to be able to do❯

정원에 - In the garden

❀정원 ❮garden❯

이 세상에 - In this world 

❀ 이 ❮this❯ 세상 ❮world❯

예쁜 너를 닮은 꽃을 피운 다음 - After blooming the flower that looks like pretty you

❀ 예쁜(거) see Nominalisation... 예쁘다 ❮to be pretty❯

✿ -ㄴ 다음(에) ❮after doing (blank)❯ LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!!

니가 아는 나로 숨 쉬는 것 - Breathing as the me that you know

❀니가 아는 나 ❮the me that you know❯... 아는 = 알다 however you omit the ㄹ when you nominalise so you are left with 아는(거)... see Nominalisation

✿ 숨을 쉬다 ❮to breathe❯... AGAIN I can not stress how important Nominalisation is just to understand this sentence, they use it twice... you can see how important it is in the Korean language...

But I still want you 

I still want you

CHORUS 3

어쩌면 그때 - maybe then

❀ 어쩌면 ❮maybe❯

✿ 그때 ❮then, at that time❯

조금만 - only a little

❀ 조금 ❮a little, some❯

✿ -만 ❮only❯

이만큼만 - only this much

❀ 이만큼 ❮this much❯ SEE LESSON ON -만큼 HERE

✿ -만 ❮only❯

용길 내서 너의 앞에 섰더라면 - If I got the courage to stand before you

❀ 용길 ❮courage❯ 용길 내다 (to get courage)

✿ 너의 앞 ❮in front of you (your front)❯

❀ 서다 ❮to stand❯

✿ -면 ❮if❯

지금 모든 건 달라졌을까 - Would everything be different now...

❀ 지금 ❮now❯

✿ 모든거  ❮everything❯

❀ 달라 ⇒ 다르다 ❮to be different❯

✿ 달라지다 ❮to become different❯

❀ -을까 -(으)ㄹ 까, in this case, does not serve the meaning of “should” but is rather a ‘wondering’ feelings, as in ‘I wonder if...’ LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!!

난 울고 있어 - I am crying

❀ 난 = 나는

✿ 울다 ❮to cry❯... 울고 있다 = I am (currently, at this moment) crying.

❀ -고 있다 this grammar point essentially speaks about the current moment. LESSON WILL BE LINKED AS SOON AS POSTED!!! 

사라진 - Disappeared

❀ 사라지다 ❮to disappear❯

무너진 - Collapsed

❀ 무너지다 ❮to collapse❯

홀로 남겨진 모래성에서 - In the left alone sandcastle 

(all of those go together so basically in the disappeared, collapsed, and left alone sandcastle)

❀ 홀로 ❮to alone❯

✿ 홀로 남겨지다 ❮to be left alone❯

❀ 모래성❮sandcastle❯ -에서 location particle

부서진 가면을 바라보면서 - While looking at the broken mask

❀ 부서지다 ❮to get broken❯

✿ 가면 ❮mask❯

❀ 바라보다 ❮to stare at/look at ❯

✿ -면서 ❮while❯

And I still want you... 

Guysssss that’s it for my first LEARN WITH K-POP!!! I really hope you enjoyed and I hope you enjoy this series... Make sure to message me with your suggestions of K-Pop songs you would like me to break-down and I will be happy to do that for you!!! I really hope you liked this and make sure to reblog and do everything you can to support me since I spend a loooot of time and effort doing this stuff <3 thanks so much cuties!

Don’t give up on your studies - message me if it gets too difficult and I will try to help you and motivate you!!! ♡ 

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LEARN WITH K-POP 🌸🌊 The Truth Untold - 방탄소년단 (전하지 못한 진심) Beginner/beg. Intermediate  PART 1 - VERSE 1 AND CHORUS 1

Hey friends! I’ve decided to help you guys learn with K-Pop and the first song I’ve decided to break down for you guys is The Truth Untold by BTS, kindly requested by user @studymila... hope y’all enjoy!

VERSE 1

외로움이 가득히 - full of loneliness 

❀외롭다 (to be lonely) 외로움 (loneliness)  ✿가득하다 (to be full of) 가득히 (full to the brim)

피어있는 이 garden - this blooming garden

❀피어있다 (to be in bloom) VERY IMPORTANT GRAMMAR POINT! Linked at the end as ‘Nominalisation’

가시투성이 - prickly (with thorns) 

❀가시 (thorns)

이 모래성에 난 날 매었어 - I tied myself to this sandcastle

너의 이름은 뭔지 - what’s your name?

❀너의 (you + possessive 의 = your), 이름 (name)  ✿뭔지 sort of shows an “I don’t know what your name is” feeling... this is technically a grammar point but it is quite advanced, so I won’t explain it until it is requested...

갈 곳이 있긴 한지 - maybe there’s a place to go 

✿곳 (place) 갈 = future tense - taken from 갈 거예요) therefore 갈 곳 means a place to go (in the future)

Oh could you tell me -

❀ as I was talking about, he doesn’t know those 2 things, (the name or whether there’s a place to go). We understand this from the -ㄴ 지 grammar point. 

이 정원에 숨어든 널 봤어 - I saw you hiding in the garden

❀정원 (garden) -에 (location particle)  ✿숨다 - to hide (yourself) 숨기다 - to hide something else from someone. although there is a very subtle difference between the meanings and spellings of these words, it is quite important that you don’t mix them up as they still have different meanings. ❀널 = 너를. I SEE 보다 = (past tense) I SAW 봤어. 

And I know 

너의 온긴 모두 다 진짜란 걸 - All your warmth is real 

❀온긴 (warmth) 모두 다 (all, absolutely all 100%) 진짜 - real ✿the 란 걸 grammar is a little bit too advanced in my opinion, but I may end up posting about it later on so look out for that :) If you are very interested in learning about this, TTMIK has a lesson on it. 

푸른 꽃을 꺾는 손 잡고 싶지만 - I want to hold the hand that picks blue flowers, but... 

❀푸르다 - 파랗다 - blue  ✿꽃 (flower) 꽃을 꺾다 (to pick flowers)  ❀꽃을 꺾는 손 - the hand that picks flowers - CHECK NOMINALISATION GRAMMAR ✿잡다 (to grab/hold) 잡고 싶다 (to want to grab/hold) VS+고 싶다 = to want to do “verb” ❀하지만 (but), it can be attached to any other verbs for example in the case of this song, 잡고 싶지만... I want to hold, but... 

CHORUS 

내 운명인 걸 - It’s my destiny 

❀운명 (destiny)

Don’t smile on me, light on me 

너에게 다가설 수 없으니까 - because I can’t get close to you 

❀ -에게 = to... 너에게 = to you ✿다가서다 (to get close to, approach, draw near, come close)

❀-(으)ㄹ 수 없다 ----- I WILL MAKE SURE TO WRITE A GRAMMAR POST ABOUT THIS but it means ‘can’t’ or ‘to have no ability to’

✿-(으)니까 ------- I WILL ALSO WRITE A GRAMMAR POST ABOUT THIS LOL I’M KINDA SHOOK I HAVEN’T DONE IT YET... but in this case it essentially means ‘because’ 

내겐 불러줄 이름이 없어 - I don’t have a name to call you 

❀불러 (부르다) - to call out (often used for activities that use ‘air’ such as singing, winded or brass instruments, or in this case calling out to someone)

✿불러주다 = 부르다 + 주다, the addition of 주다 gives us the indication that this is an action given to someone or doing it for someone. In this case, it pretty much is like to call out TO YOU or FOR YOU. 

❀내겐 = 나에게는 

✿없어 (to not have/to not exist) 

You know that I can’t 

Show you me, give you me

초라한 모습 보여줄 순 없어 - I can’t show you my poor/run-down appearance

❀초라하다 (to be shabby/run-down) 모습 (appearance) 초라한 모습 (shabby appearance)

✿보여주다 (to show someone something)

또 가면을 쓰고 널 만나러 가 - I’m going to wear a mask and go see/meet you

❀ 가면을 쓰다 (to wear a mask) ✿또 (again) 널 = 너를  ❀만나다 (to meet), 만나러 가다 (to go (to) meet), VS+러 가다 = to go to VERB

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!  For part 1, that is ;) Please let me know if you have any questions or if you have any corrections to make. I know my translations are not 100% perfect, but remember that Korean is not always 100% translateable haha.. alright hope you all have an amazing day!! I will post Part 2 in the next few days, so look out for that :)  감사합니다!!

MARKERS!!! - very important to help you understand the beginner concept of markers in the korean language.. things such as 은/는, 을/를, & 이/가..  NOMINALISATION!!! - this was mentioned throughout the post multiple times and that’s because it is SO!!! IMPORTANT!!! make sure to look through this post if you can’t understand

[lostinkoreantranslations]

Useful Adverbs

Manner:

매우- very

아주- very

혼자- alone

함께- together

상당히- quite

진짜로- really

실제로- really

빨리- quickly

제대로- well

잘- well

열심히- hard

천천히- slowly

신중하게- carefully

거의- hardly

간신히- barely

가까스로- barely

주로- mostly

전적으로- absolutely

Time:

오늘- today

어제- yesterday

내일- tomorrow

매일- everyday

지금- now

그때- then

나중에- later

후에- later

바로- immediately

즉시- immediately

곧- soon

이미- already

최근에- recently

요즘- recently, these days, lately

아직(도)- still, yet

전에- ago

다음- next

지난- last

Frequency:

절대- never

드물게- rarely

가끔- sometimes

보통- usually

대개- usually

항상- always

늘- always

자주- frequently

흔히- frequently

Place:

여기- here

저기- there, over there

거기- there

저쪽에- over there

모든곳- everywhere

어디나- everywhere

어디든- anywhere

아무데나- anywhere

아무데도- nowhere

어디에도- nowhere

떨어져- away

바깥에- out (out there)

–Ana

[learninghangukeo]

~다 vs. ~고 vs. ~아/어 보니(까)!

A lot of people get these three (annoyingly similar) grammar patterns mixed up, so I’m here to clarify their nuanced differences! Hope this helps~

~다 보니(까) – to discover/realize something after doing an action repeatedly/continuously.

한국어를 공부하다 보니까 실력이 많이 늘었다. 카페에서 친구랑 이야기를 하다 보니 벌써 문 닫는 시간이 돼 버렸어요. 한국에서 몇 년동안 혼자 살다 보니까 꽤 외롭더라고.

~고 보니(까) – to discover/realize something (usually unexpected) after completing an action.

집을 사고 보니 낡고 고장이 난 곳이 되게 많았다. 아이를 낳고 보니까 부모님 마음이 이해가 돼. 그 말을 듣고 보니 제가 큰 실수를 한 것 같아요.

~아/어 보니(까) – to discover/realize something after trying an action (for the first time).

카페에서 공부해 보니까 집중할 수 없었다. 김밥을 직접 만들어 보니 아주 쉽더라고요. 새벽에 일어나서 한강에서 조깅해 보니까 제법 추웠어.

[koreanstudytips]

10 Korean Proverbs

눈에서 멀어지면, 마음에서도 멀어진다 - Out of sight, out of mind

뜻이 있는 곳에 길이 있다 - Where there is a will, there is a way

웃음은 최고의 명약이다 - Laughter is the best medicine 

고생 끝에 낙이 온다 - At the end of hardship come happiness 

가는 말이 고와야오는 말이 곱다 -  If the outgoing words are beautiful, then the incoming words will be beautiful too

옷이 날개다 - Clothes are wings

하늘의 별 따기 - Plucking a star from the sky

시작이 반이다 - Starting is half the task

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 - Even monkeys fall from trees

제 눈에 안경이다 - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[19tc]

날씨 - Weather pt.3

하늘 - Sky

햇빛 - Sunlight 

구름 - Clouds

먹구름 - Dark clouds 

비 - Rain 

이슬비 - Drizzle

소나기 - Shower

눈 - Snow 

눈바람 - Blizzard

안개 - Fog

끼다 - To be cloudy 

자욱하다 - To be dense/thick 

흐리다 - To not be clear 

맑다 - Clear

화창하다 - Clear/fine/bright/sunny 

뜨겁다 - To be very hot

오다 - To come

내리다 - To fall down

쏟아지다 - To pour 

번개 - Lightning

천둥 - Thunder

치다 - To strike

바람 - Wind

불다 - To blow 

하늘이 정말 맑아요 - The sky is really clear  

따뜻한 날이에요 - It’s a warm day 

뜨거울 것 같아요 - It seems very hot 

햇빛이 엄청 뜨거워요 - The sunlight is very hot 

구름이 꼈어요 - It’s cloudy 

먹구름이 엄청 꼈어요 - There is a lot of dark clouds 

날씨가/하늘이 흐려요 - It’s not clear 

비가 쏟아지고 있어요  - It’s pouring 

소나기가 내려요 - It’s raining (showering)

눈이 펑펑 오고 있어요 - It’s snowing heavily 

안개가 많이 꼈어요 - It’s foggy 

천둥 번개가 쾅쾅 치고 있어요 - There is a big thunderstorm

바람이 많이 불어요 - It’s very windy 

Part 1, 2 

🌩A&R🌩

[bethanysjournal]

reblog if you're a studyblr

I just went through people I follow and unfollowed everyones who’s been inactive for over a week and only follow 93! people now!

looking for studyblrs to follow!! reblog this and Ill look at your blog! also add in the tags what you’re studying since im very curious!! 

[thebingsoo-deactivated20200302]

Need more active Korean blogs to follow~

[thebingsoo-deactivated20200302]

Essential Korean Proverbs for TOPIK #1-10

1. 가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다. (What goes around comes around)

2.가재는 게 편이다. (Birds of a feather flock together)

3.갈수록 태산이다!  (Things go from bad to worse)

4.개구리 올챙이 적 생각 못 한다 (People tend to forget what they were like in the past)

5. 겉 다라고 속 다르다 (What one thinks is different from how they behave)

6.고래 싸움에 새우 등 터진다 (Powerless ones suffer when powerful ones fight)

7.공든 탑이 무너지랴 (Hard work is never wasted)

8.그림의 떡 (Impossible to reach; pie in the sky)

9.긁어 부스럼 만들다 (Let sleeping dogs lie)

10.꿩 대신 닭 (Make do with what you got)

[study-kor]

Narrative Present Tense -(ㄴ/는)다

Alright, I agree. Grammatical points having to do with tenses might be Hell on Earth, but they are some of the most important. 그래서, 재밌게 배웁시다! Let’s have fun learning this one! 

When I was at the end of being a beginner and becoming a low intermediate, I discovered this thing called Narrative Present Tense. Sounds scary, right? But all it is is another way to conjugate the present tense. For example, 먹다 normally becomes 먹어. But in this case, it becomes 먹는다. It’s still present tense, but it’s a different type of present tense, which might confuse some people. 

Firstly, in speaking, you should never use this with people older than you. On the other hand, in writing, there is no difference between 반말 (casual speech) & 전댓말 (formal speech) in most situations. 

Construction: 

Action verbs:

Verb stem ending with a vowel + ㄴ다. 자 (to sleep) +ㄴ다 = 잔다 Verb stem ending with a consonant + 는다. 굽 (to bake) + 는다 = 굽는다 Verb ending with a ㄹ? Drop it + ㄴ다. 파 (to sell) + ㄴ다 = 판다 

Descriptive verbs:

They stay the same as dictionary form.  예쁘다 = 예쁘다

Usages: 

1 - Speaking & writing, not older than you

1. You want to show your reaction or impression when talking about your present action/situation. 이거 좋다! This is great! 여기 강아지 있다! Here’s the puppy! (Found him). 저기 기차 지나간다. There passes the train. 전화 온다. The phone is ringing. (As it’s happening).

2. Present action, situation, regular activity. 나 먼저 간다. I’m going first. (Right now). 그러면, 다음에는 너 초대 안 한다. Then, next time, I’m not inviting you. In the second example, the “안 한다” is seen as a rule or habit.

2. Writing, no difference in 전댓말 & 반말

(In a documentary setting) 경은은 오늘도 아침 8시에 일어난다. 일어나서 제일 먼제 하는 일은 핸드폰을 보는 것이다. Kyeong-Eun wakes up at 8 am (also) today. The very first thing that she does after waking up is looking at her phone.  이 학교에서는 500명의 학생들이 한국어를 배운다. At this school, 500 students are learning Korean.

More sample sentences

오늘 날씨가 좋다! Wow, the weather is great today! 전화가 안돼요. 어? 다시 된다! My phone isn’t working. Huh? It’s working again! 저기 내 친구들 온다. There come my friends.  그럼 나는 여기서 기다린다? Then, am I waiting here?  한국어를 잘 하고 싶으면, 매일 공부해야 된다. If you want to be good at Korean, you have to study every day.

Hopefully, I was able to explain this well enough to you guys, with the use of my notes. Most of this comes from TTMIK, by the way, so you should make sure you check out their lessons and podcasts. I hope you found this interesting enough to send me in some sample sentences! See you next time!

여러분, 열심히 공부하십시오! 다음에 봐용~ 

[study-kor]

I am thinking of/planning to...

Here we have a very commonly used phrase, “I am thinking of/planning to…”. Essentially, this is used when someone is about to do something or wants to/tries to. Also used when something looks like it’s about to happen.

The construction is Verb Stem + -(으)려고 하다 

1) Showing intention for action (is not very common in plain present tense form). 사려고 했어요. I was going to buy it. 사려고 하는 사람. A person who is planning to buy it. 사려고 하는데… I was thinking of buying it and/but…

2) Talking about a state of the near future.  떨어지다 (to drop/fall) 떨어지려고 하다 (to be about to drop) 비가 올 거예요. It’s going to rain.  비가 오려고 해요. Judging from what I see, it’s about to rain.

Sample Sentences

어제 친구 만나려고 했는데, 못 만났어요. Yesterday, I was planning to meet my friend, but we couldn’t meet. 외국에서 공부하려고 하는 학생들이 많아요. There are many students who are planning/thinking to study abroad. (려고 하다 is easier for making these noun groups instead of -ㄹ 것이다) 카메라 사려고 하는데, 뭐가 좋아요? I was thinking of buying a camera, what’s good? 친구가 이사하려고 해요. My friend is planning to move (houses). 아이스크림 녹으려고 해요. The ice cream is about to melt

COURTESY OF “TALK TO ME IN KOREAN”. COME STUDY WITH ME! I PUT MY OWN NOTES FROM MY JOURNAL HERE SO YOU CAN STUDY WITH ME ANYTIME. THAT BEING SAID, THESE ARE THE NOTES I WROTE IN MY OWN NOTEBOOK SO THEY MAY NOT BE PERFECT. IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO USE THESE NOTES YOU MAY DO SO, AS THEY’RE JUST FROM A TTMIK LESSON. THANK YOU. 

[study-kor]

k-pop!!!!

Hey there friends~~ Since I’m not a very avid listener of k-pop, please tell me some k-pop songs you would like to learn. I will help you learn vocabulary and grammar structures of these songs so you can sing along. 

As well as recommendations, please don’t be afraid to ask questions!!!!