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Where is PyeongChang? (Home of 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Seoul)

You might have heard a lot about PyeongChang, but where exactly is it located? Exactly 30 years after Seoul Olympic Games in 1988, Korea is finally hosting another Olympic Games event, this time in PyeongChang. Unlike the metropolitan city ofRead more

Iyagi For Beginners – What kind of books do you like to read?

What kind of books do you like to read? Let's find out what Kyeong-eun and Jooyeon read these days. Listen to this beginner-level Korean conversation! You can download the full transcript for this Iyagi conversation for free: Download PDF  WantRead more

Korean Soft Spoken ASMR – 요술 맷돌 (The Magic Millstone)

Go to sleep (or study Korean) while listening to Jooyeon’s Korean ASMR story-telling for this week. In this week’s Korean ASMR video, Jooyeon will tell you a well-known Korean folktale called 요술 맷돌 (The Magic Millstone). Tune in every FridayRead more

Korean Buzzwords – 안물안궁

What would your guess be for the meaning of this phrase if someone said it to you? Watch all of our Buzzwords videos: https://goo.gl/tpH8Vu 안물안궁?! What the heck does that mean?! Cassie explains this fun expression, and you can learnRead more

Korean Q&A – 좀 and 조금 are not the same?

좀 means “a little bit.” But what if it has other meanings? Today’s question is about the meaning and various usages of the word 좀, which is originally a shortened version of 조금. But in actual usages, 좀 can haveRead more

Intermediate Korean Lesson – 오리발 내밀다

Sticking out a duck’s foot? What does that idiom mean? This intermediate lesson covers the phrase 오리발 내밀다 What could this strange phrase mean? Kyeong-eun and Kyung-hwa explain it using only Korean, with *only* Korean subtitles! So keep your earsRead more

Pronouncing Winter Olympic Sports Names in Korean #PyeongChang2018

Can you recognize Winter Olympic sport names if they are said in Korean? Test your Korean listening skills with this video challenge where Kyung-hwa gives you the pronunciation of each of the Winter Olympic sport names in Korean! All of

How to make your Korean more flexible (with our conversation book!)

In how many different ways can you say the same thing in Korean? Get our book “Real-Life Korean Conversations: Intermediate” here: https://goo.gl/ZDziDi In how many different ways can you say roughly the same thing? As you become more fluent inRead more

Iyagi For Beginners – Do you use social media?

Do you use social media? Let's find out what Kyeong-eun and Jooyeon think about Social Media. Listen to this beginner-level Korean conversation! You can download the full transcript for this Iyagi conversation for free: Download PDF  Want to find outRead more

Korean Soft Spoken ASMR – 양치기 소년 (The Boy Who Cried Wolf)

Go to sleep (or study Korean) while listening to Jooyeon’s Korean ASMR story-telling for this week.  In this week’s Korean ASMR video, Jooyeon will tell you the well-known Aesop’s fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf (양치기 소년). Tune in everyRead more