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(New Book!) Your First Hanja Guide – Pre-order Starts Today (10% off)

Pre-order a signed copy here right now to get 10% off! “Hanja(한자, 漢字)” refers to Chinese characters that are used in Korean, and even if you don’t actually know how to read and write the Hanja characters themselves, knowing Hanja-basedRead more

One-Minute Korean: “Who am I kidding?”

Teacher Kyung-hwa will introduce how to say “Who am I kidding?” in Korean in this video. The phrases introduced in this video as ways to say “Who am I kidding?” are as follows: 나 지금 뭐래니? 사실은 뻥이고. 내가 그럴Read more

Korean Q&A – How is 안 and 속 different? (Both mean “inside”)

How do you say “I got it” in Korean?   A: From now on I’m just going to live inside a cave. B: I see. Which of these words were covered in today’s Q&A?     The questions Hyunwoo answeredRead more

Working at a Non-teaching Job in Korea

What’s it like working in Korea? We met Joe Zellers at our booth at the Seoul International Book Fair and were impressed with his Korean skills! We found out he works a non-teaching job here and decided to invite himRead more

Korean Q&A – Many Meanings Of 그냥

What is shy in Korean? “The boy and girl were too shy to speak, so they just finished their group project and went home quickly.” Can you pick out what parts of this sentence we covered in today’s Q&A? TheRead more

One-Minute Korean: “That sounds great.”

Teacher Jooyeon will introduce how to say “That sounds great.” in Korean in this video. The phrases introduced in this video as ways to say “That sounds great.” are as follows: 좋아. 좋은데? 좋아요. 좋은데요? Help us get this videoRead more

Being a College Student for 10 Years

How long do people take to graduate in Korea? Hyunwoo took 10 years to graduate college! What could be the reason? Does he really love school so much that he wanted to stay forever? Is he some sort of doctorRead more

One-Minute Korean: “Please talk more slowly.”

Teacher Kyeong-eun will introduce how to say “Please talk more slowly.” in Korean in this video. The phrases introduced in this video as ways to say “Please talk more slowly.” are as follows: 천천히 말해 주세요. 더 천천히 말해 주세요.Read more

Must Know Words In Korean – Time (시간)

Can you say what time it is right now… in Korean? Time is one of the most powerful and precious things in this world and something we talk about on a daily basis. Learn how to tell the time andRead more

Korean Buzzwords – 팩트 폭력 (Fact + Violence?)

팩트 폭력?! What the heck does that mean?! Cassie explains this phrase and how it is used in daily conversations. Before watching the video and listening to Cassie’s explanation, what was your guess? Did you guess the meaning of thisRead more