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Gloomy Korean Vocab

⚠️there are some words that may be triggering for you if you suffer from any mental illnesses or are sensitive to certain subjects like depression, anxiety, or suicide.

I haven't posted in a while and this has been in my drafts for literal months. I saw so many people interacting with my posts and I've been getting quite a few follows lately, so I felt kind of bad😅 I wanted to post something at least.

Vocabulary & Phrases

부정적이다 = to be negative

기분이 안 좋다 = to not be in a good mood

우울하다 = depressed; melancholy; low-spirits

우울 = depression, melancholy

불안 = anxiety; uneasiness

불안을 느끼다 = feel anxious, feel anxiety

스트레스 = stress

스트레스를 받다 = to be stressed out (receive stress)

비 오는 날 = rainy day

흐린 날 = cloudy day

슬프다 to be sad

슬픔 = sadness

화나다 = to be angry

속상하다 = to be upset

좌절감을 느끼다 = experience frustration; be discouraged

죄절 = frustrated

멘붕 [멘탈 붕괴] = mental breakdown

정신 건강 = mental health

공허 = emptiness

감각이 없다 = numb

외롭다 = to be lonely

외로움 = loneliness

비관주의자 = pessimist

비관적 = pessimistic

비관 = pessimism

수치심 = shame

수치심을 느끼다 = feel shame

죄책감 = guilt

자신감이 없다 = no confidence

자부심 = self-esteem

낮은 자존심 = low self-esteem

자살 = suicide

자살 ���동 = suicidal impulse

자살 충동을 느끼다 = feel suicidal

아픔 = pain

지치다 = be tired of something

정신 고갈 = mental exhaustion

Less Gloomy Words:

긍정적이다 = to be positive

기분이 좋다 = to be in a good mood

기분이 좋아지다 = for one's mood to become better

스트레스를 풀다 = to relieve stress

일기를 쓰다 = write in one's journal

치료 = treatment, therapy

치료 전문가, 치료사 = therapist

통증 완화 = pain relief

자신감이 생기다 = to gain confidence

행복해지다 = to become happy

낙관론, 낙관주의 = optimism

낙천적 = optimistic

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NEW Masterlist

안녕하세요 여러분! Hi everyone! I realized that my old masterlist was getting SUPER long, so I decided to break it up! Now this is a list of smaller lists of lessons based on levels. I hope this makes it easier to navigate my Tumblr and looks a little less overwhelming :)

My lessons are organized based on how advanced I think they are in my personal opinion, but I recommend browsing each level and just looking at what you want to learn. If a lesson has any “prerequisites,” meaning you need to know a different concept before you can learn about the one in that particular lesson, I probably mention that. My point is what might be “intermediate” for me might not be “intermediate” for you, so just look around!

As always, feel free to message me with any messages you may have about any of these lessons!! Happy studying! 화이팅!

Hangul Lessons & The Basics

Beginner & Upper-Beginner Lessons

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Vocabulary, Hanja Lessons, & Charts

K-Pop Breakdowns

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seasons – 계절 the four seasons – 사계절 spring – 봄 summer – 여름 autumn – 가을 winter – 겨울 rainy season (typhoon season in summer) – 장마

weather – 날씨 to be dry – 건조하다 to be humid – 습하다 to be sunny/a nice day – 맑다 to be hot – 덥다 to be warm – 따뜻하다 to be cool/refreshing – 시원하다 to be chilly – 쌀쌀하다 / 싸늘하다 to be cold – 춥다 wind – 바람 for the wind to blow/to be windy – 바람이 불다 to be cloudy – 흐리다 / 구름이 끼다 to be foggy – 안개가 걷히다 rain – 비 snow – 눈 ice – 얼음 hail – 우박 storm – 폭풍 / 폭풍우 thunderstorm – 뇌우 thunder – 천둥 lightning – 번개 heavy rainfall – 폭우 heavy snowfall – 폭설 high pressure – 고기압 low pressure – 저기압 temperature – 온도 / 기온 for a rainbow to come out – 무지개가 뜨다 sunlight – 햇빛 sunrise – 해돋이 / 일출 sunset – 일몰 glow of the sunset – 노을

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Intermediate / Lesson 37: -ㄹ/을 뻔하다

안녕하세요 여러분! Hey everyone! Today’s quick lesson is about a structure used to express that you almost did something or that something almost happened. Let’s start!

-ㄹ/을 뻔하다 = I almost…

-ㄹ/을 뻔하다 is attached to verbs to say that something almost happened or that you almost did something. Ultimately, however, the action did not end up happening. Use this formula:

[verb stem] + ㄹ/을 뻔하다

Attach -ㄹ to stems ending in a vowel

Attach -을 to stems ending in a consonant

With this usage, 뻔하다 is always conjugated into the past tense

Examples

지하철에 지갑을 잃어버릴 뻔했어요. = I almost lost my wallet on the subway.

바닥이 미끄러워서 떨어질 뻔했어요. = The floor was slippery so I almost fell.

그 가방을 살 뻔했는데 너무 비싸서 안 샀어요. = I almost bought that bag, but it’s too expensive, so I didn’t.

수미 씨는 음주 운전하면서 사고날 뻔했어요. = Sumi almost got into a car accident while she was driving drunk.

늦잠을 자서 버스를 놓칠 뻔했어요. = I almost missed the bus because I overslept.

That’s about it for this short lesson – I hope it was helpful! Feel free to ask any questions you have :) See you in the next lesson! 다음에 또 봐요!

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적절하게 - suitably

사납게 - ferociously

차례로 - gradually

훌륭하게 - splendidly / spectacularly / brilliantly

흐릿하게 - cloudily

근심스럽게 - anxiously

어디 - where

아이러니하게 - ironically

부 자연스럽게 - unnaturally

열정적으로 - enthusiastically / zestily

못 - never

엄격히 - strictly

잠재적으로 - potentially

잘 - well

내부적으로 - internally

Find the Quizlet here

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Korean particles

Noun와. Noun 이랑

Noun과. Noun랑

Noun하고

All these particles express and. 와 and 과 are used in writing while 이랑,랑 and 하고 are colloquial. This is not strict, it can be both ways.

와 and 랑 are used when the noun ends in a vowel

과 and 이랑 are used when the noun ends in a consonant

하고 is boss, it can be used whether the noun ends in a consonant or vowel.

빨색 바지와 치마를 샀습니다.

I bought red pants and a skirt( the skirt is also red, does this stress it enough or is there a way to emphasize that, please let me know)

방에 누구 있습니까? Who are in the room?

엄마랑 아빠 있습니다

My mom and dad

내 핸드폰이랑 열쇠를 어디 넣었어요?

When is my cellphone and keys?

2. Mean together with. To have this meaning 같이 and 함께 normally follows the particle.

제 친구랑 같이 있어요.

I'm with my friend

이랑,랑 and 하고 can be added to the second noun. This cannot be done with 와 and 과.

엄마랑 아빠랑 같이 있어요

I'm with (my) mom and dad.

As usual corrections are welcome. Thanks

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Korean Textbooks Master Post

Hello everyone! Here are some textbooks I had time to scan and upload (marked with an asterisk) or had found somewhere online. I hope you find something here that helps you! This post will be updated as I get more time to scan books, purchase more books, or if I happen to find more books online.

Can’t find the textbook you’re looking for on this list? Please feel free to hit up my ask! I may have it, but just haven’t scanned it yet. 

Ewha Korean

Ewha Korean 1-1 Ewha Korean 1-2 Ewha Korean 3-2 Ewha Korean 4 Ewha Korean 5 Ewha Korean 6

KIIP Korean 

KIIP Korean 0 KIIP Korean 1 KIIP Korean 2 KIIP Korean 3 KIIP Korean 4 KIIP Korean 5 KIIP Korean 6

Korean Grammar in Use

Korean Grammar in Use Beginner Korean Grammar in Use Intermediate Korean Grammar in Use Advanced

Sejong Korean

Sejong Korean 1 Sejong Korean 2 Sejong Korean 3 Sejong Korean 4 Sejong Korean 5 Sejong Korean 6 Sejong Korean 7 Sejong Korean 8

Sejong Korean Conversation 1 Sejong Korean Conversation 2 Sejong Korean Conversation 3 Sejong Korean Conversation 4

Sogang Korean

Sogang Korean 1A Sogang Korean 1B Sogang Korean 2A Sogang Korean 2B Sogang Korean 3A Sogang Korean 3B

TOPIK 

빈도별 토픽 중고급 어휘* 빈도별 토픽 중급 문법* TOPIK Essential Grammar 150 Hot TOPIK 2 Reading

Yonsei Korean

Yonsei Korean Grammar 1-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 1-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 2-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 2-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 3-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 3-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 4-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 4-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 5-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 5-2 Yonsei Korean Grammar 6-1 Yonsei Korean Grammar 6-2

Yonsei Korean Reading 1 Yonsei Korean Reading 2 Yonsei Korean Reading 3 Yonsei Korean Reading 4 Yonsei Korean Reading 5

Miscellaneous: 

Korean Stories for Language Learners* TTMIK Real Life Conversations (Intermediate)* Korean Reader for Chinese Characters Korean Slang Expressions Volume 2 Survival Korean

Last updated: 9/12/2019

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How to say “Look” in Korean!

Even beginners will know the verb “To Look” is 보다. However there are more than 15 different verbs that can give a different nuance to your simple “look” that can give your sentence much more depth and fluency, and make you sound more natural!

바라보다 - gaze with feeling (you can hear this often in song lyrics)

쳐다보다 - stare in a negative/accusative way

노려보다 - glare in anger

째려보다 - stare (sulking nuance, can be childish)

돌아보다 - to look behind

내다보다 - look out (eg. a window)

내려보다 - look down at something

올려다보다 - look up at something

들여다보다 - look inside

훔쳐보다 - steal a glance

시청하다 - view TV/movies (시청자 - viewer)

감상하다 - look/watch an artform (eg. art gallery, performance) (감상문 - review)

구경하다 - look around / watch something happen

살펴하다 - look over / check something

훑어보다 - look through / skim roughly

둘러보다 - look around (eg. browsing a store)

(Ref TTMIK)

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[단어] Adjectives

lovely: 사랑스런, 멋진, 아름다운, 귀여운, 예쁜

usual: 평소의, 일반적인, 보통의

unable:  …할 수 없는, …하지 못하는, 불가능한, 무능한

substantial: 상당한, 실질적인, 중대한, 현저한, 튼튼한

bright: 밝은, 영리한, 빛나는, 긍정적인, 환한

sufficient: 충분한, 만족스러운

expensive: 비싼, 돈이 많이 드는, 고가의, 사치스러운

critical: 비판적인, 중요한, 결정적인, 위험한  

familiar: 익숙한, 친숙한, 잘 아는, 낯익은

perfect: 완벽한, 완전한, 최적의, 이상적인  

dry: 건조한, 말린, 마른

careful:  조심스러운, 주의깊은, 조심하는, 신경을 쓰는 

attractive: 매력적인, 매혹적인,  매력 있는

thick:  두꺼운, 짙은, 굵은, 진한

capable: 가능성있는, 능력있는, 가능한, 할 수 있는, 유능한

brief: 짧은, 간단한, 덧없는

wonderful: 멋진, 훌륭한, 놀라운, 좋은, 아름다운

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데이트\연애와 관련 표현

혹시 시간 있으세요? Do you have time? 

혼자 오셨어요? Are you here alone?

우리 데이트할래요? Would you like to go out with me? 

남자 친구로 저 어때요? What do you think of me as a boyfriend?

여자 친구로 저 어때요? What do you think of me as a girlfriend?

전화번호 좀 알려 주시겠어요? Can I get your telephone number? 

잠시 합석해도 될까요?  Do you mind if I join you? 

우리 헤어져요. I think we should break up.

연락하지 말아 주세요. Don’t call me.

헤어진 지 꽤 됐어요. We broke up a while ago.

-  밸런타인데이에 뭐하세요? - 아직 특별한 약속은 없어요. - What are you doing on Valentine’s Day? - Nothing special.         

집까지 바래다줄게요. I’ll see you home.

제가 바래다 드릴게요. Let me see you home.

또 만나 주시겠어요? Will you see me again?

당신이 마음에 들어요. I like you.

매일 당신을 생각하고 있어요. I think of you every day.

제 곁에 있어 주세요. Stay with me.

꼭 안아 주세요. Hold me tight.

키스해 주세요.  Kiss me. 

-  우리 헤어져요. - 어떻게 헤어져요! 다시 생각해 봐요. - 어떻게 헤어져요! 다시 생각해 봐요. - I think we should break up. - No! Please, think it over. - I have thought it over. I don’t want to see you anymore.

그렇게 쌀쌀맞게 대하지 마세요. Don’t be so cold.

당신이 지겨워요. I’m sick of you.

당신을 포기할 수 없어요. I can’t give you up.

처음부터 다시 시작해요. Let’s start over again.

사랑이 어떻게 변해요? Does love change?

두 분이 너무 잘 어울려요. 잘됐으면 좋겠어요. You two are adorable. I’d hold onto that one if I were you.

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☆ grammar point : ~다면서요?

Used to confirm with another person over something (e.g. a plan or a rumour) heard previously from a third party or other source

Equivalent to I heard that … / is it true that …?

♡ verb examples

과거 : ~았/었다면서요? 먹다 → 먹었다면서요? - I heard that you ate? 결혼하다 → 작년에 마크 씨가 결혼했다면서요? - I heard Mark got married last year?

현재 : ~(느)ㄴ다면서요? 먹다 → 오늘에 학교 급식실에 먹는다면서요? - I heard that you are eating in the cafeteria today? 이사하다 → 주말에 새 집으로 이사한다면서요? - I heard that you’re moving into your new house this weekend?

미래 / 추측 : ~(으)ㄹ 거라면서요? 운동하다 → 나중에서 공원에서 운동할 거라면서요? - Is it true that you will work out in the park later?

♡ adjective examples

과거 : ~았/었다면서요? 춥다 → 어젯밤에 서울에 추웠다면서요? - I heard it was cold last night in Seoul? 아프다 → 지난주에 너무 아팠다면서요? - I heard you were very sick last week?

현재 : ~다면서요? 작다 → 재은씨의 기숙사 방은 작다면서요? - Is it true that Jaeeun’s dorm room is small? 비싸다 → 호주에는 생활비가 너무 비싸다면서요? - I heard that living costs are very high in Australia?

미래 / 추측 : ~(으)ㄹ 가라면서요? 많다 → 빵이 많을 가라면서요? - Is it true that there will be a lot of bread?

♡ 이다 examples

과거 : 였다면서요? / 이었다면서요? 시험이다 → 어제는 시험였다면서요? - I heard there was a test yesterday?

현재 : (이)라면서요? 생일이다 → 대니씨, 오늘은 생일이라면서요? - Danny, I heard that today is your birthday, right?

♡ extra notes

A. Directly saw / experienced something

Example 진씨가 기타를 잘 쳐요 (correct usage) - Jin plays guitar well 진씨가 기타를 잘 친다면서요? (incorrect usage)

B. Restate or reconfirm something said

Example a. 저 합격했어요! - I passed! b. A씨, 합격했다고요? (correct usage) - You passed? b. A씨, 합격했다면서요? (incorrect usage)

C. Casual form

“~다며?” is what can be used amongst close friends and to those of lower status/younger age

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Intermediate Korean Grammar Recap

This is a summary of all the intermediate level Korean grammar points I learned this summer, as well as their respective posts (if there is one). I’ll try to make the others as soon as possible and add them as I go.

~(으)ㄹ 걸요: used when the speaker states an unconfirmed assumption or supposition about a future event or something he or she is not sure about.

~(으)ㄴ/는 반면에/~(으)ㄴ/는 데 반해: used to express the fact that two things are opposites (“on one hand…, on the other hand…”).

~는 바람에: used when the preceding clause descrives the cause or reason for the statement in the following clause (“due to…”).

~는 탓에: indicates that the preceding clause is the clause or reason why the negative event described in the following clause occured (“because of…”)

~고 해서: this expression means that the reason given in the preceding clause is just one if a number of reasons for the behavior described in the following clause (“due to … among other things”)

~다고 하던데: combination of ~는다고 하다 (citation) and 던데 (recollection), it is used when recalling or confirming something you heard somebody else say previously (“I heard that…”).

~(으)ㄹ까 하다 : this is used to indicate the speaker’s vague intention or rough plan that has yet to be finalized (“I’m thinking of doing…”).

~(으)려던 참이다: this expression is used to express the fact that not only had the speaker been intending to do the very thing the other person is suggesting, but that he or she was just about to do it at that very movement or intended to do so very soon (“I was just about to…”).

~(으)ㄹ 겸 ~(으)ㄹ 겸 (해서): this expression is used to indicste the speaker’s intention to do at least two actions or behaviors (“… as well as…”).

~지 그래요?: this expression is used to suggest that someone do somsthing, but is a much weaker and softer expression than ~도록 하다 (“Why not… ?”)

~더라고요: this expression is used to express the speaker’s recollection of something that he or she previously directly saw, heard or felt.

~아/어지다: this expression is used when the subject’s action or behavior occurs either because of an action performed by someone else or because of some other indirect action performed by some person or some thing (“He is closing the door” -> “The door was closed”).

~게 하다: this expression is used to indicate that the subject makes someone else do some behavior (“I am angry” -> “He made me angry”).

~아/어야: in this expression, the preceding clause states the condition(s) necessary to realize the situation stated in the following clause (“In order to…, you have to…”).

~거든: this expression has a meaning of “if the statement (in the preceding clause) is actually true, then…”.

~(으)ㄴ/는 데다가 or (으)ㄴ/는 데다: this expression indicated that the action or state in the following clause occurs in addition to that stated in the preceding clause (“On top of…”).

~조차: this expression is used to express “not only others but also the most primary one” and refers generally to extreme situations that the speaker did not expect or could not anticipate. (Ex: I don’t even know his name -> 그 사람 이름조차 몰라요).

~만 해도: this expression is used when providing examples to explain a situstion or statement made previously (“even just…”)

~만 하다: used with nouns denoting a size, number or amount, this expression indicates that the noun under discussion is approximately the same in size, amount or degree as the noun (“as … as” “… is worth …”).

~아무 + (이)나/아무 + 도: the word 아무 is used to express the not choosing of any specific thing in the sense of “any” (eg. anything, anyone).

~(이)나: this expression is used to indicate that although something is not really one’s first choice, it is fine as the second best option (“… or something”).

~(이)라도: this expression is used to indicate the speaker’s choosing of something that will suffice even though it is not the best option among the available choices (“at least” “even”).

~든지 ~든지: this expression is used when expression that any of the stated choices are fine (“whether it’s … or …”).

~만에: this expression is used to indicate that somthing occured a certain amount of time after a previous event occured (“in (the span of)”).

~아/어 가지고: this expression indicated the doing of the action in the following clause based on the result of completing the action in the preceding clause (“because of…”). It also expresses the speaker’s reason for a certain action or state of affairs.

~아/어다가: this expression indicates that the action in the following clause is done based on the result of first completing the action in the preceding clause (“do… then (based on that action) do…”).

~고서: this expression is used to indicate that the first action completed before the subsequent action stated (‘I did… and then…“).

~고 보니(까): this expression is used to indicate that the speaker learned something new, discovered some new piece of information, or found out something was contrary to what was previously thought after some action or even occured (“Seeing… I realized that…”).

~다(가) 보니(까): this expression is used to indicate that the speaker learned something new after doing some action or behavior continuously from some time in the past, or that a certain situation has occured as a result of that behavior (“After doing… (continuously), I realized that…”).

~다(가) 보면: this expression indicates that if the action or behavior in the previous clause continues, then the result in the following clause will occur (“If you keep…”).

~더니: this expression is used when the speaker wants to refer to something directly seen or experimented in the past when describing how that thing has subsequently changed. (“This was… but now it is…”).

~았/었더니: this expression is used to indicate that something happened as a result of something the speaker did or said previously (“Because I… [something happened]”).

~다가는: this expression is used to express the speaker’s view that if the action in the preceding clause continues, then an adverse result or state of affairs will occur in the future (“If you keep… [negative result] will occur”).

~(으)ㄴ/는 셈이다: this expression is used when the speaker, after considering a number of possible situations, concludes that something could be considered more or less the same as the topic or subject that has been mentioned (“It’s almost as though…”).

~아/어 놓다 or ~아/어 두다: these expressions are interchangeable and used to indicate either the continuation of a state after doing an action or the maintaining of a previous state of being.

~답다: it is attached to nouns and used to indicate that something has the qualities or characteristics of the noun (“…-like”).

~(이)야말로: this expression is used to strongly emphasize the meaning of the preceding noun, especially as a prime exemple among a number of other possible choices.

~고 말다: this expression refers to an unplanned event or action that continued until it was completed or thoroughly finished in a way undesired by the speaker (“[something] ended up…”).

~나 마나: this expression is used when doing the preceding action is of no value of use (“It’s of no use…”).

~아/어 봤자: this expression is used to indicate that there’s no use even trying what is stated in the preceding clause or that doing so would not live up to expectations (“It doesn’t matter if you…”).

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List of adjectives in ~스럽다

These are the most common I’ve found on Twitter. This list is by no means exhaustive.

사랑스럽다 : lovely 자랑스럽다 : proud 자연스럽다 : natural 실망스럽다 : disappointing 만족스럽다 satisfactory 송구스럽다 : sorry, apologectic 급작스럽다 : abrupt, sudden 존스럽다 : to be out of style 수다스럽다 : talkative 뻔뻔스럽다 : shameless 바보스럽다 : foolish, stupid 변덕스럽다 : unpredictable, fickle, temperamental 부담스럽다 : burdensome 혼란스럽다 : confusing 탐스럽다 : desirable, attractive 유감스럽다 : unfortunate 퉁명스럽다 : abrupt, brusque 조심스럽디 : careful, cautious 안쓰럽다 : to feel sorry (for) 당황스럽다 : embarrassed, disconcerted 겸연스럽다 : embarrassed, sheepish 혐오스럽다 : disgusting, detestable 후회스럽다 : regretful, remorseful 여성스럽다 : feminine, girly 남성스럽다 : masculine 무지스럽다 : ignorant, dull 의심스럽다 : doubtful, suspicious 쑥스럽다 : shy, bashful 어른스럽다 : mature, adult-like 믿음직스럽다 : reliable, worthy 존경스럽다 : admirable 감동스럽다 : touching, moving 먹음직스럽다 : appetizing 개탄스럽다 : deplorable, lamentable 감격스럽다 : impressed, touched 망령스럽다 : childish, foolish 수치스럽다 : shameful, disgraceful 공포스럽다 : frightening, scary 별스럽다 : odd 죄스럽다 : feeling guilty

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Korean Vocab: In the Kitchen (주방/부엌)

부엌 기구

냉장고 fridge/냉동고 freezer

커피 냄비 coffee pot

레인지 cooker/range -> 가스레인지 gas stove, 전자레인지 microwave (lit. electric range)

오븐 oven

난로 (wood burning) stove (also used as “heater”)

식기 세척기 dishwasher

세탁기 washing machine

토스터 toaster

부엌 도구

병 따개 bottle opener/깡통 따개 tin opener

도마 chopping board

체 sieve/colander

코르크 마개/코르크 따개/오프너 corkscrew

프라이 팬 frying pan/소스 팬 sauce pan

강판 grater

키친 호일 kitchen foil

국자 ladle

행주 oven cloth/dishcloth

밀대 rolling pin

수세미 loofah

집게 tongs

쟁반 tray

거품기 whisk

수저, 숟가락 spoon/포크 fork/칼, 나이프 knife/젓가락 chopsticks

그릇과 잔

컵 cup

사발 bowl

도자기 pottery (ceramics)

유리잔 glass/머그잔 mug/와인잔 wine glass

병 bottle, jar

주전자 pitcher, jug/찻주전자 teapot/물주전자 kettle

접시 plate

다른 부엌 작품

쓰레기통 bin

(비닐) 랩 plastic wrap

마개 (drain) stopper

선반 rack

싱크대/세면대 sink

식탁보 tablecloth

+ 상/식탁을 차리다 to set the table

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Learning a language is hard. Yes, it can come “naturally” to some people, but it’s still fricking hard. I’m proud of all of you.

I’m proud of the one who has high fluency in 3 languages and is learning another.

I’m proud of the one who has been studying the same language for years and is still not where they’d like to be in regards to their fluency level.

I’m so proud that you have been working at something you love or are interested in. I don’t care if you are slow to learn or fast. You are doing it, and you deserve a pat on the back!

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notes about 싫다

싫다 is a word we see often when saying we dislike something e.g.

저는 우유가 싫어요 - I don’t like milk

this translation sounds as if the speaker is acting upon the milk - they are actively disliking it, just as they could be drinking it, making it, etc. But something to note about such a sentence is that 싫다 isn’t acting on the noun 우유, but it is describing it. It is actually a descriptive verb so the sentence meaning is actually something like:

저는 우유가 싫어요 - For me, milk is a disagreeable/disliked/loathed thing

It is describing the milk, rather than the speaker’s action towards the milk. Therefore the noun is followed by 이/가 when using 싫다. If a verb were actually acting on the noun, the noun would be followed by 을/를. A case where this would happen is with these action verbs:

저는 우유를 마셔요 - I drink milk

저는 우유를 좋아해요 - I like milk

Therefore we can think of 싫다 as being the opposite of 좋다 (another descriptive verb) rather than the opposite of 좋아하다 (an action verb), as shown here:

우유가 좋아요 - milk is good

우유가 싫어요 - milk is disagreeable