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*Today Expression *

“마른 하늘에 날벼락" = Bolt from the blue

- 마른 하늘 means Dry sky which means no water, no humidity, no cloud

- 날벼락 = bolt out of blue

You can say "날벼락’ itself instead of the whole idiom

For example:

- "직장에서 예고없이 해고됐어! 웬 날벼락이야."

- "우리 아이가 유치원에서 싸우다가 다쳤대! 완전 날벼락이야"

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Hi, this is Jun from junandhayleen.

I have not had spare time to upload content since I taught myself arts and worked at company.

Based on improved drawing skills, I’d like to introduce more meaningful and informative posts.

This column is about "Why is korean so hard to pronounce"

There are lot of reasons learning other languages is difficult. Top 3 reasons for foreigners to speak Korean is 1) Tongue Position, 2) Shape of lips, 3) Words pronunciation changes by rules.

Following post will specifically deal with the third one, Words pronunciation changes.

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Today expression "엿듣다" that means "Eavesdrop"

* How to use?

대화를 엿듣다.

전화를 엿듣다

나는 아빠와 엄마가 심각한 얘기를 하는 것을 엿들었다.

나는 이웃집에서 싸우는 소리를 매일 엿듣곤 했다.

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7. 은혜를 원수로 갚는다

  When someone manipulates you on purpose using sympathy, you must feel like they stabbed you behind your back. When someone takes for granted your help and pays you back dishonestly, you say “은혜를 원수로 갚는다”  

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*Today vocabulary*

TV를 보다 = To watch TV

자전거를 타다 = To ride a bike

버스를 타다 = To get on the bus

잠을 자다 = To sleep

"타다" means to get on, ride.

For example, 택시를 타다 . 배를 타다. 기차를 타다. 차를 타다. Etc.

"보다" means to see, watch, read

For example, 아저씨를 보았다, 영화를 봤다, 야구 경기를 봤다, 책을 봤다. Etc.

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* Today vocabulary *

공부하다 / 공부를 하다 = To study

설거지하다 / 설거지를 하다 = To do the dishes

빨래를 널다 = To hang laundry

밥을 먹다 / 식사를 하다 = To have a meal

밥 basically means cooked rice, but it means also a meal due to Korean culture.

"Koreans eat rice every meal", It might not be a rumor.

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6. 가는 날이 장날

* Dialog in Korean 

“수업 끝, 방학 시작이다”

“싹다 조져버리자구!”

“자리가 없어”

“가는 날이 장날이라더니”

* Dialog in English

“Class is over, vacation starts” 

“Let’s kill them all!” 

“We have no seats available”

“Lucky me”

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[Just letting you know]

Going to PC room to play games is common in Korea. PC room is also called PC cafe. Not only can you play games but you can also order meals and drinks. 

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5. 주문하시겠어요?

괜찮아요? = "Are you okay?"

저기 =There, over there

키오스크 = kiosk

주문 = order

주문하시겠어요? = "May I take your order?"

뭐, 무엇 = what

마시다 = drink

고민 = something you thinking about

고민 중이다 = (you are) on the fence

따뜻하다 = warm

차갑다 = cold

시원하다 = cool

미치다 =crazy

* Koreans tend to order hot americano with "따뜻한" but order ice one with "아이스 (Ice)". Additionally short term of ice americano in Korean is "아아 (아이스 아메리카노)"

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수저 = a set of chopsticks and a spoon

Cutlery (there is no equivalent Korean voca)

포크 = fork

숟가락 = spoon

젓가락 = chopsticks

칼 = knife

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Today Korean vocabulary : Terms of cup

Mug = 머그컵

Cup = 컵, 잔 (컵 is more common)

소주잔 = soju glass

맥주잔 = beer glass

찻잔 = tea cup

와인잔 = wine glass

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계단 = stair

조심하다 = to watch out / be careful

수명 = lifespan

연장 = extension

피씨방 = PC room / PC cafe

카페 = cafe

편의점= convenience store

꼭 그렇지도 않아요 = Not necessary / Not always

_____는 어디를 가나 있어요 = There is _____ no matter where it is

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보다 = To see (뵙다 is a polite way to say 보다)

같이 = Together

공부하다 = to study

다니다 = to go like routine (usually used for school, church, library etc.)

대학 = University

어디= Where

복잡하다 = Complex , Complicate

* 어디 가는 길이세요? = “Where were you heading to?”

* 저는 _____에서 태어났어요 = “I was born in ______”

Ex) 저는 한국에서 태어났어요 / 저는 호주에서 태어났어요

*(similar expression) 저는 _____에서 자랐어요 = “I have grown up in _____”

Ex) 저는 영국에서 자랐어요 / 저는 터키에서 자랐어요

If there is any question about expressions on the comic of if you need more examples for expressions, please leave comment below!

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기차 = Train

버스 = Bus

지하철 = Subway

* How to say ‘get on the train / get on the bus’ ? > ~을(를) 타다

기차를 타다 = to get on the train

버스를 타다 = to get on the bus

* How to say ‘How do I get to ______’? > 어떻게 ~에 가요?

서울역에 어떻게 가요? > How I do get to Seoul station?

집에 어떻게 가요? > How do I get home?

If there is any question about expressions on the comic, please leave comments below !

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출구 = Exit, way out

나가다 = To go out, to exit

저쪽 = Over there (pointing a place far from where I am)

별 거 아니에요 = It is not biggie. (Never use 천만에요. That is a dead expression)

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Uglbit prologue

Hi, its Jun ! I have practiced drawing for comic. Here we go!

Let’s begin to study with me !

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Ch 1-6 How to make Korean words 2

The last episode for Ch1 ! Only basic information has been dealt with so far.

Since ch2, grammar and expression will be the main topic

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Ch.1-5 how to make Korean words

There are ways to make Korean words !

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