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The Urdu/Persian word "behtar" and the English word "better" have the same meaning so I thought they might have the same origin but apparently they don't.

Also the Korean word "manhi" and the English word "many" sound similar and have similar meaning but aren't related or come from the same origin as well.

And that's when I learnt that these occurrences are called false cognates (there is also a concept called false friend). Languages are so fascinating.

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Random Korean Gen-Z Slangs

1. 래전드 (raejeondeu) – Derived from the English word “legend,” this term is used to describe someone or something that is legendary or incredibly impressive. 

2. 미친 개쩐다 (michin gaejjeonda) – This phrase translates to “crazy awesome” and is used to express that something is extremely cool or amazing. 

3. 열받네 (yeolbatne) – An expression used when someone is frustrated or annoyed, equivalent to saying “I’m so irritated” or “That’s infuriating.” 

4. 구라치지마 (gurachijima) – A warning to “stop lying” or “don’t bullshit,” used when someone suspects that another person is not being truthful. 

5. 감성있네 (gamseonginne) – This phrase means “That’s emotional” or “That has a lot of feelings,” used to describe something that is touching or sentimental. 

6. 농협은행 (nonghyeop eunhaeng) – Literally translating to “Agricultural Cooperative Bank,” this term has humorously become slang for “You are so pretty,” stemming from a misunderstanding where a foreigner’s question about the bank was misinterpreted as a compliment. 

7. 새금 더 내라 (saegeum deo naera) – Originally meaning “Pay more money,” this phrase is humorously used to express jealousy, often in response to someone showing off or having something desirable. 

8. 추구미 (chugumi) – A cute way of saying “I’m cold,” often used in a playful or childish manner. 

9. 느좋 (neujot) – Short for ‘느낌 좋다,’ meaning ‘good vibes.’ You can use it to describe anything that gives you a good feeling. 

10. 코스크 (koseukeu) and 턱스크 (teokseukeu) – These terms refer to wearing a mask incorrectly: ‘코스크’ (koseukeu) describes wearing a mask below the nose, and ‘턱스크’ (teokseukeu) refers to wearing it on the chin. 

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constantly torn between "i wish I could magically learn this language immediately and speak it perfectly" and "part of language acquisition is the process, and learning it immediately wouldn't have as much meaning or significance to me"

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a little guide for those who want to use notebooks for their language journey!

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A1 German Verb List 1

As I've started taking German classes and have done quite a few lessons by now, I think posting vocab lists could do great.

sprechen - to speak

sagen - to say

sehen - to see

schauen - to look, to watch

hören - to hear, to listen

lesen - to read

fragen - to ask

ergänzen - to complete, to fill in

markieren - to mark

passen - to suit, to fit

zuordenen - to arrange, to classify

buchstabieren - to spell

studieren - to study

zeigen - to point, to show, to display

passieren - to happen, to occur, to take place

meinen - to mean, to intend

raten - to advise, to counsel

lieben - to love

heißen - to be called

bauen - to build

fahren - to drive, to ride

kommen - to come

schreiben - to write

machen - to make, to do

rechnen - to calculate

backen - to bake

studieren - to study

stehen - to stand

außstehen - to stand up, to get up

kosten - to cost

funktionieren - to function, to work

pflegen - to nurse, to foster

wachsen - to grow

checken - to check

chatten - to chat (texting!)

üben - to practise

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Hanja Lesson: 무

안녕하세요 여러분! Hi everyone! Here is yet another Hanja lesson that I posted on my Instagram a while ago. This one is about 무--I hope it's useful! Let's start :) 시작해 볼까요?

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231008 Vocabs

감회: reminiscence 마음속에 일어나는 지난 일에 대한 생각이나 느낌. Thoughts or feelings on the past.

소수: minority 적은 수. A small number.

어엿하다: respectable, decent 태도가 아주 번듯하고 당당하다. Decent and dignified in one's attitude.

태교하다: give prenatal education 아이를 가진 여자가 태아에게 좋은 영향을 주기 위해 마음을 바르게 하고 말을 조심하다. For a pregnant woman to think of good things and watch her language, to give good influence

우여곡절 (迂餘曲折): complications; ups and downs 복잡하고 어려운 사정. Circumstances which are complicated, not smooth.

진부하다: old-fashioned, typical 낡아서 새롭지 못하다. Old and unoriginal.

고사하다 (固辭하다): refuse 권유나 요청을 굳이 거절하다. To decline someone's suggestion or request.

짓궂다: provoking, perverse, nasty 장난스럽게 남을 괴롭히고 귀찮게 굴어 미운 느낌이 있다. Someone or something being annoying because he/she or it bothers or harasses one in a wicked or playful manner.

이유식: weaning food, baby food 젖을 떼는 시기의 아이에게 먹이기 위해 부드럽게 만든 음식. Soft food made to feed a baby in the weaning process.

올곧다: upright, square, right-minded 마음이나 정신, 행동 등이 바르고 곧다. One's mind, behavior, etc., being right and honest.

개선: improvement 부족한 점, 잘못된 점, 나쁜 점 등을 고쳐서 더 좋아지게 함. The act of reforming shortcomings, wrong or bad sides to character and making them better.

작심삼일 (作心三日): short-lived plan, short-lived resolution 단단히 먹은 마음이 사흘을 못 간다는 뜻으로, 결심이 강하고 단단하지 못함. A word meaning that one cannot keep one's resolution longer than three days, namely that one's resolution is not strong and firm.

동기 부여 (動機附與): motivation 자극을 주어 생활체로 하여금 행동을 하게 만드는 일. the act of stimulating a living body into action.

윽박지르다: bully, browbeat 심하게 마구 눌러 기를 꺾다. To suppress severely and dampen the spirits of others.

백해무익 (百害無益): doing more harm than good/good for nothing 나쁘기만 하고 도움되는 것이 전혀 없음. A state in which something is solely bad without doing any good.

돌파: vanquishment, conquest 어려움이나 위기를 극복함. The act of overcoming a difficulty or crisis.

돌파: breakthrough 정해진 목표나 이전의 기록을 넘어섬. The act of surpassing a set goal or previous record.

박진감: excitement 힘차고 빠르게 전개되어 생동감이 있는 느낌. A feeling of being lively due to the energetic and quick development of something.

적재적소 (適材適所): right job, right work 알맞은 인재를 알맞은 자리에 씀. 또는 그런 자리. The act of using the right person for the right position, or such a position.

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vocab list: 미술

그림: painting, picture, drawing, sketch, illustration

페인팅: painting (영어)

페인트칠: painting (한국어)

그리다: to paint, draw, sketch a picture

끌다: to pull, draw/attract (someone's attention)

긋다: draw a line

만들다: to make (a movie, book, song), produce, direct (a movie), compose (a song)

사진: picture, photo

영화: picture, video, movie, film

영상: picture, video, image (shown on a screen)

화면: picture, image (space filled by a photo)

그림자: shadow, silhouette, reflection (on a mirror/water)

그늘: shade, dark part

미행: shadowing (secretly following someone to keep an eye on them or get evidence)

느끼다: to feel (experience an emotion in one's mind), realize, being aware of

기분: mood, feeling, atmosphere (the situation surrounding)

감정: emotion, feeling (towards a certain incident or person)

도자기: pottery, ceramics, chinaware (도기 is a bowl made of clay, and 자기 is baked at a higher temperature-1200°C-)

도예: abbreviation of '도자기 공예' -ceramic arts-

도기: pottery, earthenware

회: raw fish, round (ONLY when it's added to a number, aka a counter)

둥근: round, spheroid

차례: order, turn

계속: continuosly, consecutively

형태: shape, form, figure, appearance (of an object)

모양: shape (outer appearance/aspect) -mostly used-

형성하다: to form, build, develop a certain character or form

생기다: to be formed, come into being (something that didn't exist to come into existence)

예술: art (very broad sense, including music, painting, sculpture, architecture)

미술품: art work, fine art, work of art

미술: art (painting and sculpture)

기술: technology, skill, technique

닦다: to clean, scrub, wipe

양치: brushing teeth

붓: writing/painting brush

빗다: to brush/comb one's hair

비디오: video

텔레비전: TV

녹화: video, record, tape, videotape

무비: movie

원: circle; ￦

돌다: to turn, rotate, spin; to go around, circle

그룹: group, a circle (of people)

사회: society, circle

잉크: ink

서명하다: to sign

서명: signature, autograph

먹물: black ink (ink + water), squid ink

광장: square, plaza

사각형: square, quadrangle, tetragon, quadrilateral

평방: square (ej metros cuadrados)

제곱: square (of -maths-)

네모: square

조각: piece (of), slice; sculpture, statue

작품: piece (of music), work (of art); product, production

부분: piece, part, section, portion

하나: one, piece

하나씩: one by one, one at a time, piece by piece

일부: some/any part, portion, section, partially, partly

즐기다: to enjoy (oneself), have fun

하세요: do it, allowing someone to do something

누리다: authority to enjoy what you have in life; to enjoy someone's rights or benefits

즐겁게: delightfully

재미있다: funny, interesting, amusing, entertaining

점토: clay

진흙: mud

춤: dance (dynamic, b-boing, -방탄소년단-)

무용: dance (soft movement -ballet-)

추다: to dance

페인트: paint (pintura)

칠하다: to paint, coat, varnish

물감: paint, dye (to draw a picture or dye cloth)

색칠하다: to paint, color (something)

크레용: crayon

~을 크레용으로 그리다: to draw with crayons

~을 사생하다: to draw exactly as it is (not used in conversational korean)

주변 경치를 사생하다: draw exactly how it is viewed

사생대회: drawing/painting contest

납작한: flat (to be)

평면: plane/flat surface

아파트: flat, apartment

시시한: flat, petty, small minded; insignificant, trivial

한 푼 없는: have no money

포스터: poster

영화계: the film world (-hollywood-)

박막: a thin film (anatomical jargon)

촬영: shooting, filiming

필름: film (영화 필름, 카메라 필름, 휴대폰 액정보호 필름, etc)

행동하다: to act, behave

법률: law, act, legislation

연기하다: to act, perform (personality, behavior, etc of a role); to delay, postpone

행위: act, action (with intention, will)

대행하다: to do something for someone

source: 영단어는 관리다 app

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Hanja Lesson: 과

안녕하세요 여러분! Here’s another Hanja lesson that I recently posted on my Instagram–this one’s about 과! I hope it’s helpful :) 화이팅!

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번역하는 한국어 이야기 (연습) #2

📄제가 영어 번역:

House Cleaning

Today is Saturday. In the morning, my father went to work and my mother went out for the day. I didn't have any lectures or plans with my friends, so I just decided to stay home.

I planned to do some house cleaning. First, I scrubbed the floors with a rag and cleaned the furniture in the room, the television and the stereo. I also dusted the windows and ceilings.

After cleaning, the house's atmosphere was very different. The room was clean and a sparkly shine came from the kitchen, bathroom, and windows.

Since the inside of the house was clean, I felt super refreshed. After house cleaning, I decided to do the overdue laundry. I like using the washing machine more rather than doing laundry by hand. Of course, if you do it by hand it is more tiring. However, rinsing the laundry and disposing of the water feels very satisfying. This kind of feeling is why I still do the laundry by hand.

📝제가 배운것:

문법

~시 = honorific verb ending

~ 기로 하다 = planning to~, deciding to ~

동사/형용사

외출하다 (v) = to go out, to have plans

털다 (v) = to be dusted, to be cleaned

달라치다 (v) = to change, to alter

상쾌하다 (adj) = to be refreshing

마치다 (v) = to complete, to end

밀리다 (v) = to be overdue, to be undone

행구다 (v) = to rinse

명사

대청소 = house cleaning

방바닥 = floor

걸레 = rag, mop

오디오 = stereo

유리창 = window

천장 = ceiling

먼지 = dust

욕실 = bathroom, tub

윤 = shine, gloss

세탁기 = washing machine

부사

무척 = really, extremely

**T/N (😎)

오케이 이거..ㅜㅜ 이거 조금 더 어려웠어요. 복잡하지 않은데 그냥 모른 단어가 많았어요. 아 그리고 정말 길었죠? 많을수록 좋겠다 !ㅎㅎㅎ 그럼, 지금은 그게 다예요. 이번에 더 잛게 메모예요..암튼 !

다음에 봐요~!

마이라 💙

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me when i’m learning a new language

Guess I just won’t understand things for a while and I’ll have to be okay with that

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character story:

To make 衣 의 clothes, you first need to 刀 도 cut fabric.

Study vocab here!

Vocab:

今時初聞 금시초문 hearing something for the first time

now x time x first x hear

最初 최초 the very first

most x first

初版 초판 first edition

first x publish

初盤 초반 early stage

first x slab

初期 초기 early period

first x time period

初旬 초순 first ten days of a month

first x ten day period

初伏 초복 first period of hot days of summer

first x dogdays of summer

學期初 학기초 beginning of the semester

semester x first

正初 정초 beginning of January

January x first

初 초봄 early spring

初 초여름 early summer

初 초가을 early fall

初 초겨울 early winter

初 초저녁 early evening

初 초하루 the first of the month

初面 초면 meeting for the first time

first x meet (face)

始初 시초 beginning , inception

begin x first

初步 초보 novice

first x step

初步 초보자 beginner

初級 초급 elementary level

first x level

初等敎育 초등교육 elementary education

first x level x education

初俸 초봉 starting pay

first x salary

初 애초 the very first time

*can add 하다 to make a verb form

**can add 이다 to make an adjective form

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Semester in SK: Shopping Phrases

안녕하세요 여러분! I posted this list of shopping phrases on my Instagram that have been helpful during my semester in Korea so far, so I wanted to share it here as well! I hope you all find it useful as well! 화이팅!

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