Category Archives: Learning Korean

I love this movie…

I shared “A Moment to Remember” with a past coworker recently.  I remembered how much it made me tear up. This morning, I woke up a bit early and it’s hard to get things done before 10a here in Korea. … Continue reading

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Definitely not a sundae…

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: I thought this was HILLARIOUS when I read it for the first time.  A friend on Facebook sent me some “Korean food” via the … Continue reading

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Breaking down some basic words in Korean for a reader

If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Dan Massicotte asks if I could: It would be awesome, if you broke down how … Continue reading

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Writing addresses in Korea: How to write an address to someone in Korea

Save this to view later: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: It would seem quite obvious that when you address things from the West that you start with a person’s name, then the street address, moving … Continue reading

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Maundy Thursdays – A film about forgiving in Korea

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Dong Won Kang stars with Na-yeong Lee as the female lead in this Korean 2006 film titled Urideul-ui haengbok-han shigan in Korean about forgiving.  … Continue reading

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A funny Korean flick starring pretty Chinese star Qi Shu

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: This was a funny movie I saw recently. I’ve been in a movie watching mode. Not a bad flick…especially after watching a horrible one … Continue reading

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One of the sadder & better Korean romance movies I’ve seen…

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: I guess it was so good, they turned it into a Hollywood production in the states.  It’s called “Il Mare” I guess translated from … Continue reading

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A great Korean Romance Flick: The Classic

This may compete with some of the better produced films internationally in terms of the story & production of a romance film.  It’s called “The Classic.” If you would like to watch the entire movie, just click here for a … Continue reading

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A Korean Scarface?

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: A British guy said this about a movie I saw (or resaw) recently: “This was possibly the greatest film I have ever seen. It … Continue reading

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Eclipsing the previous visitors and visits record

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Just passed 10,000 views this month (with more than 11 days to go)… I would have never imagined close to 10,000 people a month … Continue reading

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Just short of 600 views…

Like I said “porcupines,” “Korean women” and many others like “how to say hello (or thank you) in Korean” are dominating the traffic on the blog these days.  For a snippet of the rest of the popular posts, check out … Continue reading

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Top English words translated into Korean (phonetically)

I’ve mentioned this site before, but Wordcount.org keeps track of the top used English words in the world (possibly from an English, English perspective [UK]).  I thought it was be kind of fun to translate these into how Koreans say … Continue reading

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Interesting Korean words and phrases

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: This is long overdue. I kept a log for my own, but these words/phrases in Korean were things I had to learn over the … Continue reading

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Saying or writing “hello” in Korean

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: In response to the one of the higher referrals to my site via the search phrase: “thank you in Korean”, I thought I’d write … Continue reading

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Hangul may help others record history

Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: January 19, 2008 Lee Hyun-bok, 72, believes that Hangul, or the Korean alphabet, can be learned in a day. An honorary professor of phonetics … Continue reading

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