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Between the increasing regulations on hagwons and cuts in the number of middle and high school native English teachers, the…

A Shot of Korean 그러게 말이야. (Geu-reo-gae mal-i-ya.) - That’s what I’m saying. / So true. You may…

You might be surprised to find out that today happens to be a day especially set apart for declarations of…

A Shot of Korean 말도 마. (Mal-do ma.) Don't get me started. / Don't even bring that up. (Lit.…

A Shot of Korean 지겨워. (Ji-gyeo-wo.) - I’m sick [of this]. / I’m tired [of it]. Yes, that’s the low…

A Shot of Korean 내린 다음에 탑시다. (Nae-rin da-eum-ae tap-shi-da.) - Fig. Please board after everyone has gotten off. Lit.…

Wedding bouquets, cakes, and dresses are just a few items that factor into the aesthetics of any wedding. In South…

There’s a nascent startup renaissance happening in this country, and this time it’s for real. We’re not talking “venture businesses”…

10) DON’T eat or import poutine. We all enjoy our local stuff that no one else cares for. In fact, Korea…

#10 Trusting The Zebra Crossing In many of our home countries, the smaller or less secure you are, the more…

1. USA is the #1 country where Korean adoptees are sent. America is the number 1 country adoptees are sent…

된장녀 (twen-jang-nyeo) - “bean paste gal” 된장남 (twen-jang-nam) - “bean paste guy” These words didn’t exist 10 years ago, but the concepts…

by Stephen Revere The original verb for this is '봐주다', which is “to overlook,” as in to let someone get…

빈말 [Bin-Mal] empty words비다 [bi-da] is the infinitive verb meaning "to be empty." (다 is the equivalent of "to" or "to…