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 Korea, however, many take it a step further by hiring fake wedding guests. For a fee of 20,000-30,000KRW per wedding, these guests come fully prepared with personal information about the...
The State of Startups in Korea Words by Stephen Revere in collaboration with Rosalyn Laiken, Adam Kohlhaas, Michael Song and...
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 protected you are. Thus pedestrians have the right of way in zebra crossings. In Korea, just the opposite is true – if you’re small, make sure to keep out of...
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 away with something, not as in “to forget.” For your main expression, however, we’ve added on the sentence ending ‘~ㄹ게”, which implies a request of permission. For people you don’t...
빈말 [Bin-Mal] empty words비다 [bi-da] is the infinitive verb meaning “to be empty.” (다 is the equivalent of “to” or “to...
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