
If something is worth doing…
Growing up I remember hearing quite often from both my parents and my teachers that “if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing properly”. I believed this statement for many […]
Pieces of a Danish girl's daily life in Korea
Growing up I remember hearing quite often from both my parents and my teachers that “if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing properly”. I believed this statement for many […]
I thought is was about time I wrote a real Korean-learning post. Today, I chosen to write a brief grammar entry on how to turn Korean nouns into adjectives and […]
While the rest of the world celebrates Pi Day today (3.14), Korean people celebrate White Day. This is a time for the Korean men to reciprocate for the gifts given […]
“한국어 이렇게 잘 할 줄 몰랐어요” These encouraging words were uttered by my new language partner ^^ Yes, I finally managed to find a new language partner through facebook and […]
In my recent book haul from www.heyeonni.com in Korea, I got two books on how to prepare for the TOPIK. While I’m still undecided about whether I should actually sign up for […]
Ever since I started learning Korean I’ve been learning lots of new vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structures. Whenever, I felt that I had learned something I would always quickly progress to […]
Do you remember the episode of Sex and the City where the girls talk about their secret single behaviors (a behavioral pattern, which only emerges when they are completely and utterly alone)? This evening, […]
The headline is taken from a sample sentence from Talk To Me In Korean grammar lessons. It roughly translates as “I don’t know yet how to do it, but I […]
As I’ve seen my Korean language skills develop, I’ve started gradually playing with the idea of signing up for the TOPIK. I’m convinced that I’d be able to pass the […]
I promised you that this blog would include the occasional non-language related post. So here’s a piece on Korean beauty products – a strong passion of mine ^^ When I was in […]
Ever had the experience of feeling homesick for something that is not your home? Then you know exactly how I’m feeling at the moment. Lately I find myself longing for […]
Recently I’ve been struggling with my Korean listening skills. Whenever I would stumble across a Korean variety show on youtube or watch unsubbed interviews with K-stars I realized how much […]
I recently stumbled across a super cute song by Korean singer IU (아이유) called 금요일에 만나요 (let’s meet Friday). The tune is really catchy and I currently find myself humming along to […]
So, I recently bought a great book that I’ve been meaning to buy for ages. It’s called “Useful Chinese characters for learners of Korean”, and claims the following on the […]
How often do you get a chance to speak Korean? Not often if you live in Denmark. Although the Danish universities attract a fair number of foreign students every year, […]
어차피 해야 되는 거니까, 재미있게 해요! I love this sentence. It is originally a sample sentence from level 6 lesson 7 of TTMIK’s (www.talktomeinkorean.com) grammar podcasts. I find that this […]
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