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Specialized Korean vocabulary: Economics
Now that my speech contest is over I once more have time to actually study Korean. Oh, how I missed it! Not that I didn’t study over the past few weeks. But to once more be able to consume limitless amounts of Korean content without (at least for a while) worrying about pronunciation, intonation, and…
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Stills released for new historical drama “Saimdang”
After several movie adventures overseas (China) Song Seung Heon is once again returning to the small (Korean) screen as the fictional love interest of Korean icon Sin Saimdang portrayed by the beautiful Lee Young Ae. For those of you unfamiliar with this Korean legend: here’s a brief intro kindly borrowed from this awesome site: 신사임당은…
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And the winner is…
Friday was the day of my biggest Korean challenge thus far: The annual Korean speech contest organized by the Korean Embassy. I had been rehearsing like crazy for over a month, almost to the point where the words in my speech no longer made any sense to me. But hard work pays off and I ended…
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Finding yourself in Korean
I’m a huge fan of the Korean version of TED talks, 세바시. Not only because these 15-minute youtube videos are excellent material for listening practice, but especially because I always feel that I learn so much more than “just” Korean. This post is inspired by a talk I have found particularly inspiring: 나다움을 찾아야 내 다음이 보인다…
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Korean subtitles – a real language booster
I wrote in my previous blog post that I had started watching the much-hyped drama 별에서 온 그대. I’m now halfway into it, and I am amazed on so many levels. I simply just love the story, the characters, and the chemistry. I had known of this drama for a while, but somehow the idea of a non-aging…
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On my own… But everyday I’m learning
Okay, maybe my situation is not as hopeless as Éponine’s in Les Misérables (Yes, I’m a huge theater/musical fan), but I couldn’t resist using some of the lyrics from “On my own” to introduce this post. Today, my über-awesome language partner left for a two-week trip around Europe so for the time being I’m on…
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Happy Hangeul Day!!!
Today, October 9th is Hangeul Day (한글날) in Korea. This day marks the celebration of the introduction of the Korean script Hangeul by King Sejong the Great in 1443. The purpose of introducing this scientifically developed script was to improve the literacy among the Korean people who until then had to rely on Chinese characters in order…
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Struggling with my passion and love for Korean
A week ago I accepted the most anxiety provoking challenge so far in my Korean learning history. Kindly (and adamantly) prompted by koreanlearner I signed up for a Korean speaking contest to be held at the end of October. According to the contest guidelines my speech must be 3-5 minutes long and cover the topic “To me Korean…
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Did I just accidentally celebrate Chuseok?
As most of you probably know this weekend marked the annual celebration of the Korean Thanksgiving holiday Chuseok. In Korea this is the time of year where you travel to your hometown to spend the holidays with your whole family. Traditionally, celebrating this holiday also involves visiting the graves of one’s ancestors and giving thanks. I’m…
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News in Korean to be cancelled
I just learned that TTMIK will be cancelling their subscription service to News in Korean soon. The service has been running for a full year, and I have been a subscriber since March. All people with a subscription will get a $30 coupon for My Korean Store + free access to the brand new News in Korean…
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