The Hanok Charm – Korean Traditional House #homestay #YounsStay #ktrip #seoul

I’m a fan of architectures and I believe one’s charm and culture can be reflected from the details of these building works.

Hanok  (한옥, 韓屋) – Traditional houses built in the traditional Korean style, with tiled-roof, wooden frames and paper covers.

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Hanok is built with natural materials such as woods, straws and bamboos that actually gives an impression of tranquil and serene to foreign visitors. Many Hanok villages have been preserved well by the Korean government and developed as well-known tourism spots. You can easily visit to one of them in the metropolitan Seoul – Bukchon Hanok Village

Hanok villages are always very insta-worthy!

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Many of these heritage preserved Hanok have been adapted into a homestay, for foreign visitors like us to experience authentic culture of Korea. There are many Hanok concept homestay available in Seoul and even other cities and towns like Gyeongju and Jeonju. The experience is truly different and new compared to if we just stay in an ordinary hotel. Many of the rooms are not equipped by fancy sofa, king’s bed and luxurious furniture, but all goes back to the basic lifestyle. Some of them served traditional Korean royal foods which is healthy and vegan-friendly.

Here’s an article about hanok homestay

Watch a handsome Korean Youtuber sharing his experience staying in Hanok Homestay at Bukcheon, Seoul!

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Recently, I have been following a Korean variety show called Youn’s Stay casted by Park Seo-joon (Itaewon Class), Choi Woo-sik (Parasite) and other 3 very popular celebrities (Youn Yuh-jung, Jung Yu-mi, Lee Seo-jin), which were given a mission to run a Hanok homestay for a few days. The hanok house in this show was located in Gurye, South Jeolla Province (266km away from Seoul), surrounded with beautiful nature away from the city hustle.

The casts have to prepare from the checking-in and out procedure, servicing the customers and preparing for 2 meals throughout the few days program. Different groups of foreign visitors were invited to stay for a night, and many were very happy of their stay in Youn’s Stay. While we can’t visit to Korea right now, watching this show definitely bring us for a complete virtual stay in hanok!

A short glimpse of the Youn’s Stay Hanok design!

You even can have a 360 degree VR virtual tour in Youn’s Stay!

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If you would like to experience more of Hanok’s experience virtually while watching the fun chemistry of the casts, remember to check out Youn’s Stay!

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3 Korean Dramas You Must Not Miss in this season! (18 Again, Start-up, Record of Youth)

Please agree with me if you can be a couch potato for the whole full 24 hours when you are so wanted to finish off a K-series in a round! Or, anyone like me that can’t survive without watching Korean dramas?

People who have been questioning us why we love Korean dramas do not understand how beautiful and touching Korean dramas are! They are the soul of life! As the pandemic hits us hard, I believe a lot of us are staying at home working or studying, giving us (somehow) more chances to jump to our sofa and continue our K-series.

Personally I have finished off quite a number of on-going K-dramas, and some of them are REALLY REALLY GOOD that all humans on earth can’t miss! Therefore, let me share some of the dramas that I SUPER recommend you to watch if you haven’t!

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18 Again (18 어게인)

Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16 (Completed)
Release Date: September 7 – November 10, 2020
Starring:

Kim Ha-Neul
(Da-Jung)

Yoon Sang-Hyun
(Dae-Young)

Lee Do Hyun
(Woo-Young)

This is by far the best drama I have watched for this year with such a good storyline and talented acting team. This drama is a remake of an popular American movie ’17 Again’ acted by Zac Efron which tell a story of a middle age uncle (Dae-young) from a normal family of a wife and 2 children being transformed into the younger self. Before he became younger, he was fed up with his life as he was facing problems in work and soon to have a divorce with his wife. He was very surprised when his look had turned just like back to when he was 18 years old out of the sudden. As he regained his old-body, he planned to restart his own life with a new identity of Woo-Young by getting back to high school and continue to play basketball that once he was a glory in.

(Spoiler Alert) What I love to watch is every time when Woo-Young was trying to be good friends with Shi-A and Shi-Woo who were actually his children. I can relate a lot when a father is always loving to his children but most of the time he can’t share good memories with them due to work and generation gap. Dae-young got to know what his children are facing in real life and try his best to help them achieve to their dream. A big part of this drama for me is about the genuine love of a father to his children.

Lastly of course, is the romance between Dae-Young and his wife Da-Jung. (Spoiler Alert) Throughout the whole drama, we can see a huge psychological change for both Dae-Young and Da-Jung from the beginning until the end of the drama. As their life gets tougher, this couple tend to take each other for granted, starting to blame each other for their relationship until they decided to have a divorce. Slowly, Dae-Young realized he was not being understanding to his wife all this while after he changed to his younger self, while Da-Jung finally found out how much suffer and pain his husband had been facing throughout the marriage. This drama definitely convey a clear message and an important lesson for most of the couples before they did decided to break up.

OOPS, I have spilled out a lot of tea! Don’t hesitate, put it in your drama bucket next if you haven’t watch them! I’ll give some picture of “Woo-young” (Lee Do-Hyun) to lure you to watch them!

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Start Up (스타트업)

Network: TvN
Episodes: 16 (ongoing)
Release Date: October 17 – December 6, 2020
Starring

Bae Suzy
(Dal-mi)

Nam Joo-Hyuk
(Do-san)

Kim Seon-Ho
(Ji-pyeong)

Currently, this drama is by far the most watched K-drama in Netflix after Record of Youth! Me, myself has been diving in this drama very deeply because of the setting and ‘second-lead syndrome’! This drama is about a group of youngsters challenges in starting their business with the current on-trend Artificial Intelligence technology. Dal-mi had a tough time growing up since her parents divorce, spending most of her time with Hal-meo-ni (grandma) after her dad passed away. She had a very good pen-pal friend (that was indeed fake) growing up sharing memories on letters that she decided to meet him in real life.

Apparently, Ji-pyeong was the fake pen-pal with using the name of Do-san as a favor for Hal-mo-ni. Everything comes together as three of them “eventually’ met each other in a Google office like start-up business center called Sandbox. Dal-mi and Do-san (real Do-san, not the pen-pal) started a new business project in Sandbox, while Ji-pyeong was their mentor.

I came to watch this because of Nam Joo-hyuk (as I really like him in Habaek!) and Suzy (I love Vagabond!) these two big acting stars, but I was truly “attracted” by Kim Seon-ho because of the character Ji-pyeong in this drama. Well, of course big part is because he is handsome too 🙂

Ji-pyeong growing up as an orphan and he met Hal-meo-ni as he finished his high school winning a big prize from investment competition. He was no where to go and Hal-meo-ni ask him to stay with her for a short while until he had to go for college. Ji-pyeong see Hal-meo-ni more than anyone as what Hal-meo-ni did to him was a whole-life commitment for him which can’t be paid off by anything. Ji-pyeong was very straightforward in talking and have high self-esteem (which I think that’s how it makes him successful better!), but in reality he is very nice and warm in heart, whom feel empty sometimes without caring from friends and family.

I really like this character which sometimes I feel sad for him that he deserved more love and warmth in the drama. My best scenes from him are always when he met Hal-meo-ni (very genuine love) and being confused with Dal-mi. To appreciate Ji-pyeong and Seon-ho, I’ll like to spam with some of his charming photos!!!!! Watch it yourself and you’ll know Second Lead Syndrome is real!

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Record of Youth (청춘기록)

Network: TvN
Episodes: 16 (Completed)
Release Date: September 7 – October 27, 2020
Starring

Park Bo-Gum
(Hye-jun)

Park So-Dam
(Jeong-ha)

Byeon Woo-Seok
(Hae-hyo)

I’m very biased here because I have to admit I came for this drama 100% for Park Bo-Gum (he was too good in Boyfriend). Compared to the previous 2 recommendations, I have to say the story plot and setting are not as interesting, but still quite fresh for me. This story takes the entertainment industry as a setting theme, specifically towards the modelling and acting field. Hye-jun was a model (yes, very handsome) who once been popular for awhile until his agency (kinda) messed up everything. Modelling has always been his dream to pursue and what he insisted of doing despite of objection from his father. Interestingly, Jeong-ha was his loyal fan since he joined as model until both of them met in a fashion show where she worked as his make-up artist. Both of them get closer to each other until romance bloooooms!

While as the story might be a bit dull for some of the people, I still keep myself following this drama because not much K-dramas have reflected on the entertainment situations in Korea. Hye-jun decided to change his career into acting, giving himself the last chance before he gives up to enter the military. This character showed how someone love what he is doing, having a clear mind of what he want to pursue, breaking all the judgements and start from the basic. (Spoiler alert) Hye-jun did eventually became a very popular actor, winning many recognitions and awards, because of his hard work over the years and his good attitude/humbleness in the industry. Many said Hye-jun indeed very similar like Park Bo-Gum himself, as he is very down to earth and gives very good impression in front of many celebrities who have worked with him. I really like the chemistry between Hye-Jun and his manager Min-jae, and how cute their agency name called ‘Jjam-bbong’ (a Korean noodle dish)!

#청춘기록
'내가 재밌는 걸 만들자!' pic.twitter.com/umlKKKSgx1

— 박보검 (@BOGUMMY) September 21, 2020

Do you know?

Park Bo-Gum is still serving in the military during the airing of this drama. Bo-gum is so sweet and caring for his fans, that he scheduled his tweets with his exclusive shoot photos after every single episode during the airing period! Many was amazed how Bo-gum can be so lovely and thoughtful, that’s why he is such a charming prince for many of us!

#청춘기록 "기죽을 필요 없다구!" https://t.co/7RrkDwiO9o—
박보검 (@BOGUMMY) October 20, 2020

#청춘기록 "너는 너대로, 나는 나대로 멋지다." https://t.co/QsyFaSNl0C—
박보검 (@BOGUMMY) September 14, 2020

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These 3 dramas can be watched in major streaming platforms, let’s stream it now!
– 18 Again (in ViuTV)
– Start Up & Youth of Record (in Netflix)

A good drama needs to have the best OSTs! Among all, Start Up OSTs by far is the best I have listened to, and no doubt I kept replaying the playlist everyday! Even Suzy and Seon-ho (the actors themselves) fall in love to the OSTs.

Perfect day = Perfect drama + Perfect Visuals + Perfect Character + Perfect OSTs

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See you next time!

Guide to use Seoul Metro Subway: Useful Korean Phrases while You are Travelling by Seoul Subway

If you have been in Seoul, or planning to have a trip in Seoul for the future, Seoul Subway is the most convenient and cheap way to get around this big metropolitan city! Seoul subway has a wide connection that are able to bring you to most of the attractive places in the city. It is a right choice if you choose your accommodation closer to any metro station so you can go anywhere without a hustle!

BUT, being able to read Korean words and understand some useful Korean phrases might help you to get on the train and reach to your destination without a problem. Let us learn some terms that you will see in signboards in most subway stations.

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1. 지하절
ji-ha-jeol

You can refer subway train as 지하절 in Korean, which literally means underground trains.

2. 역
yeok

역 (yeok) means station, so you can see/hear this word in many phrases while you take the train. First thing you have to remember is the station name closest to your accommodation or your destination. As not always you can find ‘Romanized/English’ signboards, able to read Hangul will help you to identify the station name.

Eg. Gangnam station: 강남역 gang-nam-yeok
Seoul station: 서울역 seo-ul-yeok
City Hall station: 시청역 si-cheong-yeok

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3. x 호선
ho-seon

It is important to identify subway lines of your destination so you can plan which station for line transit and all! There are up to 9 subway lines in Seoul Metro system, which can make your head spinning. Most of the subway line start with numbers can bring you to most places in Seoul, eg. Line 2 (2호선) can bring you to famous spots like City Hall, Gangnam and Hongdae!

It was definitely a nightmare when I first saw the metro map in Seoul. Do you want to challenge reading them all in hangul?

You can see this big board stating the name of station and which subway line, with translation of different languages. Having the ability to read Hangul will help you recognizing them from far!

You might want to say this…

Sometimes we are lost at the street while finding the closest subway station nearby, you might need some help from the local to direct you to the closest subway station! You can ask this for help.

제일 가까운 지하철역 어디있어요?

jae-il ga-gga-un ji-ha-jeol-yeok eo-di-i-sseo-yo?

This means “Where is the closest subway station?”

제일 (jae-il) : the most
가까운 (ga-gga-un) : closest
어디있어요 (eo-di-i-sseo-yo) : where is

Or! You might want to ask where is this particular subway station, you can ask

(강남)역 어디있어요?

(gang-nam)yeok eo-di-i-sseo-yo?

This means “Where is (your destination) station?”

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4. 교통카드 충전기
gyo-tong-ka-deu chung-jeon-gi

To get on the trains, it is easier to get a top-up card/transportation card, which is 교통카드 (gyo-tong-ka-deu) in Korean, or refer to T-money cards. It’s not difficult to buy a T-money card and you can reload them anytime in convenient stores or in the subway station.

You can reload your T-money card as you are in a subway station. ‘충전기’ means reload machine in Korean. You can simply identify these machines as you visit to any subway stations!

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5. 타는 곳
ta-neun-geot

As you enter the subway station and the entrance gates, you will see this term frequently on the sign boards meaning ‘train tracks’. Recognizing these 3 words can guide you to the correct train track so you can ride on the correct train if the station has multiple subway lines.

‘타는’ (ta-neun) comes from ‘타다’ which means to get on.
‘곳’ refers to a place
Therefore, 타는 곳 means a place to get on the train, referring to the train tracks

타는 것 can be found in major sign boards as you enter the station and there are important to guide you to the correct track of your train line!

6. 갈아타는 곳
ga-ra-ta-neun geot

We are required to transfer between different subway lines to get to your desired location. As you reach to the respective transfer station, you can refer to ‘갈아타는 것’ on any major sign boards to lead you to the transferring train track of a particular subway line. ‘갈아타는’ (gal-a-ta-neun) comes from ‘갈아타다’ (gal-a-ta-da) meaning to transfer.

Referring to the sign board can lead you from the original train to your desired train track of the new subway line you want to transfer. You can cross check with the station and line number at the left to make sure you will be in the correct train.

You might want to hear this…

If you are in the subway train, waiting to reach your desired train station, you might need to hear the announcement made in the train to check with the next station or the station reached. You should be careful with the announcement sounds like after a catchy Korean Traditional music tune:

다음 역은 (강남)역입이다.

da-eum yeok-eun (Gangnam)yeok-ib-ni-da

This means “Next station is (Gangnam) Station”

이번 역은 (강남)역입이다.

i-beon yeok-eun (Gangnam)yeok-ib-ni-da

This means “This station is (Gangnam) Station”

내리실 문은 오른쪽/왼쪽 입니다.

nae-ri-sil mun-eun o-reun-jjok/oin-jjok ib-ni-da

This means “The door to get off is on your right/left”

To learn more about the announcement, you can watch the video below!

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7. 나가는 곳 / 출구
na-ga-neun geot / chul-gu

As you have get down from the train at your final station, you will have to find the exit to continue your trip at the destination! You can find these two terms to lead you to the exits.

‘나가는’ from ‘나가다’ meaning to get out
Therefore, ‘나가는 곳’ meaning ‘place(s) to get out’ from the station

‘출구’ means exit, that specifically referring to an exit gate. There are many ‘출구’ in a subway station that each connected to a region of the destination. You can find the right ‘출구’ number on a map in the subway station.

“출구” always come with numbers that you can refer in major signboards. The number at the right will refer to what number of exit you should take to reach to a particular place.

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If you want to have a full guide on how to ride trains in Seoul, you can refer to this video from Korean Unnie!

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Learn Korean with LOVESICK GIRL #BLACKPINK #BLINKS #THEALBUM

AN-NYEONG Blinks! How are you? I bet you are all excited because BLACKPINK just released a brand new Music Video, ‘Lovesick Girl’ and also the full album name ‘The Album’! In the last post, we have learnt wonderful Korean words from ‘Ice Cream’ so if you miss out, remember to access it below!

Learn Korean with ‘ICE CREAM’ #blackpink #icecream #selenagomez

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BLACKPINK ‘Lovesick Girl’ is one of my personal favorite song and it’s about how someone handle love pains. My favorite verse is ‘We were born to be alone, but why we still looking for love’! And it makes me question myself why ‘love’ exist and its meaning! Comment down below which verse is your favorite!

Without further a do, let us learn some new Korean words again from ‘Lovesick Girl’. You can check out Korean lyrics while listening to Blackpink performing live!

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1. 멋대로/맘대로 : as you like

We are the lovesick girls

네 멋대로 내 사랑을 끝낼순 없어

멋대로 (meot-dae-ro) : simply as you like
*sometimes Koreans also used similar words like 맘대로,마음대로 to express the same meanings

Eg: 이렇게 멋대로 하면 안돼요!
You can’t simply do this as you like!

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2. 영원(한) : forever/endless

영원한 밤

창문 없는 방에 우릴 가둔 love

영원한 (yeong-won-han) : forever/endless
*you can use this to express a subject that last in a long time or never ends, like ‘love’?

Eg. 이쁜누나과 영원한 사랑은 있고 싶어요!
I want to have an endless love with pretty ‘noona’!

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3. 의미 : meaning

We are the lovesick girls

이 아픔 없인 난 아무 의미가 없어

의미 (ui-mi) : meaning/purpose
*this word can be hard to pronounce for the first time, the 의 here sounds like ‘wee’ in English and it gives the meaning ‘meaning’! HA-HA or purpose behind of doing something, whether it is ‘meaningful’ or ‘meaningless.

• 의미가 있다 (ui-mi-ga it-da): meaningful
• 의미가 없다 (ui-mi-ga eop-da): meaningles

Eg. 한국어 배우는 의미가 있는 일이에요!
Learning Korean is a meaningful thing to do!

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4. 행복(해) : happy

이 아픔이 난 행복해

나를 불쌍해 하는 네가 내 눈엔 더 불쌍해

행복 하다 (haeng-bok ha-da) : feeling happy
* Koreans use different words in expressing happiness, but for 행복 하다 mostly refer to one’s life happiness or happiness that last longer.

Eg: 전 지금이 인생은 행복 해요!
My life is happy now!

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5. 미워하다 : hate

어차피 떠나면 상처투성인

채로 미워하게 될걸

미워하다 (mi-wo-ha-da) : the act/feeling of hating someone/something
*the stem word is 밉다 meaning to be hateful, and the addition of 하다 expressing the feeling of hate from someone

Eg. 그 여자는 나빠는데 미워요.
I hate this girl as she is bad.

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Wonderful! You just learn another 5 common Korean terms today through ‘Lovesick Girl’! I am so proud of you and stay tune for more Learn Korean with Kpop Song series with me!

*Comment down below by building your own sentences using the words you just learnt! Practice makes perfect, ladies :)*

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Learn Korean with #BTS song list! #방탄소년단

I believe as you click into this post, right inside your mind living a little #mikrokosmos of BTS and the bright #army heart even though you might deny it sometimes. Just like me, I don’t call myself an ARMY, but I love most of their songs and they are all so good and BTS members are just another level of K-pop legendary performers. BTS has swept the charts and global stages with their charm, music and dance moves that even impress many Global singers and artists.

As this month is Learn Korean with K-pop month (HA-HA), let’s input some new Korean vocabulary by learning some of the BTS popular songs’ name! Some of the song names have different literal meanings between Korean and English, it’s fun to know the real meaning of the Korean version of the song!

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1. Dynamite = 폭탄

‘Dynamite’ actually do not have a Korean name, but this songs fully express our moods when we are in love just like a dynamite! Dynamite generally is a kind of bombs, while most Korean address ‘bombs’ or other explosive by calling them

폭탄 (pok-tan) explosives

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2. Black Swan = 흑고니

‘Black Swan’ is a sentimental hip-hop dance song with catchy beats that resonances in your mind as you listen. The song was inspired by the classic performance of ‘Black Swan’ that try to convey the hidden message of fear in losing passion to music. As ‘music’ is a big part of the entertainment industry, many artists live and depend on music to survive. This song do not have a Korean name, therefore to translate them literally;

흑 (heuk) black

고니 (go-ni) swan

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3. DOPE = 쩔어

‘DOPE’ is among the classic piece from BTS before they hit the global wave. The meaning of ‘dope’ itself referring to ‘very good’ or awesome! The song lyrics express the excitement of throwing all stress away while just chill and enjoy! So you can say dope as ‘쩔어’!

쩔어 (jjeol-eo) awesome

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4. Boy with Luv = 작은 것들을 위한 시

Personally I really love ‘Boy with Luv’ especially it’s catchy opening and chorus! The whole music video give the retro and cheerful vibe as well, something similar like ‘Dynamite’ right? This song has a cute Korean title that has a different meaning with English. The meaning of 작은 것들을 위한 시 means ‘a poem of every little things’. Many thoughts the little things here refer to BTS and even to the ARMYs!

작(은) (jak-eun) little

것(들을) (geot-teul-eul) things

위한 (ui-han) for

시 (si) poem

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5. Spring day = 봄날

‘Spring Day’ is another song that I loved so much as I am a Korean ballad lover, while for me BTS can sing ballads so well with their good singing voices. Maybe some OST songs for BTS? This song was really a hit as it was released 3 years ago until the shooting places of the music videos also went viral! Spring days always give people impression of hope and new love, but this song express how one miss his lovers especially during the spring days!

봄 (bom) spring

날 (nal) days

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You have now learnt many new Korean words from BTS song’s names! Let make it into practice by constructing some simple sentences down the comment section!

Eg. 봄날: 저는 봄날을 싫어요. (I have spring days)

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Learn Korean with ‘ICE CREAM’ #blackpink #icecream #selenagomez

Have you listen to BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez new English hit, ‘Ice Cream’? This song is perfect for this summer and the video is just so colorful and throw our bad thoughts and stress away from our heads because of SOPs and being annoyed scanning ‘MySejahtera’.

Reality check! ‘Ice Cream’ MV broke its own record and crosses the 10 million views with only TWO HOURS of its release. About 1/3 of Malaysia population have licked the ‘ice cream’ through YouTube screen with only 120 minutes. That’s crazy!

Learning Korean is a fun process! Always relate what you love when you are learning a language and you’ll find that it is so much handy to remember the new words! Yes, today we are going to learn new words from BLACKPINK ‘Ice Cream’! Although this is a full English song, but let us learn how to say some of the vocab in the lyrics in Korean!

Come a little closer ’cause you looking thirsty

I’ma make it better, sip it like a Slurpee

thirsty

In Korean: 목이 마르다 (mok-i ma-reu-da)
Literal meaning: 목 = throat; 마르다 = dry
Example: 마실 거 없나요? 목 마르다고요.
Do you have something to drink? I am thirsty.

Even in the sun, you know I keep it icy

You could take a lick, but it’s too cold to bite me

sun

In Korean: 태양 (tae-yang)
Example: 밝은 태양 아래서 노는 것은 좋아요.
It is nice to play under the bright sun.

icy/chilly

In Korean: 차갑다
Example: 이이스크림은 먹고 몸이 차가워요!
My body feel chilly as I eat ice cream.

Look so good, yeah, look so sweet

Looking good enough to eat

Coldest with the kiss, so he call me ice cream

Catch me in the fridge right where the ice be

sweet

In Korean: 달콤하다 (dal-kom-ha-da)
Example: 사랑은 달콤하다.
Love is sweet.

kiss

In Korean: 뽀뽀하다 (bbo-bbo-ha-da)
Example: 엄마한테 뽀뽀하고 싶어요!
I want to kiss my mother.

ice cream

In Korean: 아이스크림 (a-i-seu-keu-rim)
Example: 오빠는 아이스크림을 사주세요!
Oppa, buy me ice cream please!

I know that my heart could be so cold

But I’m sweet for you, come put me in a cone

You’re the only touch, yeah, that get me melting

He’s my favorite flavor, always gonna pick him

heart

In Korean: 마음 (ma-eum)
Example: 네 마믐이 그냥 너에요.
My heart is just you.

flavor

In Korean: 맛 (mat)
Literal meaning: taste
Example: 이 아이스크림은 딸끼맛이에요.
This ice cream is in strawberry flavor.

pick

In Korean: 선택하다 (seon-taek-ha-da)
More meanings: select, choose, make a choice
Example: 제일 좋아하는 노래를 선택하세요.
Please pick your favorite song.

Chillin’ like a villain, yeah, ra, ra, ra

미친 미친 듯한 속도 In my LaFerra’

너무 빨러 너는 삐끗 원한다면 그냥 지름

Millis, Billis 매일 벌음 한여름 손목에 얼음

미친 (mi-chin)

Meaning: crazy/insane
Root word: 미치다 (mi-chi-da) + -은/는 = 미친
Example: 미친여자 = crazy woman

너무 (neo-mu)

Meaning: very
Example: 너무 예뻐요! It is very pretty!

매일 (mae-il)

Meaning: every day
Root word: 매 = every; 일 = day
Example: 제가 매일 아침에 밥을 꼭 먹어 야돼요!
I have to eat rice in the morning every day!

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Yay! You have learnt 12 new words from ‘Ice Cream’ lyrics in less than 10 minutes right? Comment down below by building your own sentences with this 12 new vocab you have learnt today.

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#JomKoreanwithMawen | Native Korean Number System (수자 pt.2)

Last lesson, we learnt about the Sino numbering system of Korean from 0 to many many numbers. If you have not gone through, please go back to the lesson here so you can count numbers in Korean with 일(1), 이(2), 삼(3), 사(4) all the way to 구천구백구십구억 구천구백구십구만 구천구백구십구(999,999,999,999).

Practice saying 9 to 999999999 in Korean!

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The second system is the Native Korean Number System which is completely different from it’s pronunciation. This system is used mostly on counting, for example:

Eg, 1 puppy : 강아지 한 마리
5 books : 책 다섯 권

So instead of using Sino Korean in counting, Koreans use their native system. However, the two systems are exactly different including how we form numbers after 10. Let us learn how we count from 1 to 10 first!

• 1 – 하나 (ha-na)
• 2 – 둘 (dul)
• 3 – 셋 (set)
• 4 – 넷 (net)
• 5 – 다섯 (da-seot)
• 6 – 여섯 (yeo-seot)
• 7 – 일곱 (il-gob)
• 8 – 여덟 (yeo-deol)
• 9 – 아홉 (a-hop)
• 10 – 열 (yeol)

For numbers after 10, the system works similarly like English number system, as we have terms for each double digit numbers. For example, twenty(20) and thirty(30) so on. To count for each number after 10, we have to memorize these 10 number words as well.

• 20 – 스물 (seu-mul)
• 30 – 서른 (seo-reun)
• 40 – 마흔 (ma-heun)
• 50 – 쉰 (swin)
• 60 – 예순 (ye-sun)
• 70 – 일흔 (il-heun)
• 80 – 여든 (yeo-deun)
• 90 – 아흔 (a-heun)

Then we will go to how to combine these two series of words (1-10) and (10-90) in constructing numbers up to 99. This is very similar like English numbering system.

For example: 21 – Twenty(20) + Five(5) (in English)

For Korean example: 21 – 스물(20) + 다섯(5)
*this pattern works for number 11-19 as well (unlike English)

More example in Native Korean numbers:

• 17 – 열일곱 (10+7)
• 38 – 서른여덟 (30+8)
• 69 – 예순아홉 (60+9)
• 93 – 아흔셋 (90+3)

Fun Fact!
Korean Native numbers after 100 is less common and rarely being used! Even when counting item more than 10, most Koreans will use Sino numbering system as it’s much more easier to memorize (except for age).

As you have learnt both Sino and Native Korean Numbering systems, we will go to the application in the next lesson! So stay tune. 😀

Here are some videos you can refer to when learning Native Korean numbers!

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#JomKoreanwithMawen | Sino Korean Number System (수자)

Do you remember how to say “I am 24 years old” in the last lesson about Self Introduction? If you have not learnt about self introduction using Korean sentences, please feel free to click here! #JomKoreanwithMawen | Self Introduction using Korean (자기소개101)

저는 스물넷살이에요. (jeo-neun seu-mul-ne-sal-i-e-yo)
I am 24 years old.

This sentence requires your understanding on Korean numbers! Numbering in Korean is not difficult, but it consists of 2 systems. Each system has different application in the language.

Sino Korean Numbers

This system adapted the Chinese numbering word characters, therefore it sounds very similar with the Chinese numbers. When do we use Sino Korean numbers?
– Dates, Money value, minutes, addresses, phone numbers and numbers above 100
– Most of the more complicated numbering combination uses this system

The numbering pattern is slight different than the English one, but based on the Chinese numbering patter. Number 1-10 forms the base of any other numbers, so as long as you understand 1-10, you are good to go! After that, you will need to know how to say 10, 100, 1000… which will form the number after that. Let us learn it now!

1 – 10

• 0 – 영 (yeong)
• 1- 일 (il)
• 2 – 이 (i)
• 3 – 삼 (sam)
• 4 – 사 (sa)
• 5 – 오 (o)
• 6 – 육 (yuk)
• 7 – 칠 (chil)
• 8 – 팔 (pal)
• 9 – 구 (gu)
• 10 – 십 (sib)

To continue the numbering (2 digits), from 10 – 100, you just need to combine words from 일 (1) to 십 (10). You can use this rule:

front number + 십 (10) + back number

Eg. 25 in Korean : 일(2) + 십(10) + 오(5)
* Interesting fact: you can neglect the front number if it is 1. So you just add 십 with the back number after 1. If it’s a zero at the second digit, like 90, we do not need to say the 영 (0).

• 11 – 십일
• 22 – 이십이
• 33 – 삼십삼
• 47 – 사십칠
• 85 – 팔십오
• 90 – 구십

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100 – 1000

The rule of 100 – 1000 is similar, as we just add on into the 1 – 100 rule.

100 – 백 (baek)
1000 – 천 (cheon)

Now, we add on some equation in the formula just now.

1st digit + 백 (100) + 2nd digit + 십 (10) + 3rd digit

Eg. 539 in Korean : 오(5) + 백(100) + 삼(3) + 십(10) + 구(5)

• 269 – 이백육십구
• 405 – 사백오
• 730 – 칠백삼
• 186 – 백팔십육

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1000 – 10000

We apply the same pattern rule to 1000 to 10000 as well. It’s slightly different with English, as Korean has a term for 10000, unlike English we read as ten thounsands.

10000 – 만 (man)

Now, we add on some some equation in the formula we learnt as well!

1st digit + 천 (1000) + 2nd digit + 백 (100) + 3rd digit + 십 (10) + 4th digit

Eg. 5674 in Korean : 오(5) + 천(1000) + 육(6) + 백(100) + 칠(7) + 십(10) + 사(4)

• 3590 – 삼천오백구십
• 9069 – 구천육십구
• 1996 – 일천구백구십육
• 8602 – 팔천육백이

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Numbers above 10000

The word 만(10000) is important to name higher numbers with combination of all the value words that we have learnt, 십(10); 백(100) and 천(1000). These will create numbers in range of 10,000 to 10,000,000.

10,000 – 만
100,000 – 십만
1,000,000 – 백만
10,000,000 – 천만

Try to relate ‘thousand’ with ‘만 ‘ when we name the numbers
eg. 10,000 – ten thousand (in English system)
10000 – 만
100000 – 십(10)만

Example on 10000 – 100000

• 1st digit + 만(10000) + 2nd digit + 천 (1000) + 3rd digit + 백 (100) + 4th digit + 십 (10) + 5th digit
• 34607 in Korean : 삼(3) + 만(10000) + 사(4) + 천(1000) + 육(6) + 백(100) + 칠(7)

Example on 10,0000 – 1,000,000

• 1st digit + 십(10) + 2nd digit + 만(10000) + 3rd digit + 천 (1000) + 4th digit + 백 (100) + 5th digit + 십 (10) + 6th digit
• 847521 in Korean : 팔(8) + 십(10) + 사 (4) + 만(10000) + 칠(7) + 천(1000) + 오(5) + 백 + 이(2) + 십(10) + 일(1)

Example on 1,000,000 – 10,000,000

• 1st digit + 백(100) + 2nd digit + 십(10) + 3rd digit + 만(10000) + 4th digit + 천 (1000) + 5th digit + 백 (100) + 6th digit + 십 (10) + 7th digit
• 3862095 in Korean : 삼(3) + 백(100) + 팔(8) + 십(10) + 육(6) + 만(10000) + 이(2) + 천(1000) + 구(9) + 십(10) + 오(5)

Example on 10,000,000 – 100,000,000

• 1st digit + 천(1000) + 2nd digit + 백(100) + 3rd digit + 십(10) + 4th digit + 만(10000) + 5th digit + 천 (1000) + 6th digit + 백 (100) + 7th digit + 십 (10) + 8th digit
• 69053245 in Korean : 육(6) + 천(1000) + 구(9) + 백(100) + 오(5) + 만(10000) + 삼(3) + 천(1000) + 이(2) + 백(100) + 사(4) + 십(10) + 오(5)

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There are many others numbering words after this! But I guess these is enough for our understanding already. The formula of the wording is the same, we just adding new numbering terms, for example as we go finish with all the combinations of 만 with 천, 백, and 십. We will go to 억 (eok), which is 100,000,000.

With the combination of 억 with 만, 천, 백, and 십. We can build words from range 100,000,000 to unimaginable numbers!

Eg. 87,990,000,000 – 팔백칠십구억구천만

I hope you learn a lot from this lesson on numbering in Korean. Next lesson, we will learn on native Korean numbers which are important in daily applications as well! Will see you all in the next #JomKoreanWithMawen!

Melvin Tan

Content Manager (Language)
Online Supporter of Korean Embassy in Malaysia

Bio-science student in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Korean learner for 10 years, but still amateur

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