Hi, my beloved Daehan readers! It has been a while and I believe that you guys have gone through my previous article or if not yet please don’t miss it! Ha-ha. So for this time, I am going to teach you guys Korean but not lyrics or drama, instead we will go trough various interesting places in Korea, and their names in Korean! On this article you will be learning on the correct way to pronounce the name, and reading Hangul!

*p/s for the upcoming photos below (most of them) I will be using my own photos to avoid copyrights, so it is kinda travel-with-me vibe lol, anyways, enjoy!

Before that, let me introduce one of the interesting slang for this topic!

Somewhere = 어딘가 (eo-din-ga)

Seoul = 서울 (seo-ul)

서울 어딘가 = Somewhere In Seoul

1. Nami Island ( 남이섬)

This Winter Sonata island is called as Na-mi-se-om in Korean. This man-built island, is located in Gangwon province, few hours journey from Seoul!

남이 = Nami, name of the island (na-mi)

섬 = Island (se-om)

저는 봄에 남이섬에 갔었어요! = I went to the Nami Island during Spring

2. Namsan Park (남산 공원)

Seoul’s largest park, a tranquil, hilly forest with trails, an observatory tower & a cable car.

남산 = Namsan (nam-san)

공원 = Park (gong-won)

3. Namsangol Hanok Village (남산골한옥마을)

This village has five restored traditional Korean houses, a pavilion, traditional garden, performance arts stage and a time capsule plaza, making it a perfect spot for both locals and tourists to take a leisure walk.

남산골 = Namsangol, name of this Hanok village (nam-san-gol)

한옥 = Traditional Korean Style House (han-ok)

마을 = Village (ma-eul)

남산골 한옥 마을에서 한옥들이 엄청 멋있어요!

The Hanok house in Namsangol Hanok Village are so cool!

4. Incheon International Airport (인천국제공항)

Incheon International Airport is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

인천 = Incheon, name of the City (in-cheon)

국제 = International (guk-jei)

공항 = Airport (gong-hang)

인천국제공항은 정말 큽니다 = Incheon International Airport is really big.

5. Dongdaemun Design Plaza

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza, also called the DDP, is a major urban development landmark in Seoul, South Korea designed by Zaha Hadid and Samoo, with a distinctively neofuturistic design characterized by the “powerful, curving forms of elongated structures”.

동대문 = Dongdaemun, name of the area (dong-dae-mun)

디자인 = Design (di-ja-in)

플라자 = Plaza (peul-la-ja)

As you can see, these are the English words that are simply turned and spelled in Korean.

6. Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁)

Gyeongbokgung was built three years after the Joseon dynasty was founded and it served as its main palace. Currently this palace is located in the middle of Seoul, attracting tourists every year. Nearby this palace, you also see the preserved Gwanghwamun gate and Gwanghwamun Square, aesthetically pleasing yet rich of histories.

경복 = Gyeongbok, name of the palace (gyeong-bok)

궁 = means ”palace” in Korean (gung)

7. Namsan Tower (남산 타워)

After taking a breathtaking stroll at Namsan Park, you will reach this tower located on top of Namsan Hill. I am sure that you’re aware of this tower if you’re a kdramas fan!

남산 = Namsan, yes still that Namsan keke

타워 = Tower (ta-weo)

8. Yeouido Hangang Park (여의도한강공원)

I went here during the Spring time, this park is one of the parks existing along the Han River. The park is very pleasing and breathtaking as you can see through the photo above, I still remember how calm it was to be there. There are several parks were built along the Han River, and Yeouido Park is one of them. It is really huge, interconnected with the other parks by cycle’s path.

여의도 = Yeouido (Yeo-ui-do)

한강 = Hangang (han-gang)

공원 = Park (gong-won)

여의도한강공원으로 같이 갈래요?

Do you want to go to Yeouido Hangang Park together?

9. Ewha Womans University (이화여자대학교)

Ewha Womans University is a private women’s university in Seoul, it became famous spot for tourist due to the stunning architecture. I really love it, this is the park, where I stood last time, located on the roof of the underground library.

이화 = Ewha (e-hwa)

여자 = Woman (yeo-ja)

대학교 = University (dae-hak-kyo)

10. Samsung Station (삼성역)

Not to miss, this famous subway station (among Kpoppers) haha. As you can see in the photos, the subway station was full of special advertisements for EXO, since it is nearest to SM Coex Artium and Coex Mall. This station is located in Gangnam.

삼성 = Samsung, name of the station (sam-sung)

역 = station (yeok)

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