Have you seen people eating seaweed soup on their birthdays in Korean dramas?
In this episode of “Ask Hyojin”, teacher Hyojin explains why Korean people eat seaweed soup (미역국) on their birthdays and talks about Korean birthday culture.
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Did you enjoy the last Ask Hyojin video where Hyojin explained the word 사나이?
In this Ask Hyojin episode, Hyojin introduces three words that are the female equivalent of 사나이.
“나는 사나이.” Do you remember who said this?
Psy said he’s a 사나이 from the famous song, 강남 스타일.
What does 사나이 mean then?
In this Ask Hyojin epsiode, Hyojin explains what 사나이 means.
Do you know the name of your country in Korean?
For some country names, people use its English name. And for some other names, there’s a Korean word for it. Mostly, Sino Korean words. But in the past, there were only Sino Korean names for foreign country names.
In this Ask Hyojin episode, Hyojin introduces France and Russia’s old names – Sino-Korean names – and explains what 새한불사전 and 새한노사전 mean.
In this Ask Hyojin episode, Hyojin explains two word; 어루만지다 and 안쓰럽다.
If you are a Super Junior fan, you might have heard of these two words from their song “In my dream.”
Vocabulary and sample sentences introduced in this video :
어루만지다
안쓰럽다
아, 정말 안쓰럽다.
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Have you ever made a mistake when using polite words? In this Ask Hyojin epsiode, Hyojin explains when to use honorofics and polite words and when to use casual language.
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불고기 2인분 주세요. or 불고기 두 분 주세요.
Can you guess which one is correct? In this epsiode of “Ask Hyojin,” Hyojin gives you the correct answer and explains how they are different.
In this episode of “Ask Hyojin,” Hyojin explains just a few pf the acronyms that are found in every day Korean.
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