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Did you know that you are at least one year older in Korea?
Korea has a different age counting system and according to the “Korean age,” you become one or two year older in Korea.
In this Ask Hyojin episode, Hyojin and our special guest, Keith, explain how it works and how to calculate your Korean age.
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I was born on 13. October 1991 so i’m 23 now? Is that right?
~Mari
I was born 1 October 1991. I guess we are 24?
International age- 22
After birthday plus 2 = 24
Yes you will be 23 in Korea =) In Korea before your birthday your age will be 2 years apart, after your birthday it will only be one year apart. =) I hope this was helpful =)
thats the formula;
(the year now) – (birth year) + 1 = Korean age
so
now 2013 – birth1984 = 29 + 1 = 30 korean age
^^
hi
me 16 years old . born in 1997 so ?
Your Korean age is 17 years old =) I hope this was helpful
interesting. this is the same way as how they count Chinese age
I think it’s because they follow the lunar calendar.
Actually it happened to me when I was in Korea. I am born in december 30th. I was 24 and going to have 25, but my friends in Korea brought me 26 candles. Then, on january 1st, they told me I was 27. I just had taken 3 years in a row! I felt very old back then xD
Then I came back to my country I was still 25… Really really, really confusing xD
So then being born in ’92, my Korean age is 22? ^^
Keith ?
from koreanclass ?
welcome , looking forward for your contribuition
“Korean age” 하고 “real age”는 한국말로 뭐라고해요? ‘Real age’ 말 하고 싶으면 “만으로 xx살/세…” 라고 해요. 그렇지만 ‘Korean age’ 표현할 줄을 모르겠어요.
한국 나이로 ##살이예요. or 미국 나이로 ##살이예요.
Another way to say your “real age” just say the last 2 digits of the year you were born in.
So, I was born in lets say 1991.
Ex) 91
Also make sure you don’t say ninety one. You will just say nine one.
Ex) 91 아흔하나
Thank you for the best explanation I have heard so far on this topic!!
Now I finally understand………
Hi~~ \(^-^ )
I’m 21 years old in “international time”.
I was born on November 18., 1991.
So I’m 23! O:
Thanks for the funny explanation!
So what’s is the legal drinking and clubbing age in korea? Do you use Korean age for that?
So if I was born January 20, 1997, so I’m 16 now (international age), I would be 17 in Korean age?
I was born March 21 1997, I’m 15 international age..so I’m 17 Korean age? But I turn 16 international age, and then I’m 18 korean age? :s or am I wrong now..
When you turn 16 this year you will still be 17 in korean age. Like they said in the video, Before your birthday your age will be 2 years apart, after your birthday it will only be one year apart. Hope this helped =) .
but u didn’t explained the logic of that method)))
oh still confused …:(( so i born in 1996 is that mean i am 18 in korean age?? cause i am 16 in real age
We were born the same year =) and yes whether your are 16 or 17 internationally throughout the remains of the year in Korea you are 18 years old. I hope this was helpful =)
so when i was 11 days old I was already 2 years old in korean age because i was born on the 21st december xD.i prefer the international one bcs i’m younger then eventhough i’m only ’18′ in korean age xD
저는 황금 시대를 좋아해요!
25는 매우 유치한이에요!
안녕하세요! I’ve heard this word in a song before and I just wanted to know the meaning of 뻥? When I tried typing it into Google Translate, the sentence made no sense at all. I had typed 형은 뻥 아니잖아. And I was wondering what 뻥 meant in the sentence since I can translate the other parts of it. 정말 감사합니다!
Well according to “normal” dictionary it’s related to the word 허풍 which means “boast”. So 형은 뻥 아니잖아 is like he’s talking real and not like exaggerated bullshit stuff, I guess
Oops! ELF here (just sayin’
). Anyway, 뻥 is a lie 
it usually go with the verb 치다 -> 뻥 치다 (to lie)
My question is off topic. Why sometimes verbs add -봐 in the end? Like for example, 들어봐, 말해봐, 기다려봐. What is it for? Does it change the meaning or politeness level or what?
Has it been covered in any lesson? ’cause I’m still at level 2 hehehe (-__- “)
Please anybody… 대답 주세요 (╥ ﹏╥)
레벨 4 제 12과를 찾아보세요~! : ) 헤헤, I used it in my sentence. ^_^
Yeah but in level 4-12 it’s explained in a sense of to try or attempt something literally. But it’s often used in random imperative sentences.
I think it’s just another way to soften the speech. It’s like adding words like 한번, 좀, adding suffix 겠 in some cases, and some other ways to soften the meaning. Of course 봐 is very casual and nothing polite in it. Should use 보세요
It’s hard to explain feelings, so you just have to learn from situations.
For example in English you might say “wait a sec” or “show me a sec” just to soften the meaning. You don’t literally mean it right..
I have 17 years in the international age so that means that i have 19 years in Korean age TT__TT I don’t know if i have to be happy or sad about it…
So, I have a question. I actually did get confused I second there xD So in Korea, you only gain age on January 1st. You don’t gain age on your birthday. Right?
And then my second question is, in Korea, which age do you use with laws and stuff? So for example, in America you can’t drive until you are 16 and you can’t drink until you are 21. So in Korea, would they express these rules to you in Korean age or international age?
For your first question, Yes basically on New year everybody gains a year to their age in Korea. In Korea in a way your birthday and your age have nothing to do with each other. I think its because they count the time when the fetus is in the womb.
Now this one I am not sure about but I believe it is 20 in Korean age when you are legal. So 20 in Korean age and 19 international. If this is wrong I sincerely apologize, but I hope it was still helpful =)
I saw in the dictionary that there are many ways to say “to make a scene” (“She made a scene.” Don’t make a scene. etc.).
It would be nice if Hyojin could explain as many of those expressions one can find in the dictionary, i.e. when or how to use which and where the individual word particles come from.
Thank you in advance!
I was born on Sept 4, 1996
In this year i’m 17 years old ..
How about my korean age ?? How is it?
I was born the same year as you =). This year in Korean age I am 18 years old whether I am 16 or 17 throughout the remains of this year. I hope this was helpful =).
Hi!
I am 18 years old in western age, does that make me 19 in korea? If you show your ID somewhere do they count it as 19?
Thank you
OMGGGGG I was born on September 5 but in 1996
DDD #Team Virgo lol
효진`s rule is way easier. Thanks Hyojin! Here`s a visual explanation: http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s552/rotseken/Make%20Public/KoreanBirthday_zps81c2cd09.png
안녕 my real age is 16 . i was born in 1997
so my korean age is 17 is it right?
just when I finally got how the korean age works i am suddenly confused again!
So when you’re born you’re immediately 1 year old, and then you add another year during new year, or January 1. But my birthday is on January 1 too! So does that mean i add 2 to my age???
btw i was born January 1 1995..
Would just like to check – does age matter when it comes to relationships?
Is it likely that a korean girl who’s probably just a couple of years older would mind if i was several years younger? Im not korean so.. just wondering.
I’m still confused, if I was born on December 12, 1997, in international age I’d be 15, but in Korean, the day I am born, I’m already considered a year older, so then I’d be 16. But on New Years, everyone In Korea “becomes” a year older?? So, by now I’d be 17 in Korea?
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I have actually heard about “빠른 생일”. Its when you were born in January or Febrary. If so you add 1 year more. Actually It is so confusing.
My korean friend told me that it’s because a New Year of Studying starts in March.
For example I was born in December 1993. So Im 21 in Korea now. And my friend was born in Febrary 1994. So is she 21 too?
hi i born in 1987/6/22 how old i am in korea?