New Music | Jun. K + K.will ft. Davichi + Gary ft. Gaeko + BTS Jungkook and Rap Monster duet

Taking a break from the kpop news to share some new music with you guys!

 

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멈추지 않는 (meomchuji anhneun) [Word of the Day]

안녕하서요!

How many of you have heard TOP’s song “Doom Dada”? I’m sure a lot of you have. I was watching the news the other day and it was a clip of a press conference. The woman reading the statement and answering the questions said 멈추지 않는 and immediately my mind went to that song!

So today’s word is…

멈추지 않는 (meomchuji anhneun) | “endless; unstoppable; relentless”

Example:

• 멈추지 않는 자동차 (meomchuji anhneun jadongcha) | “unstoppable cars”
• 멈추지 않는 뜨거운 영혼 (meomchuji annneun tteugeoun yeonghon) | “The unstoppable and hot souls” [TOP “Doom Dada”]

낡다 (nakda) [Word of the Day]

안녕하서요!

Today’s word is one that I heard recently. It’s actually on my list of words to learn for the month but it apparently hasn’t come into rotation very often. However, I managed to stumble on it today and now I’m sharing it with all of you.

낡다 (nakda) [adj] | “(of a thing) old; worn out”

Example:

• 내 신발 낡았어요. (nae sinbal nalg-ass-eoyo.) | “My shoes are worn out.”

 

 

Grammar of the Week | ~서 Connecting Sentences (Part 2)+영원히 (yeongwonhi) [Word of the Day]

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Alright so today’s word may look a lot like last week’s but trust me it is indeed a different word!

영원히 (yeongwonhi) | “permanently; eternal; forever”

 

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Grammar of the Week

Today we’re going to be talking about Rule #1 in connecting sentences. Just a quick recap from last week… “~서 It is also a connecting verb ending. Like the verb endings mentioned above [-하고, -고, 그리고 and 그래서], it can be used to connect thoughts in a sentence.”

Rule #1: It is written in an -아/어/여+서 format.

• Ex: The verb 먹다.
  • Drop 다
  • 먹+ -아/어/여 + 서 = 먹어서

Ok so let’s look at examples.

Let’s start with a very common phrase! This is probably the first phrase you learned when learning Korean. Let’s break this down.

만나서 반갑습니다. | “It’s nice to meet you.”

• 만나다 (mannada) | “to meet”
• 반갑다 (bangapda) | “to be glad; happy; pleasant; welcome”

• Reason + -아/어/여서 + result
  • Reason: 만나다 (mannada)
    • 만나다+ -아/어/여 + 서 = 만나서

바빠서 못 가요. | “I’m busy so I can’t go.”

• 바쁘다 (bappeuda) | “Busy”
• Reason + -아/어/여서 + result
  • 바쁘다 + -아/어/여 + 서 = 바빠서

배고파서 빵을 요리했다. | “I’m hungry so I cooked bread.”

• 배고프다 ‎(baegopeuda) “to be hungry”
• Reason + -아/어/여서 + result
  • 배고프다+ -아/어/여 + 서 = 배고파서

Hopefully my examples here have been helpful. Ok so next week we’ll go over Rule #2.

 

 

Chill Mix for Studying

So you guys remember when I used to highlight new music I was listening to? Usually K-pop… well lately, I’ve been listening to a lot more chill music. It really helps me calm down and focus.

I usually use Apple Music now because I like that the playlists update daily and I get to listen to new artists constantly. But, Spotify has some really nice playlists too. (Or maybe you’re a YouTube person. Type: Lofi Kpop or Chill Kpop – you’re welcome!)

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. I’ll be highlighting new artists that I’m listening to again soon too!

BORAN (보란)

Okay, so I needed to update these music videos like yesterday!!! Haha!

Here’s an artist I just started listening to and I’m definitely becoming a fan. Hopefully you’ll like the music too.

Reading and Listening in Korean Practice | iKON-ON: Bobby & Ju-Ne ‘깊은 밤’ MAKING FILM

Okay so I was just scrolling through YouTube today when I ran across this video. Normally, I kinda just watch them and then move on to find some more new music but I noticed something about this video that I really wanted to share with you guys.

Maybe you’ve been searching for ways to practice reading in Korean or even working on your listening but the things you’ve been finding aren’t all that interesting or maybe they’re not something you would use in everyday speech. Well, this is a video I thought would be helpful.

Sometimes I find makeup tutorials like this and share them when I find them because for the beauty gurus that follow me but also want to practice Korean, it’s super helpful! And this is no different, especially if you’re a fan of iKON.

The video is completely in Korean but it has built-in subtitles, that are in Korean to help you follow along if you’re working on listening and/or reading. To help you out some for words you may not understand, just click the CC button for English translation. This video is also subtitled in Japanese so you can switch to that translation as well.

Challenge:

Try to watch it first without the subtitles and then go back again with the CC on and see how much you understood!

New Music Update! | [Videos]

I haven’t done one of these in a while and since I spent a good portion of the afternoon just listening to a lot of music and watching music videos, I decided to share some of my favorite new music so far!