언제 와? (eonje wa?) | [Word of the Day]

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Today is more of a phrase rather than a word. It’s a combination of things we’ve gone over before so I’ll add the words and combine them.

Word(s):

• 언제 (eonje) | “when”
• 와 (wa)
  • conjugated form of 오다 meaning “to come”

Phrase:

• 언제 와? (eonje wa?) | “When are you coming?” or “When are you coming back?”
  • “You” is implied in the conversation and doesn’t need to be stated.
  • “Back” is also implied depending on the conversation but most of the time this is a way to ask when someone will be arriving.

 

Okay so that’s it for this week!

재밌다 (jaemissda) {Update} | [Word of the Day]

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Sorry! I forgot what day it was yesterday and completely forgot to post a word. However, I’ve returned with another familiar word only a different way to translate it.

• 재밌다 (jaemissda)

In the past, I gave one translation of this which is, “to be interesting; fun”, however there is another translation for this word that may be a bit more useful in an everyday setting.

Word:

• 재밌다 (jaemissda) | “funny”

i.e.,

• 너 재밌다. (neo jaemissda) | “You’re funny.”
• 영화를 좀 재밌다. 그것은 나를 웃게했다. (yeonghwaleul jom jaemissda. geugeos-eun naleul usgehaessda.) | “The movie is funny. It made me laugh.”
• 아기가 웃고 있습니까? 재밌 네요. (agiga usgo issseubnikka? jaemiss neyo.) | “Is the baby laughing? That’s funny.”

글쎄요 (geulsseyo)| [Word of the Day]

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This is a phrase that’s said a lot in k-dramas and Korean movies. It’s also commonly said in everyday conversations. I wanted to share it because it was kinda on my mind and I figured this may be a word that maybe someone was looking for a definition.

Word:

• 글쎄요 (geulsseyo)|”well; maybe; we’ll see…; I don’t know”

 

Artist of the Week | PENOMECO 페노메코

So we have returned to the Artist of the Week! It took me a little longer than usual to find a new artist because all of my recommendations were for people I already knew so I was trying to find something new and ended up finding new music from the same people and was hooked on the new songs.

It was a process.

However, I have emerged with a new artist (to me)… PENOMECO 페노메코!

I will admit I just heard of him today. Literally heard one song and was completely a fan! My favorite by him is probably COCO Bottle but I also added some other songs that you may or may not be familiar with. I don’t know much about him but he does have a very R&B/hip-hop sound with a pop influence as well. I like his music and I’ll definitely be adding him to my playlist.

Check out the sample playlist below!

Album Highlight | Max “Chocolate”

New music alert!!

Okay, so I was doing my usual YouTube scroll trying to find something new to share with you guys and I stumbled across this!

For those of you who don’t know who Max is, Max is a member of the group TVXQ. They debuted back in 2003 with the song “Hug” and have been making music ever since. Yesterday, Max released his first solo debut with the leading song, “Chocolate” and I have to say I wasn’t expecting to like it is as much as I do. I will be listening to the rest of this album and figuring out which song I like the most.

The full mini-album is below so if you haven’t already heard it yet!

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!

New Music Alert! [Videos]

I haven’t done this in a while but sometimes while I’m just kinda relaxing on a lazy Saturday, I’ll just click on the recommended videos on YouTube and I’m always happy to hear the new music. Sometimes I get to hear new artists that I’ve never heard of before and sometimes it’s familiar faces with a creative visual for new music.