Quoting lesson part 3. This time, we’ll learn to quote commands in Korean. Commands include the forms: 으세요, 지 마세요, and 아/어 주세요. There are 4 different forms to be aware of. (으)라고, 지 말라고, 아/어 달라고, and 아/어 주라고. Practice is also included.

겠 has 2 main usages. The first being a simple future tense one. In comparison with 것이다 ending, 겠 is focused more personally on intention.

Part 2 of Quoting Lessons | In this lesson, you’ll learn how to quote questions. 냐고 하다 = (I/he/she) asked ...

안녕하세요 리더님! Koreanstudyjunkie입니다~ In this lesson, we’ll be breaking down a “love story” about 2 supernatural beings and NO this is not Twilight. I mean 2 non humans falling in love could always be compared to Twilight I guess hehe. PARAGRAPH BREAKDOWN 대학교에는 조금 특별한 학생들이 있었다. 늑대인간 범인 아니지만 모두가 이상하다고 생각하는 소녀 하나와, 조용한 흡혈귀 소년 도윤이었다. Vocab Breakdown: 하나는 매일 직접 도시락을 만들었다. 돈을 아끼기 위해서였다. 도윤은 항상 오래된 시계를 차고 다녔고, 도서관에서 책을 많이 읽었다. 그가 읽는 책은 항상 다른 학생들에게도 읽혔다. Vocab Breakdown: 어느 날, 하나는 기숙사 방의

안녕하세요 리더님! Koreanstudyjunkie입니다~ Before we dive in.. When people see “most common” they have a certain expectation. The truth is, “most common” doesn’t just refer to 100 or 200 or even 500 words. In most languages, the most common words extend upwards of 1-2000 (and even more than that usually)! I’m only mentioning this to say that I tried to mix in common words that were not TOO common - if you get what I mean. That way, not just BEGINNERS, but also intermediate learners wil

In today’s lesson, we’ll learn the basic quoting forms for verbs, adjectives, and nouns and their respective tenses. Making indirect quotes in Korean can be a bit confusing, but only because there are different forms for everything.

Today’s Korean story is about 2 friends starting over at a new gym and talking over their workout plan for the day. Very helpful to learn fitness related vocab. I’ve broken it down into several sections and listed the vocab you’ll need to know.

A short dialogue themed around Summertime AND a big list of words relating to Summer!

These words are similar, but can’t be used interchangeably. I’ll break down the usages of each word with lots of examples

In this lesson, we’ll be introducing vocab and expressions used often in context of dieting and fitness. First, I’ll introduce the full list and then show how those words might be used in context!

던데요 is a very common Korean ending used when you're recalling or mentioning something you personally experienced, observed, or remember. Translated as: "I remember that...", "From what I saw...", "Actually...", "But I noticed that..."

어렵다 is used for situations that are mentally difficult. 힘들다 is used for situations that are physically difficult. We’ll break these down further and look at examples as well, if you’re interested keep reading!

안녕하세요 리더님! This will be a pretty short post. You can think of it as more of a a cultural post than a post about the language only. I don’t know if i’m the only one who has noticed this phenomenon, but I realized that Koreans will always try to avoid using the word BAD (나쁘다) if they can help it. Instead they often opt for just making a positive word negative - not good, for example. BUT WHY? This happens for several reasons: 1). Korean communication often values indirectness D

안녕하세요 리더님! Koreanstudyjunkie입니다~ In this lesson, we’ll be learning some useful words and phrases for cleaning in Korean. I’m going to also add lots of example sentences and a dialogue at the end to showcase how to use them! Typically, I recommend against learning from a random list on the internet. It’s not that effective for actually acquiring those words. It’s better to pull words from things you are watching or reading - context is key! How should you do it? If you still w

I have a ton of short stories for beginner and intermediates here on Koreanstudyjunkie.com/blog, but I thought I’d make a post that is about the SAME story told differently to represent each level - Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced I encourage you to test yourself to do all 3!

This vs That series | There are 3-4 ways to say “always” in Korean, but knowing when to use them can be tricky!

100 more common Korean words with example sentences. This time, I focused on curating a list of words about daily life - routines, work, studies, housework, errands, etc.

This is used when you are realizing something, and (potentially) surprised by that information. There’s no real direct translation in Engli

A list of all the important words needed for birthdays in Korean. I’ve also shown how to use each word with a dialogue.

Today instead of a normal list of vocab relating to emergencies. I will be teaching phrases that you can easily use in case of emergencies.