Korean Language Notes

ANSWER: Well, according to my 1998 edition Dong-a's Prime Korean-English Dictionary , it means: "a (hand) bill; a leaflet; a placa...

ANSWER: 갱신 (更新) means "to renew," which suggests "extension," and 경신 (更新) means "to revise," which suggests ...

 ANSWER: Apparently, both 소고기 and 쇠고기 are now acceptable. In Korea, 소 means "cow," and 고기 means "meat," but I had learn...

ANSWER: You say "가계를 벌이다."  Both 벌리다 and 벌이다 can mean "to open," but 벌리다 is used in the sense of "spreading someth...

 ANSWER: One makes sense and the other doesn't. 매우 크다 means "very big," and 매우 작다 means "very small," but even thoug...

ANSWER:  Koreans say that 이슬비 is rain that means "Stay (있으라)!" and 가랑비 is rain that means "Go (가라)!" Even though 이슬비 and...

ANSWER: It means "trivial, "insignificant," "small," or "petty." The Chinese character 些 (사) in 사소 (些少) ...

ANSWER: Yes.  Is America now in a cultural revolution? Is Donald Trump a wannabe Chairman Mao? And are red hats just a substitute for ...

ANSWER: Well, I use it when I get angry at a string or rope. It may not make much sense to Koreans, but I often say it when I get frustrate...

  ANSWER: One means 60 years old, and the other means Korean-age 60 years old, which is really 59 years old. The Chinese character 歲 (세) is...

ANSWER: A wife's elder sister, of course. If 매 (妹) means "younger sister" and 형 (兄) means "elder brother," what doe...

ANSWER: One means "100 years old," and the other means "99 years old." In the video below, they are celebrating the upc...

ANSWER: Apparently, now they are both correct. My 1998 edition of "Dong-A's Prime Korean-English Dictionary" defines 벌쓰다 as ...