[Let’s learn Korean culture] South Korean’s national flower
무궁화 꽃이 피었어요Mugunghwa (Hibiscus) bloomed Mugunghwa is the flower of South Korea. Its height is approximately 2-4 meters, and the flowers bloom between July and...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] What do Korean people have on their birthdays?
생일에 먹는 특별한 음식이 있어요?Is there special food to have on birthdays?In Korea, most of people have seaweed soup on their birthdays. It’s said...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] How do people in Korea call their parents and their...
가족들을 어떻게 불러요? What do you call your family members?In Korea, children call their parents “아빠 (dad)” and “엄마 (mom)” or “아버지 (father)” and...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Who are the characters on the Korean banknotes?
지폐 속의 인물은 누구일까요?Who are the characters on the banknotes? There are four types of Korean bank notes: 1,000 won, 5,000 won, 10,000 won, and...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] The rainy day
비 오는 날The rainy day In Korea, there is a monsoon season. The monsoon season usually lasts from June to July, and the duration ranges...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Visit a traditional market in Korea
전통 시장에 가 보세요Visit a traditional market A place where many small stores are clustered together is called a traditional market. Nowadays because big supermarkets...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Korean public holidays
오늘은 공휴일이에요Today is a public holiday If you look at a calendar, there are days that are marked in red, but are not Sundays. Those...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] In the past, how did Korean people tell time?
옛날에도 시계가 있었어요There were also clocks in the past To tell time, the very first device people used was the sun dial. A sun dial...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] What are some good points of learning Chinese characters...
한국어에는 한자어가 많아요Many Korean words written in Chinese characters Many Korean words are Chinese-based words, and the rest are genuine native words. Because of that,...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] How do people greet each other in Korea?
어떻게 인사할까요? How should we greet each other?In Korea, people slightly bow to one another and say, “안녕하세요?”, which means “Hi, Hello, or Good...