[Let’s learn Korean culture] Don’t drink seaweed soup on an exam day
시험 보는 날 미역국은 안 돼요! Don’t drink miyeokguk (seaweed soup) on an exam day Korean people eat miyeokguk on their birthdays. However, there are also days when eating miyeokguk...
[KIIP level 3] KIIP 중급1: Lesson 9: 공연과 감상 Performances and appreciation
문제 1. 무슨 공연을 하고 있습니까? 문제 2. 관객들이 어떻게 하고 있습니까? 왜 그런 것 같습니까? 문제 3. 여러분은 무슨 공연을 본 적이 있습니까? 그 공연이 어땠습니까?<Page 94> 1. 공연 Performances –...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] South Korean’s national flower
무궁화 꽃이 피었어요 Mugunghwa (Hibiscus) bloomed Mugunghwa is the flower of South Korea. Its height is approximately 2-4 meters, and the flowers bloom between July and October. There are about...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] What is a volume-based disposal system in Korea?
쓰레기는 쓰레기봉투에 버려요 Dispose of your garbage in a garbage bag In Korea, they use a volume-based disposal system. This volume-based system is a system where garbage collection fees are...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] In the past, how did Korean people tell time?
옛날에도 시계가 있었어요 There were also clocks in the past To tell time, the very first device people used was the sun dial. A sun dial is a system that...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Koreans use honorific expressions for elders
웃어른께 높임말을 써요 Koreans use honorific expressions for elders When you talk to older people in Korean, how do you speak?In Korea, the culture that shows respect to older people...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Let’s yield seats to the elderly and the weak
노약자에게 자리를 양보해요 Let’s yield seats to the elderly and the weak On the bus or subway, there are seats for the elderly and the weak. These are seats for...
[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 50,000 won. On the...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Let’s make kimbap
김밥을 만들어요 Let’s make kimbap When Korean people go on a picnic or are on a trip, the typical food that they prepare is kimbap. They sometimes make it at...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Hiking – one of the recreational activities that Korean people like
등산을 좋아해요 I like hiking Hiking is one of the recreational activities that Korean people like. Because 70% of Korea’s land is made up of big and small mountains, it...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Talk through your body
몸으로 말해요 Talk through your body We can also communicate through body language without speaking. While there is body language that is universal to all people around the world, each...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Are taekkyeon and taekwondo the same?
택견과 태권도가 같아요? Are taekkyeon and taekwondo the same? Taekkyeon and taekwondo are both Korean martial arts. Both do not use weapons, but are practiced using bare hands. Taekkyeon was...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] What is the he public transport in South Korean and how do Korean elementary school students go to school?
버스나 지하철을 타요 Take either the bus or the subway In big cities, such as Seoul, Busan, or Daegu, etc, there is a subway. People use the subway a lot...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] The ninth of October is Hangeul day (the Korean alphabet day)
세종대왕이 한글을 만들었어요 Sejong the Great invented the Korean alphabet (Hangeul) In Korea, the ninth of October is Hangeul day (the Korean alphabet day). The original name of the Korean...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] The fifteenth of May is Teachers’ day
5월 15일은 스승의 날이에요 The fifteenth of May is Teachers’ day In your country, is there a day when you show appreciation to teachers? In Korea, they designate the fifteenth...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Parents’ day in Korea
어버이날에는 카네이션을 드려요 We give carnations on Parents’ day In Korea, Parents’ day falls on the eighth of August. It’s the day to show appreciation and give thanks to parents....
재외동포를 위한 한국어 영어권 – Korean for Overseas Koreans (English) – Full PDF textbooks and Audio files for free download
“Korean for Overseas Koreans (English)” is a textbook for students at Hangeul schools located in English-speaking countries. Based on the textbook “Korean for Overseas Koreans” which was published in 2015,...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] What is there in a Korean playground?
한국의 놀이터에는 뭐가 있을까요? What is there in a Korean playground? If you go into an elementary school, it’s possible the first things you will see is a big sports...
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Let’s check out the daily life of children in South Korea
어린이들의 하루 생활을 알아봐요 Let’s check out the daily life of children Korean elementary school students usually get to school at 8:30 am, have lunch and finish at 2 pm....
[Let’s learn Korean culture] Soccer in South Korea
축구가 재미있어요 Soccer is fun Soccer is a sport that Korean people like. While Koreans watch a soccer game and when they cheer for their team, they wear a red...