Kulture Corea
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Is Learning Languages a Good Hobby?
English is challenging for Koreans to learn due to its differences. The pronunciation is completely different. Koreans often have difficulty distinguishing between ‘R’ and ‘L’. So, for people who are trying to learn Korean, mastering the ‘ㄹ’, which sounds like a blend of ‘L’ and ‘R’, is challenging. It usually takes 3 months to learn…
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Learning a Language? Start From What Interests You.
What comes to mind when you think about New Year’s resolutions? In Korea, many of us focus on improving our diet and studying English. Somehow, English feels like an ultimate goal that we may never fully achieve. Statements like ‘I’d like to make an international friend’ or ‘I want to watch an English series without…
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Have You Ever Travelled For A Long Time Before?
Taking holidays for more than 2 weeks is almost impossible if you work for a Korean company. Most companies wouldn’t allow you to do that unless you quit your job. Well, I made a big decision for myself. I quit my job. I need to change. I decided to travel for a month, for the…
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As A Korean, I Tried Thai Food For The First Time
Experiencing new food during travel is essential to me. That’s why I enjoy travelling. Even though I can’t visit landmarks because the weather is too hot, I’m okay with that. There are many kinds of food that I’ve never tried yet. I want to compare Thai food to Korean food. First, Som Tum, which is…
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The First Day In Bangkok
I stayed for two weeks in Danang. The last two weeks, I’m going to stay in Thailand. When I ended up packing on the last day in Danang, I felt like I left my home, even though it’d been just two weeks. When I was in Korea, I was afraid of how hot it would…
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Why Do Vietnamese Like Singing On The Street?
I’m staying in Danang, This is February which means the Lunar New Year’s Day is coming soon. We call that ‘Seollal’ in Korea, and Vietnamese people call it Tet. In Korea, Lunar New Year’s Day is an important holiday, but Koreans don’t like this holiday very much. One of the reasons is relatives, who meet…
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Why Koreans Are Obsessed With Shopping On Their Trips?
Unexpectedly, I had the opportunity to take a longer trip after continuously working from 2013 to 2023, basically for 10 years. For the first time, I find myself unemployed. In Korean culture, we call it ‘White hands’ because if you have no job, your hands remain white without dirt. Does it not make sense? 🙂 This…
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Please, Judge My English
I’ve started blogging in English to share my tips for language learning and content about Korea. Originally written in Korean, I’m translating it into English. Creating my website using WordPress, I’ve realised there’s a lot to study to run a website. Well, I can work on improving my English at the same time, so I’m…
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Am I Too Old To Learn A Foreign Language?
When you think of the condition of language learning, what comes second after the environment? I think we usually think of ‘Age.’ We believe that the younger, the faster we learn anything. Especially, babies learn their mother tongue so fast, whereas adults often struggle to learn another language. That is why Korean people send their…
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Passport Isn’t Necessary To Learn A Language
When we see people who can speak foreign languages fluently, we tend to assume that they might have lived abroad for a long time and believe the environment affects language ability significantly. Well, in my opinion, it’s half right and half wrong. I’ve seen so many students who spoke Korean so well even though they’ve…