Korean vocabulary

Have Been To in Korean

I Have Been To in Korean 1

Hi guys, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Have you made many foreigner friends? Or Korean friends? Then let me guess, you ask if they have been to some country or your country before almost time don’t you? Please say yes even if I’m wrong lol. Anyway! I think it’s pretty essential for conversations when you … Read more

It Tastes Bad in Korean

It Tastes Bad in Korean 1

Hello everybody, it’s your Korean Teacher Jun. There are many ways to piss off other people and one of them is selling an awfully expensive but low quality food. Personally I consider this crap as a sin… 🙂 in Korean saying, 먹을 거 갖고 장난치지 마라 which means ‘don’t play with things to eat’. Yeah … Read more

영원히 vs 평생 in Korean

영원히 vs 평생 in Korean 1

Hi everyone, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. I’ve requested for a tutorial that explains differences between 영원히 and 평생 and so many people actually voted for this tutorial on Koreanjun Instagram. I know it’s really tricky and I’m pretty sure so many students only know ‘영원히’ because a lot of songs use the word as … Read more

-ㄹ게요 Ending in Korean

-ㄹ게요 Ending in Korean 1

Hi guys, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Korean grammar is really really confusing because it has too many conjugations and they all look similar! I understand you really really really well. Do you know why? Because I spent hours to research about -ㄹ게요 conjugation lol. Anyway, don’t worry I have a tutorial for -ㄹ게요 meaning … Read more

It’s Hard To – in Korean

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Hi everyone, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Umm… to be honest, this tutorial has an almost same subject to It’s hard in Korean. So, I really don’t know how to start. It’s really really hard to open it. Yes, for me. Opening this tutorial was freaking hard. I was just staring the monitor for 10 … Read more

It’s Hard in Korean

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Hi everyone, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Hey do you know what is hard? Learning Korean and becoming an unicorn. Both seem impossible. I always admire all people who try to learn Korean because Korean language seems impossible to master. Oh btw, do you know what’s Mission Impossible in Korean? Lol I’ll tell you the … Read more

-고 싶다 in Korean

-고 싶다 in Korean 1

Hi everybody, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. I want to do so many things really. I want to travel the world, I want to play violin really nice someday, I want to try unicorn-back riding >:I lol. ‘I want to do something’, it’s the phrase that you actually use every single day in your life … Read more

I Promise in Korean

Hi everyone, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. The word promise seems very fascinating. It’s only a word but when someone says it to you. You become to trust someone with no good reason. When I hear this word, it always reminds me of the power of words. Isn’t it amazing? Lol sometimes we just let … Read more

I’m Sick in Korean

Hi guys. I’m your Korean teacher Jun. Have you ever been alone in your home with no one else when you are so so so sick even you can’t cook yourself something? It’s really sad right? It’s something that makes your tear come out to say ‘hi world I’m back HAHA’ while you are saying … Read more

It’s Funny in Korean

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Hi guys, It’s your Korean Teacher Jun. I really love funny things. Comedy movies, stand-up comedies, jokes. Sometimes I even turn on a stand-up comedy show as a white noise lol. Well, no one hate funny things right because laughing is good, fun is good. So, today we’re going to learn how to say it’s … Read more

-네요 Meaning in Korean

Hi everybody, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Well… It wasn’t a plan to make a new tutorial for 네요 meaning in Korean because I wanted to put it in a new grammar course. But, I’ve been requested for 네요 ending in Korean and I really don’t want to let my student down lol. Today’s tutorial … Read more

It’s Boring in Korean

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Hi guys, it’s your Korean Teacher Jun. Quick quiz, Is it boring or not to make all tutorials? lol to be honest, it’s not an easy work, I spend hours for it everyday and yes it’s tough. But still when I see some positive messages and supports from students. That gives me a strength and … Read more

It’s Warm in Korean

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Hi everyone, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Now I’m writing this tutorial at winter and it’s freezing cold here. I really miss the moment I can say oh it’s warm today. So sad. But still even though it’s been really cold to you. You really need this word because you know, everybody drinks warm tea … Read more

I’m Bored in Korean

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Hi everybody, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. I’m pretty sure 99.9% of people need this expression almost everyday. It’s ‘I’m bored’ right. Sometimes we say it more than ‘I’m hungry’ lol. You can tell how essential this phrase is. How many times do you think you are bored everyday? After this tutorial, you will be … Read more

I Can Do It in Korean

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Hi guys, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. I can do it, it’s the phrase / energy that everybody needs to achieve something. You need this phrase especially because learning any language is pretty difficult to master. Even if you are confused too much with Korean language and having a hard time for learning Korean or … Read more

Happy New Year in Korean

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New year and new start, new resolution and another failures. Ahh… my life… lol. I think you searched how to say happy new year in Korean because it’s very close to new year or maybe today is New Year’s Day. Yeah another new year! Let’s make eeeeasy resolutions so we can’t fail again like breath … Read more

It’s Hot in Korean

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Hi everyryryryrybody, I’m your Korean teacher Jun. I’m writing this Korean tutorial while I’m freezing to death because it’s winter here. Yes, it’s really cold here. Isn’t it amazing that half of the people on earth are suffering by heat right now when I’m suffering by coldness? lol mother nature is amazing. We’ve learned how … Read more

It’s Delicious in Korean

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Hi guys, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Everybody loves eating a delicious food right? Really nice foods or snacks always make us say wow it’s really good automatically. It seems like a natural human instinct lol. So let’s follow our human instinct and say it in all different foreign languages to praise all amazing foods. … Read more

It’s Fun in Korean

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Hi everybody, It’s your Korean Teacher Jun. Are my Korean tutorials are fun enough for you? SAY YES. I SAY NO TO NO lol. I really hope you guys enjoy my all tutorials and feel less bored! I’m always making the best effort for a good joke but it’s really hard lol. Anyway, that’s why … Read more

Merry Christmas in Korean

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Hi everybody. It’s your Korean teacher Jun. I’m writing this lesson at Dec 11. So, Christmas came really close already again. I remember the first moment when I realized Santa is not a real thing, I guess I was 4-6 y.o.. I ruined my childhood myself but I never told this anyone. Guess why lol. … Read more

It’s Cold in Korean

It's Cold in Korean 1

Hi everybody, it’s your dying Korean teacher Jun. How’s everybody? I’m freezing to death here lol. It feels like I’m living in a fridge. I really don’t appreciate it much when winter comes even though I wanted cold weather at summer. I’m pretty sure almost normal people are same for this. Give me a high … Read more

Don’t Know How To in Korean

I Don't Know How To in Korean 1

Hi everyone, I’m your Korean teacher Jun. You know what? You don’t know how to be not cool because you are so charming and amazing since you stepped on Korean Jun lol. I know many students say they don’t know how to speak Korean but I know you guys will be so amazing at Korean. … Read more

What Are You Doing? in Korean

What Are You Doing in Korean 1

Hi, it’s your Korean teacher Jun. Everybody has a friend right? Even if it’s imaginary… *tear drops….* lol no. I’ll be serious. So, maybe this is the most common and simple question you can make to a person who you don’t know how to keep the conversation lolol. That’s sad a bit and that’s why … Read more

It Snows / It’s Snowing in Korean

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Hi guys. It’s your Korean teacher Jun. Last night it snowed a lot in my city so everything is colored white. Do you know what we have to do since 2013? Yes, we have to dress up and build a snow castle and sing Let It Go. The world changed. Building a snowman is old … Read more

Hello in Korean

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Hello, Hi everybody. I’m your teacher Jun. Everybody needs to know how to say Hi unless you don’t meet anyone in your life. Unless you don’t meet anyone in your life… (*cry*). Anyway, you must know how to say Hi / Hello in Korean and today I’ll teach you how to greet people in a … Read more

32. Conditional Sentence (if / When)

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In this lesson, you will learn Korean Conditional Sentence with conjugation -면. Conditional Sentence With -면 Korean conditional sentence is made by postposition -면. It seems like a new verb conjugations. And, Yes it is lol. It doesn’t seem like a new verb conjugation, it is a new verb conjugation for you lol.   Many … Read more

30. Can’t / Cannot

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In this lesson, you will learn the negative form of ‘can’ which is ‘can’t’ or ‘cannot’ in English lol. a negative form of ‘can’ sounds so fancy lol. Korean can’t Korean grammar has 2 ways to say ‘can not’. One is a negative form of ‘할수 있다’ and another is an unique affix 못 for … Read more

29. Can

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In this lesson, you will learn conjugations to say ‘can’ and show possibilities. 할 수 있다 : Can do 할 수 있다 is a Korean conjugation which describes the possibility or the future possibility. This conjugation really shows well how Korean grammar works. ‘할 수 있다’ is ‘can do’ in English.   Basic Form (하다 … Read more

28. Numbers Basic

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In this lesson, you will learn basics of Korean numbers especially Cardinals. Korean Numbers Korean language has 2 types of number. One is based on Chinese, Another is based on native Korean. I prefer to call it PURE Korean though. Because that’s how Koreans call it. How To Use Them Both are used in different … Read more

27. Negative

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In this lesson, You will learn how to make Korean negative sentences and understand conjugations better with them. Negative Conjugations So far, You’ve learned Korean has 3 conjugations for simple describing. It was ‘하다 (do, be + adjective)’, ‘이다(be + noun)’ and ‘있다(location / possession)’. Negative conjugations are different on each. Let’s see how different … Read more

26. Questions [Interrogative Sentence]

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In this lesson, you will learn how to make a question sentence in Korean and it’s super easy! Making Question in Korean Korean interrogative sentence is super easy to make with 해요 speech style. Follow next steps.   Make a sentence Add a question mark at the end Done Celebrate dance Now, make every sentence … Read more

25. Adjective Modifier

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In this lesson, You will learn Korean adjective modifiers and how to use Korean adjectives to modify a noun in a sentence. Adjective is Verb in Korean grammar In conjugation lessons and a lot of tense lessons, you saw Korean adjectives work just like verbs and learned it’s called descriptive verbs. Then, what do you … Read more

24. Adverbs

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In this lesson, you will learn how to make adverbs and how to use them. It’s super hard… good luck everybody… Korean Adverb Conjugation Adverbs in Korean grammar also use conjugations. Korean grammar has 4 types of adverbs. To be honest, Korean adverbs are super confusing even for Koreans. I really wanted to quit writing … Read more

How Are you In Korean

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I saw many foreigners said 잘지냈어요 as ‘how are you?’ in Korean, which sounds very very weird to native Koreans because they really don’t say that. That’s how European languages and English work, not Korean. In this lesson, You will learn how to say ‘How are you’ in 100% Natural Korean. The Real Meaning of … Read more

23. Possessives

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In this lesson, You will learn Korean possessives such as ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘mine’ in English. Formal Korean Possessives Korean grammar has different possessives for honorific and non-honorific. You won’t have many chance to use non-honorific grammars since you are a beginner. So I won’t explain much for non honorific possessives in this lesson. Formal Possessive … Read more

21. Unique Korean Pronouns

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In this lesson, you will learn Unique Korean Pronouns with honorific and a little bit of Korean culture with those. Unique Korean Pronouns Korean language has so many pronouns. I think it’s East Asian cultures but slightly different from each. You don’t need to memorize all unique Korean pronouns since even native Koreans are also … Read more

19. Singular Pronouns

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In this lesson, you will learn Korean singular pronouns and the most natural ways to address other people.   Finally you finished Korean tenses and start another thing YAY. It was too long. I know. it was too long. Today you will learn Korean pronouns. Maybe you know Korean language has honorific and its is … Read more

18. Future Progressive Tense

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In this lesson, you will learn the most basic uses of Korean future progressive tense. YAY This will be the last Korean tense that you learn with super basic core Korean grammar. I’m pretty sure you can express almost everything you want to say by using a tense. Of course, it won’t be so easy … Read more

17. Past Progressive Tense

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In this lesson, you will learn the most basic uses of Korean past progressive tense. Past Progressive Tense Korean past progressive tense describes a thing that was happening in the past. In previous lesson, you’ve learn Korean present progressive and the way how it’s built is pretty similar to English. Korean past progressive tense is … Read more

16. Present Progressive Tense

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In this lesson, you will learn the most basic uses of Korean present progressive tense. Present Progressive Tense Korean present progressive tense describes a thing that is happening right now like I’m teaching you Korean. Korean present progressive tense is very similar to English somehow. It uses ‘be’ and a modified form of ‘verb’. To … Read more

15. Complex Conjugations

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In this lesson, you will learn how Korean conjugations work with deeper understanding and what complex conjugations are. Conjugation + Conjugation If you have ever learned any language which uses conjugations in its grammar such as Spanish, you will be quite surprised Korean conjugations is on another level. Korean conjugations can be combined with another … Read more

14. Korean Future Tense

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In this lesson, you will learn the most basic uses of Korean future tense. Simple Future Korean future tense is quite simple than other Korean tenses. It literally describes things that will happen in the future just like English future tense.   Actually it’s simpler than other languages’ future tense because ‘will’ and ‘be going … Read more

13. Korean Past Tense

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In this lesson, you will learn the most basic uses of Korean past tense. Simple Past Korean past tense actually has a lot of differences than English past tense. But for now, we will focus on its most basic use. It describes what happened in the past just like English past tense does.   저는 … Read more

10. Verb Conjugation 있다 (idda)

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In this lesson, You will learn 있다 verb conjugation.To understand this lesson better, I recommend you to read Korean conjugation lesson first. 있다 Verb Conjugation Korean grammar separates the functions of English ‘be’ into 2 pieces, 이다 and 있다. 있다 is considered as a variation of 이다 sometimes but we are going to learn it … Read more

9. Verb Conjugation 이다 (ida)

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In this lesson, You will learn 이다 verb conjugation. To understand this lesson and 이다 verb conjugation better, I recommend you to read Korean conjugation lesson first. Verb Conjugations Korean grammar has 3 types of verb conjugations, 하다, 이다, 있다 (Some says it’s 2 without 있다, they consider 있다 as a variation of 이다). Verb … Read more

6. Subject & Object Markers

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In this lesson, You will learn the most important and essential Korean grammar, Korean Markers. Korean Markers (Particles) Korean markers (also known as particles) are Korean post-positions which is same to English prepositions. However, the function and roles of markers are very unique than English prepositions. You will learn how Korean grammar uses markers to … Read more

100% Natural Korean Vocabulary 2-5 : Acting and Directing

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In A Movie Theater Day 5 : Acting and Directing I’m not so sure today Korean vocabulary lesson will be soooo essential but I brought some words that are essential in the movie industry. If you are interested in Korean actor and actress or movie or k-drama things, then it would be very good to … Read more

100% Natural Korean Vocabulary 2-4 : We Love A Big-Ass Screen

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In A Movie Theater Day 4 : We Love A Big-Ass Screen Today Korean vocabularies you will learn are soooooooo different than your language even those words are so simple! I want you to open your mind always when you learn a language because it’s not just learning a language, it’s also learning a culture. … Read more

100% Natural Korean Vocabulary 2-3 : I’ll buy the tickets

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In A Movie Theater Day 3 : I’ll buy the tickets Korean has so many words for one thing. That’s tiring. I often wonder if Koreans really need all those words and yeah some people think same. This lesson makes me think about some really serious stuffs lol. It’s getting harder to make a fun … Read more

100% Natural Korean Vocabulary 2-2 : What Kind of Movie Do You Like?

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In A Movie Theater Day 2 : What Kind of Movie Do You Like? Everybody asks it at least once when you talk about movies. What kind of movie do you like? Asking about your favorite genre. Of course, Koreans are same. They make a same question for normal casual stuffs as you do. So, … Read more