A Shot of Korean
X이/가 땡기다. [ttaeng-gi-da] To be drawn to X. (I’m craving X.) Originally this is a mispronunciation of a word you’ll see often when walking in and out of doors. “당기다” (dang-gi-da) is the word for “to pull” so you should be sure to give a tug rather than push when you read that on a [...]
From the Editor: Tired of Being Ignored? 2010 July
Aren’t you tired of being ignored? I sure am getting frustrated with listening to people ignoring you. Frequently we walk into a meeting and we’re met with nothing but resistance. The response always comes back, “99% of the population in this country is Korean, so we target Koreans with our advertising.” And we have to [...]
Don’t Forget About the Second Half of the Magazine
10 all started when a friend who had lived in another large Asian metropolis brought me a copy of a tremendous magazine from that city and said – and I quote – “This is the Bible for foreigners there.” After careful study, I realized that there was a serious need for a magazine like that [...]
A Shot of Korean
빈말 [bin-mal] empty words 비다 [bi-da] is the infinitive verb meaning “to be empty.” (다 is the equivalent of “to” or “to be”). Adding a ㄴ (“n” sound) after a vowel-ending adjective turns that adjective into a noun modifier. 말 is the noun for “talk” or “speak.” So 빈말 is “empty language,” meaning you’re saying [...]
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